Malibu California

The National Weather Service says rain will spread across Malibu early tonight … as the LA County Department of Public Works gets ready for Malibu mud to make its appearance. There is even a slight chance for thunderstorms … and heavy rain could fall under those. We can expect a half inch of rain … […]

Malibu city councilman Jay Wagner was severely injured defending his longtime home on Old Chimney Road in the fire. He spent a week in the intensive care unit at UCLA Santa Monica. And he was at the Malibu city Council meeting yesterday … speaking in a frail voice but exhibiting strength and resolve that might […]

Malibu city officials released their first count of burned houses … and it looks like the city has lost about 10 percent of its residential buildings to the early November fire. At least 443 houses burned. And the city is releasing its rebuilding checklists for residents. Malibu city officials have held their first public briefing […]

Camarillo – 24 mph Newberry Park – 20 Decker Canyon – 45 Leo Carrillo Beach – 19 KBUU Studios Trancas – 28 Zuma Ridge – 39 Above Paradise Cove – 43 Corral Cyn – 27 Upper las Flores – 42 King Gillette Ranch – 20

Hill Fire update: The hill fire is burning southeast from the top of the Conejo Grade in Newbury Park. The front of the fire is burning towards Cal State Channel Islands, which has been evacuated. Like the Springs Fire three years ago, this fire is burning towards Pt Mugu. There is very little danger to […]

An odd Santa Ana has hit Southern California. It’s blowing like heck at higher elevations … but a strong marine layer is keeping it cool and relatively windless in Malibu this afternoon. Winds have been clocked about 40 mph in the mountains at the Western and of the Santa Monica Range. But they have not […]

It appears that the second Santa Ana of the year — scheduled to arrive tomorrow — is enough to cause Southern California Edison to warn of possible blackouts for late Thursday and early Friday. The forecast peak winds at midmorning was revised upward, for peak winds of 70 mph in the mountains of Malibu and […]

This is KBUU News – the headlines: =  Karen Farrer and Mikke Pierson win seats on the Malibu city council. =  Craig Foster and the school bonds win too. =  And there may be an upset in the LA County sheriff’s race. =  Remember those power outages we had 3 weeks ago? =  A virtually […]

A moderate Santa Ana wind storm is expected to arrive in Malibu late tomorrow. Peak winds should occur Thursday night into Friday morning … We may see gusts in the 35 to 50 mph range in the canyons. Mountain peaks may see gusts to 60 mph. It will be very dry … humidities will generally […]

There my be a new sheriff in town …. and for Malibu … that means a new de facto police chief. Jim McDonnell has been ousted as top law officer in the county. And since the City of Malibu is one of 40 or so municipalities in LA County that hires the LA County Sheriff […]