Pacific Coast Highway

Limousine Accidents In Malibu, Valley; One Fatal

New York has its taxis. San Francisco has its trolleys and bicycles. In Los Angeles, perhaps no other mode of transportation is as emblematic as our limousines and town cars. Over the weekend we had not one but two limo-related accidents, one of them tragically fatal. The first happened ...

Man Set On Fire At Long Beach 7-Eleven Dies

Updated at the bottom with the suspect charged today with capital murder. Prosecutors claim he was "lying in wait." First posted at 7:07 a.m. A man set on fire in front of Long Beach 7-Eleven has died, Long Beach police announced. The horrific attack, allegedly by a homeless man, was captured on t ... More >>

John Clarke Gable, Film Legend's Son, Arrested In Alleged DUI Destruction In Malibu

One way to get cops' attention is crash into six parked cars. In Malibu. Yeah, that's what deputies say John Clarke Gable, the 52-year-old son of Hollywood legend Clark Gable (1901-1960), did yesterday afternoon on Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu Pier. It landed the suspect in jail:

It's Not a Space Shuttle or a Giant Rock, But Chevron's 100-Foot Coke Drums Shut Down the PCH Yesterday

See also: *20 Ways to Pose for Photos at the LACMA Rock *LACMA Rock Finally Opens. Does It Live Up to Expectations? Last night, Chevron began moving two of six 500,000-pound coke drums -- that's oil industry lingo for processing units -- up from the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro to its refinery ... More >>

Brandon Cross: Suspect In Sex Assault on Santa Monica Beach Charged

Updated at the bottom with a suspect identified and charged with rape and attempted murder. Headline has changed. First posted at 1:20 p.m. Oct. 11. In a crime that has shocked the community, a jogger was run down and sexually assaulted right on the sand on a Santa Monica beach early yesterday morn ... More >>

Malibu Bicyclist Training For Triathlon Fatally Struck By Bus in Malibu

A 36-year-old bicyclist who was apparently training for an upcoming Ironman Triathlon was fatally struck by a Metro bus on the PCH in Malibu over the weekend. The tragic collision might have been an accident, according to what sheriff's Sgt. Philip Brooks told the Weekly. The woman was riding on P ... More >>

Fire at BeauRivage: Malibu Restaurant Goes Up in Flames, Shuts Down PCH

Update, 8:45 a.m.: The fire has been extinguished, but firefighters remain on scene to douse "hot spots." And to help ease the traffic nightmare, one eastbound and one westbound lane have been opened along the shut-down portion of PCH. A fire reported at the two-story BeauRivage Restaurant along Pa ... More >>

Long Beach Police Shootout Wounds One Following Murder: Cop Car Injured (PHOTOS)

Long Beach is a rock 'n' roll, razzle-dazzle crime town, the Oakland to L.A.'s San Francisco. Last night the LBC didn't disappoint: A cop heard shots fired, responded to a murder in progress, took rounds that ended up hitting his black-and-white, and critically wounded the suspect. That's the stor ... More >>

Dante Torres, Malibu Kite Surfer Possibly Vacationing From Dubai, Dies in Tragic Kelp Accident

A young man who may have been visiting Los Angeles from Dubai died while kite surfing as the Daylight Saving's sunlight faded on Monday night. Dante Torres, 28, became entangled in a bed of kelp as he surfed the waters of Malibu's Topanga County Beach -- just off Pacific Coast Highway -- says Assis ... More >>

Rock-y Road: Street Closures for LACMA's Levitated Mass

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation announced Monday it will be implementing rolling (get it?) street closures to accommodate LACMA's Levitated Mass as it crawls through the the busiest corridor of its route at speeds of 5 to 8 miles per hour. The 340-ton rock is about halfway through an ... More >>

Seal Beach Beauty Salon Massacre: Eight Killed, One Wounded

Chris Carlson/AP​Updated at the bottom: The suspect has been identified in reports. First posted at 3:29 p.m. A man opened fire at a beauty salon on Seal Beach this afternoon, killing eight six and wounding one three others, authorities said. Police first received calls of shots fired about ... More >>

Malibu's Blood Alley on PCH

As bodies pile up, the Coastal Commission and Caltrans resist major fixes

Basil Max Price III Killed in Ferrari Crash on PCH: Car Split in Half

A Ferrari 360.​The second Ferrari to split in half in a crash on Pacific Coast Highway in the last five years took the life of a man ID'd by cops as 23-year-old Basil Max Price III of Glendora. He was the passenger in the 1999 car that was apparently speeding and went out of control on PCH no ... More >>

The Battle for Malibu Lagoon

Should humans destroy Mother Nature in order to save it?

Carmageddon Countdown: FAQ (Along With All Your Not-So-Frequently Asked, But Equally Burning, Questions)

This is Carmageddon, the game. Please do not attempt this during Carmageddon, the Los Angeles traffic event.​We've spent a lot of time joking about Carmageddon -- meming it, crowd-sourcing it, naming drinks after it, etc. Admittedly, though, beneath the stupid hype, which has reached quite i ... More >>

Drive Thru by Coffee Commissary to Bring Craft Coffee to Laguna Beach

R.E.~/Coffee CommissaryA cappuccino at Coffee Commissary's West Hollywood location. Imagine this in a drive-thru setting.​ Tyler King, co-owner of Coffee Commissary, wants to bring great coffee to Laguna Beach, one car at a time. That's right, one car at a time: the West Hollywood craft coffe ... More >>

Illegal Immigrants Wash Ashire North of Malibu Near County Line Surf Spot

Magnus WrenningeCounty Line.​This sad crew of tired, poor, huddled masses washed up on the wrong beach it seems. The 10 suspected illegal immigrants were spotted about 4:30 a.m. yesterday on Pacific Coast Highway just across the county line, in Ventura County, where dozens of surfers go for t ... More >>

PCH-Adjacent Homes Up in Smoke in Spectacular Sunset Beach Fire

KTLA NewsFire in the O.C.​Update: This thing had more legs than Beyonce -- and it kept going overnight. Details at the bottom of the next page. A wild blaze right on the edge of the Pacific ocean claimed one home and appeared to damage another in Orange County's Sunset Beach this afternoon. ... More >>

Dreamiest Mugshot Ever? Rick Springfield Arrested in Malibu

Rick Springfield​Soap star and "Jessie's Girl" singer Rick Springfield was arrested in Malibu last night on suspicion of drunk driving. According to the Sheriff's Department, Springfield, 61, caught the attention of a patrol deputy from the Malibu/Lost Hills Station at approximately 8 PM as ... More >>

Save Malibu Lagoon Rally: The Fight to Prevent a Rare Los Angeles-Area Tidal Lagoon's Destruction-Reconstruction Gets Down to Wire

Malibu Lagoon bulldozing could begin soon.​Mayorsam blog says the battle to prevent Malibu Lagoon from being subjected to an elaborate "destroy-it-to-rebuild-it" plan is getting attention tomorrow at 4 p.m. at a rally at the Malibu Lagoon parking lot. The issue of whether to leave the stunni ... More >>

Los Angeles Spring Storm Fells Trees, Floods Streets, Darkens Homes

MuscleNerdTree down in L.A.​Update: PCH was reopened, and so was the Grapevine. Record rainfall was recorded around Southern California, with downtown Los Angeles seeing 2.42 inches Sunday compared with 1.48 inches on the date in 1943. See more records after the jump. The first week of spring ... More >>

Joey Annocki, Malibu Motorcycle Rider, Fatally Hit by Oklahoma Tourists in Rental Car

Facebook41-year-old Joey Annocki​Last night, police identified a motorcyclist who died on the Pacific Coast Highway on Wednesday as 41-year-old Joseph Annocki, a Los Angeles resident originally from Pennsylvania. Annocki was heading east on the PCH near Zuma Beach at about 8:45 p.m. just as a ... More >>

'East Side Longos,' LBC Latino Gang, Lose 13 Members to SWAT Crackdown at 4 A.M.

rap.matters.comDon't mess with the Longos -- unless you're a cop with a search warrant​Updated after the jump: A Long Beach gang expert gives us the Longo lowdown. The East Side Longos may have been laughing after Marvin "Shy Boy'' Mercado, an ex-leader of rival gang Asian Boyz, was threatene ... More >>

DUI Checkpoint In Los Angeles: Welcome To The Weekend

firemonkeyfishThese guys in your rearview.​Ah, it wouldn't be a gloriously sunny winter weekend in SoCal without drunkards behind the wheel and the good cops who bust 'em. Thanks to the LAPD, which thinks that letting you know in advance about checkpoints can reduce driving under the influenc ... More >>

Power Outages, Black Ice, Unruly Trees And Tumbleweeds Wreak Havoc On Los Angeles

A distant cousin of the Los Angeles Unruly Tree​Just because the puddles are gone this morning doesn't mean Mother Nature is done having her fun with SUV nation. In the mad dash from our living room to our car this morning, we couldn't help but notice that it's, um, ridiculously cold outside ... More >>

(UPDATED With L.A. Road Closures, Rain Aftermath) L.A. Readies Itself For West Coast Rainpocalypse To Rival SnowLoko

PHOTO BY TED SOQUILast Wednesday in Los Angeles​Updated after the jump: Here we go again. Pacific Coast Highway closes, the I-5 floods and more. Originally posted Dec. 28 at 8:30 a.m. We were gloating yesterday as the East Coast took a beating from the weather gods, but karma's a bitch: It's ... More >>

Your Guide To L.A. Road Closures -- And A Wind Advisory For 7 P.M.

Don't be a dick​Updated after the jump with current conditions and some record storm stats for the books. Originally posted at 12:36 p.m. Update, 3:20 p.m.: The big storm should hit between midnight and noon tomorrow. We'll get at least two inches. (So far, 14 people have been rescued from Or ... More >>

L.A. Rainstorm Causes All Hell To Break Loose, Will Wreak More Havoc Christmas Day

Tricia via PBaseCHP: Don't even think about blaming the weather​We were still kind of making fun of the impending Los Angeles "weather" last Friday, when the shower head was set to wimpy sprinkle and L.A. drivers were farting around at their always hilarious (except when we have to get somewhe ... More >>

Your Hungry Cat Expansion Update: David Lentz to Open THC #3 in Santa Monica

Anne Fishbeinlobster at The Hungry Cat​ The Hungry Cat, David Lentz's decidedly more upscale and cocktail-oriented version of a Maryland fish house, will expand to Santa Monica. Eater reports that Lentz will take over the old Brass Cap location by Giorgio Baldi near the Pacific Coast Highway. ... More >>

Vicenson Edwards, L.A. Homicide No. 194: 24-Year-Old Man Shot To Death In Wilmington

Google Maps​ A man fatally shot September 16 has been identified as 24-year-old Vicenson Edwards. The shooting occurred near the corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Figueroa Street in the Wilmington area around 7:50 p.m., according to Officer Fernando Revas of LAPD's Harbor Homicide Division. ... More >>

Dude: Car Surfer Sought In Malibu

Jeff Spicoli.​Although it's long been overshadowed by more exotic locales, Malibu still has one of the mainland's most-prized set of breaks -- first, second and third points at Surfrider State Beach. It's strange then, to find that local teens still need a thrill beyond Malibu's thick right-ha ... More >>

Johnny Strangerously: Malibu Car Surfer Turned Out To Be Famous Moutain Climber

LASD​That Malibu car surfer we told you about was no ordinary Spicoli. Turns out the teenager photographed atop the white BMW SUV cruising down Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu Wednesday morning was none other than Johnny Strange, the mountain climber known for being the youngest person to scal ... More >>

Want Waves In Your Backyard? It'll Cost You -- A Lot

The 'Bu.​It's amazing what backyard sand, water and storm-vulnerability can do for home values. PropertyShark (via Curbed LA) crunched some numbers and discovered that beachfront property in Malibu is worth an average 122 percent more than that on the inland side of Pacific Coast Highway. We ... More >>

Dating Game serial killer suspect Alcala cross-examines himself over his hair

​ Could the trial of alleged "Dating Game" serial killer Rodney Alcala possibly get any stranger? Yep, it can. Alcala, who is representing himself as he faces the possible death penalty in an Orange County court, took the stand Tuesday and began asking questions of himself, in third-person, ab ... More >>

Top 10 Metro Stop Eats: Eating On the Blue Line

In comparison to the intricate net of freeways gridding the Los Angeles basin--cutting through the mountains and running through the valleys, peppered with intricate overpasses, interchanges and clover-shaped off ramps--the LA subway/rail metro map is a simple one. With its nexus in downtown, three ... More >>

Mel Gibson's DUI Forgiven

​Call it an act of redemption, but today Malibu Judge Lawrence Mira agreed to expunge actor Mel Gibson's 2006 drunk-driving record. On July 28 of that year Gibson was pulled over for speeding on Pacific Coast Highway by LASD deputy James Mee. The Braveheart star's blood-alcohol level was a robust ... More >>

Today in Photographs: May 11, 1965

Gas Guzzler: Surfboard maker Hobie Alter tries out his motorized skateboard down Pacific Coast Highway. LA Herald-Examiner/LAPL

Labia, Sarah Silverman, Phantom of the Opera and more!

What to do in L.A., January 23-29

Linda Perhacs' Parallel Universe

How a Topanga dental hygienist who worked on Paul Newman's teeth created an acid-folk masterpiece (and one of the year's best reissues)

Best Fishy Puns: The Reel Inn

Radiohead: Rainbows in Curved Air

The analog pleasures of Radiohead's digital revolution by Randall Roberts (Photo by John Spinks) There are a few different ways to get to Big Sur from Los Angeles, but in the big picture it doesn't matter which route you take, because regardless, you're leaving Los Angeles and going to Big Sur. You ... More >>

Lost Path to Shangri-la

The bridge at Lower Topanga’s Rodeo Grounds

Surfin' Fools

The Fifth Annual Doo Dah Surf Day

Remembering Bob Clark

The director's long and varied career stretched from low-budget horror to cultural touchstones including A Christmas Story and Porky's

John Dark

Late night with John Gilmore

The Last Rodeo

You Say Lemur, I Say Tapir

Dark Irony

Joan Didion and her Year of Magical Thinking

Exiting the System

On foot among the waterfalls of the Temescal Loop Trail

So Close, so Far Away

Holy grounds for the urban camper