Alumna Bridget Thompson ('24) starts off the press conference at the Ghost Tire Memorial on Oct. 17 by sharing heartfelt remarks about her late best friends and roommates. Thompson introduced each speaker throughout the conference. Photos by Haylie RossSpeed cameras, roundabouts and an increase of citations on Pacific Coast Highway are all a result of the advocacy that followed … [Read more...] about Press Conference Honors ‘Our Four Girls’ Second Anniversary and Reports on PCH Safety Improvements
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Dark Skies and Safe Drives: Malibu City Clarifies their Lighting Regulations on PCH
Malibu’s Dark Sky Ordinance does not regulate street lighting on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH), making the highway become too dark moving westward. Malibu city officials said there is no evidence of accidents caused by visibility on PCH. “I haven't gotten any complaints personally about safety on that side of town,” Malibu City Principal Planner Tyler Eaton … [Read more...] about Dark Skies and Safe Drives: Malibu City Clarifies their Lighting Regulations on PCH
Lawsuits Filed for PCH Crash Victims
Package ran live on NewsWaves 32 on Sept. 24.Families of the four girls and Carlos Solloa, a Pepperdine senior who was injured in the crash, filed individual lawsuits nearly one year after the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) collision that took the lives of four Pepperdine Seniors, Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, Asha Weir and Deslyn Williams.These lawsuits were filed separately, … [Read more...] about Lawsuits Filed for PCH Crash Victims
CHP Hands Out 78 Traffic Citations in One Day
California Highway Patrol conducted targeted traffic enforcement on Pacific Coast Highway on Jan. 13. CHP sent out four officers to patrol PCH, where they issued 78 citations throughout the day. "There have been eleven (11) accidents since that tragic day on October 17th, with one additional fatality," Malibu Mayor Steve Uhring wrote in a news release. "This trend is deeply … [Read more...] about CHP Hands Out 78 Traffic Citations in One Day
Volunteers Place 58 Ghost Tires on PCH to Call for Awareness and Action
Cars honked as Streets Are For Everyone and Fix PCH volunteers placed 58 white ghost tires at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Stuart Ranch Road on Nov. 18.The ghost tires represent the lives lost due to traffic violence on PCH in Malibu since 2010, said Damian Kevitt, executive director and founder of Streets Are For Everyone, a road safety organization. The Ghost … [Read more...] about Volunteers Place 58 Ghost Tires on PCH to Call for Awareness and Action
