Malibu California

At least two of the top cops at the Malibu Lost Hills Sheriffs station have been reassigned. Lieutenant Jim Royal … and Captain Thui Wright … have both been removed as the top field law enforcement officers in Malibu. Transferred out … Wright was on medical leave during the Woolsey Fire … Royal was the […]

A location on Point Dume has been recommended by Malibu Mayor Jefferson Wagner as a new location for a vehicle impound lot .. a critical piece of municipal services that is currently homeless. Malibu Tow … the longtime private company that has cleared Malibu traffic crashes and helped people get their cars started … has […]

Malibu’s city council … hearing about a pending recall petition drive against two of its members … has voted to hire an independent expert to evaluate the city’;s response to the Woolsey Fire disaster. One of the two targets of the possible recall … Skylar Peak … said the move was a response to a […]

This is KBUU News – the headlines: =  Malibu vents anger at the L A County Fire Department. =  The county explains that its engines were caught on the other side of the moutnains when fire swept into Malibu. =  The fire chief announces changes in the permit process… homeowners may get immediate answers on […]

Power poles in California are virtually unregulated …. Power line failures have caused more than 2 thousand fires in the last three years. Those have killed more than 100 Californians … four of them in Malibu. And the state of California does almost nothing to inspect power poles. The Los Angeles Times has a front […]

Several fire related issues go before the city council tonight. We’ve already reported that the city manager wants to add a “Fire Safety Liaison” employee to city staff. This employee would specialize in fire safety and emergency preparedness. This person would work under Public Safety Manager Susan Duenas. Longtime critics of Duenas and city manager […]

Looking forward … the fire chief did announce some changes … possibly some that he crafted on his feet … while listening to residents during the meetings. One important point was raised by residents … who said tough new fire codes may prevent them from rebuilding their houses. They pleaded to the Fire Chief for […]

Boos. Catcalls. Shouts of rage. And maybe … just maybe … a little bit of communication and understanding. That’s the predictable result of Saturday afternoon’s appearance by top brass from the L A County Fire Department … at Malibu City Hall. But some changes were announced … possibly as a result of what fire chief […]

This is KBUU News – Day 78 – The Friday headlines: =  Only 30 percent of Malibu fire victims have signed up for the state debris removal program. =  The city warns that all debris must be removed by March 15th .. one way or another, =  City planners are fast-tracking approvals for replacement houses […]

The local school district is inviting mental health professionals to a meeting next week. Two experts from an Israeli trauma and crisis response team will discuss ”Principles of Disaster Mental Health: Tools for Recovery” at a seminar for local professionals who work with kids. Dr. Norman Blumenthal Tzivy Reiter are with the Trauma and Crisis Response […]