On a half-mile stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway that hugs the Malibu coastline, some 70 luxury homes once stood shoulder to shoulder on the sand, with uninterrupted views of the ocean.

their homes are gone too – including some of the spectacular beach homes lining the sand that were as much a Malibu landmark as the Topanga Canyon Motel that also burned. From cozy family homes ...

The oceanfront stretch known as “Billionaire’s Beach” suffered catastrophic damage, as wildfires reduced multimillion-dollar homes to ash and rubble.

Malibu’s iconic sand castles are crumbling ... a hillside area along the coast dotted with celebrity homes and memorialized by the Beach Boys in their 1960s hit “Surfin’ USA.” ...

MALIBU BEACH, Calif. – The sound of ocean waves lapping up against the beach filled the air on a sunny day, just feet away from homes and businesses that had been burned to ash. Day by day, people in ...

MALIBU BEACH, Calif. – The sound of ocean waves lapping up against the beach filled the air on a sunny day, just feet away from homes and businesses that had been burned to ash. Day by day ...

The wildfire quickly swelled throughout the day. By mid-afternoon homes were destroyed and dozens of cars were abandoned on ...

A Malibu resident whose neighborhood fire brigade helped save nearly a dozen homes during the Palisades ... I took them all to the beach, along with my drum sets and music equipment, and then ...