Mikke Pierson

Malibu City Councilman-elect

Malibu City Councilman-elect

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The Franklin Fire has caused thousands of residents to evacuate Malibu. The volunteer Community Brigade is working alongside firefighters to save homes.

Community Brigade helps save homes and residents in Franklin Fire

The Franklin Fire has caused thousands of residents to evacuate Malibu. The volunteer Community Brigade is working alongside firefighters to save homes.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Malibu wants to outlaw all pesticides, including anticoagulant rodenticides that are used to kill rats, because those pesticides end up killing a lot of birds and other animals that…

Malibu’s efforts to ban all pesticides within city limits

Malibu wants to outlaw all pesticides, including anticoagulant rodenticides that are used to kill rats, because those pesticides end up killing a lot of birds and other animals that…

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We've just had the terrible Camp and Woolsey fires. More of those fires will come again -- bigger and hotter.

California Wildfires: Learning to Live in the New Abnormal

We've just had the terrible Camp and Woolsey fires. More of those fires will come again -- bigger and hotter.

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