Declaring Malibu's fire recovery a failure, city's rebuild ambassador quits and says mayor should go, too

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AdvertisementThat painfully slow progress provided the backdrop Monday, as rebuilding ambassador Abe Roy told the City Council he was resigning. “Our work is far from done,” Roy told the City Council. “Two permits issued in nearly 10 months is an abomination by any standard.”Malibu is struggling to rebuildDespite all the city’s apparent privilege, the truth is that many Malibu residents are struggling to rebuild. (We have no reconstruction plans pending before the city.) In an email Tuesday to the five-member City Council, Roy directly addressed Riggins, who is serving — as part of a regular rotation — as mayor.