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
State bill would ban disposable vape pens in CaliforniaAB 762 has passed the Legislature after a tossed vape ignited a small brushfire on Kanan Dume Road last week.Friday, August 28, 2026
SCE quietly drops power outage warnings after no winds materializeSouthern California Edison issued public safety power shutoff warnings Tuesday, then dropped them Wednesday without cutting any power.Thursday, August 27, 2026
Sheriff's aerial cameras uncover hidden Legacy Park encampmentDeputies used new overhead surveillance to find a homeless camp hidden in Legacy Park landscaping, while a separate Malibu Road fight led to an assault arrest.Tuesday, August 25, 2026
City forces Farmers Market relocation to City HallMalibu spent tens of thousands in staff and deputy overtime Sunday to move the market off Legacy Park after operator refused to return to the county library lot.Monday, August 24, 20262 comments
Point Dume power outage nears full restorationSouthern California Edison expects all 306 affected customers back online by 11 a.m. Monday after an overnight failure.Monday, August 24, 2026
Teens spot vape-sparked brush fire on Kanan, call 911A tossed electronic cigarette ignited a small fire near a strawberry vendor pullout Saturday night; young passersby put it out.Monday, August 24, 2026
Motorcyclist seriously hurt in Kanan Road crashThe rider was found 50 to 80 feet down an embankment Sunday afternoon and airlifted from the scene.Monday, August 24, 2026
Teens spot, extinguish small brush fire on Kanan Dume RoadA discarded vape apparently tossed from a car sparked a quarter-acre brush fire Saturday night on Kanan Dume Road.Saturday, August 22, 2026
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
Council to consider ban on overnight parking in city lotsResidents have complained about transients cooking and washing clothes in lots at the library and Bluffs Park.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
Construction site burglaries surge in Pacific PalisadesResidents are barricading streets at night as thieves target copper wire and pipes; Malibu has not seen a similar spike yet.Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Los Angeles weighs $5,000 fines for illegal fireworksThe L.A. City Council is considering combined LAPD and fire enforcement after commercial-grade explosives sparked deaths, fires and millions in damage.Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Senators seek ban on wildfire betting marketsPolymarket took $1.25 million in bets on California fires as Malibu, the Palisades and Altadena burned, the L.A. Times reports.Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Malibu may expand parking enforcement to library lotA proposed ordinance would let city parking officers ticket at the county library lot, where RVs and late-night cooking have raised safety concerns.Monday, August 17, 2026
Magnitude 2.5 quake shakes waters off TrancasThe Thursday night quake struck 8.9 miles below the ocean floor south of Broad Beach; a smaller quake hit near Encinal Canyon a day earlier.Friday, August 14, 2026
Verizon offers $25,000 reward after fiber vandalismCut fiber optic lines last weekend caused spotty internet and cellphone outages across Southern California.Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Vandalism knocks out Verizon service, silences KBUUVerizon is restoring Internet, phone and TV service in western Malibu after what the company calls vandalism — the second such outage this week.Monday, August 10, 2026
Car crash sparks first major brush fire of the seasonA six-acre fire near Sandstone Peak briefly threatened Carlisle Canyon homes Friday. Separately, two people in their 90s died in a Santa Monica house fire.Monday, August 10, 2026
Sheriff: 90 Percent of Malibu Crime Committed by HomelessDeputies made 11 arrests in July as the summer Beach Team logs hundreds of citations at Zuma, Westward and Surfrider.Thursday, August 6, 2026
Man dies after Coast Guard intercepts smuggling boat near Channel IslandsA Coast Guard ship stopped a boat carrying 21 people near San Clemente Island; one man aboard was found unconscious and later died.Monday, August 3, 2026
LA DWP Seeks Seven-Year Storage Yard in Malibu HillsThe plan would send dozens of daily truck trips through PCH lane closures to serve Pacific Palisades reconstruction 10 miles away.Friday, July 24, 20262 comments
Calabasas Approves 137 More Apartments at Top of Malibu CanyonPlanning commissioners say rejecting the density-bonus project would spark a lawsuit the city would likely lose.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
Man shot dead in Santa Monica Pier parking lot after weekend partyPolice are seeking witnesses after a fight in Parking Lot 1 North ended in gunfire early Monday, hours after World Cup crowds packed the pier.Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Broad Beach sand district posts vague agenda for Sunday meetingThe public agency wants to raise taxes on 108 homeowners and pay its attorney $845 an hour, but details are missing from the posted agenda.Thursday, July 16, 2026
Two Malibu power outages Monday; manhole flashover on ShearwaterAbout 2,275 SCE customers in western Malibu lost power, and a flashover caused smoke inside a manhole at Zuma Bay Village.Thursday, July 16, 2026
SCE Says Both Malibu Outages Were Linked; More Cuts PossibleSouthern California Edison says a manhole flashover on Shearwater Lane caused Monday's second outage affecting 2,275 western Malibu accounts.Tuesday, July 14, 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
MRCA settles for $14 million in oak tree death of 8-year-old boyThe state will pay the family of Lamar McClothurn, killed at King Gillette Ranch when a tree limb fell despite prior warnings.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
Malibu warns of email scams impersonating City HallFake invoices targeting older adults and fire survivors appear to come from city commissions or committees.Friday, June 5, 2026
SCE still can't explain back-to-back Malibu blackoutsSouthern California Edison says two early-morning outages that hit the same west Malibu areas 20 hours apart were unrelated, but offers no cause.Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Edison power fails again in western MalibuA second outage hit Trancas early Tuesday, a day after a power surge knocked out 2,270 customers from Point Dume to Ventura County.Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Study: cancer-causing chromium-6 spread miles from fire zonesUC researchers found nanoparticles of chromium-6 traveled six to nine miles downwind from the January 2025 Palisades and Eaton fires.Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Agoura Hills bans e-bikes from city parksSigns are going up after a regional crackdown that resulted in two dozen tickets, seven seized bikes and one arrest.Friday, May 29, 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
Magnitude 3.2 quake hits south of Malibu PierA minor earthquake struck Monday night with an epicenter about five miles south of the Malibu Pier.Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Air monitors set up near Santa Susana amid Sandy FireVentura County deploys temporary air quality monitors near the old nuclear test site as the Sandy Fire smolders 20 miles north of Malibu.Friday, May 22, 2026
Santa Monica Pier beaches ranked dirtiest in CaliforniaDespite $100 million in city upgrades, only a Tijuana beach scored worse on Heal the Bay's annual report card.Friday, May 22, 2026
Sandy Fire Slows, But Threatens Santa Susana Hazmat SiteCooler weather has helped firefighters contain the Sandy Fire's spread, but crews are positioning to protect a contaminated former rocket-testing site.Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Air Tankers Hit Santa Rosa Island Fire as Containment GrowsA modified Boeing 737 dropped retardant on key buildings as the fire on the Channel Islands reached 26% containment.Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Cal Fire Chief: Expect a Fiery SummerAfter a record-dry March, California has already seen 50% more acres burn than the five-year average.Wednesday, May 20, 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
Warm water and high bacteria reported on Malibu coastOcean temperatures have hit 63 degrees and county health officials warn of elevated bacteria at Paradise Cove, Surfrider and fire-zone beaches.Friday, May 15, 2026
Malibu council members dig into budget as city manager expands staffTwo council members meet today to rework expenses while the city manager seeks a pay raise for the clerk and a new emergency response manager.Thursday, May 14, 2026
Santa Monica to ticket bike-lane parkers with automated camerasAfter a July 1 warning period, drivers blocking bike lanes will face $93 fines from cameras mounted on parking enforcement vehicles.Wednesday, May 13, 2026
El Niño Summer May Supercharge Mosquitoes Carrying DengueA new invasive mosquito species is breeding in the Santa Monica Mountains, and last summer brought the first local dengue transmission in Southern California.Monday, May 11, 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
Sixth rattlesnake bite of the year reported near CamarilloA person was bitten Sunday afternoon at a gathering near Cal State Channel Islands, 15 miles west of Malibu.Wednesday, April 8, 2026
