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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 […]

The chairman of the city’s Planning Commission has accused the city planners and city attorney of lying and corruption. The charges were hurled last night by Steve Uhring … the appointed commissioner of Skylar Peak. Uhring says he was notified just two days of a special event … the grand opening of the Whole Foods […]

The sun came out at 2 yesterday and Zuma Beach was crowded with locals saying “what the heck is that?” Some dolphins danced too, I think they had forgotten what the sun looked like. We probably will see some sun this afternoon too. In the news: = The city attorney’s office is accused of lying […]

=   Nobu … facing a drop dead order to fix its parking problem … up again at City Hall.    =  A murky group emerges to oppose the Malibu anti-mansionization effort. =  Southern California Edison will be using very-low helicopters in Malibu to check power lines. =  And the only bottle buy-back center west […]

The issue of mansionization in Malibu is heating up. The Planning Commission is set to hear a proposed ordinance in two weeks … on the thorny issue of neighborhood standards. Ads are popping up on local Facebook accounts … from a group called “Together For Dwelling Size Fairness.” There’s also a glossy internet web site. […]