KBUU Newswire Fri Aug 24: Fish Die In Malibu Lagoon – Caltrans Erecting “Beach Wall” – Metro Attaches Strings To City Land Purchase
Written by 991KBU on August 24, 2018
https://www.radiomalibu.net/kbuu-newswire-fri-aug-24/ This is KBUU News. The headlines:
- = Major freeway closure near L A X … ga ripple effect all over the westside.
- = A big fish die off in Malibu Lagoon … may be related to hot weather.
- = Discussions and confusion continue … over the plan to block off all the parking near Latigo Beach.
- The city wants Caltrans to narrow the new median.
- = Malibu gets some Metro money … for the big land purchase … but there are strings attached
This is Malibu’s only local daily news. It’s the Friday edition of the 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 California Highway Patrol wants to find pictures of the fake cops … escorting the Ferrari brats who closed down PCH on the morning rush hour yesterday: https://www.radiomalibu.net/chp-looking-for-pix-of-fake-cops/
Caltrans continues to wall off the beach along PCH – and still plans to block all parking across form Malibu Seafood. But the city still wants them to come up with another plan: https://www.radiomalibu.net/parking-fiasco-talks-continue/
Malibu is about to take possession of three properties … purchased for 42 point 5 million dollars … but Metro is adding some last minute legal strings to the deal: https://www.radiomalibu.net/metro-attaches-strings-to-land/
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A major freeway closure this morning … gonna affect the 10 Freeway.
A gas tanker truck caught fire on the 105 freeway … just east of the 405.
Westbound lanes will be closed all day … two people were killed … a tanker truck burned.
The 105 west is going to be closed for hours … much of the morning.
That is putting extra pressure on the 10 freeway heading towards Malibu ….
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State Fish and Wildlife biologists are investigating why hundreds of fish have died in Malibu Lagoon.
State Parks superintendent Craig Sap says one working theory is that the water got too hot.
82 degrees in the water.
Hundreds of foot-long fish … believed to be mostly mullets … are floating dead upside down in the lagoon.
Air temperatures in Malibu have consistently been hitting 85 this summer … and the sun’s rays bake the water as well.
Biologists are sampling the water and fish … to look for any signs of pesticide or other pollution.
Malibu Times has full coverage: State Fish and Wildlife biologists are investigating why hundreds of fish have died in Malibu Lagoon.
State Parks superintendent Craig Sap says one working theory is that the water got too hot.
82 degrees in the water.
Hundreds of foot-long fish … believed to be mostly mullets … are floating dead upside down in the lagoon.
Air temperatures in Malibu have consistently been hitting 85 this summer … and the sun’s rays bake the water as well.
Biologists are sampling the water and fish … to look for any signs of pesticide or other pollution.
Malibu Times has a better article:
http://www.malibutimes.com/news/article_b3d4851c-a721-11e8-ada4-03ce902a41a7.html
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In other Malibu news:
A synagogue in Bel Air has filed a lawsuit against the city and county of Los Angeles … blaming last year’s Skirball Fire on a homeless encampment that they sau should have been cleared.
The Los Angeles Times reports that the Leo Baeck Temple blames its fire damage on a cooking fire … that broke out at an encampment last December.
The flames burned along the 405 freeway … destroyed six homes and damaged a dozen others.
Multiple complaints had been filed about the encampment … ccording to the lawsuit and as reported by The Times.
But despite the dry brush and flammable vegetation … the city and county failed to inspect or warn the public about the dangerous condition.
That homeless camp fire in the Sepulveda Pass in L-A happened at the same time that a similar fire broke out at the Malibu Civic Center.
In fact … helicopters were diverted from the 405 freeway fire to the Malibu blaze … which was quickly put out.
The issue of homeless encampments sparking fires spread through the county.
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In Sacramento … the plastic straw bill has advanced thru the legislature and is ready for the governor to decide if he will sign it.
It’s been watered down rather significantly.
Supporters say they have to start somewhere … and this is s small but possible start.
Rather than ban plastic straws … as done in Malibu and now many other cities … the proposed state law would simply make restaurants in California hand out plastic straws only on request.
And it would only affect dine in restaurants … not fast food drive-throughs or take-out places.
Billions of straws are used every year … and the plastic does not disintegrate ever.
Millions of them end up on beaches.
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Finally this morning …
The Malibu Film Society scored a first last night.
It’s first showing of a first run movie … as it was playing in the North American movie houses.
Black Klansman was screened to nearly 300 people.
The audience was left stunned by the movie … from director Spike Lee.
The end of the movie … speechless … no words can describe.
But you can expect that Black Klansman will create a major discussion next week … as it opens to the general public.
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From KBUU sports:
The Malibu boys football team has its home opener this afternoon at 4 o’clock at Malibu high school.
They will host Viewpoint school from Calabasas.
They are one and oh on the season so far.
The Malibu girls volleyball team has an away non-conference match at Brentwood School in Los Angeles next Thursday afternoon.
Boys water polo opens their season in 13 days … hosting Crespi High at the Shark tank.
Traffic …
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Weather for the Malibu ….
It was almost cold last night … 59.
And no change is forecast.
It will be cloudy then hazy … high near 74 beaches … (((( 86 )))) mountains and canyons.
Winds will be gentle.
Downcoast winds … ((( up to 15 )))) miles per hour this afternoon.
Sunset tonight is at (((( 7:31 )))).
After that … ((( late night coastal clouds and mountain fog )))) tonight … low (((( 65 )))) beaches … (((( 62 )))) mountains and canyons.
Tomorrow should be (((( much the same )))).
At 9 a-m … at Trancas it’s (((( 63 )))) degrees.
In upper Malibu Canyon … (((( 60 )))) .
And at Civic Center Los Angeles … (((( 71 )))).
In the ocean … it’s (((( 72 )))) degrees in the water at Zuma Beach.
The lifeguards say the waves today are (((( 2 )))) feet high ….
(((( Lousy little swell coming in from the south southwest.
Mo says inconsistent 1 to 3 feet.))))
Those are (((( poor ))) surfing conditions …. according to the lifeguards.
((((( High tide is at 9:56 this morning …
Low tide is at 3:01.
And the major high tide … 5.7 feet … at 9:06 tonight. ))))
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