Federal judge affirms Trump takeover of Santa Barbara oil coastRuling strips California of property rights and regulatory control over restarted Sable Offshore pipelines, though the company was fined $1.5 million.Friday, August 21, 2026
Malibu delegation demands FEMA release emergency water pipeline fundsSenators 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.Thursday, August 20, 2026
Malibu delegation demands FEMA release Encinal water pipeline grantSenators Schiff and Padilla and Rep. Brownley want to know why $4.9 million promised in December 2024 remains unspent.Wednesday, August 19, 20261 comment
Feds try again to convict Palisades Fire suspect after mistrialJonathan Rinderknecht is set to be arraigned on a revised indictment after a jury deadlocked 10-2 to acquit him earlier this year.Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Arizona threatens to sue over Colorado River water cutsMalibu gets about 7 percent of its drinking water from the shrinking river as the Trump administration orders cuts only from lower-basin states.Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Small nuclear reactors planned for Port of Long BeachA startup called Bluecore Energy would build modular reactors on barges to power port operations, 50 miles from Malibu.Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner reportedly house-hunting in MalibuNew York tabloid Page Six reports the couple toured high-end Malibu listings, with Jared's brother Josh Kushner already owning an oceanfront home here.Monday, August 17, 20261 comment
Sergey Brin pours $102 million into fighting California wealth taxThe part-time Malibu resident and Google co-founder is bankrolling opposition and competing measures aimed at Proposition 40.Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Coastal Commission to oppose offshore fracking off VenturaCalifornia's Coastal Commission votes today on the first offshore fracking proposal in more than a decade, 33 miles up the coast from Zuma Beach.Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Trump's history of feuding with the Coastal CommissionThe president has held up $40 billion in wildfire aid and moved to defund the Coastal Commission, which once ordered him to permit a flagpole.Tuesday, August 11, 2026
California subpoenas German energy firm bought by Trump administrationGov. Gavin Newsom's administration issued an investigative subpoena against RWE, the California Energy Commission chair confirmed.Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Malibu billionaire couple joins Bob Iger to buy the LakersJosh 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.Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Trump moves to seize control of California's coastA 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.Monday, August 10, 2026
L.A. County to pay $5.1 million in Trump tariffs on new FirehawkThe Sikorsky airframe is built in Poland, triggering an EU tariff on the county’s $43 million firefighting helicopter purchase.Saturday, August 8, 2026
Trump pays German firm $1.2 billion to abandon Humboldt offshore windThe buyout is the largest of five this year steering companies away from offshore wind, killing a 1.6-gigawatt project off Northern California.Saturday, August 8, 2026
Southern California fire crews sent to battle Spokane wildfiresOfficials in Washington are comparing the destruction to the Palisades Fire, with more than 600 homes burned and tens of thousands evacuated.Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Trump visit to Palos Verdes will snarl LAX-area traffic tonightThe president's motorcade from LAX to Trump National Golf Course is expected to close portions of the 405 and Sepulveda Boulevard.Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Trump freezes $867 million in California Medicaid, targets UCLA researchFederal cuts hit California's Medicaid program and hundreds of University of California research grants, with evidence UCLA has been singled out.Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Sable Offshore becomes region's top smog producer upwind of MalibuSanta Barbara air regulators let the Texas oil company keep flaring contaminants after Sable warned a shutdown would cost $2 million a day.Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Acting US Attorney signals California election fraud charges comingBill Essayli told Glenn Beck charges will be filed after results are certified, as USPS proposes a rule targeting California mail ballots.Friday, June 12, 2026
Trump administration targets California Coastal CommissionCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has ordered NOAA to review whether California is improperly restricting offshore wind, oil and SpaceX projects.Thursday, June 11, 2026
Trump pours $700 million into coal, including Oakland terminalA $75 million federal bailout will fund a California terminal exporting Wyoming coal to Asia through whale feeding grounds.Friday, June 5, 2026
LA County voters reject Measure ER sales taxThe half-cent sales tax aimed at offsetting Trump-era cuts to medical care is going down 53 percent to 47 percent.Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Becerra and Hilton pull ahead in California governor's primaryA new PPIC poll shows the Democrat at 23 percent and the Trump-endorsed Republican at 20 percent, with the June 2 election underway.Thursday, May 28, 2026
Newsom signs law banning police interference with electionsThe emergency measure targets Trump administration efforts and follows Sheriff Chad Bianco's seizure of Riverside County ballots.Thursday, May 28, 2026
California primary voting continues as governor's race tightensHilton, Becerra and Steyer are bunched at the top of a crowded primary field with mail-in ballots still being counted.Friday, May 22, 2026
Newsom budget cuts spending but boosts Malibu fire aidGovernor's revised budget offers $100,000 mortgage grants and a $100 million loan guarantee fund for Palisades, Franklin and Altadena fire victims.Friday, May 15, 2026
Schiff Says Trump's Iran War Threatens California BeachesThe U.S. senator toured Ventura and Santa Barbara offshore oil platforms, warning that the administration's pro-oil push risks another coastal spill.Monday, May 11, 2026
Steyer Leads Hilton in California Governor's Race PollA Survey USA poll shows Democrat Tom Steyer at 21% and Republican Steve Hilton at 18%, with Democrats favored 56-26 overall.Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Malibu Savings Drained as FEMA Money Stalled at White HouseCity manager proposes 10 percent cuts across all departments as reserves fall from $84 million to $55 million.Friday, April 10, 2026
Homeland Security threatens to pull customs from LAXNew DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin says sanctuary cities like Los Angeles may lose federal customs processing at their international airports.Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Analyst: Trump endorsement may hand California to DemocratsCalMatters columnist Dan Walters writes that Trump's surprise backing of Steve Hilton could keep two Republicans from advancing past the June primary.Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Trump endorsement of Hilton may upend California GOP primaryPolitical observers say the president's backing of podcaster Steve Hilton could push Chad Bianco out and clear a path for Democrats.Monday, April 6, 2026
Trump joins critics of State Farm over wildfire claimsPresident pledges a federal probe of insurers' handling of California fire claims as administration cuts disaster aid.Thursday, April 2, 2026
