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67-664: The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing (formerly Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossing ) is a vegetated overpass spanning the Ventura Freeway and Agoura Road under construction at Liberty Canyon in Agoura Hills, California . The bridge will be one of the largest urban wildlife crossings in the world, connecting the Simi Hills and the Santa Monica Mountains over a busy, 10-lane freeway. The bridge

134-447: A Bus Rapid Transit project. This exit list proceeds from east to west, since the majority of the freeway is the north-south US 101. Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured on the road as it was in 1964 , based on the alignment that existed at the time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. R reflects a realignment in the route since then, M indicates a second realignment, L refers to an overlap due to

201-606: A cleanup of the contamination from a partial nuclear meltdown in 1959 and extensive rocket engine testing . After the fire, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health found "no discernible level of radiation in the tested area" and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control , which is overseeing cleanup of the site, said in an interim report that "previously handled radioactive and hazardous materials were not affected by

268-430: A correction or change, and T indicates postmiles classified as temporary ( for a full list of prefixes, see California postmile § Official postmile definitions ). Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column. Woolsey Fire The Woolsey Fire

335-559: A harmful impact on the surrounding environment. On November 10, President Donald Trump , stated poor forest management by the state of California as the cause of the Woolsey Fire and the concurrent Camp Fire . In a controversial tweet , the President threatened to end federal assistance unless the state improves its "gross mismanagement of the forests". The small groves of California sycamores and coast live oaks amidst

402-846: A local celebrity; his death in 2022 would further stimulate awareness and funds for the campaign. In 2014, the California Wildlife Conservation Board gave a $ 650,000 grant to the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains for the design of the crossing. In 2015, the California Coastal Commission gave a $ 1 million grant to Caltrans for environmental assessment. Private donors were encouraged to contribute. The project stalled for years due to lack of funding. In May 2021,

469-598: A major transportation route. In 2014, the National Wildlife Federation , the Santa Monica Mountains Fund , and the #SaveLACougars campaign began to raise money for the project. The inspiration for the project, as well as the funding drive's "poster puma", was P-22 , a mountain lion that survived crossing two freeways, the 101 and the 405 , to reach Griffith Park at the easterly end of the Santa Monica Mountains. P-22 became

536-774: A personal request to the city fire chief by Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti . Amidst the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, Alex Villanueva , Los Angeles County Sheriff , was removed from his position as head of county emergency operations by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors due to the poor emergency response reported by investigators in the Woolsey Report. Scientists analyzed coastal water quality and found unusually high levels of fecal bacteria and sediment that remained for months. The Santa Susana Field Laboratory site has been undergoing

603-574: A third victim was discovered in the 32000 block of Lobo Canyon Road in Agoura Hills. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department announced on January 22, 2019, that charred human remains had been found in the burn area in Malibu and that homicide detectives were trying to determine if the victim had been killed in the flames or had met with foul play. The fire destroyed 1643 structures and damaged 364, including at least 1600 houses destroyed by

670-509: A wildlife corridor protection ordinance that restricts activities that will impede the movement of mountains lions and other wildlife between the Santa Monica Mountains and the Los Padres National Forest . In 2015, the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains published a design for a 165-foot-wide (50 m) and 200-foot-long (61 m) overpass for the wildlife crossing. To encourage use by wildlife,

737-528: Is Routes 101 and 134 from Route 5 to the Santa Barbara County line. This does not include the portion of Route 134 between Route 5 and Route 210 even though local usage extends the name over this portion of freeway. At the freeway's eastern terminus with Interstate 210 in Pasadena, highway signs indicate "Ventura" as the destination direction for Route 134. The interchange of SR 134 and I-5

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804-867: Is a freeway in southern California , United States, that runs from the Santa Barbara / Ventura county line to Pasadena in Los Angeles County . It is the principal east–west route (designated north–south) through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County . From the Santa Barbara County line to its intersection with the Hollywood Freeway in the southeastern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles (the Hollywood Split ), it

871-571: Is a heavily travelled commuter route serving the Greater Los Angeles area and connecting Los Angeles and Ventura Counties with about 300,000 cars a day. The site is about 35 miles (56 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles . Scientists identified Liberty Canyon as the best location for a wildlife crossing in a 1990 study commissioned by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy . Acquisition by

938-695: Is a vegetated overpass spanning the Ventura Freeway and Agoura Road at Liberty Canyon in Agoura Hills . When built, it will be one of the largest urban wildlife crossing in the United States, connecting the Simi Hills and the Santa Monica Mountains over a busy freeway with ten traffic lanes (including exit lanes). Ventura Freeway currently carries the Los Angeles Metro express bus route 501 between Pasadena and North Hollywood. Portions of SR 134 are also being considered as part of

1005-579: Is due to the fact that US 101 as a whole has an overall north–south alignment. The apparent inconsistency can be confusing to visitors, as the same freeway entrance can often be signed as "101 North" and "101 West." This is most common in the San Fernando Valley . Continuing eastward from the Hollywood Split as SR 134, the Ventura Freeway, now signed as east–west, skirts the northern edge of Griffith Park before intersecting

1072-415: Is meant to allow animals to circulate through and thrive in habitats that are fragmented by human development . The crossing is particularly critical for the mountain lions of the Santa Monica Mountains , which have declined and become genetically isolated because the Ventura Freeway prevents them from moving between the mountains and the Simi Hills to the north. Other species expected to benefit from

1139-729: Is officially the "Gene Autry Memorial Interchange", after the singing cowboy superstar Gene Autry . Autry's Museum of the American West is located near the interchange in Griffith Park. Assembly Concurrent Resolution 54, Chapter 85 in 2003 also designated Route 101 in Ventura County as the "Screaming Eagles Highway". This honors the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army , which formed on July 23, 1918 and has been involved in every major war that

1206-497: Is signed as U.S. Route 101 (US 101), which was built in the late 1950s and opened on April 5, 1960. The segments from the Santa Barbara County line to Sea Cliff , and from Solimar Beach to Oxnard , are also concurrent with State Route 1 (SR 1), although no signs mention SR 1 there. East of the Hollywood Freeway intersection, the Ventura Freeway is signed as State Route 134 ( SR 134 ), which

1273-539: The Annenberg Foundation pledged to donate another $ 25 million once the project raised $ 35 million. As of mid-April 2022, donations totaled more than $ 87 million, with more than 5,000 people, foundations, agencies, and businesses contributing expertise and donations. The project costs around $ 90 million, with funding from private donations covering about 60% and the rest coming from public funds set aside for conservation purposes. A groundbreaking ceremony

1340-823: The Golden State Freeway (I-5) and crossing the Los Angeles River . After passing through Downtown Glendale south of the Verdugo Mountains , it continues along the southern slope of the San Rafael Hills between Glendale and Eagle Rock before entering Pasadena near the Arroyo Seco and terminating at the Foothill Freeway (I-210) . The road is the main connector from the San Fernando Valley and points north to

1407-588: The Los Angeles County Fire Department , the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and California Highway Patrol and their poor handling of the evacuation, and the city of Malibu and their lack of preparation and overall response during and after the fire. California Public Utilities Commission launched a probe into Southern California Edison who reported a problem with their transmission grid at

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1474-694: The Oxnard Plain before ascending the short, steep Conejo Grade into the Conejo Valley . Continuing eastward through the northern Santa Monica Mountains , it crosses the Ventura/ Los Angeles county line before entering the San Fernando Valley . The freeway continues eastward along the valley's southern rim, crossing the San Diego Freeway (Interstate 405) near Sherman Oaks at an interchange consistently rated as one of

1541-625: The San Gabriel Valley and points east. The future I-710 dead-ends at California Blvd and is signed as SR 710 . Residents of South Pasadena have blocked efforts to extend I-710 north to California Boulevard from its current end at Valley Boulevard north of I-10 near the Alhambra / Los Angeles city limit. Signs on SR 134 and I-210 refer to the SR ;710 stub in Pasadena as TO SR 110 , because exiting left from

1608-577: The chaparral-covered steep canyons where it encountered historic movie and TV sets, small ranches, and the houses of celebrities. Hundreds of houses in Malibu were destroyed or damaged on both sides of Pacific Coast Highway (SR 1) . Many of these were on Point Dume that juts out from the narrow coastal terrace that lies between the mountains and the Pacific Ocean . The mitigation measures Pepperdine University had in place successfully protected

1675-524: The sage and chaparral covered hillsides in the area of the fire are not considered to be forests as commonly understood by the public or wildfire experts. Since these small, critical habitats are not logged, President Trump's statements had little relevance to the Southern California fire. The firemen's union disagreed with President Trump's claims, noting that California experienced unusually dry conditions and abnormally high fire danger at

1742-488: The shooting of thirteen people in a bar including a police officer and the perpetrator . As the fires threatened the community and otherwise disrupted their routine, memorial services had to be postponed. By November 9, Cal Fire and the United States Forest Service were also helping local services with the fire. This resulted in 3,242 firefighters being deployed to contain the blaze by

1809-717: The Big Rock 16 kV circuit out of the Chatsworth substation on the Santa Susana Field Laboratory property, south of Simi Valley , Ventura County, California . At 2:24 p.m. PST a brush fire was reported in the same location. The first firefighters arrived almost 20 minutes later, a Ventura County engine carrying three firefighters from the Simi Valley station about eight miles (13 km) away. Ventura County had heavily dedicated crews to

1876-460: The Hill Fire burning near Newbury Park . The nearest fire crew, part of a private company contracted to protect Santa Susana Field Laboratory, a Boeing Company facility nearby, was delayed by its engine breaking down. Powerful Santa Ana winds, reaching 50 to 60 mph (80 to 97 km/h), caused the fire to spread rapidly and beyond firefighting capabilities. During the overnight hours into

1943-592: The SR 710 stub onto California Blvd and turning right on Arroyo Parkway leads directly to SR 110, which is Pasadena's only direct freeway link to Downtown Los Angeles . Both the SR 134 and US 101 portions of the freeway are part of the California Freeway and Expressway System , and is part of the National Highway System , a network of highways that are considered essential to

2010-407: The Santa Monica Mountains the chance to find new territory before possibly being killed by one of the dominant older males. Freeway traffic is one of the primary threats to mountain lions' survival in Southern California. Since 2002, at least a dozen have been killed by motorists on the section of freeway paralleling the Santa Monica Mountains. In 2013, a mountain lion, traveling from the north and on

2077-523: The Santa Monica Mountains. Authorities in many of the damaged communities declared that they needed to prevent residents from returning quickly as neighborhoods were crowded with crews repairing downed power lines and other hazardous conditions. In the months after the fire, residents criticized what they thought was a slow and inadequate response by cities and counties during public meetings held by public officials. While this and other fires were burning, President Donald Trump blamed poor forest management by

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2144-534: The United States has participated in since then. The California Legislature passed a resolution in 2017 to designate the easternmost segment of the SR 134 freeway between SR 2 and its terminus at I-210 as the "President Barack H. Obama Highway", in honor of the 44th U.S. President Barack Obama , who had attended Occidental College in Eagle Rock from 1979 to 1981. Signs were posted on December 20, 2018. The proposed Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing

2211-478: The Woolsey Fire response (the 'Woolsey Report') cited the unavailability of firefighting units in Western Malibu during critical times of the fire, where hundreds of houses were lost. The report stated: "a significant number of requests by political figures to check on specific addresses of homes to ensure their protection distracted from Department leadership to accomplish priority objectives" which included

2278-437: The Woolsey Fire, along with atmospheric dispersion modeling and an offsite soil sampling program designed specifically to look for impacts from the fire, showed no evidence of SSFL impact in offsite soils because of the Woolsey Fire. No anthropogenic radionuclides were measured at levels above those expected from global fallout. The soil sampling confirmed that no detectable levels of SSFL-derived radionuclides migrated from SSFL at

2345-516: The area. The restoration is partially needed because the 2018 Woolsey Fire burned through the wildlife corridor as it was pushed by strong Santa Ana winds in a southerly direction, and crossed the freeway in this area. The draft environmental document was released in 2017. A tunnel was considered as an alternative, but it would be less able to attract usage by wildlife and wouldn’t sustain vegetation. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) oversaw design and construction as it crosses

2412-402: The boundary between Los Angeles and Ventura counties. The Santa Ana winds , which often are a factor for Southern California fires, pushed the fire in a southerly direction throughout the first day. The Ventura Freeway (US 101) between the San Fernando Valley and the Conejo Valley was closed as the fire crossed and headed into the rugged Santa Monica Mountains . The fire raced through

2479-419: The bridge will have lush but drought-tolerant vegetation with matte materials to deflect bright headlights and insulation to quiet the roar of cars. Fencing at each end will help funnel them onto the crossing. A second phase of the project will cross a frontage road that is parallel with the freeway. Landscaping of the nearly 1-acre bridge (0.40 ha) includes 12 acres (4.9 ha) of habitat restoration in

2546-413: The campus, with students sheltering in place, to the south. The entire sparsely populated portion of the Malibu coast west to the community of Solromar , which includes state and national parklands, suffered damage from the fire. The fire cost at least $ 6 billion (2018 USD) in property damage. Thousands of residents were kept away from their houses in numerous neighborhoods along the Ventura Freeway and

2613-399: The communities along the Malibu coast. The evacuations frustrated residents as they lasted for many days as the fire continued to threaten houses especially when the winds increased and fanned the flames. The evacuated residents were incrementally allowed to return to see if their houses were damaged or destroyed as the fire continued to spread through the rugged wilderness at the western end of

2680-577: The conservancy and other partners of privately owned land began to create one of the few areas with the lands on both sides of the freeway that are publicly owned and protected. The crossing is situated along a wildlife corridor within the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area that consists of thousands of acres of local, state and federally protected lands and stretches northerly from Los Angeles into Ventura County. The county of Ventura has adopted

2747-735: The country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration . A pre-freeway alignment of State Route 134 originated at U.S. Route 101 (Ventura Boulevard) and Fulton Avenue in Los Angeles , then along Fulton, Moorpark Street, Riverside Drive and Alameda Avenue before meeting up with U.S. 6 / 99 (San Fernando Road) in Burbank. It traveled along San Fernando Road to Colorado Street, then ran along Colorado Street (portions of which have been renamed Eagle Vista Drive) through Glendale, Eagle Rock and Pasadena before terminating at U.S. Route 66 . The alignment

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2814-479: The crossing include bobcats , coyotes , gray foxes , birds of prey , skunks , rodents , American badgers , American Black Bears , fence lizards and Mule deer . In 2020, wildlife biologists found the first evidence of physical abnormalities in the isolated population. Newcomers would bring new genetic material into the mountains where the lack of genetic diversity is a serious threat to their long-term survival . It would allow young mountain lions born in

2881-510: The crowded highway to evacuate. Farther north, the flames spread to portions of Thousand Oaks , Bell Canyon , Westlake Village , Oak Park and the West Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles forcing residential evacuations and the closure of numerous business and corporate offices in the region. On the day before the Hill and Woolsey fires started, residents in the Conejo Valley experienced

2948-488: The day burning through the mountains and along the 101 Freeway, eventually reaching Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu by the afternoon devastating numerous houses there. Firefighters and firetrucks who did not know the area were reported idle by many frustrated citizens. Several homeowners stayed despite the mandatory evacuation to defend their houses. Pepperdine University in Malibu recommended that students shelter in place in specific buildings on campus rather than use

3015-436: The early morning of November 9, the fire crossed U.S. Route 101 near Calabasas and spread through Liberty Canyon in Agoura Hills . Aerial suppression of the fire was unable to commence until 5:00 a.m. PST, November 9, when winds lessened enough. On the morning of November 9, Assistant L.A. County Fire Chief Williams told KBUU-LP that his request for 70 strike teams had been denied. The blaze spread rapidly throughout

3082-405: The federal government within the national recreation area includes some developed parks and large undeveloped tracts of land. The fire caused trails to be shut for months as 88% of the federal parkland was burned. The fire created a challenge to native plants as black mustard with bright yellow flowers quickly established itself post-fire. Thirteen mountain lions with radio collars were within

3149-544: The fire area according to National Park Service researchers. Repairs were needed to the Ventura Freeway at the proposed location of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing designed to benefit the mountain lions. Two people were found dead in a vehicle on Mulholland Highway in Malibu. Emergency personnel were unable to reach the victims when a report of a critical burn victim was relayed, due to downed power lines. On Tuesday November 13,

3216-399: The fire, including Paramount Ranch , Peter Strauss Ranch , the former Reagan Ranch now part of Malibu Creek State Park , and the lower house of Villa De La Vina, the mansion where The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are filmed. The numerous drug rehabilitation centers and sober living houses in Malibu that have given rise to the nickname "Rehab Riviera" were evacuated ahead of

3283-694: The fire. Several celebrities were among those who lost their houses, including Jonathan Banks , Kim Basinger , Tracey E. Bregman , Gerard Butler , Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth , David Dreier , Scott Derrickson , Shannen Doherty , Fred Durst , Joe Flanigan , Mike Garson , Camille Meyer , Daryl Hannah and Neil Young , Pat Hitchcock , Kevin Parker , Gabe Kapler , Catherine Oxenberg , Lil Pump , Robin Thicke , Andrew von Oeyen , Eric Wynalda , and Daniel Tosh . Multiple filming locations and historical sites were directly impacted by

3350-534: The fire. At least two were destroyed or significantly damaged. Three Jewish summer camps JCA Shalom , Gindling Hilltop , and Camp Hess Kramer were almost completely devastated in the fire. There were two cases of looting in Ventura County, one of which resulted in a car chase . Reporters and officials rescued animals from houses, and brought them to shelters and vets. Other animals at locations such as Malibu Wines were either evacuated or cared for at

3417-533: The fire." Bob Dodge, President of Physicians for Social Responsibility -Los Angeles, said "When it burns and becomes airborne in smoke and ash, there is real possibility of heightened exposure for area residents." In 2019, Risk Assessment Corporation (RAC) conducted soil sampling surrounding the SSFL, and performed source term estimation, atmospheric transport, and deposition modeling. The study reports published in 2023, concluded, “Air measurement data collected during

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3484-454: The five most congested in the nation. It then reaches an interchange with the Hollywood Freeway known as the Hollywood Split . Here, the US ;101 designation switches to the southeast-bound Hollywood Freeway, while the Ventura Freeway becomes SR 134 as it continues eastward. The northwest-bound portion of the Hollywood Freeway is designated as SR 170. The westernmost portion of

3551-435: The freeway also forms part of the unsigned SR 1 concurrency that stretches from Las Cruces in the west to Oxnard in the east, with SR 1 spitting off for about 6 miles (9.7 km) to serve Sea Cliff , Faria , Solimar Beach , and Emma Wood State Beach . The portion of the Ventura Freeway signed as US 101 is signed as a north–south route by CalTrans despite the freeway's actual alignment being east–west. This

3618-513: The locations sampled because of the Woolsey Fire or from past operations of the SSFL.” In 2020, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) stated in their final report that the fire did not cause contaminants to be released from the site into Simi Valley and other neighboring communities and that the risk from smoke exposure during the fire was not higher than what is normally associated with wildfire. In 2021

3685-472: The locations. Local fire officials opened Zuma Beach as an evacuation point for large animals, with pictures by the Los Angeles Times , showing llamas , alpacas , and horses tied to lifeguard stations and poles. Clean up of materials like asbestos, pesticides, plastics, and electronic devices began almost immediately after the flames were out. The ruins of burned homes and vehicles can have

3752-513: The morning of November 10. The fire had engulfed more than 70,000 acres (28,000 hectares) of land, forcing the evacuation of an estimated 295,000 people from 105,000 residences. This included an unprecedented total evacuation of Bell Canyon, Malibu, Agoura Hills , Malibou Lake , and Oak Park. Before sunrise on November 14, the fire flared up in rugged wilderness at the western end of the Santa Monica Mountains with winds blowing strongly. The fire burned well away from populated neighborhoods, but

3819-560: The point of origin two minutes before the start of the fire. The redacted version of the Ventura County Fire Department Woolsey report, released in October 2020, concluded that the fire was started by electrical equipment associated with the Big Rock 16kV circuit that is owned and operated by Southern California Edison. A 2019 Los Angeles County report on missteps in the government's handling of

3886-578: The ramp and then onto what is presently the Ventura Freeway to Orange Grove Boulevard in Pasadena. The Colorado Boulevard / Figueroa Street ramps plus the segment of freeway between the ramps and just east of Orange Grove Boulevard were previously known as the Colorado Freeway. From 1964 to 1992, the Colorado Boulevard portions of Route 134 were renumbered as California State Route 248 . The official Ventura Freeway designation

3953-411: The state. One fire scientist explained that forest management (good or bad) had a minor influence on the severity of the fires, and that Woolsey was not a forest fire. The California Public Utilities Commission is investigating an equipment problem near the point of origin reported by Southern California Edison . At 2:22 p.m. PST on November 8, Southern California Edison reported an outage on

4020-522: The time. Brian Rice, president of the California Professional Firefighters, described Trump's assertion about the state's forest management practices as "dangerously wrong," noting that 60 percent of California forests are directly managed by the federal government, which has reduced spending on forestry in recent years. In public meetings, people affected by the fire were critical of the slow and inadequate response of

4087-465: The verge of bringing new genetic material, died trying to cross at this location. GPS tracking collars fitted by the researchers show that most mountain lions approach this particular area and turn back without attempting the hazardous crossing of the freeway. This will be the first bridge on the California highway system designed specifically for fostering wildlife connectivity. The Ventura Freeway

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4154-410: Was a wildfire that started in Los Angeles County and spread north to neighboring Ventura County , both located in the U.S. state of California . The fire ignited on November 8, 2018 and wasn't fully contained until November 21, 2018. The fire burned 96,949 acres (39,234 hectares) of land, destroyed 1,643 structures, killed three people, and prompted the evacuation of more than 295,000 people. It

4221-511: Was built by 1971. Before the construction of a new alignment in 1971, the portion east of the Golden State Freeway was known as the Colorado Freeway after nearby Colorado Boulevard , a historic thoroughfare in Pasadena and northeastern Los Angeles. The Ventura Freeway begins at the Santa Barbara / Ventura county line, west of La Conchita , as US 101. It travels eastward through the citrus orchards and strawberry fields of

4288-556: Was held on Earth Day in April 2022 with Governor Gavin Newsom , Wallis Annenberg , wildlife biologists and members of the public along with local, state and federal legislators. Caltrans set the beginning of construction for spring 2022 with construction to be completed within two years. Initial work included moving public utilities. As of mid-2024, the work is expected to finish in early 2025. Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway

4355-542: Was later cut back to terminate in Studio City at Lankershim and Ventura. The Interstate 5 off-ramp at Colorado Street is actually a former routing of SR 134, and there are still mileposts that refer to it as such. Old SR 134 followed Colorado Street through Glendale and Colorado Boulevard in Eagle Rock to the ramp connecting Colorado Boulevard and Figueroa Street to the Ventura Freeway. Old SR 134 continued onto

4422-742: Was one of several fires in California that ignited on the same day, along with the nearby Hill Fire and the destructive Camp Fire in Northern California. The fire started in Woolsey Canyon on the Santa Susana Field Laboratory property, and burned 80% of the site, a complex of industrial research and development buildings belonging to Boeing , in the Santa Susana Mountains above the Simi Valley near

4489-500: Was threatening scattered home sites. The flare-up sent a huge column of smoke over Point Mugu and out to sea. By November 21 at 6:11 p.m. PST, the fire was 100% contained. Many of the public and private parks and trails within the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area were closed indefinitely as damage due to the fire was being evaluated and necessary remediation measures were put in place. Closures included Malibu Creek State Park and Zuma Beach . Property owned by

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