California dreamin’: The glitz, glamour and great views doing three SoCal cities by train

Lexington Herald Leader
Olvera Street is the one-block spot where Los Angeles was born. Andreas Hub Visit California Exploring LA’s outlying areas such as Beverly Hills, Santa Monica and Malibu without a car would be quite a feat, but there’s plenty to do within walking distance of the Sheraton Grand. The hotel is located in the BLOC, an indoor/outdoor “Lifestyl ...
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Manhattan Beach House Hunt: Which Strand home is superior?

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The perfect Manhattan Beach home would be — of course — oceanfront on the Strand. It would need to be on an elevated, south-facing corner walk-street lot for the most spectacular views from Palos Verdes to Malibu. It would be located far enough from the busy parts of town so you could enjoy privacy and quiet beaches, yet close enough that ...
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Reagan Library in California at center of raging inferno

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California's sweeping wildfires have devastated much of the state ... “Many years ago, we lost our old ranch in Malibu to fire,”Maureen Reagan, the former president's daughter told the Los Angeles Times . “When those winds start to blow, the same could happen to any one of us. We live in a place with unique terrain that’s continually ...
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California burning

Caledonian Record
Wildfire season in California makes headlines every year, but it’s nothing unnatural and nothing new. It’s been a cruel fact of nature up and down the once Golden State since before I was born. When I was growing up my father had a ranch near Malibu. We had some wildfires out there, but what got burned were barns, stables and lots of grass ...
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As California’s fire threat begins to relent, officials say it could have been much worse

Los Angeles Times
The toll of wildfires in California has been staggering over the last two years. Much of Paradise was destroyed last year at the same time that the Woolsey fire devoured more than 1,000 homes from Oak Park to Malibu. When the Easy fire in Simi Valley threatened the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Wednesday, Ventura County Fire Chief Mark ...
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As California’s fire threat begins to relent, officials say it could have been much worse

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The toll of wildfires in California has been staggering over the last two years. Much of Paradise was destroyed last year at the same time that the Woolsey fire devoured more than 1,000 homes from Oak Park to Malibu. When the Easy fire in Simi Valley threatened the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Wednesday, Ventura County Fire Chief Mark ...
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70-80 mph winds, single-digit humidity Tuesday through Thursday elevate fire risk across Southern California

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The rest of Southern California may begin to experience a warming trend on Saturday. Highs were expected to climb that day to 69 degrees in Huntington Beach; 70 degrees in Newport Beach; 74 degrees in Malibu; 76 degrees in Torrance and Hawthorne; 82 degrees in Fullerton; 83 degrees in Van Nuys, Chino and Moreno Valley, 84 degrees in Northridge ...
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The Story Behind Every Song on Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’

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We had to call my housekeeper in Malibu, who took the cassette, put it in a blaster and played it with the ... symbolic journey through the titular hotel -- are his finest work in that arena. "I guess I'd have to say 'Hotel California,' although I feel it important to point out that Glenn contributed some very important lines to that set ...
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Updated: Mureau Fire Holding at 10 Acres

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Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station reported the fire was "holding at 10 acres." 10:59 a.m. Caltrans reported heavy delays along the Ventura (101) Freeway in Calabasas due to the Mureau Fire Wednesday morning. Northbound traffic has been stopped. Motorists are advised to avoid the area. MOTORIST ALERT: Traffic on NB US 101 at Mureau Rd in # ...
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Utilities say equipment probably sparked Southern California wildfires

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Meanwhile, Southern California Edison announced that it believes its equipment caused the deadly ... The Ventura County Fire Department found that SoCal Edison equipment ignited the November fire, torching homes in Thousand Oaks, Calabasas and Malibu, the utility said in a statement. SoCal Edison said the fire department had not yet released ...
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