Malibu delegation demands FEMA release Encinal water pipeline grantSenators Schiff and Padilla and Rep. Brownley want to know why $4.9 million promised in December 2024 remains unspent.1 comment
State approves Zone Zero fire rules for hazardous places like MalibuNew rules give homeowners about 3-1/2 years to clear burnable material from within five feet of structures in very high fire hazard zones - like all of Malibu
PCH speed camera poles going up at five Malibu locationsAbout 30 metal poles are being installed this week to support LIDAR-based enforcement cameras that will start issuing warnings in about four weeks.1 comment
Construction site burglaries surge in Pacific PalisadesResidents are barricading streets at night as thieves target copper wire and pipes; Malibu has not seen a similar spike yet.
Los Angeles weighs $5,000 fines for illegal fireworksThe L.A. City Council is considering combined LAPD and fire enforcement after commercial-grade explosives sparked deaths, fires and millions in damage.
Feds try again to convict Palisades Fire suspect after mistrialJonathan Rinderknecht is set to be arraigned on a revised indictment after a jury deadlocked 10-2 to acquit him earlier this year.
Fake Karen Bass poll fools L.A. TV stationsThe outfit behind an official-looking survey showing the mayor 18 points ahead admitted it was a hoax after being questioned by the L.A. Times.
Arizona threatens to sue over Colorado River water cutsMalibu gets about 7 percent of its drinking water from the shrinking river as the Trump administration orders cuts only from lower-basin states.
