Floodgates of memories, time to move onward.
What a week! It all began with several public and many private remembrances of Woolsey and how it has changed our lives over the weekend of the 9th. Yolanda Bundy, the City’s new Rebuild advocate, has been making the rounds of community groups speaking quite eloquently about her experiences in Ventura’s Thomas Fire and what […]
Sandcastle building contest canceled
In last weeks column, I mused about the possibility of scheduling a sandcastle building contest on Corral Beach directly across from Malibu Seafood. The purpose was to remove the contestant’s sand from under the Bridge/drainage device that also connects the Sara Wan Trail to the beach. I believed less sand under the bridge would improve […]
What we learned from the County’s Woolsey After Action Report
I had a somewhat surprising Saturday listening to the County’s “After Action Review of the Woolsey Fire Incident”. It’s always interesting to see what the record indicates and how it contrasts with what we were told at the time. Immediately after Woolsey I was at a public meeting where an LA County Fire official was […]
Curious about Woolsey Fire Report?
LA County is hosting a public meeting on Saturday, October 26thto present the Woolsey Fire Report to the public. This report is the result of an investigation bringing together the reports from all the various agencies involved in the response to the fire and its aftermath. The meeting will be held from 10:00 to 2:00 […]
Progress to report! Run Oct. 9th
The times, they are a changing! Since I last reported on the status of rebuild permits we have seen some actual progress. The total number of applications is now 166 of which all but 11 have cleared the Planning Review. We can now report that over 34% of those homes lost in the Woolsey Fire […]
Fire Department Brush Inspections.
Many of us have been talking recently about Fire Department Brush inspections and “Are any still being done?”. I started by calling Supervisor Sheila Keuhl’s office who called Division 7’s Acting Assistant Fire Chief Micahel Brown, who kindly answered my questions. He also referred me to Deputy Chief Anthony Maroni who also spent ½ hour […]
Fire Department Brush Inspections
Many of us have been talking recently about Fire Department Brush Inspections and “Are any still being done?”. I started by calling Supervisor Sheila Keuhl’s office who called Division 7’s Acting Assistant Fire Chief Micahel Brown, who kindly answered my questions. He also referred me to Deputy Chief Anthony Maroni who also spent ½ hour […]
Mornings in Malibu
Live like a local and avoid the crowds. Mornings are the best times to visit any location in Malibu. Parking is simpler and traffic is much lighter. Beachfront Breakfasts at Dukes, The Farm on the Pier, and Paradise Cove Beach Café are all easy to access. Duke’s huge lot at Las Flores and PCH is […]
The Permit Process and how it is being improved
It seems that my article last week touched a few nerves in the City, Architectural, and Woolsey survivor’s community. The City website’s weekly update shows 4 new Planning applications for a total of 154. It also reflected one more Building Permit issued.17 Applications are currently under review which is one less than last week. Planning […]
Positivity and some permit grumbling
Last Saturday, September 7th, Sara and I were fortunate to join about 200 Pepperdine students, staff, faculty and other community members to participate in the University’s 12th annual “Waves of Flags” installation on the Pepperdine’s PCH and Malibu canyon lawns. This 9-11 commemoration has a flag representing the nationality of each of the 2,996 individuals […]
