THE BLOG

Paul writes weekly editorials for The Malibu Times (can be viewed below). The subjects vary from the fire rebuild progress to Covid-19 to infrastructure and beyond. So have a read if you please.

The two permit week!

Two weeks ago on May 21st, the Leonard Family pulled the first full rebuild permit issued in the aftermath of the Woolsey Fire. Last week...

Paul Grisanti

Jun 5, 20192 min read

Malibu City "winning the rebuild"

On Monday, the 20th of March, the City of Malibu officially announced issuance of the first fire rebuild permit for a replacement home...

Paul Grisanti

May 29, 20192 min read

Welcome Malibu’s Fire Safety Liaison Jerry Vandermeulen, Plant Prefab

On Saturday, I attended a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training conducted by Malibu’s new Fire Safety Liaison, Jerry...

Paul Grisanti

May 22, 20192 min read

2019 State of the City

The Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the City of Malibu hosted their annual State of the City event last Friday, featuring reports...

Paul Grisanti

May 15, 20192 min read

Six Months into the Recovery

This week we will pass the Six Monthaversary of the Woolsey Fire. The Fire and the immediate response to it was a chaotic disaster made...

Paul Grisanti

May 8, 20194 min read

Resilience, A Better Malibu is a more resilient and Fire Resistant Malibu.

Last Sunday, I was in the Malibu Times booth helping pass out the Malibu Hero’s Dolphin Pins, Certificates and Goodie bags. Everybody...

Paul Grisanti

May 1, 20192 min read

One last Taxation Seminar and a Possible Problem on the Radar

I just had the good fortune to attend a Taxation Seminar hosted by Registered Advisor Jason Lowther of Western International Securities. ...

Paul Grisanti

Apr 24, 20192 min read

Are Fire Insurance proceeds taxable? Have I been attending too many taxation seminars?

Any or all the information below may not be true, applicable, or strategically desirable, for your personal situation. It is essential...

Paul Grisanti

Apr 17, 20192 min read

New Developments on the District 29 Water District deal with LACO Fire

Water District #29’s Director Mark Pestrella and LA Co. Fire’s Chief Daryl Osby jointly announced the New Fire Flow standards for Fire...

Paul Grisanti

Apr 3, 20192 min read

Remaining issues

I am writing this before the joint announcement by L.A. Co. Fire Chief Daryl Osby and L.A. Co. Public Works Director Mark Pestrella...

Paul Grisanti

Mar 27, 20192 min read

On the Verge of a new OFFICIAL Fire Flow Policy

Please save Monday the 25th of March to attend the Malibu City Council Meeting at 6:30 p.m. Item # 1.E. on the Agenda is a “Presentation...

Paul Grisanti

Mar 20, 20192 min read

An attitude of gratitude

I had the pleasure of attending and participating in the Malibu Times Dolphin Awards Sunday and was overwhelmed by the many stories of...

Paul Grisanti

Mar 13, 20192 min read

Confirmation of new fireflow policy

I received a call on Thursday, Feb. 28th from a Gentleman who two weeks earlier had been told his property did not have an adequate water...

Paul Grisanti

Mar 8, 20193 min read

Hopeful Fire Department Developments

One of the advantages of being a totally focused individual is that the decision makers sometimes share a little information as a way of...

Paul Grisanti

Feb 28, 20192 min read

Planning for the District 29 water system improvements - "Tanks a lot"

I was at the City Council Meeting on February 11 and was pleased to hear from City Manager Reva Feldman that Supervisor Sheila Kuehl’s...

Paul Grisanti

Feb 21, 20192 min read

Fire rebuild news

LA Co. Chief Osby succeeded on January 26thin convincing several in the audience that he is surrounded by yes men who constantly tell him...

Paul Grisanti

Feb 7, 20192 min read

Time’s Up! It’s time to make some decisions

At the City Council Meeting on Monday the 14th, we learned that only 300 of the 460 homes that burned within City limits had signed up...

Paul Grisanti

Jan 24, 20192 min read

What I learned from the Public Safety Commission meeting on Jan. 9, 2019

Public Safety Manager Susan Duenas had the uncomfortable duty of attempting to explain the City’s Emergency Management role in the...

Paul Grisanti

Jan 17, 20193 min read

How to change

We now live in a City where 463 freshly vacant lots are owned by people who depended on the Fire Department to protect their homes....

Paul Grisanti

Dec 27, 20183 min read

Why the fire department is important to your ability to rebuild

To build or rebuild a home in Malibu you are required to get a certification from the Los Angeles County Fire Dept. that the new or...

Paul Grisanti

Dec 20, 20184 min read