After the Woolsey Fire: Community Resources

Embattled L-A County sheriff Alex Villanueva is likely going to battle with county supervisors today.  Villanueva under fire from supervisors for several reasons. But after 10 months in office … Villanueva has seen his budget shoot into the red by 63 million dollars … and the supervisors say he has refused to do anything about […]

The issue of overnight vacation rentals in Malibu comes back before a city council subcommittee Thursday afternoon. And like cities around the world .. Malibu is torn apart by some residents who rely on income from their houses … and other residents who point out that residential neighborhoods are not supposed to be businesses. Last […]

=    Delays in the Malibu High construction project … and “saturated” dirt at Point Dume. =    The state finishes the debris removal job … the final reports are written. =    Malibu makes the list of the 20 most dangerous places in California for older people … during fires.  =    An explosion […]

A newspaper’s analysis of the recent homeless census has quantified what everyone in Malibu knows … there is a a huge increase in the number of people sleeping in their vehicles. The Santa Monica Lookout newspaper went through the data. In all, the number of homeless persons living in the 16 Westside communities jumped 21 […]

Malibu makes the list as one of California’s 20 most-dangerous places for the elderly … the disabled or poor people … as wildfires rip through the area. Yes … Malibu … which has a surprisingly-high number of elderly people … and people who live below the federal poverty line. Three people were killed in the […]

The opening of all the new buildings under construction at Malibu High School is being pushed back to the start of the 2020-2021 school year. The steel skeleton for the new front of the campus is rising. The McCarthy Companies has a 58 million dollar contract for the current segment of the project. District officials […]

This is KBUU News – day 264 – the Wednesday headlines: = Delays in the Malibu High construction project … and saturated dirt at Point Dume. = The state finishes the debris removal job … the final reports are written. = Malibu makes the list of the 20 most dangerous places in California for older […]

=    Malibu fire victims get a 2 point 2 million dollar break. =    County waterworks will not charge for past water system improvements as a condition to rebuild. =    The City of Los Angeles may resume enforcing a no camping law in residential areas. =    Malibu City Hall beefs up its […]

L A County will not charge fire victims for water system improvements made over past years … That marks a significant win for the Malibu Foundation … which went to the Board of Supervisors to ask for waivers on county waterworks Capital Improvement Charges, The specific complaint was based on burned down houses on Pint […]

Malibu officials are practicing setting up emergency information stations as part of community-wide emergency preparedness efforts. Southern California Edison is promising to shut off the electricity during severe red flag conditions … and when that happens it will take the internet down most everywhere. The city is planning a Points of Distribution program … they […]