After the Woolsey Fire: Community Resources

=   The sheriff’s office may not be sending enough deputies to Malibu … =   The national news media picks up on the story … U-2’s David Evans loses his request to build houses above Billionaire’s Beach. =    Two Congressman want a federal investigation into airplane noise … and the F A A […]

The national news media are picking up the story we had two weeks ago … that U-2 guitarist David Evans has lost his effort to build a compound of houses in the mountains above Billionaires Beach. The California Supreme Court has turned down the final request for reconsideration by guitarist … who goes by the […]

The cities contract with Malibu’s police agency expires in 10 days. LA County sheriffs deputies patrolled Malibu under contract … the city hires them to be the city’s police force. This is not uncommon … 42 cities in Los Angeles county higher the sheriffs office to be the local police force. Malibu sends about $8 […]

Deepest June Gloom has Malibu in its grip. Visibility is poor, the newspapers are damp, and the forecast is June well into July. This is KBUU News – Day 223 – the Thursday Headlines: = The sheriff’s office may not be sending enough deputies to Malibu … = The national news media picks up on […]

This is KBUU News – Day 222 – the Wednesday Headlines: =   The annual census of homeless people shows 65 for Malibu. =   A private traffic light on a public road … is installed in downtown Malibu. =   The person sending those alarming letters to you about property values is … surprise […]

Private crews have installed the new traffic light for the Malibu Beach Inn. And it should hooked up and working soon. It is the first new traffic light installed on Pacific Coast Highway in about 10 years. It’s a pedestrian activated crosswalk … installed by the hotel as part of its project to move its […]

Murky weather and murky politics this fine June morning in Malibu … traffic is nasty coming out of the Valley. This is KBUU News – Day 222 – the Wednesday Headlines: = The annual census of homeless people shows 65 for Malibu. = A private traffic light on a public road … is installed in […]

=   The city attorney’s office is accused of lying and corruption by the chairman of the city planning commission. =   Steve Uhring claims the city showed favoritism to Whole Foods market .. over its grand opening party. =   The murky group that is opposing an anti-mansionization measure has a predictable backer. =   […]

Building homes in fire risk areas like Malibu is opposed by three quarters of the voters on California. That’s according to a new Los Angeles Times survey … conducted statewide by the U-C Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies Poll. “The voters think there should be limits,” said Mark DiCamillo,, He tells The Times that California […]

Local developers appear to be behind the anonymous letters arriving in Malibu mailboxes … claiming that their homes will be diminished in value by a proposed anti-mansionization ordinance. The letters … and internet advertising … are from a group that calls itself “Together for Dwelling Size Fairness.” They purport that each home in Malibu will […]