Malibu California

The Malibu triathlon is this weekend at Zuma Beach. And well it may prove to be a bit of a traffic jam for Malibu residents … it’s a major fundraiser for children’s cancer research at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Doctor Judy Villablanca appeared at the Malibu city Council meeting a week ago to explain just […]

Malibu voters face a 195 million dollar Bond issue on the November Ballot … and there is no organized opposition this year. No person filed any statement for the ballot … opposing the bond question. Measure M is viewed as a make or break item … as Malibu strives to set up an independent Malibu […]

This is KBUU News – the headlines: =  The new face of Malibu High School arrived on a truck yesterday. =  County bureaucrats give Malibu and Santa Monica more time to work out a divorce. =  Short terms rentals … hit the city council …. in two weeks. =  Add environmental justice …. to the […]

The California Coastal Commission is coming up with an environmental justice policy … and that will be a big deal as the city looks at regulating B and Bs.  The concept …  “the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and incomes” with respect to beach access.” And it’s no idle talk. The Commission […]

Short term rentals in Malibu … the contentious matter will go before the Malibu City Council for a public hearing in two weeks. City staff members are finalizing an ordinance to regulate vacation rentals of houses … apartments or airstream trailers in Malibu. The current plan is to require such rentals to be limited to […]

A notable stir of excitement yesterday at Malibu High School. The first section of prefabricated classroom was trucked onto the campus yesterday. It will be part of a new two story classroom block at the eastern end of the campus. It replaces a single-story structure that was widely regarded as a sick building … blamed […]

This is KBUU News – the headlines: =  No unusual cougar activity that they know of … says the park rangers about Malibu. =  Malibu officials lose a major tool against overnight camping on the beach. =  The Shark Fund starts raising Malibu dollars … for Malibu schools. =  Rent control approved in unincorporated areas […]

A cause for celebration … says the Shark Fund … as Malibu school fundraising splits away from Santa Monica. This … as it starts its fundraising campaign to support local elementary … middle school and high school academic programs. The Shark Fund has begin soliciting contributions from Malibu families … 25 hundred dollars is the […]

Malibu officials say they have lost an important tool … to crack down on homeless encampments … The ninth circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that prosecuting homeless people for sleeping in public ….when there is no shelter available … is a form of cruel and unusual punishment that violates the Constitution. Two ordinances in […]

National Park Service cougar experts say they have not seen any indication of unusual mountain lion activity in the residential areas near Malibu High school. This … despite a flurry of comments on local social media … Nextdoor dot com. Mountain lions tracked by the National Park Service have not been detected in the Malibu […]