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Friday, September 18, 2026

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No fix yet for Malibu water main failure, PCH one lane each way at Temescal

Expect a big traffic jam with 1 lane open in either direction just above Temescal Canyon Road. No idea when water will resume flowing into Malibu, Topanga.

PCH pipe repairs choke traffic; Malibu urged to conserve water

Crews are blocking two of three lanes each direction near Temescal Canyon while repairing the sole water main serving Malibu and Topanga.

PCH traffic crawls in both directions as water pipe is repaired

Heavy delays are stacking up from Las Flores Canyon down through Topanga to the construction zone at Temescal Canyon Road.

Caltrans to resume work on rock wall at Coastline Dr Monday

Emergency revetment work across from the Getty Villa Museum resumes Monday night with one lane in each direction for five days.

Rock wall grows at Westward Beach as Barrels surf break vanishes

LA County is installing up to 500 linear feet of emergency revetment; state rules block sand replacement east of Zuma Creek but permit it west of Zuma Creek.

Lechuza Beach repopulation still about three and a half weeks out

The 31 evacuated houses remain red-tagged as private contractors race to repair collapsed East Sea Level Drive and utility lines.

SMMUSD parents push back on classroom video viewing

A first-grade parent told the school board her kids are watching movies instead of PE and recess, as the district weighs a new screen-time policy.

State approves design for $64.5 million Malibu Middle School hub

With the final state signoff in hand, construction is underway on the middle school and gym, with an Olympic-size pool and arts center to follow.

Zuma Beach Triathlon returns Sunday with Broad Beach detours

Traffic in and out of Broad Beach will be briefly restricted as runners pass through; organizers face new course headaches this year.

Malibu Film Society hosts 'Hedwig' 25th anniversary — not for kids

John Cameron Mitchell performs live at Malibu High's Van Dyke Theater Saturday for the R-rated film's anniversary screening.

New Camarillo Costco opens Oct. 30, cheap gas gets closer

The new warehouse is 26 miles up the coast from Trancas and will offer 32 gas nozzles — something the Westlake Village store lacks.

Caltrans to close PCH intermittently for four-month repair near Point Mugu

Crews will halt traffic in both directions on weekdays to drop boulders into a hole carved by ocean waves.