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“We’re past the point of containment.”  That’s the blunt assessment of Dr. Scott Gottlieb commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration during the first two years of President Trump’s administration. U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams says shifting to a mitigation phase means communities need to start thinking about whether it makes sense to cancel large gatherings, close schools […]

=  A major disagreement between the Shark Fund and the elementary school PTAs. =   Malibu-wide fundraising for the local schools breaks down. =   Santa Monica says they are subsidizing Malibu schools … and what the city of Malibu to pick up the ball. =   Voters slap the sheriff … with a 73 […]

With election returns still being counted … it appears that Los Angeles County voters have approved stronger civilian oversight on the controversial L A COunty sheriff. Measure R would allow the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission to investigate misconduct using subpoenas. It appears to be headed for a big win … with more than 71% of […]

The wheels may be coming off the wagon … at the Malibu schools. First … the parent fund raising effort has some major disagreements. Second … the school board appears to be heading towards slowly phasing out enrollment from students from outside the district. And third … teachers are unhappy about layoff notices being sent […]

=   Malibu and other westside cities get ready for COVID 19. =   Calls for a forensic autopsy on L A County elections … after last Tuesday’s voting fiasco. =   Some Malibu parents will be trooping down to the Santa Monica school board tonight. =   They say the school board will cripple […]

What is the City of Malibu doing about coronavirus???? Preparing … waiting … and quietly getting ready. The Westside cities of Malibu, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Santa Monica, and West Hollywood put out a joint news release yesterday. They say they are are jointly following the lead of Los Angeles County and its Department of […]

Long lines … malfunctioning computers … polling places that were a day and a half late. As bad as the election was in Malibu … it was worse in some places elsewhere in L-A County. The L A Times reports that some voters waited four hours and longer in some locations to cast their ballots. […]

Dozens of parents are expected to troop down to Santa Monica for tonight’s school board meeting … to object to plans by the district to phase out enrollment in Malibu schools for kids from over the hills. The district faces an 11 point 5 million dollar budget shortfall … it will vote on sending pit […]

Did the sheriff just publicly tell us a lie??? That’s the indication …. as Malibu’s mayor performs a bit of a fact check on Sheriff Alex Villanueva. Tuesday night … the sheriff addressed a community meeting in Calabasas … a community that included several Malibu officials who are not happy with the constant rotating door […]

This is KBUU News – Day 482 – the Thursday Headlines: = Malibu and other westside cities get ready for COVID 19. = Calls for a forensic autopsy on L A County elections … after last Tuesday’s voting fiasco. = Some Malibu parents will be trooping down to the Santa Monica school board tonight. = […]