Malibu California

Efforts to build a Liberty Canyon wildlife bridge over the 101 freeway continue. But fundraising for the effort is way short. The Thousand Oaks Acorn newspaper is taking a look at the status of the wildlife crossing over the 101 freeway. Fundraising for the wildlife bridge over the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills is still […]

About 50 people showed up last night to hear Santa Monica Mountains resident … and development advocate Don Schmitz … ask for support for his fire protection plan. Schmitz is again pushing for fire breaks to be rebuilt or extended in the mountains … and also for an ambitious system of water tanks … pipes […]

Malibu’s city planner has found enough loopholes for the Malibu Beach Inn to move its parking lot across P C H … linked by a traffic light … in downtown Malibu. In a staff report unveiled yesterday … the city planning director is recommending that the Planning Commission approve the controversial proposal Under the plan […]

=    Rain tonight … not much … rain this weekend … a bit more … more rain next week … maybe. =   The biggest houses in Malibu may not be quite so big … under a new city policy. =   Mayors from five cities urge Southern California Edison to bury their power […]

Marine biologists report there seems to be an increase in dolphin strandings along the Orange County coast. At least 8 dolphins have beached themselves this February … according to the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. Remains have been medically examined to seek a cause of the strandings. A veterinarian tells the Associated Press that it could […]

Southern California Edison is being urged to bury its power lines in the Santa Monica Mountains area. Now … mayors from Malibu … four other cities and county supervisors from L A and Ventura County are urging that to happen. A letter signed by five area mayors and two county supervisors calls for utility companies […]

How big should the biggest houses be in Malibu? About one quarter less than currently allowed … according to the city council. Meeting late Monday night … policy was set for the city’s controversial neighborhood character definition. Landowners … architects … bureaucrats and decision makers have been in a state of confusion  over contradictory city […]

= Rain tonight … not much … rain this weekend … a bit more … more rain next week … maybe. = The biggest houses in Malibu may not be quite so big … under a new city policy. = Mayors from five cities urge Southern California Edison to bury their power lines. = And […]

This is KBUU News – the headlines: =   A sailor injured in the waters at Malibu. =   Progress in the battle with LA County over unreasonable fire rules for rebuilding. =   The Farmers Market gets a new 10 year lease .,.. but needs more parking. =   And Edison promises to leave […]

Should the old fire breaks in the Santa Monica Mountains be reactivated??? First cut on the mountain tops 70 years ago … the fire breaks have not been cut clear in decades. Some Malibu-area residents are reactivating their decade old call to build a fire defense system of sorts above Malibu. To not only clear […]