It also publishes the Malibu Times Magazine, "a lifestyle publication featuring homes, fashions, food, profiles of Malibu residents and more," whose first issue in November-December 2003 featured actress Jane Seymour on the cover.

"I can't believe it," said Sharon Daley, a Malibu resident.

Malibu residents tend to be politically left of center, like much of Los Angeles County.

The Coalition for Fire Safe Communities was founded in March 2008 in response to the 2007 Corral Canyon Fire by Malibu resident and planning consultant Don Schmitz.

Katz, a Malibu, CA resident, is active in local Malibu politics.

When Zach shows up as a student, courtesy of moving in with his sister, a Malibu resident, the social tremors are unmistakable.

The authorities today allowed most Malibu residents to return to their homes - or to the site of their former homes.

Mr. Davis said he was one of the few Malibu residents who had prepared for the likelihood of a fire.

All that has now changed, say long-time Malibu residents, who complain that a series of rent hikes has forced small shops out and brought higher-end boutique stores in.

The Surf Punks were a pop punk band formed in 1976 by Malibu residents Dennis Dragon (son of the Symphony conductor Carmen Dragon, and brother of Captain & Tennille's Daryl Dragon), and Drew Steele.