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
Farmers Market dispute has been brewing for yearsA 2023 deed-restriction warning from the city council went unheeded as Cornucopia Foundation kept renting spaces on Legacy Park land.Monday, August 24, 2026
Malibu forces Farmers Market out of Legacy Park, and up to to City HallFive sheriff's deputies and three code enforcement officers moved the market off Civic Center Way after months of permit disputes with manager Debra Bianco.Sunday, August 23, 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
Zone Zero fire rules coming to Malibu in 3½ yearsNew state rules require Malibu property owners to clear vegetation within one foot of buildings, with tougher restrictions phased in by 2032.Thursday, August 20, 2026
State approves Zone Zero fire rules for hazardous places like MalibuNew rules give homeowners about 3-1/2 years to clear burnable material from within five feet of structures in very high fire hazard zones - like all of MalibuWednesday, August 19, 2026
Malibu Public Safety Commission Delays Zone Zero RecommendationCommissioners want to see what the state Board of Forestry adopts before recommending fire-risk landscaping rules for Malibu.Thursday, August 6, 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
Public safety commission to weigh Zone Zero plant banDirector Susan Duenas is asking the commission to consider banning all plants within 5 feet of inhabited structures, even after the state walked back its version.Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Malibu weighs adopting state's strictest original Zone Zero rulesPublic Safety Director Susan Duenas is asking the commission whether Malibu should ban combustible vegetation within five feet of homes.Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Parks Commission rejects land swap, endorses soccer fields at Chili Cookoff siteMalibu Parks and Recreation Commission backs two soccer fields at Ioki Park and rejects a proposed hotel-related land swap at the Civic Center.Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Parks meetings scheduled with barely a day's noticeThe city gave 26 hours' notice for the first of two public meetings on parks proposals, and the plans still aren't posted online.Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Malibu unveils parks plan — and a surprise hotel land swapThe city released conceptual plans for ballfields at Ioki Park and a rec center on Point Dume, alongside a developer's proposal to swap land for a hotel next to City Hall.Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Public safety panel to review Malibu food truck rulesAfter last month's crackdown, the city's public safety director says no code changes are needed — except maybe a wider buffer from driveways.Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Malibu may ban red-flag parking in one-way-in neighborhoodsPublic safety staff recommend parking restrictions, reflective markers and evacuation drills for subdivisions with only one road in and out.Friday, May 29, 2026
Food trucks cleaned up act after Malibu crackdownFollow-up inspections found operators complying with parking, sanitation and noise rules; staff suggest only one tweak to driveway distance.Friday, May 29, 2026
Council to revisit rules for Zoom public commentMalibu staff want speakers to register for remote comments, but state law and the Constitution may limit what the council can require.Tuesday, May 26, 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
Malibu to shrink annual Safety and Preparedness FairCity Manager will downsize the September event to an indoor format as Malibu reckons with budget strain and event overload.Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Violent fights, staffing crisis at Campus KilpatrickA January brawl involving 14 girls and chronic understaffing have plagued the juvenile detention center in the Santa Monica Mountains.Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Report cites violence, staffing crisis at Campus KilpatrickA January classroom brawl involved 14 girls at the county juvenile facility above Malibu, where staff reportedly work back-to-back 20-hour shifts.Monday, May 4, 2026
Agoura Hills Defends Plan That Could Close Kanan Road in FiresOfficials say emergency provisions are in place, but their traffic counts assume no surge of evacuees from Malibu.Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Runaway teen sparks Chumash Day brawl, two arrestedA 15-year-old's family confrontation with her new boyfriend turned into a fight in front of hundreds of festival-goers.Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Six bystanders killed in pursuits; Friedman pushes for techCongresswoman Laura Friedman wants federal money to equip local police with grapplers, tracking darts and chase drones to end high-speed pursuits safely.Thursday, April 9, 2026
Council subcommittee to rewrite public safety director jobWith Susan Duenas planning to retire, the city is reshaping the role to include code enforcement before hiring a replacement.Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Malibu Park boil water order lifted after weekend confusionA Busch Drive water tank issue triggered a precautionary boil order for 300 households, but the city said it was never alerted by the county.Monday, April 6, 2026
Malibu shifts code enforcement to Public Safety DepartmentCity Manager Joe Irvin moves code enforcement out of planning, doubling the size of the Public Safety Department.Thursday, April 2, 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
City Reviews Its Own Fire Response — But Only Its OwnTonight's after-action report examines Malibu city staff during the Palisades and Franklin fires, but not the county fire department's actions.Wednesday, April 1, 2026
