CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / MALIBU

By Martha Groves

March 27, 2009 12 AM PT

The state of California has won a preservation award from the Los Angeles Conservancy for its restoration of the Malibu Pier. The conservancy recognized the state for showing “solid stewardship of this beloved public resource by reversing decades of decay while staying true to its historic character.”

Built in 1905, the pier endured storm damage and neglect that caused its closure to the public in 1995.

The pier reopened last June.

-- Martha Groves

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Martha Groves

Martha Groves, who covered the Westside for the Los Angeles Times, left the newsroom in 2015. A native Hoosier, she became a Metro reporter after many years as a Business writer and editor. She previously worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer and the late, lamented Chicago Daily News.

CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / MALIBU

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