Okay, let’s get something straight right now. I am not making this stuff up in order to sell copies of this esteemed newspaper, although I am certainly not above appealing to your prurient interests to increase my readership. I was online looking for breaking news when I saw the following headline on CNN, “Thousands of ‘penis fish ...

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. Beginning in 2020, vote centers in Los Angeles ...

Two weeks ago, I was visiting relatives and friends on the East Coast, just outside Philadelphia, and spent a few hours on a cold, gray afternoon observing the rehearsal of an annual Christmas Day reenactment of Washington crossing the Delaware. It just so ...

The postseason accolades just keep washing in for the Pepperdine Waves men’s water polo team. Five Waves were named to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches’ All-America list on Dec. 17. This came four days after Pepperdine head coach Terry Schroeder was named the Golden Coast Conference Coach of the Year for the second time ...

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. According to the post, which was written by Public Affairs Officer Ana Beatriz Cholo, P-78 was captured in the central portion of ...

The holidays provide a good opportunity to spend quality time with family, friends and co-workers while making deposits in our relationships. Naturally, conversation and talking with people is a big part of this season. Most people are very good at talking about themselves; however, the best gift this year is the gift of listening, and it doesn ...

Just before Christmas, power couple Aaron Rodgers and Danica Patrick closed on a $28 million Malibu bluff-top, ocean-front estate in an all-cash, off-market transaction, according to Variety. The couple had leased the house over the summer. Patrick, 37, is the most successful woman in the history of American open-wheel racing—her win in the ...

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 ...

Malibu Surf Team coach John Cross (center right) accepts a check presented by Malibu Rotary Club members (from left) Steve Harwood, Carlye Rudkin and Margo Neal. The check was one of several donations made by the Rotary Club in December.

His cell phone and a brown wallet containing multiple credit cards were stolen. There were no cameras available for evidence. Two designer rings were stolen from a home in an unidentified area of Malibu. The rings had been located in the victim’s drawer in the master bedroom. The victim told deputies the last time she saw the ring was on Oct. 20.