Photos by Julia NamanA walk on Point Dume's beach recently resembles a graveyard of washed-up sea life. On the stretch of the Pacific Coast between Little Dume and Westward Beach, one finds a surplus of dead sea lions, tuna crabs and crows littered on the sand, a defunctive and rotten smell permeating the sea air.It's the fourth year in a row that there have been mass landings … [Read more...] about Something Fishy is Happening at Point Dume
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Council Votes to Adopt Fire Fee
File photoMalibu City Council members voted to adopt the annual developer fee for the Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles on Jan. 25 at Malibu City Hall. The fee will remain the same amount at $0.899 per square foot.Environmental Sustainability Director Vic Peterson said the current developer fee has remained the same amount over the past few years.“[The … [Read more...] about Council Votes to Adopt Fire Fee
Malibu’s Homeless Seek Shelter From El Niño
Photos Courtesy of Lauren McRae The Rev. Paul Elder of St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church called upon the Malibu City Council at the Malibu Town Hall recently to address the compounding issues of Malibu’s increasing homeless population and the imminent El Niño storms. Mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles City Council members declared a “state of emergency” for homelessness in … [Read more...] about Malibu’s Homeless Seek Shelter From El Niño
Arborists Deem Coral Tree ‘a Risk’
Photos by Zach Le Pepperdine's Department of Facilities Services removed the tree near the Sandbar from the campus over winter break. According to Director of Facilities Services Carly Mischke, the Department removed the large tree near the Sandbar after arborists informed Mischke that the tree was unhealthy. The coral tree was one of many trees Facilities Services … [Read more...] about Arborists Deem Coral Tree ‘a Risk’