Pepperdine alumna Katie Zacharia named White House Press SecretaryThe Caruso Law College graduate's bar credentials are unclear — she says she passed one "when I moved to China."Thursday, October 15, 2026
Trump's new press secretary is Pepperdine Law grad with uncertain credentialsKatie Zacharia has described herself as an attorney, but she is not licensed in California and no record of a bar passage elsewhere is known.Wednesday, October 14, 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
SCE admits Malibu customers lost 15,068 minutes of power last yearSouthern California Edison's reliability report shows the average Malibu customer was blacked out for more than 15,000 minutes in 2025.Friday, September 25, 2026
Council unanimously rejects ADU across from PepperdineOwner's attorney threatens to sue after city rejected a second unit at the bottom of a Malibu Country Estates lot. One councilman does not take that well.Thursday, September 24, 2026
Pepperdine hosts 9/11 memorial on the Great LawnThe attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 were remembered Friday morning across the U.S. and in Malibu.Friday, September 11, 2026
Heavy rain bands sweep Malibu as Hurricane Marie churns southMore than an inch has fallen atop the Santa Monica Mountains, with two more heavy pulses poised to hit Malibu Friday afternoon.Saturday, September 5, 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
Post-Palisades Fire study: ocean clean, but lead lingers in soilA USC-led consortium analyzed 6,000 soil samples and 900 seawater samples after the January 2025 fire.Saturday, August 8, 2026
Planning Commission rejects ADU next to Pepperdine gateOn a 3-2 vote, commissioners turned down a small Auxiliary Dwelling Unit proposed for John Tyler Drive at the bottom of the Pepperdine hill.Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Pepperdine mourns longtime fundraiser Lou Drobnick, 95The retired senior vice chancellor led Malibu civic groups and helped push Caltrans to rebuild the Malibu Lagoon bridge in 30 days after the 1994 quake.Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Mountain lion spotted again on Pepperdine campusPublic safety staff saw the cat near Huntsinger Circle at about 2 a.m. Tuesday before it headed up the hill toward the Graduate Campus.Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Pepperdine alumna Katie Zacharia named White House Press SecretaryThe Caruso Law College graduate's bar credentials are unclear — she says she passed one "when I moved to China."Thursday, October 15, 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
Council unanimously rejects ADU across from PepperdineOwner's attorney threatens to sue after city rejected a second unit at the bottom of a Malibu Country Estates lot. One councilman does not take that well.Thursday, September 24, 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
Planning Commission rejects ADU next to Pepperdine gateOn a 3-2 vote, commissioners turned down a small Auxiliary Dwelling Unit proposed for John Tyler Drive at the bottom of the Pepperdine hill.Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Mountain lion spotted again on Pepperdine campusPublic safety staff saw the cat near Huntsinger Circle at about 2 a.m. Tuesday before it headed up the hill toward the Graduate Campus.Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Trump's new press secretary is Pepperdine Law grad with uncertain credentialsKatie Zacharia has described herself as an attorney, but she is not licensed in California and no record of a bar passage elsewhere is known.Wednesday, October 14, 2026
SCE admits Malibu customers lost 15,068 minutes of power last yearSouthern California Edison's reliability report shows the average Malibu customer was blacked out for more than 15,000 minutes in 2025.Friday, September 25, 2026
Pepperdine hosts 9/11 memorial on the Great LawnThe attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 were remembered Friday morning across the U.S. and in Malibu.Friday, September 11, 2026
Heavy rain bands sweep Malibu as Hurricane Marie churns southMore than an inch has fallen atop the Santa Monica Mountains, with two more heavy pulses poised to hit Malibu Friday afternoon.Saturday, September 5, 2026
Post-Palisades Fire study: ocean clean, but lead lingers in soilA USC-led consortium analyzed 6,000 soil samples and 900 seawater samples after the January 2025 fire.Saturday, August 8, 2026
Pepperdine mourns longtime fundraiser Lou Drobnick, 95The retired senior vice chancellor led Malibu civic groups and helped push Caltrans to rebuild the Malibu Lagoon bridge in 30 days after the 1994 quake.Wednesday, May 27, 2026
