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= Jefferson Wagner speaks out … not about his legal case … but defending his fellow council members. = One faction of Malibu attacks city council members for nor defending Wagner. = Santa Monica’s school board members throw in the towel on fundraising equity … after 10 years. = A $55 million contract to rebuild […]

PCH was closed both directions at Big Rock … a pole went down … wires across the highway 8-10am The Malibu Playhouse gets sold to a rock and roller … but what his plans are … not clear. Big waves today and tomorrow … watch for T V trucks. A half million ballots STILL need […]

Traffic on P C H was at a dead stop for two hours this morning. Just after eight in the morning … a car hit a power pole on the Pacific coast highway just east of big rock. The pole went down … the car flipped over … and wires fell on the Pacific coast […]

Granny flats …. thats the nickname for backyard apartments or layout conversions and additions at homes. State law has been changed in California to allow granny flats it almost every residential zoning area In the state … including Malibu of course. Tonight … the city of Malibu we’ll start the process of changing local laws […]

Supporters of Malibu city councilman Jefferson Wagner are planning to stage a rally at tonight’s city council meeting. They want to send a message to the city that the Wagner has community support. Wagner is under investigation for some sort of alleged felony … by the county district attorney’s office. But it’s not the city […]

There’s no word on what will happen to the Malibu Playhouse … after the tabloid journalists spread the press release that it has been sold to a rock and roll star. Chris Martin … the frontman for Coldplay … has reportedly paid about 4 and a half million dollars for the Malibu Playhouse. The Playhouse […]

Backers of “Zuma Jay” Wagner plan to pack city hall Monday to show their support. First straws … now … Malibu may ban single use plastic water bottles. Most Malibu beaches get A plus ratings for cleanliness. And a seemingly harmless survey of hikers generating controversy … is it a way to force campgrounds into […]

A ban on plastic water bottles sales and use in Malibu is being discussed at Malibu city council next week. City staff is asking the city council what to do. They are considering a limited ban on all plastic beverage bottles … smaller than one liter … at City-owned facilities. Or maybe … a ban […]

The National Park Service will be using volunteers to conduct surveys of trail users in the Santa Monica Mountains in one week. And local residents are sounding the alarms … that the surveys may be used to add fire pits … barbecues and camping areas in the local mountains. The Nationa;Park Service does a survey […]

In news from over the hill … a huge proposed Agoura Hills building project at the gateway to Malibu has been tossed out by a judge. The Cornerstone project would have put seven huge buildings at the corner Agoura and Cornell Roads. 116 thousand square feet of shops, restaurants, homes and offices would be terraced […]