Malibu parents and city leaders propose school bus solution to SMMUSD
A brain trust of Malibu parents and city leaders is proposing solutions to what the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District said it was unable to do — offer general education bus service to Malibu students.
Malibu families who for decades have relied on what parent leaders call a “fundamental school service” for general education bus transportation where stunned by a SMMUSD email announcement June 25 notifying parents that due to a severe bus driver shortage the district would be unable to provide bus rides to Malibu schools at the start of the upcoming year beginning Aug. 22. There is currently no general education bus service for Santa Monica students offered by the district. Students receiving special education services in either city will not be affected.
On July 10, concerned Malibu parents and Superintendent Dr. Antonio Shelton met.
Shelton explained the district’s problems in recruiting and hiring new drivers. But a group of determined Malibu parents met with
A group of Zuma Beach junior lifeguards were around 150 yards out of first place during the paddleboard portion of Los Angeles County Junior Lifeguard Program’s Taplin Relay Championship at Dockweiler State Beach in Playa Del Rey on July 12.
The paddlers — six members of an 18-member bunch that begins with six runners and ends with six swimmers— closed the leading gap held by a group of junior lifeguards from El Segundo. Then, the Zuma swimmers took over. Once the
first Zuma “A Team” swimmer hit the water, the comeback really began.
Ryder Lippman, one of the Zuma swimmers, said he and the other swimmers trained hard for their moment in the Pacific Ocean.
“The other team in first was about two buoys ahead of us,” he recalled. “Our first guy went, and he caught up to them. We were a buoy and a half behind. I went and caught up, so we were like 100 feet behind. Our guys kept going and eventually we were beating them. We have a lot of really fast swimmers. We knew we could do it.”
When the final Zuma swimmer exited the
water, his squad was crowned the victors of the competition.
Lippman said winning the race was amazing.
“It was the best feeling for my life,” he said.
“The entire team worked so hard to get there. To catch up and beat them in the swim — the whole team was so happy.”
Craig Rond, a Zuma junior lifeguard instructor, said the victory was an achievement the teenagers worked hard for. Rond, who trained the “A Team” along with lifeguard Greg Bonann, said Zuma junior lifeguards had finished second in the race,
More salvos are being exchanged between the City of Malibu and the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District now that mediation to separate into two separate school districts is on pause.
Mediation stopped when in July Malibu chose to proceed with its petition to the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) in its decades-long pursuit of becoming a stand-alone school district or what’s known as “unification.”
On July 18, SMMUSD released a statement saying it opposes the city’s unification petition “after the city abandons a mutually agreed upon timeline of the unification process.”
But in a letter to the editor of The Malibu Times (which can be seen on Page A2 of this issue), Malibu Mayor Pro Tem and Malibu school
The Topanga Lagoon Restoration Park project is making headway, with a proposed final environmental impact report now available for public comment and an online community meeting planned for Aug. 5. The proposed FEIR identifies a number of closely related alternatives considered for the project, as well as the preferred alternative.
Located on the eastern edge of the Santa Monica Mountains, the project site includes Topanga State Park, which is managed by California State Parks; Topanga Beach, which is owned by the county and managed by the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors; and a Caltrans Right-of-Way along Pacific Coast Highway and Topanga Canyon Boulevard. The Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains manages the grant for the project.
Why the restoration project is being proposed
The project report is proposed to improve the quality of the lagoon and surrounding area for humans and other species. The report gives a nod to the Topanga Lagoon’s heritage, informing that the name Taopaa’nga means “where the water meets the rocks,” in the language of the Gabrieleno and Tongva tribes who once inhabited the location.
In the last 150 years, 95 percent of coastal wetlands in California have been lost to development. Topanga Lagoon was once 30 acres, but is only less than one acre and its mouth is artificially pinched by development, according to the report. Despite those strictures, the lagoon hosts a robust population of endangered tidewater gobies and a small reproducing population of endangered steelhead trout. The lagoon also supports a significant “run” (repeat appearances to spawn) of California grunion. At least 1 million visitors a year visit the beach. The effort aims to restore and protect precious biological and cultural resources, create an integrated coastal access program, address responses to emergencies, add a visitors’ interpretive center and a trail system, and proactively address the effects of sea level rise in the lagoon ecosystem, one of the last Southern California
As wildfires are already raging throughout parts of California, Malibu West residents are painfully aware of the hazards presented by dry brush and other fuel on the hillsides surrounding the neighborhood.
For three weeks, a herd of goats have eaten through the brush on open areas near and in Malibu West
“We have our hillside cleared every year,” Sabrina Downing, a Malibu West resident, said, noting that goats
are a great asset in clearing brush on the uninhabited hillsides of West Malibu.
This is the third year the neighborhood has utilized goats for brush clearance, Downing stated.
“Having the goats help with avoiding fire is a great thing for our neighborhood and we all love to watch them eat the brush — kids and adults love to visit them — you kind of feel like you’re in the country,” she said.
Biomimicry is important to the Malibu West and other ecosystems
Local resident Linda Gibbs discussed the science behind using goats for brush clearance and their vital
MALIBU’S AWARD WINNING NEWSPAPER SINCE 1946
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Benet Fujikake, Christian Couch, Ryder Lippman, Curren Mealiffe, Luca Bazerkanian, and Costas Jensen celebrate after winning the Taplin Relay Championship on
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Inaccuracies in SMMUSD communications on Malibu unification
Dear Editor,
I am writing to address several inaccuracies in the recent communications from Santa Monica School District (SMMUSD) regarding the City of Malibu’s decision to resume our petition for unification. As the Mayor Pro Tem of Malibu, and a member of the Subcommittee for School Separation, I have firsthand knowledge of these events and wish to provide clarity to the community. First, the District claims that our request to the County Committee to schedule hearings on our 2017 petition is premature and contrary to the agreed timeline. While it’s true that both parties agreed to a general timeline in May, which included a “Community Engagement on the Full Unification Package” for July, this engagement did not occur because the parties have been stuck in a deadlock. The last few mediation sessions were significantly unproductive, highlighted by the fact that only one of the three District subcommittee board members attended. Not only were key members not attending our mediation sessions, but it was clear that the District team was not meeting regularly and was not prepared to use our limited mediation time productively. After the parties failed to meet the initial goals of the timeline, we recognized that the November target dates were no longer feasible. Consequently, we determined that returning to the County Committee was the best use of our resources to ensure a timely and fair resolution. In their communications, SMMUSD implied that our decision to return to the County Committee process signifies an abandonment of collaborative efforts. This is far from the truth. We have consistently communicated to the District—and continue to maintain—that we are willing to attend any and all future mediation sessions.
However, SMMUSD has refused to continue mediation unless we withdraw our request to the County Committee. This ultimatum is unacceptable. Malibu residents and students have waited many years for separation. We were patient while the District addressed the CVRA petition last year, but we can no longer accept delays. Both parties have publicly agreed that separation is in the best interest of all students. These efforts must proceed promptly, either through mediation or the County Committee process.
It is important to note that the City of Malibu is fully committed to the guiding principles adopted as part of our term sheet. We believe that the formation of an independent Malibu Unified School District is in the best interest of all students, and we are dedicated to ensuring that each successor education entity receives adequate funding to provide a similar level of service as before separation. The District’s claim that we are bound by our 2017 petition misrepresents the next steps. We stand by our petition and will supplement it with an updated feasibility study demonstrating compliance with the nine criteria in the Education Code (section 35753). While recent sessions have been challenging, the overall process has been valuable to identifying a sound fiscal path forward. It would be unwise and irresponsible to disregard this. We aim to present these principles to the County Committee through our feasibility study, and we hope the District will join us in this effort.
Lastly, the City of Malibu values the patience and support of our community as we strive for an independent Malibu Unified School District that serves the best interests of all students. We are committed to transparency and fairness in this process and welcome any further discussions with SMMUSD to achieve this goal.
Marianne Riggins, Mayor Pro Tem City of Malibu
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FROM THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT
Is SAVE Act meant to protect or suppress election integrity?
From the Left
It is no revelation that legislatures in many states contrive all sorts of obstacles to keep certain constituencies from voting. In particular, minorities are targeted in order to keep from casting ballots in many jurisdictions through suppression and intimidation.
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE, in a strictly partisan vote of 221-198. The only thing it attempts to save is a crooked partisan attempt to limit minorities and the poor from casting votes for the perpetuation of democracy. According to a response from the Executive Office of the President, “This bill would do nothing to safeguard our elections, but it would make it much harder for all eligible Americans to register to vote and increase the risk that eligible voters are purged from voter rolls.”
The legislation requires “individuals registering to vote to provide proof of citizenship to participate in federal elections,” according to Lia Chien of the Missouri Independent.
In addition, Chien adds, the legislation would “require most individuals to have a passport to register to vote… only about 48 percent of US citizens have a passport, according
to State Department data.” It is a solution in search of a problem that does not exist. It gives new meaning to the idiom “tilting at windmills.”
According to the Associated Press, “States such as North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, California, and Texas reviewed their voter rolls between 2016 and 2022 …these audits found that fewer than 50 noncitizens in each state had voted in recent elections, out of upwards of 23 million total votes per state.”
Once again this is much ado about nothing; the audits proved to be unfounded. It is indicative of the degree to which mis-and disinformation is falsely spewed forth to intimidate some and confuse others.
Sean Morales-Doyle from the Brennan Center for Justice offers “the bill plays into greater themes of racism and xenophobia … it’s also a very damaging lie with an ulterior motive: to lay the groundwork for challenging legitimate election results down the road.”
Leslie Proll, senior director for voting rights at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights offered, “for our democracy to work, it must include all of our voices. The SAVE Act represents a dangerous attempt to intimidate voters of color, impose onerous burdens on their political participation, and sow doubt about the legitimacy of our electoral process. Instead of promoting fear and division, Congress must focus on passing laws that protect and expand the right to vote.”
The Carnegie Corporation of New York has put together a list of impediments that directly limit attempts to expand voting rights in America today, they include:
Election officials use false claims of rampant voter fraud to justify strict requirements like a photo
ID, often aimed at suppressing the votes of people of color and younger voters;
Local jurisdictions are not translating materials or offering language assistance as required by law, proving a persistent barrier to increased voting among language minorities in the Asian American and Latino communities;
Under the guise of reviewing voter rolls to remove duplicate names, the names of deceased individuals, or those with standing felony conviction, officials have undertaken to purge voter lists, deleting millions of eligible voters’ names, often with a disproportionate impact on communities of color;
Election officials have closed thousands of polling places, largely affecting communities of color;
• Lack of funding inhibits the ability of localities to manage elections that ensure everyone’s vote counts equally;
• Federal law allows voters whose eligibility is in question to use a provisional ballot to be counted once the voter is confirmed.
However localities set their own rules in how many provisional ballots to print and training poll workers on processing them, resulting in eligible voters bring turned away or their ballots discounted;
• States and localities have long used early voting to reduce Election Day crunch and open up the process to prospective voters bound by work or other commitments. Faith-based groups have also used early voting for nonpartisan get-out-the-vote efforts. Officials across the nation have curtailed early voting, largely hitting communities of color;
he House has passed a bill requiring proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote, called the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. In the final vote, 216 Republicans voted for the bill, with only five Democrats crossing party lines, and 198 Democrats voting in opposition.
Republicans have theorized for years that the Democrats’ open border policies were designed to import millions of future votes to bolster their party, which increasingly is a minority, in registration. At least 6.4 million illegal migrants entered the country during the Biden/Harris administration, despite the admonishment from border Czar Kamala Harris saying, “Don’t come.”
Our government transported them to sanctuary cities and states around the country, put them up in hotels and schools, fed and clothed them, and enrolled their children into our schools. In sanctuary states like California, they also receive free medical care on the taxpayer’s dime, and their children pay in-state tuition for college, whereas an American kid from, say, Utah must pay out-of-state tuition. Of course, they know who their benefactors are, and of course they will reward them by voting to keep them in office given the chance.
A Yale study in 2018 estimated that there were 22.1 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. Add the Biden/Harris surge, and the numbers are staggering. That is more people than the states of Wyoming,
• Reducing voting hours can make voting less convenient, and even impossible, for many voters. Low-income and working-class people often have less freedom to arrive late or leave early from work, or take a break from their shifts in the middle of the day. Parents with inflexible childcare arrangements can be similarly impacted;
• Poll workers constrained by lack of funding for good training means poll workers are poorly equipped to do their jobs; Our highly decentralized election
Vermont, Alaska, North and South Dakota, Delaware, Rhode Island, Montana, Maine, New Hampshire, Hawaii, West Virginia, Idaho, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Mississippi COMBINED. Polling consistently shows that immigration is the top concern of Americans in the upcoming election, but only 37 percent of Americans are confident that the upcoming election will be honest and open. Some states like Ohio and Tennessee are working to restore voter confidence, and SAVE is a federal effort to assuage Americans’ concerns. Suspiciously Democrats are fighting the effort, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) calling the bill an “extreme MAGA Republican voter suppression bill,” while the White House promised a veto. It is already illegal for non-U.S. citizens to vote in federal elections, but federal investigations have shown that thousands have tried. A growing trend of allowing non-citizens to vote in local elections increases the risk to our national sovereignty.
Non-citizens can vote in certain elections in San Francisco, nine Maryland cities, and several cities in Vermont. Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., and New York City have considered legislation allowing non-citizens to vote. California has a “motor voter” law which allows someone to sign up to vote when they get a driver’s license. Illegal immigrants are allowed to obtain driver’s licenses in California by law, along with 18 other states. Homeland Security has an E-Verify system for employers to check on workers’ status, but a 2009 Westat audit found that 54 percent of undocumented workers skirt the regulation by simply submitting another person’s documentation, with some borrowing or stealing IDs.
Naturally, Americans are jumpy about election integrity. Deliberating on the bill, House Speaker Mike Johnson rightfully pointed out, “We have so many non-citizens in the
system hands the responsibility for managing elections to state and local administrators, some of them partisan officials with a clear interest in election outcomes favorable to their parties and candidates. Too often, this results in efforts to suppress the votes of groups that might be viewed as opponents; Creation of at-large local offices to dilute minority vote. An at-large election covers voters across a city or county, in contrast to smaller district elections, which can often result in higher
country right now that if only one out of 100 of those illegal aliens voted, you’re talking about hundreds of thousands of votes being cast,” adding that the number could “determine the future of this great Republic.” In a 2014 electoral study by Science Direct utilizing representative sampling to measure non-citizen voting, it concluded, “We find that some non-citizens participate in U.S. elections, and that this participation has been large enough to change meaningful election outcomes including Electoral College votes, and Congressional elections.” Hans von Spakovsky, a former member of the Federal Election Commission stated it was “difficult to predict the actual numbers of aliens that may vote because so many states do absolutely nothing to verify the citizenship of registered voters.” SAVE would require the states to clean up voter rolls by verifying citizenship through federal databases at the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security. Irresponsibly, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has declined to call SAVE to a vote, and he probably won’t. Classic.
The more Democrat leadership drags its feet on reassuring the American people that our elections are fair and honest, and that only Americans are voting, the more they generate suspicion and distrust. These are the same folks that posited requiring ID to vote was racist. Apparently, Democrat leadership believes that blacks and Latinos who show ID to open a bank account, buy an airline ticket, take out a loan, buy alcohol or cigarettes, apply for a job or unemployment, buy or rent a car, adopt a pet, get married, or rent a hotel room, would be intimidated by showing ID to vote. How condescending and inane. The more they sandbag us, the more they garner distrust, which is very, very dangerous. SAVE would restore electoral faith and should become law. Democracy is indeed on the ballot.
representation for people of color since votes are not diluted by an area-win population. As a result, some officials create at-large districts to limit the influence of minority communities. The foregoing represents real problems that require serious actions.
Lance Simmens is an independent columnist for The Malibu Times, he along with Don Schmitz write a bi-weekly column on national topics from the perspective of their political leanings you can forward any comments you have to editorial @malibutimes.com.
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june 28 - july 2
6/28 | Vehicle Burglary
A vehicle parked near Escondido Canyon Beach was broken into, and the victim’s wallet and purse were stolen. The victim noticed the door lock was damaged and was estimated to cost $1,500 to repair. The victim received a notification of an estimated $102 charge made at a Nordstrom in Los Angeles, and a $205 charge made at an ALO Yoga. The victim was able to contact her bank to stop all transactions. There were no security cameras available for evidence.
6/28 | Vehicle vandalized
A vehicle parked near Escondido Canyon Beach was broken into, and the door handle was vandalized. The victim went hiking, and upon return, noticed the damaged door handle. The victim said no items have been stolen. The damaged was estimated to cost $1,500 to repair. There were no security cameras available for evidence.
7/1 | Burglary
A vehicle parked near El Matador State Beach was broken into and ransacked. The victim locked the vehicle, went hiking, and upon return, noticed the window had been shattered. The victim said their backpack with personal belongings was taken from the passenger seat including a laptop worth $1,500. The window was estimated to cost $400 to repair. There were no security cameras available for evidence.
7/2 | Vehicle burglary
A vehicle parked near El Matador State Beach was broken into and ransacked. The victim parked her vehicle and went to work, and upon return, she noticed the rear passenger window had been shattered, and her duffle bag containing first-aid supplies had been taken. The duffle bag was worth $200. The miscellaneous supplies were worth $400. The window was estimated to cost $1,000 to repair. There were no security cameras available for evidence.
Fred Segal permanently shuts its doors in Malibu
California cool fashion retailer Fred Segal has permanently shut its doors in Malibu. The store in the heart of Malibu’s shopping district is completely bare of the trendy styles it purveyed to customers seeking the latest chic, casual wear. The Malibu location was one of just a handful of Fred Segal locations left in Southern California. The flagship Melrose location closed in 2023, the Santa Monica complex closed in 2016 before the pandemic battered brick and mortar stores, and their Sunset Boulevard boutique is also reported permanently closed. Even the FredSegal.com website is not operational.
Segal’s nephew Ron Herman, who operated boutiques inside Fred Segal, closed the last of his stand-alone locations, including in Malibu, last year.
Segal developed the Malibu Country Mart in 1975. He’s credited with innovating the designer jeans craze as one of the first to charge higher prices and turn the workwear pants into a casual-luxe wardrobe essential.
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Sheriffs Crime and Safety Update
Sgt. Chris Soderlund, the city’s liaison from the Malibu-Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station (LASD), gave a crime and safety update to the City Council during the July 8 meeting. He reported that in June, Malibu had 47 Part 1 (serious) crimes for a total of 206 for the yearto-date, compared with 219 for the same period last year, a 6.3 percent drop.
On June 28, deputies patrolling on PCH observed a car with multiple vehicle code violations, and saw drug paraphernalia in plain view in the car. Upon searching the vehicle, they recovered a variety of narcotics, scales, and other materials, and made an arrest for possession with intent to distribute.
On July 3, Deputies responded to a call from hikers and found a dog that had been cruelly bound and abandoned in a wilderness area. They rescued the dog together with Malibu Search and Rescue and County Animal Care and Control. The dog was treated and is recovering and doing well. LASD is investigating and asking anyone with
information to call the station at (818) 878-1808
Caltrans workshop scheduled for PCH Master Plan Feasibility Study
All community members are invited to attend workshops to learn about and give input Caltrans’ PCH Master Plan Feasibility Study in person at Malibu City Hall Wednesday, Aug. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Caltrans will also hold another virtual workshop on Thursday, Sept. 12, from 1 to 3 p.m.
The study aims to identify safety and multimodal travel improvements for all users of PCH in Malibu, including options for pedestrians and bicyclists, as well as enhancing transit opportunities on the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Malibu. The PCH Master Plan will include community stakeholder engagement activities and community outreach meetings to gather input on various traffic calming measures and other street improvements, including a “boulevard” roadway. This Master Plan will be used in future PCH safety improvement projects. For
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D. HINES
After a long struggle with Alzheimer’s, Lee Hines passed away surrounded by his family in the Malibu house that he lived in and cherished for more than 40 years.
at the Chili Cook-Off, and set up countless school fundraisers and art shows for his wife’s art classroom.
The skinny teenager from Hackensack, New Jersey, who had one of the first “garage” rock and roll bands at Oradell High School, went on to earn a bachelor’s degree at Pace University while working as a loan officer for the Chase Manhattan Bank. His successful 4-decade career in business and finance included positions as CFO for several publicly traded companies, including Applause and Central Garden and Pet.
But his proudest accomplishments involved raising his children in Malibu; he coached his son’s sports teams and his daughter’s soccer teams, chaperoned school field trips, sold hot dogs
Music was always an important theme in his life. He played both classical and jazz guitar and compiled an impressive collection of vinyl LPs of great jazz artists from the 50s and 60s. And when he wasn’t enjoying music, he was always “tinkering,” from rebuilding an old Mercedes engine to installing an ersatz sprinkler system to repairing electrical appliances. A fan of classical films, he enjoyed the fellowship of the homegrown Ferris Movie Cub for over 20 years.
Lee is survived by his sister Pat Dizenzo, doting daughter, Meredith; loyal son, Warren; and loving wife of 50 years, Diane. And the music goes on always and in all ways.
he became a Naval Lieutenant right after college, flying over 210 missions there and working in the branch of U.S. Naval Intelligence. He was awarded both the Bronze and Silver Stars and the Vietnamese Commendation of Service for his bravery and service. After marrying Maria, and after many years of travel
then Southern California, where he lived in Malibu for many years and then retired to the Channel Islands. Pat was always extraordinarily proud of his achievements, always the consummate salesman. He was a tremendous, loyal friend, was a bongo-player extraordinaire, had a silly, often wicked,
background information, review the Fact Sheet. For further questions, please contact D7.System. Planning@dot.ca.gov
California Highway Patrol (CHP) enforcement update
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) Malibu Task Force reported on its activities July 1-7. The Malibu Task Force had three members working a total of nine shifts, and issued a total of 94 citations, of which 79 were for speeding, three were for distracted driving, three were for other moving violations, two were for seatbelt violations, and seven were for mechanical violations. Six verbal warnings were also issued.
In response to increasingly unsafe conditions on PCH, the City Council declared a local emergency.
The council approved a longterm contract with the CHP to assist the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) with traffic enforcement patrols on PCH in Malibu starting in January. It is the first time since the city’s founding in 1991 that Malibu has had regular CHP patrols. The CHP patrols and the intensified traffic enforcement by LASD have already gotten noticeable results, with fewer collisions, injuries and deaths on PCH in Malibu. This highly visible enforcement sends a strong signal that speeding and reckless driving will not be tolerated in Malibu. For more information about the city’s efforts to address PCH safety, visit the webpage.
Coastal Commission hearing on Lechuza
Beach Public Access Improvements
Project set for Aug. 9
The California Coastal Commission (CCC) will hold a public hearing on the Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority (MRCA) application for a coastal development permit for the Lechuza Beach Public Access Improvements Project on Friday, August 9, at 9 a.m. at King Gillette Ranch. The Malibu Planning Commission held a public hearing on April 1 on the MRCA’s application for the project. However, the adopted resolution denied the requested conditional use permit for an onsite wastewater treatment system and ADA-compliant restroom, and added conditions to provide public access to the beach in the event of a fire. The Planning Commission’s decision was appealed to the California Coastal Commission by the MRCA. The hearing agenda and staff report are available on the CCC website at coastal.ca.gov/ meetings/agenda/#/2024/8.
Save the date for the city’s Safety and Preparedness Fair on Sept. 15
Save the date for the city’s annual Safety and Preparedness Fair on Sunday, Sept. 15, at City Hall. The free event will offer a broad assortment of public safety and disaster preparedness information and resources on subjects including traffic safety, bicycle safety, animal safety, and disaster preparedness. The event will include Touch-aTruck with vehicles from the Los Angeles County Fire and Sheriff’s departments, SoCal Edison, Waste Management, and
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TUE aug 6
SENIOR EXCURSION AT THE VENTURA COUNTY FAIR
Spend the day at the Ventura County Fair on Tuesday, Aug.
6, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The fair offers music, shopping, art exhibits, livestock, carnival games, food and so much more!
Join your Malibu Senior Center friends to explore the fair and all the amazing exhibits it has to offer. Contact (310) 456-2489, ext. 357. Cost is $35 per person, pre-registration is required.
mon aug 12
BALLROOM DANCING WORKSHOP
Learn the fundamentals of swing, ballroom, and salsa on Monday, Aug. 12, from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. at the Michael Landon Community Center. During these workshops, easy-to-learn dance techniques will be taught, including lead, follow, rhythm, and timing. Instructed by MC Callaghan. For ages 18 and above. Cost is $25. To register, visit MalibuCity.org/ Register.
wed aug 14
LEGACY PARK NATURE WALK AND STORYTIME
Spend the morning in nature with your little one. Participants will begin at the Malibu Library and enjoy a walk around Legacy
Park with park educators on Wednesday, Aug. 14, from 10 to 11 a.m. Participants will take their time exploring bird, bugs, and flowers of the season. The walk will culminate with Storytime at the amphitheater. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Meet at the Malibu Library. Cost is free. To register, visit parksrecreation. ci.malibu.ca.us/CourseActivities. aspx?id=18.
thu aug 15
MALIBU FILM SOCIETY FILM SCREENINGS
The Malibu Film Society and the City of Malibu will be bringing three special events to Malibu this summer, with 50 free seats reserved for local residents. All three events will be held in the Malibu Civic Theater at City Hall, located at 23825 Stuart Ranch Road. Showtimes will be 7:30 p.m. each night, with doors opening at 7 p.m. for the free pre-show reception, including wine, snacks, and soft drinks for all guests. The next film screening is on Thursday, Aug. 15, for the film “Buster Keaton — America’s Avant-Garde Auteur.” One of the greatest comic actors of all time, Buster Keaton influenced Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, W.C. Fields, Abbott and Costello, Sid Caesar, Lucille Ball, Jerry Lewis, and Bill Murray. His influence as a director has been just as profound, an unconventional and surreal style that’s since shown up in films by Orson Welles, Billy Wilder, Roman Polanski, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, and more. Hollywood historian, producer, and screenwriter David Weddle (“Battlestar Galactica,” “For All Mankind”) will join us for an evening of film clips and conversation about why Keaton remains such a powerful, indelible
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presence. Weddle will also stay with us after the show to answer questions.
fri
aug 16
CHARMLEE WILDERNESS
PARK SUNSET HIKE
Discover Charmlee Wilderness
Park after hours in the beautiful light of the setting sun on Friday, Aug. 15, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Experience one of Malibu’s best hiking venues and learn all about the natural surroundings. Participants should feel comfortable walking on uneven terrain for 90 minutes. Hiking boots or sturdy closed-toe shoes are recommended. Bring water and dress in layers.
HHW/E-WASTE COLLECTION
Properly dispose of certain types of household hazardous waste (HHW) and electronic waste at Malibu City Hall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All containers must be clearly labeled to identify the contents. Maximum amount of paint/motor oil accepted is 15 gallons or 125 pounds per trip. Participants are strongly encouraged to remain in their vehicles.
Accepted materials list:
Paint (water-based only)
Used motor oil
• Anti-freeze
• Automotive and household
batteries
Compact fluorescent bulbs (unbroken)
• Electronics
The city schedules its events on the third Saturday in February, April, June, August, and October. Rain cancels event.
Visit www.888CleanLA.com for information about the County’s HHW events.
The City of Malibu’s CineMalibu™ series has presented free outdoor movie screenings for the community since 2005. No RSVPs or seat reservations are needed; seating is available on a first-come, firstserved basis. Free admission; bring blankets and chairs. Attendees may bring in outside food. No alcohol is allowed at Malibu Bluffs Park. The next film sceening will show the 1990 film “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” Event begins at 6 p.m. Movie begins at sunset.
thu aug 22
‘SIP & SHOP’ AND MEET THE MAKERS AT THIRD SPACE
Community members can come to Third Space Malibu from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22, to enjoy complimentary champagne and shop for local, handmade, and sustainable products while getting to know local creatives and the story behind their brands.
sun aug 25
JEWELRY-MAKING EXPERIENCE AT THIRD SPACE
MALIBU
The community is invited to join Third Space Malibu’s Kidd’s Jewelry Heist “Jewelry-Making Experience” on Sunday, Aug. 25, from 12 to 5 p.m. Those who attend can create their own necklaces, bracelets, keychains, and earrings during an hour-long session with the help of a mentor. Participants can take home two unique pieces of jewelry each.
wed aug 28
CALTRANS IN-PERSON
MEETING
All community members are invited to attend workshops to learn about and give input to Caltrans’ PCH Master Plan Feasibility Study in person at Malibu City Hall, Council Chambers, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Malibu City Hall. This meeting will not be broadcast or live streamed. The study aims to identify safety and multimodal travel improvements for all users of PCH in Malibu, including options for pedestrians and bicyclists, as well as enhancing transit opportunities on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Malibu. For further questions, please contact D7.System. Planning@dot.ca.gov.
ONGOING
FARMERS MARKET
The Malibu Farmers Market returns to the Library Plaza on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., located at 23555 Civic Center Way, adjacent to the library. For updates, follow up on instagram@ malibufarmersmarket.
WEEDING EVENT AT POINT DUME
Join fellow preservationists the second Wednesday of the month from 9 a.m. to noon at the Point Dume Preserve at Birdview and Cliffside Drive to keep the headlands poison-free. Please bring gardening gloves and be prepared to do some hand weeding with some of your wonderful neighbors. Parking is available at Westward Beach.
MEET THE MAKERS: SIP & SHOP AT THIRD SPACE
Shop our local, handmade, and sustainable products while getting to know our local creatives and the story behind their brands at
Third Space every third Sunday of the month. The next one is on Thursday, Aug. 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. in partnership with Malibu Village Books.
TRANCAS SUMMER NIGHTS
Trancas Summer Night Concerts have returned for the summer every Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. until Aug. 30.
KNITTING
Join the City of Malibu’s Community Service Department and Sheila Rosenthal for a knitting workshop that takes place on Mondays and Fridays at 9:00 a.m. This program is a welcoming gathering space for fiber artists that fosters community through open stitch. Make a scarf, hat, blanket, or homemade gift. No experience necessary. Please bring size 8 needles and one skein of yarn. This is an ongoing, drop-in program. Instructed by Sheila Rosenthal.
RELAXING THROUGH COLORING
The art of coloring activates different areas of the brain, using logic, forming colors, and creativity. Join this free, unstructured program. Instructed by Judy Merrick. Complimentary program. Visit malibucity.org for dates and times.
STRETCH AND STRENGTH
Participants will focus on increasing flexibility, balance, circulation, and muscle tone while learning to relax through breathing techniques. Bring yoga blocks and a mat. Instructed by Marsha Cooper. $5 per class. Visit malibucity.org for dates and times.
BUSINESS
Malibu is a little town with a heart
Malibu
By BARBARA BURKE Special to The Malibu Times
It was torrentially pouring rain as it had been for many days when Malibu firefighters responded to a desperate call in January 2023. A very injured horse named Jane was in life-threatening peril in West Malibu.
“She was stuck within the panels of the stables,” her owner Denise DeGarmo tearfully recalled. “She was losing blood at a disastrous rate when they found her!” Jane had slipped and fallen in the mud, severely injuring herself. She panicked and became seriously entangled in her stable’s panels, exacerbating her injuries.
Jane was alone and at risk of soon dying from her profuse bleeding. Someone finally came upon her and desperately called for help.
When they arrived, the firefighters did not have a harness or sling to transport Jane to the engine and evacuate her safely to a veterinary surgeon.
Equine veterinarian Dr. Katie Nenneker came to the rescue.
“Jane’s life-threatening scenario is an example of how our team came together in a coordinated effort with the local fire department to save an animal in dire need,” Nenneker said. “At Nenn Equine, we embody the mantra of ‘pride, passion and professionalism,’ and all of those qualities were on display as we came to help Jane that night — we were able to provide her with a calming sedative so that everyone could work safely around her to remove the panels that were severely traumatizing her leg. We stabilized her wounds and readied her for transport to the equine hospital.”
Then, lacking a proper harness or sling, firefighters had to quickly improvise.
“We lifted her with a tractor and slid hay bales under her, first brought her to sit sideways and then, we carefully brought Jane to her feet,” explained Jeff Harms, a Los Angeles County Fire Department battalion chief.
Then, it took several men to carefully carry her to the firetruck.
“The firemen are locals,” said Sherman Baylin, Malibu’s perennial go-to source for locals when their animals are in dire straits. “They truly care about our large animals and they saved Jane that day!”
Nenneker described Jane’s arduous course of treatment.
“Dr. Kent Sullivan of West Coast Equine Hospital performed multiple surgical procedures on Jane’s limb and he was very integral to her healing process,” Nenneker said. “The healing process was an incredible story involving a field rescue, multiple doctors, long hospital stays, and many rehabilitation treatments, culminating in a happy ending for Jane when she was able to leave the hospital and be reunited with her partner, Gidget.”
Transforming a tragedy into solutions
Jane had a very close call and evacuating her was tricky and challenging, the responding firemen recounted as they gathered, with a now-healed Jane, a stunningly gorgeous thoroughbred, a relieved and very determined DeGarmo, two Malibu City Councilmembers and two representatives from Supervisor Lindsey Horvath’s office.
They all assembled near the horse stables at Brian Boudreau’s Malibu Valley Stables on the afternoon of July 25.
The occasion — DeGarmo’s presentation of a large animal sling to the Los Angeles County Fire Department overseeing animal rescues in and near Malibu. The sling will be housed at the Point Dume fire station.
You see, after Jane got surgery and started her lengthy rehabilitation, DeGarmo
did not just think, “Boy, did I and Jane get lucky! I’m so glad the firefighters found a workaround since they didn’t have a large animal sling!”
No! You see, DeGarmo’s one of those old time Malibu locals — the kind that get determined and don’t take no for an answer. The kind that will dedicate time and effort to find a “yes” answer. The kind that built Malibu.
Resolved that no other horse or other large animal injured and in need of transport in or near Malibu would face first responders without a proper harness, DeGarmo, in coordination with the Malibu Foundation for which she works, began seeking grants to help fund the purchase of a large animal harness.
The Malibu Foundation applied for — and received — a grant from the City of Malibu. The sling will be used for large
animal emergencies of all types and can even be used in airlift rescues.
“Having this sling provides us with having every option on the table when we face an emergency and have to extract a large animal,” Assistant Chief Drew Smith of the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
“This is what Malibu is all about! We have horses who are also residents of Malibu,” said Malibu City Councilmember Steve Uhring, a member of the city’s Administrative Finance Committee that reviewed the grant application.
“Malibu has a $200,000 pool of money set aside for various causes,” Councilmember Bruce Silverstein explained. “We want to give grants that benefit the residents — this was a very easy decision for the council which easily approved the grant request.”
Horvath’s representative, Sophia Sudani, noted, “We have to be responsive to all of our constituents and be aware that areas near Malibu are horse country and we need to have all the tools available in animal rescue operations.”
The takeaway
This is not just a story about a horse that got really lucky, her loyal owner, some quick-thinking firefighters who saved her, and some very talented large animal doctors who operated on her and shepherded her through a long recovery.
No! Rather, this story also evinces that DeGarmo’s tireless efforts through the Malibu Foundation seeking a grant to purchase the large animal sling makes for a different and equally great story — a story about how grants available in the nonprofit sector can help supplement publicly funded organizations to ensure that residents — and their animals — can receive emergency services or can fill any of a myriad of needs that are not completely publicly funded.
Beautifully, it is a story of how a gorgeous horse named Jane and her indefatigable owner demonstrated that it’s really worth it to assiduously apply for grants — again and again — until funding is acquired.
“It’s great to tell a story that we’re a little town that can come together for this horse and our fire department,” DeGarmo said. “It just proves that Malibu is a city with a heart!”
City to repair Westward Beach Road Embankment
Zuma Beach
Underpass was also a concern at the meeting, but was unrelated to the project
By SAMANTHA BRAVO
The Public Works Commission addressed one item during the commission meeting on July 24, the Westward Beach Road Embankment Repairs Project.
In 2019, and following the Wolsey Fire in 2018, Zuma Canyon Creek experienced an excessive stormwater runoff that damaged the existing road embankment of Westward Beach Road.
The project includes the instal-
lation of rock riprap protection of the embankment, a 24-inch stormwater pipeline to collect stormwater from the roadway, and shoulder/curb repairs to the roadway.
Associate Engineer Julia Santia presented the project and said before they begin, they have to have a biologist inspect the area and conduct a bird survey.
While the Zuma Canyon Creek was the only item on the agenda, a few commissioners and speakers asked about the Zuma Beach Underpass. While the project is near the underpass, the project was not in relation to the Westward Beach Road Embankment. The Zuma Beach underpass on Busch Drive has been closed since March 2023 due to flooding. The underpass has hindered city officials and left organizers for the annual
Malibu Triathlon concerned with hosting the event. The traditional racecourse, which takes place on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, utilizes the Zuma Beach underpass. In May of this year, the Zuma Foundation canceled the triathlon slated for September and postponed it until fall of 2025.
Since it’s LA County Beaches and Harbors property, the city is unable to figure out a solution.
Public Works Director Rob DuBoux said they also need to consider the weather to make sure everything is approved in time for construction.
“We’re just going to get everything ready and time it to where we think it’s going to be best with the weather,” DuBoux said.
One speaker asked if the city is also taking a Caltrans feasibility study in consideration before making any final decisions.
DuBoux said the project is on Westward Beach and not on PCH, so the project is farther away from the highway.
The city has received a grant
to complete this work from CalOES/FEMA, and has also obtained regulatory approval from the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the California Department of
Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). This project was presented to the city’s Environmental Review Board on July 17 as part of the Coastal Development Permit (CDP) process.
The CDP is pending the Planning Commission’s approval on Aug. 5.
The project plans, specifications, and estimate (PS&E) are complete.
The next Public Works Commission meeting is scheduled for Aug. 28 at the Malibu City Hall Multipurpose Room.
Foundation’s Denise De Garmo celebrated for caring for her horses
A gathering celebrates Malibu Foundation’s Denise De Garmo, owner of Jane, a horse who almost died, assiduously advocating for grants to get Malibu’s fire departments
a large animal harness to save animals’ lives in emergencies. Contributed Photo
This map shows the location of the Westward Beach Road Embankment Project, south of Pacific Coast Highway. The embankment was damaged by excessive storm runoff in 2019. Contributed Graphic
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Malibou Lake residents participate in the 2025 Flood Management Plan Update
County Public Works provides overview of the plan’s process, which is integral to insurance program
By BARBARA BURKE Special to The Malibu Times
“As the recipient of 59 percent of the watershed’s waters, Malibou Lake is vulnerable to fast water during rainfall/flood conditions,” Shannon Ggem of Malibou Lake Mountain Club explained. “The 2018 Woolsey Fire left bare soil for 68 upstream miles, and the sediment washes down, filling the basin, causing flooding to the historic community’s streets and homes.”
Residents of Malibou Lake gathered on July 18 for a presentation by the Los Angeles County Public Works Department regarding the updating of the county’s Floodplain Management Plan due in 2025, which is integral to the National Flood Insurance Program.
“The National Flood Insurance Program is a federal program and homeowners can get flood insurance if their
coastal wetlands.
The restoration project aims to protect as well as to improve the biological, cultural, and recreational attributes of the lagoon by expanding it from 1 acre to from 7 to 10 acres, reconstruct the PCH bridge to accommodate a wider lagoon that will improve endangered fish passages to the ocean, and enhance coastal habitats and relocate Topanga Beach facilities and the helipad inland to protect them from wave damage. The project will also include placement of native soils in the nearshore to nourish area beaches, will protect two critically endangered fish and their habitats and will improve coastal access and visitor services while providing for more resilient beach areas.
The preferred alternative, which was selected after receiving extensive public, agency, land manager, and residents’ input, calls for restoration of the lagoon as well as restoring up to 15 units of the historic Topanga Ranch Motel.
The project will not impact the quality of surfing Importantly, there will be no change to the surf break or beach berm and restoration evacuation will not occur on the existing beach
community is part of the NFIP — flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages and disaster assistance,” David Pohl, a department civil engineer explained. “A community is required to have a floodplain management plan updated every five years and this meeting is the first step in the process of updating Malibou Lake’s 2025 plan update.”
A community rating system is a voluntary program with the NFIP, he stated.
A floodplain management plan consists of a strategy of programs, projects, and measures aimed at reducing the adverse impact of the flood hazard in a given community, Pohl said, adding that “the FMP mission statement is to protect life, property, the economy and the environment of unincorporated Los Angeles County by identifying and communicating risks and sustainable actions to reduce flood hazards and thereby enhance a community’s resilience.”
The responsibility for flood hazard mitigation lies with many actors — the Public Works Department, local governments, communities and property owners, he noted. The goals of the FMP are
berm that separates the lagoon and the ocean, according to the team that developed the project. Further, according to the team, “There will be no change to the natural breaching pattern, which is driven by storm events and the project is not expected to affect the existing cobble dominated shoreline which is responsible for the surf conditions.”
A morphological modeling study was conducted by Integral Consulting in cooperation with a surfing group to assess the potential of the project to affect the beach morphology and surf conditions. The study is included in the FEIR.
Proposed timeline for the project and approval and payment procedures
After the project’s environmental review phase ends, the design phase will begin and will last approximately two years as officials complete engineering design and complete permit applications. Construction will run from 2027 to 2032. An additional year will be required if sewer extension is selected as the preferred wastewater treatment option.
A technical advisory committee including representatives of all permitting agencies, local wetland restoration experts and landowners and managers is providing direction and setting constraints to ensure that
unification subcommittee member Marianne Riggins claims it was Santa Monica leaders who are responsible for delays and the pause in mediation. Riggins termed the mediation sessions as “unproductive.”
The Malibu City Councilmember said, “In May the parties agreed there would be a completion of the Operation and Joint Powers Agreements and that they would be presented to the communities for comment by the end of July and through August 15. We haven’t been able to complete the Operation and Joint Powers Agreements, so those timelines have not been adhered to.”
Riggins explained that if those timelines weren’t adhered to, then proposed Septem-
to enhance community resilience to the impact of flood hazards while maximizing opportunities for local water sources. Pohl noted that the department informs residents and stakeholders what flood risks they face, based on the best available data and science. The next step in the process is to try to increase the resilience of infrastructure and critical facilities from flood hazards. In developing the plan, the department accounts for flood risk in land use and planning, while also preserving, enhancing, or restoring the natural environment’s floodplain functions without increasing flood hazards
Part of the calculus in defining flood risks includes conducting a repetitive loss area analysis so as to develop the mitigation plan for areas, such as Malibou Lake, with multiple losses from flooding. Repetitive loss areas are determined by using insurance claims, FEMA flood zones hazard areas, flood depth mapping, topographic maps, and other flood maps, Kohl noted.
Malibou Lake is a repetitive loss area and an FMP committee, composed of
the project meets all requirements.
Moffatt & Nichol Engineering, Chris Nelson and Associates, and Environmental Services Associates have provided design, engineering, and modeling support. The National Park Service, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area provided technical support regarding special-status species issues. Other expert consultants were engaged to provide technical expertise and onsite biological and cultural resources and geological characteristics.
The project will be reviewed as mandated by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a process that will include the lead agencies, California State Parks and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, completing the required environmental documents that analyze the project’s potential and its various alternatives to affect the human and natural environment. The public and regulatory agencies have an opportunity to comment on the project during several parts of the process, including during the 60day public comment period. The lead agencies will consider public and agency comments and will consult with the landowners involved, Caltrans and Los Angeles Department of Beaches and Harbors to finalize the document and approve a pre-
ber meetings for the district and public meetings to adopt the approval of the three agreements — the Revenue Sharing Agreement, Operation Agreement, and Joint Powers Agreement —could not be finalized for adoption in October.
“We haven’t been able to come to a final agreement on the Operation Agreement or the Joint Powers Agreement and the mediation sessions have been unproductive in getting those finalizations,” Riggins said, adding that the public was to be able to review them prior to a school board meeting and provide comments. “There just isn’t time in the calendar in order to have that comment period.”
Riggins’ letter to the editor also claimed that the last few mediation sessions were poorly attended by the SMMUSD team and missing “key members.” She ex -
representatives from local government, nonprofit groups, town councils, members of the board of directors for Malibou Lake Mountain Club, and members of the general public.
Locals attending the informational session noted that the workshop was informative and constituted a good first step in providing residents of Malibou Lake with a voice in the process.
There are several problem areas that are prone to repetitive funding, Pohl noted, referring to a map showing which parts of Malibou Lake and its surroundings are problematic, and stating that, starting in 2022, FEMA employs a risk rating, based on available data, and the rating and factors unique to a parcel determine flood risk rates for a given home or company.
Addressing the insurance issues concerning the FMP further, Patricia Wood, Senior Civil Engineer, noted that FEMA also uses disaster modeling in computing flood insurance.
How the locals view flood mitigation
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ferred alternative.
The project must be approved by the California Coastal Commission, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Regional Water Quality Control Board and Los Angeles County. The City of Malibu also maintains the project must seek and obtain its approval.
The City of Malibu’s comment letter
The city issued a comment letter concerning the project in April, noting that the project is required to comply with the City of Malibu’s laws as a portion of the project is within the city. Further, the letter noted the project must comply with Municipal Code Chapter 14.04 (Stormwater Management and Discharge Control) and Chapter 15.20(m) (Floodplain Management) because it is within a FEMA mapped Flood Zone that is administered by the City of Malibu.
One of the city’s recommendations was that the applicant should verify the local MS4 permit requirements as stated in the Watershed Management Plans. The comment noted that the project may need to meet the water quality discharge requirements set forth in the North Santa Monica Bay Watershed Management Plan, which covers the City of Malibu and Los Angeles County
plained, “When you’re negotiating you need to have the decision-makers available and if they’re not all able to attend the meetings as scheduled it makes it difficult to come to a conclusion and an agreement of what you’re mediating.
“I believe the city remains committed to mediation and we are happy to mediate, but the district has made it a stipulation that if we are moving forward with our petition at the county committee that they’re not willing to continue mediation. The petition was on pause while the parties worked together.
“I think that we’ve done a tremendous amount of work. The Revenue Sharing Agreement shows that there is a financially viable way for the districts to be separated and that the financial best interest of all students is maintained.”
have experienced flooding and sometimes, the rain is so intense that the fire department has to close access to the gate on Mulholland,” Malibu Lake resident Mike Kerze said. “One used to be able to fish for trout and catfish, but not now. At one point, the rain was so high that the fence between Malibou Lake and Paramount Ranch was damaged because there was eight to nine feet of mud there.”
Kerze noted that areas in the community near the lake are currently being dredged and the department is conducting sewer work near the Medea Bridge. “The bottom of the dam area holds between 20 to 30 feet of sediment,” he said. “My dream is that they dredge the lake to a sufficient degree that we can reintroduce trout and blue gills.”
The meeting was the first step in the process of composing the 2025 plan, Kohl explained, noting that there will be future opportunities for the community to review the FMP once a draft plan is completed.
For more information, readers can go to pw.lacounty.gov/wmd/nfip.
Malibu residents’ concerns
At its April City Council meeting, the council considered a letter from Lawrence S. Wiener, an attorney with RWG Law, sent on behalf of residents located adjacent to the western boundaries of the project site who feel they may experience negative impacts due to the lagoon restoration project.
The letter set forth various concerns, including that the project report must adequately analyze transportation and emergency access and evacuation impacts should Topanga Boulevard be closed due to mudslides. Further, the residents maintained that the report does not adequately analyze impacts to the adopted Evacuation Plan for the City of Malibu, which identifies Topanga State Beach Parking as a “Safe Refuge Area.” Temporary closure of the parking area for five years conflicts with the adopted evacuation plan, the residents asserted. The letter also maintains that the report needs to adequately address traffic concerns caused by the project that would impact residents and businesses during construction, which will last for a minimum of five years but might be quite a bit longer.
Finally, the residents’ letter expressed concerns that moving the
Earlier this year a major milestone was announced with a Revenue Sharing Agreement (RSA), but not ratified. The RSA would have Santa Monica receiving payments from Malibu to make up for a loss in the district’s funding. Under some scenarios, the transfer of Malibu property tax revenue would end by the 2041/2042 school year or in roughly 18 years. The RSA would still ensure sufficient funding for a Malibu Unified School District.
With mediation on pause, LACOE is expected to schedule a hearing to determine the next steps. Riggins said, “The city is ready, able, and available to schedule mediation sessions” if SMMUSD wants.
“We are here. We feel it’s been incredibly productive and we’re very happy with the results so far and we would love to iron out these final items,” she said. “We
existing helipad, which is located west of the lagoon on the Malibu side of the existing bridge, to the east of the lagoon places the helipad on the other side of the extended bridge from Malibu. The draft final environmental impact report, the letter asserted, should discuss impacts of the helipad relocation on Malibu-based first responders who would need to cross the bridge to access the helipad in situations where the bridge could potentially be obstructed due to an earthquake, fire, flood or landslide.
Public meeting scheduled Residents are invited to learn more about — and provide input on — the Proposed Final Environmental Impact Report for the lagoon restoration project. To learn more about the project and to receive updates, visit topanga lagoon restoration.org.
A virtual community meeting will be held on Aug. 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. To participate in the meeting, go to TopangaLagoonRestoration.org. One can also dial-in by phone by calling (888) 788-0099, using webinar ID (849) 0708-2769. The meeting will be available on YouTube afterward. If residents have queries, they can email topangalagoonrestoration@gmail.com.
feel there’s a way to conclude this but we also felt that since the mediations weren’t productive, it was time for us to continue to move forward with the county committee process. I appreciate all the hard work by all the parties.”
Asked for comment on Riggins’ recent letter, SMMUSD School Board Vice President and unification sub-committee member Jon Kean replied by email: “SMMUSD remains committed to a fair and equitable unification and is continuing its work to achieve that outcome even in light of the recent actions of the City of Malibu. A mutually agreed upon timeline that could lead to a negotiated unification agreement with public votes in three months remains on the table if the city decides to honor its prior commitment.”
which this summer included over 20 teams from 15 LA County beaches, the previous four Julys. The last time Zuma Beach won the event was in 2002.
“It’s been over two decades in the making,” Rond said. “It was a long time coming. The kids left nothing in the water. They really gave it everything they had.”
The Taplin begins with a soft sand sprint, where each of the six runners hand off a baton. The last runner tags the first paddler, who navigates a paddleboard through the surf around three buoys and back in through the waves, handing the board to the next paddler. The relay is complete when each of the six swimmers has raced through the waves and around the buoys, running back up the beach to tag their team member.
Rond said winning the competition was a major focus of the “A Team” junior lifeguards, ages 14 to 17, during the four-week junior lifeguard program at Zuma Beach, which began on June 17.
“We mentioned it every day,” he said. “Some days were more training-oriented days where we would swim them hard or paddle. Other days were just fun days like jumping off the Baywatch boat. It’s a balance of fun, training, and learning how to be a lifeguard.”
The lifeguard program at Zuma includes around 130 youths, ages 9 to 17, from Malibu and surrounding areas.
The junior lifeguards learned ocean swimming and rescue techniques, CPR, surfing, and general fitness conditioning. The 75 youths that were trained by Bonann and Rond also learned about overcoming failure.
The two senior lifeguards had multiple
athletes and lifeguards talk to the group about how to deal with adversity.
“Failure is okay if you used it [for] motivation,” Rond noted.
Lippman, a 16-year-old Malibu High student and junior lifeguard of eight years, said he and his friends talked about the Taplin daily.
“We said we were going to win it this year,” Lippman, also a water polo player, said. “We had like the Dream Team, so we knew we were going to win it. We were really confident throughout the whole time.”
Rond, also the swim team and water polo
coach at Thousand Oaks High School, and Bonann selected the Zuma “A Team” out of the lifeguard trainees they guided this summer. They knew they had a potential Taplinwinning group when they beat a team from Will Rogers State Beach in a competition before the Taplin in Playa Del Rey.
The Zuma “A Team” included runners Shafer Staab, Lukas Trujillo, Grayson Polatin, Caleb Lenway, Aspen Abernathy, and Tashen Way. The bunch’s paddlers were Nikau Webb, Bodie Addison, Rem Runyan, Nikolai Rainin, Kenyon Jones, and Marcelo Heinrich. The swimmers included Christian
Rond described the group as “tremendous athletes.”
“The kids really bought into the excitement and importance of the race,” he said. “We really instilled in them pride for their beach, pride in training, and pride in giving it your best shot. The kids really wanted to get it done.”
Another Zuma relay group, composed of all girls, made up the beach’s “B Team,” which finished ninth in the race. Rond said
an all-girls squad had never participated in the co-ed competition previously.
“They were really proud to be trailblazers,” he said. “An all-girls team finishing in the top half was pretty spectacular.”
There was also the “C Team,” a group of 12- to 13-year-olds, who won the Taplin in their category.
The all-girls group included runners Dilly Byford, Aria Magleby, Freyja Jacosben, Panarea Livesey, Bridgett Shanahan, and Joey Vasquez. The paddlers were Uma Frizen, Camille Gavin, Waylon Russel, Tuesday Gagha, Sofia Myers, and Harlow Muchmore. The swimmers were Billy McGinley, Ceylon Zappa, Abi Kearns, Christine Chung, Emerson Brady, and Reegan Terentieff.
The “C Team” included runners Scarlett Dunn, Violette Keenan, Gemma Spraggins, Makenzie Cox, Fernanda Smith, and Abbie Ward. Nixon Riddick, London Runyan, Nico Paquette, Gibby Staab, Eli Van der Ryn, and Kieren Taylor were the paddlers. The swimmers were Zac Moore, Conrad Fox, Anthony Burch, Phoebe Heckler, Roman Fox, and Matt Williams.
Rond noted how happy Zuma’s senior lifeguards are about a group of junior lifeguards claiming the Taplin championship. There is also excitement about possibility of another victory next summer.
“We feel like our future is really bright,” Rond said.
Lippman enjoyed gaining the lifeguarding victory with his friends.
“I really love all my friends,” he said. “You never stop trying, no matter how tired you get. In a race, no matter how tired I get I know there is a going to be an end to the race, so I’ll have rest time then. I go 110 percent. I keep going until I pass out or I can’t and the race finishes.”
sympathetic city leaders last week to brainstorm solutions and they have presented two options to the district for approval.
On July 22, two options were delivered to SMMUSD officials for consideration as a solution to getting Malibu kids across town to Webster Elementary and Malibu Middle and Malibu High School. The first option is to hire a bus company that already has an existing contract with the district for bus service in Santa Monica. District officials had earlier claimed there was a deficit of drivers and that many of the nine contracted
bus companies they use are often unreliable, taking bigger jobs at the last minute, leaving SMMUSD students stranded and often without notice.
But the parent group says at least one contracted company says it does have a surplus of certified drivers. That bus company has also submitted an offer for full service solely for Malibu routes.
The second option has two other bus companies that also have present contracts with SMMUSD submitting new bids for the district to consider. As of July 26, the district had only responded that they had received the proposed options from the Malibu group, but had not yet responded with a definitive answer. A source did confirm that SMMUSD officials are contacting the transportation companies, reviewing bids, and assessing what
Tip-Top Tow. The bicycle safety nonprofit Safe Moves will host a Bicycle, Scooter, and Pedestrian Rodeo to teach pedestrian and bicycle safety.
There will be a rock-climbing wall, as well as an earthquake simulator that recreates a realistic and educational experience of a major earthquake inside a house. The fair is a great opportunity for kids and adults to learn about emergency preparedness, and meet our local public safety and law enforcement professionals in person. Learn about emergency and wildfire preparedness products and services from the
may be possible. That process could take a few more days.
The group of concerned parents, which includes MHS/MMS PTSA President Kevin Keegan and AMPS (Advocates for Malibu Public Schools) President Wade Major, said they are optimistic that a solution will be made available in time for the first day of school scheduled Aug. 22.
In an email, Keegan wrote: “The bottom line is, we believe SMMUSD is accountable and responsible for providing the general education bus service to Malibu families and students who are enrolled in Malibu public schools, especially those students with a track record of using this bus service and families who were told the bus service will be provided.
“SMMUSD has the budget to provide general education bus ser-
many participating vendors, and enjoy lunch and dessert for purchase from the In-N-Out and Tikiz Shaved Ice food trucks. For more details, visit the website at malibucity.org/safetyfair.
Topanga Lagoon Restoration Project public meeting set for Aug. 5
Members of the public can review the proposed Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Topanga Lagoon Restoration Project from July 15 through Aug. 13. The proposed FEIR identifies the range of closely related alternatives considered for the project, as well as the preferred alternative.
The preferred alternative, which was selected after receipt of extensive public, agency, and land manager feedback, calls for the
vice in 2024-25. The existing budget underscores SMMUSD’s responsibility to ensure the service is operational by the start of the school year.
“What Malibu parent leaders who stepped up to help solve this problem have proven is simply that options, alternative short-term solutions exist. The primary challenge SMMUSD has shared, which is essentially that recent bus driver recruitment efforts have failed, does not abdicate the responsibility to provide the service.
“Transferring the burden of this responsibility to parents on one of the most dangerous primary access roads to schools in California [PCH] struck us in Malibu as unacceptable.
“This is not about national trends or other inconveniences. This about potential disruptions to families’ lives. This is about students being
restoration of Topanga Lagoon and up to 15 units of the historic Topanga Ranch Motel. The project will not only protect two critically endangered fish and associated habitats but will improve coastal access and visitor services, while providing for more resilient beach areas.
JOIN THE VIRTUAL MEETING ON AUG. 5, 6 P.M.
Attend the online meeting via Zoom on Monday, Aug. 5, 6 to 8 p.m.
For access and functional needs accommodations, please email TopangaLagoonRestoration@ gmail.com
The meeting will be recorded and available to view afterwards at youtube.com/@rcdsmm
This restoration project seeks to preserve and expand the unique biological, cultural and recreation-
unfairly removed from the system. This is about parents being burdened with unnecessary stress. And this is about many teachers being uncertain of what their classroom rosters will be.
“SMMUSD’s announced potential cancellation of general education bus service is not solely about administrative challenges. The heart of the matter is the potential negative impact on students, parents, teachers, and families.
“Dozens of enrolled students and their parents are anxiously awaiting the announcement of a resolution. That is why we (Malibu parent leaders) are working hard to find creative solutions and, at the moment, we are encouraged that SMMUSD responded timely and earnestly this week.”
The Malibu Times will continue to report updates.
al resources of Topanga Lagoon. The lagoon is a natural filtration system and stormwater buffer, and hosts rare and endangered species. The project also aims to create an integrated program for coastal access, emergency response and interpretation, and proactively address the effects of sea level rise.
To learn more about the project and for updates on how you can participate, please visit topangalagoonrestoration.org
2024 November Election nomination period runs through Aug. 9
The nomination period for candidates running for Malibu City Council in the Nov. 5 General Municipal Election opened on Monday, July 15, and ends Aug. 9 (unless one or more incumbents do not file, in which case the nomination period will be extended to Wednesday, Aug. 14).
Three City Council seats are up for election, each for a fouryear term. Nomination packets may be picked up in person from the City Clerk’s Office at Malibu City Hall (23825 Stuart Ranch Road) throughout the nomination period during the City Clerk’s office hours, which are posted . To schedule an appointment to pull nomination paperwork to begin the nomination process, email City Clerk Kelsey Pettijohn at KPettijohn@MalibuCity.org or call (310) 456-2489, ext. 228. Both forms are available on the Elections webpage along with other information on dates, voter registration,
Christian Couch a junior lifeguard carries the flag for the Zuma Beach team in the Taplin Relay Championship on July 12. Photo by Steven Lippman
REAL ESTATE
Tom Petty’s iconic Malibu estate hits the market
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer made Malibu his personal
By JUDY ABEL
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Tom Petty’s enchanting Malibu estate is now available for sale. This iconic property, once the home of the legendary musician, offers a unique blend of luxury, charm, and history. Spanning 8,744 square feet on a sprawling 2.6-acre lot, the estate boasts flat grassy lawns, numerous fountains, ponds with waterfalls, and stunning jasmine-covered archways. Bougainvillea trellises and tropical flowers add to the magic, all set against breathtaking ocean views.
Petty’s Malibu home is an idyllic sanctuary that is now looking for its next chapter. The rock icon, known for hits like “Free Fallin’” and “American Girl,” wrote and recorded much of his celebrated music in this very residence, now being offered for sale at $19 million.
The late rock icon’s wife, Dana Petty, said their home was “Tommy’s haven … The sprawling land provided him solace from the prying eyes of fame, allowing him to immerse himself in nature’s embrace without inhibition.”
The Pettys purchased the property in 1998 and transformed it into a lush, tropical retreat with complete privacy. Ideal for entertaining, the home features a large flat lawn, fruit orchard, guest house, recording studio, two outdoor dining areas, a sport and pickleball court, separate staff quarters, a pool, and spa. At 8,744 square feet, “the house is spread out because it’s all one story,” says Pamela Van Ierland of Coldwell Banker Malibu, a 25-year family friend who holds the listing.
the house.”
ponds, waterfalls, and babbling brooks, adding a magical touch to this paradise. On one side of the house is a long bougainvillea and vine-draped arbor. “It’s so cool,” Van Ierland describes. “It runs almost the whole length of the home. When you open a door to the outside, you don’t see another house. There are wall fountains with beautiful Mediterranean mosaic tiles. A lot of the doors that open to the outside have a fountain, so when you open the French doors, you hear the water cascading from a fountain.”
The expansive lawn on the property was the site of Tom and Dana’s wedding ceremony. “It was a beautiful event,” Van Ierland recalls. Rock and roll icon Little Richard officiated, adding to the property’s storied history. “It was their slice of heaven. That’s why they got married at the house,” Van Ierland says.
Tom Petty’s Malibu retreat, with its rich history and serene ambiance, resonates with his legacy. For the next fortunate owner, this home promises not just a place to live but a piece of rock and roll history and a sanctuary of their own. Dana adds, “It is time for another family to inscribe their own legacy upon Malibu and our home’s sacred grounds.
“He had a large separate recording studio and a music room in the house,” shares Van Ierland. “Pretty much everything he wrote, unless he was on tour, was in that house the last 20 years, in the music room where he kept his piano.”
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biomimicry.
The home’s amenities are impressive, including five bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, separate staff quarters, and an entire house generator to ensure continuous power during outages. All rooms are wired for sound. “There was al -
ways music playing,” Van Ierland said.
The primary bedroom suite, which Petty personalized during the remodel, includes a stunning vintage marble fireplace, an office, gym, two bathrooms (one with another fireplace), a large walk-in closet, and a private walled courtyard. “It’s a retreat,” Van Ierland notes. “That suite was a refuge in
Petty’s imprint on the home is evident throughout. He designed the fireplace in the great room, the skylights, and the couple added dark mahogany floors.
“Pretty much everything in the house, Dana and Tom did,” says Van Ierland of the design. “He chose everything. He was very hands-on.” That includes the
separate guest quarters that Petty converted into a recording studio complete with rehearsal rooms and living area. Dana adds it was “where his creative spirit thrived within the walls of his cherished studio.”
The grounds of the property are lush and bountiful, creating a secluded feel. Spanning 2.6 flat acres, the property includes
“For ecosystems to be healthy, animal integration is so important because they eat not just the brush and weeds, but also our native plants, which is very important; otherwise, they become fuel,” Gibbs explained. “Instead of the brush becoming fuel, the plants are eaten and then they are cycling nutrients and we move the succession along.”
Gibbs described the ecological effect of those processes: “Those natives become stronger after they’ve been eaten — instead of burning slowly through oxidation in a fire, they are being cycled through the gut of the goats.” The concept, she stated, is known as “fire or fungi” in the parlance of ecosystem restoration principles. “Everything has to be recycled, either by fire burning slowly because the plant is oxidizing or a flame comes through or by brush going down on
the ground and becoming fungi whereby all the microbes are broken down in a digester such as the goats,” Gibbs said. “Thus, with the goats being here, biomimicry is happening today.”
According to goatfarmers.com, using brush goats for clearing plants to avoid fire
is both cost effective — those who own the goats save on food — and very effective for fire avoidance. Moreover, goats can restore pastures that have been taken over by invasive plants and their manure is great fertilizer as well. Goats are smarter than sheep, the website
states, and “they have more relational interaction with humans than sheep — one research study found that goats can be compared with dogs in their relatability to people.”
On July 25, it was time to bid the goats adieu and the neighborhood gathered to say goodbye and to share some food and fun. Little ones and adults alike happily interacted with the goats, petting them and enjoying watching them eat and all their bleating. And, of course, they had to have a goat parade, a tradition that has rapidly become a fan favorite in the neighborhood.
“It’s my first time to come to this event and I loved it!” Ally Burke exclaimed. “It’s so much fun — I was expecting goats to run down the street and ... that’s pretty much what I got, so I’m happy!”
Aynsley Silliman, who is visiting Burke from out of state, chimed in, saying, “It’s great for the goats to go up on the hillsides and clear all the brush. They’re so cute!”
Resident Dermot Stoker joined in, adding, “This is a fantastic event that we have every
“Whoever becomes the steward of this hallowed space must possess not just an affinity but a deep reverence for its history and soulful essence. It beckons for someone who can honor its past while nurturing its future with boundless love — for this house deserves nothing less than absolute devotion. Goodbye, Malibu — I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the treasured memories.”
27403 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90265 Contact Van Ierland with Coldwell Banker Malibu at (310) 487-8799 or (310) 4576550 for more information.
year and it’s wonderful to have 200-plus goats come to help with home hardening so we can have a fire safe neighborhood. Our board, led by Tim Bigelow and the rest of the HOA crew, does a great job organizing all the details for us regarding having the goats and we’re really lucky to have them.”
Gibbs reflected on the camaraderie in the neighborhood.
“I love Malibu West!” she exclaimed. “This is my third summer here since our house burned down in Pt. Dume and I love the camaraderie — I love that there are no fences and one can knock on a neighbor’s door and I love all the community events.
“When asked [about] the goat tradition every year — it’s terrific — it’s very important to do that to keep brush clear and have less fuel on the hillside.”
After the goats and the people had such fun interactions, everyone went home to their residences in Malibu West and the goats went on their way to the next hillside.
They’re never one to complain about work conditions!
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Malibu home of the late Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Tom Petty has been listed for sale. The
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Malibu Life
Malibu Realtors advocate for safer driving speeds on PCH with slogan
By JUDY ABEL
“We’re all in this together,” commented Susan Cosentino, president of the Malibu Association of Realtors (MAR). Malibu’s largest professional association is the force behind a bumper sticker slogan contest to promote safety on Pacific Coast Highway.
The 1,000-member organization wants to highlight different ways to remind people to slow down on PCH in order to promote safety.
The winning slogan, “Slow Your Pace on PCH,” submitted by Jay Rubenstein, was the winner. While Rubenstein, the manager of the Compass Real Estate Malibu office, says he didn’t originate the phrase, he remembered it from earlier. “I would love to know who did so we can give the proper credit. I just reimagined it, refreshed everybody’s memory.”
The 1977 Pepperdine graduate has been in the Malibu community for the last 40 years, commuting on PCH every day selling and managing real estate. “I’m on the road a lot,” he said.
Concerned about the dangerous highway, Rubenstein reminded that 61 people have died on PCH since 2010 and “not to mention how many others have been injured and families destroyed. We needed to do something.”
Rubenstein expressed optimism, saying, “I’ve seen a lot more police and CHP presence on the highway. I’ve seen more
signs about slowing your speed limit. I’m paying close attention to driving the speed limit and being a lot more careful and I’m hoping that a lot of other people
are doing the same.”
Still another safety problem to be tackled, though, according to Rubenstein, “I think the biggest culprit is people
on their phones texting. I see it all the time. The texting — that to me is really dangerous.”
Susan Manners, executive director of
A decades-ago Malibu murder case haunts local writer Ivor Davis
Davis’ new book recounts true-crime story involving man he once considered a friend
By JUDY ABEL Special to The Malibu Times
Murder is not something you hear about often in Malibu, but it’s the story told by former Malibu resident Ivor Davis in his latest book. Davis, is the well-known author of the definitive book on the Beatles’ riveting journey to fame. In his outstanding “The Beatles and Me on Tour” which has been updated in a 60th anniversary edition, Davis offers an insider’s perspective and captivating untold stories of the Fab Four as a writer offered complete access to the iconic band on their 1964 first tour in America. Davis is also the author of “Manson Exposed: A Reporter’s 50-Year Journey into Madness and Murder” as well as six other books. His latest offering, “The Devil in My Friend: The Inside Story of a Malibu Murder,” is a gripping true crime narrative that shook the Malibu community when the British-born writ
er lived here from 1970 to 1980. Davis and his late wife Sally, credited as co-author, often visited with a celebrity crowd at the Colony where
Davis, a correspondent for the London Daily Express, interviewed and wrote about Hollywood and Malibu. He remembers Jane Fonda, Rod Steiger, and Larry Hagman, who lived in the beach
enclave and threw a yearly July 4 parade.
“It was an interesting period of time at the Colony,” the author recalled. But the Davises were also parents of
the Malibu Association of Realtors said MAR has a “deep care and concern for the community.”
young chil-
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Author Ivor Davis (right) is shown with his late wife Sally (center) and Fred Roehler at Folsom Prison in this undated photo. Roehler, who coached AYSO soccer with Davis, was convicted of the murders of his wife and stepson, which is covered in Davis’ latest book. Photo courtesy of Ivor Davis
and yellow dahlias are shown
Photo by Mary Nicholls.
Jay Rubenstein, the manager of Compass in Malibu, is shown with Malibu Association of Realtors President Susan Cosentino, and holding a bumper sticker reading “Slow Your Pace on PCH.” The slogan was Rubenstein’s winning entry in the Malibu Association of Realtors’ bumper sticker slogan contest for the promotion of safety on Malibu’s Pacific Coast Highway. Contributed Photo
PEOPLE
Foley flies Fredric
MALIBU SEEN
By Benjamin Marcus, Entertainment Editor
Frederic
North Lands
Work on ‘Beverly Hills
Cop: Axel F’
One of many talented habitués français of Zinqué, Frederic North wrote a book about his adventures as a helicopter pilot doing stunts and camera as pilot: helicopter, aerial coordinator/pilot, stunt pilot on hundreds of shows from North Africa to North America. Too many titles and adventures to even synopsize here. If this brief interview with Frederic interests you, check out his book “Flying Sideways: The Story of the World’s Most Famous Stunt Pilot” available at the Malibu Newsstand.
Forty years after “Beverly Hills Cop” introduced “A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation [who] finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills,” and launched a beloved movie series starring Eddie Murphy, and 37 years after “Beverly Hills Cop 2” (1987) and 30 years after “Beverly Hills Cop 3” (1994) the boys are back in town with “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.”
They’re all there in there places with somewhat older, but still familiar faces: Bronson Pinchot as Serge the Art Dealer With No Last Name of Indeterminate Accent, Origin and Sexuality; Judge Reinhold as Billy Rosewood; Malibu resident Paul Reiser as Deputy Chief Jeffrey Friedman; and John Ashton as Chief John Taggart.
There are two familiar but new faces in the series — Kevin Bacon as Captain Cade Grant and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective Bobby Abbott. And some new faces, most importantly Taylor Paige as Axel Foley’s alienated daughter Jane Saunders.
Did you watch? It’s on Netflix. Did you like? There’s an awful lot to watch these days and an awful lot to like. According to the Or-
acle Also Known as Chat GPT: “‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,’ the latest installment in the series, has received a 69 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics have given mixed reviews, but many praise Eddie Murphy’s return as the iconic character Axel Foley and highlight the movie’s nostalgic appeal and entertaining qualities.”
The dysfunctional relationship between Axel Foley and his daughter are the fulcrum of the story, but there’s plenty of old school, freewheeling Detroit rascal action on both sides: Sneaking and snooping around, pretending to be someone else, stealing police badges — and guns, and vehicles — gun fights, bad guys getting what’s coming to them, car chases, falling statues, mayhem and destruction tailing out behind Foley like a comet.
Too bad they couldn’t have had a cameo by that all-time-greatest character from the Bond series: Sheriff JW Pepper from “Live and Let Die”: “Are you some kinda doomsday machine, boy!?”
(Well maybe leave out the “boy” part, here in this sensitive 21st Century).
Without giving away too much, one of the most harrowing action sequences starts around 1:23 on the roof of a building with two dudes stealing a police helicopter while being pursued by a building full of not-entirely-legit cops.
The helicopter practically falls off the ledge of the building, doesn’t crash, stops a couple feet above the deck and flies down what appears to be Wilshire Boulevard, dodging a peroxide bro in a convertible Jeep and a sightseeing bus and some trees and squealing pedestrians, getting shot at, etc. Driving in downtown LA is scary enough, but even scarier in a helicopter with an uncertain pilot. They dodge everything and end up landing in front of the Beverly Hills Police Department — hol-
lered at by the good guys, shot at by the bad guys.
The whole sequence lasts about six minutes and ends on a golf course with a surprise cameo by a golfer we love from another movie. Almost as good as JW Pepper. What looked to be a combination of remote control models and CGI was none of the above. And if you suspect that the flying was done by Malibu resident Frederic North, you would be correct.
As detailed in his book “Flying Sideways: The Story of the World’s Most Famous Stunt Pilot,” Frederic has worked his way from the ground up — so to speak — to become the ace of putting helicopters in tight spaces and coming out alive and the action in the can. Or, these days, the server.
On a summer day in the third week of July, North was at Zinqué with his head down over breakfast. Knowing how ill-advised it is to bother a Frenchman — a Tunisian! — when he is eating, we emailed Monsieur North some questions about his work on “BHC: AF.”
Saw you at Zinqué this morning and wanted to ask you about it but you were eating and I know better than to bother a Frenchman who is eating.
Thank you for asking, and yes “BHC4” was something out of this world :) And next time please don’t hesitate to bother me as always a pleasure :)
Do you have anything illuminating to say about working on ‘BHC: AF’?
Yes it was some of the most challenging and difficult flying I have ever done on a movie set … being in a moving, 2.5-ton helicopter at less than a foot off the ground between cars was crazy — especially downtown Los Angeles on a narrow street. And I am not even mentioning the sideways
‘Good Morning’
By Burt Ross, Contributed
My dear friend Oscar Best is, among other things, a fine actor. I hope someday he wins an Oscar. I can just see the confusion on the presenter’s face when after opening the envelope, he or she reads, “The Oscar for best actor is Oscar Best.” Every day, Oscar sends me a text wishing me a “Good Morning.” Occasionally it is accompanied by something called an emoji. The emoji looks like a happy sun, so I guess that is a good thing. Now you would think I am very happy getting these daily salutations, and I am to a point, but I wonder why Oscar always limits his good wishes. I feel like I am being short-changed when he wishes me a “good morning.” He could be greeting me each day with a “good day” or a “good week,” but he clearly limits his good wishes to the morning hours.
Please understand that occasionally I receive this salutation in the afternoon, so the morning, which is supposed to be good, is seen only in the rear-view mirror. Normally, by the time Oscar sends out his text, there are only a couple of hours left in the morning. Had he wished me a good day, there might well be 10 or 12 hours remaining.
Now don’t get me wrong — I very much appreciate hearing from my friend, and I have nothing against a good morning. I definitely prefer it to a bad morning, and the morning often sets the tone for the day. I would much prefer receiving a “good morning” rather than an infinitely more restrictive “top of the morning.” I am not sure what that means. I don’t know what the “top” of the morning is, and similarly don’t have a clue what the “bottom” of the morning is. I guess I should be happy with what Oscar sends me, since I certainly don’t want him to wish me a “bottom of the morning.”
So, Oscar, keep those texts coming, my friend.
takeoff from a 15-story building in Century City. It was intense!
The whole sequence is about six minutes. How long did that take to prepare for and shoot?
It started with a concept, then a drawing (storyboard), then some toys to decide on our flying choreography, then we rehearsed and finally executed for the pleasure of all :)
I have to say our director Mark Molloy and our producer Ray Angelic were the driving force to do this sequence where usually I am often lonely in that endeavor. I believe the audience will dive into the story more if it is real. Here I think the helicopter sequence speaks for itself.
How many days did you shoot?
We shot about three weeks [plus] another three weeks of rehearsal [plus] three months prep (meetings).
Was it as perilous as it looked?
Yes it was!! Usually I am the one to manage the risk for my helicopter but here we had 15 moving cars — with some less than 1 foot from the chopper.
The street in downtown LA [were] so narrow we had to trim some tree leaves/branches three months prior to the shoot so the leaves could regrow naturally. We had to remove light poles entirely, we had to remove power lines, traffic signs and so on.
Quel dommage! All that work had to happen at night to minimize the public impact.
Man shoulda used all AI. How can you say such a thing!???!!
Desole.
Then I had to convince a solid
panel of executives at Beverly Hills City Hall — including the Chief of Police — to get permission to land the helicopter in front of the Beverly Hills City Hall front steps. Was not a simple process but everyone was motivated to make it work for one time only in the history of the City of Beverly Hills!!
So you really did land a helicopter in front of Beverly Hills City Hall?
Again, we had to remove light poles and trim their planters right in front of the City Hall main entrance. We had only 3 feet laterally between the helo blades and the palm trees so definitely I was under pressure that day.
If you need more info please ask and please correct my crappy English :) Thank you.
dren and led a quiet suburban life, with Ivor Davis coaching AYSO soccer. One day, the stepfather of his son’s teammate, Fred Roehler, asked Davis if he could be assistant coach as a way of getting closer to his stepson. “I thought that was nice because I knew Fred was a widower and Verna (his new wife) was a widow. The got married in a storybook wedding on the beach,” Davis remembered.
“He was terrific. I thought he was reliable. He came to every game and training,” Davis said. “As a result, we became friendly because our kids went to each other’s birthday parties and such. I thought I knew him. But I didn’t.”
“Horror of horrors,” Davis recounted, “I just moved out of Malibu to Ventura, picked up the paper and on the front page it said, ‘Fred Roehler was rescued from the sea off Santa Cruz Island, but Douglas, age 8, and his second wife Verna perished in an accident.’”
Three months later, Roehler was arrested for their murders. “We were absolutely flabbergasted, shocked,” Davis said. “We took a couple of weeks to tell our kids.”
I saw you with your head down at Zinqué with two guys and you looked to be drawing things on a napkin — where many great ideas begin. I’ll ask Spicoli style: “What’s next for Frederic North?”
I am prepping a show that I cannot name yet with a director I love — Sam Hargrave — and legendary producer Patrick Newhall. So you can maybe guess what is the name of this new adventure.
Let’s see, Sam Hargrave directed and did acting and stunts on “Extraction” and “Extraction 2” and did acting and stunts on “Thor: Ragnarok” and “Avengers: Infinity War,” so I’m guessing it will be a rom-com? Yep, IMDB says he’s directing “Kill Them All.” I can guarantee some crazy actions!!!
The latest bumper sticker campaign is just one of many initiatives the organization sponsors including programs like Adopt a Beach, donating to Malibu High School’s grad night every year, “so the kids can have a safe and sober graduation experience,” donating to the Topanga Enrichment program, and to various housing nonprofits like Many Mansions located in Thousand Oaks.
MAR also recently sponsored a screening at Malibu High of the movie “21 Miles in Malibu” including a panel discussion with the film’s producer, Michel Shane, Los Angeles Sheriff’s Captain Jennifer Seetoo, and County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath among other dignitar -
ies, regarding safety along the Pacific Coast Highway. The assembly was called “Safe on PCH” and was open to both students and the greater community with a goal of reducing accidents and eliminating the fatal deaths which have plagued PCH in Malibu. MAR is now in the process of producing license plate frames that will feature the slogan.
“The holders will say ‘Malibu’ at the top and ‘Set the pace on PCH’ on the bottom,” said Manners. “It’s our desire to spread the word and encourage safety on PCH and all local roadways!” They’ll soon be available to the public at cost.
“We hope the bumper sticker with Jay’s slogan reminds our residents and our guests that driving slower on PCH will get
everyone where they need to get safely and ultimately reduce accidents,” Cosentino said. “We’re just trying to advocate for safety along PCH and give back to our community.”
Cosentino hopes the license plate frames and bumper stickers with the slogan will “remind people in our daily lives to slow down and keep our community safe.
“We serve to advocate for the profession, educate, inform and serve the public and the Realtor members and affiliated professional members,” she continued. “We all work and thrive in this community and we love our community so we’re just trying to give back.
“We want safety. We just want to do what we can for our beautiful community.”
The Davises learned later that their former friend had life insurance policies on his wife and stepson. Another Malibu friend told police that Roehler’s first wife had drowned suspiciously in a swimming pool.
The Davises spent a year going to the trial. They initially thought their friend was innocent. So did much of the Malibu community. “People couldn’t believe he had done it. The community was torn apart,” said local swim instructor Rob LeMond. He testified briefly at the trial that the 8-year-old could swim.
“After he was convicted we were horrified,” said Davis, who along with 20 others testified as a character witness during the penalty phase. Roehler avoided the gas chamber, receiving life in prison without parole. The couple even visited Roehler in prison.
The Davises promised their friend they’d write a book, but after meticulous research they discovered their friend could be a cold-blooded killer. “This was a different Fred Roehler than we knew. This was no accident … We were naïve. We thought we knew our friend. How many people truly know their friends?” the journalist questioned.
In “The Devil in My Friend: A Malibu Mur -
der,” Davis explores the complex relationships and hidden secrets that culminated in a shocking act of violence. He provides a detailed account of the investigation, the trial, and the aftermath, offering readers an inside look at the intricacies of the case. Davis’ background in journalism is evident in his thorough approach, as he weaves together interviews, court records, and first-hand observations to create a vivid and engaging narrative. The book is not just a recounting of the crime but also an exploration of human nature and the factors that can lead to such tragedies. Davis examines the psychological, social, and cultural elements that played a role in the case, providing a nuanced perspective that goes beyond the surface details. Find out what happened to Fred Roehler in “The Devil in My Friend: A Malibu Murder.” It’s a must-read for true crime enthusiasts and anyone interested in a well-crafted, insightful story about the real-life mystery of a Malibu family.
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IVOR DAVIS
The planning of the helicopter flying sequence, done by Malibu resident Frederic North, in “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” is shown in these photos with models and storyboards. Contributed Photos Ivor Davis’ book “The Devil in My Friend: The Inside Story of a Malibu Murder,” recounts the case and trial of Fred Roehler, who was convicted in the 1981 deaths of his wife and stepson, which were originally believed to be accidental drownings. Contributed Photo
COMMUNITY
Malibu ‘Jams’ with first film screening of the summer at Malibu Bluffs Park
Audience enjoys 1996 movie ‘Space Jam’ and other activities
By BENJAMIN HANSON Special to The Malibu Times
For three hours on Saturday, family and friends brought out their blankets and chairs and enjoyed a movie under the stars at Malibu Bluffs Park.
The City of Malibu hosted the first of two CineMalibu events of the summer and screened the 1996 film “Space Jam,” the live-action/animated film starring Michael Jordan.
Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and other Looney Tunes characters to take on aliens that have stolen the basketball skills and abilities of former NBA players Charles Barkley, Shawn Bradley, Patrick Ewing, Larry Johnson, and Muggsy Bogues.
City of Malibu Recreation Assistant Alexandra Elizondo said CineMalibu is a good way for Malibu residents to be outdoors and in nature.
“These events are really great for the community to come out, get out of the house, enjoy the local parks that we have, and also just interact with other members of the community that they might not see in their day-to-day life,” Elizondo said.
Booths were set up by the City of Malibu and the Malibu Library.
The City of Malibu handed out raffle tickets for gift cards and set up a little toy basketball hoop for the kids to shoot 3’s before the movie screening.
Outreach Librarian McKenzie Gray handed out free books and taught attendees how to make a popsicle stick catapult and use it to shoot little orange pompoms into a small basketball hoop made with paper and pipe cleaners. Small prizes were given if a shot was made.
Elizondo said she loved “Space Jam” growing up as a kid and said it was chosen for its fun and nostalgic factor.
“We have some basketball programs that we are also promoting,” she said. “We have Parent and Me Basketball, we also have Youth Basketball coming up.” Before the screening, people lined up for burgers from Ardi’s Eats and Sweets. Owned by Ardi Entezam, the food truck promotes “fast-food from scratch.” Entezam started the food truck after 30
years in the food business and wanted to see where that adventure takes him. Saturday, it brought him back to Malibu again.
“The energy in Malibu is completely different from the rest of LA,” Entezam said. “It’s peaceful. Everyone’s attitude is more
relaxed and it just has a bright vibration to it. I really enjoy that.”
Elizondo said she hopes people feel at home when they attend CineMalibu.
“I hope that they make some new friends and possibly find a new passion,”
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2024140060
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS
AS:
1. THE CAREGIVERS
6230 WILSHIRE BLVD. STE A PMB 2300, LOS ANGELES, CA 90048, LOS ANGELES COUNTY Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): Registered Owner(s):
1. KEITH GORE
6230 WILSHIRE BLVD. STE. A PMB 2300, LOS ANGELES, CA 90048
2. CONNIE RENA FERGUSON
6230 WILSHIRE BLVD. STE. A PMB 2300, LOS ANGELES, CA 90048
3. ALEXIS RENAE FERGUSON
6230 WILSHIRE BLVD. STE. A PMB 2300, LOS ANGELES, CA 90048
4. KARL EDWIN GORE
6230 WILSHIRE BLVD. STE. A PMB 2300, LOS ANGELES, CA 90048 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/ Organization
This business is conducted by: COPARTNERS
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime). Signed, KEITH GORE, GENERAL PARTNER
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 7/1/2024.
NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT
GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER.
A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION.THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
Case No. 24SMCP00326
Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
Petition of: DENISE ANNETTE DAVENPORT TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner: DENISE ANNETTE DAVENPORT a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.
Notice of Hearing: Date: 8/23/2024 Time: 8:30 AM, Dept.: K
The address of the court is:
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
SANTA MONICA COURTHOUSE, 1725 MAIN STREET, SANTA MONICA, CA 90401
A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published
at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county (specify newspaper): The Malibu Times Date:
LAWRENCE CHO, Judge of the Superior Court
DAVID W. SLAYTON Executive Officer/Clerk of Court PUB: 7/18, 7/25, 8/1, 8/8/2024 The Malibu Times MALIBU 158
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. LYSE’S NUTS
2618 GREENVALLEY ROAD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90046, LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): Registered Owner(s): 1. LYSE’S LLC
2618 GREENVALLEY ROAD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90046
If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/ Organization CA
This business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime). Signed,LYSE’S LLC, MARY BELL, MANAGER
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 7/9/2024.
NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT
GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVID -
ED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION.THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF SAMANTHA ELIZABETH TURNER-PHILLIPS
Case No. 24STPB07971
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of SAMANTHA ELIZABETH TURNER-PHILLIPS A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Tricia Phillips in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Tricia Phillips be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good
Elizondo said. “Whether that be in the reading that they learn here or the drawing and the art or sport.” CineMalibu is free to attend with no tickets or RSVP required. The next event continues the ’90s
nostalgia and will feature the 1990 film
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” on Aug. 17. The movie starts at sunset and activities start at 6:30 p.m. Malibu Bluffs Park is located at 24250 Pacific Coast Highway at Malibu Canyon.
(Top) Movie-goers watch “Space Jam” projected on a giant inflatable screen on July 27. (Bottom left) Ardi’s Eats & Sweets Owner Ardi Entezam served “fast-food from scratch” to movie-goers during the film screening at Malibu Bluffs Park. (Bottom right) The City of Malibu had a booth at the first CineMalibu outdoor movie screening of the summer, this one showing the 1996 film “Space Jam.” Photos by Benjamin Hanson.
cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held on August 15, 2024 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 11 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.
Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
Attorney for petitioner:
KELLEY BANNON LASHLEY ESQ SBN 202882 DEKA LAW
131 N EL MOLINO AVE
STE 200 PASADENA CA 91101
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS
AS:
1. OFF THE CHARTS
17127 PIONEER BLVD STE A, ARTESIA, CA 90701, LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): 202354711683
Registered Owner(s):
1. OTC ARTESIA LLC
17127 PIONER BLVD STE A, ARTESIA, CA 90701
If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/ Organization
CA
This business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A
I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime). Signed, OTC ARTESIA LLC, SEAN MADDOCKS, MEMBER
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 7/17/2024. NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION.THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).
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PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No. 21-20583-SPCA Title No. 210816392-CA-VOI A.P.N. 2049-028-113 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST
DATED 05/19/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, (cashier’s check(s) must be made payable to National Default Servicing
Corporation), drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state; will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Felix R Wasser and Beatriz N Wasser, Trustee of the Wasser Family Trust Dated May 23, 1990 Duly Appointed Trustee: National Default Servicing Corporation Recorded 05/26/2004 as Instrument No. 04 1342881 (or Book, Page) of the Official Records of Los Angeles County, California. Date of Sale: : 09/05/2024 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, Vineyard Ballroom, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $2,097,795.90 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 24341 Bridle Trail Road, Hidden Hills, CA 91302 A.P.N.: 2049-028-113 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The requirements of California Civil Code Section 2923.5(b)/2923.55(c) were fulfilled when the Notice of Default was recorded. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 or visit this internet website www.ndscorp.com/sales, using the file number assigned to this case 21-20583-SPCA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT*: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are a “representative of all eligible tenant buyers” you may be able to purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 888-264-4010, or visit this internet website www.ndscorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 21-20583-SPCA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that
the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as a “representative of all eligible tenant buyers” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. *Pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code, the potential rights described herein shall apply only to public auctions taking place on or after January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2025, unless later extended. Date: 07/17/2024 National Default Servicing Corporation c/o Tiffany and Bosco, P.A., its agent, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 820 San Diego, CA 92108 Toll Free Phone: 888-264-4010 Sales Line 800280-2832; Sales Website: www.ndscorp.com Connie Hernandez, Trustee Sales Representative A-4821241 08/01/2024, 08/08/2024, 08/15/2024 MALIBU 163
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider the project described below. A presentation and overview of the project will be given, and any interested person or authorized agent may appear and comment on the project at the hearing. The Regional Planning Commission will then consider a vote to recommend approval of the project to the Board of Supervisors or continue the hearing if it deems necessary. Should you attend, you will have an opportunity to testify, or you can submit written comments to the planner below or at the public hearing. If the final decision on this proposal is challenged in court, challenges may be limited to issues raised before or at the public hearing.
Hearing Date and Time: Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.
Hearing Location: 320 West Temple St., Rm. 150, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Virtual (Online) at bit.ly/ZOOMRPC. By phone at (669) 444-9171 or (719) 359-4580 (ID: 858 6032 6429).
Project No.: PRJ2021-002039
Project Location: Unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County
Project Description: An amendment to the Los Angeles General Plan Safety Element to identify residential developments in any hazard area identified in the Safety Element that does not have at least two emergency evacuation routes in compliance with Government Code section 65302, subdivision (g)(5).
CEQA Determination: Addendum to Negative Declaration PRJ2021-002039 Safety Element Update
Project Materials: https://bit.ly/PRJ2021-002039
Contact Information: Iris Chi 320 W. Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. 213-974-6461. ichi@planning.lacounty.gov
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF MALIBU CITY COUNCIL
The Malibu City Council will hold a public hearing on MONDAY, August 26, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. on the item listed below in the Council Chambers at Malibu City Hall, located at 23825 Stuart Ranch Road, Malibu, CA and via teleconference.
Public comment can be submitted ahead of the public hearing to citycouncil@malibucity.org for inclusion in the public record. To view and participate during the public hearing, please review the meeting agenda posted at MalibuCity.org/AgendaCenter and follow the directions for public participation.
APPEAL NO. 24-001 – An appeal of Planning Commission Resolution No. 24-09 denying Coastal Development Permit No. 20-068 and Demolition Permit No. 20-028 for the demolition of an existing single-family residence and construction of a new 5,860 square foot single-family residence, 986 square foot basement, 510 square foot attached garage, 462 square foot detached garage, 471 square foot detached second unit, swimming pool, two spas, onsite wastewater treatment system and associated development; including Site Plan Review No. 21-009 for construction up to 24 feet in height for a flat roof
Pursuant to the authority and criteria contained in CEQA, the Planning Department has analyzed the proposed project. The Planning Department found that this project is listed among the classes of projects that have been determined not to have a significant adverse effect on the environment. Therefore, the project is categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to Sections 15303 (a) and (e) – New Construction. The Planning Department has further determined that none of the six exceptions to the use of a categorical exemption apply to this project (CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2).
A written staff report will be available at or before the hearing for the projects. All persons wishing to address the Council regarding these matters will be afforded an opportunity in accordance with the Council’s procedures.
Copies of all related documents can be reviewed by any interested person at City Hall during regular business hours. Oral and written comments may be presented to the City Council on, or before, the date of the meeting.
COASTAL COMMISSION APPEAL – An aggrieved person may appeal the City Council’s approval to the Coastal Commission within 10 working days of the issuance of the City’s Notice of Final Action. Appeal forms may be found online at www.coastal.ca.gov or in person at the Coastal Commission South Central Coast District office located at 89 South California Street in Ventura, or by calling 805-585-1800. Such an appeal must be filed with the Coastal Commission, not the City.
IF YOU CHALLENGE THE CITY COUNCIL’S ACTION IN COURT, YOU MAY BE LIMITED TO RAISING ONLY THOSE ISSUES RAISED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE, OR OTHERWISE HELD BY THE CITY, OR IN WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE DELIVERED TO THE CITY, EITHER AT OR PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.
Salvador Lopez, Jr., Interim Assistant Planning Director
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS:
1. AUNTIE B’S BUG BREW 21530 CALIFA STREET UNIT 330, WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91367, LOS ANGELES COUNTY Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): Registered Owner(s): 1. MARIE C VALDES 21530 CALIFA STREET UNIT 330, WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91367
If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/ Organization This business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime). Signed, MARIE C VALDES, OWNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 7/25/2024.
NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION.THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).
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Pepperdine’s Dunphy coaching for gold in 2024 Olympics hosted in Paris
Six other former Pepperdine athletes and current coaches are competing in the Paris Olympics
By McKENZIE JACKSON Special to The Malibu Times
Pepperdine Waves volleyball legend Marv Dunphy is representing the red, white, and blue in the Summer Olympics for the ninth time in his Hall of Fame career.
Dunphy, who coached the USA men’s volleyball team to a gold medal in 1988, is a consultant coach for the U.S. women’s volleyball team for this summer’s Olympics in Paris.
Dunphy said participating in the quadrennial sports spectacle is wonderful.
“I don’t think there are too many things like this in the world today,” he said. “You know it’s the best of the best in sport. It’s an honor.”
Dunphy, the Waves men’s volleyball head coach for 34 seasons and the current head coach emeritus, has been a consultant coach for the American women’s team for four straight Olympics. The squad won the gold medal three years ago at the games in Tokyo.
In his role, Dunphy scouts Team USA’s upcoming opponents. Also, during matches, he sits high above the playing court, dons a headset, and offers insights about the contest to his fellow coaches on the bench including USA head coach Karch Kiraly, whom Dunphy coached when Kiraly was one of the best players in the world and he was the U.S. men’s national team’s head coach.
The women’s national team had their first match on Monday against China. The Americans are also competing against Serbia and France in their pool.
Dunphy said the U.S. is a balanced crew with good depth and experience.
“We are going to have to out-team some teams,” he said. “We are going to have to outsmart them
and out-team them.”
Six other former Pepperdine athletes and current coaches are competing in the Paris Olympics, which began on July 26 and lasts until Aug. 11. The others are soccer player Lynn Williams, tennis players Mayar Sherif and Luisa Stefani, beach volleyball coach
Marcio Sicoli, and basketball coach Brian Goorjian. Williams, a 2015 Pepperdine graduate, is a forward on the U.S. women’s soccer team. Sherif, a 2018 Pepperdine graduate, is the first Egyptian to play in women’s tennis in multiple Olympics. Stefani, who played at Pepperdine from 2016-18, is part of the Brazilian contingent and has taken the court in her second Olympics. She and her doubles partner
Laura Pigossi won the bronze medal in 2021.
Sicoli, the Waves women’s beach volleyball coach, is participating in his third Olympics — this time as the coach of Canadians Melissa Humana-Parades and Brandi Wilkerson. He coached Americans Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross to a bronze medal in 2016 and Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor to a gold medal four years earlier. He was an assistant coach with the Brazilian women’s beach volleyball team that had a duo win the silver medal in 2004.
Goorjian, a 1976 Pepperdine graduate, is the head coach of the Australian men’s basketball team in the Olympics for the fourth time.
In addition to coaching the men’s team to a gold medal, the legendary coach has served as an assistant coach, consultant coach, or scouting coach in more Olympics since the 1980s for either the U.S. women’s or men’s teams. Those teams have collected one bronze, one silver, and two gold medals.
Dunphy noted that the competition is stiff for the U.S. women’s volleyball team.
“The rest of the world has gotten better,” he said. “We won it in Tokyo, and we are still pretty good. It is going to be a challenge. We’ll see what they are made of.”
Dunphy said his love for the Olympics began when he was a player at Pepperdine in the 1960s.
“The best athletes in each sport are getting together on the world stage,” he said. “Everything about it, I still enjoy. It is still the same for me. I get goosebumps during the opening ceremony and when they play the anthem. It’s pretty neat.”
New principal named at Malibu High School
Dr. Adam Almeida is a familiar face on campus
By JUDY ABEL Special to The Malibu Times
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District has just announced the appointment of a
new principal at Malibu High School. Dr. Adam Almeida will assume his new role Aug. 1. Almeida replaces Patrick Miller, who was promoted to a district position as director of assessment, research, and evaluation.
Almeida is a familiar face at MHS, where he served as assistant principal from 2019 to 2022. While at Mali -
bu High, Almeida was involved with curriculum and instruction, special education, facilities and operations, project-based learning and career tech education pathways, student activities, athletics, and discipline. Almeida is an educator of more than 25 years. He most recently served as an assistant principal at La Canada High School and part-
time lecturer and mentor to aspiring teachers at Cal State Northridge.
“Dr. Almeida’s familiarity with Malibu High, staff and the community, combined with his educational experience make him a perfect fit for this position,” said Superintendent Dr. Antonio Shelton. “We welcome him back to the SMMUSD family!”
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