Malibu residents might have seen rising smoke near Las Flores Canyon on the morning of Jan. 16, but the flames were not an act of nature. According to LA County Fire Department officials, firefighters administered controlled flames on the fire department’s Camp 8 property in order to dispose…

Susan Stiffelman, longtime Malibu resident, family therapist and author, lost her home of 26 years in the Woolsey Fire. Only 14 months later, she became the first of more than 460 homeowners in Malibu to get her home rebuilt and obtain a certificate of occupancy. She and local general contra…

It seems as though last week’s three-hour Public Safety Commission meeting wasn’t long enough to decide on what streets to implement speed humps in Point Dume. The commission hesitated, but after going over the correct streets, Commission Chair Chris Frost moved and Commissioner Keegan Gibbs…

Malibu Lagoon plays host to a colorful array of migrant birds every winter, whether making their winter homes or simply resting on a longer journey south.

Malibu City Hall will be closed all day on Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. 

The following incidents were reported between 10/30 - 1/5:

In order to address homelessness in Malibu, Mayor Pro Tem Mikke Pierson made a motion during City Council on Monday, Jan. 13, to schedule a special meeting to discuss the issue. 

A group of locals interested in documenting sea level rise with photographs gathered at Westward Beach last Saturday to learn the ropes. The California King Tides Project—a partnership of the California Coastal Commission, state and federal agencies and nonprofit organizations since 2010—is …

A wave of mass shootings has hit churches, synagogues and mosques in recent years in the U.S. and across the world, prompting many places of worship to beef up security. Even some Malibu religious houses, fearing vulnerability to an attack, have taken measures to make their employees, studen…

Malibu skateboarders are one step closer to getting a temporary skate park while a more permanent option is worked out. City Council voted, 5-0, on Monday, to authorize a professional services agreement with American Ramp Company for the design of the temporary park.

Malibu voters should look out for one major local item on their November 2020 ballots. On Monday, Jan. 13, city council members voted, 5-0, to declare the city’s intent to include a binding, district-based voting option in the upcoming elections.

The City of Malibu is one step closer to implementing nighttime parking restrictions on two segments of Pacific Coast Highway (PCH)—one near Las Tunas Beach and one near the Malibu Pier. On Monday, Jan. 13, the City Council voted, 4-0, to approve the resolution. The council also voted to bri…

Irene Dazzan-Palmer, a Coldwell Banker Global Luxury Property Specialist affiliated with the Malibu Colony office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, has been ranked No. 1 affiliate agent in Malibu for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. Dazzan-Palmer, with 30 years’ experience in r…

Olympic snowboarder Shaun White, 33, who owned two adjacent homes on a Point Dume oceanfront blufftop, recently sold one to his neighbor, Jeff Yabuki. Yabuki, the longtime CEO of Fiserv who lives three doors down, paid $11.8 million for the Birdview Avenue home in an off-market deal. White h…

The following incidents were reported between 12/15 - 12/20:

Federal authorities announced plans to house detained migrant children—captured at the U.S./Mexico border—at a detention facility in Los Angeles County, drawing ire from LA County Third District Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, in whose district the facility would be located.

Southern California Edison (SCE) will perform maintenance on the electrical system in several areas of Malibu this week from Monday, Jan. 13, to Sunday, Jan. 19. SCE must temporarily interrupt electric service and turn off power in order to perform this work safely. Area affected: 25200 and …

2020. A new year. A new decade.

As the 2020 U.S. Census looms, the federal agency in charge of conducting the nationwide count is recruiting hundreds of thousands of temporary workers—with many more needed in LA County, including the Malibu area, according to press information sent to The Malibu Times on Tuesday, Jan. 7. 

Pacific Coast Highway will be down to one lane heading southbound this week as Caltrans contractors will be working on repairing the erosion-damaged slope and failed storm drain pipes on the shoulder above Broad Beach Road. The lane closure will be in place on PCH from Encinal Canyon Road to…

Malibu’s public library, part of the Los Angeles County Public Library system, was designed in 1963, and opened its doors in 1970—exactly 50 years ago. And anyone who hasn’t been to the library in a while is going to be shocked by all of the things that are now available for free with a free…

The City of Malibu recently announced its ability to coordinate first responders during emergencies had improved, after the Federal Communications Commission issued a permit for the city to place a repeater antenna atop Castro Peak in the Santa Monica Mountains, allowing public safety staff …

Parents of kindergarten-aged children in Malibu are welcome to attend this year’s kindergarten roundup, hosted by the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District and scheduled for Thursday morning, Jan. 30.

Two “lucky” Malibu families are about to be the first in the city to complete rebuilding their Malibu homes destroyed by the Woolsey Fire—unlucky, of course, in that their homes were wiped out by the devastating blaze. Their lives also, of course, have been upended with relocation and the ar…

After lengthy discussions regarding the proposed use of the Malibu Playhouse as a recording studio, commissioners voted, 5-0, to approve a resolution to memorialize the community theater—granting it a permit to operate for the time being—with specific conditions. The property owner, Coldplay…

Malibu city officials are looking for community volunteers to help with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s (LAHSA) annual homeless count on Jan. 22.

Nominations are now being solicited for the annual Malibu Times Citizens of the Year Dolphin Awards.

On Dec. 22, the Session of Malibu Pacific Church announced the resignation of Pastor Greg Hughes as head of staff. Joining the church, which was then called Malibu Presbyterian, in December 2000, Hughes has served as a senior pastor for 19 years. His final day will be Sunday, Feb. 9.

The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) announced in a Tuesday, Dec. 17, Facebook post that two young male mountain lions—P-78 and P-79—have been added to its study of big cats in the region.

The following listings are for the dates of 11/12 - 12/13: 

Malibu residents can expect changes to the way they vote in 2020. The new changes come as a result of the 2016 California Voter’s Choice Act (CVCA), a law allowing specific counties to adopt a new election model designed by the state. Currently, 15 counties across the state are participating.

A January 2020 Malibu Public Safety Commission Agenda Report from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department indicated crime in Malibu had increased by 12.7 percent over the first 11 months of 2019 compared to 2018.

Actress Brie Larson, 30, who won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the 2015 film “Room,” has purchased a home in Malibu for $3.4 million. According to Variety, the 2,100-square-foot mid-century cottage with swimming pool was originally built in 1956 and boasts an ocean view. …