A call about harassment at Zuma Beach resulted in Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies possibly preventing a mass shooting.

Malibu officials on Wednesday took a unique tack in their campaign to separate from a school district based in a city 20 miles down the road but a world away.

When he woke up Tuesday morning, Italo Mesinas didn’t have plans to get a COVID-19 vaccine. But thanks to the city of Malibu and Curative Inc.’s “Team Vaccine,” the 20-year-old is halfway to full vaccination.

With days to go before the Los Angeles County Office of Education committee that oversees school district reorganization takes up formation of a Malibu Unified School District, residents still have the opportunity to make their voices heard on the matter.

Malibu’s Public Safety Commission is recommending deploying up to eight stationary license plate readers across town, at a cost of $2,500 each per year, for a two-year pilot project to assess their effectiveness in fighting crime.