News Release Is Wrong – Only 2 More Malibu West Houses Evacuated

Are there mandatory evacuations over a broad swath of Malibu???

No.

But there is widespread confusion.

The sheriff’s office put out a news release … read by Malibu city manager Reva Feldman last night at the city council meeting.

The news was carried live on KBUU radio.

NEWSCART 06584 FELDMAN ANNOUNCE :32 QQQ: PARK AND RESTAURANT.

“Specific properties in the following areas receive door-knock notifications and posted notice at their home last night and again this morning;
•    Corral Canyon / El Nido
•    Escondido / Old Chimney
•    Escondido Drive / Latigo Canyon
•    Malibu West / Trancas Canyon
•    Malibou Lake
•    All of Ramirez Canyon Road and adjacent streets
•    Paradise Cove Mobile Home Park & Restaurant.”

But the news release was not clear … and in places inaccurate.

Those entire neighborhoods are not being evacuated.

Only parts of them.

Not all of Paradise Cove will be evacuated.

Only the two streets near the beach cafe … down by Ramirez Creek.

Not the mobile homes up on the bluff.

And in Malibu West and Trancas Canyon … only two additional houses will be evacuated.

That’s in addition to the five or six houses that were evacuated yesterday … the number has been given as bth 5 and 6…. so the total now would be 7 or 8.

Feldman says the conflicting information came from the sheriff’s office … and sheriff’s deputies confirmed that affected house residents were personally notified last night.

No list of evacuated houses or streets is being released publicly … for security reasons.

And the sheriff is promising extra looter patrols.

Once again … the sheriffs office declared the evacuation area … as city officials worked furiously to be included in the decision making.

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Deputies fanned out to the specific affected addresses Monday night to delive the notices directly. “Only those addresses that are approached by sheriff’s deputies tonight will be evacuated,” said Feldman at 11 p.m. Monday. “If other people evacuate, or if we over-evacuate, that is a good thing.”

Deputies said the areas identified are at high risk for potential mud and debris flow. These properties are adjacent to steep slopes or sit at the base of drainages.

They said that not all properties may be directly affected by mud and debris flow, however all roads in the area are subject to closure and residents may have limited access in and around the evacuated communities.

Los Angeles County Sheriffs have established patrols to monitor evacuated neighbor- hoods for looting and to ensure public safety.

But this ominous word from the sheirff’s office ….

All Woolsey Fire burn areas continue to be subject to possible evacuations.