Malibu.FM Daily

Malibu.FM — 2026-10-13

Final day of extreme high tides forecast for Malibu coast; Sacramento approves 4 emergency orders to save PCH from wave eroion; State says 78 vacant burned lots present erosion worries on PCH in Malibu burn zone, according to City; Sea Level Drive homeowners face two more weeks of uncertainty; Latigo Shore, Malibu Colony among new areas of concern; State Parks steps back from Malibu Creek flood debris removal; Council clashes over cost of Ioki soccer fields; Council rejects pedestrian underpass at Malibu Seafood

Malibu.FM — 2026-10-12

8AM MONDAY: High tide erosion threatens PCH near Neptune's Net; Surf undermines PCH east of Duke's, taking out water line; High tides batter Malibu coast, undermine PCH east of Duke's; PCH in danger of washing out at Ventura County sand dune; Santa Ana winds and heat forecast for later this week; Caltrans to begin $69 million PCH repaving in western Malibu; Westward Beach rock revetment update heads to City Council; Former Malibu city manager pick sues over withdrawn job offer; City Council to reconsider $260,000 Malibu Seafood pedestrian tunnel study; DWP water main break shuts most of Sunset Boulevard in Palisades; SCE Warns of Possible Public Safety Power Shutoff in Malibu; 8PM MON UPDATE: Two more Malibu oceanfront homes red-tagged after surf storm

Malibu.FM — 2026-10-09

Hurricane Rachel weakens, aims south of Ensenada; High tides swamp Malibu beaches, as five days of extreme high tides are likely; El Niño engine revs up off the coast of Chile; Lechusa Beach homes still red-tagged after 31 days; Rock revetment resumes along Westward Beach Road; PCH coastal protection work continues in eastern Malibu; Wildlife crossing on schedule; ribbon-cutting set for Dec. 2; Santa Monica High students protest hot classrooms

Malibu.FM — 2026-10-08

Hurricane Rachel to raise Malibu tides, threaten coastal flooding Sunday; Heat wave ends Thursday, rain arrives Sunday; Hurricane Rachel remnants may push weekend tides higher in Malibu; City opens sandbag site above Zuma as winter berms go up; Heat wave ends Thursday as weekend rain approaches Malibu; Portable AC units installed at Malibu High after weekend blackout; Delivery truck rear-ends traffic on PCH, injuring three; L.A. County Counsel probes California FAIR Plan over fire claims

Malibu.FM — 2026-10-07

Another crash on PCH near Nobu, blocks from fatal weekend wreck; Heat wave to persist through Saturday, with rain chances next week; November election ballots arrive in Malibu mailboxes; House passes Hunt Amendment to seize California park land for Sable pipeline; PCH speed cameras ticketing drivers — but in Long Beach, not Malibu; Topanga Lagoon restoration plans to be unveiled Oct. 29

Malibu.FM — 2026-10-06

Hurricane Rachel to send southern swell, erosion risk to Malibu; October heat wave shatters records across Southern California; Rabid raccoon found in Westlake Village, first in L.A. County since 1973; Two new AI-powered fire cameras added above Malibu; Native plant nursery, pollinator garden proposed for Legacy Park; SpaceX to try Vandenberg launch again just after midnight

Malibu.FM — 2026-10-05

Record heat to broil Malibu through Thursday; Name of child driver who killed Nobu chef still withheld, Nobu family in mourning; Body found off Kanan Road; sheriff releases no information; Van plunges off PCH into ocean near Deer Creek Road; City staff prepares plan for PCH pedestrian underpass that council now appears to disfavor; Planning Commission to weigh illegal Point Dume structure; SMMUSD says new Malibu school air conditioning working properly; Mako shark bites kayak fisherman twice off Paradise Cove

Malibu.FM — 2026-10-02

Malibu school AC failing as heat wave approaches; Newsom signs law trimming SCE profits on fire-prevention work; State signs $2.1 million contract to repair Malibu Pier; Congressional bill would fund cleanup of DDT dumped off So Cal coast; Santa Monica retail sales down a third since pandemic; Record-breaking swimmer passing Malibu on Oregon-to-Baja journey; Body found on trail below Zuma Canyon

Malibu.FM — 2026-10-01

L.A. County urges voters to skip the mail, use drop-offs; Becerra and Hilton clash in only California governor's debate; Santa Monica probes misinformation it spread during Palisades fire; Chad Lowe's 13-year-old daughter dies months after Palisades fire loss; Malibu beachfront homes vulnerable as sand sources run dry

Malibu.FM — 2026-09-30

High tide, big waves ebbing along Malibu coast; Malibu speed cameras log 100,000 violations in eight days; Caltrans adds 51st burned-down site to PCH erosion list; Council approves permanent soccer fields at Chili Cook-Off site; Caltrans holds online hearing on La Costa Beach bike lanes; Newsom signs law to block Trump offshore oil expansion

Malibu.FM — 2026-09-29

Some beach houses in imminent danger as high tide, El Niño surf pound Malibu; City races to bulldoze Malibu Creek before rains hit; Malibu Road residents plead for city help as houses hang over ocean; Silverstein wants Malibu to divorce L.A. County library system; CORRECTION: Council approves Ioki soccer field decision; Downed power line closes PCH near Broad Beach; Newsom signs three fire insurance bills, vetoes two others; 69 rabid bats found in L.A. County this year, nearing record; Pink dye to be released off Santa Monica Pier to track pollution; Santa Monica College to offer four-year degree in cloud computing

Malibu.FM — 2026-09-28

Two Pacific hurricanes to send high surf to SoCal beaches; High tides, big waves and Santa Ana winds to hit Malibu; State won't act yet on rock and gravel clogging Malibu Creek; Malibu Pier emergency repairs done, full rehab starts; State Parks won't act to save Adamson House lawn from erosion; Lachusa Beach evacuation enters third week; First new Malibu subdivision in years heads to council; Malibu City Council to weigh library funding, sports fields, solar; Fourteen storm damage sites now stretch from Mugu Rock to Santa Monica

Malibu.FM — 2026-09-25

Polo waves will arrive Sun night, may top 8 feet, atop 7.2 foot high tides; Rock-hauling trucks to cross Malibu day and night for PCH repair; SCE admits Malibu customers lost 15,068 minutes of power last year; Malibu moves to keep ESHA mitigation fees in city hands; Santa Monica to close PCH ramps at Moomat Ahiko for two months; Reactivated Sable oil pipeline corroding from the inside, records show; LA28 triathlon course skips Malibu, lands in Venice

Malibu.FM — 2026-09-24

Hurricane Polo to bring heavy surf, little rain to Malibu; Heavy rock-hauling trucks to hit PCH 18 hours a day; Council unanimously rejects ADU across from Pepperdine; LAX people mover delayed again, may not open until January; Meet the four candidates for Malibu City Council; New state agency MCERP takes charge of Malibu Creek

Malibu.FM — 2026-09-23

Planning Commission rejects LADWP storage yard above Corral Beach; Marni Kamins elected Planning Commission chair without debate; Hayden Panettiere was at Malibu rehab before fatal overdose; Fiber optic line coming to Malibu Canyon next month; Caltrans plans online workshop on PCH safety project; Hurricane Polo unlikely to bring rain, but high surf expected; Santa Monica Pier neon sign heading to Las Vegas for refurbishing; Fiber optic line coming to Malibu Canyon next month

Malibu.FM — 2026-09-22

Hurricane Polo could send surf, rain to Malibu next week; Governor declares state of emergency as El Nino strengthens; Malibu council to consider flood emergency declaration Monday; Ioki Park soccer field design heads to council Monday; Council candidate stumbles on Malibu Mission Statement at debate; Santa Monica homeless sweep yields four arrests, six citations; Ridley sea turtles nest on Orange County beaches; one spotted off Point Dume; PCH repaving to close two eastbound lanes Tuesday; Malibu, Meet the Fujiwhara Effect: When Two Hurricanes Dance

Malibu.FM — 2026-09-21

Council candidate Dibaei faces disbarment questions at Malibu debate; Malibu water restored after two-day PCH pipe break; Broad Beach residents blast Zuma Triathlon traffic plan; Feds demand L.A. County voter rolls despite new state law; L.A. County floats sand transfer plan for Zuma Beach; Caltrans lane closures hit PCH and 101 this week; Presley Gerber, Malibu High grad and son of Cindy Crawford, dies at 27; Forecasters see wet El Niño ahead, with January possibly doubling normal rain

Malibu.FM — 2026-09-18

No fix yet for Malibu water main failure, PCH one lane each way at Temescal; PCH pipe repairs choke traffic; Malibu urged to conserve water; PCH traffic crawls in both directions as water pipe is repaired; Caltrans to resume work on rock wall at Coastline Dr Monday; Rock wall grows at Westward Beach as Barrels surf break vanishes; Lechuza Beach repopulation still about three and a half weeks out; SMMUSD parents push back on classroom video viewing; State approves design for $64.5 million Malibu Middle School hub; Zuma Beach Triathlon returns Sunday with Broad Beach detours; Malibu Film Society hosts 'Hedwig' 25th anniversary — not for kids; New Camarillo Costco opens Oct. 30, cheap gas gets closer; Caltrans to close PCH intermittently for four-month repair near Point Mugu

Malibu.FM — 2026-09-17

Caltrans drops roundabouts, scales back PCH safety plan; Federal judge bars ICE from warrantless street sweeps in California; State Farm plans return to California home insurance in December; Malibu Planning Commission set to formally kill DWP storage yard; Santa Barbara County bans new onshore oil and gas wells

Malibu.FM — 2026-09-16

News helicopter crashes in Chatsworth, killing three; Crews build rock revetment at Point Dume Beach entrance; Malibu Canyon reopens after water main split; Caltrans holds PCH meeting tonight on Dead Man's Curve stretch; Council candidates clash over Malibu Fire Brigade funding

Malibu.FM — 2026-09-15

U S Supreme Court clears way for mail ballots in Malibu; First rebuilt Palisades Fire home gets occupancy permit; Sea Level Drive repairs may take another four weeks; State Parks plans repairs soon on Malibu Pirr; Serra Retreat residents plead for action on choked Malibu Creek; City questions 25 mph speed limit on eastern PCH; Council advances vote on oceanfront sewer for burn zone; Council approves map changes for Civic Center-area sewers; City again rejects speed humps for Las Flores Canyon; Caltrans shifts Rattner Beach PCH work to overnight; SCE undergrounding halted over lack of city permits

Malibu.FM — 2026-09-14

Malibu Canyon Road closed at Mulholland; PCH slow eastbound; Emergency PCH repairs at Carbon Beach washed out by surf; 31 houses still red-tagged at Lechuza Beach as shoring continues; Malibu Lagoon sewer expansion pegged at $131 million; Council to discuss loss to MRCA in trails lawsuit in closed session; No Secret Service. No CHP. No sheriff's office. Kamala Harris intruder intercepted inside yard; California fights Trump plan to restrict mail-in ballot delivery; Malibu Middle School breaks ground on new hub building; After a year of radio silence, SMMUSD names new chief PR officer; Malibu halts Latigo Canyon power line undergrounding over permit dispute

Malibu.FM — 2026-09-11

La Chusa Beach evacuation may last five weeks; Coastal Commission accepts new Malibu pocket beach in sand-theft deal; Malibu school enrollment nearly steady after years of decline; Body found on Broad Beach identified as missing Santa Monica musician; Camarillo teens arrested after road rage assault with rifle; Santa Monica to install red light traffic cameras; Pepperdine hosts 9/11 memorial on the Great Lawn

Malibu.FM — 2026-09-10

Caltrans leaves PCH washouts marked only with cones; California warns Supreme Court of mail-ballot chaos; Brush fire burns 25 acres behind Getty Museum; La Chusa Beach repairs could take five weeks; Ocean waves chew away at PCH east and west of Malibu; First speed camera signs go up on PCH at Decker; Malibu hires Jesse Mays as assistant city manager; Coastal Commission creates new eastern Malibu public beach in fine settlement

Malibu.FM — 2026-09-09

Sea Level Drive erosion forces evacuation of 31 Malibu homes; Westward Beach sand disappearing, entry station removed; High tides wash across burned-out Billionaire's Beach lots; Hurricane season quieting, but tides still running high; Coastal Commission to vote on Broad Beach penalty deal; Meteorologist calls Southern California humidity 'genuinely tropical'

Malibu.FM — 2026-09-08

Major high tides threaten more Malibu beach erosion; Lightning closes beaches gain Tuesday, storm cancels Chili Cook-Off Sunday; Pickles and Peas food truck sweeps Malibu Chili Cook-Off; Malibu Middle School to break ground on campus-center rebuild; Navy war games to bring noise off Malibu coast; Coastal Commission silent on location of new Big Rock beach; 31 Houses Red-Tagged At Lechusa Beach, As Landslide Concern Grows

Malibu.FM — 2026-09-07

Beaches erode in Malibu, waves blast across PCH near Pt Mugu; Fallen tree blocks Old Topanga Canyon Road at Cheese Rocks; High tides and El Niño swells chew away Malibu beaches

Malibu.FM — 2026-09-04

Big Rock Beach lot to be given to state as penalty for Broad Beach violations; Kelvin wave to raise California ocean level a foot by October; Malibu loses trail ownership fight to MRCA, weighs appeal; FEMA case management program for LA fire survivors to end Sept. 30; Coast Guard rescues 37 from stranded boat off Channel Islands; PCH lane closures return Tuesday after Labor Day pause; New USGS forecast doubles Malibu's odds of a magnitude-8 quake; Malibu Chili Cookoff opens Thursday in Civic Center

Malibu.FM — 2026-09-03

Hurricane Marie to send big swells, not landfall, to Malibu; Prosecutors: Bohm had nitrous tank in lap during fatal PCH crash; Judge rules against Malibu in Escondido Falls trail fight; Malibu may require Zone Zero inspections when homes are sold; USC study links Santa Susana neighbors to higher disease rates; Edison stock plunges as fire liability bill dies in Sacramento; Caltrans pauses PCH, Topanga lane closures for Labor Day; Malibu Chili Cook-Off returns after wildfire hiatus

Malibu.FM — 2026-09-01

Edison stock plunges 23% as Sacramento weighs wildfire liability; LA County sues State Farm over fire insurance payouts; Camp counselor sues MRCA over fatal falling-tree incident; No hurricane for Malibu, but big surf and rip currents likely; Soccer club pitches privately funded fields at Chili Cook-Off site; Malibu to test emergency phone alerts every Thursday in September; Malibu loses Escondido Falls trail lawsuit against MRCA; Hurricane Marie unlikely to hit Malibu, but rain possible; Bear raids garbage cans in western Malibu hills; Malibu billionaire Stan Kroenke to buy Angels for $4 billion; Malibu to test emergency phone alerts every Thursday in September; Public safety commission meets as surveillance debate grows; Sacramento fire liability compromise collapses; special session ahead; Volunteers battle invasive weeds at Point Dume preserve

Malibu.FM — 2026-06-04

Jury awards $176 million to family of boys killed by Grossman; Malibu Colony beach homes may get sewer hookup; Serra Estates exempt; Caltrans to brief Malibu council on PCH stability after fire damage; Malibu-to-Santa Monica ferry backers say $60 million in hand; Malibu taxpayers set to help fund Santa Monica park rebuild; Coastal Commission to weigh Santa Monica beach concert, LCP fight

Malibu.FM — 2026-05-11

Malibu Times Misses Print Edition, Website Silent; Federal Judge to Hold Hearing for Alleged Palisades Fire Arsonist; El Niño Summer May Supercharge Mosquitoes Carrying Dengue; Schiff Says Trump's Iran War Threatens California Beaches; California Voters May Be Asked to Repeal Jungle Primary; Malibu Elementary's Word of the Year Is 'Vocabulary'

Malibu.FM — 2026-05-08