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Monday, August 24, 2026

City forces Farmers Market relocation to City Hall

Malibu spent tens of thousands in staff and deputy overtime Sunday to move the market off Legacy Park after operator refused to return to the county library lot.

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Farmers Market dispute has been brewing for years

A 2023 deed-restriction warning from the city council went unheeded as Cornucopia Foundation kept renting spaces on Legacy Park land.

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Point Dume power outage nears full restoration

Southern California Edison expects all 306 affected customers back online by 11 a.m. Monday after an overnight failure.

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Triple-digit heat, record ocean warmth grip region

Inland Malibu could hit 108 Wednesday as a scientist warns an "extreme" El Nino may drive record coastal flooding this fall and winter.

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Teens spot vape-sparked brush fire on Kanan, call 911

A tossed electronic cigarette ignited a small fire near a strawberry vendor pullout Saturday night; young passersby put it out.

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Motorcyclist seriously hurt in Kanan Road crash

The rider was found 50 to 80 feet down an embankment Sunday afternoon and airlifted from the scene.

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Sunday, August 23, 2026

Malibu forces Farmers Market out of Legacy Park, and up to to City Hall

Five sheriff's deputies and three code enforcement officers moved the market off Civic Center Way after months of permit disputes with manager Debra Bianco.

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Saturday, August 22, 2026

Teens spot, extinguish small brush fire on Kanan Dume Road

A discarded vape apparently tossed from a car sparked a quarter-acre brush fire Saturday night on Kanan Dume Road.

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Friday, August 21, 2026

Federal judge affirms Trump takeover of Santa Barbara oil coast

Ruling strips California of property rights and regulatory control over restarted Sable Offshore pipelines, though the company was fined $1.5 million.

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City orders Malibu Farmers Market shut down Sunday

City manager Joe Irvin says zoning officials, backed by deputies if needed, will block the market from setting up on Civic Center Way.

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Driver killed in single-vehicle crash near Channel Islands

The CHP has released few details about the Lewis Road crash that killed a 26-year-old pickup driver.

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Malibu council to define what counts as a beachfront house

For 35 years the city has used tradition and common sense to apply two different sets of density rules to homes on the sand.

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Council to consider ban on overnight parking in city lots

Residents have complained about transients cooking and washing clothes in lots at the library and Bluffs Park.

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Speed cameras, new AV system also on council radar Monday

Social media complaints about Malibu's new LIDAR speed cameras are likely to surface in public comment.

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Fire experts warn: it's your neighbor's clutter, not the plants

Two days after California's Zone Zero rules took effect, a regional fire safety panel says garbage cans and patio furniture pose bigger risks than vegetation.

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Grammy winner Diane Warren adopts runaway West Hollywood piglet

Wilbur — the pig that led rescuers on a chase through West Hollywood — is headed for an animal sanctuary in the Santa Monica Mountains.

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Santa Monica's giant digital billboards spark 'mini Vegas' backlash

Sixteen digital signs of up to 1,000 square feet each are going up near the pier and Third Street Promenade under a 30-year deal.

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Thursday, August 20, 2026

Zone Zero fire rules coming to Malibu in 3½ years

New state rules require Malibu property owners to clear vegetation within one foot of buildings, with tougher restrictions phased in by 2032.

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Caltrans to drill in PCH landslide zone next week; lane closure ahead

Geotechnical rigs will be set up just past Sunset, heading towards Malibu, with a westbound lane closed all next week.

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Palisades Fire arson suspect set for November trial

Jonathan Rinderknecht's second trial is set for Nov. 2, after the federal case against him collapsed in June.

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Malibu delegation demands FEMA release emergency water pipeline funds

Senators Schiff and Padilla and Rep. Brownley want to know why $4.9 million for the Encinal Canyon water connection has been stalled for 18 months.

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Paramount-Warner Bros. merger would cost L.A. 4,500 jobs, study finds

A new L.A. County study says the David Ellison-led takeover would wipe out $4 billion in business output and $547 million in tax revenue.

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1,100 Malibu students head back to school Thursday

Webster and Malibu elementary schools reopen, while Malibu High and Middle School students return amid ongoing campus construction.

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Please Consider KBUU On California Public Radio Day - We Need Satellite Connections

The all-volunteer Malibu station is raising money to cover satellite backup costs after recent fiber optic vandalism knocked it off the air.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Malibu delegation demands FEMA release Encinal water pipeline grant

Senators Schiff and Padilla and Rep. Brownley want to know why $4.9 million promised in December 2024 remains unspent.

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State approves Zone Zero fire rules for hazardous places like Malibu

New rules give homeowners about 3-1/2 years to clear burnable material from within five feet of structures in very high fire hazard zones - like all of Malibu

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PCH speed camera poles going up at five Malibu locations

About 30 metal poles are being installed this week to support LIDAR-based enforcement cameras that will start issuing warnings in about four weeks.

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Construction site burglaries surge in Pacific Palisades

Residents are barricading streets at night as thieves target copper wire and pipes; Malibu has not seen a similar spike yet.

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Los Angeles weighs $5,000 fines for illegal fireworks

The L.A. City Council is considering combined LAPD and fire enforcement after commercial-grade explosives sparked deaths, fires and millions in damage.

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Feds try again to convict Palisades Fire suspect after mistrial

Jonathan Rinderknecht is set to be arraigned on a revised indictment after a jury deadlocked 10-2 to acquit him earlier this year.

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Fake Karen Bass poll fools L.A. TV stations

The outfit behind an official-looking survey showing the mayor 18 points ahead admitted it was a hoax after being questioned by the L.A. Times.

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Arizona threatens to sue over Colorado River water cuts

Malibu gets about 7 percent of its drinking water from the shrinking river as the Trump administration orders cuts only from lower-basin states.

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Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Buena Fire burns 2 acres above Point Mugu

Ventura County crews stopped the fire's forward progress within an hour in the western Santa Monica Mountains.

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Senators seek ban on wildfire betting markets

Polymarket took $1.25 million in bets on California fires as Malibu, the Palisades and Altadena burned, the L.A. Times reports.

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Planning Commission delays yogurt shop over chain-store rule

A 400-square-foot overage at the Whole Foods center held up Go Greek Yogurt, but a departing Tesla showroom may solve the problem.

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Caltrans to repair century-old PCH pedestrian tunnels

The tunnels at Chautauqua and Entrada suffer from failed pumps, sand-blocked drains and contaminated water leaking from above.

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Ellison demands $1.9 billion bond in Warner merger fight

The Malibu billionaire is asking a federal judge to force California and other states to backstop his Paramount-Warner deal.

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Small nuclear reactors planned for Port of Long Beach

A startup called Bluecore Energy would build modular reactors on barges to power port operations, 50 miles from Malibu.

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Monday, August 17, 2026

Caruso reopens Palisades Village 19 months after fire

Developer Rick Caruso cut the ribbon Saturday at the rebuilt Pacific Palisades shopping center, calling it one chapter in a long recovery.

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Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner reportedly house-hunting in Malibu

New York tabloid Page Six reports the couple toured high-end Malibu listings, with Jared's brother Josh Kushner already owning an oceanfront home here.

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Waymo wins appeal to keep late-night Santa Monica operations

A state appeals court restored Waymo's overnight access to Santa Monica charging lots, over the objections of the city and neighbors.

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Yogurt chain seeks Malibu Planning Commission exception

Go Greek Yogurt asks planners Monday to let it open at Whole Foods in the Park despite the city's chain-store cap.

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State water board challenges Malibu's Big Rock drainage

The Malibu City Council will meet in closed session next week over alleged Clean Water Act violations at the Big Rock Mesa landslide drains.

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Malibu may expand parking enforcement to library lot

A proposed ordinance would let city parking officers ticket at the county library lot, where RVs and late-night cooking have raised safety concerns.

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Lake Powell hits record low, threatening Colorado River supplies

Malibu gets about a third of its drinking water from the Colorado, but a wet California winter has cushioned the immediate impact.

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Friday, August 14, 2026

Hammerhead shark spotted cruising Malibu Pier

Rare sighting off the pier confirms warm-water species are moving north as El Niño pushes tropical waters into Southern California.

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Magnitude 2.5 quake shakes waters off Trancas

The Thursday night quake struck 8.9 miles below the ocean floor south of Broad Beach; a smaller quake hit near Encinal Canyon a day earlier.

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Malibu declares fire emergency as brush dries out

The annual declaration lets deputies clear homeless encampments within minutes; live fuel moisture has dropped below the 65 percent threshold.

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Palisades Fire suspect faces second trial after mistrial

Federal prosecutors have filed a revised indictment against Jonathan Rinderknecht after a jury deadlocked 10-2 in favor of acquittal.

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Four candidates qualify for Malibu City Council race

Incumbents Riggins and Stewart face challenges from a fire victim and a mystery candidate; two other would-be candidates were washed out.

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Five candidates vie for four seats on SMMUSD board

Malibu resident Stacy Rouse seeks a second term against four Santa Monica challengers in a race often dominated by Santa Monica voters.

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Coastal Commission rejects offshore fracking plan

The panel unanimously turned down DCOR's proposal to nearly quadruple production at Platform Gilda off the Ventura County coast.

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Zuma Beach Triathlon returns Sept. 19-20

The scaled-back event benefits the Challenged Athletes Foundation and the Boys and Girls Club of Malibu, with three courses now open for registration.

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Palisades Village reopens Saturday after $100M rebuild

Rick Caruso's shopping center, saved from the January 2025 wildfires by private firefighters, cuts its ribbon at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow.

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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

LAUSD starts school today; Malibu classes begin next week

The nation's second-largest school district opens today, bringing more traffic through the Santa Monica Mountains and Malibu.

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Malibu Education Foundation delivers $820,000 to school board

The three-year-old foundation is ramping up fundraising as it funds academic recovery from the fires and prepares for fall events.

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Council skeptical of Film Society's offer to build arts center

Malibu Film Society director Scott Tallal wants the arts commission to explore a privately funded theater behind Cross Creek Ranch.

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City holds listening session tonight on three future park sites

Malibu wants public feedback on preliminary designs for the Ioki, Triangle and Heathercliff properties, purchased over a decade ago for $42 million.

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Verizon offers $25,000 reward after fiber vandalism

Cut fiber optic lines last weekend caused spotty internet and cellphone outages across Southern California.

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Appeals court sides with county in Carbon Beach mansion tax fight

A ruling that off-market sale prices don't automatically set fair market value could reshape California property tax law.

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Sergey Brin pours $102 million into fighting California wealth tax

The part-time Malibu resident and Google co-founder is bankrolling opposition and competing measures aimed at Proposition 40.

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DA weighs homicide charges against Edison over Eaton Fire

After L.A. County Fire blamed SCE for the 19 deaths in Altadena, criminal charges could threaten the utility's access to the state wildfire fund.

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Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Coastal Commission to oppose offshore fracking off Ventura

California's Coastal Commission votes today on the first offshore fracking proposal in more than a decade, 33 miles up the coast from Zuma Beach.

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Malibu council rejects PCH roundabouts near Broad Beach

Council members unanimously scrapped plans for two traffic circles west of Broad Beach, saying they belong elsewhere on PCH.

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Seven more Malibu fire properties red-tagged as PCH erodes

Caltrans is dumping rock to shore up PCH near Big Rock as 23 burned-out sites now threaten the highway and ocean.

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Trump's history of feuding with the Coastal Commission

The president has held up $40 billion in wildfire aid and moved to defund the Coastal Commission, which once ordered him to permit a flagpole.

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California subpoenas German energy firm bought by Trump administration

Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration issued an investigative subpoena against RWE, the California Energy Commission chair confirmed.

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Council rejects sewer capacity request for Cross Creek apartments

A proposed 20-unit apartment complex behind Cross Creek Ranch appears unlikely after Malibu declined to allocate additional wastewater plant capacity.

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Council hires consultant to review Weintraub hotel proposal

Malibu will hire the same firm that produced a widely criticized Whole Foods traffic study to analyze a new hotel at PCH and Malibu Canyon Road.

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Malibu residents debate parks plan for three vacant city lots

About 40 residents told City Hall what they want built at Heathercliff, the Civic Center and Point Dume, as Malibu shapes its first parks master plan.

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Scientists warn of 'Quad Tides' flooding threat this winter

Scripps oceanographers say a super El Niño, rising seas, high waves and peak tidal cycles will converge around Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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Malibu billionaire couple joins Bob Iger to buy the Lakers

Josh Kushner and Karlie Kloss, who live in Malibu's Wave House, are part of a $12.5 billion deal to purchase the Los Angeles Lakers.

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L.A. County weighs ban on election gambling by workers

Election officials are examining what to do about the rising popularity of election wagering on prediction markets.

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Newsom pushes secret bills to shield utilities from wildfire costs

The governor is asking lawmakers to reduce how much Southern California Edison and other profit-making utilities must pay after wildfires.

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Monday, August 10, 2026

Caltrans races to shore up PCH at Big Rock

Emergency weekend repairs aim to stop waves from washing more of Pacific Coast Highway into the ocean west of the Big Rock signal.

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Multiple PCH lane closures scheduled this week

Caltrans, Verizon and Southern California Edison all have crews working along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu this week.

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Vandalism knocks out Verizon service, silences KBUU

Verizon is restoring Internet, phone and TV service in western Malibu after what the company calls vandalism — the second such outage this week.

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Trump moves to seize control of California's coast

A federal hearing in Santa Monica today is the first legal step toward stripping the state of authority over offshore waters — potentially opening the door to oil drilling off Malibu.

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Car crash sparks first major brush fire of the season

A six-acre fire near Sandstone Peak briefly threatened Carlisle Canyon homes Friday. Separately, two people in their 90s died in a Santa Monica house fire.

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Surfrider hotel promoted concert it promised city to skip

Days after telling Malibu in writing it would not participate in Sunday Sessions, the hotel's manager appeared on CBS LA inviting guests to his rooftop bar.

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Farmers Market stalls move across street as showdown looms

Cornucopia Foundation shifted some vendors out of Legacy Park on Sunday amid a brewing fight with City Hall over deed restrictions.

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Saturday, August 8, 2026

Caltrans installs more K-rails at Big Rock as coast erodes

Emergency work targets a 20000-block stretch of PCH after hurricane waves washed behind seawalls that survived the fire.

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Brush fire burns 5.6 acres near Sandstone Peak

Ventura County crews had the fire 65 percent contained by Friday evening after it burned up a canyon near a trailhead parking lot.

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County to truck in 4,800 tons of rock to save Point Dume road

Emergency Coastal Commission permit clears the way to shore up the only vehicle access to the public beach at Point Dume.

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L.A. County to armor Point Dume road with 4,800 tons of rock

An emergency Coastal Commission permit clears the way to extend a seawall after waves cut an 8-foot cliff beneath the only road to the beach.

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Farmers market stays in Legacy Park as city presses for library-lot return

The Cornucopia Foundation has refused to move back across the street, and the park’s deed bars commercial activity on the site.

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First Malibu apartment project in 35 years proposed behind Cross Creek

Owners want to build 20 units on 3.5 acres now zoned for retail, and first need city council approval to tie into the Civic Center sewer.

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Post-Palisades Fire study: ocean clean, but lead lingers in soil

A USC-led consortium analyzed 6,000 soil samples and 900 seawater samples after the January 2025 fire.

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L.A. County to pay $5.1 million in Trump tariffs on new Firehawk

The Sikorsky airframe is built in Poland, triggering an EU tariff on the county’s $43 million firefighting helicopter purchase.

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Overnight Edison shutoffs anger Calabasas residents in heat wave

SCE is installing plastic-covered overhead lines to reduce fire ignition risk, but 600 homes lost power during 100-degree days.

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Trump pays German firm $1.2 billion to abandon Humboldt offshore wind

The buyout is the largest of five this year steering companies away from offshore wind, killing a 1.6-gigawatt project off Northern California.

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Thursday, August 6, 2026

L.A. County Begins Rebuilding Point Dume Beach Washout

Crews are moving rocks and sand near Sunset Restaurant to shore up the road and its water pipe, where the beach has narrowed dramatically.

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Malibu Public Safety Commission Delays Zone Zero Recommendation

Commissioners want to see what the state Board of Forestry adopts before recommending fire-risk landscaping rules for Malibu.

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Sheriff: 90 Percent of Malibu Crime Committed by Homeless

Deputies made 11 arrests in July as the summer Beach Team logs hundreds of citations at Zuma, Westward and Surfrider.

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Malibu Seeks Public Input on Vacant Park Lands

City council members will hold another summertime listening session next Wednesday on plans for three lots bought a decade ago for $43 million.

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Edison Threatens Stock Buyback Unless Legislature Shields Utilities

SCE president Pedro Pizarro warns lawmakers that without wildfire liability protection, the company will redirect capital away from safety investments.

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L.A. Voters to Decide Palisades Exemption from Mansion Tax

A November ballot measure would exempt fire-damaged Pacific Palisades homes from the city's tax on high-value real estate sales.

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LAX Wins $289 Million Federal Grant for Airport Interchange

The four-year project will reroute Malibu-bound traffic via new overhead loops off Sepulveda Boulevard and demolish the 96th Street entrance.

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European Model: 90% Chance of Wet Winter for Southern California

Forecasters project 40% to 70% more rain than normal from December through February, potentially double Malibu's usual total.

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Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Malibu presses Caltrans to shore up PCH before winter

City Manager Joe Irwin says the state may be underestimating the immediate threat of erosion to Pacific Coast Highway near Big Rock.

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Study: PCH roundabouts would add just 7 seconds to evacuation

Malibu's traffic engineers say the two proposed westside roundabouts would have minimal impact on a wildfire evacuation that could take up to 16 hours anyway.

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Metro grant means PCH roundabouts can't be temporary

A new city report says the two proposed western Malibu roundabouts must be permanent if the $2 million project is funded by LA Metro.

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Speed camera project runs $1.25 million over budget

Malibu's $20 million automated traffic ticket camera program has a cost overrun, and the city may have to cover it out of the general fund.

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Public safety commission to weigh Zone Zero plant ban

Director Susan Duenas is asking the commission to consider banning all plants within 5 feet of inhabited structures, even after the state walked back its version.

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Sandwich Shop Malibu set to open in home kitchen today

The takeout venture on Morning View Drive has an LA County home kitchen permit, but a state law question hangs over whether Malibu has authorized restaurants in residential zones.

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LA County: Edison caused Eaton Fire that killed 19

An unused high-voltage line left in place for 50 years energized during Santa Ana winds and ignited the Altadena firestorm, county fire officials concluded.

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Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Malibu Planning Commission rejects DWP storage yard on Corral Canyon

Commissioners voted 3-0 against Los Angeles's plan to stage electrical equipment on a Malibu hillside for a Pacific Palisades project 10 miles away.

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Point Dume Access Road still closed after hurricane waves

LA County Beaches and Harbors is searching for a temporary fix after last week's surf ate away sand supporting the road and 340 parking spaces.

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Malibu weighs adopting state's strictest original Zone Zero rules

Public Safety Director Susan Duenas is asking the commission whether Malibu should ban combustible vegetation within five feet of homes.

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Southern California fire crews sent to battle Spokane wildfires

Officials in Washington are comparing the destruction to the Palisades Fire, with more than 600 homes burned and tens of thousands evacuated.

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SCE choppers, drones to inspect power lines in western Malibu

Southern California Edison says the flights over the next few weeks will look for hot spots that could fail and spark wildfires.

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Trump visit to Palos Verdes will snarl LAX-area traffic tonight

The president's motorcade from LAX to Trump National Golf Course is expected to close portions of the 405 and Sepulveda Boulevard.

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Monday, August 3, 2026

County scrambles to stabilize washed-out Westward Beach road

Last week's hurricane waves washed out the beach and forced closure of the road leading to Point Dume.

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Malibu red-tags 16 lots along PCH, but fencing remains inadequate

The city says it red-tagged parcels as a public safety measure, but most sites still have fencing that blew over months ago.

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Kanan Fire burns 5 acres near Westlake Boulevard

The brush fire broke out Sunday afternoon near a cluster of houses at the north end of Kanan Road.

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Man dies after Coast Guard intercepts smuggling boat near Channel Islands

A Coast Guard ship stopped a boat carrying 21 people near San Clemente Island; one man aboard was found unconscious and later died.

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Sandwich shop set to open Wednesday across from Malibu Middle School

The operator has a county home-kitchen permit but no city permits, raising questions about Malibu's residential zoning rules.

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YIMBY Law says Malibu agreed to repeal anti-duplex ordinance

The housing group sued after the governor exempted four fire-hit cities from SB 9; it now says Malibu will accept duplex applications.

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Caltrans freeway signs falsely declared "Point Dume Closed"

Only the road to the tip of Point Dume was shut. Businesses and neighborhood streets were all open.

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Heat and warm ocean pack Malibu beaches over the weekend

Zuma Beach's parking lot sold out and PCH jammed as hundreds of thousands hit the coast. More of the same is expected all week.

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Sunday, August 2, 2026

PCH speed camera project faces $1.25 million cost overrun

Malibu officials need nearly 50% more to install electric power for five automated radar enforcement cameras planned along Pacific Coast Highway.

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Malibu Pier music festival plans unraveling

Two of three announced venues for the August 9th outdoor concert lack city permits, and the Surfrider Malibu has pulled out entirely.

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Doug Stewart first to submit petitions for fall council race

Four other candidates have taken petitions ahead of the August 7th deadline for the Malibu City Council election.

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Malibu Film Society pitches privately funded arts center

The group wants to raise private money to build a theater, performing arts center and art studios on city land behind Cross Creek Ranch.

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Red Cross picks Boys and Girls Club as Palisades Fire recovery partner

The Malibu-based recovery coalition has already distributed $3.3 million in cash and $3.5 million in goods to fire survivors.

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Bill Bixler, longtime Malibu High music teacher, dies at 80

The KBUU jazz show host, band leader and Dick Van Dyke collaborator had been battling cancer for several years.

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Friday, July 24, 2026

Man's Body Recovered from Ocean at Big Rock

Sheriff's deputies and lifeguards responded to a burned-out vacant lot just west of the Big Rock traffic signal.

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Malibu Adds August 12 Hearing on New Park Facilities

A three-hour public meeting on soccer fields, parking and a community center at three long-vacant park sites is set for Wednesday, August 12.

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LA DWP Seeks Seven-Year Storage Yard in Malibu Hills

The plan would send dozens of daily truck trips through PCH lane closures to serve Pacific Palisades reconstruction 10 miles away.

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16-Year-Old Arrested in Santa Monica Pier Killing

A juvenile from Las Vegas surrendered 40 hours after Sunday night's fatal shooting in the pier parking lot.

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Santa Monica Turns On Cameras to Ticket Bike Lane Blockers

Automatic cameras will mail out $93 tickets to vehicles blocking bike lanes and $293 tickets for bus stop violations.

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Calabasas Approves 137 More Apartments at Top of Malibu Canyon

Planning commissioners say rejecting the density-bonus project would spark a lawsuit the city would likely lose.

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Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Parks Commission rejects land swap, endorses soccer fields at Chili Cookoff site

Malibu Parks and Recreation Commission backs two soccer fields at Ioki Park and rejects a proposed hotel-related land swap at the Civic Center.

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Parks meetings scheduled with barely a day's notice

The city gave 26 hours' notice for the first of two public meetings on parks proposals, and the plans still aren't posted online.

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Road-rage suspect leads 100 mph chase across L.A. County

Santa Monica police tried to arrest a Range Rover driver Tuesday morning; he fled, hit 100 mph on the 405, and was stopped in South San Gabriel.

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Trump freezes $867 million in California Medicaid, targets UCLA research

Federal cuts hit California's Medicaid program and hundreds of University of California research grants, with evidence UCLA has been singled out.

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FAIR Plan strained by Malibu and other wealthy enclaves

More than 7 percent of California's insurer-of-last-resort liability sits in just seven zip codes, a UC Berkeley analysis finds.

Fire Safety Malibu Real Estate Insurance Wildfire Recovery

California making progress on wildfire prevention, but federal cuts loom

The Public Policy Institute of California says the state is treating 591,000 acres a year against a million-acre goal, and federal retreat could set it back.

Fire Safety National Wildfire Recovery

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Broad Beach sand district raises taxes 3.6% — still no sand

The three-resident board approved another increase Sunday, 16 years and $47 million into a project that has yet to move one grain of sand.

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Reckless driver rear-ends family car on Malibu Canyon Road

Children were heard screaming over the phone as a father called dispatchers to report the crash near Piuma Road.

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Malibu unveils parks plan — and a surprise hotel land swap

The city released conceptual plans for ballfields at Ioki Park and a rec center on Point Dume, alongside a developer's proposal to swap land for a hotel next to City Hall.

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City unveils PCH redesign at Malibu's most crash-prone intersection

The plan for PCH at Las Flores Creek would eliminate the westbound left turn into the gas station near Duke's.

Traffic Enforcement Infrastructure Malibu City Hall PCH Safety

Sable Offshore becomes region's top smog producer upwind of Malibu

Santa Barbara air regulators let the Texas oil company keep flaring contaminants after Sable warned a shutdown would cost $2 million a day.

National Donald Trump Chevron Santa Monica Mountains Energy

Homeowners sue to block big Kanan Road development in Agoura Hills

Residents fear a multistory commercial-residential building at Kanan and Agoura roads would clog evacuation routes during fire emergencies.

Fire Safety Courts Disaster Preparedness Santa Monica Mountains Kanan Road

Man shot dead in Santa Monica Pier parking lot after weekend party

Police are seeking witnesses after a fight in Parking Lot 1 North ended in gunfire early Monday, hours after World Cup crowds packed the pier.

Public Safety Santa Monica Active Investigation

85-year-old Santa Monica Pier bridge to be demolished this week

Temporary stairways will keep the pier open while Santa Monica replaces the seismically unsafe span at Ocean Avenue.

Transportation Infrastructure PCH Safety Santa Monica

Obituary: Col. Clarence 'Dutch' Rubenacker, Kanan Dume Road designer

The Malibu Park resident, who died July 6, rose from LA County road worker to civil engineer overseeing county road projects.

Kanan Road Obituary

Today's weather: Clear skies, extreme heat ahead for a week

A tropical storm scrubbed the marine layer while a Texas high pressure system pushes hot air into Southern California.

Weather Heat Wave

Thursday, July 16, 2026

Council backs Pier-to-Pier ferry concept in 3-2 vote

Malibu council members Silverstein and Uhring voted no, warning ferry service could trigger a state law allowing denser residential development.

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Third candidate enters Malibu City Council race

Anne Komarovsk, fresh off a gubernatorial bid that drew 0.00% of the vote, has pulled nominating petitions for November.

Malibu City Council Local Media Elections 2026

Broad Beach sand district posts vague agenda for Sunday meeting

The public agency wants to raise taxes on 108 homeowners and pay its attorney $845 an hour, but details are missing from the posted agenda.

Wildlife Public Safety Coastal Commission Malibu Real Estate

Six arrested at Santa Monica Pier with 34 illegal lobsters

Fish and Wildlife officers found spiny lobsters — including egg-bearing females — hidden in duffel bags, backpacks and a baby stroller.

Wildlife Law Enforcement Technology Santa Monica

PPIC poll: Becerra leads Hilton by 37 points; strong coastal support

A new Public Policy Institute of California poll shows overwhelming support for the Coastal Commission and offshore wind, and opposition to Newsom's gas car ban.

National Elections 2026 Coastal Commission Energy

Two Malibu power outages Monday; manhole flashover on Shearwater

About 2,275 SCE customers in western Malibu lost power, and a flashover caused smoke inside a manhole at Zuma Bay Village.

Utilities Public Safety Heat Wave

PCH roundabout plan still up in the air, vote set for Sept. 4

Malibu has spent about half a million dollars designing lane narrowing and roundabouts west of Broad Beach, with construction costs of $1.4 million still ahead.

Malibu City Council Traffic Enforcement PCH Safety Zuma Beach

Malibu asks state to independently study PCH cliff stability

Council members are skeptical of Caltrans' assurance that the highway in the fire zone is not in danger of falling into the ocean.

Caltrans Palisades Fire PCH Safety Malibu Recovery Wildfire Recovery

Fire victims may be asked to pay to bury Malibu communications lines

SCE's high-voltage lines are now underground, but household voltage wires and thick communications cables from Verizon, Charter and Crown Castle remain on poles.

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Mayor Silverstein wants crackdown on Farmers Market, other 'scofflaws'

The mayor named the Farmers Market, Nobu, Surf Canyon and a Fourth of July laser show as operating without proper permits.

Malibu City Council Bruce Silverstein Business Code Enforcement

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

SCE Says Both Malibu Outages Were Linked; More Cuts Possible

Southern California Edison says a manhole flashover on Shearwater Lane caused Monday's second outage affecting 2,275 western Malibu accounts.

Utilities Local Media Public Safety Malibu Recovery

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Friday, July 10, 2026

Nobu and Malibu near secret settlement over zoning violations

The trendy restaurant has asked to put its lawsuit against the city on hold, apparently as part of a legal agreement council will discuss Monday.

Malibu City Council Courts PCH Safety Code Enforcement

Malibu asks state to protect PCH, not private owners

A proposed letter to Caltrans argues fire-zone beachfront owners should not bear responsibility for shoring up the state highway against wave damage.

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Malibu to press governor on undergrounding utility lines

The city says telecom and cable companies refuse to bury lines even as Edison undergrounds power lines paid for by ratepayers.

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Stewart confirms run for second term; Riggins leaning in

The Malibu council candidate nomination period opens Monday and closes Aug. 7 for the two expiring seats.

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135-unit expansion of Avalon Calabasas returns to planners

Opponents warn adding units near Malibu Canyon's top worsens fire evacuation risk on already-overcapacity Las Virgenes Road.

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Art opening, poetry jubilation and movie in the park this weekend

Malibu City Hall unveils "Carving Canvas" tonight, followed by a Saturday poetry gathering and an open-air family film at Bluffs Park.

Community Events Malibu City Hall

Rolling Stones drop 25th album; KBUU spins cuts at 9:30

"Foreign Tongues" features Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, Robert Smith and a posthumous Charlie Watts drum track.

Local Media Entertainment Industry

Monsoon moisture Sunday, then 112-degree heat wave by Tuesday

Offshore winds clear Malibu beaches Sunday before an inland heat wave pushes to the coast Tuesday through Thursday.

Weather Heat Wave Santa Monica Mountains

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Malibu officials fight LADWP storage yard on Corral Canyon

City says emergency permit expired Monday for hillside graded by Los Angeles utility to store pipe for Palisades rebuild 10 miles away.

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Friday, June 12, 2026

Palisades Fire suspect asked ChatGPT about cigarette liability, prosecutors say

Federal prosecutors say Jonathan Rinderknecht queried ChatGPT about cigarette fire liability moments after the fire was set on New Year's Eve.

Law Enforcement Technology Courts Palisades Fire Active Investigation Wildfire Recovery

Coastal Commission approves PCH lane reduction, roundabouts in western Malibu

Caltrans now has final permission to cut one mile of PCH from five lanes to two and install two traffic circles.

Traffic Enforcement Caltrans PCH Safety Coastal Commission Malibu Recovery

Concrete guardrails installed on Malibu Canyon Road after teen's death

LA County added barriers on the canyon road where 17-year-old Hunter Langley plunged to his death last winter, after his mother's persistent advocacy.

Traffic Fatalities Malibu Canyon Infrastructure Public Safety PCH Safety

Sacramento bill would create independent Malibu school district

Sen. Ben Allen and Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin will introduce AB 745 today to carve Malibu out of the Santa Monica school district.

Ben Allen Education State Assembly School District Separation State Senate SMMUSD

High tides flood second Zuma Beach entrance, leaving one risky way in

Two of three Zuma parking lot entrances are underwater, forcing all traffic through a treacherous PCH left turn.

Weather Infrastructure PCH Safety Malibu Lagoon Zuma Beach

MRCA settles for $14 million in oak tree death of 8-year-old boy

The state will pay the family of Lamar McClothurn, killed at King Gillette Ranch when a tree limb fell despite prior warnings.

Wildlife Courts Public Safety Santa Monica Mountains

Acting US Attorney signals California election fraud charges coming

Bill Essayli told Glenn Beck charges will be filed after results are certified, as USPS proposes a rule targeting California mail ballots.

National Donald Trump Courts Elections 2026

David Hockney, famed artist and longtime Malibu homeowner, dies at 88

The British painter who helped define the Los Angeles aesthetic owned a beach house on PCH and a Hollywood Hills home.

Malibu Real Estate Entertainment Industry Obituary

KBUU News going on summer hiatus

The station's daily news will pause until mid-July, returning for major breaking stories as needed.

Local Media

Thursday, June 11, 2026

High surf pounds Malibu beaches as tides keep climbing

The Malibu Pier remains closed and tides will rise nightly through Sunday, with more swell predicted next Tuesday.

Weather Public Safety PCH Safety Malibu Lagoon

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Prosecutors: Palisades fire suspect sought revenge on society

Federal prosecutors say Jonathan Rinderknecht set the Lachman fire out of anger; the defense says he tried to stop it.

Courts Palisades Fire Malibu Recovery Active Investigation Wildfire Recovery

L.A. Mayor's brother joins fire victims suing the city

Kenneth Bass lost his Rambla Pacifico home in the Palisades fire and is now among thousands of plaintiffs naming his sister as a defendant.

Courts Palisades Fire Malibu Real Estate Malibu Recovery Wildfire Recovery

Grossman hit with $21 million more in punitive damages

Jury adds punitive penalties on top of $176 million already awarded for the 2020 crosswalk deaths of two Iskander brothers.

Traffic Fatalities Courts Pedestrian Deaths

Trump administration targets California Coastal Commission

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has ordered NOAA to review whether California is improperly restricting offshore wind, oil and SpaceX projects.

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Malibu Chili Cook-Off returns Labor Day — if permit clears

The Boys and Girls Club says the carnival, competition and beer garden are back, with new fire preparedness activities and Aviator Nation as music partner.

Fire Safety Community Events Malibu City Hall Disaster Preparedness

Malibu High graduates 105 seniors on football field

Senior class president Ella Stabile praised the resilience of a class that did homework in evacuation zones, with 95 percent heading to college.

Education Community Events SMMUSD Malibu Recovery

Friday, June 5, 2026

LAPD shoots robbery suspect, shuts down 405 Freeway

Northbound 405 closed at Howard Hughes Parkway after pursuit ended in officer-involved shooting, snarling Westside traffic.

Transportation Traffic Enforcement Law Enforcement Technology Sheriff's Department Active Investigation

World Cup fan zone opens at Santa Monica Pier

Michelob ULTRA Pitchside Club runs June 12-25, raising concerns about PCH traffic at Malibu's only freeway connection.

Transportation Community Events PCH Safety Santa Monica

Santa Monica eyes federal grant to cap I-10 with parks

City council will vote next week on a $2 million grant to study capping the 10 Freeway between 11th and 20th streets.

Transportation Infrastructure Santa Monica

Malibu warns of email scams impersonating City Hall

Fake invoices targeting older adults and fire survivors appear to come from city commissions or committees.

Sheriff's Department Malibu City Hall Public Safety Wildfire Recovery

Irwin leads Ventura County Assembly race at 41 percent

Democrat Jacqui Irwin leads Republican Sam Gallucci in the district that includes the Ventura County section of Malibu.

State Assembly Elections 2026 Santa Monica Mountains Ventura County

Bass leads LA mayor's race; Pratt narrowly ahead of Raman

Karen Bass commands 35 percent as vote-by-mail ballots narrow Spencer Pratt's lead over Nithya Raman for second place.

Local Media Elections 2026

Trump pours $700 million into coal, including Oakland terminal

A $75 million federal bailout will fund a California terminal exporting Wyoming coal to Asia through whale feeding grounds.

National Wildlife Donald Trump Energy

Joan Lunden headlines Malibu Library Speakers Series June 17

The former "Good Morning America" anchor and bestselling author will speak at Malibu City Hall.

Community Events Malibu City Hall

Malibu Brewing Company wins Best of Show statewide

Malibu Brewing's Hatch, a Mexican-style lager brewed with Hatch green chiles, captured the top award in a rare win for a chili beer.

Business

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Jury awards $176 million to family of boys killed by Grossman

Penalty phase begins next for socialite Rebecca Grossman, boyfriend Scott Erickson and her plastic surgeon husband after deadly Westlake crash.

Courts Pedestrian Deaths

Malibu Colony beach homes may get sewer hookup; Serra Estates exempt

City Council to hear update Monday on long-delayed Phase 2 sewer expansion required by state water regulators.

Malibu City Council Infrastructure Utilities Malibu Lagoon Wildfire Recovery

Caltrans to brief Malibu council on PCH stability after fire damage

Burned wooden piers and retaining walls that protected the highway for a century are gone, leaving vertical drops to the ocean.

Malibu City Council Infrastructure Caltrans Palisades Fire PCH Safety Malibu Recovery

Malibu-to-Santa Monica ferry backers say $60 million in hand

Pier to Pier will ask the City Council Monday for a letter of support to take to State Parks for a Malibu Pier permit.

Ben Allen Transportation Malibu City Council PCH Safety Malibu Recovery Business

Malibu taxpayers set to help fund Santa Monica park rebuild

Santa Monica College will contribute about $18 million toward rebuilding Memorial Park, echoing its $5 million Legacy Park contribution two decades ago.

Education Santa Monica Mountains Santa Monica

Coastal Commission to weigh Santa Monica beach concert, LCP fight

Goldenvoice wants to fence 900,000 square feet of beach for 35,000 ticket holders, as a state bill could exempt Santa Monica from coastal oversight.

State Assembly State Senate Coastal Commission Santa Monica Entertainment Industry

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

SCE still can't explain back-to-back Malibu blackouts

Southern California Edison says two early-morning outages that hit the same west Malibu areas 20 hours apart were unrelated, but offers no cause.

Point Dume Infrastructure Utilities Public Safety

Becerra and Hilton advance in California governor's race

Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton emerged from a crowded primary field to face each other this fall for governor.

National Elections 2026

Ben Allen faces Jane Kim for state insurance commissioner

Two Democrats promising to crack down on the insurance industry advance to the fall runoff; no Republican broke 13 percent.

Ben Allen State Senate Elections 2026 Insurance

Brad Sherman cruises into fall runoff against Republican

Six Democrats challenged Rep. Brad Sherman in the primary; none cracked 14 percent, leaving him to face Republican Larry Thompson.

National Elections 2026

Horvath wins outright, avoids fall runoff

County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath took 62 percent against three opponents, enough under state law to skip the November ballot.

Elections 2026

Traci Park wins re-election in Pacific Palisades and Venice

The LA councilmember and ally of police and fire unions trounced democratic socialist Faizah Malik, 55 to 35 percent.

Palisades Fire Elections 2026

LA County voters reject Measure ER sales tax

The half-cent sales tax aimed at offsetting Trump-era cuts to medical care is going down 53 percent to 47 percent.

Donald Trump Elections 2026

Villanueva rises from the political grave for sheriff rematch

Incumbent Robert Luna leads with 44 percent but will face former sheriff Alex Villanueva, who took second with 24 percent.

Sheriff's Department Elections 2026

Republicans top splintered Democratic fields in state races

In the open state senate race and the contest for state superintendent, Republicans led the first round while Democrats divided the vote.

Education State Senate Elections 2026

LA County vote count to continue through June 26

Turnout was estimated at 34 percent as the Registrar-Recorder keeps tallying mail ballots arriving in the days ahead.

Elections 2026

Emergency rent control for fire victims expires in LA County

Supervisors declined to extend price caps imposed after 12,000 homes were destroyed; price gouging limits on building materials are also over.

Palisades Fire Malibu Real Estate Malibu Recovery Wildfire Recovery

Malibu charities seek $651,000; city has $150,000 to give

A council subcommittee meets today to pare down requests from 33 nonprofits, from soccer leagues to fire safety groups to the Point Dume 4th of July parade.

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Public safety panel to review Malibu food truck rules

After last month's crackdown, the city's public safety director says no code changes are needed — except maybe a wider buffer from driveways.

Public Safety Commission Food Trucks Malibu City Hall Susan Duenas Code Enforcement

Fireworks companies to pay $4 million for fatal El Dorado Fire

A smoke grenade made by an Ohio company sparked the 2020 gender-reveal wildfire that killed a U.S. Forest Service firefighter.

Fire Safety National Courts

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

KBUU western Malibu booster back on the air

The FM 99.1 signal has been restored to Trancas Canyon, Broad Beach and other western Malibu areas after an equipment failure.

Local Media

Edison power fails again in western Malibu

A second outage hit Trancas early Tuesday, a day after a power surge knocked out 2,270 customers from Point Dume to Ventura County.

Point Dume Infrastructure Utilities Public Safety Ventura County

Election Day in California — don't expect quick results

Three polls show a tight gubernatorial primary between Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer, but results could take weeks.

State Assembly Elections 2026

Iskander family seeks $439 million in crosswalk deaths trial

Jurors begin deciding damages against Rebecca Grossman and former Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson for the 2020 deaths of two boys in Westlake Village.

Courts PCH Safety Pedestrian Deaths

LA Times spotlights OceanWell desalination test off Malibu

The company plans to sink desalination pods 4.5 miles offshore, with Las Virgenes as first customer and Malibu potentially tapping in.

Water Rates Infrastructure Utilities Santa Monica Mountains Malibu Times

Planning Commission rejects ADU next to Pepperdine gate

On a 3-2 vote, commissioners turned down a small Auxiliary Dwelling Unit proposed for John Tyler Drive at the bottom of the Pepperdine hill.

Malibu City Hall Pepperdine Malibu Real Estate Code Enforcement

Study: cancer-causing chromium-6 spread miles from fire zones

UC researchers found nanoparticles of chromium-6 traveled six to nine miles downwind from the January 2025 Palisades and Eaton fires.

Fire Safety Public Safety Palisades Fire Malibu Recovery Wildfire Recovery

Friday, May 29, 2026

Malibu may ban red-flag parking in one-way-in neighborhoods

Public safety staff recommend parking restrictions, reflective markers and evacuation drills for subdivisions with only one road in and out.

Fire Safety Public Safety Commission Malibu City Hall Disaster Preparedness Susan Duenas Wildfire Recovery

Food trucks cleaned up act after Malibu crackdown

Follow-up inspections found operators complying with parking, sanitation and noise rules; staff suggest only one tweak to driveway distance.

Public Safety Commission Food Trucks Malibu City Hall Susan Duenas Code Enforcement

Two mountain lion kittens killed on roads near Malibu

A kitten was struck on Las Virgenes Road two miles from the soon-to-open Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing; another died days later above Bel Air.

Wildlife Transportation Malibu Canyon PCH Safety Santa Monica Mountains

2026 on pace to be one of deadliest years for West Coast whales

At least 51 whales have died along the California, Oregon and Washington coasts so far this year, the Center for Biological Diversity says.

National Wildlife

Agoura Hills bans e-bikes from city parks

Signs are going up after a regional crackdown that resulted in two dozen tickets, seven seized bikes and one arrest.

Traffic Enforcement Sheriff's Department Public Safety

Electric air taxi eyes Santa Monica Airport as closure looms

Joby Aviation wants to use the airport for 2028 Olympics test flights, even as Santa Monica plans to shut the field down at the end of that year.

Transportation Infrastructure Santa Monica Energy

Thursday, May 28, 2026

First brush fire of season burns six acres near Mulholland

Crews stopped the fire within 90 minutes in gentle winds and high humidity; no official cause has been given.

Fire Safety Santa Monica Mountains Wildfire Recovery

Coastal Commission staff back PCH traffic circles, reject appeal

Staff say the western Malibu roundabouts will enhance beachgoer safety and access, not violate the Coastal Act.

Malibu City Council Traffic Enforcement Caltrans PCH Safety Coastal Commission

Becerra and Hilton pull ahead in California governor's primary

A new PPIC poll shows the Democrat at 23 percent and the Trump-endorsed Republican at 20 percent, with the June 2 election underway.

National Donald Trump Elections 2026

Voters urged to drop ballots off rather than mail them

The U.S. Postal Service no longer guarantees election-day postmarks; Malibu has two drop-off locations.

Malibu City Hall Elections 2026

Newsom signs law banning police interference with elections

The emergency measure targets Trump administration efforts and follows Sheriff Chad Bianco's seizure of Riverside County ballots.

National Donald Trump Law Enforcement Technology Elections 2026

Silverstein loses bid to require pre-registration for Zoom speakers

The mayor's proposal to throttle online comments — and to drop the Pledge of Allegiance — went nowhere with the rest of the council.

Malibu City Council Malibu City Hall Bruce Silverstein

Goats and sheep clear Malibu firebreaks for first time in decades

A herd of 400 goats and 100 sheep has been deployed above Big Rock as part of a $3.2 million state-funded brush clearance effort.

Fire Safety Wildlife Malibu Recovery Wildfire Recovery

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

State orders Malibu out of Zuma Creek underpass

The Regional Water Quality Control Board has told L.A. County to suspend all work in the flood control channel used as a road under PCH.

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Council cools on $3 million Malibu Seafood pedestrian tunnel

Members worry the proposed undercrossing would flood, attract vandalism and still leave pedestrians scrambling across PCH.

Malibu City Council Infrastructure Caltrans PCH Safety Pedestrian Deaths

Two San Francisco tourists arrested racing Ferraris on PCH

Deputies clocked the rented high-end cars above 100 mph before stopping both at Corral Canyon Road.

Traffic Enforcement Sheriff's Department Public Safety PCH Safety

Malibu spends $107,000 to study beachfront sewer assessment

Council moves ahead on a PCH sewer district for fire victims, even as members openly question whether the project will pencil out.

Malibu City Council Infrastructure Utilities City Budget PCH Safety Malibu Recovery Wildfire Recovery

Pepperdine mourns longtime fundraiser Lou Drobnick, 95

The retired senior vice chancellor led Malibu civic groups and helped push Caltrans to rebuild the Malibu Lagoon bridge in 30 days after the 1994 quake.

Education Pepperdine Malibu Lagoon Obituary

Malibu Little League closing parade Saturday morning

Civic Center Way will see street closures as kids march from the library to Bluffs Park for the closing ceremony.

Community Events Sports

Point Dume beach lot access road closed five days next week

Crews will install a new storm drain Monday through Friday, with daytime-only closures from 8 to 3.

Fire Safety Point Dume Infrastructure Utilities

Malibu's controversial radio tower repainted — in 'Warm Sand'

The L.A. County radio tower at Malibu College has a new color, and the top 10 feet will be chopped off.

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Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Magnitude 3.2 quake hits south of Malibu Pier

A minor earthquake struck Monday night with an epicenter about five miles south of the Malibu Pier.

Public Safety Disaster Preparedness

SCE blames computer error for Point Dume outage confusion

Several hundred Point Dume and Paradise Cove customers lost power for hours Monday in what Edison wrongly labeled a planned maintenance.

Point Dume Infrastructure Utilities

Utilities pour millions into campaign against Steyer for governor

Edison, Sempra and PG&E are funding a multimillion-dollar effort to defeat billionaire Tom Steyer's bid for California governor.

Utilities State Senate Elections 2026 Energy

Malibu pauses lawsuit against LA County over Palisades Fire

The city is dropping the county from its fire-damage lawsuit, citing Supervisor Horvath's $250 million water line plan.

Water Rates Malibu City Council Courts Palisades Fire Malibu Recovery LA County Waterworks

Council to decide fate of disputed Cuthbert Road rebuild

A Malibu Park homeowner's bid to combine a Woolsey Fire like-for-like rebuild with a 3,400-square-foot addition tops tonight's agenda.

Malibu City Council Malibu Real Estate Code Enforcement Wildfire Recovery

Council to revisit rules for Zoom public comment

Malibu staff want speakers to register for remote comments, but state law and the Constitution may limit what the council can require.

Malibu City Council Public Safety Commission Malibu City Hall

Council also takes up street repaving, Corral Creek underpass

Tonight's agenda includes annual residential repaving and a $260,000 Caltrans design deal for a pedestrian underpass at Malibu Seafood.

Malibu City Council Infrastructure Caltrans PCH Safety Pedestrian Deaths

Sandy Fire 75% contained after burning 2,200 acres

About 150 firefighters worked through the holiday on the Simi Valley-area blaze, while a Santa Rosa Island fire is 87% contained.

Fire Safety Ventura County Wildfire Recovery

Today's Weather

An unusual late-spring low pressure system brings marine clouds, possible drizzle, and strong downcoast winds.

Weather

Friday, May 22, 2026

Judge bars LA fire-blame defense in Palisades arson trial

Federal judge rules Jonathan Rinderknecht cannot blame LA City Fire Department's handling of the earlier Lachman Fire at his upcoming arson trial.

Courts Palisades Fire Malibu Recovery Active Investigation Wildfire Recovery

Air monitors set up near Santa Susana amid Sandy Fire

Ventura County deploys temporary air quality monitors near the old nuclear test site as the Sandy Fire smolders 20 miles north of Malibu.

Fire Safety Weather Public Safety Ventura County

Santa Rosa Island fire nearly 60 percent contained

135 firefighters ferried 26 miles offshore battle a blaze that has burned 18,000 acres on the Channel Islands.

Fire Safety Wildlife Ventura County

Five Point Dume streets slated for repaving next year

Malibu's $300,000 share of state gas tax money would resurface streets including Grayfox, Boniface, Portshead, Wildlife, and parts of Selfridge.

Malibu City Council Point Dume Infrastructure Malibu City Hall

Malibu eyes $3 million pedestrian underpass at Corral Beach

City council to vote on using Metro sales tax money to build a tunnel beneath PCH near Malibu Seafood, alongside an existing creek underpass.

Transportation Malibu City Council Infrastructure PCH Safety Pedestrian Deaths

Santa Monica Pier beaches ranked dirtiest in California

Despite $100 million in city upgrades, only a Tijuana beach scored worse on Heal the Bay's annual report card.

Public Safety Santa Monica

California primary voting continues as governor's race tightens

Hilton, Becerra and Steyer are bunched at the top of a crowded primary field with mail-in ballots still being counted.

National Donald Trump Elections 2026

$2.5 million Ferrari destroyed in PCH passing crash near Nobu

Driver of a Ferrari 812 Competizione Aperta used the center turn lane to pass a truck and slammed into a Mercedes convertible.

Traffic Enforcement PCH Safety

Malibu surf report: small south swell, deep low tide

Two to three feet at the Point, water temperature 64 degrees, with a minus 1.1-foot low tide at 9:32 a.m.

Weather

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Sandy Fire Slows, But Threatens Santa Susana Hazmat Site

Cooler weather has helped firefighters contain the Sandy Fire's spread, but crews are positioning to protect a contaminated former rocket-testing site.

Fire Safety Santa Ana Winds Nasa Public Safety Ventura County Wildfire Recovery

Air Tankers Hit Santa Rosa Island Fire as Containment Grows

A modified Boeing 737 dropped retardant on key buildings as the fire on the Channel Islands reached 26% containment.

Fire Safety Point Dume Public Safety Wildfire Recovery

Cal Fire Chief: Expect a Fiery Summer

After a record-dry March, California has already seen 50% more acres burn than the five-year average.

Fire Safety Weather Public Safety Wildfire Recovery

Agoura Hills Evacuation Plan Sends Malibu Drivers on 8-Mile Detour

City officials say their new safety element is just a framework, but it assumes only 100 cars per hour fleeing up Kanan and zero from Malibu.

Fire Safety Malibu Canyon Public Safety Disaster Preparedness PCH Safety Kanan Road

One-Lane Traffic Control in Topanga at Grandview

Caltrans maintenance work will close one lane on Topanga Canyon Boulevard from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and tomorrow.

Transportation Caltrans PCH Safety

Caltrans Sets $154 Million PCH Repaving Project

The first major repaving of Pacific Coast Highway since 2010 will start this fall and run through 2030, including striped bike lanes.

Transportation Infrastructure Caltrans PCH Safety Leo Carrillo

Mother of Two Boys Killed in Crosswalk Testifies in Civil Trial

Nancy Iskander told a Van Nuys jury her career and life ended when Rebecca Grossman and Scott Erickson struck her sons in 2020.

Traffic Fatalities Courts PCH Safety Pedestrian Deaths

Under the Oaks Preschool Reopens in Las Flores Canyon

The longtime Las Flores Canyon school, damaged by last year's fire, has been restored and will fully reopen as a preschool in June.

Education Malibu Recovery Wildfire Recovery

Monday, May 18, 2026

Wildfire burns one-fifth of Santa Rosa Island

A fire sparked by a stranded mariner's flare has scorched more than 10,000 acres on the Channel Island west of Malibu.

Fire Safety Wildlife Santa Ana Winds Weather Wildfire Recovery

City study finds PCH pedestrian undercrossing feasible

An engineering study concludes a tunnel beneath Pacific Coast Highway at Malibu Seafood is possible.

Infrastructure Malibu City Hall PCH Safety Pedestrian Deaths

Northern California blacked out as wind patterns shift

PG&E cut power to 47,000 customers Sunday as Diablo winds raised fire danger, and SCE is preparing Southern California for the same.

Fire Safety Santa Ana Winds Weather Utilities Disaster Preparedness Energy

Governor's race a five-way tossup, polls show

Becerra leads Steyer and Hilton by a point in a new KTLA/Emerson poll, with Porter and Bianco trailing.

State Senate Elections 2026

Mail ballots arriving; in-person voting opens Saturday

Malibu City Hall opens as the city's first vote center this weekend, with three more sites to follow.

Malibu City Hall Elections 2026

Colorado River collapse alarms Southern California water agency

Federal cuts loom on the Colorado as Northern California reservoirs sit at 99 percent — the whipsaw effect of a warming climate.

Water Rates Weather Infrastructure LA County Waterworks

Father testifies at Grossman civil wrongful death trial

Karim Iskander told jurors he tried mouth-to-mouth on his 11-year-old son Mark, but the boy's skull was disconnected from his spine.

Traffic Fatalities Courts PCH Safety Pedestrian Deaths

Friday, May 15, 2026

State to unveil new Topanga Lagoon plans May 31

California will reveal revised designs for a 31-acre lagoon and rebuilt PCH bridge at Malibu's gateway, after the Palisades Fire erased earlier plans.

Infrastructure Caltrans Palisades Fire PCH Safety Malibu Lagoon Wildfire Recovery

Newsom budget cuts spending but boosts Malibu fire aid

Governor's revised budget offers $100,000 mortgage grants and a $100 million loan guarantee fund for Palisades, Franklin and Altadena fire victims.

Donald Trump City Budget Palisades Fire Malibu Recovery Insurance Wildfire Recovery

Eight Ben Allen fire-recovery bills clear key committee

The Malibu state senator's package addressing insurance, home hardening and mobile home park protections advanced through Senate Appropriations.

Ben Allen State Senate Malibu Recovery Insurance Wildfire Recovery

Poetry Summit and art show fill Malibu City Hall this weekend

Saturday's "Vibrant Cycles" Poetry Summit and Sunday's opening reception for sisters' joint art exhibit are both free.

Community Events Malibu City Hall Entertainment Industry

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