Hot Property Newsletter: He’ll need a bigger purse to hold his millions

Los Angeles Times
The back patio is anchored by an 85-foot infinity pool with a swim-up bar. Action-thriller actor Jason Statham and model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley have listed their Malibu beach house for sale at $19.95 million. The black-shingled contemporary contains 3,909 square feet of sexy interiors that look out on a horizon of ocean. Among the living ...
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Kevin Hart "sees things differently" after his car crash

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The 'Ride Along' star was in the car with two other people - one of whom was driving - when his Plymouth Barracuda veered off the highway in Malibu Hills, California, and ended up in a gully about 10 feet off the road. Both Kevin and his driver were taken to hospital after sustaining "major back injuries", but the third person in the vehicle ...
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Federal safety agency launches probe of Tesla battery fires

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NHTSA said early last month it had received a petition from a lawyer representing the car owners asking the agency to investigate. Malibu resident and Model S owner Robert Karpuk is not part of the lawsuit, but he’s upset with Tesla about the range reduction. “We have two Teslas; I think they’re the greatest cars ever,” he said.
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Four California Counties At Risk Of Losing Over $2 Trillion Worth Of Housing Value Due To Wildfires

Forbes
“Homes in places like Malibu, the hills around Los Angeles and wine country in Northern California have historically been desirable because the natural beauty of the surroundings has outweighed the risk of natural disaster,” said Redfin chief economist Daryl Fairweather, explaining that “with home buyers and sellers in fire-prone parts of ...
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Letter: It's Natural

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I’ve not met a single rational person who denies global warming. The warming trend of the last 150 years or so is universally accepted and documented. However, climate scientists disagree on details, like when the warming began and what caused it. Contrary to public perception, global warming did not begin with the industrialization of our ...
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Community Invited to Gather at Zuma Beach for Woolsey Anniversary

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To mark the anniversary of the Woolsey Fire and honor Malibu’s recovery and resilience, the City of Malibu and community will host a gathering at Zuma Beach on Saturday, Nov. 9. The event will feature a performance from the Malibu High School Choir, Malibu’s Brandon Jenner and a poetry reading by Poet Laureate Ellen Reich, plus personal ...
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From the Publisher: The New Normal

The Malibu Times
They had to evacuate parts of Brentwood and Pacific Palisades and we’re going to see more of that. Malibu is no longer alone in being a high-fire area. The entire westside is now a high-fire area As I write this column, we’re anticipating the winds picking up tonight blowing in gusts of 60, 70 and 80 mph and it’s a very scary time.
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Short-Term Rental Restrictions Are Coming to Malibu... Eventually

The Malibu Times
And, stopping just short of singing Kumbaya together around the speaker’s podium, Malibu’s political leaders—often at odds with one another—seemed united in their desire to tighten up restrictions on the practice during the Monday, Oct. 28, Malibu City Council meeting. “You know it’s serious when Sharon Barovsky and John Mazza are ...
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'Not on my list': private California firms fight fires, raise concerns

YAHOO!
But having been stung badly by last year's Malibu blazes, some insurance firms are refusing to underwrite properties ... He only has six wildfire response staff running three trucks, but plans to expand private coverage next year. Further north in California, Don Holter's wildfire company has been running for almost three decades and has ...
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