Malibu California

This is KBUU News – the headlines: =  PCH is reopened to Oxnard … schools are in session … but no heavy traffic on PCH. =  The new sheriff appears happy with the way the old sheriff handled the Malibu Canyon serial shootings. =   A drifter is charged with 10 counts of attempted murder  […]

The California Coastal Conservancy wants to increase the amount of overnight lodgings in Malibu … and that means more overnight rentals. The Coastal Conservancy is an affiliate of the Coastal Commission … the two agencies work hand in hand to improve visitor access along the coast. And Malibu has long been a sore spot for […]

The City of Malibu has put out a report on the fire evacuations. Residents are furious at the lengthy and unreasonable evacuations. In the report … issued yesterday … city officials point the finger at state law … which gives the county sheriff sole power to declare an emergency and issue closure orders. The report […]

The filing of murder and attempted murder charges filed against Anthony Rauda apparently mark the end of the LA Sheriff’s probe into the way his office handled the series of shootings. But there are huge lingering questions about the way the case was handled … questions that were raised by Alex Villanueva himself when he […]

Charges have been filed against a man for the June ambush killing of Tristan Beaudette in Malibu Canyon. A hermit found living in the canyon and arrsted last October has been charged with the killing. 42-year-old Anthony Rauda has been charged with multiple crimes, including: one count of murder, ten counts of attempted murder and […]

This is KBUU News – Day 60 – The Headlines: =  Roadblocks on PCH west … a mile west of Trancas … residents only there. =  And a hard closure between Neptune’s Net and Las Posas Road. =  Almost an inch and a half of rain hits some parts of Malibu. =  No pollution is […]

The MRCA reveals plans to drastically increase visitor numbers in a Malibu canyon already plagued by overuse and visitor pollution. MRCA plans to construct a new trail between Escondido Falls and Pacific Coast Highway. Except most of the trail will not be a trail at all … it will be the private road owned and […]

The Los Angeles Times has compiled a comprehensive analysis of the beginnings of the Woolsey Fire. The first day … the Thursday before it flamed over the mountains and into Malibu. Among the findings … Ventura County did not send enough engines to put it out when it started .… Thursday November 8th near Chatsworth. Ventura […]

Testing on the ash that washed onto Malibu High School’s field during a major rain storm in December has been completed. And its shows no levels of pollution.  That’s good news for Malibu park residents … concerned about what’s in the dirt flowing onto roadways and through yards. District facilities director Carey Upton tells KBUU […]

This is day 57 after the fire … and this is KBUU News – The headlines: =    Minor mudflows possible tomorrow night … we may get an inch and a half of rain. =    Malibu may ban flammable landscaping. =    Damaged septic tanks can be repaired … with federal dollars. =   […]