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The spread of the new coronavirus continues its exponential growth. By Wednesday afternoon, 65 people in California have died from COVID-19, and nearly 3,000 cases have been reported. Los Angeles County has reported 13 deaths. And 799 cases … officially … in L A County. 50 cases in Ventura County. There are reports on social […]

Students in Malibu … like those across California … are adjusting to school at home. And in order to do that … kids need two things. A computer. And internet access. Santa Monica Malibu school officials are asking parents if their kids have both. For kids who do not have computers or internet hotspots to […]

=   65 dead from Coronavirus in California. =   People are apparently sick from the disease in Malibu … but not yet counted by LA County. =   Not all kids in Malibu have computer access to classes … the district aims to fix that. =   The County Board of Supervisors aims to […]

This is KBUU News – Day 502 – the Wednesday Headlines: =   The Malibu Pier is closed. =   And the National Park Service has closed most of its facilities. =   Officially … Malibu does not have any reported Covid 19 cases … as of yesterday. =   Plexiglass shields are going up […]

One of the last public recreation spaces in Malibu is closed. The Malibu Pier is locked as of today. That includes the shops and restaurants on it. The parking lot had already been restricted …. 50 percent open … now it is 100 percent chained off. The city lobbied hard to close the facility … […]

Yesterday … the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area closed its parking lots. But with the exception of Solstice Canyon, the park remains open to day-use walkers, hikers and bicyclists.  All Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area parking areas were locked yesterday. Solstice Canyon in Malibu was closed last Sunday … after it was overcrowded with hikers on Saturday. […]

This Saturday,  March 28th starting at 8:30 , the world is going to celebrate Earth Hour.  Millions of people will switch off their lights in support of nature and our planet.  You can get more details at www. https://www.earthhour.org/our-mission  Malibu resident Steve Uhring tells us that his friend … Malibu resident Judy Villablanca … has contacted an […]

=   Gavin Newsom backtracks on his recommendations for Californians to head to the beaches. =   State parks supposedly will close its beach parking lots in Malibu today. =   Another student at S M C comes down with the virus … three weeks ago. =   Malibu Seafood closes its doors … the […]

California is short about 70,000 hospital beds. That’s the latest estimate from the governor. The state was also short 1 billion protective gloves and hundreds of millions of masks, the governor said. The pace of testing remains stubbornly slow in California. New York State, with half the population, has conducted twice as many tests for […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday a “soft closure” of state parks to curb the spread of coronavirus. This follows a sunny weekend when Californians flocked to beaches and hiking trails despite a government order to stay home, The governor’s action immediately closes parking lots at many state parks and beaches. But it does not completely block […]