New White House press secretary is former Malibu residentThe new White House press secretary is a former Malibu resident. She's not a lawyer, but she plays one on TV.Thursday, October 15, 20261 comment
Rick Caruso to reopen Pacific Palisades Bay Theater as Paramount venueThe Bay, used in recent years by Netflix for special screenings, will become a premier theater for the Skydance-run Paramount and Warner Brothers conglomerate.Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Chad Lowe's 13-year-old daughter dies months after Palisades fire lossActor Chad Lowe and producer Kim Painter announced the death of their daughter Fiona Hepler Lowe. The family's Palisades home burned in January 2025.Thursday, October 1, 2026
Hayden Panettiere was at Malibu rehab before fatal overdoseA South Carolina coroner says the 36-year-old actress had been at a Malibu drug treatment center shortly before her fentanyl death.Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Malibu Film Society hosts 'Hedwig' 25th anniversary — not for kidsJohn Cameron Mitchell performs live at Malibu High's Van Dyke Theater Saturday for the R-rated film's anniversary screening.Friday, September 18, 2026
Santa Monica cancels Ocean Way Festival after Hurricane MarieGoldenvoice pulls the plug on the two-day beachfront concert after storm surf washed out the sand south of the pier.Saturday, September 12, 2026
Paramount-Warner Bros. merger would cost L.A. 4,500 jobs, study findsA 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.Thursday, August 20, 2026
Ellison demands $1.9 billion bond in Warner merger fightThe Malibu billionaire is asking a federal judge to force California and other states to backstop his Paramount-Warner deal.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
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
Malibu Pier music festival plans unravelingTwo of three announced venues for the August 9th outdoor concert lack city permits, and the Surfrider Malibu has pulled out entirely.Sunday, August 2, 2026
Malibu Film Society pitches privately funded arts centerThe group wants to raise private money to build a theater, performing arts center and art studios on city land behind Cross Creek Ranch.Sunday, August 2, 2026
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.Friday, July 10, 2026
David Hockney, famed artist and longtime Malibu homeowner, dies at 88The British painter who helped define the Los Angeles aesthetic owned a beach house on PCH and a Hollywood Hills home.Friday, June 12, 2026
Coastal Commission to weigh Santa Monica beach concert, LCP fightGoldenvoice 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.Thursday, June 4, 2026
Poetry Summit and art show fill Malibu City Hall this weekendSaturday's "Vibrant Cycles" Poetry Summit and Sunday's opening reception for sisters' joint art exhibit are both free.Friday, May 15, 20261 comment
Malibu's Mikke Pierson Pitches Disappearing House on Shark TankThe Malibu West resident appears tonight at 9 on ABC to pitch HiberTec — a home that drops into a vault when fire approaches.Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Officials convene emergency meeting to keep Baywatch in VeniceSupervisor Horvath and Councilwoman Park brokered a deal at Fox Studios after a Facebook post sparked a week-long crisis over the show's permits.Monday, April 13, 2026
Getty Center to Close for a Year; Getty Villa Stays OpenThe Brentwood museum closes in 11 months for renovations, with masterworks moving briefly to the Malibu villa.Friday, April 10, 2026
Disney plans another round of layoffs, possibly 1,000 jobsThe Walt Disney Co. is preparing major cuts as the Southern California studio industry continues to contract.Thursday, April 9, 2026
Hollywood in a Coma: L.A. Lost 40,000 Industry JobsThe Wall Street Journal reports an unprecedented downward spiral in entertainment, with production at its lowest non-pandemic level since 1995.Wednesday, April 1, 2026
New White House press secretary is former Malibu residentThe new White House press secretary is a former Malibu resident. She's not a lawyer, but she plays one on TV.Thursday, October 15, 20261 comment
Chad Lowe's 13-year-old daughter dies months after Palisades fire lossActor Chad Lowe and producer Kim Painter announced the death of their daughter Fiona Hepler Lowe. The family's Palisades home burned in January 2025.Thursday, October 1, 2026
Malibu Film Society hosts 'Hedwig' 25th anniversary — not for kidsJohn Cameron Mitchell performs live at Malibu High's Van Dyke Theater Saturday for the R-rated film's anniversary screening.Friday, September 18, 2026
Paramount-Warner Bros. merger would cost L.A. 4,500 jobs, study findsA 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.Thursday, August 20, 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
Malibu Pier music festival plans unravelingTwo of three announced venues for the August 9th outdoor concert lack city permits, and the Surfrider Malibu has pulled out entirely.Sunday, August 2, 2026
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.Friday, July 10, 2026
Coastal Commission to weigh Santa Monica beach concert, LCP fightGoldenvoice 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.Thursday, June 4, 2026
Malibu's Mikke Pierson Pitches Disappearing House on Shark TankThe Malibu West resident appears tonight at 9 on ABC to pitch HiberTec — a home that drops into a vault when fire approaches.Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Getty Center to Close for a Year; Getty Villa Stays OpenThe Brentwood museum closes in 11 months for renovations, with masterworks moving briefly to the Malibu villa.Friday, April 10, 2026
Hollywood in a Coma: L.A. Lost 40,000 Industry JobsThe Wall Street Journal reports an unprecedented downward spiral in entertainment, with production at its lowest non-pandemic level since 1995.Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Rick Caruso to reopen Pacific Palisades Bay Theater as Paramount venueThe Bay, used in recent years by Netflix for special screenings, will become a premier theater for the Skydance-run Paramount and Warner Brothers conglomerate.Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Hayden Panettiere was at Malibu rehab before fatal overdoseA South Carolina coroner says the 36-year-old actress had been at a Malibu drug treatment center shortly before her fentanyl death.Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Santa Monica cancels Ocean Way Festival after Hurricane MarieGoldenvoice pulls the plug on the two-day beachfront concert after storm surf washed out the sand south of the pier.Saturday, September 12, 2026
Ellison demands $1.9 billion bond in Warner merger fightThe Malibu billionaire is asking a federal judge to force California and other states to backstop his Paramount-Warner deal.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
Malibu Film Society pitches privately funded arts centerThe group wants to raise private money to build a theater, performing arts center and art studios on city land behind Cross Creek Ranch.Sunday, August 2, 2026
David Hockney, famed artist and longtime Malibu homeowner, dies at 88The British painter who helped define the Los Angeles aesthetic owned a beach house on PCH and a Hollywood Hills home.Friday, June 12, 2026
Poetry Summit and art show fill Malibu City Hall this weekendSaturday's "Vibrant Cycles" Poetry Summit and Sunday's opening reception for sisters' joint art exhibit are both free.Friday, May 15, 20261 comment
Officials convene emergency meeting to keep Baywatch in VeniceSupervisor Horvath and Councilwoman Park brokered a deal at Fox Studios after a Facebook post sparked a week-long crisis over the show's permits.Monday, April 13, 2026
Disney plans another round of layoffs, possibly 1,000 jobsThe Walt Disney Co. is preparing major cuts as the Southern California studio industry continues to contract.Thursday, April 9, 2026
