State bill would ban disposable vape pens in CaliforniaAB 762 has passed the Legislature after a tossed vape ignited a small brushfire on Kanan Dume Road last week.Friday, August 28, 2026
Teens spot vape-sparked brush fire on Kanan, call 911A tossed electronic cigarette ignited a small fire near a strawberry vendor pullout Saturday night; young passersby put it out.Monday, August 24, 2026
Motorcyclist seriously hurt in Kanan Road crashThe rider was found 50 to 80 feet down an embankment Sunday afternoon and airlifted from the scene.Monday, August 24, 2026
Teens spot, extinguish small brush fire on Kanan Dume RoadA discarded vape apparently tossed from a car sparked a quarter-acre brush fire Saturday night on Kanan Dume Road.Saturday, August 22, 2026
Kanan Fire burns 5 acres near Westlake BoulevardThe brush fire broke out Sunday afternoon near a cluster of houses at the north end of Kanan Road.Monday, August 3, 2026
Homeowners sue to block big Kanan Road development in Agoura HillsResidents fear a multistory commercial-residential building at Kanan and Agoura roads would clog evacuation routes during fire emergencies.Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Obituary: Col. Clarence 'Dutch' Rubenacker, Kanan Dume Road designerThe Malibu Park resident, who died July 6, rose from LA County road worker to civil engineer overseeing county road projects.Tuesday, July 21, 2026
135-unit expansion of Avalon Calabasas returns to plannersOpponents warn adding units near Malibu Canyon's top worsens fire evacuation risk on already-overcapacity Las Virgenes Road.Friday, July 10, 2026
Agoura Hills Evacuation Plan Sends Malibu Drivers on 8-Mile DetourCity officials say their new safety element is just a framework, but it assumes only 100 cars per hour fleeing up Kanan and zero from Malibu.Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Agoura Hills evacuation plan draws fire from Kanan Road residentsResidents say traffic estimates ignore reality as city approves more apartments along the key evacuation route from Malibu and the Santa Monica Mountains.Thursday, May 14, 2026
CHP Still Investigating Three Malibu Traffic Deaths in 48 HoursSheriff's deputies briefed the city council on a string of fatal crashes outside city limits, including two pedestrians struck near Leo Carrillo.Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Limo driver carjacked at gunpoint on PCH in MarchThe L.A. County Sheriff's Department is only now publicizing a March 14 carjacking that began at PCH and Kanan Dume Road.Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Violent fights, staffing crisis at Campus KilpatrickA January brawl involving 14 girls and chronic understaffing have plagued the juvenile detention center in the Santa Monica Mountains.Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Agoura Hills Defends Plan That Could Close Kanan Road in FiresOfficials say emergency provisions are in place, but their traffic counts assume no surge of evacuees from Malibu.Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Agoura Hills plan would close Kanan Road in major fireDraft evacuation plan up for public comment Thursday assumes no traffic leaves Malibu, alarming mountain residents.Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Rocky Oaks mansion sells for $13 million, 70% offThe mountaintop estate above Kanan Road tunnels, originally listed at $49.5 million, finally sold this week after two auctions.Thursday, April 9, 2026
54 more apartments coming to jammed Kanan Road interchangeAgoura Hills will add a four-story, income-restricted complex next to another 278-unit project at Malibu's emergency fire exit.Friday, April 3, 2026
