Volunteers pick up trash that washed ashore on Topanga Beach on Sept. 19. Heal the Bay provided volunteers with the necessary tools for the cleanup. Photos by Liam Stringer For communities across Los Angeles, Coastal Cleanup Day marked more than just another day at the beach. The Sept. 19 cleanup transformed the shoreline into a place of service, connection and shared … [Read more...] about Coastal Cleanup Day Brings Community Together
Palisades Fire
Opinion: Malibu Has an Anti-Homelessness Problem
Art by Ava MillerTransparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic is comprised of articles based on opinion. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer.Malibu City Council unanimously approved an emergency declaration Aug. 10, allowing the city to clear homeless encampments without multiple days notice.The severity of the fire risk Malibu faces cannot be … [Read more...] about Opinion: Malibu Has an Anti-Homelessness Problem
A Home Reduced to Rubble
Javon Cooley stands in front of his former apartment complex, a year after it burned down during the Palisades Fire. Photo and illustration by Melissa HoustonJan. 21, 2025.Two weeks since thousands of lives in Los Angeles had been turned upside down.Former Pepperdine professor Rachel Collins was lost driving around the Palisades. She and her husband, Troy, couldn't figure out … [Read more...] about A Home Reduced to Rubble
‘no one is coming to save us’ Opens Conversations Around Climate Change
Theatre Professor Hollace Starr's adaptation of Lewis Hetherington's "no one is coming to save us" premiered at the Malibu campus in the Lindhurst Theatre on Jan. 27. The production ran for a total of six shows and closed Jan. 31.“no one is coming to save us” follows a group of friends caught in a life-altering forest fire that try to push forward while the world … [Read more...] about ‘no one is coming to save us’ Opens Conversations Around Climate Change
Sell or Stay: Malibu’s Iconic Beachfront Properties After the Flames
"For Sale" signs line Pacific Coast Highway after the dust settles from the Palisades Fire on Oct. 26. Many people are selling their properties while others are attempting to rebuild. Photos by Emma Martinez To sell or not to sell? That is the question for many Malibu beachfront homeowners after the Palisades Fire. As of the week of Oct. 27, there are 78 projects under … [Read more...] about Sell or Stay: Malibu’s Iconic Beachfront Properties After the Flames