Malibu California

The waves were up yesterday … and many surfers disobeyed the public health laws to paddle out.  Surfers were ordered to disperse yesterday afternoon at Point Dume. Deputies were described as easy going … and they kept their ticket books in their holsters … as they walked down a private pathway to the beach. Surfers […]

With passover and Easter approaching … L A County officials are worried about religious gatherings spreading disease. Doctor Barbara Ferrer at LA County Public health is worried about that. NEWSCART 75524 FERRER EASTER “We’ve been hearing that there are some faith-based groups that are deciding that it might make sense for them to plan fpr […]

The shortage of N-95 masks continues. Gov. Gavin Newsom said last night that California has secured a monthly supply of 200 million N95 respiratory and surgical masks from overseas factories. Speaking with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow … Newsome says contracts were signed over the last two days to bring in a the monthly supply. NEWSCART 75525 […]

In Malibu … 9 cases of COVID 19 are confirmed. One family reports that a longtime Malibu resident has died …. John Bell was 80. We will have his obituary later in this broadcast. In Los Angeles County … 6910 confirmed cases … 169 deaths … 1366 hospitalized at one point or another. . In […]

Los Angeles County is expanding coronavirus testing to more people.  And the City of Malibu opens its test center to the general public … with reservations … today. The city on Monday administered more than 250 free novel coronavirus (COVID-19) tests … and planned to do as many tests as possible yesterday. Those days were […]

Malibu officials are waiting to see what L A County Public health will do … after the City of Los  Angeles made a new face mask rul. Mayor Eric Garcetti … last night on KBUU. NEWSCART 75526 GARCETTI RULE “Starting this Friday, April 10 … at midnight Thursday night/Friday morning … all employees of many […]

As all of us learn more about COVID-19 and its disease … many had hoped that the advent of wider testing would show that the disease was not so bad. That the fatality rate would drop … as more tests are administered. That has not happened yet. Los Angeles County on Monday said the mortality […]

The Malibu Planning Commission met last night. In Journalism school … they teach you to never write a lede like that. But the fact that the Planning Commission met at all was the most-newsworthy event of the night. It was the first public meeting since City Hall shut down … and it was conducted electronically. […]

Testing capacity for the COVID 19 virus has dramatically increased at the three testing facilities available to Malibu residents. There are three public tests efforts available to sick people or essential workers in Malibu now. MIDDAY UPDATE: And there’s this note … the city’s website reports that two different tests are being administered at Malibu […]

With KBUU All News all morning. And NPR All Things Considered all afternoon. This is F-M 99.1 … KBUU News Day 514 – the Monday Headlines: =   COVID 19 testing begins in two locations at Malibu Civic Center. =   The Malibu Urgent Care is testing people who are sick or in danger of […]