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La Chusa Beach evacuation may last five weeks

Malibu says 33 evacuated homes on Sea Level Drive can't be reoccupied until road access is restored for fire trucks.

Coastal Commission accepts new Malibu pocket beach in sand-theft deal

Broad Beach landowner Mark Attanasio avoids a possible $12 million fine by donating a burned-out eastern Malibu lot valued at $2 million.

Malibu school enrollment nearly steady after years of decline

The four public schools lost just 35 students this year, suggesting the long post-Woolsey slide may be ending.

Body found on Broad Beach identified as missing Santa Monica musician

The L.A. County Medical Examiner identified 36-year-old Braden Pontoli, reported missing from downtown Santa Monica.

Camarillo teens arrested after road rage assault with rifle

License plate readers led Ventura County deputies to an 18-year-old and his 17-year-old girlfriend after a motorcyclist was struck on Las Posas Road.

Santa Monica to install red light traffic cameras

The City Council approved automated enforcement with fines from $100 to $500 as part of a broader traffic safety push.

Pepperdine hosts 9/11 memorial on the Great Lawn

The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 were remembered Friday morning across the U.S. and in Malibu.

La Chusa Beach evacuation may last five weeks

Malibu says 33 evacuated homes on Sea Level Drive can't be reoccupied until road access is restored for fire trucks.

Malibu school enrollment nearly steady after years of decline

The four public schools lost just 35 students this year, suggesting the long post-Woolsey slide may be ending.

Camarillo teens arrested after road rage assault with rifle

License plate readers led Ventura County deputies to an 18-year-old and his 17-year-old girlfriend after a motorcyclist was struck on Las Posas Road.

Pepperdine hosts 9/11 memorial on the Great Lawn

The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 were remembered Friday morning across the U.S. and in Malibu.

Coastal Commission accepts new Malibu pocket beach in sand-theft deal

Broad Beach landowner Mark Attanasio avoids a possible $12 million fine by donating a burned-out eastern Malibu lot valued at $2 million.

Body found on Broad Beach identified as missing Santa Monica musician

The L.A. County Medical Examiner identified 36-year-old Braden Pontoli, reported missing from downtown Santa Monica.

Santa Monica to install red light traffic cameras

The City Council approved automated enforcement with fines from $100 to $500 as part of a broader traffic safety push.