Power, cell service and traffic signals being restoredCaltrans is hooking up city-supplied generators as SCE opens a community resource center at Bluffs Park.Friday, October 16, 2026
PCH traffic lights running on generators; charging site at Bluffs ParkCaltrans hooked up city-purchased generators overnight, and Southern California Edison is opening a community resource center at Bluffs Park.Friday, October 16, 2026
Palisades reservoir still empty two years after fireA water main break on Sunset Boulevard has delayed DWP's plan to refill the Santa Ynez Reservoir this week.Thursday, October 15, 2026
8AM MONDAY: High tide erosion threatens PCH near Neptune's Net7.1 foot high tide (actually 8.7 foot) will likely flood Zuma Beach again this morning. At the giant sand dune, traffic has been shifted away from the ocean after waves undermined the shoulder one mile east of Mugu Rock.Monday, October 12, 20261
Surf undermines PCH east of Duke's, taking out water lineCaltrans estimates 50 linear feet of damage after waves collapsed the ground beneath Pacific Coast Highway over the weekend.Monday, October 12, 2026
Caltrans to begin $69 million PCH repaving in western MalibuWork starts in two weeks from Malibu Creek Bridge to the county line, with bike lanes, narrower traffic lanes and a new Palisades crosswalk. Coming next year: a makeover for the eastern segment of PCH.Monday, October 12, 2026
Westward Beach rock revetment update heads to City CouncilThe council will hear Monday night how emergency rocks are holding up as surf threatens pavement and fire hydrants near Sunset Restaurant.Monday, October 12, 2026
DWP water main break shuts most of Sunset Boulevard in PalisadesThree of four lanes are closed between Allenford and Mandeville Canyon as DWP asks Palisades customers to conserve water.Monday, October 12, 2026
MIDDAY SUN UPDATE: Surf breaks water line in Eastern Malibu, Waves Hit Adamson, More Erosion At Free ZumaA water line broke 1/4 mile east of Duke's restaurant, and whitewater is churning below the pavement right next to the right lane. Flooding at Zuma creeps right up to lifeguard HQ but small pump saves the day.Sunday, October 11, 202611 comment
Caltrans to begin two-year PCH rebuild Oct. 27The first major reconstruction of western Malibu's Pacific Coast Highway since 1947 will start in 16 days and run into winter 2029-30.Saturday, October 10, 2026
Lechusa Beach homes still red-tagged after 31 daysThe HOA and the company that owns Nicolas Cage's home have switched contractors, and the city is seeking an updated repair schedule for Sea Level Drive.Friday, October 9, 2026
Rock revetment resumes along Westward Beach RoadMalibu will pay 70 percent of the cost to extend an LA County rock wall protecting Westward Beach Road, its water lines and fire hydrants.Friday, October 9, 2026
PCH coastal protection work continues in eastern MalibuTwo overnight construction projects are shielding Pacific Coast Highway from ocean erosion in the eastern Malibu fire zone.Friday, October 9, 20261
Topanga Lagoon restoration plans to be unveiled Oct. 29The Resource Conservation District will show a longer PCH bridge and lagoon reconstruction aimed at restoring steelhead passage.Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Van plunges off PCH into ocean near Deer Creek RoadThe driver and two dogs were rescued Saturday at the same stretch of highway where a construction zone has no K-rail protecting a collapsed section.Monday, October 5, 2026
Newsom signs law trimming SCE profits on fire-prevention workGovernor approved a cap on Southern California Edison's guaranteed profit margin for undergrounding power lines but vetoed a broader microgrid bill.Friday, October 2, 2026
State signs $2.1 million contract to repair Malibu PierConstruction to replace deteriorated pilings and bracing is expected to begin within two weeks and finish by the end of January 2027.Friday, October 2, 2026
Malibu Pier emergency repairs done, full rehab startsState Parks has completed emergency piling repairs and awarded a contract for a full pier rehabilitation expected to take 18 months.Monday, September 28, 2026
Lachusa Beach evacuation enters third week31 houses remain evacuated after Sea Level Drive collapsed on Sept. 7. Repairs are estimated to take five weeks total.Monday, September 28, 2026
Fourteen storm damage sites now stretch from Mugu Rock to Santa MonicaKBUU counts 14 active coastal repair and hazard zones, from crumbled PCH shoulders to landslides and washed-out beaches.Monday, September 28, 20261 comment
Santa Monica to close PCH ramps at Moomat Ahiko for two monthsThe ramps between PCH and Ocean Avenue close this weekend for bridge demolition and construction work.Friday, September 25, 2026
LAX people mover delayed again, may not open until JanuaryAirport train that was supposed to launch in 2023 still can't pass safety tests, with recriminations flying between city and contractor.Thursday, September 24, 20261 comment
Fiber optic line coming to Malibu Canyon next monthAn $11 million project will link five cities' city halls. But the existing tangle of overhead communication lines in Malibu Canyon will stay in place.Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Fiber optic line coming to Malibu Canyon next monthAn $11 million government project will connect five city halls, but overhead fiber lines on poles will remain.Wednesday, September 23, 2026
PCH repaving to close two eastbound lanes TuesdayCrews will close two of three eastbound lanes on PCH between Sunset and Temescal Canyon to repave over last week's water pipe break.Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Malibu water restored after two-day PCH pipe breakThe 70-year-old transmission pipe under PCH at Will Rogers Beach was repaired Friday, but L.A. County has not disclosed how low local storage tanks got.Monday, September 21, 2026
Caltrans lane closures hit PCH and 101 this weekBoulder placement work will slow PCH between Malibu and Point Mugu and near the Getty Villa, while wildlife crossing construction closes 101 lanes overnight.Monday, September 21, 2026
No fix yet for Malibu water main failure, PCH one lane each way at TemescalExpect a big traffic jam with 1 lane open in either direction just above Temescal Canyon Road. No idea when water will resume flowing into Malibu, Topanga.Friday, September 18, 2026
PCH pipe repairs choke traffic; Malibu urged to conserve waterCrews are blocking two of three lanes each direction near Temescal Canyon while repairing the sole water main serving Malibu and Topanga.Friday, September 18, 2026
Caltrans to resume work on rock wall at Coastline Dr MondayEmergency revetment work across from the Getty Villa Museum resumes Monday night with one lane in each direction for five days.Friday, September 18, 2026
Rock wall grows at Westward Beach as Barrels surf break vanishesLA County is installing up to 500 linear feet of emergency revetment; state rules block sand replacement east of Zuma Creek but permit it west of Zuma Creek.Friday, September 18, 2026
Lechuza Beach repopulation still about three and a half weeks outThe 31 evacuated houses remain red-tagged as private contractors race to repair collapsed East Sea Level Drive and utility lines.Friday, September 18, 2026
Caltrans to close PCH intermittently for four-month repair near Point MuguCrews will halt traffic in both directions on weekdays to drop boulders into a hole carved by ocean waves.Friday, September 18, 2026
Caltrans drops roundabouts, scales back PCH safety planState abandons roundabouts and boulevard widening, now proposing one sidewalk and two bike lanes on eight-tenths of a mile of PCH.Thursday, September 17, 2026
Crews build rock revetment at Point Dume Beach entranceLA County Beaches and Harbors workers labored overnight placing rocks along Westward Beach Road as the beach continues to erode.Wednesday, September 16, 20261 comment
Malibu Canyon reopens after water main splitLas Virgenes Municipal Water District needed a day and a half to repair a metal pipe that split down the middle.Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Sea Level Drive repairs may take another four weeksThirty-one houses remain evacuated as engineers design more permanent repairs for the 60 feet of Sea Level Drive undermined by the ocean.Tuesday, September 15, 2026
State Parks plans repairs soon on Malibu PirrCity Manager Joe Irvin said California State Parks is slowly developing plans to repair the damaged Malibu Pier.Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Council advances vote on oceanfront sewer for burn zoneProperty owners will decide next spring whether to tax themselves to build a $131 million sewer serving 426 oceanfront properties.Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Council approves map changes for Civic Center-area sewersThe City Council approved technical map changes for Phase 2 sewers around the Civic Center ahead of a Nov. 26 state hearing.Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Caltrans shifts Rattner Beach PCH work to overnightStarting Monday night, one lane in each direction on PCH will close from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for five nights of $15 million revetment work.Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Emergency PCH repairs at Carbon Beach washed out by surfA temporary breakwater installed by the state two weeks ago has failed, leaving Pacific Coast Highway held up only by a 40-foot column of sand and rock.Monday, September 14, 2026
Malibu Lagoon sewer expansion pegged at $131 millionThe City Council votes Monday on creating an assessment district to fund Phase 2 of the Civic Center sewage plant, extending service to the Colony and Surfrider areas.Monday, September 14, 2026
Malibu halts Latigo Canyon power line undergrounding over permit disputeCity shut down Southern California Edison's fire-safety project after a neighbor complained that contractor trucks were parked on a vacant lot without permits.Monday, September 14, 2026
Sea Level Drive residents remain locked out as repairs continueMalibu shifts to long-term disaster management as 31 households wait for road, engineering fixes on collapsing Sea Level Drive.Saturday, September 12, 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
Five Caltrans trouble spots plague Malibu-area PCHFrom Tuna Beach to Deer Creek, collapsing shoulders and cliffs threaten the highway — and Malibu's only water supply.Saturday, September 12, 2026
Data center proposed at Ventura fairgrounds, board votes TuesdayGlobal Stack USA wants to build one of 70 statewide "edge computing" sites at the beach next to the 101 Freeway.Saturday, September 12, 2026
Caltrans leaves PCH washouts marked only with conesTwo pavement washouts on eastbound Pacific Coast Highway remain unrepaired after last weekend's high surf and high tide.Thursday, September 10, 20261 comment
La Chusa Beach repairs could take five weeksThirty-one homes remain off limits after a sinkhole and erosion on East Sea Level Drive; the city is keeping reporters away.Thursday, September 10, 2026
Ocean waves chew away at PCH east and west of MalibuCaltrans dumps boulders at three locations while cones mark 40-foot cliffs at the fog line near Deer Creek Road.Thursday, September 10, 2026
Commissions push for pedestrian overpass at Malibu SeafoodCity engineers unveiled three PCH crossing options, but public safety and public works commissioners want a fourth: an overpass.Thursday, August 27, 20261 comment
Caltrans to drill in PCH landslide zone next week; lane closure aheadGeotechnical rigs will be set up just past Sunset, heading towards Malibu, with a westbound lane closed all next week.Thursday, August 20, 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
Caltrans to repair century-old PCH pedestrian tunnelsThe tunnels at Chautauqua and Entrada suffer from failed pumps, sand-blocked drains and contaminated water leaking from above.Tuesday, August 18, 2026
State water board challenges Malibu's Big Rock drainageThe Malibu City Council will meet in closed session next week over alleged Clean Water Act violations at the Big Rock Mesa landslide drains.Monday, August 17, 2026
Verizon offers $25,000 reward after fiber vandalismCut fiber optic lines last weekend caused spotty internet and cellphone outages across Southern California.Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Seven more Malibu fire properties red-tagged as PCH erodesCaltrans is dumping rock to shore up PCH near Big Rock as 23 burned-out sites now threaten the highway and ocean.Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Council rejects sewer capacity request for Cross Creek apartmentsA proposed 20-unit apartment complex behind Cross Creek Ranch appears unlikely after Malibu declined to allocate additional wastewater plant capacity.Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Caltrans races to shore up PCH at Big RockEmergency weekend repairs aim to stop waves from washing more of Pacific Coast Highway into the ocean west of the Big Rock signal.Monday, August 10, 2026
Multiple PCH lane closures scheduled this weekCaltrans, Verizon and Southern California Edison all have crews working along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu this week.Monday, August 10, 2026
Vandalism knocks out Verizon service, silences KBUUVerizon is restoring Internet, phone and TV service in western Malibu after what the company calls vandalism — the second such outage this week.Monday, August 10, 2026
L.A. County to armor Point Dume road with 4,800 tons of rockAn emergency Coastal Commission permit clears the way to extend a seawall after waves cut an 8-foot cliff beneath the only road to the beach.Saturday, August 8, 2026
County to truck in 4,800 tons of rock to save Point Dume roadEmergency Coastal Commission permit clears the way to shore up the only vehicle access to the public beach at Point Dume.Saturday, August 8, 2026
First Malibu apartment project in 35 years proposed behind Cross CreekOwners want to build 20 units on 3.5 acres now zoned for retail, and first need city council approval to tie into the Civic Center sewer.Saturday, August 8, 20261 comment
L.A. County Begins Rebuilding Point Dume Beach WashoutCrews are moving rocks and sand near Sunset Restaurant to shore up the road and its water pipe, where the beach has narrowed dramatically.Thursday, August 6, 2026
LAX Wins $289 Million Federal Grant for Airport InterchangeThe four-year project will reroute Malibu-bound traffic via new overhead loops off Sepulveda Boulevard and demolish the 96th Street entrance.Thursday, August 6, 2026
Malibu presses Caltrans to shore up PCH before winterCity Manager Joe Irwin says the state may be underestimating the immediate threat of erosion to Pacific Coast Highway near Big Rock.Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Metro grant means PCH roundabouts can't be temporaryA new city report says the two proposed western Malibu roundabouts must be permanent if the $2 million project is funded by LA Metro.Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Malibu Planning Commission rejects DWP storage yard on Corral CanyonCommissioners voted 3-0 against Los Angeles's plan to stage electrical equipment on a Malibu hillside for a Pacific Palisades project 10 miles away.Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Point Dume Access Road still closed after hurricane wavesLA County Beaches and Harbors is searching for a temporary fix after last week's surf ate away sand supporting the road and 340 parking spaces.Tuesday, August 4, 2026
County scrambles to stabilize washed-out Westward Beach roadLast week's hurricane waves washed out the beach and forced closure of the road leading to Point Dume.Monday, August 3, 2026
LA DWP Seeks Seven-Year Storage Yard in Malibu HillsThe plan would send dozens of daily truck trips through PCH lane closures to serve Pacific Palisades reconstruction 10 miles away.Friday, July 24, 20262 comments
City unveils PCH redesign at Malibu's most crash-prone intersectionThe plan for PCH at Las Flores Creek would eliminate the westbound left turn into the gas station near Duke's.Tuesday, July 21, 2026
85-year-old Santa Monica Pier bridge to be demolished this weekTemporary stairways will keep the pier open while Santa Monica replaces the seismically unsafe span at Ocean Avenue.Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Malibu to press governor on undergrounding utility linesThe city says telecom and cable companies refuse to bury lines even as Edison undergrounds power lines paid for by ratepayers.Friday, July 10, 20264 comments
Concrete guardrails installed on Malibu Canyon Road after teen's deathLA County added barriers on the canyon road where 17-year-old Hunter Langley plunged to his death last winter, after his mother's persistent advocacy.Friday, June 12, 2026
High tides flood second Zuma Beach entrance, leaving one risky way inTwo of three Zuma parking lot entrances are underwater, forcing all traffic through a treacherous PCH left turn.Friday, June 12, 2026
Santa Monica eyes federal grant to cap I-10 with parksCity council will vote next week on a $2 million grant to study capping the 10 Freeway between 11th and 20th streets.Friday, June 5, 2026
Malibu Colony beach homes may get sewer hookup; Serra Estates exemptCity Council to hear update Monday on long-delayed Phase 2 sewer expansion required by state water regulators.Thursday, June 4, 2026
Caltrans to brief Malibu council on PCH stability after fire damageBurned wooden piers and retaining walls that protected the highway for a century are gone, leaving vertical drops to the ocean.Thursday, June 4, 2026
SCE still can't explain back-to-back Malibu blackoutsSouthern California Edison says two early-morning outages that hit the same west Malibu areas 20 hours apart were unrelated, but offers no cause.Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Edison power fails again in western MalibuA second outage hit Trancas early Tuesday, a day after a power surge knocked out 2,270 customers from Point Dume to Ventura County.Tuesday, June 2, 2026
LA Times spotlights OceanWell desalination test off MalibuThe company plans to sink desalination pods 4.5 miles offshore, with Las Virgenes as first customer and Malibu potentially tapping in.Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Electric air taxi eyes Santa Monica Airport as closure loomsJoby Aviation wants to use the airport for 2028 Olympics test flights, even as Santa Monica plans to shut the field down at the end of that year.Friday, May 29, 2026
State orders Malibu out of Zuma Creek underpassThe Regional Water Quality Control Board has told L.A. County to suspend all work in the flood control channel used as a road under PCH.Wednesday, May 27, 20261 comment
Council cools on $3 million Malibu Seafood pedestrian tunnelMembers worry the proposed undercrossing would flood, attract vandalism and still leave pedestrians scrambling across PCH.Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Malibu spends $107,000 to study beachfront sewer assessmentCouncil moves ahead on a PCH sewer district for fire victims, even as members openly question whether the project will pencil out.Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Point Dume beach lot access road closed five days next weekCrews will install a new storm drain Monday through Friday, with daytime-only closures from 8 to 3.Wednesday, May 27, 2026
SCE blames computer error for Point Dume outage confusionSeveral hundred Point Dume and Paradise Cove customers lost power for hours Monday in what Edison wrongly labeled a planned maintenance.Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Council also takes up street repaving, Corral Creek underpassTonight's agenda includes annual residential repaving and a $260,000 Caltrans design deal for a pedestrian underpass at Malibu Seafood.Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Five Point Dume streets slated for repaving next yearMalibu's $300,000 share of state gas tax money would resurface streets including Grayfox, Boniface, Portshead, Wildlife, and parts of Selfridge.Friday, May 22, 2026
Malibu eyes $3 million pedestrian underpass at Corral BeachCity council to vote on using Metro sales tax money to build a tunnel beneath PCH near Malibu Seafood, alongside an existing creek underpass.Friday, May 22, 2026
Caltrans Sets $154 Million PCH Repaving ProjectThe first major repaving of Pacific Coast Highway since 2010 will start this fall and run through 2030, including striped bike lanes.Wednesday, May 20, 2026
City study finds PCH pedestrian undercrossing feasibleAn engineering study concludes a tunnel beneath Pacific Coast Highway at Malibu Seafood is possible.Monday, May 18, 2026
Colorado River collapse alarms Southern California water agencyFederal cuts loom on the Colorado as Northern California reservoirs sit at 99 percent — the whipsaw effect of a warming climate.Monday, May 18, 2026
State to unveil new Topanga Lagoon plans May 31California will reveal revised designs for a 31-acre lagoon and rebuilt PCH bridge at Malibu's gateway, after the Palisades Fire erased earlier plans.Friday, May 15, 2026
Trancas Creek bridge faces new round of constructionL.A. County Waterworks will spend seven months installing a water main, followed by a city right-turn lane project at the same site.Wednesday, May 13, 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
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
Topanga Lagoon restoration accelerates after Palisades FirePlans to remove the 80-year-old PCH bridge and expand the lagoon to as much as 10 acres are moving forward with new state funding.Monday, May 4, 2026
Edison nearly done burying PCH power lines — but cables stayTelecom companies aren't required to underground their thick black lines and have no incentive to do so in Malibu.Tuesday, April 14, 2026
County to begin clearing Zuma Creek underpass this weekL.A. County crews will start moving gravel off the flooded roadway tomorrow, with reopening tentatively planned for next week.Monday, April 13, 2026
Santa Monica Spending $56 Million to Electrify Big Blue BusesThe city is buying 73 battery-powered buses, with more than half the cost going to chargers.Friday, April 10, 2026
Pacific Surfliner adds daily Ventura-Santa Barbara commuter trainsSix daily trips begin next month, with a new morning train timed for commuters from Camarillo and Ventura.Wednesday, April 8, 2026
County reverses course, will clear Zuma Creek underpassL.A. County Beaches and Harbors will scrape rocks blocking the PCH underpass next week, after Malibu activists pressed for action.Monday, April 6, 2026
Why an 80-year-old Busch Drive tank is still in serviceThe 1947 concrete tank was flagged for replacement decades ago, but Planning Commission objections delayed permits for nearly 18 years.Monday, April 6, 2026
Council to weigh $272,000 City Hall audio-visual upgradeMalibu staff recommend new cameras and sound systems for the council chambers and Senior Center, replacing 12-year-old equipment.Monday, April 6, 2026
Diablo Canyon nuclear plant gets 20-year license renewalThe federal NRC extended California's last nuclear plant, which sits on two earthquake faults and supplies 8 percent of the state's electricity.Friday, April 3, 2026
Waterworks breaks ground on Carbon Mesa water mainProject will replace aging, undersized lines that have blocked some Carbon Mesa Road building approvals.Thursday, April 2, 2026
Power, cell service and traffic signals being restoredCaltrans is hooking up city-supplied generators as SCE opens a community resource center at Bluffs Park.Friday, October 16, 2026
Palisades reservoir still empty two years after fireA water main break on Sunset Boulevard has delayed DWP's plan to refill the Santa Ynez Reservoir this week.Thursday, October 15, 2026
Surf undermines PCH east of Duke's, taking out water lineCaltrans estimates 50 linear feet of damage after waves collapsed the ground beneath Pacific Coast Highway over the weekend.Monday, October 12, 2026
Westward Beach rock revetment update heads to City CouncilThe council will hear Monday night how emergency rocks are holding up as surf threatens pavement and fire hydrants near Sunset Restaurant.Monday, October 12, 2026
MIDDAY SUN UPDATE: Surf breaks water line in Eastern Malibu, Waves Hit Adamson, More Erosion At Free ZumaA water line broke 1/4 mile east of Duke's restaurant, and whitewater is churning below the pavement right next to the right lane. Flooding at Zuma creeps right up to lifeguard HQ but small pump saves the day.Sunday, October 11, 202611 comment
Rock revetment resumes along Westward Beach RoadMalibu will pay 70 percent of the cost to extend an LA County rock wall protecting Westward Beach Road, its water lines and fire hydrants.Friday, October 9, 2026
Topanga Lagoon restoration plans to be unveiled Oct. 29The Resource Conservation District will show a longer PCH bridge and lagoon reconstruction aimed at restoring steelhead passage.Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Newsom signs law trimming SCE profits on fire-prevention workGovernor approved a cap on Southern California Edison's guaranteed profit margin for undergrounding power lines but vetoed a broader microgrid bill.Friday, October 2, 2026
Malibu Pier emergency repairs done, full rehab startsState Parks has completed emergency piling repairs and awarded a contract for a full pier rehabilitation expected to take 18 months.Monday, September 28, 2026
Fourteen storm damage sites now stretch from Mugu Rock to Santa MonicaKBUU counts 14 active coastal repair and hazard zones, from crumbled PCH shoulders to landslides and washed-out beaches.Monday, September 28, 20261 comment
LAX people mover delayed again, may not open until JanuaryAirport train that was supposed to launch in 2023 still can't pass safety tests, with recriminations flying between city and contractor.Thursday, September 24, 20261 comment
Fiber optic line coming to Malibu Canyon next monthAn $11 million government project will connect five city halls, but overhead fiber lines on poles will remain.Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Malibu water restored after two-day PCH pipe breakThe 70-year-old transmission pipe under PCH at Will Rogers Beach was repaired Friday, but L.A. County has not disclosed how low local storage tanks got.Monday, September 21, 2026
No fix yet for Malibu water main failure, PCH one lane each way at TemescalExpect a big traffic jam with 1 lane open in either direction just above Temescal Canyon Road. No idea when water will resume flowing into Malibu, Topanga.Friday, September 18, 2026
Rock wall grows at Westward Beach as Barrels surf break vanishesLA County is installing up to 500 linear feet of emergency revetment; state rules block sand replacement east of Zuma Creek but permit it west of Zuma Creek.Friday, September 18, 2026
Caltrans to close PCH intermittently for four-month repair near Point MuguCrews will halt traffic in both directions on weekdays to drop boulders into a hole carved by ocean waves.Friday, September 18, 2026
Malibu Canyon reopens after water main splitLas Virgenes Municipal Water District needed a day and a half to repair a metal pipe that split down the middle.Wednesday, September 16, 2026
State Parks plans repairs soon on Malibu PirrCity Manager Joe Irvin said California State Parks is slowly developing plans to repair the damaged Malibu Pier.Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Council approves map changes for Civic Center-area sewersThe City Council approved technical map changes for Phase 2 sewers around the Civic Center ahead of a Nov. 26 state hearing.Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Emergency PCH repairs at Carbon Beach washed out by surfA temporary breakwater installed by the state two weeks ago has failed, leaving Pacific Coast Highway held up only by a 40-foot column of sand and rock.Monday, September 14, 2026
Malibu halts Latigo Canyon power line undergrounding over permit disputeCity shut down Southern California Edison's fire-safety project after a neighbor complained that contractor trucks were parked on a vacant lot without permits.Monday, September 14, 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
Data center proposed at Ventura fairgrounds, board votes TuesdayGlobal Stack USA wants to build one of 70 statewide "edge computing" sites at the beach next to the 101 Freeway.Saturday, September 12, 2026
La Chusa Beach repairs could take five weeksThirty-one homes remain off limits after a sinkhole and erosion on East Sea Level Drive; the city is keeping reporters away.Thursday, September 10, 2026
Ocean waves chew away at PCH east and west of MalibuCaltrans dumps boulders at three locations while cones mark 40-foot cliffs at the fog line near Deer Creek Road.Thursday, September 10, 2026
Caltrans to drill in PCH landslide zone next week; lane closure aheadGeotechnical rigs will be set up just past Sunset, heading towards Malibu, with a westbound lane closed all next week.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
State water board challenges Malibu's Big Rock drainageThe Malibu City Council will meet in closed session next week over alleged Clean Water Act violations at the Big Rock Mesa landslide drains.Monday, August 17, 2026
Seven more Malibu fire properties red-tagged as PCH erodesCaltrans is dumping rock to shore up PCH near Big Rock as 23 burned-out sites now threaten the highway and ocean.Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Caltrans races to shore up PCH at Big RockEmergency weekend repairs aim to stop waves from washing more of Pacific Coast Highway into the ocean west of the Big Rock signal.Monday, August 10, 2026
Vandalism knocks out Verizon service, silences KBUUVerizon is restoring Internet, phone and TV service in western Malibu after what the company calls vandalism — the second such outage this week.Monday, August 10, 2026
County to truck in 4,800 tons of rock to save Point Dume roadEmergency Coastal Commission permit clears the way to shore up the only vehicle access to the public beach at Point Dume.Saturday, August 8, 2026
L.A. County Begins Rebuilding Point Dume Beach WashoutCrews are moving rocks and sand near Sunset Restaurant to shore up the road and its water pipe, where the beach has narrowed dramatically.Thursday, August 6, 2026
Malibu presses Caltrans to shore up PCH before winterCity Manager Joe Irwin says the state may be underestimating the immediate threat of erosion to Pacific Coast Highway near Big Rock.Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Malibu Planning Commission rejects DWP storage yard on Corral CanyonCommissioners voted 3-0 against Los Angeles's plan to stage electrical equipment on a Malibu hillside for a Pacific Palisades project 10 miles away.Tuesday, August 4, 2026
County scrambles to stabilize washed-out Westward Beach roadLast week's hurricane waves washed out the beach and forced closure of the road leading to Point Dume.Monday, August 3, 2026
City unveils PCH redesign at Malibu's most crash-prone intersectionThe plan for PCH at Las Flores Creek would eliminate the westbound left turn into the gas station near Duke's.Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Malibu to press governor on undergrounding utility linesThe city says telecom and cable companies refuse to bury lines even as Edison undergrounds power lines paid for by ratepayers.Friday, July 10, 20264 comments
High tides flood second Zuma Beach entrance, leaving one risky way inTwo of three Zuma parking lot entrances are underwater, forcing all traffic through a treacherous PCH left turn.Friday, June 12, 2026
Malibu Colony beach homes may get sewer hookup; Serra Estates exemptCity Council to hear update Monday on long-delayed Phase 2 sewer expansion required by state water regulators.Thursday, June 4, 2026
SCE still can't explain back-to-back Malibu blackoutsSouthern California Edison says two early-morning outages that hit the same west Malibu areas 20 hours apart were unrelated, but offers no cause.Wednesday, June 3, 2026
LA Times spotlights OceanWell desalination test off MalibuThe company plans to sink desalination pods 4.5 miles offshore, with Las Virgenes as first customer and Malibu potentially tapping in.Tuesday, June 2, 2026
State orders Malibu out of Zuma Creek underpassThe Regional Water Quality Control Board has told L.A. County to suspend all work in the flood control channel used as a road under PCH.Wednesday, May 27, 20261 comment
Malibu spends $107,000 to study beachfront sewer assessmentCouncil moves ahead on a PCH sewer district for fire victims, even as members openly question whether the project will pencil out.Wednesday, May 27, 2026
SCE blames computer error for Point Dume outage confusionSeveral hundred Point Dume and Paradise Cove customers lost power for hours Monday in what Edison wrongly labeled a planned maintenance.Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Five Point Dume streets slated for repaving next yearMalibu's $300,000 share of state gas tax money would resurface streets including Grayfox, Boniface, Portshead, Wildlife, and parts of Selfridge.Friday, May 22, 2026
Caltrans Sets $154 Million PCH Repaving ProjectThe first major repaving of Pacific Coast Highway since 2010 will start this fall and run through 2030, including striped bike lanes.Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Colorado River collapse alarms Southern California water agencyFederal cuts loom on the Colorado as Northern California reservoirs sit at 99 percent — the whipsaw effect of a warming climate.Monday, May 18, 2026
Trancas Creek bridge faces new round of constructionL.A. County Waterworks will spend seven months installing a water main, followed by a city right-turn lane project at the same site.Wednesday, May 13, 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
Edison nearly done burying PCH power lines — but cables stayTelecom companies aren't required to underground their thick black lines and have no incentive to do so in Malibu.Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Santa Monica Spending $56 Million to Electrify Big Blue BusesThe city is buying 73 battery-powered buses, with more than half the cost going to chargers.Friday, April 10, 2026
County reverses course, will clear Zuma Creek underpassL.A. County Beaches and Harbors will scrape rocks blocking the PCH underpass next week, after Malibu activists pressed for action.Monday, April 6, 2026
Council to weigh $272,000 City Hall audio-visual upgradeMalibu staff recommend new cameras and sound systems for the council chambers and Senior Center, replacing 12-year-old equipment.Monday, April 6, 2026
Waterworks breaks ground on Carbon Mesa water mainProject will replace aging, undersized lines that have blocked some Carbon Mesa Road building approvals.Thursday, April 2, 2026
PCH traffic lights running on generators; charging site at Bluffs ParkCaltrans hooked up city-purchased generators overnight, and Southern California Edison is opening a community resource center at Bluffs Park.Friday, October 16, 2026
8AM MONDAY: High tide erosion threatens PCH near Neptune's Net7.1 foot high tide (actually 8.7 foot) will likely flood Zuma Beach again this morning. At the giant sand dune, traffic has been shifted away from the ocean after waves undermined the shoulder one mile east of Mugu Rock.Monday, October 12, 20261
Caltrans to begin $69 million PCH repaving in western MalibuWork starts in two weeks from Malibu Creek Bridge to the county line, with bike lanes, narrower traffic lanes and a new Palisades crosswalk. Coming next year: a makeover for the eastern segment of PCH.Monday, October 12, 2026
DWP water main break shuts most of Sunset Boulevard in PalisadesThree of four lanes are closed between Allenford and Mandeville Canyon as DWP asks Palisades customers to conserve water.Monday, October 12, 2026
Caltrans to begin two-year PCH rebuild Oct. 27The first major reconstruction of western Malibu's Pacific Coast Highway since 1947 will start in 16 days and run into winter 2029-30.Saturday, October 10, 2026
Lechusa Beach homes still red-tagged after 31 daysThe HOA and the company that owns Nicolas Cage's home have switched contractors, and the city is seeking an updated repair schedule for Sea Level Drive.Friday, October 9, 2026
PCH coastal protection work continues in eastern MalibuTwo overnight construction projects are shielding Pacific Coast Highway from ocean erosion in the eastern Malibu fire zone.Friday, October 9, 20261
Van plunges off PCH into ocean near Deer Creek RoadThe driver and two dogs were rescued Saturday at the same stretch of highway where a construction zone has no K-rail protecting a collapsed section.Monday, October 5, 2026
State signs $2.1 million contract to repair Malibu PierConstruction to replace deteriorated pilings and bracing is expected to begin within two weeks and finish by the end of January 2027.Friday, October 2, 2026
Lachusa Beach evacuation enters third week31 houses remain evacuated after Sea Level Drive collapsed on Sept. 7. Repairs are estimated to take five weeks total.Monday, September 28, 2026
Santa Monica to close PCH ramps at Moomat Ahiko for two monthsThe ramps between PCH and Ocean Avenue close this weekend for bridge demolition and construction work.Friday, September 25, 2026
Fiber optic line coming to Malibu Canyon next monthAn $11 million project will link five cities' city halls. But the existing tangle of overhead communication lines in Malibu Canyon will stay in place.Wednesday, September 23, 2026
PCH repaving to close two eastbound lanes TuesdayCrews will close two of three eastbound lanes on PCH between Sunset and Temescal Canyon to repave over last week's water pipe break.Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Caltrans lane closures hit PCH and 101 this weekBoulder placement work will slow PCH between Malibu and Point Mugu and near the Getty Villa, while wildlife crossing construction closes 101 lanes overnight.Monday, September 21, 2026
PCH pipe repairs choke traffic; Malibu urged to conserve waterCrews are blocking two of three lanes each direction near Temescal Canyon while repairing the sole water main serving Malibu and Topanga.Friday, September 18, 2026
Caltrans to resume work on rock wall at Coastline Dr MondayEmergency revetment work across from the Getty Villa Museum resumes Monday night with one lane in each direction for five days.Friday, September 18, 2026
Lechuza Beach repopulation still about three and a half weeks outThe 31 evacuated houses remain red-tagged as private contractors race to repair collapsed East Sea Level Drive and utility lines.Friday, September 18, 2026
Caltrans drops roundabouts, scales back PCH safety planState abandons roundabouts and boulevard widening, now proposing one sidewalk and two bike lanes on eight-tenths of a mile of PCH.Thursday, September 17, 2026
Crews build rock revetment at Point Dume Beach entranceLA County Beaches and Harbors workers labored overnight placing rocks along Westward Beach Road as the beach continues to erode.Wednesday, September 16, 20261 comment
Sea Level Drive repairs may take another four weeksThirty-one houses remain evacuated as engineers design more permanent repairs for the 60 feet of Sea Level Drive undermined by the ocean.Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Council advances vote on oceanfront sewer for burn zoneProperty owners will decide next spring whether to tax themselves to build a $131 million sewer serving 426 oceanfront properties.Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Caltrans shifts Rattner Beach PCH work to overnightStarting Monday night, one lane in each direction on PCH will close from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for five nights of $15 million revetment work.Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Malibu Lagoon sewer expansion pegged at $131 millionThe City Council votes Monday on creating an assessment district to fund Phase 2 of the Civic Center sewage plant, extending service to the Colony and Surfrider areas.Monday, September 14, 2026
Sea Level Drive residents remain locked out as repairs continueMalibu shifts to long-term disaster management as 31 households wait for road, engineering fixes on collapsing Sea Level Drive.Saturday, September 12, 2026
Five Caltrans trouble spots plague Malibu-area PCHFrom Tuna Beach to Deer Creek, collapsing shoulders and cliffs threaten the highway — and Malibu's only water supply.Saturday, September 12, 2026
Caltrans leaves PCH washouts marked only with conesTwo pavement washouts on eastbound Pacific Coast Highway remain unrepaired after last weekend's high surf and high tide.Thursday, September 10, 20261 comment
Commissions push for pedestrian overpass at Malibu SeafoodCity engineers unveiled three PCH crossing options, but public safety and public works commissioners want a fourth: an overpass.Thursday, August 27, 20261 comment
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
Caltrans to repair century-old PCH pedestrian tunnelsThe tunnels at Chautauqua and Entrada suffer from failed pumps, sand-blocked drains and contaminated water leaking from above.Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Verizon offers $25,000 reward after fiber vandalismCut fiber optic lines last weekend caused spotty internet and cellphone outages across Southern California.Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Council rejects sewer capacity request for Cross Creek apartmentsA proposed 20-unit apartment complex behind Cross Creek Ranch appears unlikely after Malibu declined to allocate additional wastewater plant capacity.Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Multiple PCH lane closures scheduled this weekCaltrans, Verizon and Southern California Edison all have crews working along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu this week.Monday, August 10, 2026
L.A. County to armor Point Dume road with 4,800 tons of rockAn emergency Coastal Commission permit clears the way to extend a seawall after waves cut an 8-foot cliff beneath the only road to the beach.Saturday, August 8, 2026
First Malibu apartment project in 35 years proposed behind Cross CreekOwners want to build 20 units on 3.5 acres now zoned for retail, and first need city council approval to tie into the Civic Center sewer.Saturday, August 8, 20261 comment
LAX Wins $289 Million Federal Grant for Airport InterchangeThe four-year project will reroute Malibu-bound traffic via new overhead loops off Sepulveda Boulevard and demolish the 96th Street entrance.Thursday, August 6, 2026
Metro grant means PCH roundabouts can't be temporaryA new city report says the two proposed western Malibu roundabouts must be permanent if the $2 million project is funded by LA Metro.Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Point Dume Access Road still closed after hurricane wavesLA County Beaches and Harbors is searching for a temporary fix after last week's surf ate away sand supporting the road and 340 parking spaces.Tuesday, August 4, 2026
LA DWP Seeks Seven-Year Storage Yard in Malibu HillsThe plan would send dozens of daily truck trips through PCH lane closures to serve Pacific Palisades reconstruction 10 miles away.Friday, July 24, 20262 comments
85-year-old Santa Monica Pier bridge to be demolished this weekTemporary stairways will keep the pier open while Santa Monica replaces the seismically unsafe span at Ocean Avenue.Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Concrete guardrails installed on Malibu Canyon Road after teen's deathLA County added barriers on the canyon road where 17-year-old Hunter Langley plunged to his death last winter, after his mother's persistent advocacy.Friday, June 12, 2026
Santa Monica eyes federal grant to cap I-10 with parksCity council will vote next week on a $2 million grant to study capping the 10 Freeway between 11th and 20th streets.Friday, June 5, 2026
Caltrans to brief Malibu council on PCH stability after fire damageBurned wooden piers and retaining walls that protected the highway for a century are gone, leaving vertical drops to the ocean.Thursday, June 4, 2026
Edison power fails again in western MalibuA second outage hit Trancas early Tuesday, a day after a power surge knocked out 2,270 customers from Point Dume to Ventura County.Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Electric air taxi eyes Santa Monica Airport as closure loomsJoby Aviation wants to use the airport for 2028 Olympics test flights, even as Santa Monica plans to shut the field down at the end of that year.Friday, May 29, 2026
Council cools on $3 million Malibu Seafood pedestrian tunnelMembers worry the proposed undercrossing would flood, attract vandalism and still leave pedestrians scrambling across PCH.Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Point Dume beach lot access road closed five days next weekCrews will install a new storm drain Monday through Friday, with daytime-only closures from 8 to 3.Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Council also takes up street repaving, Corral Creek underpassTonight's agenda includes annual residential repaving and a $260,000 Caltrans design deal for a pedestrian underpass at Malibu Seafood.Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Malibu eyes $3 million pedestrian underpass at Corral BeachCity council to vote on using Metro sales tax money to build a tunnel beneath PCH near Malibu Seafood, alongside an existing creek underpass.Friday, May 22, 2026
City study finds PCH pedestrian undercrossing feasibleAn engineering study concludes a tunnel beneath Pacific Coast Highway at Malibu Seafood is possible.Monday, May 18, 2026
State to unveil new Topanga Lagoon plans May 31California will reveal revised designs for a 31-acre lagoon and rebuilt PCH bridge at Malibu's gateway, after the Palisades Fire erased earlier plans.Friday, May 15, 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
Topanga Lagoon restoration accelerates after Palisades FirePlans to remove the 80-year-old PCH bridge and expand the lagoon to as much as 10 acres are moving forward with new state funding.Monday, May 4, 2026
County to begin clearing Zuma Creek underpass this weekL.A. County crews will start moving gravel off the flooded roadway tomorrow, with reopening tentatively planned for next week.Monday, April 13, 2026
Pacific Surfliner adds daily Ventura-Santa Barbara commuter trainsSix daily trips begin next month, with a new morning train timed for commuters from Camarillo and Ventura.Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Why an 80-year-old Busch Drive tank is still in serviceThe 1947 concrete tank was flagged for replacement decades ago, but Planning Commission objections delayed permits for nearly 18 years.Monday, April 6, 2026
Diablo Canyon nuclear plant gets 20-year license renewalThe federal NRC extended California's last nuclear plant, which sits on two earthquake faults and supplies 8 percent of the state's electricity.Friday, April 3, 2026
