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This is KBUU News – Day 171 – the Friday Headlines:
- = Southern California Edison assures you that its thoughts are with fire victims …
- = … as L A County files a 100 million dollar lawsuit.
- = Yellow mustard .. black mustard … it’s a major fire worry this summer.
- = Car burglars from Chile arrested in Malibu … but overall crime is dropping.
- = Two major seminars … and one fun event … for fire victims this weekend in Malibu.
- = The Texas oil company that caused the largest oil spill in recent California history gets a slap on the wrist from the federal government.
This is Malibu’s only local daily news. It’s the (((( Friday ))) edition of the ((( day ))) news … from Radio Malibu …. F-M 99 point 1 K B U U. Good morning … I’m Hans Laetz reporting.
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Los Angeles county has filed a lawsuit against Southern California Edison for $100 million in damages caused by the Woolsey fire. Says Edison: “Our thoughts remain with all those across the state who have been affected by these devastating wildfires.” Details: https://www.radiomalibu.net/sce-thoughts-remain-with-victims/
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Yellow mustard … the invasive plant also called black mustard or Brassica nigra.
It’s becoming a major fire worry.
California is coated with it this year.
The tough plant shoots up to over 6 feet tall … hogs the sunlight … and lays down a deep system of roots that out-competes native plants for water.
Firefighters tell the Los Angeles Times that wild mustard stalks can act as a “fire ladder” and carry flames from grass to taller trees.
Mustard plants themselves don’t carry fire particularly well … but in a wind-driven fire, they will burn.
Aggravating the problem are invasive decorative plants like fountain grass … which burn easily and spread from landscapes into the mountains.
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Saturday and Sunday will have two important events for fire victims in Malibu. And the people who stayed behind in Malibu to fight the Woolsey fire with garden hoses and shovels are going to be honored Sunday. Details: https://www.radiomalibu.net/weekend-events-help-fire-victims/
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The Malibu Times is conducting a survey of homeowners and renters who lost their homes or apartments to fill out a brief survey.
The newspaper is seeking information on how the various insurance companies and agents have performed following the November Woolsey Fire.
Some residents have had a hard time securing enough money to cover a variety of variables in rebuilding.
The newspaper is compiling stories about how insurers have performed.
The survey is on page A12 of today’s paper … and online as well.
We have a link to it posted: bit.ly/TMTSurvey
You can also fill out the physical copy and email it to editorial@malibutimes.com
All survey responses will be kept anonymous.
The deadline to submit surveys is May 3.
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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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The monthly crime statistics for Malibu are out … and they show a rather significant drop in the number of car burglaries. One interesting note … crime tourists from Chile have apparently struck in Malibu. Details: https://www.radiomalibu.net/crime-drops-despite-crime-tourists/
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The Houston Texas oil company that caused the largest oil spill into the nearby ocean in 25 years has been fined $3 million by the federal government.
Planes all American pipeline made several preventable errors when its pipeline broke west of Santa Barbara … spilling oil oil into the ocean 75 miles up the coast from Malibu.
A chain of incredibly stupid actyions by the Texas oil company compounded the problem.
Technicians working at a control room in Houston failed to quickly detect the pipeline rupture.
They had turned off an alarm that would have signaled a leak.
And when they lost pressure in the crude oil pipelines…. they kept turning it back on … which only made matters worse, inspectors found.
Last year, a Santa Barbara County jury found the Houston-based company guilty of a felony count of failing to properly maintain its pipeline.
Also … eight misdemeanor charges, including killing marine mammals and protected sea birds.
Plains has apologized for the spill and paid for the cleanup … at a cost of $335 million, not including lost revenues.
But there may be a silver lining.
The closure of the pipeline has forced seven Santa Barbara offshore oil platforms to be shut down.
The spill crippled the local oil business because the pipeline was used to transport crude to refineries from seven offshore rigs, including three owned by Exxon Mobil, that have been idle since the spill.
Plains has applied for permission to rebuild the pipeline.
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Measles on the westside …. a worry for unvaccinated college kids.
A UCLA student who was diagnosed with measles possibly exposed 500 people on campus to measles in early April, according to a statement from the school.
As of Thursday afternoon, 79 of those students and faculty members had not provided medical records showing that they are immune to measles, the university said.
Trying to stop a measles outbreak from spreading, health officials announced Thursday that more than 200 students and staff members at UCLA and Cal State L.A. who have been exposed to measles are being asked to stay home.
Measles in the United States has climbed to its highest level in 25 years, closing in on 700 cases this year in a resurgence largely attributed to misinformation that is turning parents against vaccines.
Though measles is most deadly for babies under a year old, children younger than 5 and adults older than 20 are more likely to suffer from other serious complications, such as pneumonia, brain swelling and ear infections that can lead to permanent hearing loss.
Contrary to what some people think, measles is not a benign childhood disease … doctors say.
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Weather for the Malibu ….
(((( Patchy fog before 11 am )))) … highs (((( 65 )))) beaches … (((( 73 )))) mountains and canyons.
Downcoast winds … ((( 20 )))) miles per hour this afternoon.
Sunset tonight is at (((( 7:34 )))).
After that … ((( late night and early morning coastal clouds and fog )))) tonight … low (((( 57 )))) beaches … mountains and canyons.
Tomorrow should be (((( much the same )))).
A really thick marine layer may give us some drizzle Sunday.
AT 8:55 A-M … at Trancas it’s (((( 62 )))) degrees.
Leo Carrillo Beach … (((( 56 )))).
Upper Malibu Canyon … (((( 53 )))) .
And at Civic Center Los Angeles … (((( 58 )))).
In the ocean … it’s (((( 58 )))) degrees in the water at Zuma Beach.
The lifeguards say the waves today are (((( 2-3 )))) feet high …. Small NW and SW swell mix continues.
Those are (((( poor )))) surfing conditions …. according to the lifeguards.
((((( Low tide is at 11:07 AM .
A 3.5 foot high tide is at 6:45 PM .
Another low at 11:29 . ))))
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