Six weeks after a Malibu sinkhole, 31 households are still locked out. Here's what's next
Six weeks after a Malibu sinkhole, 31 households are still locked out. Here's what's next The private road near Lechuza Beach is still impassable, a new contractor has just signed on, and a stormy El Niño winter is on the way. By Alberto Zamudio | The Southbound 105 | Oct. 19, 2026 For 31 households on a quiet beach road at the western edge of Malibu, the wait to go home has now stretched past six weeks, and the next step is still only a plan for a plan. A sinkhole opened on Sea Level Drive, near Lechuza Beach off Broad Beach Road, early on Sept. 8. It was reported at about 5:45 a.m., Westside Current reported, citing the city. City documents describe a hole roughly 25 to 30 feet deep and 30 by 60 feet wide near 31630 Sea Level Drive, and say the conditions behind it likely began developing the day before. The collapse took out the only road in and out of the neighborhood. The same day, Malibu's director of emergency services proclaimed a local emergency and ordered a...