KBUU Newswire, Friday Aug. 17. Surf is up. Speed Limit Dropped on PCH. City may order palm tree trimming. Santa Barbara mayor applauds SCE blackout plans
Written by 991KBU on August 17, 2018
KBUU Newswire, Friday Aug. 17. Surf is up.
Police agencies are gearing up for Sunday’s 11 a-m public forum at the King Gillette Ranch. Details: https://www.radiomalibu.net/malibu-canyon-murder/
Another speed limit reduction … for drivers on P C H to ignore … in Malibu. Details: https://www.radiomalibu.net/another-special-speed-limit/
The city may soon order you to trim your palm tree – which can launch flaming spears in windstorms. Details: https://www.radiomalibu.net/city-may-target-palm-fronds/
Santa Barbara Mayor asks SC Edison Re: Blackouts: “What took you so long to do this?” Details: https://www.radiomalibu.net/santa-barbara-asks-edison/
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IN OTHER MALIBU NEWS:
On Monday … the Malibu city council will accept the deeds for 3 commercial lots … purchased for $42.5 million.
The chili cook off site near City Hall … the triangle property at the corner of Pacific Coast Highway at web way … and the point doom vacant lot used for Christmas tree sales by Malibu high schools Athletic boosters Will become city property on Monday.
The city has gone into debt to buy the land … but the purchase takes several commercial properties off the market.
But the city manager says we can easily afford it.
Along with the purchase of land northwest of Trancas market … and the negotiations over the vacant land west of Bluffs Park … the city now has control over
five large vacant parcels that could be used for Parks development .. kept as vacant open sapce … or who knows ????
The next city council will decide on that.
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The funeral for the man who was killed on Pacific Coast Highway 2 weeks ago Will be today.
Rick Artes was a long time Malibu woodworker.
Arles was a contractor … financial support of his family … who had done extensive work in
three decades Malibu.
He was killed when a van driven by Mike Hollinrake … a 48-year-old man who had lived in his van … a Malibu native familiar on the beachfront scene.
The Artes family has a GoFundMe account established to pay for the funeral.
Services are at 11 at the Los Coyotes Country Club … near Long Beach.
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At Zuma Beach … dirt haulers will be back today on Morning View Drive.
About a hundred truckloads of dirt … being hauled off fro Malibu High School.
The dirt has tested with trace amounts of PCBs … which had been used 50 years ago in flooring and other building materials at the oldest part of the school.
Flaggers are out … dust control includes frequent street sweeping on Morning View Drive.
Watch out for the trucks.
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And … here’s a household hazardous waste drop off tomorrow in Malibu.
It’s from 10 to 2 on Saturday at the upper parking lot at Malibu City Hall.
Hazardous material should be put in your car in sacks … and labeled with a magic marker.
Follow the signs … drive up to City Hall … and let the workers unload it for you.
There’s more information at the city’s website… and we have a link to that exact page at the KB UU newswire.
The hazmat drop off is Saturday from 10 to 2 at Malibu City Hall.
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Weather for the Malibu ….
Clouds burning off today … highs (((( 79 )))) beaches … (((( 94 )))) mountains and canyons.
Winds will be nice.
Downcoast winds … ((( 15 )))) miles per hour this afternoon.
Sunset tonight is at (((( 7:45 )))).
After that … ((( patchy coastal clouds and mountain fog )))) tonight … low (((( 65 )))) beaches … (((( 65 )))) mountains and canyons.
Tomorrow should be (((( just the same )))).
Right now … at Trancas it’s (((( 68 )))) degrees.
In upper Malibu Canyon … (((( 66 )))) .
And at Civic Center Los Angeles … (((( 63 )))).
In the ocean … it’s (((( 66 )))) degrees in the water at Zuma Beach.
The lifeguards say the waves today are (((( 3 to 4 )))) feet high ….
(((( Long period S swell up further and peaking – more size for long period focal points. Small WNW swell-mix may blend in..))))
Those are (((( fair to good )))) surfing conditions …. according to the lifeguards.
((((( Low tide is at 8:40 AM .
High tide … just below 5 feet … at 3:27 this afternoon.
Another low tide at 10:36 tonight. ))))
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