KBUU Newswire, Tuesday Aug 28: Dead Fish Stink As State Parks Opponents Dredge Up Old Arguments – SCE Edison Blackout Plan Draws Furious Opposition – Guess How Much Malibu Is Worth

This is KBUU News – the Tuesday internet edition:

• = 2 thousand dead fish removed … but the stink remains.
• = Malibu and Topanga people hate … just absolutely hate … the Southern California Edison intentional blackout plan.
• = So many people tried to by city of Malibu municipal bonds … that the price dropped 2 million  dollars.
• = The city’s anti B and B ordinance ordinance has been pushed back to late September.
• = And electric scooters are going to get banned here in Malibu.

This is Malibu’s only local daily news. It’s the   ((((  time  ))) edition of the (((  day ))) news … from Radio Malibu  …. F-M 99 point 1 K B U U. Good morning … I’m Hans Laetz reporting.

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The dead fish are hauled off … global warming might be to blame .., but surfers ask why the berm hasn’t been breached. Details: https://www.radiomalibu.net/dead-fish-stink

Southern California Edison got an earful last night … nearly two hours of very angry people from Malibu and Topanga Canyon. The SC Edison Cut And Run blackout plan generates fire and fury: https://www.radiomalibu.net/hate-towards-sce-blackout-plan/ 

How much do you think Malibu is worth? Any guesses? The answer:  https://www.radiomalibu.net/how-much-is-malibu-worth/

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Other major notes from yesterday’s City Council meeting …

The public hearing and vote on Malibu’s controversy will short-term rental ordinance … which would affect B and Bs … has been pushed back.

Wednesday, September 26 at 5 PM is the new time and date.

City Council has canceled its really September meeting … for unexplained reasons.

The short term rental ordnance is extremely controversial … with some Malibu residents blaming vacation rentals for ruining their lives … and others saying that it is safe their homes.

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The city remains in escrow in the purchase of the 42 1/2 million dollars worth of commercial land from the Jerrold Perenchio trust

The city’s bond sale for land acquisition was last week … very successful … according to city manager Reva Feldman.

Last week the city offered 23.6 million dollars in what are essentially municipal bonds the the finance the deal To investors.

The brokers took in 66 million dollars worth of orders.

At the end of the day city was able to save 2 million dollars in interest charges over 30 years  … as a result of the cities sterling Credit rating … according to city manager Reva Feldman.

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Twice a month hot meals for the homeless will resume … on the second and fourth Mondays of every month.

Social workers will be on hand.

Malibu’s churches and synagogue .… a private group and some private citizens Resume sharing meals with those who have very little.

This will be at the Malibu Civic Center … around the corner from the public library at what used to be the cities court house.

It’s not the old courthouse … as City Hall keeps calling it … the old courthouse is over at Los Flores beach.

The city plans to have a robust program for people living on the beaches are in the canyons.

Social workers and caseworkers from the people concern … the cities contracted homeless outreach team … will be on hand.

The homeless persons dinners will be be Second and fourth Mondays of every month at the Malibu Civic Center.

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October 5th at 11 a-m …. new sewer plant Will be dedicated at the Malibu Civic Center.

It’s the largest ever capital project for the city of Malibu … 60 million dollars … it seems to be functioning … perfectly.

Save the date for the first official flush.

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And the Malibu city council voted 5 to nothing … to ban motorized scooters in the city limits.

Bird and Lime … have shown no inclination to dump scooters here … but they have been dropped off as far west as Topanga Canyon and some of the stragglers have showed up in downtown Malibu.

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In news from up the coast … the Ventura County fire department is buying two used helicopters from the Washington State National Guard.

The Black Hawk helicopters will be modified into firefighting capable Firehawks … according oto the Ventura County Star.

$1.7 million per helicopter, says the fire chief.

Choppers from the Ventura and L-A county fire departments frequently respond to the Malibu area … which lies in both counties.

The new Black Hawks are in Colorado … undergoing extensive modifications … such as the installation of 1,000-gallon drop tank along with search and rescue equipment

Ventura County currently flies five aircraft, all of which are from the Vietnam War era.

Parts are getting hard to find.

The Firehawks also will be able to carry 1,000 gallons of water, for possible wildfire drops.

The Ventura choppers currently in service can carry 350 gallons.

Those yellow choppers are frequent sites … here in Malibu.

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Weather for the Malibu ….

((((   Cloudy in the morning … cool and hazy this afternoon  )))) … highs  ((((  72   )))) beaches … ((((   84    )))) mountains and canyons.

Downcoast winds …  (((   gentle … up to 15  )))) miles per hour this afternoon.

Sunset tonight is at   ((((     7:27  )))).

After that … (((   late night and early morning clouds and mountain fog )))) tonight … low ((((    63  )))) beaches …  ((((  61  )))) mountains and canyons.

Tomorrow should be   ((((    much the same    )))).

Right now … at Trancas it’s ((((     60   )))) degrees.

On the other side of the hill  … Calabasas ((((    58    )))) .

And at Civic Center Los Angeles … ((((   69    )))).

In the ocean … it’s ((((  72     )))) degrees in the water at Zuma Beach.

Mo says the waves today are   ((((   1 )))) feet high ….  with a south wind and a possible bump.

Those are ((((  lousy )))) surfing conditions …. according to the lifeguards.

(((((  A minor high tide is at   11:24.

Low tide is 5:02   ))))

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