Tag: Cleanup

MALIBU—On Monday, June 8, the city of Malibu announced that in late May, the city started removing graffiti on fire-damaged properties along Pacific Coast Highway in the Palisades Fire area as part of the city’s Graffiti Cleanup Pilot Program.

This voluntary program helps clean up graffiti on private properties within Malibu city limits that were impacted by the Palisades Fire and have graffiti visible from the street. Removing graffiti helps decrease blight, discourage repeat vandalism, improve public safety, and support the community’s ongoing recovery and rebuilding efforts.

The City’s Code Enforcement Division and Public Works Department completed the first round of graffiti abatement last week. A total of 61 eligible properties has been identified, signed consent forms have been received from 29 property owners, 28 additional consent forms are pending, and graffiti has already been removed from 7 properties. Three property owners declined participation.

The program is voluntary and requires property owner permission before work can begin. Malibu staff continue conducting outreach through phone calls, emails, and follow-up communications to encourage participation and answer questions.

The program runs through April 12, 2027. In order to have graffiti removed from an individual’s property through the program, and the homeowner must provide a signed Trespass Authorization to the LA County Sheriff’s Department. To get this process started on one’s fire-impacted home or business, contact Code Enforcement at Code@MalibuCity.org or call City Hall at 310-456-2489.

Graffiti within the public right-of-way continues to be addressed by Caltrans and the City of Malibu Public Works. Individuals can report graffiti to Caltrans at (213) 897-1200 or Public Works at 310-456-2489 ext. 391.

By Danny Jones

MALIBU—On Monday, April 13, the city of Malibu posted on its Facebook page that the Zuma Creek underpass cleanup underway.

Los Angeles County Beaches & Harbors have started work to clear and reopen the Zuma Creek Underpass — a key access point for thousands of visitors entering Zuma Beach and a critical route that helps ease congestion on Pacific Coast Highway.

Crews began work today, April 13, after receiving emergency authorization from the L.A. Regional Water Quality Control Board, with coordination and concurrence from Caltrans, California Fish and Wildlife, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A biological monitor is on-site to ensure protection of the surrounding habitat during operations.

The underpass has been closed since early 2023 following severe winter storms that caused flooding and significant sediment and debris buildup within Zuma Creek and the underpass.

The cleanup is expected to take approximately one week, with the underpass tentatively reopening the following week of April 20.

 

By Danny Jones

HOLLYWOOD HILLS—More than 50 RV’s were being removed from Forest Lawn Drive in Hollywood Hills on Wednesday, December 6, as part of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ Inside Safe Program. Bass signed the Executive Directive back in December 2022.

The Inside Safe Program is aimed to help those encountering homeless get into stable housing. Inside Safe will assess street homelessness across Los Angeles and proactively engage with people living in tents and encampments based on which locations are chronic and where people are most in crisis.

Inside Safe will support the following five goals:

-Reduce the loss of life on our streets
-Increase access to mental health and substance abuse treatment for those living in encampments
-Eliminate street encampments
-Promote long-term housing stability for people experiencing homelessness
-Enhance the safety and hygiene of neighborhoods for all residents, businesses, and neighbors

The city is working to remove makeshift encampments that have been littered throughout the area in recent years. There were dozens of RVs on the street for more than 2 miles on the road.

Andrew Rindge informed reporters that people were informed a few days earlier that they were going to “clean the whole area.”

“There was nothing written down or anything, just people coming from the city and telling them they had to leave,” Rindge told ABC 7 Los Angeles.

The portion of Forest Lawn Drive that was being cleaned up was closed to traffic as the vehicles were removed.

By Trevor