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.
Caltrans installs more K-rails at Big Rock as coast erodesEmergency work targets a 20000-block stretch of PCH after hurricane waves washed behind seawalls that survived the fire.
County to truck in 4,800 tons of rock to save Point Dume roadEmergency Coastal Commission permit clears the way to shore up the only vehicle access to the public beach at Point Dume.
L.A. County to armor Point Dume road with 4,800 tons of rockAn emergency Coastal Commission permit clears the way to extend a seawall after waves cut an 8-foot cliff beneath the only road to the beach.
Farmers market stays in Legacy Park as city presses for library-lot returnThe Cornucopia Foundation has refused to move back across the street, and the park’s deed bars commercial activity on the site.
First Malibu apartment project in 35 years proposed behind Cross CreekOwners want to build 20 units on 3.5 acres now zoned for retail, and first need city council approval to tie into the Civic Center sewer.
Post-Palisades Fire study: ocean clean, but lead lingers in soilA USC-led consortium analyzed 6,000 soil samples and 900 seawater samples after the January 2025 fire.
L.A. County to pay $5.1 million in Trump tariffs on new FirehawkThe Sikorsky airframe is built in Poland, triggering an EU tariff on the county’s $43 million firefighting helicopter purchase.
Overnight Edison shutoffs anger Calabasas residents in heat waveSCE is installing plastic-covered overhead lines to reduce fire ignition risk, but 600 homes lost power during 100-degree days.
Trump pays German firm $1.2 billion to abandon Humboldt offshore windThe buyout is the largest of five this year steering companies away from offshore wind, killing a 1.6-gigawatt project off Northern California.
