After the Woolsey Fire: Community Resources

30 Minutes After Handing Over Reins As Planning Chair, Mazza Argues With City Staff It took 30 minutes last night for the Malibu Planning Commission to erupt in an argument after it elected a new chairman last night. The issue was not on the agenda … but commissioners brought up questions about sidewalk dining.  Kind […]

Coastal Overrules Malibu Planning Commission, As MRCA Reveals It Is Tracking Your Cellphone Malibu’s planning commission was overturned by the state coastal commission on Friday … not unexpectedly. This time … the issue was the MRCA’s proposed bathroom to be built on a cliff at Lechusa Beach.  The planning commission in Malibu vetoed the bathroom […]

Caltrans Repeats: Bicycles Must Be Accommodated On PCH In Future City Manager Says We Need Center Median For Fire Trucks Bike lanes are coming to PCH … and landscaping in the center median in the central business district is very popular among Malibu residents. That’s the report back from Caltrans designer and engineers … as […]

Fire In Orange County Looks Like Volcano From Malibu, As Mt Baldy Ski Area and Big Bear Threatened The big mountain on the horizon southeast of Malibu may look like a volcanic eruption today. The mountains above Santa Ana exploded into flame yesterday. A fire broke out about 1 p.m. Monday near a remote-controlled airplane […]

The first Red Flag Warnings of the season for Malibu cropped up today in Malibu.  And there is an excessive heat warning … for the Malibu coast … for high temperatures up to 100 today juts inland from the ocean.  86 for a high predicted on the beaches.  The upper Pepperine campus hit 102 yesterday.  […]

Encinal Canyon Residents Told Water Changes Will Happen During Low Flow Times, Not Fire Season L A County waterworks is reassuring residents of the Encinal Canyon that it will switch out an old water tank with a new one … and a new pump station. The western Malibu neighborhood has been beset by low water […]

Mountain Lion Shot And Killed After It Grabs Kid, Seriously Injures Him A 5-year-old boy was grabbed out of the jaws of a mountain lion at a picnic area near Malibu Canyon Road at Piuma Road … Sunday afternoon. The boy is recovering in a hospital …  After originally being released … he was brought […]

FRIDAY 5PM UPDATE:  Malibu Speed Camera Bill Advances To Gov’s Desk On the final day of the California legislative session, the Malibu speed camera bill passed out of the California Assembly, and moves on for a decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The bill would allow Malibu to operate five remote control tickets… which issue fines […]

Caltrans Unveils PCH Possibilities: 2-Lane Traffic Circle, Partial Parking Ban, Ocean Side 2-Way Bike Lane, Lots Of New Traffic Lights Caltrans engineers last night unveiled possible changes for Pacific Coast Highway:  adding a protected two-way bike lane and removing parking or the center turn lane to accommodate it, five traffic circles … including a dual-lane […]

City Council Clips Mic Of Nobu Lawyer, Who Makes Startling Admission About Booze-Soaked Nobu Party Nobu will be hauled before the Planning Commission for a hearing possible revocation of its permits And at last night’s city council meeting … an attorney for Nobu admitted that Summer Wheaton had been at the liquor-soaked party that Fourth […]