A tour of the fire ravaged Malibu Coastline after the Phase 1 Clean Up, in which hazardous materials were removed from damaged properties. It appears that a lot of fire debris has been removed from several homes.

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Touring the businesses that where destroyed by the fire in Pacific Palisades as they enter "Phase 2" of the clean up.

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The storm drains on Santa Monica and Pacific Palisades Beaches the day after a powerful winter storm hit.

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Despite the city's health warnings about ash, chemicals, and debris from the Palisades Fire contaminating the ocean water, several surfers have been out catching waves.

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Several mudslides throughout fire burnt Pacific Palisades. Crews work to make the roads passable for vehicles.

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More destruction in Pacific Palisades. The latest storm washed away more a the remaining support of the already damaged Will Rogers Beach bike path bridge causing another portion of the bridge to collapse, sending more of it onto the beach.

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The EPA will using the Parking lot at Will Rogers State Beach in Pacific Palisades as a hazardous waste processing site. Concerned citizens took action, organizing a protest on Sunday, February 9, 2025 to demand that the site be relocated to a safer, more controlled environment.

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Touring the damage to Topanga Beach from the Palisades Fire.

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The environmentally sensitive Topanga Beach area is now a toxic waste processing site. The EPA has made it a sorting, repacking, and staging area for hazardous waste and debris from the Palisades Fire clean up. This is scheduled to go on for 3 months. Hazardous materials collected and packaged from properties will be brought into the staging area daily. Once there, materials will be:
• separated into waste streams,
• packaged for safe shipment and
• transported from the property for safe disposal.

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Touring the fire destruction along the coast and current condition of Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. This is going from the northern end of the burn area to Topanga Beach, viewing the coast side of PCH.

Upcoming videos will focus on the east side of PCH and then Topanga Beach and further south.

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During recovery efforts for the Palisades Fire., Los Angeles Police make an arrest on the border of Pacific Palisades and Santa Monica. Suspect was said to be arrested for theft in the Palisades. No other information was made available.

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The National Guard has checkpoints set up o Pacific Coast Highway and the Beach Bike Path at Will Rogers Beach in Pacific Palisades, allowing only residents and essential workers into the Palisades Fire burn area.

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Travelling down Pacific Coast Highway from Topanga to Santa Monica looking at all the damage done by the Palisades Fire as it still burns. Police were evacuating the area. There were a lot of people that rode all kinds of things over here to see the destruction.

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Palisades Fire Damage - Sunset Mesa & Pacific View Estates - Malibu and Pacific Palisades, CA 1/9/25

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Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates has been completely destroyed in the Palisades Fire. This video is a walk through the area to view what it looks like now..

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The Palisade Fire completely destroyed the Tahitian Terrace Mobile Home park on Pacific Coast Highway across from Will Rogers Beach, which also had their maintenance yard burned, including several of the work vehicles.

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The Palisades Fire jumped over PCH and several beach structures got fire at Will Rogers Beach.

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Several homes and buildings along PCH catch fire from the windstorm wildfire in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, January 7th,

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Two lifeguard towers completely burn down when the Palisades Fire reaches Pacific Coast Highway and ignite brush at Will Rogers Beach.

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From Santa Monica Close Up:

"On Sunday, January 5, 2025, a large group of minibikers gathered at Santa Monica Beach and Ocean Front Walk, drawing attention from onlookers with the sound of engines and visible displays of skill. Riders performed stunts near pedestrian areas, which sparked mixed reactions from those present. While some viewed the gathering as a vibrant display of minibike culture, others raised concerns about safety, particularly given the high pedestrian traffic in the area."

Santa Monica Close Up is a photo blog by Santa Monica based Photojournalist/Press photographer Fabian Lewkowicz. Fabian is the former staff photographer for the Santa Monica Daily Observer Press, Santa Monica Mirror, Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Corsair.