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
