As wildfire seasons grow longer and more dangerous across the Santa Monica Mountains, local residents with horses, alpacas, ...

Daunted by lengthy permit application processes, insurance hurdles, zoning restrictions, and the high cost of rebuilding, a group of 21 homeowners in the Sunset Mesa neighborhood in unincorporated Los ...

Brodrick “Rick” Dunlap passed away on April 7, 2026, while surfing off the Channel Islands with friends. He was 64. Rick was born on March 28, 1962. A fourth-generation Malibuite and ninth-generation ...

The past two weeks have been especially dangerous on Malibu’s roads, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Chris Soderlund, who delivered a detailed public safety update during the ...

The City of Malibu has filed a civil complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court seeking to recover what officials describe as significant financial losses stemming from the Palisades Fire. The ...

A wealthy foreign investor has scooped up nine La Costa burned-out beachfront properties with sales totaling $65 million so far. The unknown buyer has been working with luxury real estate agents ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s “all-hands-on-deck” initiative to fast-track the reopening of Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu’s lifeline is now set to reopen on Friday. Following extensive damage caused by the ...

The City of Malibu’s March 12 Town Hall for design professionals provided an overview of rebuilding procedures for homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire. City Hall’s large auditorium was almost filled ...

Four City Councilmembers, City of Malibu staff and a group of concerned citizens rolled up their sleeves at a work session on April 24, deliberating about three keystone issues that officials must ...

There’s a house in Malibu that’s been the center of controversy, international intrigue and numerous lawsuits since 2011. Located at 3620 Sweetwater Mesa Road, the property has an estimated value of ...

According to these numbers below, it’s been 106 days since the Palisades Fire ravaged a still unfathomable swath of the Santa Monica Mountains — from the Skull Rock Trail Head to the Octopus House.

It’s one of those colossal bureaucratic quagmire-like conundrums that infuriates Malibuites because it significantly impedes fire victims’ efforts to rebuild their destroyed homes and structures. When ...