President Donald Trump said Sunday he was approving major disaster declarations for California, New York and Washington ... the first weekend of a countywide "safer-at-home" order in Los Angeles County forced Santa Monica and Malibu officials to take further measures against large gatherings during a worsening outbreak. The city of Santa ...

The city of Malibu says it had reports of crowded beaches and hiking trails ... Today, Governor Gavin Newsom requested that President Donald Trump declare a major disaster in the state of California. Within hours, President Donald Trump said the federal government had received California's request for disaster relief and would approve it ...

People descended on California beaches, hiking trails and parks over the weekend in open defiance of a state order to shelter in place and avoid close contact with others.

California’s sweeping stay-at-home order to slow the spread of the coronavirus ... Please stay at home!” the Sheriff’s Office said. Malibu city officials also have received reports of people flocking to beaches and hiking trails, the city said in an update posted to its website. The city pointed out that it did not own or operate county ...

File: California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference at the California ... and so were the people — in spite of broad stay-at-home orders from state and local governments. The city of Malibu says it had reports of crowded beaches and hiking trails. Angelenos also flocked to Santa Monica to escape their cabin fever.

Monday: Californians are navigating a new reality and finding that “stay at home” isn’t a black-and-white order. Over the weekend, roughly 40 million Californians adjusted to life under a sweeping new order to stay at home,

Meanwhile, Soltice Canyon in Malibu was closed Monday by the National Parks Service ... Long Beach Sunday closed all its dog parks, playgrounds and tennis and volleyball courts. California State Parks last week closed all their campgrounds. The city of L.A. issued a revised, stricter “safer at home” order Sunday calling for all nail ...

As locals demanded city leadership work to shut down visitor access, the city emphasized it had no authority over public lands located in and around Malibu. "The city does not own or operate the county beaches, California State Parks, Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority trails and parks, or the state-owned Malibu Pier and Point Dume ...

Ron Merriman first set foot in Malibu in the 1930s as a child when his parents took him to feed the seals at the Sea Lion restaurant. As a teenager in the 1940s, he rode his motorcycle from Santa Monica up the coast to Malibu to enjoy the scenery. He and his high school buddies loved the open nature at Point Dume so much they camped out on the ...

In the lawsuit, the property owner says she rented the house in Malibu, CA to the couple for a whopping $55,000 a month, and they have been there for two years. But, she claims the couple, "breached the agreement by causing damage to the premises...by carelessly damaging" the property. The lawsuit claims the couple, "was malicious in that it ...