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She was instrumental in helping locals enjoy concerts and charitable events in the city By Barbara Burke Special to The Malibu Times Short in stature, but long on kindness and amiability, Maggie Luckerath was always ready to lend a helping hand to others and to make Malibu a better place.  Luckerath passed away at the age of 78 […]

Tightknit community gathers while goats graze and clear dangerous brush The community spirit of the Malibu West neighborhood was on display last Saturday as residents joyously gathered for its second annual running of the goats. Young and old paraded down Paseo Canyon Drive cheering 250 goats hired to clear dangerous brush surrounding their neighborhood. “It […]

On a grassy hillside above The Thacher School, Michael Leicht’s brush goats on May 16 grazed an area deemed at risk for wildfire.The 65 acres being grazed by Leicht’s Ventura

Banjo, the 5-year-old border collie, worked hard to keep the sheep clustered together and moving forward as they crossed Maricopa Highway, heading to the Walson Holland vineyard on Cuyama Road,

Drivers seemed content to pause briefly today at about noon when a herd of sheep were moved across Highway 33 at the El Roblar/Cuyama Street intersection.

Drivers seemed content to pause briefly today at about noon when a herd of sheep crossed Highway 33 at the El Roblar/Cuyama Street intersection.

Drivers seemed content to pause briefly today at about noon when a herd of sheep crossed Highway 33 at the El Roblar/Cuyama Street intersection.

A troupe of five people and two mules hauled supplies into Matilija Canyon on Jan. 13 after the roadway became completely impassable due to debris and slides from Matilija Creek’s

Fed by double the amount of forecasted rain in some areas from Jan. 8 to 10, Ojai Valley waterways cut new pathways, taking out bridges, flooding homes and causing mudslides,

The animals serve as a potent combination that reduces vegetation in areas where other practices wont work