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Malibu Canyon Road closed at Mulholland; PCH slow eastbound

A broken water main above Mulholland Highway has shut Malibu Canyon Road to the 101 for the day, while PCH crawls eastbound.

Emergency PCH repairs at Carbon Beach washed out by surf

A temporary breakwater installed by the state two weeks ago has failed, leaving Pacific Coast Highway held up only by a 40-foot column of sand and rock.

31 houses still red-tagged at Lechuza Beach as shoring continues

Emergency work continued through the weekend on Sea Level Drive, and sheriff's patrols have been replaced by private security guards to save the city money.

Malibu Lagoon sewer expansion pegged at $131 million

The City Council votes Monday on creating an assessment district to fund Phase 2 of the Civic Center sewage plant, extending service to the Colony and Surfrider areas.

Council to discuss loss to MRCA in trails lawsuit in closed session

A Superior Court judge ruled Malibu waited too long to claim control of beach access ways and trails now managed by the regional parks agency.

No Secret Service. No CHP. No sheriff's office. Kamala Harris intruder intercepted inside yard

A private security guard apprehended a woman inside the former vice president's yard Friday. Neither Harris nor Doug Emhoff was home.

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California fights Trump plan to restrict mail-in ballot delivery

The U.S. Supreme Court could rule any day on a proposal to block the Postal Service from delivering vote-by-mail ballots not tied to a federal voter database.

Malibu Middle School breaks ground on new hub building

Phase 2 of the campus rebuild includes a new middle school hub and gymnasium, with a swimming pool set to start construction this winter.

After a year of radio silence, SMMUSD names new chief PR officer

The Santa Monica-Malibu school district has been silent for a year after its last PR hire ghosted the outside world.

Malibu halts Latigo Canyon power line undergrounding over permit dispute

City shut down Southern California Edison's fire-safety project after a neighbor complained that contractor trucks were parked on a vacant lot without permits.