KBUU Newswire – Day 91 – Thursday Feb 7 – Flood Maps Show Malibu West At Risk – SMMUSD Will Not Cancel Vacations – SCE Plans $582 Million Rate Hike For Fire Safety

Written by on February 7, 2019

This is KBUU News – Day 91- The Headlines:

  • =  Another black ice crash this morning on Kanan Dume at tunnel 2.
  • =  Flood prediction maps are being finalized by city engineers … and they do not look good.
  • =  New debris basins may be constructed above Cuthbert … but Malibu West is a worry.
  • =  Teachers and Principals at Malibu High understand … parents are worried their kids lost a classroom time.
  • =   Edison says it will study … but not commit … to undergrounding power lines to reduce fire risk,
  • =   And some minor rain will arrive late tomorrow night.

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Malibu’s Only Local Daily News . It’s the   ((((  Thursday  ))) edition of the news … from Radio Malibu  …. F-M 99 point 1 K B U U. Good morning … I’m Hans Laetz reporting.

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The recent fires have placed several Malibu neighborhoods in severe flood risk.

Just how little rain it would take to trigger muddy water to enter houses was made clear last night by city public works director Rob DuBoux … who showed new flood prediction maps.

Malibu West faces unusual threats … city crews can’t work on its private streets … says a city official.

Details:  https://www.radiomalibu.net/mw-not-getting-city-flood-works/

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Malibu school officials are hearing from parents, worried that 4-1/2 weeks of school have been lost to the fire and rain.  But they do not plan to trim spring break or overrun into summer vacation … a plan that has NOT yet been okayed by Sacramento.  Oh, and there’s a school board meeting in Malibu tonight.  Details: https://www.radiomalibu.net/smmusd-plans-to-keep-vacation-sked/

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You are listening to the latest news from Radio Malibu … F-M 99 point 1 K B U U.  ((( time  ))))

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Demolition has begin in earnest on Point Dume and east of Malibu High School … as county crews and contractors begin ripping out fire wreckage.  KBUU News catches up with one homeowner … at his house … “one last time.”  Details:  https://www.radiomalibu.net/county-crews-topple-chimney/ 

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Southern California Edison has unveiled details of its 582 million dollar plan to harden its overhead poles and wires … against causing fires.

And the plan says Edison will study … but not commit to  … undergrounding some of its power lines as a preventative measure.  Details:  https://www.radiomalibu.net/edison-files-details-on-fire-plan/ 

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Crime statistics for last year are out.

And the level of crime on Malibu is virtually unchanged … some mild statistical variations.

For example … an increase in burglaries from locked cars … but a drop in burglaries from unlocked cars.

Sheriff’s deputies said last night there are no major crime trends … up or down … in the local area.

9 hundred 8 people were arrested in Malibu last year … plus three juveniles.

A third of those people were arrested on outstanding warrants from past crimes.

There were 182 arrests for breaking vehicle laws …  31 of those for drunken driving.

73 narcotics arrests … 36 arrests for alcohol.

A couple of interesting fact …. last year saw a major decrease in car crashes …. down about 23 percent.

During the month of December …. 129 motorists got speeding tickets in Malibu.

Two of those were for going faster than 65 miles per hour … we presume on P C H.

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The manager of the Postal Annex store at Trancas has died.

John T. Campbell was 57 … and died peacefully in his sleep … according to his family.

Campbell was a familiar face for 16 years at Trancas.

His friends say John had such a kind heart  and would give anyone who needed him the shirt off of his back.   He was always so kind and cheerful. 

A memorial service will be held at the Trancas Market Plaza on Sunday at 10.

A go fund me has been set up to aid his wife Jennifer … from the sudden loss.

We will have a link to it at the KBUU newswire.

Link:  https://www.gofundme.com/john-t-campbell-memorial-fund

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Weather for the Malibu ….

((((   Frost advisory for the mountains ending at 9 a-m ….  )))) … highs  ((((   59   )))) beaches … mountains and canyons.

Downcoast winds …  (((   gentle …  about 10  )))) miles per hour this afternoon.

Sunset tonight is at   ((((    5;31   )))).

After that … (((   clear and cold  )))) tonight … low ((((  47   )))) beaches …  (((( 38   )))) mountains and canyons.

Tomorrow should be   ((((    rainy late at night    )))).

Right now ((( 9 am))) r… at Trancas it’s ((((    55   )))) degrees.

At Latigo Beach … 53.

Upper Malibu Canyon …  ((((   46    )))) .

And at Civic Center Los Angeles … ((((   51   )))).

In the ocean … it’s ((((    56   )))) degrees in the water at Zuma Beach.

The lifeguards say the waves today are   ((((  2   )))) feet high ….

Coming down the channel from the west.

Those are ((((  poor )))) surfing conditions …. according to the lifeguards.

(((((  High  tide .. 5 ffet …. is at  10:17 AM .

Low tide at 5:08 PM.

A dinky high tide tonight at 11:33 PM    ))))

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