Road status: Kanan and Malibu Canyon open; Encinal, Decker closedRoadblocks remain on Topanga Canyon Boulevard, with no Malibu residents allowed through.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
Early-morning fire at north end of PCH knocked downA fire early Thursday at the north end of Pacific Coast Highway is out, KBUU News reported.Thursday, October 15, 2026
Big waves continue, high tide near 8 feet before noonBig waves continued overnight, with the high tide just before noon at about 8 feet.Thursday, October 15, 2026
Brush fire along PCH in Oxnard quickly extinguishedA row of trees caught fire on Highway 1 near Channel Islands Boulevard as Santa Ana winds began blowing in.Thursday, October 15, 2026
Topanga Canyon closed to non-residents during wind eventL.A. County asked Caltrans to limit access to canyon residents only, citing the need to possibly evacuate 8,500 people if a fire breaks out.Thursday, October 15, 2026
Council asks Caltrans for traffic signal at Malibu SeafoodMayor Bruce Silverstein wants a full signal and maybe a Plexiglass fence in the cneter of the highway to stop pedestrians from crossing PCH mid-highway.Wednesday, October 14, 2026
No charges in PCH crash that killed Nobu Malibu chefDeputies say the 16-year-old driver who struck a parked car on PCH, killing sushi chef Ryo Uchimiya as he slept inside, was not impaired.Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Final day of extreme high tides forecast for Malibu coastA 7.0-foot high tide is predicted for 10:45 a.m., with actual levels expected near 8 feet 7 inches before the Coastal Flood Advisory lifts.Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Sacramento approves 4 emergency orders to save PCH from wave eroionEmergency cliff protection across from Carbon Canyon fire station has washed out three times since August, Malibu's building chief told the City Council.Tuesday, October 13, 20261
State says 78 vacant burned lots present erosion worries on PCH in Malibu burn zone, according to CityThe number of problem properties causing beach erosion and drainage concerns has nearly quintupled in weeks.Tuesday, October 13, 20261
Sea Level Drive homeowners face two more weeks of uncertaintyThe HOA has signed a new contractor after terminating the first, but 31 red-tagged homes remain without utilities or road access.Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Latigo Shore, Malibu Colony among new areas of concernBuilding chief lists landslides, seawalls and drainage worries ahead of the rainy season.Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Council rejects pedestrian underpass at Malibu SeafoodThe City Council voted down the Corral Beach proposal Monday night; full story Wednesday.Tuesday, October 13, 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
High tides batter Malibu coast, undermine PCH east of Duke'sCaltrans estimates 50 feet of pavement is hanging over the surf east of Duke's as waves erode beaches across Malibu.Monday, October 12, 20261
PCH in danger of washing out at Ventura County sand duneHigh tides are eroding sand beneath the eastbound travel lane west of Neptune's Net, forcing traffic onto the shoulder.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
City Council to reconsider $260,000 Malibu Seafood pedestrian tunnel studyNewer council members may back out of the proposed PCH underpass, which could be inundated by waves at the beach entrance.Monday, October 12, 20261 comment
8PM MON UPDATE: Two more Malibu oceanfront homes red-tagged after surf stormCity officials say the number of eastern Malibu properties with concerning beach erosion has grown from 56 to 78 properties, after record-high tides. But Malibu escapes the type of devastation that has hit from Long Beach to Dana Point. [City of Malibu photo. ]Monday, October 12, 20261
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
9 PM SAT UPDATE: Coastal flood warning in effect for Malibu beachesDamaging seawater flooding is likely around the 9:52 a.m. high tide, with impacts expected to exceed those from Hurricane Marie in September.Sunday, October 11, 2026
Waves overtop Malibu Lagoon sand berm at high tideSmall waves washed up to the Adamson House and under the PCH bridge Saturday as the lagoon's berm was overtopped again.Sunday, October 11, 2026
Paradise Cove pier partially collapses as tidal surge hits MalibuHistoric 1945 pier lost poles at the surf line Friday, but Malibu largely escaped the widespread flooding seen from Long Beach to Newport Beach.Saturday, October 10, 2026
Worst tidal surge expected today and Sunday as low pressure from storm affects oceanThe National Weather Service warns Sunday morning's high tide could reach 8 feet, with damaging coastal flooding most likely in Malibu and Long Beach.Saturday, October 10, 20262
AAA warns: don't start vehicles exposed to salt waterSalt water flooded PCH dips in eastern Malibu Friday, and mechanics warn even brief exposure can cause electrical damage, shorts and fire risk.Saturday, October 10, 2026
Deer strike triggers 101 crash under unfinished wildlife overpassA vehicle hit a deer westbound on the 101 at Liberty Canyon Road, under the wildlife overpass still being built, setting off a multi-car collision.Saturday, October 10, 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
NWS warns Sunday surf could top September's damaging wavesForecasters say vulnerable south-facing Malibu beaches face the season's most significant coastal flooding Sunday morning, worse than the Hurricane Marie event.Saturday, October 10, 20261
High tides swamp Malibu beaches, as five days of extreme high tides are likelySwells from Hurricane Rachel, a Pacific super typhoon and an approaching cold front are combining with a Kelvin wave to push tides well above predictions. Melaniue Goudzwaard photo.Friday, October 9, 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
Hurricane Rachel to raise Malibu tides, threaten coastal flooding SundayNational Weather Service warns of 8-foot high tides, big waves and possible flooding at Zuma and other Malibu beaches Sunday morning.Thursday, October 8, 2026
Hurricane Rachel remnants may push weekend tides higher in MalibuOffshore hurricane could add a foot or more to already high weekend tides, with Sunday morning posing the biggest risk for flooding and erosion.Thursday, October 8, 20261
Delivery truck rear-ends traffic on PCH, injuring threeA truck accordioned a car at the Malibu Sands crosswalk Tuesday morning, leaking hydraulic fluid, brake fluid, coolant and oil beside the beach.Thursday, October 8, 2026
Another crash on PCH near Nobu, blocks from fatal weekend wreckAn eastbound box truck appeared heavily damaged after striking what may have been a parked car two blocks east of Nobu.Wednesday, October 7, 2026
PCH speed cameras ticketing drivers — but in Long Beach, not MalibuLong Beach's new cameras are active on a 35-mph commercial strip, while Malibu's 10 cameras remain tangled in legal limbo.Wednesday, October 7, 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
Record heat to broil Malibu through ThursdayA distant hurricane may send rain and cooler temperatures in four or five days, but until then expect highs near 96 and a heat index up to 110.Monday, October 5, 2026
Name of child driver who killed Nobu chef still withheld, Nobu family in mourningRyo Uchimiya, 51, was asleep in a parked car when a 16-year-old driving a heavy SUV struck it at high speed Saturday morning, two blocks east of the restaurant.Monday, October 5, 20262
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
City staff prepares plan for PCH pedestrian underpass that council now appears to disfavorA proposal to split $500,000+ tab with Caltrans, for preliminary blueprints, returns to a City Council that has expressed only lukewarm support for the concept.Monday, October 5, 20261 comment
Nobu chef killed as teen's SUV hits parked car on PCHRyo Uchimiya, 51, was napping in his parked car just after sunrise when a 16-year-old's Land Rover drifted off PCH and rear-ended him near Nobu. City officials have for years been trying to get Nobu employee parking off of the busy highway.Sunday, October 4, 2026
One killed on PCH near Nobu; SUV that hit victim was driven by 16-year-oldA restaurant worker asleep in his parked car was killed Saturday morning when an SUV drifted across the fog line on Pacific Coast Highway.Saturday, October 3, 20261
Santa Monica probes misinformation it spread during Palisades fireCity Hall wrongly told media the fire had burned south into Santa Monica, adding to confusion on PCH and in the Palisades.Thursday, October 1, 20261
Malibu beachfront homes vulnerable as sand sources run dryAt an El Niño preparedness meeting, Caltrans and city officials told beachfront residents there is no sand available to shore up at-risk homes.Thursday, October 1, 2026
Malibu speed cameras log 100,000 violations in eight daysThe city won't send warnings or tickets for at least 30 days while it conducts a speed study in the confusing eastern PCH construction zone.Wednesday, September 30, 20262
Caltrans adds 51st burned-down site to PCH erosion listEngineers say the ocean is now washing against PCH at another burned-out property near Carbon Beach.Wednesday, September 30, 20261
Caltrans holds online hearing on La Costa Beach bike lanesThe state is seeking public input on a roughly 4,000-foot PCH project that could add bike lanes and a sidewalk between Carbon Canyon and Las Flores Canyon. It's at 1pm today at https://engage.dot.ca.gov/i53314#tab-77215Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Some beach houses in imminent danger as high tide, El Niño surf pound MalibuCity Manager Joe Irvin told the council El Niño damage is hitting Malibu from end to end, council approves citywide state of emergency, feds and state looking to OK dredging Malibu Creek to prevent overflow into Cross Creek shops and Serra Retreat houses.Tuesday, September 29, 20261
Malibu Road residents plead for city help as houses hang over oceanCity Manager Joe Irvin says beachfront owners are on their own, but there are only four qualified coastal engineers in all of Southern California — and none are returning calls.Tuesday, September 29, 20262 comments
Downed power line closes PCH near Broad BeachA line flashed over and fell across Pacific Coast Highway between Trancas and Broad Beach Road on Monday evening, closing lanes in both directions.Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Two Pacific hurricanes to send high surf to SoCal beachesHurricane Polo is already sending swells to south-facing beaches, with Hurricane Rachel expected to bring more high surf next Monday.Monday, September 28, 2026
High tides, big waves and Santa Ana winds to hit MalibuEl Niño-driven tides peak above 7 feet through Wednesday, with 25 mph Santa Ana winds forecast for Tuesday.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
Polo waves will arrive Sun night, may top 8 feet, atop 7.2 foot high tidesEight-foot waves on top of 7.2 foot tides could cause more erosion Sunday night through Tuesday, though rain looks unlikely.Friday, September 25, 2026
Rock-hauling trucks to cross Malibu day and night for PCH repairCaltrans emergency work to shore up PCH near Tuna Beach could bring trucks through the city from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. into December.Friday, September 25, 20261
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
Hurricane Polo to bring heavy surf, little rain to MalibuStorm south of Mexico could send gnarly waves and above-seven-foot tides crashing into the coast starting this weekend.Thursday, September 24, 2026
Heavy rock-hauling trucks to hit PCH 18 hours a dayCamarillo warns residents of nonstop truck traffic between Pacific Rock Mine and Malibu coast through mid-December.Thursday, September 24, 2026
Caltrans plans online workshop on PCH safety projectThe project would add a sidewalk and bike lanes on 4,200 feet of PCH between Las Flores and Carbon Canyon.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
Ioki Park soccer field design heads to council MondayThe Chili Cook-Off site plan is part of a broader blueprint for parks, pools, a senior center and an arts center on city-owned land.Tuesday, September 22, 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
Broad Beach residents blast Zuma Triathlon traffic planSocial media complaints centered on confusing lane markings on PCH west of Trancas during Sunday's race.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
PCH traffic crawls in both directions as water pipe is repairedHeavy delays are stacking up from Las Flores Canyon down through Topanga to the construction zone at Temescal Canyon Road.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
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
Caltrans holds PCH meeting tonight on Dead Man's Curve stretchThe 6 p.m. session at Malibu City Hall focuses on a 0.8-mile stretch between Las Flores Canyon and Carbon Canyon roads.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
City questions 25 mph speed limit on eastern PCHCity Manager Joe Irvin has asked Caltrans why the widely ignored 25 mph limit stays in effect, raising questions about upcoming speed cameras.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
City again rejects speed humps for Las Flores CanyonFor the second time in three years, the city told Las Flores Canyon residents the road is too steep, twisty, and muddy for speed humps.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 Canyon Road closed at Mulholland; PCH slow eastboundA broken water main above Mulholland Highway has shut Malibu Canyon Road to the 101 for the day, while PCH crawls eastbound.Monday, September 14, 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
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 plans changes on small stretch of PCH where women were killedThe state calls yet another PCH safety meeting, this time asking for comment on possible bike lanes and sidewalks on PCH from the Carbon Canyon Fire Station down to Duke's.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
La Chusa Beach evacuation may last five weeksMalibu says 33 evacuated homes on Sea Level Drive can't be reoccupied until road access is restored for fire trucks.Friday, September 11, 2026
Coastal Commission accepts new Malibu pocket beach in sand-theft dealBroad Beach landowner Mark Attanasio avoids a possible $12 million fine by donating a burned-out eastern Malibu lot valued at $2 million.Friday, September 11, 20262 comments
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
First speed camera signs go up on PCH at DeckerTen cameras at five locations are planned in Malibu, with warnings starting late this month and full fines beginning in late November.Thursday, September 10, 2026
Coastal Commission creates new eastern Malibu public beach in fine settlementBroad Beach landowner Mark Attanasio surrenders a burned-out beachfront lot instead of paying up to $12 million for stealing sand and rocks.Thursday, September 10, 2026
Sea Level Drive erosion forces evacuation of 31 Malibu homesA 30-foot-deep sinkhole and collapsing bluff prompted an emergency proclamation and mandatory evacuations in western Malibu.Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Westward Beach sand disappearing, entry station removedThe prefab entry station across from the Sunset Restaurant is gone, and the ocean is carving away the big dune.Wednesday, September 9, 2026
High tides wash across burned-out Billionaire's Beach lotsOcean water reached PCH along Carbon Beach during the storm, but the highway itself came through with little damage.Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Hurricane season quieting, but tides still running highMarie has disintegrated west of Point Conception, but El Niño is pushing high tides 6 to 12 inches above predictions.Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Coastal Commission to vote on Broad Beach penalty dealA billionaire who bulldozed public beach would trade three eastern Malibu lots for a new state park — location still undisclosed.Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Major high tides threaten more Malibu beach erosionNational Weather Service predicts significant erosion from Oxnard to Long Beach as Point Dume beaches all but vanish.Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Coastal Commission silent on location of new Big Rock beachA Thursday vote would settle a Broad Beach violation by forcing a Brewers owner to buy three burned Big Rock lots for public use.Tuesday, September 8, 20261 comment
31 Houses Red-Tagged At Lechusa Beach, As Landslide Concern GrowsTotal went from 5 to 31 this evening. No word on how long the evacuation will last. Some residents seen leaving with suitcases at 6.. Cement trucks waiting to deliver to the gaping hole are still lining up on Broad Beach Road tonight. Entry into neighborhood blocked.Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Beaches erode in Malibu, waves blast across PCH near Pt MuguWaves are washing over PCH near Mugu Rock, Zuma Beach has lost half its width, Westward Beach is disappearing. And by Wednesday, 90-degree humid heat is forecast.Monday, September 7, 2026
High tides and El Niño swells chew away Malibu beachesSunday's 7-foot high tide, boosted by El Niño conditions, is the week's highest as sand erosion worsens from Zuma to Westward.Monday, September 7, 2026
Sunday storm drenches Malibu, closes Chili Cook-OffRain totals topped an inch across much of Malibu as lightning closed beaches and mud swamped the Chili Cook-Off grounds.Sunday, September 6, 2026
Big Rock Beach lot to be given to state as penalty for Broad Beach violationsMark Attanasio will purchase a $2 million beachfront lot, somewhere near Big Rock. He was caught stealing sand and rocks at Broad Beach.Friday, September 4, 2026
Malibu loses trail ownership fight to MRCA, weighs appealA judge ruled the city waited too long to assert ownership of the Winding Way Trail leading to Escondido Falls.Friday, September 4, 2026
PCH lane closures return Tuesday after Labor Day pauseCaltrans will resume closing an eastbound PCH lane near Big Rock to protect the crumbling cliff at Tuna Beach.Friday, September 4, 2026
Prosecutors: Bohm had nitrous tank in lap during fatal PCH crashThe new theory in the delayed murder trial focuses on distraction, not intoxication, as Fraser Bohm remains free on bail.Thursday, September 3, 2026
Caltrans pauses PCH, Topanga lane closures for Labor DayNo state lane closures are planned Friday through Monday, but the eastbound wall work at Piña Beach resumes Tuesday morning.Thursday, September 3, 2026
Public safety commission meets as surveillance debate growsSheriff's sergeant tells council that automated license plate readers helped solve five Malibu vehicle burglaries.Tuesday, September 1, 2026
SUV plunges off cliff into ocean near Point MuguState parks lifeguards and Ventura County paramedics rescued the driver from a vehicle rolling in three feet of surf.Friday, August 28, 2026
Council member demands crackdown on Wednesday night canyon racingHaylynn Conrad wants sheriff's deputies stationed at the bottom of Las Flores Canyon to stop weekly street racing on PCH.Friday, August 28, 20261 comment
Rebecca Grossman and surgeon husband file for divorceVictims' mother calls the split a maneuver to escape nearly $200 million in court-ordered damages for killing two boys in a crosswalk.Friday, August 28, 2026
San Diego weighs charging out-of-town beach parkersA proposed tax on non-resident coastal visitors would need Coastal Commission approval — an unlikely prospect with obvious Malibu implications.Friday, August 28, 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
City revives plan to fix Malibu's crashiest intersectionsPlanners want to eliminate a left turn lane at Rambla Pacifico and reconfigure the crowded left turns at Las Flores Canyon.Thursday, August 27, 2026
Commissioners vent frustration over decade-old PCH safety plansWade Major, Kevin Keegan and Josh Spiegel say Malibu has been talking about the same fixes since 2015. City touts speed cameras coming in two weeks.Thursday, August 27, 2026
Triple-digit heat, record ocean warmth grip regionInland Malibu could hit 108 Wednesday as a scientist warns an "extreme" El Nino may drive record coastal flooding this fall and winter.Monday, August 24, 2026
City orders Malibu Farmers Market shut down SundayCity manager Joe Irvin says zoning officials, backed by deputies if needed, will block the market from setting up on Civic Center Way.Friday, August 21, 20263 comments
Speed cameras, new AV system also on council radar MondaySocial media complaints about Malibu's new LIDAR speed cameras are likely to surface in public comment.Friday, August 21, 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
PCH speed camera poles going up at five Malibu locationsAbout 30 metal poles are being installed this week to support LIDAR-based enforcement cameras that will start issuing warnings in about four weeks.Wednesday, August 19, 20262 comments
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
Caruso reopens Palisades Village 19 months after fireDeveloper Rick Caruso cut the ribbon Saturday at the rebuilt Pacific Palisades shopping center, calling it one chapter in a long recovery.Monday, August 17, 20261 comment
Waymo wins appeal to keep late-night Santa Monica operationsA state appeals court restored Waymo's overnight access to Santa Monica charging lots, over the objections of the city and neighbors.Monday, August 17, 2026
LAUSD starts school today; Malibu classes begin next weekThe nation's second-largest school district opens today, bringing more traffic through the Santa Monica Mountains and Malibu.Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Malibu council rejects PCH roundabouts near Broad BeachCouncil members unanimously scrapped plans for two traffic circles west of Broad Beach, saying they belong elsewhere on PCH.Tuesday, August 11, 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 hires consultant to review Weintraub hotel proposalMalibu will hire the same firm that produced a widely criticized Whole Foods traffic study to analyze a new hotel at PCH and Malibu Canyon Road.Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Scientists warn of 'Quad Tides' flooding threat this winterScripps oceanographers say a super El Niño, rising seas, high waves and peak tidal cycles will converge around Thanksgiving and Christmas.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
Surfrider hotel promoted concert it promised city to skipDays after telling Malibu in writing it would not participate in Sunday Sessions, the hotel's manager appeared on CBS LA inviting guests to his rooftop bar.Monday, August 10, 2026
Caltrans installs more K-rails at Big Rock as coast erodesEmergency work targets a 20000-block stretch of PCH after hurricane waves washed behind seawalls that survived the fire.Saturday, August 8, 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
Study: PCH roundabouts would add just 7 seconds to evacuationMalibu's traffic engineers say the two proposed westside roundabouts would have minimal impact on a wildfire evacuation that could take up to 16 hours anyway.Wednesday, August 5, 20261 comment
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
Speed camera project runs $1.25 million over budgetMalibu's $20 million automated traffic ticket camera program has a cost overrun, and the city may have to cover it out of the general fund.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
Malibu red-tags 16 lots along PCH, but fencing remains inadequateThe city says it red-tagged parcels as a public safety measure, but most sites still have fencing that blew over months ago.Monday, August 3, 20261 comment
Heat and warm ocean pack Malibu beaches over the weekendZuma Beach's parking lot sold out and PCH jammed as hundreds of thousands hit the coast. More of the same is expected all week.Monday, August 3, 2026
PCH speed camera project faces $1.25 million cost overrunMalibu officials need nearly 50% more to install electric power for five automated radar enforcement cameras planned along Pacific Coast Highway.Sunday, August 2, 20261 comment
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
Man's Body Recovered from Ocean at Big RockSheriff's deputies and lifeguards responded to a burned-out vacant lot just west of the Big Rock traffic signal.Friday, July 24, 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
Reckless driver rear-ends family car on Malibu Canyon RoadChildren were heard screaming over the phone as a father called dispatchers to report the crash near Piuma Road.Tuesday, July 21, 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
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
Council backs Pier-to-Pier ferry concept in 3-2 voteMalibu council members Silverstein and Uhring voted no, warning ferry service could trigger a state law allowing denser residential development.Thursday, July 16, 2026
PCH roundabout plan still up in the air, vote set for Sept. 4Malibu has spent about half a million dollars designing lane narrowing and roundabouts west of Broad Beach, with construction costs of $1.4 million still ahead.Thursday, July 16, 2026
Malibu asks state to independently study PCH cliff stabilityCouncil members are skeptical of Caltrans' assurance that the highway in the fire zone is not in danger of falling into the ocean.Thursday, July 16, 2026
Fire victims may be asked to pay to bury Malibu communications linesSCE's high-voltage lines are now underground, but household voltage wires and thick communications cables from Verizon, Charter and Crown Castle remain on poles.Thursday, July 16, 2026
Nobu and Malibu near secret settlement over zoning violationsThe trendy restaurant has asked to put its lawsuit against the city on hold, apparently as part of a legal agreement council will discuss Monday.Friday, July 10, 2026
Malibu asks state to protect PCH, not private ownersA proposed letter to Caltrans argues fire-zone beachfront owners should not bear responsibility for shoring up the state highway against wave damage.Friday, July 10, 2026
Malibu officials fight LADWP storage yard on Corral CanyonCity says emergency permit expired Monday for hillside graded by Los Angeles utility to store pipe for Palisades rebuild 10 miles away.Tuesday, June 23, 20261 comment
Coastal Commission approves PCH lane reduction, roundabouts in western MalibuCaltrans now has final permission to cut one mile of PCH from five lanes to two and install two traffic circles.Friday, June 12, 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
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
High surf pounds Malibu beaches as tides keep climbingThe Malibu Pier remains closed and tides will rise nightly through Sunday, with more swell predicted next Tuesday.Thursday, June 11, 20261 comment
World Cup fan zone opens at Santa Monica PierMichelob ULTRA Pitchside Club runs June 12-25, raising concerns about PCH traffic at Malibu's only freeway connection.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
Malibu-to-Santa Monica ferry backers say $60 million in handPier to Pier will ask the City Council Monday for a letter of support to take to State Parks for a Malibu Pier permit.Thursday, June 4, 2026
Iskander family seeks $439 million in crosswalk deaths trialJurors begin deciding damages against Rebecca Grossman and former Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson for the 2020 deaths of two boys in Westlake Village.Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Two mountain lion kittens killed on roads near MalibuA kitten was struck on Las Virgenes Road two miles from the soon-to-open Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing; another died days later above Bel Air.Friday, May 29, 2026
Coastal Commission staff back PCH traffic circles, reject appealStaff say the western Malibu roundabouts will enhance beachgoer safety and access, not violate the Coastal Act.Thursday, May 28, 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
Two San Francisco tourists arrested racing Ferraris on PCHDeputies clocked the rented high-end cars above 100 mph before stopping both at Corral Canyon Road.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
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
$2.5 million Ferrari destroyed in PCH passing crash near NobuDriver of a Ferrari 812 Competizione Aperta used the center turn lane to pass a truck and slammed into a Mercedes convertible.Friday, May 22, 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
One-Lane Traffic Control in Topanga at GrandviewCaltrans maintenance work will close one lane on Topanga Canyon Boulevard from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and tomorrow.Wednesday, May 20, 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
Mother of Two Boys Killed in Crosswalk Testifies in Civil TrialNancy Iskander told a Van Nuys jury her career and life ended when Rebecca Grossman and Scott Erickson struck her sons in 2020.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
Father testifies at Grossman civil wrongful death trialKarim Iskander told jurors he tried mouth-to-mouth on his 11-year-old son Mark, but the boy's skull was disconnected from his spine.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
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
Malibu impound lot at middle school returns to planning commissionFor the fourth year, the city wants permission to use the Morningview Drive parking lot to hold summer tow-aways.Thursday, May 14, 2026
What counts as 'beachfront'? Malibu seeks a formal definitionThe planning commission will be asked next Monday to adopt language defining beachfront homes, which face different rules than rural houses.Thursday, May 14, 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
Swain: El Niño now certain, with extreme event possibleUCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain says odds exceed 50% for a strong-to-extreme El Niño that could batter Malibu's burn-scarred coast.Wednesday, May 13, 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
Caltrans to Shift PCH Lanes Inland for Rebuild AccessThe shift, expected late next week, will give oceanfront homeowners more room to unload construction materials in the Malibu fire zone.Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Coroner names two men killed on PCH near Leo CarrilloSteve Griffith, 42, and Anthony Jones, 62, were struck and killed in separate crashes hours apart Monday on Pacific Coast Highway.Wednesday, May 6, 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
Malibu traffic crashes up 33%, tickets more than doubleSheriff's deputies wrote 13,470 traffic tickets in the first three months of 2026, more than twice last year's pace.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
Pedestrian killed in pre-dawn PCH crash at Leo CarrilloA person was killed just after 4:30 a.m. on a stretch of Pacific Coast Highway where other fatal crashes have occurred.Monday, May 4, 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
Malibu Sues MRCA Over Ownership of Two Hiking TrailsCity claims Winding Way and Murphy Way easements transferred to Malibu at incorporation in 1993, voiding a later transfer to the parks agency.Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Trail Residents Ask City: What Took You So Long?Homeowners along Winding Way and Murphy Way say they handed Malibu legal proof of ownership more than two years ago.Wednesday, April 15, 2026
$250,000 Porsche Flies Off Saddle Peak RoadTwo men were flown to a hospital after the late-afternoon crash on Saddle Peak Road. They appear to have survived.Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Malibu sues MRCA over Escondido Falls trail ownershipCity seeks court order transferring trail interests from county and parks agency, citing pedestrian deaths and environmental damage.Tuesday, April 14, 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
Council to vote tonight on PCH traffic circles west of Broad BeachMalibu's city council is set to decide whether to install two traffic circles and narrow PCH for a half mile near Broad Beach.Monday, April 13, 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
PCH Roundabouts Plan Returns to City Council MondayCouncil will decide whether the western Malibu road-narrowing project meets legal findings to proceed.Friday, April 10, 2026
Bohm returns to court as unlocked phone yields evidenceThe Malibu man accused of killing four Pepperdine students on PCH has another pretrial hearing today, with cellphone data potentially in play.Thursday, April 9, 20261
Triple Pacific cyclones may trigger record El NiñoA rare cluster of three tropical cyclones near the equator is pushing warm water eastward, setting up what could be the strongest El Niño in 140 years.Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Tank water ran down hill into Zuma Creek underpassHalf the dumped tank water flowed past the Malibu Equestrian Center; the rest reached the PCH underpass where the county is preparing to divert the creek.Tuesday, April 7, 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
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
PCH Crashes Absent From Public Safety Commission AgendaMalibu's Public Safety Commission meets at 5 p.m. but cannot discuss the recent Westward Beach Road crashes — they aren't on the agenda.Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Malibu Wrote Thousands of Parking Tickets in FebruarySheriff's deputies issued 4,023 parking tickets last month; city officers wrote 2,725 more, most for license plate violations.Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Road status: Kanan and Malibu Canyon open; Encinal, Decker closedRoadblocks remain on Topanga Canyon Boulevard, with no Malibu residents allowed through.Friday, October 16, 2026
Early-morning fire at north end of PCH knocked downA fire early Thursday at the north end of Pacific Coast Highway is out, KBUU News reported.Thursday, October 15, 2026
Brush fire along PCH in Oxnard quickly extinguishedA row of trees caught fire on Highway 1 near Channel Islands Boulevard as Santa Ana winds began blowing in.Thursday, October 15, 2026
Council asks Caltrans for traffic signal at Malibu SeafoodMayor Bruce Silverstein wants a full signal and maybe a Plexiglass fence in the cneter of the highway to stop pedestrians from crossing PCH mid-highway.Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Final day of extreme high tides forecast for Malibu coastA 7.0-foot high tide is predicted for 10:45 a.m., with actual levels expected near 8 feet 7 inches before the Coastal Flood Advisory lifts.Tuesday, October 13, 2026
State says 78 vacant burned lots present erosion worries on PCH in Malibu burn zone, according to CityThe number of problem properties causing beach erosion and drainage concerns has nearly quintupled in weeks.Tuesday, October 13, 20261
Latigo Shore, Malibu Colony among new areas of concernBuilding chief lists landslides, seawalls and drainage worries ahead of the rainy season.Tuesday, October 13, 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
PCH in danger of washing out at Ventura County sand duneHigh tides are eroding sand beneath the eastbound travel lane west of Neptune's Net, forcing traffic onto the shoulder.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
City Council to reconsider $260,000 Malibu Seafood pedestrian tunnel studyNewer council members may back out of the proposed PCH underpass, which could be inundated by waves at the beach entrance.Monday, October 12, 20261 comment
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
Paradise Cove pier partially collapses as tidal surge hits MalibuHistoric 1945 pier lost poles at the surf line Friday, but Malibu largely escaped the widespread flooding seen from Long Beach to Newport Beach.Saturday, October 10, 2026
AAA warns: don't start vehicles exposed to salt waterSalt water flooded PCH dips in eastern Malibu Friday, and mechanics warn even brief exposure can cause electrical damage, shorts and fire risk.Saturday, October 10, 2026
Deer strike triggers 101 crash under unfinished wildlife overpassA vehicle hit a deer westbound on the 101 at Liberty Canyon Road, under the wildlife overpass still being built, setting off a multi-car collision.Saturday, October 10, 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
High tides swamp Malibu beaches, as five days of extreme high tides are likelySwells from Hurricane Rachel, a Pacific super typhoon and an approaching cold front are combining with a Kelvin wave to push tides well above predictions. Melaniue Goudzwaard photo.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
Hurricane Rachel remnants may push weekend tides higher in MalibuOffshore hurricane could add a foot or more to already high weekend tides, with Sunday morning posing the biggest risk for flooding and erosion.Thursday, October 8, 20261
Delivery truck rear-ends traffic on PCH, injuring threeA truck accordioned a car at the Malibu Sands crosswalk Tuesday morning, leaking hydraulic fluid, brake fluid, coolant and oil beside the beach.Thursday, October 8, 2026
PCH speed cameras ticketing drivers — but in Long Beach, not MalibuLong Beach's new cameras are active on a 35-mph commercial strip, while Malibu's 10 cameras remain tangled in legal limbo.Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Record heat to broil Malibu through ThursdayA distant hurricane may send rain and cooler temperatures in four or five days, but until then expect highs near 96 and a heat index up to 110.Monday, October 5, 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
Nobu chef killed as teen's SUV hits parked car on PCHRyo Uchimiya, 51, was napping in his parked car just after sunrise when a 16-year-old's Land Rover drifted off PCH and rear-ended him near Nobu. City officials have for years been trying to get Nobu employee parking off of the busy highway.Sunday, October 4, 2026
Malibu beachfront homes vulnerable as sand sources run dryAt an El Niño preparedness meeting, Caltrans and city officials told beachfront residents there is no sand available to shore up at-risk homes.Thursday, October 1, 2026
Caltrans adds 51st burned-down site to PCH erosion listEngineers say the ocean is now washing against PCH at another burned-out property near Carbon Beach.Wednesday, September 30, 20261
Some beach houses in imminent danger as high tide, El Niño surf pound MalibuCity Manager Joe Irvin told the council El Niño damage is hitting Malibu from end to end, council approves citywide state of emergency, feds and state looking to OK dredging Malibu Creek to prevent overflow into Cross Creek shops and Serra Retreat houses.Tuesday, September 29, 20261
Downed power line closes PCH near Broad BeachA line flashed over and fell across Pacific Coast Highway between Trancas and Broad Beach Road on Monday evening, closing lanes in both directions.Tuesday, September 29, 2026
High tides, big waves and Santa Ana winds to hit MalibuEl Niño-driven tides peak above 7 feet through Wednesday, with 25 mph Santa Ana winds forecast for Tuesday.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
Rock-hauling trucks to cross Malibu day and night for PCH repairCaltrans emergency work to shore up PCH near Tuna Beach could bring trucks through the city from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. into December.Friday, September 25, 20261
Hurricane Polo to bring heavy surf, little rain to MalibuStorm south of Mexico could send gnarly waves and above-seven-foot tides crashing into the coast starting this weekend.Thursday, September 24, 2026
Caltrans plans online workshop on PCH safety projectThe project would add a sidewalk and bike lanes on 4,200 feet of PCH between Las Flores and Carbon Canyon.Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Ioki Park soccer field design heads to council MondayThe Chili Cook-Off site plan is part of a broader blueprint for parks, pools, a senior center and an arts center on city-owned land.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
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
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
Caltrans holds PCH meeting tonight on Dead Man's Curve stretchThe 6 p.m. session at Malibu City Hall focuses on a 0.8-mile stretch between Las Flores Canyon and Carbon Canyon roads.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 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
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
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
La Chusa Beach evacuation may last five weeksMalibu says 33 evacuated homes on Sea Level Drive can't be reoccupied until road access is restored for fire trucks.Friday, September 11, 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
First speed camera signs go up on PCH at DeckerTen cameras at five locations are planned in Malibu, with warnings starting late this month and full fines beginning in late November.Thursday, September 10, 2026
Sea Level Drive erosion forces evacuation of 31 Malibu homesA 30-foot-deep sinkhole and collapsing bluff prompted an emergency proclamation and mandatory evacuations in western Malibu.Wednesday, September 9, 2026
High tides wash across burned-out Billionaire's Beach lotsOcean water reached PCH along Carbon Beach during the storm, but the highway itself came through with little damage.Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Coastal Commission to vote on Broad Beach penalty dealA billionaire who bulldozed public beach would trade three eastern Malibu lots for a new state park — location still undisclosed.Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Coastal Commission silent on location of new Big Rock beachA Thursday vote would settle a Broad Beach violation by forcing a Brewers owner to buy three burned Big Rock lots for public use.Tuesday, September 8, 20261 comment
Beaches erode in Malibu, waves blast across PCH near Pt MuguWaves are washing over PCH near Mugu Rock, Zuma Beach has lost half its width, Westward Beach is disappearing. And by Wednesday, 90-degree humid heat is forecast.Monday, September 7, 2026
High tides and El Niño swells chew away Malibu beachesSunday's 7-foot high tide, boosted by El Niño conditions, is the week's highest as sand erosion worsens from Zuma to Westward.Monday, September 7, 2026
Big Rock Beach lot to be given to state as penalty for Broad Beach violationsMark Attanasio will purchase a $2 million beachfront lot, somewhere near Big Rock. He was caught stealing sand and rocks at Broad Beach.Friday, September 4, 2026
PCH lane closures return Tuesday after Labor Day pauseCaltrans will resume closing an eastbound PCH lane near Big Rock to protect the crumbling cliff at Tuna Beach.Friday, September 4, 2026
Caltrans pauses PCH, Topanga lane closures for Labor DayNo state lane closures are planned Friday through Monday, but the eastbound wall work at Piña Beach resumes Tuesday morning.Thursday, September 3, 2026
SUV plunges off cliff into ocean near Point MuguState parks lifeguards and Ventura County paramedics rescued the driver from a vehicle rolling in three feet of surf.Friday, August 28, 2026
Rebecca Grossman and surgeon husband file for divorceVictims' mother calls the split a maneuver to escape nearly $200 million in court-ordered damages for killing two boys in a crosswalk.Friday, August 28, 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
Commissioners vent frustration over decade-old PCH safety plansWade Major, Kevin Keegan and Josh Spiegel say Malibu has been talking about the same fixes since 2015. City touts speed cameras coming in two weeks.Thursday, August 27, 2026
City orders Malibu Farmers Market shut down SundayCity manager Joe Irvin says zoning officials, backed by deputies if needed, will block the market from setting up on Civic Center Way.Friday, August 21, 20263 comments
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
Caruso reopens Palisades Village 19 months after fireDeveloper Rick Caruso cut the ribbon Saturday at the rebuilt Pacific Palisades shopping center, calling it one chapter in a long recovery.Monday, August 17, 20261 comment
LAUSD starts school today; Malibu classes begin next weekThe nation's second-largest school district opens today, bringing more traffic through the Santa Monica Mountains and Malibu.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
Scientists warn of 'Quad Tides' flooding threat this winterScripps oceanographers say a super El Niño, rising seas, high waves and peak tidal cycles will converge around Thanksgiving and Christmas.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
Caltrans installs more K-rails at Big Rock as coast erodesEmergency work targets a 20000-block stretch of PCH after hurricane waves washed behind seawalls that survived the fire.Saturday, August 8, 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
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
Heat and warm ocean pack Malibu beaches over the weekendZuma Beach's parking lot sold out and PCH jammed as hundreds of thousands hit the coast. More of the same is expected all week.Monday, August 3, 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
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
Council backs Pier-to-Pier ferry concept in 3-2 voteMalibu council members Silverstein and Uhring voted no, warning ferry service could trigger a state law allowing denser residential development.Thursday, July 16, 2026
Malibu asks state to independently study PCH cliff stabilityCouncil members are skeptical of Caltrans' assurance that the highway in the fire zone is not in danger of falling into the ocean.Thursday, July 16, 2026
Nobu and Malibu near secret settlement over zoning violationsThe trendy restaurant has asked to put its lawsuit against the city on hold, apparently as part of a legal agreement council will discuss Monday.Friday, July 10, 2026
Malibu officials fight LADWP storage yard on Corral CanyonCity says emergency permit expired Monday for hillside graded by Los Angeles utility to store pipe for Palisades rebuild 10 miles away.Tuesday, June 23, 20261 comment
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 surf pounds Malibu beaches as tides keep climbingThe Malibu Pier remains closed and tides will rise nightly through Sunday, with more swell predicted next Tuesday.Thursday, June 11, 20261 comment
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
Iskander family seeks $439 million in crosswalk deaths trialJurors begin deciding damages against Rebecca Grossman and former Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson for the 2020 deaths of two boys in Westlake Village.Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Coastal Commission staff back PCH traffic circles, reject appealStaff say the western Malibu roundabouts will enhance beachgoer safety and access, not violate the Coastal Act.Thursday, May 28, 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
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
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
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
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
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 impound lot at middle school returns to planning commissionFor the fourth year, the city wants permission to use the Morningview Drive parking lot to hold summer tow-aways.Thursday, May 14, 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
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
Coroner names two men killed on PCH near Leo CarrilloSteve Griffith, 42, and Anthony Jones, 62, were struck and killed in separate crashes hours apart Monday on Pacific Coast Highway.Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Malibu traffic crashes up 33%, tickets more than doubleSheriff's deputies wrote 13,470 traffic tickets in the first three months of 2026, more than twice last year's pace.Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Pedestrian killed in pre-dawn PCH crash at Leo CarrilloA person was killed just after 4:30 a.m. on a stretch of Pacific Coast Highway where other fatal crashes have occurred.Monday, May 4, 2026
Malibu Sues MRCA Over Ownership of Two Hiking TrailsCity claims Winding Way and Murphy Way easements transferred to Malibu at incorporation in 1993, voiding a later transfer to the parks agency.Wednesday, April 15, 2026
$250,000 Porsche Flies Off Saddle Peak RoadTwo men were flown to a hospital after the late-afternoon crash on Saddle Peak Road. They appear to have survived.Wednesday, April 15, 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
Bohm returns to court as unlocked phone yields evidenceThe Malibu man accused of killing four Pepperdine students on PCH has another pretrial hearing today, with cellphone data potentially in play.Thursday, April 9, 20261
Tank water ran down hill into Zuma Creek underpassHalf the dumped tank water flowed past the Malibu Equestrian Center; the rest reached the PCH underpass where the county is preparing to divert the creek.Tuesday, April 7, 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
Malibu Wrote Thousands of Parking Tickets in FebruarySheriff's deputies issued 4,023 parking tickets last month; city officers wrote 2,725 more, most for license plate violations.Wednesday, April 1, 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
Big waves continue, high tide near 8 feet before noonBig waves continued overnight, with the high tide just before noon at about 8 feet.Thursday, October 15, 2026
Topanga Canyon closed to non-residents during wind eventL.A. County asked Caltrans to limit access to canyon residents only, citing the need to possibly evacuate 8,500 people if a fire breaks out.Thursday, October 15, 2026
No charges in PCH crash that killed Nobu Malibu chefDeputies say the 16-year-old driver who struck a parked car on PCH, killing sushi chef Ryo Uchimiya as he slept inside, was not impaired.Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Sacramento approves 4 emergency orders to save PCH from wave eroionEmergency cliff protection across from Carbon Canyon fire station has washed out three times since August, Malibu's building chief told the City Council.Tuesday, October 13, 20261
Sea Level Drive homeowners face two more weeks of uncertaintyThe HOA has signed a new contractor after terminating the first, but 31 red-tagged homes remain without utilities or road access.Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Council rejects pedestrian underpass at Malibu SeafoodThe City Council voted down the Corral Beach proposal Monday night; full story Wednesday.Tuesday, October 13, 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
High tides batter Malibu coast, undermine PCH east of Duke'sCaltrans estimates 50 feet of pavement is hanging over the surf east of Duke's as waves erode beaches across Malibu.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
8PM MON UPDATE: Two more Malibu oceanfront homes red-tagged after surf stormCity officials say the number of eastern Malibu properties with concerning beach erosion has grown from 56 to 78 properties, after record-high tides. But Malibu escapes the type of devastation that has hit from Long Beach to Dana Point. [City of Malibu photo. ]Monday, October 12, 20261
9 PM SAT UPDATE: Coastal flood warning in effect for Malibu beachesDamaging seawater flooding is likely around the 9:52 a.m. high tide, with impacts expected to exceed those from Hurricane Marie in September.Sunday, October 11, 2026
Waves overtop Malibu Lagoon sand berm at high tideSmall waves washed up to the Adamson House and under the PCH bridge Saturday as the lagoon's berm was overtopped again.Sunday, October 11, 2026
Worst tidal surge expected today and Sunday as low pressure from storm affects oceanThe National Weather Service warns Sunday morning's high tide could reach 8 feet, with damaging coastal flooding most likely in Malibu and Long Beach.Saturday, October 10, 20262
NWS warns Sunday surf could top September's damaging wavesForecasters say vulnerable south-facing Malibu beaches face the season's most significant coastal flooding Sunday morning, worse than the Hurricane Marie event.Saturday, October 10, 20261
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
Hurricane Rachel to raise Malibu tides, threaten coastal flooding SundayNational Weather Service warns of 8-foot high tides, big waves and possible flooding at Zuma and other Malibu beaches Sunday morning.Thursday, October 8, 2026
Another crash on PCH near Nobu, blocks from fatal weekend wreckAn eastbound box truck appeared heavily damaged after striking what may have been a parked car two blocks east of Nobu.Wednesday, October 7, 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
Name of child driver who killed Nobu chef still withheld, Nobu family in mourningRyo Uchimiya, 51, was asleep in a parked car when a 16-year-old driving a heavy SUV struck it at high speed Saturday morning, two blocks east of the restaurant.Monday, October 5, 20262
City staff prepares plan for PCH pedestrian underpass that council now appears to disfavorA proposal to split $500,000+ tab with Caltrans, for preliminary blueprints, returns to a City Council that has expressed only lukewarm support for the concept.Monday, October 5, 20261 comment
One killed on PCH near Nobu; SUV that hit victim was driven by 16-year-oldA restaurant worker asleep in his parked car was killed Saturday morning when an SUV drifted across the fog line on Pacific Coast Highway.Saturday, October 3, 20261
Santa Monica probes misinformation it spread during Palisades fireCity Hall wrongly told media the fire had burned south into Santa Monica, adding to confusion on PCH and in the Palisades.Thursday, October 1, 20261
Malibu speed cameras log 100,000 violations in eight daysThe city won't send warnings or tickets for at least 30 days while it conducts a speed study in the confusing eastern PCH construction zone.Wednesday, September 30, 20262
Caltrans holds online hearing on La Costa Beach bike lanesThe state is seeking public input on a roughly 4,000-foot PCH project that could add bike lanes and a sidewalk between Carbon Canyon and Las Flores Canyon. It's at 1pm today at https://engage.dot.ca.gov/i53314#tab-77215Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Malibu Road residents plead for city help as houses hang over oceanCity Manager Joe Irvin says beachfront owners are on their own, but there are only four qualified coastal engineers in all of Southern California — and none are returning calls.Tuesday, September 29, 20262 comments
Two Pacific hurricanes to send high surf to SoCal beachesHurricane Polo is already sending swells to south-facing beaches, with Hurricane Rachel expected to bring more high surf next Monday.Monday, September 28, 2026
Polo waves will arrive Sun night, may top 8 feet, atop 7.2 foot high tidesEight-foot waves on top of 7.2 foot tides could cause more erosion Sunday night through Tuesday, though rain looks unlikely.Friday, September 25, 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
Heavy rock-hauling trucks to hit PCH 18 hours a dayCamarillo warns residents of nonstop truck traffic between Pacific Rock Mine and Malibu coast through mid-December.Thursday, September 24, 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
Broad Beach residents blast Zuma Triathlon traffic planSocial media complaints centered on confusing lane markings on PCH west of Trancas during Sunday's race.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 traffic crawls in both directions as water pipe is repairedHeavy delays are stacking up from Las Flores Canyon down through Topanga to the construction zone at Temescal Canyon Road.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
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
City questions 25 mph speed limit on eastern PCHCity Manager Joe Irvin has asked Caltrans why the widely ignored 25 mph limit stays in effect, raising questions about upcoming speed cameras.Tuesday, September 15, 2026
City again rejects speed humps for Las Flores CanyonFor the second time in three years, the city told Las Flores Canyon residents the road is too steep, twisty, and muddy for speed humps.Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Malibu Canyon Road closed at Mulholland; PCH slow eastboundA broken water main above Mulholland Highway has shut Malibu Canyon Road to the 101 for the day, while PCH crawls eastbound.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 plans changes on small stretch of PCH where women were killedThe state calls yet another PCH safety meeting, this time asking for comment on possible bike lanes and sidewalks on PCH from the Carbon Canyon Fire Station down to Duke's.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
Coastal Commission accepts new Malibu pocket beach in sand-theft dealBroad Beach landowner Mark Attanasio avoids a possible $12 million fine by donating a burned-out eastern Malibu lot valued at $2 million.Friday, September 11, 20262 comments
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
Coastal Commission creates new eastern Malibu public beach in fine settlementBroad Beach landowner Mark Attanasio surrenders a burned-out beachfront lot instead of paying up to $12 million for stealing sand and rocks.Thursday, September 10, 2026
Westward Beach sand disappearing, entry station removedThe prefab entry station across from the Sunset Restaurant is gone, and the ocean is carving away the big dune.Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Hurricane season quieting, but tides still running highMarie has disintegrated west of Point Conception, but El Niño is pushing high tides 6 to 12 inches above predictions.Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Major high tides threaten more Malibu beach erosionNational Weather Service predicts significant erosion from Oxnard to Long Beach as Point Dume beaches all but vanish.Tuesday, September 8, 2026
31 Houses Red-Tagged At Lechusa Beach, As Landslide Concern GrowsTotal went from 5 to 31 this evening. No word on how long the evacuation will last. Some residents seen leaving with suitcases at 6.. Cement trucks waiting to deliver to the gaping hole are still lining up on Broad Beach Road tonight. Entry into neighborhood blocked.Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Sunday storm drenches Malibu, closes Chili Cook-OffRain totals topped an inch across much of Malibu as lightning closed beaches and mud swamped the Chili Cook-Off grounds.Sunday, September 6, 2026
Malibu loses trail ownership fight to MRCA, weighs appealA judge ruled the city waited too long to assert ownership of the Winding Way Trail leading to Escondido Falls.Friday, September 4, 2026
Prosecutors: Bohm had nitrous tank in lap during fatal PCH crashThe new theory in the delayed murder trial focuses on distraction, not intoxication, as Fraser Bohm remains free on bail.Thursday, September 3, 2026
Public safety commission meets as surveillance debate growsSheriff's sergeant tells council that automated license plate readers helped solve five Malibu vehicle burglaries.Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Council member demands crackdown on Wednesday night canyon racingHaylynn Conrad wants sheriff's deputies stationed at the bottom of Las Flores Canyon to stop weekly street racing on PCH.Friday, August 28, 20261 comment
San Diego weighs charging out-of-town beach parkersA proposed tax on non-resident coastal visitors would need Coastal Commission approval — an unlikely prospect with obvious Malibu implications.Friday, August 28, 2026
City revives plan to fix Malibu's crashiest intersectionsPlanners want to eliminate a left turn lane at Rambla Pacifico and reconfigure the crowded left turns at Las Flores Canyon.Thursday, August 27, 2026
Triple-digit heat, record ocean warmth grip regionInland Malibu could hit 108 Wednesday as a scientist warns an "extreme" El Nino may drive record coastal flooding this fall and winter.Monday, August 24, 2026
Speed cameras, new AV system also on council radar MondaySocial media complaints about Malibu's new LIDAR speed cameras are likely to surface in public comment.Friday, August 21, 2026
PCH speed camera poles going up at five Malibu locationsAbout 30 metal poles are being installed this week to support LIDAR-based enforcement cameras that will start issuing warnings in about four weeks.Wednesday, August 19, 20262 comments
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
Waymo wins appeal to keep late-night Santa Monica operationsA state appeals court restored Waymo's overnight access to Santa Monica charging lots, over the objections of the city and neighbors.Monday, August 17, 2026
Malibu council rejects PCH roundabouts near Broad BeachCouncil members unanimously scrapped plans for two traffic circles west of Broad Beach, saying they belong elsewhere on PCH.Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Council hires consultant to review Weintraub hotel proposalMalibu will hire the same firm that produced a widely criticized Whole Foods traffic study to analyze a new hotel at PCH and Malibu Canyon Road.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
Surfrider hotel promoted concert it promised city to skipDays after telling Malibu in writing it would not participate in Sunday Sessions, the hotel's manager appeared on CBS LA inviting guests to his rooftop bar.Monday, August 10, 2026
Study: PCH roundabouts would add just 7 seconds to evacuationMalibu's traffic engineers say the two proposed westside roundabouts would have minimal impact on a wildfire evacuation that could take up to 16 hours anyway.Wednesday, August 5, 20261 comment
Speed camera project runs $1.25 million over budgetMalibu's $20 million automated traffic ticket camera program has a cost overrun, and the city may have to cover it out of the general fund.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
Malibu red-tags 16 lots along PCH, but fencing remains inadequateThe city says it red-tagged parcels as a public safety measure, but most sites still have fencing that blew over months ago.Monday, August 3, 20261 comment
PCH speed camera project faces $1.25 million cost overrunMalibu officials need nearly 50% more to install electric power for five automated radar enforcement cameras planned along Pacific Coast Highway.Sunday, August 2, 20261 comment
Man's Body Recovered from Ocean at Big RockSheriff's deputies and lifeguards responded to a burned-out vacant lot just west of the Big Rock traffic signal.Friday, July 24, 2026
Reckless driver rear-ends family car on Malibu Canyon RoadChildren were heard screaming over the phone as a father called dispatchers to report the crash near Piuma Road.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
PCH roundabout plan still up in the air, vote set for Sept. 4Malibu has spent about half a million dollars designing lane narrowing and roundabouts west of Broad Beach, with construction costs of $1.4 million still ahead.Thursday, July 16, 2026
Fire victims may be asked to pay to bury Malibu communications linesSCE's high-voltage lines are now underground, but household voltage wires and thick communications cables from Verizon, Charter and Crown Castle remain on poles.Thursday, July 16, 2026
Malibu asks state to protect PCH, not private ownersA proposed letter to Caltrans argues fire-zone beachfront owners should not bear responsibility for shoring up the state highway against wave damage.Friday, July 10, 2026
Coastal Commission approves PCH lane reduction, roundabouts in western MalibuCaltrans now has final permission to cut one mile of PCH from five lanes to two and install two traffic circles.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
World Cup fan zone opens at Santa Monica PierMichelob ULTRA Pitchside Club runs June 12-25, raising concerns about PCH traffic at Malibu's only freeway connection.Friday, June 5, 2026
Malibu-to-Santa Monica ferry backers say $60 million in handPier to Pier will ask the City Council Monday for a letter of support to take to State Parks for a Malibu Pier permit.Thursday, June 4, 2026
Two mountain lion kittens killed on roads near MalibuA kitten was struck on Las Virgenes Road two miles from the soon-to-open Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing; another died days later above Bel Air.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
Two San Francisco tourists arrested racing Ferraris on PCHDeputies clocked the rented high-end cars above 100 mph before stopping both at Corral Canyon Road.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
$2.5 million Ferrari destroyed in PCH passing crash near NobuDriver of a Ferrari 812 Competizione Aperta used the center turn lane to pass a truck and slammed into a Mercedes convertible.Friday, May 22, 2026
One-Lane Traffic Control in Topanga at GrandviewCaltrans maintenance work will close one lane on Topanga Canyon Boulevard from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and tomorrow.Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Mother of Two Boys Killed in Crosswalk Testifies in Civil TrialNancy Iskander told a Van Nuys jury her career and life ended when Rebecca Grossman and Scott Erickson struck her sons in 2020.Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Father testifies at Grossman civil wrongful death trialKarim Iskander told jurors he tried mouth-to-mouth on his 11-year-old son Mark, but the boy's skull was disconnected from his spine.Monday, May 18, 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
What counts as 'beachfront'? Malibu seeks a formal definitionThe planning commission will be asked next Monday to adopt language defining beachfront homes, which face different rules than rural houses.Thursday, May 14, 2026
Swain: El Niño now certain, with extreme event possibleUCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain says odds exceed 50% for a strong-to-extreme El Niño that could batter Malibu's burn-scarred coast.Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Caltrans to Shift PCH Lanes Inland for Rebuild AccessThe shift, expected late next week, will give oceanfront homeowners more room to unload construction materials in the Malibu fire zone.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
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
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
Trail Residents Ask City: What Took You So Long?Homeowners along Winding Way and Murphy Way say they handed Malibu legal proof of ownership more than two years ago.Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Malibu sues MRCA over Escondido Falls trail ownershipCity seeks court order transferring trail interests from county and parks agency, citing pedestrian deaths and environmental damage.Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Council to vote tonight on PCH traffic circles west of Broad BeachMalibu's city council is set to decide whether to install two traffic circles and narrow PCH for a half mile near Broad Beach.Monday, April 13, 2026
PCH Roundabouts Plan Returns to City Council MondayCouncil will decide whether the western Malibu road-narrowing project meets legal findings to proceed.Friday, April 10, 2026
Triple Pacific cyclones may trigger record El NiñoA rare cluster of three tropical cyclones near the equator is pushing warm water eastward, setting up what could be the strongest El Niño in 140 years.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
PCH Crashes Absent From Public Safety Commission AgendaMalibu's Public Safety Commission meets at 5 p.m. but cannot discuss the recent Westward Beach Road crashes — they aren't on the agenda.Wednesday, April 1, 2026
