-A high-speed chase that began in Chatsworth ended with the arrest of an armed suspect who was hiding in the greenery around Bluffs Park. The chase and standoff had it all: carjacking and kidnapping, reports of shots fired, a coordinated attack by the FBI, LAPD, CHP and L.A. County Sheriffs, and led to the suspect in custody and a $1 million bail. Ironically, Malibu, which seldom sees a car chase, had another one the following week: a carjacking in the Palisades that ended in a crash at the PCH and Malibu Canyon intersection.
-A study showed that the Malibu child vaccination rates were well below the state average, which led some MDs and public health officials to sound the alarm bells. Generally, public health officials believe that when vaccination rates drop below 90 percent, risks to children increase significantly. But many parents are resisting vaccinating their children because of fears over autism.
-The power of celebrity was never more evident than when local Malibu mom Cindy Crawford took the battle over PCBs at Malibu High to national airwaves during a sit-down interview on the “Today” show. Despite uncertainties, Malibu schools appeared to open without hitch that fall.
-A surfer died near the Malibu Pier during high surf and rough ocean conditions. A second surfer almost met similar fate near Latigo Shores but survived.
