Three fire-recovery events scheduled over next 10 days
A landscaping lecture, a Fire Safe Festival in Malibu Canyon and the PaliBu Recovery Expo are all set for the coming days.
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A landscaping lecture, a Fire Safe Festival in Malibu Canyon and the PaliBu Recovery Expo are all set for the coming days.
Malibu City Council adopted language to speed rebuilding reviews but stopped short of letting architects self-certify their plans comply with code.
The 257-page complaint alleges the parks agency is violating the California Coastal Act through poor trail management.
Officials say emergency provisions are in place, but their traffic counts assume no surge of evacuees from Malibu.
The Malibu West resident appears tonight at 9 on ABC to pitch HiberTec — a home that drops into a vault when fire approaches.
Mountain tops could see 45 mph gusts Thursday night into Friday in what forecasters call a moderate event.
Draft evacuation plan up for public comment Thursday assumes no traffic leaves Malibu, alarming mountain residents.
First intentional burn in the Santa Monica Mountains in decades will dispose of brush cuttings along Summit-to-Summit Motorway.
Residents within 100 feet of state parkland are legally responsible for fuel modification — and must pay for a permit to do it.
Malibu is suing Los Angeles, the state, MRCA and others over the Palisades Fire. State Parks, also a defendant, will brief the council the same night.
Residents can identify their evacuation zone, learn how decisions are made, and weigh in on the city's draft Mass Evacuation Plan.
California's Board of Forestry has paused the controversial defensible-space rule requiring clearing within five feet of homes.
Gusts up to 50 mph are expected in the mountains today, with warming through the weekend before a Monday cooldown.
Agoura Hills will add a four-story, income-restricted complex next to another 278-unit project at Malibu's emergency fire exit.
Fire safety liaison warns brush moisture is dropping fast, with a possible heavy El Niño looming this winter.
Gusts of 45 to 55 mph forecast for the western Santa Monica Mountains, with warmer temperatures on coasts and valleys.
Tonight's after-action report examines Malibu city staff during the Palisades and Franklin fires, but not the county fire department's actions.