Malibu schools and Boys and Girls Club closed FridayClasses at Malibu's four public schools are cancelled; Vintage Market opens but Trancas Starbucks is dark.Friday, October 16, 2026
Malibu schools in session, ready for power outagesMalibu schools are ready for any power outages, and school is in session.Thursday, October 15, 2026
SMMUSD readies backup generators for possible power outagesThe district urges parents to verify Aeries contact info and enable Parent Square notifications as Santa Anas blow in.Thursday, October 15, 2026
Santa Monica High students protest hot classroomsSamo High kids organized an impromptu social media protest over excessive heat, echoing complaints at Malibu High and Malibu Middle schools.Friday, October 9, 2026
Portable AC units installed at Malibu High after weekend blackoutA power surge knocked out Malibu High and Middle Schools all weekend during record heat, and no one noticed until Monday.Thursday, October 8, 2026
SMMUSD says new Malibu school air conditioning working properlyDistrict officials attribute last week's complaints at the Morning View Drive middle and high school buildings to a broken thermostat and a replaced damper.Monday, October 5, 20261
Malibu school AC failing as heat wave approachesTeachers tell SMMUSD board that new middle school and high school buildings have never had reliable air conditioning.Friday, October 2, 2026
Santa Monica College to offer four-year degree in cloud computingThe new Bachelor of Science program targets a growing tech sector where median annual earnings exceed $150,000, with the four year tuition for California residents at less than $10,000 total.Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Presley Gerber, Malibu High grad and son of Cindy Crawford, dies at 27The model died last week at a rehab center. His family has asked for privacy.Monday, September 21, 2026
SMMUSD parents push back on classroom video viewingA first-grade parent told the school board her kids are watching movies instead of PE and recess, as the district weighs a new screen-time policy.Friday, September 18, 20262 comments
State approves design for $64.5 million Malibu Middle School hubWith the final state signoff in hand, construction is underway on the middle school and gym, with an Olympic-size pool and arts center to follow.Friday, September 18, 2026
Malibu Middle School breaks ground on new hub buildingPhase 2 of the campus rebuild includes a new middle school hub and gymnasium, with a swimming pool set to start construction this winter.Monday, September 14, 2026
After a year of radio silence, SMMUSD names new chief PR officerThe Santa Monica-Malibu school district has been silent for a year after its last PR hire ghosted the outside world.Monday, September 14, 2026
Malibu school enrollment nearly steady after years of declineThe four public schools lost just 35 students this year, suggesting the long post-Woolsey slide may be ending.Friday, September 11, 2026
Malibu Middle School to break ground on campus-center rebuildPhase two of the $395 million bond project starts Thursday, with a new pool and performing arts center to follow.Tuesday, September 8, 2026
School board pays final $32,000 bill on Malibu High classroom buildingFinal bottom line for the new hilltop classroom building comes to $102,062,860 after fixing gate shock absorbers.Friday, August 28, 2026
Point Dume power outage nears full restorationSouthern California Edison expects all 306 affected customers back online by 11 a.m. Monday after an overnight failure.Monday, August 24, 2026
1,100 Malibu students head back to school ThursdayWebster and Malibu elementary schools reopen, while Malibu High and Middle School students return amid ongoing campus construction.Thursday, August 20, 2026
Five candidates vie for four seats on SMMUSD boardMalibu resident Stacy Rouse seeks a second term against four Santa Monica challengers in a race often dominated by Santa Monica voters.Friday, August 14, 2026
LAUSD starts school today; Malibu classes begin next weekThe nation's second-largest school district opens today, bringing more traffic through the Santa Monica Mountains and Malibu.Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Malibu Education Foundation delivers $820,000 to school boardThe three-year-old foundation is ramping up fundraising as it funds academic recovery from the fires and prepares for fall events.Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Bill Bixler, longtime Malibu High music teacher, dies at 80The KBUU jazz show host, band leader and Dick Van Dyke collaborator had been battling cancer for several years.Sunday, August 2, 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
Sacramento bill would create independent Malibu school districtSen. Ben Allen and Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin will introduce AB 745 today to carve Malibu out of the Santa Monica school district.Friday, June 12, 2026
Malibu High graduates 105 seniors on football fieldSenior class president Ella Stabile praised the resilience of a class that did homework in evacuation zones, with 95 percent heading to college.Thursday, June 11, 2026
Malibu taxpayers set to help fund Santa Monica park rebuildSanta Monica College will contribute about $18 million toward rebuilding Memorial Park, echoing its $5 million Legacy Park contribution two decades ago.Thursday, June 4, 2026
Republicans top splintered Democratic fields in state racesIn the open state senate race and the contest for state superintendent, Republicans led the first round while Democrats divided the vote.Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Pepperdine mourns longtime fundraiser Lou Drobnick, 95The 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.Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Under the Oaks Preschool Reopens in Las Flores CanyonThe longtime Las Flores Canyon school, damaged by last year's fire, has been restored and will fully reopen as a preschool in June.Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Malibu impound lot at middle school returns to planning commissionFor the fourth year, the city wants permission to use the Morningview Drive parking lot to hold summer tow-aways.Thursday, May 14, 2026
Malibu Elementary's Word of the Year Is 'Vocabulary'New principal Sally Wennes told the school board her campus is honing in on academic and subject-specific vocabulary across every subject.Monday, May 11, 2026
Malibu school district split flying under the radar this electionThe biggest political issue in Malibu has gone unmentioned in legislative campaigns as ballots hit mailboxes.Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Santa Monica College approved for cloud computing degreeSMC will enroll students this fall in a new four-year baccalaureate program in cloud computing, only its second bachelor's offering.Thursday, April 9, 2026
Malibu Library offers free e-book of Takei internment memoir"They Called Us Enemy" is available with no wait list as part of a 190-library One Book, One Coast campaign.Friday, April 3, 2026
Malibu schools and Boys and Girls Club closed FridayClasses at Malibu's four public schools are cancelled; Vintage Market opens but Trancas Starbucks is dark.Friday, October 16, 2026
Santa Monica High students protest hot classroomsSamo High kids organized an impromptu social media protest over excessive heat, echoing complaints at Malibu High and Malibu Middle schools.Friday, October 9, 2026
SMMUSD says new Malibu school air conditioning working properlyDistrict officials attribute last week's complaints at the Morning View Drive middle and high school buildings to a broken thermostat and a replaced damper.Monday, October 5, 20261
Santa Monica College to offer four-year degree in cloud computingThe new Bachelor of Science program targets a growing tech sector where median annual earnings exceed $150,000, with the four year tuition for California residents at less than $10,000 total.Tuesday, September 29, 2026
SMMUSD parents push back on classroom video viewingA first-grade parent told the school board her kids are watching movies instead of PE and recess, as the district weighs a new screen-time policy.Friday, September 18, 20262 comments
Malibu Middle School breaks ground on new hub buildingPhase 2 of the campus rebuild includes a new middle school hub and gymnasium, with a swimming pool set to start construction this winter.Monday, September 14, 2026
Malibu school enrollment nearly steady after years of declineThe four public schools lost just 35 students this year, suggesting the long post-Woolsey slide may be ending.Friday, September 11, 2026
School board pays final $32,000 bill on Malibu High classroom buildingFinal bottom line for the new hilltop classroom building comes to $102,062,860 after fixing gate shock absorbers.Friday, August 28, 2026
1,100 Malibu students head back to school ThursdayWebster and Malibu elementary schools reopen, while Malibu High and Middle School students return amid ongoing campus construction.Thursday, August 20, 2026
LAUSD starts school today; Malibu classes begin next weekThe nation's second-largest school district opens today, bringing more traffic through the Santa Monica Mountains and Malibu.Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Bill Bixler, longtime Malibu High music teacher, dies at 80The KBUU jazz show host, band leader and Dick Van Dyke collaborator had been battling cancer for several years.Sunday, August 2, 2026
Sacramento bill would create independent Malibu school districtSen. Ben Allen and Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin will introduce AB 745 today to carve Malibu out of the Santa Monica school district.Friday, June 12, 2026
Malibu taxpayers set to help fund Santa Monica park rebuildSanta Monica College will contribute about $18 million toward rebuilding Memorial Park, echoing its $5 million Legacy Park contribution two decades ago.Thursday, June 4, 2026
Pepperdine mourns longtime fundraiser Lou Drobnick, 95The 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.Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Malibu impound lot at middle school returns to planning commissionFor the fourth year, the city wants permission to use the Morningview Drive parking lot to hold summer tow-aways.Thursday, May 14, 2026
Malibu school district split flying under the radar this electionThe biggest political issue in Malibu has gone unmentioned in legislative campaigns as ballots hit mailboxes.Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Malibu Library offers free e-book of Takei internment memoir"They Called Us Enemy" is available with no wait list as part of a 190-library One Book, One Coast campaign.Friday, April 3, 2026
Malibu schools in session, ready for power outagesMalibu schools are ready for any power outages, and school is in session.Thursday, October 15, 2026
SMMUSD readies backup generators for possible power outagesThe district urges parents to verify Aeries contact info and enable Parent Square notifications as Santa Anas blow in.Thursday, October 15, 2026
Portable AC units installed at Malibu High after weekend blackoutA power surge knocked out Malibu High and Middle Schools all weekend during record heat, and no one noticed until Monday.Thursday, October 8, 2026
Malibu school AC failing as heat wave approachesTeachers tell SMMUSD board that new middle school and high school buildings have never had reliable air conditioning.Friday, October 2, 2026
Presley Gerber, Malibu High grad and son of Cindy Crawford, dies at 27The model died last week at a rehab center. His family has asked for privacy.Monday, September 21, 2026
State approves design for $64.5 million Malibu Middle School hubWith the final state signoff in hand, construction is underway on the middle school and gym, with an Olympic-size pool and arts center to follow.Friday, September 18, 2026
After a year of radio silence, SMMUSD names new chief PR officerThe Santa Monica-Malibu school district has been silent for a year after its last PR hire ghosted the outside world.Monday, September 14, 2026
Malibu Middle School to break ground on campus-center rebuildPhase two of the $395 million bond project starts Thursday, with a new pool and performing arts center to follow.Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Point Dume power outage nears full restorationSouthern California Edison expects all 306 affected customers back online by 11 a.m. Monday after an overnight failure.Monday, August 24, 2026
Five candidates vie for four seats on SMMUSD boardMalibu resident Stacy Rouse seeks a second term against four Santa Monica challengers in a race often dominated by Santa Monica voters.Friday, August 14, 2026
Malibu Education Foundation delivers $820,000 to school boardThe three-year-old foundation is ramping up fundraising as it funds academic recovery from the fires and prepares for fall events.Wednesday, August 12, 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
Malibu High graduates 105 seniors on football fieldSenior class president Ella Stabile praised the resilience of a class that did homework in evacuation zones, with 95 percent heading to college.Thursday, June 11, 2026
Republicans top splintered Democratic fields in state racesIn the open state senate race and the contest for state superintendent, Republicans led the first round while Democrats divided the vote.Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Under the Oaks Preschool Reopens in Las Flores CanyonThe longtime Las Flores Canyon school, damaged by last year's fire, has been restored and will fully reopen as a preschool in June.Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Malibu Elementary's Word of the Year Is 'Vocabulary'New principal Sally Wennes told the school board her campus is honing in on academic and subject-specific vocabulary across every subject.Monday, May 11, 2026
Santa Monica College approved for cloud computing degreeSMC will enroll students this fall in a new four-year baccalaureate program in cloud computing, only its second bachelor's offering.Thursday, April 9, 2026
