KBUU Newswire – 2 COVID-19 Test Centers Open In Malibu – Pepperdine Reports A Retired Professor Dies
Written by 991KBU on April 6, 2020
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Day 514 – the Monday Headlines:
- = COVID 19 testing begins in two locations at Malibu Civic Center.
- = The Malibu Urgent Care is testing people who are sick or in danger of becoming sick.
- = Malibu City Hall is testing first responders and grocery store workers.
- = A Pepperdine University professor dies of complications form the virus.
- = Another inch of rain may fall today …
- = A morning rockslide causes a car crash and closes Kanan Dume Road … briefly.
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Traffic is …
– signals out PCH Busch.
– rock fall cleared Kanan Dume.
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Two different COVID-19 drive thru test services are open in Malibu … both with different purposes … both for different people. Monday morning coverage: https://www.radiomalibu.net/two-covid-19-test-centers-open-in-malibu/
There is no signup sheet for the city clinic … more information is posted at https://covidclinic.org/core/ .
For Malibu Urgent Care, residents can sign up for a 15-minute time to secure their drive-by test at: www.themalibufoundation.org/cv19test or by texting TEST to 833-407-0117.
L A County is also offering tests … but only by appointment … at nine drive thru centers scattered across the vast county: https://lacovidprod.service-now.com/rrs.
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Sunday was remarkably quiet in Malibu.
We heard far fewer thundering motorcycle and exotic cars racing up and down P C H.
And no arrested surfers … unlike last Friday.
Sergeant Rod Loughridge … late yesterday.
NEWSCART 75518 LOUGHRIDGE
SGT. LOUGHRIDGE: “Actually been a very pleasant day.
“We’ve had no reports of any type of behavior or major incidents within the Malibu lost Hills reporting district.
REPORTER: “And beach team … that do they have to say today ???”
SGT. LOUGHRIDGE: “Everything’s been very cooperative out there … we have had no major incidents that have been reported.”
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Word comes from Pepperdine University about the death of a retired professor from COVID 19.
The university has told students and faculty that Emeritus Professor Wayne Strom has died of complications from COVID-19 …
It is not known where Strom died … or whether he kept an office at Pepperdine.
University president Jim Gash says “this tragedy brings into sharp focus the heavy toll that this pandemic is having a human life.”
Gas goes on to say “my heart goes out to each of you as we all grapple not only with the impact that this virus is having countless others around the world but also on our Pepperdine family.”
Wayne Strom headed this thing which career at the Graas deal business school as well as a long list of local corporations in Hollywood … such as ABC in the Culver Studios.
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Weather for the Malibu ….
For the rest of the day the Malibu coast will see between one half to one full inch of rain.
Additional rain overnight should be around 0.05 to 0.25 inch for the coast
For today … showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am.
High near 61. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunset tonight is at 7:20…. if you could se it.
There’s a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight.
Low around 43.
Mostly sunny but clouds and possible rain tomorrow … a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
High near 61.
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