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
Grammy winner Diane Warren adopts runaway West Hollywood pigletWilbur — the pig that led rescuers on a chase through West Hollywood — is headed for an animal sanctuary in the Santa Monica Mountains.Friday, August 21, 2026
Buena Fire burns 2 acres above Point MuguVentura County crews stopped the fire's forward progress within an hour in the western Santa Monica Mountains.Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Malibu declares fire emergency as brush dries outThe annual declaration lets deputies clear homeless encampments within minutes; live fuel moisture has dropped below the 65 percent threshold.Friday, August 14, 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
Brush fire burns 5.6 acres near Sandstone PeakVentura County crews had the fire 65 percent contained by Friday evening after it burned up a canyon near a trailhead parking lot.Saturday, August 8, 2026
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
Sable Offshore becomes region's top smog producer upwind of MalibuSanta Barbara air regulators let the Texas oil company keep flaring contaminants after Sable warned a shutdown would cost $2 million a day.Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Homeowners sue to block big Kanan Road development in Agoura HillsResidents fear a multistory commercial-residential building at Kanan and Agoura roads would clog evacuation routes during fire emergencies.Tuesday, July 21, 2026
135-unit expansion of Avalon Calabasas returns to plannersOpponents warn adding units near Malibu Canyon's top worsens fire evacuation risk on already-overcapacity Las Virgenes Road.Friday, July 10, 2026
Monsoon moisture Sunday, then 112-degree heat wave by TuesdayOffshore winds clear Malibu beaches Sunday before an inland heat wave pushes to the coast Tuesday through Thursday.Friday, July 10, 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
Irwin leads Ventura County Assembly race at 41 percentDemocrat Jacqui Irwin leads Republican Sam Gallucci in the district that includes the Ventura County section of Malibu.Friday, June 5, 2026
Malibu taxpayers set to help fund Santa Monica park rebuildSanta Monica College will contribute about $18 million toward rebuilding Memorial Park, echoing its $5 million Legacy Park contribution two decades ago.Thursday, June 4, 2026
LA Times spotlights OceanWell desalination test off MalibuThe company plans to sink desalination pods 4.5 miles offshore, with Las Virgenes as first customer and Malibu potentially tapping in.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
First brush fire of season burns six acres near MulhollandCrews stopped the fire within 90 minutes in gentle winds and high humidity; no official cause has been given.Thursday, May 28, 2026
