Santa Monica tax vote could complicate Malibu school district splitA $495 parcel tax expiring this year would cost Santa Monica schools $12 million annually if voters reject its renewal.Friday, August 28, 2026
School board pays final $32,000 bill on Malibu High classroom buildingFinal bottom line for the new hilltop classroom building comes to $102,062,860 after fixing gate shock absorbers.Friday, August 28, 2026
1,100 Malibu students head back to school ThursdayWebster and Malibu elementary schools reopen, while Malibu High and Middle School students return amid ongoing campus construction.Thursday, August 20, 2026
Five candidates vie for four seats on SMMUSD boardMalibu resident Stacy Rouse seeks a second term against four Santa Monica challengers in a race often dominated by Santa Monica voters.Friday, August 14, 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 Education Foundation delivers $820,000 to school boardThe three-year-old foundation is ramping up fundraising as it funds academic recovery from the fires and prepares for fall events.Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Sacramento bill would create independent Malibu school districtSen. Ben Allen and Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin will introduce AB 745 today to carve Malibu out of the Santa Monica school district.Friday, June 12, 2026
Malibu High graduates 105 seniors on football fieldSenior class president Ella Stabile praised the resilience of a class that did homework in evacuation zones, with 95 percent heading to college.Thursday, June 11, 2026
Malibu Elementary's Word of the Year Is 'Vocabulary'New principal Sally Wennes told the school board her campus is honing in on academic and subject-specific vocabulary across every subject.Monday, May 11, 2026
Santa Monica parcel tax push aims to replace school subsidyA citizens' initiative would impose a $495 parcel tax to replace the $12 million Santa Monica sends SMMUSD from its strained General Fund.Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Malibu school district split flying under the radar this electionThe biggest political issue in Malibu has gone unmentioned in legislative campaigns as ballots hit mailboxes.Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Santa Monica College approved for cloud computing degreeSMC will enroll students this fall in a new four-year baccalaureate program in cloud computing, only its second bachelor's offering.Thursday, April 9, 2026
