Letters to the Editor: Malibu needs to adopt a ‘get to yes’ mindset as fire rebuilding stalls

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Nearly 10 months after the Palisades fire, Malibu has issued only four rebuilding permits while Pacific Palisades approved over 800, leaving the beachfront community frozen in place.

Santa Rosa rebuilt 79% of homes after the 2017 Tubbs fire by adopting a “get to yes” mindset with dedicated task forces and strict timelines.

Malibu’s unique coastal engineering demands complicate rebuilding, but former Rebuild Ambassador Abe Roy argues the city’s bureaucratic culture, not geography, is the real obstacle to recovery.

To the editor : Reading the Los Angeles Times recently, I felt a pang of embarrassment ( “Nine months after fires, residents continue to struggle with housing stabilit