KBUU News Headlines Wed Nov 21 – WE ARE BACK – 443 Houses Lost – City Makes Major Reconstruction Announcements – Wagner Feeling Better – Rain, Mud Likely
Written by 991KBU on November 21, 2018
This is KBUU News – the headlines:
= 443 homes lost to fire in Malibu.
= The city prepares a rule change to allow mobile homes.
= Do you need to go before the planning commission to rebuild? No.
= fences can be constructed without permits.
= But don’t even think about hauling off debris yet.
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At 9 am: Malibu Canyon road is open.
Kanan Dume Road remains closed.
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Malibu city officials released their first count of burned houses … and it looks like the city has lost about 10 percent of its residential buildings to the early November fire.
At least 443 houses burned.
And the city is releasing its rebuilding checklists for residents.
What you need to know: https://www.radiomalibu.net/443-homes-burned-inside-city/
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It’s ((( time ))) .
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Electricity has been restored to most streets as far west as Point Dume.
Malibu Park is still out of juice … but Malibu West is operating on generators.
Yesterday and last night … Edison crews and Edison contract crews were all over western Malibu.
They were concentrating on restoring about 2 miles a transmission line that burned … linking a substation on Point Dume with the outside world.
Helicopters and cranes were being used to string wires across Ramirez Canyon and the upper reaches of Solstice Canyon.
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Malibu city councilman Jay Wagner was severely injured defending his longtime home on Old Chimney Road in the fire.
He spent a week in the intensive care unit at UCLA Santa Monica.
And now? https://www.radiomalibu.net/wagner-says-thanks/
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The National Weather Service says rain will spread across Malibu early tonight … Malibu mud is about to make its appearance. Details: https://www.radiomalibu.net/1-2-inch-gentle-rain-tonight/
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Alex Villanueva appears to be the new police chief for Malibu.
The race for LA County Sheriff has been neck and neck … but right now Villanueva is nearly 87,000 votes ahead of the incumbent elected sheriff … Jim McDonnell.
More than a quarter million ballots in Los Angeles county still need to be counted … as provisional and mail in ballots are still being sifted and checked.
2.3 million votes have already been counted.
Villanueva has just over 52% of the vote.
This will be a historic upset … as the incumbent elected Sheriff always wins in Los Angeles county.
Not this time.
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There are 13,000 residents in Malibu … and 13 hundred thousand compelling stories to be told. And KBUU News missed most of them. But now we’re back.
Details: https://www.radiomalibu.net/kbuu-news-returns-we-hope/
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Weather for the Malibu.
Rain likely after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. East northeast wind around 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunset is at 4:48 p.m.
After that … Rain likely before 10pm, then 100% chance of rain and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am.
Low around 57.
A 30 percent chance of showers before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66 Thanksgiving Day.
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The lifeguards say the waves today are 1-2′ + Ankle to knee high occ. 3 feet high … small mix of NW and SSW swell.
Those are (((( poor to fair )))) surfing conditions …. according to the lifeguards.
((((( Low tide 2:23 PM.
High tide at 8:31 PM 4.2ft . ))))
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