Column: CCC and the Big Rock landswap
The Coastal Act was ratified into law in 1976. I can count, on one hand, the amount of times the Co…
By Darren Graves, Malibu Rebuild Task Force Chair ·
Opinion
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Driving Change: Show me the bodies first
Joshua Farmer was crossing Pacific Coast Highway in the dark at Winding Way one night in February. A car hit him, and he died. The driver was not speeding or drunk. The driver could not see him. Winding Way sits inside the Caltrans repaving and safety project this city approved last November, 15 mil
By Michel Shane·
Column: Malibu marks new milestones in rebuilding after the Palisades Fire
Malibu has reached two meaningful milestones in our recovery from the Palisades Fire: the issuance o…
Yolanda Bundy, Community Development Director, City of Malibu ·
From the Family Seat: Six Days
Six days. The four families were six days from jury selection. Suits chosen, work arranged, three ye…
Michel Shane ·
Opinion: Big Rock is rebuilding — and building back stronger
The Palisades Fire devastated Big Rock, destroying 75% of our neighborhood and displacing families from homes, neighbors, and a community ma…
By Colin Drummond, Big Rock resident, Malibu Brigade member ·
Malibu Pier and Adamson House cannot wait for another storm
Malibu Pier and the Adamson House are more than a landmark. It is part of California’s history, an important part of our local economy, and …
Haylynn Conrad, Malibu City Council ·
Rebuilding Malibu must include the ocean
Just a few issues ago, I wrote about why Malibu should become a Tree City USA community. The response was overwhelmingly positive. People wa…
Haylynn Conrad, Malibu City Council ·
Opinion: Malibu is still paradise. Now we need leaders who will fight to bring it back
By Scott Dittrich and Lea Johnson, Malibu Rebuild Task Force A few weeks ago, at our church home group, someone mentioned that a friend was…
Opinion Column ·
Driving Change: The other side of the table
Fourteen years. More than 1,300 students, all of them children from under-resourced families who could never have afforded this kind of help…
Michel Shane ·
Opinion: From your phone to the data center: The hidden journey of your digital life
Everything your phone does eventually ends up in a data center, and this series will explain how that process works. We’re going to follow t…
Lonnie Gordon, Opinion Columnist ·
Burt's Eye View: Bittersweet
I just returned from the Adirondacks in upstate New York, where family and friends gathered to celebrate the life of my brother Phil, who di…
Burt Ross ·
Growing Malibu back: Why we should become a Tree City USA community
By Haylynn Conrad, Malibu City Councilmember As Malibu continues to recover from the Palisades Fire, we have an opportunity to think not …
Opinion Columnist ·
The trial I already lived: Watching the Bohm case from the family seat
By Michel Shane, Opinion Column On Sept. 8, in a Van Nuys courtroom, the People of the State of California will finally put Fraser Michael…
Michel Shane ·
When Malibu speaks with one voice
By Salwa Wahba, Co-Chair of the Malibu Rebuild Task Force There are moments that remind us why we chose to live in Malibu. Sometimes it's…
Opinion Column ·
Burt's Eye View: San Marino
If you read my column last week, and if you did not, shame on you, then you will recall that I wrote about Spain’s soccer team's not singing…
Burt Ross ·
Malibu residents push for safety as 5G installations expand across the city
By Lonnie Gordon, Opinion Column Malibu residents were encouraged on July 13 when the City Council approved the first portion of what many…
Opinion Column ·
Opinion: Malibu or Las Vegas? Is the city selling its soul for motel tax revenue?
By Jo Drummond, Opinion Columnist At the last City Council meeting, Malibu approved something unprecedented: selling its soul for higher re…
Opinion Columnist ·
Burt's Eye View: Singing at the World Cup
We all experience things differently. My best guess is that those of you who watched the World Cup did so because you wanted to see soccer …
Burt Ross ·
A Malibu permit in 23 days — and the 18 months before it
By Arno Koch, Malibu Rebuild Task Force Malibu is arguably one of the most difficult municipalities to get a building permit. People are sc…
Opinion Columnist ·
Driving Change: Bringing driver's education back to school
Start with the concession, because it is the honest place to begin. In the early 1980s, the skeptics were right. A federally funded study i…
Michel Shane ·