State Senator Henry Stern invites the Malibu community to this forum which will help clarify the insurance component of the Woolsey Fire recovery efforts. Insurance experts will be on hand to provide crucial information including:

• How to avoid potential scams
• Best practices in the short and long term
• What resources are available in the private, public, and non-profit sectors

All attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions unique to their situation after the forum.

SCHEDULED TO ATTEND:

• Senator Henry Stern, California Senate District 27 (host)
• Department of Insurance Deputy Commissioner of Consumer Services Tony Cignarale
• Neighborhood Legal Services Director of Litigation and Policy Advocacy Skip Koenig
• United Policyholders (invited)

THE POWER OF NUMBERS, MUTUAL SUPPORT, POLITICAL CLOUT

Malibu residents (owners and renters) who have lost their homes, or these of their homes, or have damage to their homes, in the Woolsey Fire are invited to attend the Operation Recovery ’19 Meeting.

The purpose of this meeting will be to assist victims in getting organized in order to begin to rebuild homes, neighborhoods and lives.

This week’s agenda will include:

• Legal Round Table presented by Pepperdine Law Disaster Relief Clinic.
• Negotiating Insurance Presented by John Cadarette of the Claro Group
• City of Malibu Updates
• Open Forum Q&A

Pubic officials, legal and insurance professionals may attend to lend support and answer specific questions.

LEADERSHIP WANTED

Neighborhood organizers and individuals who are organizing other fire victims groups are urged to participate, and are invited to contact The Malibu Times for further info, at 310-456-5507, ext. 117, or email OperationRecoveryMalibu@gmail.com.

Newly elected City Council Members Karen Farrer and Mikke Pierson will be sworn in at the Malibu City Council Meeting on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, at 6:30 pm.   A Reception will follow the meeting to welcome Karen and Mikke, and to honor outgoing City Council members Lou LaMonte and Laura Rosenthal.  All who are interested in attending are welcome.

Board meetings are open to all members and interested Democrats.

The Board meeting this December will be held in the Library’s small conference room, because the large conference room is being used by Disaster agencies.

The Woolsey Fire was an unprecedented, fast-moving brush fire, 14 miles wide, with a footprint of 150 square miles, driven by gusts of up to 70 mph, and the most destructive fire LA County has ever seen. Three canyons were affected and 70,000 homes, businesses, and other structures lay in the fire’s path. A quarter of a million people were evacuated.

LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl and her staff are hosting two town hall meetings to provide information and answer questions regarding the fire recovery effort:

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
King Gillette Ranch
26800 Mulholland Hwy
Calabasas, CA 91302

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263

PARTICIPANTS

• LA County Office of Emergency Management
• LA County Department of Public Works
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• Elected officials and staff from affected jurisdictions have also been invited

A robust recovery effort is underway to help residents whose homes have been damaged or destroyed. Find accurate, up-to-date information on the LA County Woolsey Fire Recovery page.

Lance Simmens, Vice-President of the Malibu Democratic Club, will be sworn in as a new Public Works Commissioner on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, in the Multi-Purpose Room, at Malibu City Hall.  Lance is being appointed by new City Council Member Mikke Pierson.  All welcome.  Free Parking.

Residents are invited to attend a Town Hall Meeting featuring Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief Daryl Osby on Saturday, January 26, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Malibu City Hall. Chief Osby will provide insight into the fire response operations during the Woolsey Fire and answer questions from the community. Chief Osby has served as the Chief since 2011 and has been with the Department for more than 30 years. The Town Hall Meeting will take place in the Council Chambers, located on the first floor of City Hall (23825 Stuart Ranch Road, Malibu, CA 90265). Saturday, January 26 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Malibu City Hall Civic Theater 23825 Stuart Ranch Rd., Malibu CA 90265