Malibu California

Gentle rains … but a lot of them .. hit Malibu last week. Up near Saddle Peak they got almost 6 inches of rain in 6 days. Here at the beaches … 2 to 3 inches. When the inevitable dry and warmer weather arrives . there will be a huge crop of grasses and weeds. […]

City of Malibu drive thru testing for COVID-19 will resume Wednesday Thursday and Friday at city hall. Now taking reservations: https://www.malibumedicalgroup.com/contents/covid-19 —— LA County reports 9192 confirmed cases.  296 deaths. In Ventura County … 314 confirmed cases … 10 deaths. Malibu has been inching up … one new case confirmed each of the last four […]

With KBUU All News all morning. And NPR All Things Considered all afternoon. This is F-M 99.1 … KBUU News Day 521 – the Monday Headlines: = Nurses are put on leave in Santa Monica for refusing to enter to COVID rooms without N-95 masks. = And now a second hospital – UCLA Santa Monica […]

The Malibu City Council will consider an emergency rent control and ban on evictions Monday night. If approved by a four member majority … the eviction ban and rent control ordnance would take effect immediately. Governor Gavin Newsom has given municipalities like Malibu Authority to enact such a sweeping powers over landlords. The Malibu ordinance […]

Some nurses at one of the closest hospitals to Malibu are on the picket lines this morning. Providence st. John Hospital in Santa Monica is accused of forcing nurses to work in COVID-19 wards proper personal protective equipment. The nurses say there is a shortage of N-95 masks … and they are only giving surgical […]

The last day of drive thru testing … today at Malibu City Hall. The urgent need for immediate testing may have abated. More and more hospitals and clinics offer tests … and more importantly … most Californians have been practicing extreme social distancing for more than the 14 day incubation period. LA County’s mass-scale drive […]

The county has extended its “stay-at-home” orders until May 15. And stay-at-home restrictions could remain into the summer. But up to 30% of residents could be infected by mid-summer without more behavioral changes, … such as reducing shopping trips. The dramatic social distancing the county is now seeing … may not be enough. And … all […]

As the economy melts down … the City of Malibu is gearing up for a major hit. Malibu city leaders may get a picture of the coming budget cuts on Monday. The agenda for the planned city council is not out yet … but expect money to be a major worry. City finance experts are […]

A Malibu Park resident awoke to car burglars stealing his headlights and other property early this morning. And the bad guys sped off, when the resident followed them to a neighbor’s house. They were described as driving a red raised-wheel pickup truck with “Rydell” car dealership paper plates, or similar wording. Two men have been […]

Los Angeles County health officials on Wednesday confirmed 29 new coronavirus-linked deaths. That would be the biggest daily jump of the pandemic — bringing the county’s death toll to 198. Those additional fatalities pushed the virus’ mortality rate in the county to 2.6%, Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said. The mortality rate is the percentage […]