Editing Malibu, California (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Pepperdine University 2011.jpg|thumb|[[Pepperdine University]] campus, view to the coast]]
The Malibu Chamber of Commerce was formed in 1949 to provide support to local Malibu business, and has over 500 members.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.malibu.org/ |title=Malibu Chamber of Commerce |publisher=Malibu.org |access-date=October 31, 2007 |archive-date=August 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820064828/http://www.malibu.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[HRL Laboratories]], the research arm of the former [[Hughes Aircraft Company]], was established in 1960 in Malibu. Among its research accomplishments was the first working [[laser]]. Despite the aerospace industry's downsizing in the 1990s, HRL is the largest employer in Malibu.

[[Jakks Pacific]] is based in Malibu.

Established in 1937 in south-central Los Angeles, Pepperdine University moved to its Malibu campus in 1972. But when Malibu incorporated as a city, the boundaries were drawn to exclude Pepperdine, at the college's insistence.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-08-22-me-615-story.html |title=Aloof Pepperdine? : Many Dislike Its Decision Not to Join Proposed City of Malibu |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=August 22, 1988 |last1=Garcia |first1=Kenneth J. |access-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-date=June 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612220317/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-08-22-me-615-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Surfrider Foundation]] was formed in 1984 by a group of surfers gathered to protect {{convert|31|mi|km}} of coastal waters from Marina Del Rey through Malibu to Ventura County, and represent the surfing community.<ref>[http://www.surfrider.org/malibu/history.htm History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926095903/http://www.surfrider.org/malibu/history.htm |date=September 26, 2012 }} from the Surfrider Foundation website</ref>

[[Heal the Bay]], a nonprofit organization for environmental advocacy, was formed in 1985 to protect [[Santa Monica Bay]], which extends from Malibu's [[Point Dume]] along the entire coastline of Malibu past [[Santa Monica]] to the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

Following the opening of [[Passages Malibu]] in 2001, the city has become home to numerous residential drug-abuse treatment centers. As of 2013, there are 35 state-licensed drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in Malibu, in addition to a multiplying number of unlicensed sober-living homes.<ref>Peter Haldeman (September 13, 2013), [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/15/fashion/an-intervention-for-malibu.html An Intervention for Malibu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815123951/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/15/fashion/an-intervention-for-malibu.html |date=August 15, 2023 }} ''[[New York Times]]''.</ref>

{{wide image|Malibu Beach Panorama.jpg|780px|alt=Panorama of Malibu Beach from Malibu Pier|align-cap=center|A view of Malibu Beach}}

There are several shopping centers in the Malibu Civic Center area including the [[Malibu Country Mart]]. The Malibu Civic Center is known for being frequented by paparazzi and tourists looking to catch a glimpse of local celebrities.