Categories Selected Articles Part of Eastern Malibu Is ‘Gone,’ Mayor Says, as Palisades Fire Rages Post author By Mike Nova Post date January 12, 2025 Listen to this article A third of eastern Malibu has been destroyed by the blaze, including the communities of Big Rock and Carbon Mesa and a famed stretch of Pacific Coast Highway, officials said. ← Death toll from California wildfires rises to 16: LA Medical Examiner → Not everyone in the Palisades is wealthy. I’m a 22-year-old renter with multiple jobs who evacuated.