Malibu California

=  Joe Edmiston asks the Coastal Commission to strip city control over its inland residential neighborhoods. =  Commissioners appear sympathetic to his request to bypass the city on new parks and trails in Malibu. =  A seven year squabble over public access at West Sea Level Drive is settled. =  The planned burn at Big […]

The proposed planned burn … to reduce fire danger in the mountains above Big Rock … has been cancelled by the Los Angeles County fire department. No explanation was given. We have a call into the county to find out why. Just to the west of us in Ventura county … planned burns and other […]

The old Topanga Ranch Motel may get rebuilt …. after the Coastal Commission slapped the biggest fine in the agency’s 40-year history on a Santa Monica hotel. The 15 and a half million dollar fine was slapped against the owner of a Santa Monica luxury hotel … where the owner did a “bait-and-switch” development. Much […]

M R C A director Joe Edmiston tried last night to give himself permission to rewrite land use law in Malibu. Meeting in Oxnard yesterday … the boss at the Mountains Resource Conservation Authority attempted to make an end run around the local elected government. The issue at hand yesterday was the city’s L C […]

M R C A director Joe Edmiston tried last night to give himself permission to rewrite land use law in Malibu. Meeting in Oxnard yesterday … the chairman of the Mountains Resource Conservation Authority attempted to make an end run around the local elected government. The issue at hand yesterday was the city’s L C […]

=   Life changed in Malibu 6 months ago today. =   Sheila Kuehl coms down on the side of Joe Edmiston – she favors camping above Malibu. =   Edison crews still scheduled to start cutting trees on Bonsall this morning. =   More measles on the Westside. =   And the state blames […]

The State of California is condemning cable … cellphone and wireless companies … for failing to plan how to keep vital communications up during power outages. It’s an obvious reality that cell phones don’t work when the power goes out … a And with the power company planning to turn off the in heavy winds […]

Local county supervisor Sheila Kuehl says she supports limited camping in the Santa Monica Mountains … with conditions. The supervisor’s office tells KBUU News that she will work with the California Coastal Commission .. and Malibu residents … to find middle ground on the controversial camping issue. Some Malibu residents are trying everything they can […]

8:52 AM Wed – Not sure what is wrong, but traffic is just creeping on westbound PCH from Topanga west to the Las Flores area. No crashes or lane closures reported. Checking.   Headlines today, day 180: = Life changed in Malibu 6 months ago today. = Sheila Kuehl coms down on the side of […]

This is KBUU News – Day 182 – the Tuesday Headlines: =  Malibu hits the six month mark after the fire … =  Three quarters of the fire destroyed houses on the state list have been removed. =  Edison crews chopping trees on Bonsall will have someone from the city looking over their shoulder.. =  […]