After the Woolsey Fire: Community Resources

A relatively weak storm system is going to arrive in Malibu early tomorrow morning. The National Weather Service says we can expect a 3 to 6 hour period of steady rain early in the morning … turning scattered showers by mid morning across Los Angeles County. We’ll get a brief period of south winds as […]

First it was a fire that destroyed their homes … then a loss of five weeks of school. Now … kids at Malibu High School are dealing with the loss of their home fields. The school’s athletics fields are drowning in mud …. ash and rocks … washing onto the grass and tennis courts. The […]

This is KBUU News – Day 91- The Headlines: =  Another black ice crash this morning on Kanan Dume at tunnel 2. =  Flood prediction maps are being finalized by city engineers … and they do not look good. =  New debris basins may be constructed above Cuthbert … but Malibu West is a worry. […]

Southern California Edison has unveiled details of its 582 million dollar plan to harden its overhead poles and wires … against causing fires. And the plan says Edison will study … but not commit to  … undergrounding some of its power lines as a preventative measure. The 150 page plan was unveiled yesterday … it […]

Demolition has begin in earnest on Point Dume and east of Malibu High School … as county crews and contractors begin ripping out fire wreckage. Large lines of trucks were staging on Busch Drive yesterday … and truck drivers were beign instructed in how to properly apply a “burrito-wrap” around wreckage before it is carted […]

Santa Monica school officials are sticking to the calendar … and the school year in Malibu is not going to be extended … and spring break is not going to be trimmed. For nowe. This  … despite the loss of one month of classroom time due to the fires…. and another three days due to […]

The recent fires have placed several Malibu neighborhoods in severe flood risk. Just how little rain it would take to trigger muddy water to enter houses was made clear last night by city public works director Rob DuBoux … who showed new flood prediction maps. They show the predicted effects of just a two year […]

It was cold enough overnight to cause black ice to form up in the mountains 35 degrees in the air … below freezing on the pavement before sunrise. But an ambient temperature of 35° means the ground temperature is below freezing. And water froze to the pavement in several places in the Santa Monica Mountains. […]

https://www.radiomalibu.net/kbuu-newswire-day-91-thu-feb-7/ This is KBUU News – Day 91- The Headlines: =  Another black ice crash this morning on Kanan Dume at tunnel 2. =  Flood prediction maps are being finalized by city engineers … and they do not look good. =  New debris basins may be constructed above Cuthbert … but Malibu West is a […]

Last night’s State Of The Union address in Washington has a direct impact on Malibu. The strong call by President Trump to build the wall at the Mexican border still seems destined for impasse between congressional Democrats and the president. Congressman Ted Lou told KBUU News after the speech that Malibu fire relief money could end […]