Meet the four candidates for Malibu City CouncilTwo incumbents face two challengers as ballots hit mailboxes within two weeks for the fall election.Thursday, September 24, 20261 comment
Santa Monica homeless sweep yields four arrests, six citationsA one-day enforcement operation targeted the beach, pier and Palisades Park. Police also made 10 service-provider linkages and six shelter referrals.Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Caltrans to replace beach at Getty Villa with boulders but no sandContractor is clearing the site and moving out homeless encampments before dropping giant rocks where beach sand used to be. Critics say it was a government wall at what used to be Castle Rock, that bounces waves over to scour away historic Ratner Beach.Saturday, September 12, 2026
Sheriff's aerial cameras uncover hidden Legacy Park encampmentDeputies used new overhead surveillance to find a homeless camp hidden in Legacy Park landscaping, while a separate Malibu Road fight led to an assault arrest.Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Council to consider ban on overnight parking in city lotsResidents have complained about transients cooking and washing clothes in lots at the library and Bluffs Park.Friday, August 21, 2026
Planning Commission delays yogurt shop over chain-store ruleA 400-square-foot overage at the Whole Foods center held up Go Greek Yogurt, but a departing Tesla showroom may solve the problem.Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Malibu declares fire emergency as brush dries outThe annual declaration lets deputies clear homeless encampments within minutes; live fuel moisture has dropped below the 65 percent threshold.Friday, August 14, 2026
Sheriff: 90 Percent of Malibu Crime Committed by HomelessDeputies made 11 arrests in July as the summer Beach Team logs hundreds of citations at Zuma, Westward and Surfrider.Thursday, August 6, 2026
Silverstein Pushes Anti-Camping Law, Clashes With RigginsMalibu's mayor wants to criminalize sleeping in public — and used his platform Monday night to blame a colleague for the delay.Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Trash fire in 110 Freeway tunnel renews Caltrans questionsA drainage tunnel filled with debris left by homeless people burned Tuesday near the L.A. Harbor, closing northbound lanes.Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Two pedestrians killed in PCH crashes near Leo CarrilloTwo fatal car-versus-pedestrian crashes 16 hours apart shut down lanes of Pacific Coast Highway near Leo Carrillo Beach.Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Santa Monica to power-wash gunk off downtown sidewalksThe city is merging maintenance teams and hiring through Chrysalis to scrub commercial corridors that have gone uncleaned for years.Friday, April 3, 2026
Meet the four candidates for Malibu City CouncilTwo incumbents face two challengers as ballots hit mailboxes within two weeks for the fall election.Thursday, September 24, 20261 comment
Caltrans to replace beach at Getty Villa with boulders but no sandContractor is clearing the site and moving out homeless encampments before dropping giant rocks where beach sand used to be. Critics say it was a government wall at what used to be Castle Rock, that bounces waves over to scour away historic Ratner Beach.Saturday, September 12, 2026
Planning Commission delays yogurt shop over chain-store ruleA 400-square-foot overage at the Whole Foods center held up Go Greek Yogurt, but a departing Tesla showroom may solve the problem.Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Sheriff: 90 Percent of Malibu Crime Committed by HomelessDeputies made 11 arrests in July as the summer Beach Team logs hundreds of citations at Zuma, Westward and Surfrider.Thursday, August 6, 2026
Trash fire in 110 Freeway tunnel renews Caltrans questionsA drainage tunnel filled with debris left by homeless people burned Tuesday near the L.A. Harbor, closing northbound lanes.Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Santa Monica to power-wash gunk off downtown sidewalksThe city is merging maintenance teams and hiring through Chrysalis to scrub commercial corridors that have gone uncleaned for years.Friday, April 3, 2026
Santa Monica homeless sweep yields four arrests, six citationsA one-day enforcement operation targeted the beach, pier and Palisades Park. Police also made 10 service-provider linkages and six shelter referrals.Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Sheriff's aerial cameras uncover hidden Legacy Park encampmentDeputies used new overhead surveillance to find a homeless camp hidden in Legacy Park landscaping, while a separate Malibu Road fight led to an assault arrest.Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Council to consider ban on overnight parking in city lotsResidents have complained about transients cooking and washing clothes in lots at the library and Bluffs Park.Friday, August 21, 2026
Malibu declares fire emergency as brush dries outThe annual declaration lets deputies clear homeless encampments within minutes; live fuel moisture has dropped below the 65 percent threshold.Friday, August 14, 2026
Silverstein Pushes Anti-Camping Law, Clashes With RigginsMalibu's mayor wants to criminalize sleeping in public — and used his platform Monday night to blame a colleague for the delay.Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Two pedestrians killed in PCH crashes near Leo CarrilloTwo fatal car-versus-pedestrian crashes 16 hours apart shut down lanes of Pacific Coast Highway near Leo Carrillo Beach.Tuesday, May 5, 2026
