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L A County reports a 4 point 3 percent decrease in serious crimes this year … as of June … and as compared to last year. The latest statistics from the sheriffs office show a big increase in the number of thefts from unlocked cars in May  … from 12 to 22. Also … an […]

The woman who lost her husband to what looks like a random murder in Malibu Creek State Creek Park — has issued a statement. It’s been 5 weeks since Tristan Beaudette was killed … while camping with the couple’s two young daughters in Malibu Canyon. Erica Wu … in her written statement … expresses “sincere […]

This is KBUU News. The headlines:   Heat advisory continues … up to 86 beaches … 108 on the 101.   If you got stuck behind the crash yesterday … get ready .., it;’s going to get a lot worse.   Grumbling grows over Edison Company pre-emptive power cut plan.   Malibu’s plastic straw ban […]

Beverly Hills has just banned electric scooters. Zero tolerance … says the city council there. All scooters will be impounded … all riders ticketed. This comes as the rental scooters have been spotted in Malibu … migrating up the Pacific Coast Highway after spawning in Santa Monica, Meanwhile … Santa Monica police plan another scooter […]

There is grumbling in Malibu about the Southern California Edison plan to cut off electrical service in extreme wind events. Los Angeles T-V reporters are discovering the story … that the California Public Utilities Commission has issued a statewide policy … allowing power to be cut if there’s a substantial fire danger. And this is […]

There was a crash yesterday … on Pacific Coast Highway at Trancas Canyon Road. One injury … a driver whose car flipped over. P C H was blocked for 95 minutes … traffic diverted down Broad Beach Road … a huge traffic jam. But this story isn’t about the crash. it’s about the delay … […]

This is KBUU News.  The Wednesday headlines:   Heat advisory continues … up to 86 beaches … 108 on the 101.   If you got stuck behind the crash yesterday … get ready .., it’ s going to get a lot worse.   Grumbling grows over Edison Company pre-emptive power cuts.   Malibu’s plastic straw ban […]

This is KBUU News – the headlines:   108 for a high at Kanan Dume tunnel 1.    A new beach accessway approved … on a curving stretch of P C H.   Outrage .. and a new court action … over the Hollister Ranch lockup.   That crackdown on electric scooters in Santa Monica […]

Turns out that big crackdown on electric scooters on the bike path in Santa Monica last week was a giant photo op … and not much more. The Santa Monica Daily Press newspaper followed up … and found out that the highly visible effort to get electric scooters off the beach yielded zero tickets and […]

How will the city of Malibu pay for that big land purchase … three vacant lots at the Civic Center and Point Dume? 29 acres of prime commercial land will be purchased … for 43 million dollars. Next Thursday … the Metro board of directors in Los Angeles will approve the last step in the […]