Snow had already started to accumulate in California's mountain ranges Saturday and Sunday, even bringing a dusting to beachy Malibu and hail to Long Beach. "Traffic is already building.

In Southern California, it was most likely graupel — a semi-frozen, snow-like substance — that fell in early March at Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Malibu and even Disneyland.

Graupel was also observed in Malibu on Wednesday at just 540 feet above sea level, and the National Weather Service said snow or graupel fell last week near the Hollywood sign on Mount Lee.

Snow shuts down major California freeway just days after an LA County fire closed it. ... Overnight, a flash flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service for Malibu, ...

The Malibu Pier, a popular shopping and dining attraction, reminded me of Gosman's Dock in Montauk. I paid $13 for a six-piece tuna roll at the Gosman Dock's Inlet Cafe & Sushi Bar.