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Malibu Canyon Road Closed – Online Classes and Modified Staffing for Monday

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The University will move to remote learning and critical support staffing at the Malibu campus on Monday, January 27, due to the closure of Malibu Canyon Road, between Piuma Road and Francisco Ranch Road at 5 PM today. County officials have indicated they will not reopen Malibu Canyon Road before 5 PM on Monday.

Other University events planned to occur on the Malibu campus on Monday will continue as scheduled unless otherwise communicated by event organizers. Attendees should monitor road conditions and allow for extra travel time as needed. Athletics event updates will be posted on the University Athletics website.

Dining hours on the Malibu campus will be as follows:

  • Waves Cafe, Starbucks, Nature’s Edge, and HAWC – open for regularly scheduled hours.
  • CCB Cafe Fresca, the Deli, Drescher Cafe, and the School of Law Cafe – closed

All other campuses will continue with classes as regularly scheduled and normal on-ground operations. 

Officials expect Malibu Canyon Road to be open on Tuesday, and therefore classes and operations on the Malibu campus are expected to resume as regularly scheduled on Tuesday. The University will update the community about Tuesday’s classes and operations on the Malibu campus by Monday at 7 PM.
For the most up-to-date information on roads near Pepperdine’s Malibu campus, please call the Road Conditions Hotline at 310.506.7623 (ROAD). Greater Los Angeles road conditions can be viewed online at www.sigalert.com.

This entry was posted in Calabasas, Irvine, Malibu, West Los Angeles.

Officials Plan to Close Malibu Canyon Road Later Today

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The County of Los Angeles has announced that Malibu Canyon Road will close at 5 PM today, Sunday, January 26, due to potential rockslides. County officials have also indicated Malibu Canyon Road will not reopen before 5 PM on Monday, January 27. 

As noted in Friday’s update, if Malibu Canyon Road is closed on Monday, the University will move to a remote learning model and critical support staffing. The University continues to monitor the situation and will update the community by 7 PM to confirm planning for classes and operations tomorrow. 
For the most up-to-date information on roads near Pepperdine’s Malibu campus, please call the Road Conditions Hotline at 310.506.7623 (ROAD). Greater Los Angeles road conditions can be viewed online at www.sigalert.com.

This entry was posted in Calabasas, Malibu.

Monitoring Weather and Road Conditions

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The University is monitoring weather and road conditions in Malibu and surrounding communities. Current weather forecasts call for some rain in the area between Saturday and Monday. As would be expected, officials are monitoring the areas recently burned by local fires. 

The National Weather Service has issued its lowest level flood notice, a Flood Watch, which does not mean flooding is expected, but rather conveys that flooding is possible in isolated areas. The Malibu campus is well-prepared with no safety concerns. University officials and state fire experts have reviewed conditions on the Malibu campus and indicate a low probability of challenges.

Local officials may take proactive steps in advance of this rain, which could include temporarily closing Malibu Canyon Road. While not usual for a small amount of rain, this could occur because the Franklin Fire previously burned some areas in Malibu Canyon last month. Typically the closure of Malibu Canyon Road would not by itself signal a change to campus operations. 

However, at this time, with Pacific Coast Highway south of campus closed, if Malibu Canyon Road is expected to be closed on Monday, the University will move to a remote learning model and critical support staffing. The University will communicate the status of Monday’s operations and classes by 7 PM on Sunday evening.  

University events planned to occur on the Malibu campus this weekend will go on as scheduled. Attendees should monitor road conditions and allow for extra travel time as needed. Athletic events updates will be posted on the University Athletics website.

For the most up-to-date information on roads near Pepperdine’s Malibu campus, please call the Road Conditions Hotline at 310.506.7623 (ROAD). Greater Los Angeles road conditions can be viewed online at www.sigalert.com.

This entry was posted in Calabasas, Malibu.

Pepperdine Monitoring the Hughes Fire Near Castaic Lake

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University officials are monitoring the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake, which is located approximately 30 miles north of the Calabasas campus. The fire does not currently pose a threat to Pepperdine’s Calabasas or Malibu campuses. The fire has burned 3,400+ acres, is moving towards the southwest, and has caused a closure of the 5 Freeway nearby the area of the fire.  

Please be advised of the following:

  • Community members whose homes are affected by the fire or road closures should follow the directions of their local governmental agencies and discuss the situation with their supervisors or professors for accommodations as needed.
  • The Watch Duty app has the latest information on the fire and the Genasys system notes which zones are under evacuation warnings and orders.
  • The latest information from Pepperdine’s EOC is also available on the University’s Emergency Information Page.

This entry was posted in Calabasas, Malibu.