The Iconic Beaches Of Malibu…

This is a photo I took a few years ago of an idyllic beach along Malibu’s coastline…that is, until last week’s firestorm in Los Angeles country destroyed entire neighborhoods.

As the smoke begins to clear from the horrific fires in the Los Angeles area, tens of thousands of people have had their lives upended – with entire areas like this one now gone…this is what that beach looks like today:

Yes, this is what is left of most of the houses that lined the Pacific Coast Highway north of Sunset Boulevard…a place I spent a lot of time at over the years:

This photo was shared online, showing a “before and after” that is just shocking…while there are so many photos and videos of the devastation, I wanted to share a story of what made this area so magical.

I will also share information on how you can help the effort to feed those people who have been displaced.

I took this photo from a house my wife Alex and I rented many times over the years on the Pacific Coast Highway, the “PCH”: we had many gatherings there, held a cast party for a show, and just enjoyed sunsets like this one:

Here is a look at a sunset walk along the beach – just some random person and their dog, enjoying the night:

As you can see, it was gorgeous…and we’d sit on the deck of our rental house with a glass of wine like this and watch the day go by…

We would also walk along the beach, past houses that literally sat on the Pacific Ocean: people’s full-time homes or vacation getaways, which are now burned down…

It’s hard to describe just how serene this was: sitting with coffee in the morning and watching as Dolphins cruised by:

Here is some video that shows how many would pop up on their journey past us:

We would walk from our house down the highway to a restaurant called Moonshadows, a local bar/restaurant always filled with people enjoying the day:

Moonshadows is gone now, along with so many of the other structures on the beach…we’d walk down the beach and pass so many beautiful cottages and houses that were destroyed:

These are images that won’t be repeated for years and years to come, and who knows when or if these houses will be rebuilt, considering how any fire danger from the hills can impact them.

I had the CEO of Chef Jose Andres’ food empire on my show “Dollar Bill” with Bill Rancic – they discussed the “World Central Kitchen” – the Chef’s relief effort that provides food around the world to those in need…they are an organization that is compassionate and dedicated to helping anyone living through a disaster, whether a natural disaster or a political conflict.

Chef Andres and the “WCK” arrived in Los Angeles immediately to help provide food for the more than 100,000 who were displaced by or fighting the horrendous fires…it is such a worthy cause: I just donated and here is a link if you want to know more.

You can donate here:

https://wck.org

Bravo to WCK – and the countless people and organizations who have stepped up to help those in dire need right now – as the firefight continues…

From the sunsets to the shoreline, it was a peaceful place to unwind…or in some cases, even do a bit of surfing…check this out:

From surfing to hungry Pelicans, here are some of the images I captured over the years:

I also shared a story of the time we were walking along the beach and came across a most unusual sight:

Yep, blue Jellyfish! Click here to find out what they are and why they showed up on our Malibu beach:

I shared these stories to remind myself that we have lost a truly magical area. You never knew who might pop up out of the water in Malibu, especially if you were out on a boat fishing:

We will do what we can to help this area rebuild, because it was such an important part of the Southern California life…

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