On April 6, City staff and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) coordinated an encampment clean-up on the vacant private property in Tuna Canyon, an area where multiple fires attributed to homeless encampments have previously occurred. On January 21, the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a cooking fire within a homeless encampment on private property. The encampment fire on January 21 remains…

New Malibu Liaison, a familiar face in town, to now be based at the civic center The Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Department has just appointed a new Malibu liaison to be a dedicated deputy for the city of Malibu. Sgt. Christopher Soderlund was recently introduced by City Manager Steve McClary to meet the Malibu City Council at their meeting March 27. The 15-year veteran of the…

The Planning Commission will hold a virtual public hearing on April 17 on the Malibu Inn Motel project environmental document and project entitlements. The staff report, viewing and commenting instructions are available online. The hearing was previously postponed to allow the applicant more time to comply with the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and Regional Water Quality Control Board. Previous meeting materials and more information…

Santa Monica College (SMC) will celebrate the opening of its first-ever Malibu Campus — which began serving students on Feb. 13, the first day of SMC’s spring 2023 semester — with an open house to be held on Saturday, April 22, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. The event, which is open to the public, will be held at SMC Malibu Campus, 23555 Civic Center Way,…

The following incidents were reported between March 8 to March 11 3/8BurglaryA property on Las Flores was broken into and a glass door was smashed. The victim said multiple rooms were ransacked but was unable to identify any stolen items. The victim said the glass door was estimated to cost $1,000 to repair. 3/8BurglaryA designer bag was stolen from a vehicle parked near the Whole…

Dear Editor, Below is a copy of a letter sent to the Malibu city manager, city safety manager, and City Councilmembers in opposition of reverting from the Brown Act body to an advisory board, Malibu Homelessness Task Force, and asking for appointees to replace vacant seats. Letter to Council: I am an appointee on our Malibu Homelessness Task Force and was made aware of discussions…

FROM THE LEFT By Lance Simmens The whole world is watching! I am old enough to remember these fateful words as protesters risked their lives in opposition to the Vietnam War in Grant Park in Chicago during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Many, and most, of those gathered were students who seriously questioned whether the world that older generations were fashioning and leaving for them…

Dorothy Marian Harmony Colbert, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and performer, passed away on April 4th, 2023, at the age of 90. Her life proved to be as close to a storybook adventure as one could get. She was born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, in 1933 and attended the High School of Performing Arts. After graduation, Dotty (as she was known) traveled to Florida, where she performed…

FRI, APRIL 14 CLASSICAL GUITAR CONCERT The Pepperdine Guitar Department presents a concert featuring musicians studying with world-renowned classical guitar virtuoso Christopher Parkening. A variety of works are presented in both solo and ensemble settings. At The Malibu Library from 3 to 4 p.m. in the meeting room. SAT, APRIL 15 DOCUMENT AND HHW/E-WASTE EVENT Residents can wrap up their spring cleaning at the city’s…