Editing Malibu, California (section)

=== Incorporation ===
In 1991 most of the Malibu land grant was incorporated as a city to allow local control of the area (as cities under California law, they are not subject to the same level of county government oversight). Prior to achieving municipal status, the local residents had fought several county-proposed developments, including an offshore freeway,<ref>{{cite news|title=The freeway that never was|work=Malibu Times|date=July 31, 2013|url=http://www.malibutimes.com/malibu_life/image_7a26bbac-fa13-11e2-bd99-0019bb2963f4.html|access-date=April 26, 2012|archive-date=August 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806055601/http://www.malibutimes.com/malibu_life/image_7a26bbac-fa13-11e2-bd99-0019bb2963f4.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> a [[nuclear power plant]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Still Generating Controversy|newspaper=LA Times|first=Bob|last=Pool|date=June 14, 2005|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jun-14-me-malibunuke14-story.html|access-date=April 26, 2015|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127063256/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jun-14-me-malibunuke14-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and several plans to replace septic tanks with [[sanitary sewer|sewer]] lines to protect the ocean from seepage that pollutes the marine environment. The incorporation drive gained impetus in 1986, when the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved plans for a regional sewer that would have been large enough to serve 400,000 people in the western Santa Monica Mountains. Residents were incensed that they would be assessed taxes and fees to pay for the sewer project, and feared that the Pacific Coast Highway would need to be widened into a freeway to accommodate growth that they did not want. The supervisors fought the incorporation drive and prevented the residents from voting, a decision that was overturned in the courts.

The city councils in the 1990s were unable to write a Local Coastal Plan (LCP) that preserved enough public access to satisfy the [[California Coastal Commission]], as required by the California Coastal Act. The state Legislature eventually passed a Malibu-specific law that allowed the Coastal Commission to write an LCP for Malibu, thus limiting the city's ability to control many aspects of land use. Because of the failure to adequately address [[sewage disposal]] problems in the heart of the city, the local water board ordered Malibu in November 2009 to build a [[sewage plant]] for the Civic Center area. The city council has objected to that solution.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.malibutimes.com/news/article_4e823718-43af-11e6-a39e-c36a34ab0860.html |title=Construction Begins on Civic Center Sewer |newspaper=[[Malibu Times]] |first=Arthur |last=Augustyn |date=July 7, 2016 |access-date=July 9, 2016 |archive-date=July 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709225633/http://www.malibutimes.com/news/article_4e823718-43af-11e6-a39e-c36a34ab0860.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> On February 2, 2007, Civic Center Stormwater Treatment Facility opened.<ref>{{cite web |title=Civic Center Stormwater Treatment Facility |url=https://www.malibucity.org/429/Civic-Center-Stormwater-Treatment-Facili |website=Malibu, CA |access-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921205839/https://www.malibucity.org/429/Civic-Center-Stormwater-Treatment-Facili |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Malibu's Civic Center Wastewater Treatment Facility Advances with Approvals of Construction Contracts & Land Purchase Agreement |url=https://westsidetoday.com/2016/05/25/malibus-civic-center-wastewater-treatment-facility-advances-approvals-construction-contracts-land-purchase-agreement/ |access-date=September 21, 2022 |work=WestsideToday |date=May 25, 2016 |archive-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921205839/https://westsidetoday.com/2016/05/25/malibus-civic-center-wastewater-treatment-facility-advances-approvals-construction-contracts-land-purchase-agreement/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On June 29, 2016, City of Malibu ''Civic Center Wastewater Treatment Facility'', Phase 1, broke ground.<ref name="youtube=yxJ1h2X8txM">{{cite web |author1=City of Malibu |title=Civic Center Water Treatment Facility Groundbreaking Ceremony |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxJ1h2X8txM |website=youtube |date=June 29, 2016 |access-date=September 21, 2022 |language=en |quote=MalibuCity.org/CCWTF |archive-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921205838/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxJ1h2X8txM&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Malibu, City of- Civic Center Wastewater & Recycling Facility Phase I |url=https://bondaccountability.resources.ca.gov/Project.aspx?ProjectPK=16356&PropositionPK=48 |website=bondaccountability.resources.ca.gov |access-date=September 21, 2022 |quote=Actual Completion: 8/1/2019 |archive-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921205839/https://bondaccountability.resources.ca.gov/Project.aspx?ProjectPK=16356&PropositionPK=48 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Groundbreaking Ceremony for Malibu's Civic Center Wastewater Treatment Facility Set for June 29 |url=https://centurycity-westwoodnews.com/groundbreaking-ceremony-for-malibus-civic-center-wastewater-treatment-facility-set-for-june-29/ |website=Century City News |date=June 22, 2016 |access-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921205839/https://centurycity-westwoodnews.com/groundbreaking-ceremony-for-malibus-civic-center-wastewater-treatment-facility-set-for-june-29/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Civic Center Water Treatment Facility |url=https://www.malibucity.org/837/Civic-Center-Water-Treatment-Facility |website=malibucity.org |access-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-date=September 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908082731/https://www.malibucity.org/837/Civic-Center-Water-Treatment-Facility |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Malibu's Civic Center Wastewater Treatment Facility Advances with Approvals of Construction Contracts & Land Purchase Agreement |url=https://westsidetoday.com/2016/05/25/malibus-civic-center-wastewater-treatment-facility-advances-approvals-construction-contracts-land-purchase-agreement/ |website=WestsideToday |access-date=September 21, 2022 |date=May 25, 2016 |archive-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921205839/https://westsidetoday.com/2016/05/25/malibus-civic-center-wastewater-treatment-facility-advances-approvals-construction-contracts-land-purchase-agreement/ |url-status=live }}</ref>