The Malibu Times • January 5, 2023

STEVE MCCLARY

By STEVE MCCLARY Malibu City Manager

In preparation for this article, I took some time looking back at everything that occurred in Malibu in 2022. My head hasn’t stopped spinning! 2022 was certainly a year of many transitions. Here is my take on some, but certainly not all, of the signi cant milestones and events for Malibu this year past.

In January, the City Council continued the long-standing effort to separate from the Santa Monica-Malibu Uni ed School District (a process ironically called “uni cation”) by presenting a countero er to the school district. After several months of challenging negotiation, the city and school district announced in October that they had agreed to a

By JIMY TALLAL Special to The Malibu Times

ere’s a house in Malibu that’s been the center of controversy, international intrigue and numerous lawsuits since 2011.

Located at 3620 Sweetwater Mesa Road, the property has an estimated value of just over $82 million, according to Zillow. e 16-acre estate property with a 16,000-square-foot home and three-hole golf course, built in 1991, sits on a promontory looking down on the Malibu Pier and the Adamson House.

This story was put together from previous LA Times and Malibu Times reports, and court

documents.

e saga began when African “prince” Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, playboy son of the president (dictator) of Equatorial Guinea, acquired the Malibu mansion for $30 million from Karen Rabe (whose family syndicated “Wheel of Fortune”) in 2006.

Nguema was investigated by a U.S. Senate subcommittee regarding large-scale public

corruption in his home country. A 2010 report alleged that, from 2004 to 2008, he employed lawyers and shell companies to move more than $100 million in suspicious funds into the U.S. to purchase luxury assets, including a $38.5 million Gulfstream V jet, the Malibu mansion, Michael Jackson memorabilia and exotic cars.

When the Obama administration

By JUDY ABEL Special to The Malibu Times

Each year California enacts new legislation with dozens of changes to state law. Here are some new laws that took e ect on Jan. 1, 2023:

Although perhaps not recommended on Paci c Coast Highway, the scene of numerous pedestrian fatalities, the Freedom to Walk Act nearly legalizes jaywalking. Crossing the street outside a designated crosswalk won’t automatically be a ticket-able o ense.

However, if law enforcement deems the action of a rogue walker creates an “immediate danger of a collision” then a jaywalking ticket can be issued.

Vehicles must move over to an adjacent lane of tra c if one is available before passing a bicyclist. AB 1909 also prohibits governments from requiring bicycles to be licensed.

California’s minimum wage is increasing to $15.50 an hour. In San Francisco the minimum wage is nearly $17 an hour.

Part of a series on overlooked Malibu history

Just past the Malibu Feed Bin, on Topanga Canyon Boulevard, was Weber’s Tow Yard. In 1941, Louis Franklin (1904-1979) went there to buy a junk car for e Globe Auto Wrecking Co. in downtown LA.

Bob Weber (1888-1957), who lived in an adjoining house with his wife Katherine (1886-1972) and nephew Frank Weaver (b. 1910), mentioned a beach house that was for sale. Louis jumped at the opportunity, and made this his family’s vacation home for the next

13 years.

Weber’s Tow Yard resembles a ctional place in the detective-book series “ e ree Investigators,” rst published in 1964 by Robert Arthur Jr. (1909-1969), about three boys who solve crimes in Rocky Beach, a town based on Topanga

Beach and Paci c Palisades. Many of the stories start in Titus Jones’s junkyard, where his nephew Jupiter has turned a travel trailer into the boys’ secret headquarters. e series remains popular in Germany, where it’s called “Die Drei ???,” and new writers continue to produce stories.

In real life, Weber’s Tow Yard wasn’t kid friendly, according to neighbor girl Thais Sykes (1925-2021), who remembered, “Everybody was really nice, except for Bob Weber, the tow-truck driver. He was just OK.”

Would you believe January was not always the rst month of the year?

In terms of human history, celebrating New Year’s on Jan. 1 is a relatively new phenomenon. And yet, celebrating the start of the new year is, perhaps, the oldest of all humanity’s holidays.

Ancient Babylonian cuneiform clay tablets, discovered in Iraq and dated to 2000 BCE, are the earliest record of festivities celebrating the arrival of the new year. However, the Babylonian New Year began with the rst visible crescent moon after the spring equinox. In ancient Babylon, the New Year festival, called Akitu, was celebrated for 12 days. e ancient cuneiform tablets reveal the Akitu was the most signi cant observance of the year.

Several other ancient cultures celebrated their New Year on other dates also tied to the seasons. e Egyptians, Phoenicians, and Persians began their New Year at the fall equinox, and the Greeks celebrated theirs on the winter solstice. India and Iran celebrate their New Year in March. Ancient Hebrews celebrated the New Year in the fall at Rosh Hashanah, and today, Jews worldwide still continue this tradition. Ancient Celts and other northern European cultures celebrated their New Year beginning at dusk on Oct. 31. One quickly gets the idea that New

Year’s is among the oldest and most persistent of human celebrations.

e various dates for New Year’s, begs the question: How did January become the rst month on our calendar and the beginning of our New Year? As a day, Jan. 1 has no astronomical or agricultural signi cance for beginning the year. However, like many of our festivities that occur throughout the year, we can blame the Romans. In fact, the month of January did not even exist until around 700 BCE, when the second king of Rome, Numa Pontilius, added the months of January and February to the Roman calendar.

e month of January is associated with the god Janus. Janus was the one Roman god that has no Greek counterpart. In prayers, his name was evoked even before that of Jupiter. According to some worshipers, Janus was the custodian of the universe, but to the Romans, he was the god of beginnings and endings, presiding over every entrance and departure. Because every door or passageway looks in two directions, Janus is always depicted as two-headed; one face looks back into the past, the other peers forward to the future.

In 46 BCE, Julius Caesar reformed the Roman calendar, introducing a new, solar-based calendar that was a vast improvement over the previous Roman calendar, which over the years had become wildly inaccurate. e Julian calendar decreed that the new year would occur with Jan. 1. From that time on, within the Roman Empire, Jan. 1 was observed as start of the new year.

After Rome’s decline and Christianity’s spread through Europe, the church considered New Year’s celebrations to be pagan and un-Christian. In 567 CE, the Council of Tours abolished Jan. 1 as

From the publisher HAYLEY MATTSON

As we head into a new year, it’s a good time to re ect on all that we have accomplished and to look forward to the possibilities of the year ahead. It is a time to set new goals, make new plans, and start fresh.

e new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book waiting to be written. Let’s resolve to be a little kinder, a little more patient, and a little more giving. Let’s be a little more adventurous, a little more spontaneous, and a little more creative. Let’s take care of ourselves, eat a little better, exercise a little more, and get a little more rest.

Let’s make this year the best year ever, make the most of every day, and make a di erence in someone’s life. Let’s work together to make our community better and mentor the younger generation to do so as well.

As we embark on this new journey, we must remember that we are not alone. We are part of a larger community, a global family, and

the beginning of the year. roughout Medieval Christian Europe, the New Year was again celebrated on a variety of dates; Dec. 25, the birth of Jesus; March 1; March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation; and Easter. Back then, there was no uniform calendar through most of the Middle Ages.

en during the late 1500s, at the urging of Pope Gregory XII, Aloysius Lilus came up with a modi cation to the Julian calendar making it more accurate. Named the Gregorian calendar, after the pope, it is the calendar most of the world still follows today. e Gregorian calendar restored Jan. 1 as New Year’s Day. Although most Catholic countries adopted the Gregorian calendar almost immediately, it was only gradually adopted by Protestant countries. e British, for example, did not adopt the Gregorian calendar until 1752. Until then, the British Empire, and the American colonies, still celebrated the new year in March.

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Follow Up to Malibu Urgent Care Letter

Dear Editor, A couple of weeks ago you printed a lovely note from Dermot Stoker about the treasure that is Malibu Urgent Care and its importance to this community.

Now for the rst time they have instituted a “concierge-type” fee where for $399 annually one can be certain to book an appointment ahead of time to save your place in line. Malibu Urgent Care has always had to rely on the generosity of folks to support its services and I assume that, like everything else, its costs have risen past the point where only occasional donations no longer can keep it working as well as it always has.

is bothers me — one of

the glories of Malibu Urgent Care has been that it served all who came there: rst come, rst served. In our town there is more than enough of a separation between the haves and have-nots and out ts like Malibu Urgent Care and Malibu Labor Exchange have helped lighten the burden of some of those less fortunate than others who often serve the rest of us.

So, I propose that if you can a ord $399 to save yourself a place in line please simply donate that to our Urgent Care facility and forget the “concierge-type” fee which will only increase our separation from each other. C’mon, if you can a ord it, cough it up to help keep Malibu whole. And healthy.

Alan Myerson, Point Dume

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we have the support of countless others who are also striving for a better, brighter future.

e great philosopher Aristotle once said, “ e whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Remember this as we enter the new year, and let us work together to achieve great things.

So as we enter into the new year, let us not forget the lessons we have learned and the strength we have gained. Let us continue to be kind and compassionate and strive for a better future for all. Let us be inspired by one another. Let us draw strength from the achievements of those who have come before us, and let us support and encourage one another as we pursue our own dreams and goals.

Here’s to a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year for us all! Let us embrace the possibilities and opportunities that it holds, and let us support one another as we strive for a better future for all.

Cheers and Happy New Year!

For us in the Northern Hemisphere, January is a logical time for a new beginning. On the December solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, we experience the shortest day of the year. By the beginning of January, our days are lengthening again. is return of longer hours of daylight had a profound e ect on cultures that were tied to agricultural cycles. It even exerts an emotional e ect on people living in cities today.

I think the ancient Romans were on to something with Janus. As the god of new beginnings, gates and doors, the rst hour of the day, the rst day of the month, and the rst month of the year, Janus is a good symbol for starting the New Year. He looks forward to the future of the coming year and back in contemplation to the year just past.

This makes me think about New Year’s resolutions. Do you make them? It is believed that the Babylonians were the rst to make

The Malibu Round Table

Friday, January 6 from 8:30 to 10 a.m.

Each month the agenda consists of:

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New Year’s resolutions, and people all over the world have been making and breaking them ever since. e Romans had a similar tradition of making New Year’s resolutions. A common resolution in ancient Rome was to ask forgiveness from enemies of the past year.

Early Christians believed the rst day of the New Year should be spent re ecting on past mistakes and resolving to improve oneself in the New Year.

Whether or not our ancestors took their resolutions seriously and always achieved what they resolved to do is unknown. Today, when we make resolutions, we’re tapping into that ancient and powerful human longing for a fresh start.

And then there is putting the past year to rest.

Any regrets about the past year?

To help focus on the future, write down your regrets on a scrap of paper and toss it in the re. Janus, the two-faced god of the New Year, would approve!

The community is welcome to join the meeting by sending an email to us at o ce@malibutimes.com, and we will add you to the email invitation.

The Malibu Times, along with the Malibu Chamber of Commerce, look to make each meeting informative and engaging, allow for open conversations and an in-depth look at what is important to the community and keep everyone well informed.

We look forward to seeing you.

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JOHN COPELAND

Holiday History

SIRENS

The following incidents were reported between:

dec 9 - dec 17

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Storm updates, preparedness tips and sandbag locations in Malibu

e NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard (NWS) forecasts that this week’s storm system will bring widespread moderate to locally heavy rain Wednesday morning, January 4, through ursday afternoon, followed by scattered showers Friday night and Saturday, and more moderate rain Sunday into Monday, January 9.

Strong gusty winds are expected with gusts of 35-50 mph for the coast and valleys. Hazardous beach conditions are expected, with powerful waves of 8-12 feet, potentially up 15 feet, with dangerous rip currents, beach erosion, storm debris in the water and potential ooding in low-lying areas on the coast. e Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) recommends avoiding contact with ocean within 72 hours of significant rainfall, especially near discharging creeks and stormdrains, due to high levels of bacteria and pollutants from storm runo . Hazardous boating conditions are expected and NWS has issued a Gale Watch for the LA County coast January 5, 3AM – 2PM. For detailed weather information, forecasts and hazards, visit NWS LA/ Oxnard.

During the City Council Special meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 28, the council appointed Councilmembers Marianne Riggins and Doug Stewart to serve on the Edge Properties Ad Hoc Committee and report back to the council. City Manager Steve McClary was also directed to pursue any potential funding sources to support the options explored by the Edge Properties Ad Hoc Committee.

Potential Sale of Properties

Known as Sweetwater Mesa — Carbon Canyon Connector, Latigo Canyon — Paci c Coast Highway Connector, and Latigo — Solstice Canyons Connector Commonly Referred to as the Edge Properties.

Join the organic waste recycling workshop and get a free kitchen scraps caddy on Jan. 7

12/9

| Vehicle burglary

A vehicle parked near Geoffrey’s Malibu was broken into and a purse was stolen. e victim believed someone was able to unlock his vehicle with a coat hanger. ere were no security cameras available for evidence

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12/11 | Burglary

Computer Pros of Malibu was broken into and an Xbox console, a black Nintendo Switch console and ve Playstation consoles were stolen. e business had security cameras but they were not working during the time of the incident.

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12/14 | Burglary vehicle

A vehicle parked near Malibu Lagoon was broken into and the window was shattered. e victim’s belongings including Apple Airpods, a purse, and multiple credit cards were stolen. ere were no security cameras available for evidence.

 12/15 | Grand eft

A catalytic converter worth $3,000 was stolen from a vehicle parked near Broad Beach Road. ere were security cameras pointed at the scene but they were not working during the time of the incident.

 12/17 | Burglary

A utility trailer filled with lumber worth $8,000 was stolen from a property on Busch Drive. e victim believed the gate was open when the trailer was stolen. ere were no security cameras available for evidence.

ROAD HAZARDS

Please be cautious on the roads and be prepared for potentially hazardous driving conditions including water, mud, rocks and debris in the roadway and low visibility, and possible power outages and tra c signal outages due downed power lines. Never approach or touch downed power lines – stay back, warn others and call 911. Under California law, always approach an intersection with a malfunctioning tra c signal as if it is an all-way stop sign – that means come to a complete stop.

City and County Public Works crews and Caltrans are monitoring PCH and canyon roads in Malibu for hazards, using bladetrucks to keep the roadways clear, checking and clearing drainage culverts and storm drains, and pre-placing equipment.

SANDBAGS

Sandbags are available at Los Angeles County Fire Stations. Call stations to nd out if lled sandbags and sand are available: Station 88, Malibu Road – (310) 456-2812, Station 70, PCH & Carbon Canyon – (310) 456-2513, Station 71, PCH & Zumirez – (310) 4572578, Station 99, PCH & Encinal Canyon Rd – (310) 457-3706, Station 72, 1832 Decker Rd – (310) 457-6186. Search for which locations in LA County have sand, sandbags and lled sandbags on the LA County Department of Public Works website.

Community members can learn about the importance of, and how to successfully participate in the city’s Organic Waste Recycling Program by joining the virtual workshop on Wednesday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m. Additional workshops are scheduled for Jan. 18, Feb. 15, March 15, and April 19. e Organic Waste Recycling Program is an important way that Malibu can ful ll its commitment as a community to be part of the e orts to address climate change and protect the environment. e link for the event is posted on the website. Attendees will receive a free kitchen scraps collection caddy (limit one per household). e 1.9-gallon, dishwasher-safe caddies are easy to ll, carry, empty, and clean, offering a convenient way to collect food scraps to be recycled. For more information about the program and to register for a workshop, visit the Organic Recycling webpage (malibucity.org/Organics). For additional guidance on the organics recycling program, review the city’s free online Zero Waste Guide (malibucity.org/HomeZeroWasteGuide).

Register now for the city’s free hazard tree removal

or call (310) 317-1364.

Enjoy outdoor programs at Charmlee Wilderness Park

Trail restoration and erosion control work are nearly complete at the city’s beautiful Charmlee Wilderness Park to repair damage from the Woolsey Fire. It’s a great time to join the city’s outdoor programs at Charmlee during the cool winter weather. Join the Full Moon Hike on Friday, Jan. 6, 6 to 7:30 p.m. or the Sunset Hike on Saturday, Jan. 14, 5 to 6:30 p.m. Other outdoor programs at Charmlee include Astronomy Night, Forest Bathing, Morning Hikes, Senior Walks, Volunteer Projects, Wildower Hikes, and Workshops. See details and register on the Outdoor Recreation webpage malibucity. org/outdoorrec.

More Beacon Boxes installed to assist out-of-town re ghters

e city continues to install Beacon Boxes, which include maps and thumb drives with locations of re hydrants, swimming pools, and other valuable local information, at strategic locations throughout the city in order to assist out-of-area re ghters responding in Malibu. is week the re safety liaisons and Public Works sta installed the second batch of 10 boxes at locations from Corral Canyon to Paradise Cove. After the 2018 Woolsey Fire, the city contracted with Flame Mapper to purchase 47 Beacon Boxes.

Community volunteers needed for the

2023 Greater Los Angeles

Homeless Count

being greener and containing more moisture that must be vaporized before the fuels will ignite. No rain is expected through Dec. 29, and at least one Santa Ana wind event is forecast before the end of the year. Large wild res that threaten lives and properties are still possible, and hazardous re conditions and strong Santa Ana winds have occurred well into January. See detailed weather information at weather.gov.

Sta training on emergency operations center and disaster noti cation systems ongoing

e city has continued to ensure sta readiness during peak wild re season by setting up the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during nights and weekends when the National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings. In addition to enabling the EOC operations to start immediately, it also trains the sta to be ready to activate and operate the EOC during a wildre or other disaster. Additionally, the Public Safety Department has been conducting trainings to ensure sta is ready to use the city’s Everbridge Disaster Noti cations System in case of a disaster requiring evacuations. To sign up for the city’s Disaster Noti cation System, visit member.everbridge. net/453003085613099/login. To sign up for lower-level emergency, tra c, weather and utility alerts by text and email, visit malibucity.org/ list.aspx and scroll down to “Alert Center.”

gated properties

Community members are encouraged to install a KnoxBox emergency key system to enable Sheri ’s deputies to access unsta ed gates to residential properties to ensure rapid law enforcement access in case of emergencies.

To e ectively and e ciently respond to emergency calls, Deputies need to be able to access all residential and commercial properties, including gated communities. e KnoxBox system is separate from the system used by the LA County Fire Department.

A Knox Master Key is given exclusively to deputies. Community members can buy a KnoxBox online. Once the purchase is made, the Malibu-Lost Hills Sheri ’s Station is noti ed, and a deputy will help verify access following its installation by a locksmith. For more information, contact Public Safety Liaison Luis Flores at (310) 456-2489, ext. 236, or l ores@malibucity.org.

2023 building codes go into e ect Jan. 1

The new 2023 Los Angeles County Building Codes went into e ect Sunday, Jan. 1. e city’s permit technicians reviewed online submittals on Tuesday, Jan. 3, to determine which code cycle will apply to the project submittals.

For a project to be reviewed under the 2020 County of Los Angeles Codes, all required documents must have been provided by the deadline on Saturday, Dec. 31, at midnight (submittals and payments are time stamped).

All projects submitted on or after Jan. 1, or those that are incomplete by the deadline, will be reviewed under the 2023 codes. Applicants are urged not to wait and to request their Building Safety plan review and permits now. Building Safety submittal requirements are listed on the webpage.

1. Termination of the State of a Local Emergency.

2. Findings to Hold Virtual City Council, Commission, Committee, Board and Other City Bodies, Meetings Under AB 361.

3. Encinal Canyon Road Drainage Repair Project.

Please do not remove sand from the beach to ll sandbags. Sand is crucial for beach habitats, and removing it from the beach is illegal in LA County. Plastic sandbags are prohibited in the City of Malibu (jute, burlap or other natural ber bags are allowed).

BEACHES

e LA County Department of Public Health advises the public to avoid contact with ocean water near discharging rivers, creeks and storm drains within 72 hours of signicant rainfall due to high levels of bacteria and pollution. Beach hazards may include rip currents, beach erosion, powerful surf, and debris in the water. Always swim near a sta ed lifeguard station.

e city is once again accepting applications for the free Hazard Tree Removal Program. e city secured additional grant funding to extend the popular program, with work scheduled to start in January. is service is one of the ways that the city is addressing wild re hazards in Malibu. Proper brush clearance and removing hazardous trees are important ways to create defensible space to make your home more re-resistant and help re ghters defend your home. One of the city’s re safety liaisons and a licensed arborist will come to your home to determine if trees meet the program’s criteria. For more information and to sign up, visit the webpage at https://www.malibucity.org/1072/Hazard-Tree-Removal.

Community members can register now to volunteer for the Los Angeles Homeless Authority’s (LAHSA) 2023 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count taking place in Malibu on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Every year, thousands of volunteers help conduct the Homeless Count, an annual census of people experiencing homelessness across Los Angeles County to inform homelessness policy decisions and better direct resources to be able to address the homelessness crisis. Learn more and sign up to volunteer on the LAHSA website (theycountwillyou.org). For further questions, contact Public Safety Liaison Luis Flores at (310) 456-2489, ext. 236, or l ores@malibucity.org.

Wild re Conditions Update

Live Fuel Moisture (LFM) and Conditions: LFM is up to 74 percent as of Dec. 1, a signi cant improvement from 56 percent on Oct. 27.

The Multipurpose Field at Malibu Blu s Park is closed for turf renovation and restoration in preparation for the spring season through Monday, Feb. 6. e rest and renovation play an essential part in keeping the eld safe and playable throughout the year. e park’s other facilities will remain open. For information on recreation programs and facilities, visit the webpage (malibucity. org/335/Community-Services)

LFM can be as high as 200 percent, while 60 percent and below is considered critical for hazardous re conditions. As part of continuous wild re preparedness, the city tracks LFM as well as relative humidity, temperature, and dead fuel moisture to determine re conditions for Malibu. e LFM is the percentage of water content to dry matter in live vegetation. e Los Angeles County Fire Department Forestry Division conducts sampling of chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum), a primary chaparral plant species, approximately every two weeks and posts the results on their website ( re.lacounty.gov/ re-weather-danger/).

Large wild res can still occur with LFM levels of 60 percent to 80 percent. Above 80 percent, wildres are unlikely to grow large and spread quickly as long-range spotting is greatly diminished due to new grass growing in, and fuel beds

Councilmembers Marianne Riggins and Doug Stewart

appointed to ad hoc committee in special City Council meeting

Malibu Blu s Park Multipurpose Field closed for rest and renovations until Feb. 6

Residents encouraged to install Knox Boxes to give Sheri ’s deputies emergency access to

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wed dec 27-

CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING SERVICE

Free Christmas tree recycling is o ered to residents from Dec. 27 through Jan. 10, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed Dec. 30 to Jan. 2) at 23575 Civic Center Way (Chili Cook-o lot). Collected trees will

be recycled into mulch. Remove all metal stands and decorations before dropping o trees.

sat jan 14 SUNSET HIKE AT CHARMLEE WILDERNESS PARK

Enjoy a three-mile hike during the Golden Hour at Charmlee Wilderness Park from 5 to 6: 30 p.m. Explore the chaparral ecosystem as the diurnal animals go to sleep and the nocturnal animals take to the trails and the sky. is is the best time to take photos of the vistas and connect with nature. Participants should feel comfortable walking on uneven terrain. Registration required. For more information, visit malibucity.org.

tue jan 17

BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA WITH SPECIAL GUEST CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE AT THE SMOTHERS THEATRE

Five-time GRAMMY Award winners and living legends, the Blind Boys of Alabama both de ned and innovated traditional jubilee gospel, turning their live shows into roof-raising musical events. e Blind Boys will join forces with American electric blues harmonica master, GRAMMY Award winner, and legendary blues artist Charlie Musselwhite for an intimate evening of remarkable music and uplifting, stirring harmonies. Tickets $40 to $75. Venue

is the Smothers eatre in Pepperdine. Visit, blindboys.com charliemusselwhite.com.

CHRISTOPHER PARKENING’S GUITAR STUDENTS IN CONCERT

is concert features students studying under Distinguished Professor of Music Christopher Parkening. e guitar concert series is free to the public and will feature masterpieces from the guitar literature spanning many centuries. e event will take place at Payson Library. Contact Wesley.park@pepperdine.edu.

For more information, visit pepperdine.edu.

wed jan 18

THE MUSIC CENTER SYMPHONIAN TOUR EXCURSION

Participants will enjoy a 90-minute docent-led tour of the Music Center’s four theatres: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ahmanson eatre, Mark Taper Forum, and the Walt Disney Concert Hall. You will learn about the history and architecture of each of the theaters along with the Jerry Moss Plaza and hear about how each of those spaces is enriched with incredible arts experiences.

Afterward, participants may enjoy lunch at Philippe e Original for an additional fee. Tours are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., $35 per person. Lunch is not included.

Participants must be able to walk for 90 minutes. For more information email malibuseniorcenter@malibucity. org, or visit, malibucity.org.

2023 STUDENT ART EXHIBIT e Community Services Department is pleased to announce the 2023 Student Art Exhibit.

Children in grades kindergarten through fth will display artwork at the Malibu City Gallery through March 3. e exhibit provides a forum that fosters creativity among student artists, educators, and the Malibu

Community. Submit an online form will be available on the city website from Jan. 18-22. Artwork will be accepted at the following locations daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

At Malibu Blu s Park, Michael Landon Center, 242520 Paci c Coast Highway or Malibu City Hall, Community Services Department (First oor) 23825 Stuart Ranch Road. Artwork must be matted or framed and include a rmly xed backing with a secure hanging mechanism. Framed artwork — remove the glass front; weight should be under 2 pounds. Framed artwork is preferred. It may be altered if the artwork does not include a secure hanging mechanism.

sat jan 21

MULTI AWARD-WINNING CANADIAN SINGERSONGWRITER LAILA BIALI Multi award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist Laila Biali “masterfully mixes jazz and pop, bringing virtuosity and unpredictability to songs that are concise and catchy” (Washington Post), and has headlined festivals and venues spanning ve continents.

Her shimmering arrangements and lush voice have earned her a 2019 Juno Award for “Vocal Jazz Album of the Year” and two-time placement on DownBeatmagazine’s “Best Albums of the Year” list. Lailabiali.com.

Tickets are $20 to $40. Venue is Smothers eatre. For more information visit, arts.pepperdine. edu.

sat jan 28

MORNING HIKE

e morning is the best time of day to view insects, birds, and many other members of the chaparral ecosystem. Discover the wildlife and learn about unique native plants that call the Santa Monica Mountain region home. Terrain can be uneven, and participants will walk uphill to view the vast acreage of the park. Registration required. Hike is from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. At Charmlee Wilderness Park. Visit malibucity.org for more information.

ONGOING

EMBELLISHMENT WORKSHOPS

Get your creative juices owing! In this class, you will design, paint, and embellish a variety of unique crafts. All supplies are included. Each participant will go home with a piece to share with friends and family.

Adults must accompany children under 12. Instructed by Craft Bar at Malibu Blu s Park. Tuesdays (New Year) Inspirational Home Décor Signs – Jan. 10 (Valentine’s Day) Tote Bags – Feb. 7. (Daylight Savings) Clocks – March 7 from 6 to 7 p.m. $25 per workshop. For more information, visit malibucity.org.

MALIBU FILM SOCIETY FILM SCREENINGS

e Malibu Film Society has announced 14 lms for the season. In-person screenings will continue to take place

at the Regency Agoura Hills Stadium 8, and had just agreed to resume their free pre-show wine receptions.

For the latest version of their downloadable screening calendar, visit www.malibu lm society. org. e rst seven shows are now listed on their website. To start booking your seats, submit your link requests for online screenings on mfsreservations.org.

Reservations and link requests are free for all members of MFS. For non-members: remaining seats to in-person screenings (if any) will be made available one week before each show, with advance ticket purchase required (please note: we do not o er day-of-show ticket sales).

BOARD GAMES AND SOCIAL CLUB

Join Malibu community members for an afternoon of fun board games every Tuesday 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Malibu Senior Center. Games include bridge, canasta, checkers, chess, dominos, and mancala. RSVP required. is is an ongoing drop-in program.

CARDIO SALSA AND STRETCH

An energetic Latin dance workout that incorporates salsa, cha-cha, and merengue in an easy-to-follow format. e cooldown will include stretching to relax the body. No dance experience is necessary. Workout instructed by Jackline Daneshrad on Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Michael Landon Community Center, $5 per class.

CHAIR YOGA

Yoga is a wonderful way to stretch the body and calm the mind. is class helps you develop a strong and exible spine, feel ease in your joints, and be steady in your balance. Get t while you sit! Join this peaceful hour of exercise. Instructed by Daya Chrans. Class is organized on Mondays at the Senior Center at Malibu City Hall from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

KNITTING

Knit with Sheila Rosenthal is organized every Monday and Friday at the Senior Center at Malibu City Hall from 9 to 10:30 a.m. is is an ongoing drop-in complimentary program. No experience is required.

SENIOR STRETCH AND STRENGTH

Class is organized on Mondays from 1 to 2 p.m. and Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Participants will focus on exibility, balance, circulation, muscle tone, and breathing techniques. Class will be held outdoors at Malibu Blu s Park. Register for the month or pay a $5 drop-in rate. For additional information contact (310) 456-2489, Ext. 357, or visit Malibucity.org/ seniorcenter.

FARMERS MARKET

Shop for fresh fruits and veggies, prepared food, and more at the weekly Malibu Farmers Market on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Market located at 23555 Civic Center Way. e Malibu Farmers Market is hosting a vintage, art, and brunch Holiday Event on Sunday, Dec. 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

poetry stones at Legacy Park

By SAMANTHA BRAVO Of The Malibu Times

e Parks and Recreation Commission approved the installation of two poetry stones at Legacy Park for former Poet Laureate Dr. John Struloe and current Poet Laureate Ann Buxie.

ere are three current poetry stones at Legacy Park for Poet Laureates Ricardo Means Ybarra and Ellen Reich and former Juan Cabrillo student Mandy Mulligan.

e poetry stones highlight the importance of poetry and literary arts in Malibu and are placed throughout Legacy Park, marking the poets’ tenure as the city’s poet laureate.

Ybarra and Mulligan were the rst to have poetry stones laid on the path of Legacy Park.

Struloe was appointed as the third poet laureate from October 2020 to June 2021, and the poem he chose was “Sea Turtle.” Struloe also published the rst community anthology, “A Place Like is,” coordinated with poetry workshops, and has been involved in the Poet Laureate program since its inception.

Struloe has been an English and creative writing associate professor at Pepperdine since 2007.

Buxie was appointed as the fourth poet laureate and chose her poem “Something Pushes.” Buxie coordinated monthly poetry workshops, o ered new programs such as poetry jubilations, and is planning the second edition of the community anthology. She is also the current 2021-2023 poet laureate and her term ends in September 2023.

Acting Community Service Director Kristin Riesgo presented the artists during the meeting on Dec. 20 and said Buxie has been involved before 2018 and brought the poet laureate idea to the city since it started in 2019.

“Her passion for poetry is unbelievable,” Riesgo said. “She’s a great poet laureate and we’re so excited

to honor her for two years.”

Riesgo said poet laureates serve two terms and are selected by the Malibu Arts Commission, which makes a recommendation to the City Council. Riesgo said the stones would cost between $1,500 to $2,500, which includes the stone, engraving, delivery, and installation.

“I love this program, I love the poetry stones, I’m looking forward to a day when you can walk all along there and read a poetry stone in each place and I’m excited that we’re having two more of them,” commissioner Suzanne Guldimann said. “I love this program so I’m so glad that we can approve this.”

Riesgo said the proposed locations would be towards the anchor at Legacy Park.

“I love it, I think this is a great idea,” Commissioner Cayley Jenner said. “It’s something beautiful, it’s long-lasting, and it’s something that’s important to memorialize artwork like this.”

Guldimann remembered when Reich received her stone in 2020. Reich passed away from cancer on May 1, 2020, during her term, which would have ended in 2021.

“Her stone is not only her poetry stone, but it’s a way of remembering her in our community,” Guldimann said.

e commission approved the item and moved on to sta updates. Recreation manager Kate Gallo provided department updates with the Michael Landon Center, such as the new tile and new mirrors that were recently revamped.

Gallo also said they nished their holiday events hosted by the city: Santa Paws on Dec. 11 and Breakfast with Santa and Friends on Dec. 17.

Riesgo said they also installed the 11 trail signs at Charmlee Wilderness Park.

“ at’s been on our list for a really long time,” Riesgo said. “ at’s a big check mark o our list.”

Poetry events such as ca einated verses, the write time, and jubilations are organized by the poet laureate program. e program also included art lessons with Nicole Fisher.

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non-binding framework for a deal that would permit Malibu schools to seek to separate and form their own district. e coming year should see additional steps taken to bring this concept of separation toward fruition.

February saw Councilmembers Paul Grisanti and Bruce Silverstein re-elected to mayor and mayor pro tem, respectively, for consecutive terms. e council reorganized again in December following the election of Marianne Riggins and Doug Stewart to the City Council, choosing Silverstein as mayor and Councilmember Steve Uhring as mayor pro tem.

e council also said goodbye in December to Councilmembers Karen Farrer and Mikke Pierson, who both served four years on the City Council and did not seek re-election.

e implementation of Malibu Dark Skies moved ahead in 2022, with the City Council approving changes to the ordinance in February and then again in August to make modi cations to address service station light trespass. In April, the city hired a lighting consultant to assist the city with implementation, and sta conducted a series of public workshops to help residents and businesses come into compliance. e ordinance took e ect in October for residential and commercial zones and the sta contin-

LOCAL NEWS

ues to address compliance issues.

To address a long-standing issue with illegally parked vehicles in the summer and lack of an available location for a daytime tow yard, the City Council authorized a temporary Day Use Impound Lot on city property near the intersection of Paci c Coast Highway (PCH) and Heathercli Drive. e lot operated successfully from Memorial Day until Labor Day weekend. e city will reconsider a location for 2023 as this site was temporary.

E orts to address persons experiencing homeless continued in 2022. In 2021, the city experienced a signi cant number of emergency calls related to res started by homeless persons in and around Malibu. is year, that number dropped considerably due to efforts to clear out illegal camps and other measures. e 2022 count of 81 persons experiencing homelessness in Malibu was a signi cant drop from previous years’ counts. ( ere were 239 counted in 2020.) e city’s Homelessness Task Force continues to work diligently on recommendations to address the matter, including the procurement of temporary shelter beds outside the city.

In June, contracts were approved for studies necessary to complete work for Phase II of the city’s wastewater treatment facility. e city continues to work with the state on options for Phase II, and we expect several key decisions to be made in 2023 on this important project.

In another boost to local education, the City Council approved the Malibu High School and Middle School speci c plan in July, and later approved the demolition of the Juan Cabrillo campus as the rst phase toward the construction of the new school complex.

e City Council approved a balanced budget in June for the 2022-23 scal year. e city continues to enjoy better than projected revenues, and the spending plan continues the priority of keeping the city’s general fund reserve high enough to maintain the highest possible bond rating for the city.

e budget allocated funds to add several full-time positions to help support City Hall operations, and increased wages by 7 percent across the board to address in ation. e budget addressed several other needs related to personnel and sta ng, including funding a compensation study to see how

well Malibu stacks up compared to other nearby cities. We have also hired a consultant team to analyze the city’s planning development processes; that e ort has just been launched and will continue through the rst half of 2023. e council further approved funding in November to immediately hire additional planning consultants to help the Planning Department address its current workload.

In August, a city ordinance that would have required short-term rentals to have an on-site host was rejected by the California Coastal Commission, which cited a shortage of accommodations in Malibu and the assumption that fewer persons would use STRs if hosted, as reasons why the commission could not support the plan. e City Council will be re-examining the issue in 2023 and is expected to discuss the matter early this year.

Following the horri c school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the city and school district formed a school safety ad hoc committee in August to look at solutions to address safety and security in Malibu schools. e city later hired Guidepost Solutions to perform a comprehensive school safety assessment. at assessment is currently underway and will be completed in 2023.

Another long-standing issue, banning the use of rodenticides and pesticides in Malibu, took a step forward with the City Council adopting the city’s new and stricter pesticide policy in October. e policy is aimed at stopping the use of rodenticides (and other harmful substances used in pest management) in order to protect wildlife and the environment.

Malibu marked its Annual Day of Preparedness on Nov. 9. is date commemorates the 2018 Woolsey Fire and encourages residents to ensure they are prepared for the next wild re or natural disaster. Being prepared for the next natural disaster remains one of the city’s top goals, as does rebuilding from Woolsey. On re rebuilds, 507 of the a ected parcels have submitted a rebuild application.

To date, 249 permits have been issued for single family dwellings, and 116 of those are completed. For multifamily buildings, permits have been issued for 18 units, and 12 are completed.

For the November ballot, the City Council approved placing a Transactions and Use (TUT) tax

measure before the voters. e measure, which was approved, increases the sales tax in Malibu by 0.5 percent beginning in April 2023. e tax measure is expected to generate about $3 million in annual general fund revenue to the city. As a general tax, the monies are not restricted to a speci c use.

e city hired special legal counsel to help it oppose two matters which have the potential to impact wild re safety in Malibu. One, the County of Los Angeles surprised Malibu with plans to move serious juvenile o enders to the low-security Camp Kilpatrick, located in the Santa Monica Mountains just north of Malibu. e camp was signi cantly damaged in the Woolsey Fire and the city has sent letters to the county objecting to the transfer of these youths until more is known about the plan and more is done to address security and re safety concerns. Two, the city continues to oppose plans by the county to allow low-impact camping in environmentally sensitive areas in the Santa Monica Mountains. Both issues will continue to garner city attention in 2023, as will the plans announced by the Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority (MRCA) to develop campsites at Malibu Blu s and Ramirez Canyon Park.

In the fall, the city adopted an urgency ordinance and directed sta to obtain waivers to facilitate the temporary location of the Farmers Market in Legacy Park. e market needs to temporarily relocate as its footprint is impacted by the continuing construction of the new Santa Monica College campus on Civic Center Way. Construction of the college is nearing completion, with classes anticipated to start in the spring. An upcoming dedication for the college is being planned — watch for an announcement for that.

e year came to a close with the City Council approving an ad hoc committee to explore potential acquisition of the “Edge” properties. ese three substantial properties are currently undeveloped, and the City Council is eager to ensure they are protected from any development.

e year was certainly not without its setbacks, however. Tra c and pedestrian safety on PCH remain as high a concern as ever. We saw too many persons lose their lives on the highway this year, and we are going to have to work with

all our public safety partners if we expect to make any real improvements. While we look forward to bene ts of projects such as the Tra c Signal Synchronization in 2023, we know that it will take much more to turn around this dangerous trend for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians on PCH.

City Hall saw several key personnel changes over the year, with the departures of Assistant City Manager Lisa Soghor, Community Services Director Jesse Bobbett and Deputy City Manager Elizabeth Shavelson, among others. We welcomed Joe Toney as Assistant City Manager, and the city is currently recruiting to ll the other two positions. Ruthie Quinto, the city Treasurer, aptly served as the interim Assistant City Manager in between Lisa and Joe and continues to serve as treasurer. e city also said goodbye to Interim City Attorney John Cotti, who was replaced in the position by longtime Assistant City Attorney (and now Interim City Attorney) Trevor Rusin. In May, I was formally appointed permanent City Manager after serving one year as the interim.

roughout the year, the pandemic continued its ebb and ow. One day, we thought we were heading out of it, and the next, we felt the dread of what seemed like its inevitable return. We celebrated the dropping case numbers in the spring as more persons got vaccinated, held an in person (yet outdoors) State of the City event with Malibu Chamber of Commerce, and a single, in-person City Council meeting in May, and then went back to remote meetings over ongoing concerns with transmission of the virus. e City Council will take up the issue of returning to in-person meetings at its rst meeting of the new year on Jan. 12.

Looking back over 2022, I am proud of everything that Malibu has accomplished this year. We are often so busy it’s easy to forget to stop and take note of that. I want to thank the members of the City Council both current and past for their guidance and passion, the tireless and dedicated city sta for getting all this done, and the amazing Malibu community for your support in 2022. ere is no reason to think we cannot achieve even more in 2023. Malibu’s future is bright and will remain so if we continue to work together vigilantly and mindfully in 2023 and years to come.

began its Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative in 2010, aimed at reducing corruption in foreign states, Nguema was a major target.

e 2014 settlement required him to sell o the assets and forfeit $30.3 million in proceeds to the U.S. government, which were later earmarked for countrywide COVID vaccines in Equatorial Guinea.

To sell o the mansion, Nguema and the government needed a broker with connections to wealthy buyers around the world, and the house was to be appraised and sold at ‘fair market value’ — $32 million. e listing agreement allowed a generous 6 percent commission, and permitted the brokerage rm to represent both buyer and seller.

Celebrity broker Mauricio Umansky, 52, was approved as the listing agent in May 2015; he is the spouse of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” cast member Kyle Richards, and now star of his own reality show “Buying Beverly Hills.” He co- founded “ e Agency” 11 years before; the

business claimed nearly $4 billion in sales.

Nguema received five offers at the $32 million asking price, and responded by requesting $33.5 million countero ers. Two of the potential buyers, Dugally Oberfeld and Sam Hakim, both met the countero ers for $33.5 million, but Oberfeld was declared the “winner” (even though he was later given a $1 million repair discount, bringing the purchase price down to $32.5 million.)

At the time Hakim submitted his $32 million bid, his realtor, Aitan Segal, told Umansky that his client was willing to pay in the $40 million range, according to Hakim’s later lawsuit.

During a later tour of the property, Segal again told Umansky that Hakim would pay $40 million, according to the suit. Umansky told them he’d relay the o er to Nguema, but not to put it in writing, since the owner was not pro ting from the sale and wasn’t motivated by price.

Just after Oberfeld acquired the house, Hakim wanted the property so badly, he sent him a letter of intent to pay him $8

million to buy out his position.

e developer countered with a demand for $15 million, and Hakim walked away.

Umansky and Oberferld then flipped the property in March 2017, selling it for $69.9 million — and a cool $37.4 million profit. The buyer was heiress Karen Lo, granddaughter of the founder of Vitasoy in Hong Kong. However, the owner of record is shell company Malibu LaMalibu, registered in the British Virgin Islands.

Upon reading about the ip, Nguema and his attorneys sent Umansky a demand, claiming he steered the sale to Oberfeld even though he hadn’t bid more than anyone else and later got nancial concessions. His attorneys asked for a settlement of at least $8 million, saying that (Hakim) had o ered to pay that much more for the property.

Hakim said when he read an online article in August 2018 about how Umansky and The Agency had been sued by their insurer over the ip, he realized for the rst time that Umansky had [allegedly] been in on the deal all along, and concluded that

Umansky had never relayed his verbal o er to Nguema. Hakim’s attorneys maintain that Umansky and Oberfeld had planned the ip from the time Umansky got the listing.

The Agency made a claim to its insurer, Western World, who refused to pay. Instead, the insurer accused Umansky and the brokerage of failing to disclose its potential negligence and breach of duciary and statutory duties involving the Malibu home deal. e two sides reached an undisclosed settlement.

Nguema also sued, receiving a $6.35 million settlement that

went to the U.S. Department of Justice for Equatorial Guinea.

More than three years after the sale closed, Hakim and Segal in September 2019 filed separate lawsuits in LA County Superior Court. Umansky was accused of violating his legal obligation to be a fair and honest broker, and Hakim wanted a minimum of $35 million in damages. The current defendants include Umansky, Oberfeld, the investment vehicle that took legal ownership of the mansion, and The Agency.

Umansky filed a motion to have the case thrown out of

court, denying there was ever a $40 million verbal o er, and saying Hakim would have known to put such an o er in writing.

“It saddens me that others seek to diminish our success by rehashing old news about a transaction that closed in 2016 … the allegations are false and I’m extremely con dent that we’ll prevail,” Umansky stated to the LA Times.

Hakim and Segal, represented by the Allen Matkins law firm, were scheduled for mediation on the case just before Christmas.

Pay equity is behind SB 1162, which expands on existing transparency laws that mandate all workplaces with 15 or more employees to include a salary range in job postings. Employers with more than 100 workers must submit certain data to the state, including salaries of employees and contractors broken down by gender, race, and ethnicity.

Removing the “pink tax” is behind AB 1287. The law prohibits charging a higher price for goods that are similar in kind like razors, shampoo, and deodorant just because they’re marketed to women.

To help college students meet academic goals, AB 1705 calls for community colleges to enroll their students in transfer-level math and English courses if the program they want to transfer into requires those subjects.

It will now be easier for sidewalk street food vendors to obtain local health permits. Backers of SB 972 claim it will improve community health and safety while helping vendors enter the economy to build businesses and provide for their families.

AB 2799 aims to protect rap artists by restricting prosecutors’ use of the artists’ creative content like song lyrics and music videos against those same artists in court.

Local State Senator Ben Allen backed SB 1322 that requires oil companies to post on their websites how much profit they’re making in California.

Known as Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, SB 1183 allows California children up to age 5 to sign up for free books in both English and Spanish.

AB 1242 protects women seeking an abortion by prohibiting law enforcement or state corporations from cooperating with or providing information to out-of-state entities regarding lawful abortions in California. It also prohibits law enforcement from knowingly arresting a person for aiding a lawful abortion in the state.

Gender affirming care will be protected under SB 107 which will protect transgender children and their families who flee to California from other states that criminalize a range of social, psychological, behavioral and medical interventions “designed to support and affirm an individual’s gender identity” when it conflicts with the gender they were assigned at birth.

A new state law prohibits police from using evidence collected from “rape kits” from sexual assault survivors to be used to prosecute those victims in other criminal cases. Police departments can no longer retain the victim’s DNA to be used against them in the future.

SB 1044 prohibits an employer, in an event of an emergency, from retaliating or disciplining an employee who refuses to report to work or leaves a workplace because they have a reasonable belief that the work area is unsafe. Employers are prohibited from taking a worker’s mobile device or preventing them from seeking help. The law defines an emergency as a natural disaster or criminal act. A health pandemic is not listed as an eligible emergency.

AB 1949 allows workers to take up to five days of bereavement leave for the death of a close family member, such as a spouse, domestic partner, parent, parentin-law, child, sibling, grandparent or grandchild. The leave may be unpaid at companies without a bereavement policy or workers may use available sick time if company policy only allows for up to three days of bereavement leave.

AB 44 outlaws the sale and manufacturing of new fur products and clothing in the state. California is the first in the country to implement a statewide ban. The law does not apply to used fur products and clothing.

Plus, four new state holidays will be celebrated in 2023; Lunar New Year (Jan. 22), Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (April 24), Native American Day (Sept. 22), and Juneteenth (June 19).

This mansion on Sweetwater Mesa Road is at the center of numerous lawsuits since 2011. Under dispute is the 2015 sale of the property brokered by Mauricio Umansky, star of the reality TV series “Buying Beverly Hills.” Contributed Photo

In 1943, Weber leased Weber’s Malibu Service Station at Malibu Colony. He gave it up in 1946 after a string of problems, including two robberies and an explosion that killed employee Harvey Whelan, 16, of Paci c Palisades. Weber was found partially responsible for the unsafe conditions, and ned for failing to provide insurance. Around 1950, he leased the gas station at Las Flores Canyon; and in 1952, he leased one where Boardriders Malibu is today.

e beach house that Weber tipped Louis to happened to be the former Topanga Yacht Clubhouse of the 1930s, one of the only houses that survived the swell of 1926. Louis and his wife Eva “Evelyn” (1906-1982) had known each other since they were 2 and 4, and remained together until they died. ey lived in Pico-Robertson, and spent weekends at the beach with their children Lawrence “Larry” (b. 1930), Samuel “Sam” (b. 1936), and Elizabeth “Beth” (b. 1940), nicknamed “Booky” because she used to say, “Mommy, read me a booky.” At mealtimes, Evelyn amused herself by ringing a little bell to call the children to the glassed-in deck on the second oor.

e rst oor was rented to Charles Pritchard (1887-1947), director of sales for the Pioneer Paper Company. Pritchard’s main residence was at the Jonathan Club, where he was on the board. Under the house, he kept a folding kayak, and built a gymnastics bar for the kids. He was estranged from his upper-class family, and told the

Franklins that he’d written them into his will, so they’d never have to worry about money. When he died after a brief illness in 1947, his will couldn’t be found. e Franklins suspected that his family destroyed it when they came to get his things.

Next, the Berkeley family moved in. Randall Edward “Ted” Berkeley (1912-1997) worked as a greensman, providing plants to lm sets. His wife Sylvia (19192000) was a seamstress and taught dancing. ey had two daughters, Bonnie (b. 1938) and Wendy (b. 1943). Ted was a great improviser on his upright piano, and could be heard making up crazy songs to popular tunes. He also played the trumpet, and taught it to Sam. In the 1970s, Ted shared many memories in e Malibu Times.

After the Berkeleys left, around 1948, Evelyn’s brother George Berger (1899-1962) and his wife Rose (1901-1967) rented the rst oor for vacations. George had a men’s clothing store in Pasadena called Berger’s. At the beach, he enjoyed surf shing with Sam, who sold sand crabs to Wylie’s Bait Shop across the street. Wylie’s was built in 1949, according to a permit published in e Malibu Times. However, Larry remembers it being at Sunset Blvd. before that, and Sam says it was up a ight of steps on a hillside. An o shoot of Wylie’s Sporting Goods in Redondo Beach, the shop was run by Bill and his wife Ruth Wylie, with help from Bob Varnum (1928-2000), who later took over.

To the east of the Franklins lived two musical families. On the second oor were Joseph Lilley

(1913-1971), a music director at Paramount Studios, and his wife Dorothy (1915-2004). From their deck, the Franklins could see Joseph composing at the dinner table at night, using only a pencil and paper … no piano. On the rst oor were Ray Miller, manager of musicians Gordon Jenkins and Dick Haymes, and his wife elma, the owners of the house. It burned in 1946 when Ziegfeld Follies star Tommy Mack (1898-1982) and his wife Emily moved their house to the beach and knocked a telephone-pole wire loose. Part of the Franklins’ kitchen also burned in the re. Afterwards, the lot remained empty, and Louis turned it into a horseshoe court, which became a popular gathering place. He used heavy axles from his wrecking yard as stakes so the horseshoes would really clank.

e Lilleys moved to a nearby house, where they had a daughter named Mary Susan (b. 1948).

e Millers divorced. elma moved to Ratner Beach and built a house around a double-decker bus from a discontinued line on Wilshire Boulevard. Ray moved across PCH to Old Malibu Road, and married Esther, who started a “Malibu Beauti cation Club” that envisioned tree-bordered streets and ower-covered hills. is house burned too from faulty wiring in 1948.

e Macks’ house, maybe the only stucco house on the beach, survived the re it had caused. In 1948, Mack released a comedy song he cowrote with “Mr and Mrs. Harmonica” Jimmy and Mildred Mulcay called “When Veronica Plays the Harmonica (Down on the Pier at Santa Monica).”

Performers Johnny Mercer, Gloria Wood, and Kay Kyser’s Campus Cowboys helped make it a hit, with e Malibu Times writing, “You are hearing it every time you turn the radio on, the kids are singing it on the buses. e supply of records in the record shops is bought up as soon as they are obtained….”

e Macks lived on the ground oor, and rented their second oor to actor Allen Jenkins (19001974), who also made people laugh in 1948. After being arrested with his Malibu drinking buddy James Davis, 30, for nearly hitting a police car on PCH near Sunset Blvd. at 4 a.m., he joked that his calico cat Smiley had been driving. At the police station, he continued the silliness, asking the booking o cer to take Smiley’s paw prints, and insisting that his “inseparable companion” join him in jail. Upon his release, he complained, “ is is a ne jail. Everything for the lousy drunks and nothing for the cat. We want some milk.”

He pleaded not guilty at his DUI trial, and requested a jury, whom he entertained with more funny lines like, “I’m going to take the rap for Smiley.” He also won over the press, getting them to “take the part of the undercat” who was “catnipped to the whiskers,” and to “hope he don’t take it to heart, having a police record.” e joke overshadowed the trial, as journalists posed questions like, “When the cops saw it was a cat driving, why didn’t they look out?”

Allen even made his bad reviews turn funny, e.g., “His lawyer can wrangle a quick acquittal by bringing into the court the actor’s latest movie, ‘ e Case of the Baby Sitter,’ which is enough to drive

anyone to drink.”

His inevitable acquittal hardly re ected his innocence. “It was a tight squeeze, but my personality nally prevailed,” Smiley “wrote” in an open letter. Soon after, Allen included Smiley in a vaudeville act called “Musical Comedy Hilarities” that he tested out at e Seacomber restaurant (across from Nobu Malibu today), then toured around the country.

The Malibu Times would continue publishing stories about Smiley until 1950, when the cat died crossing PCH. “Smiley became a legendary gure up and down the Malibu,” his obituary read.

Allen later did voice acting for the Hanna-Barbera TV cartoon “Top Cat” (1961-62), playing O cer Charlie Dibble, who tries to police a gang of alley cats.

In 1989, 15 years after Allen’s death, “Saturday Night Live” introduced a recurring character, “Toonces, the Cat Who Could Drive a Car” … just not very well. Although two “SNL” writers were Topanga Beach alumni Tom Schiller (b. 1949) and Gary Weis (b. 1943), and the skits recalled Allen’s joke, the writer, Jack Handey, couldn’t say how he’d come up with the premise.

After Allen, the Macks rented to two other Hollywood friends: producer Robert Cohn, son of Columbia Pictures co-founder Jack Cohn; and actor Jackie Coogan, star of Charlie Chaplin’s “ e Kid” (1921), and Uncle Fester in “ e Addams Family” TV show (1964-1966).

At the Topanga intersection, a space between the beach houses allowed public access to a small

strip of sand, but residents resented when the crowd spread out onto their “yards.” In 1943, fences, gates, and “No Trespassing” signs went up. One Topangan complained, “A person, posing as a watchman and displaying some kind of badge, forbade entrance to the water ... Is there a state law, or do they simply take the law in their own hands?”

Whether or not the beach could remain private became a major issue. The LA Athletic Club (LAAC), the property owners, wanted to develop it further, and State Parks wanted to bulldoze the houses, which they nally did in the 1970s.

In 1953, the LAAC tried to clear out the homeowners, who were living on ve-year ground leases, by tripling their renewals.

e Franklins decided they’d had enough, and sold their beach house in 1954, while others sued and won the right to stay on the beach for 15 more years as monthly renters.

Larry went on to serve in the Navy in Korea, Vietnam, and the Philippines. He built a company called Franklin Truck Parts with his dad, which today has nine stores. Sam got a Ph.D in Psychology and became head of the department at Fresno State. He wrote a book called “ e Psychology of Happiness” (2009). Beth studied yoga at the Self-Realization Fellowship and became a teacher and healer. She still practices twice a day. ey all say the beach left a joy that has lasted a lifetime.

Pablo Capra is the Archivist for the Topanga Historical Society and author of “Topanga Beach: A History” (2020). More at topangahistoricalsociety.org.

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(Upper Left) Evelyn and Louis Franklin are shown at son Larry’s wedding on Sept. 7, 1952. Photo Courtesy of the Franklin

Family (Upper Right) Actor Allen Jenkins is shown with his cat Smiley in 1948. Jenkins’s DUI arrest and trial that year made news and amused many when he repeatedly claimed that Smiley was the one driving the car.

Photo Courtesy of The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois) (Lower Left) Children Beth and Sam Franklin are with Aunt Rose Berger at the Franklins’ beach house in 1949. Photo Courtesy of the Franklin Family (Lower Right) Sam and Larry Franklin are shown surfing, and Charles Pritchard kayaking in 1948.

Photo Courtesy of the Franklin Family

Malibu Life

World-renowned artist Ann Krasner creates stories with color and unique style

By EMMANUEL LUISSI Special to The Malibu Times

World-renowned artist Ann Krasner is a Malibu-based artist who has had work displayed across the world. Her distinct style of extremely bright colors and vivid visual storytelling has been displayed in Russia, Spain, France, Switzerland, Sweden, England, and all across the United States.

Krasner is the creator and owner of the Malibu Art Garden, a hillside art garden of eye-catching sculptures and studio full of unique paintings. e nearly 30-year art career began at the home where the Malibu Garden sits today.

Krasner was born in Moscow in 1967, and emigrated out of the Soviet Union to the United States as a political refugee in 1988. She had a background in sciences, having her Master of Sciences in mathematics and computer science.

Five years after moving to the United States, Krasner and her husband Paul moved to Malibu. To celebrate their move, Paul gifted Krasner a brush and canvas.

Although Krasner grew up enjoying the arts, and had taken ballet and piano classes growing up, she had no formal artistic training. However, she quickly fell in love with creating art.

“ is was the beginning! I was like a crazy woman painting non-stop, making

10, 20 paintings a day!” Krasner said.

She said her new environment provided her with inspiration.

“I think there’s something in the air in Malibu. is is why there’s so many creative people here,” she said. “We’re

surrounded by all this beauty and I think it’s impossible to not want to create and do something really, really spectacular.”

She explained that she is inspired to create art that tells a story and is a window to a bigger story. Her paintings

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Rare Santa Cruz Island horses being saved from genetic extinction

El Campeon Farms in the Santa Monica Mountains is preserving a unique breed with 200-year old Spanish Colonial bloodline

By JIMY TALLAL Special to The Malibu Times

El Campeon Farms in the Santa Monica Mountains is bringing back one of the most endangered horse breeds in the world — the Santa Cruz Island (SCI) horse. The small herd, now up to 23 horses, may be the last of their kind, but a scientific breeding program to increase their numbers is underway.

As the name suggests, these horses came from the 98-square-mile Santa Cruz Island — one of the Channel Islands off our coast. Records show that horses were first brought there in 1830 — almost 200 years ago.

According to El Campeon Farms General Manager Christy Reich, in an interview with the Livestock Conservancy, the first island horses were Spanish Colonial horses descended from those brought to the New World on Spanish galleons to Central and South America. Eventually, the “padres” (Catholic missionary priests) rode these horses up to California.

When Mexico established a penal colony on Santa Cruz Island in 1830, some of the Spanish horses were sent there. With the advent of sheep ranching in 1851, additional horses were brought in to haul hay and supplies from one ranch to another — and the new horses may or may not have been Spanish Colonials.

According to ship records from 1873

to 1905, small numbers of horses were periodically delivered or picked up from the island, but the isolated core herd remained and developed into its own distinct breed. Records in 1874 reported “about 125 saddle and horses and mules,” but nearly half a century later, in 1922, that number was down to “97 head of horses” because of dis -

depict experiences in her own life as well as moments in the lives of polarizing artists and historical gures such as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, and biblical gures Adam and

painting, Krasner took her paintings into town and was able to display them at the Malibu Gallery. She said within a day, the two paintings she had up for display had been sold. She returned with

Trainer Abby Followwill stands with Cochise, a Santa Cruz Island horse, at El Campeon Farms.

Photo Courtesy of UC Davis

Artist Ann Krasner poses in her art studio at the Malibu Art Garden on Friday, Dec. 30. Krasner adds di erent types of layers of found materials to give each sculpture a unique shape and feel. Photo by Emmanuel Luissi/TMT

‘ e Volcano.’ See it!

By Burt Ross, Contributed Column

Malibu’s own Rory Kennedy has done it again! is proli c producer and director of informative documentaries with a social conscience has created an extraordinary lm about a volcano on an island o the coast of New Zealand. I refuse to reveal any additional information for fear of reducing its impact. Both my bride and I watched the lm on Net ix and thoroughly enjoyed this Oscar-worthy documen-

40 more, which all found new homes in just a couple of weeks.

Krasner continued to balance her family life and art life as she raised her three children. She said it was especially challenging when her son began creating music, an artist in his own right. She described her son Benjamin as a musical prodigy.

She said she would dedicate a lot of time supervising her son’s piano exercises, and meanwhile daydreamed about taking on her next artistic endeavor, sculpting.

She recalls that at around the age of 13, her son branched o on his own with his art, allowing her to pursue her desire to become a sculptor. is is when she enrolled in a welding and metalwork class at Pierce College.

However, on her rst day in the class, she became overwhelmed by the experience, and nearly quit the class. She said had it not been for the professor, who was patient and reassuring, she would have never acquired the skills needed to create her signature sculptures.

She said the professor had seen her paintings, saw her potential and personally helped her begin to build con dence and skill with metalwork.

“It was fate,” Krasner said, “It’s very important to meet people who appreciate what you do, share your vision, and most of all are excited by what you are trying to do and can help you.”

She has now been creating sculptures for nearly 10 years, and her sculptures have been displayed from the shores of her local Zuma Beach to the Black Rock desert during the yearly Burning Man festival.

Her signature sculptures are addition sculptures, meaning she creates a frame for a sculpture and adds di erent types of layers of found materials to give each sculpture a unique shape and feel. She uses a metal frame, covered by layers of plaster and six layers of berglass.

She explained that Malibu provides the ideal conditions for creating her sculptures. e humidity is usually ideal and the temperature must remain between 68 and 75 degrees to create her work.

Her sculptures, like her paintings, tell stories. She has created sculptures of artists like Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Alfred Stieglitz, Frida Khalo, and Diego Rivera that reflect moments and experiences in

tary. Rory has the unusual ability to create as much drama in a documentary as there is in a dramatic movie. e lm is riveting, a nail-biter, and I never lost interest.

Rory has the rare gift for producing and directing outstanding documentaries that hold your interest and often have a message without being preachy. One of her nest lms was “Last Days in Vietnam,” which was deservedly nominated for an Oscar. e lm was wrenching and grabbed you from beginning to end just as “ e Volcano” does.

Do yourself a favor and watch “ e Volcano.”

their lives.

Krasner quoted Mexican painter Rivera who once spoke about his wife, Khalo, as saying “[she] is hard as steel and delicate and ne as a butter y’s wing” and said that inspired her to create a sculpture that depicts Rivera on one side and Khalo on the other. She said it is stories like these that she hopes to represent with her work.

She has also created sculptures of animals, owers, and people that capture aspects of life, thought, and imagination.

ey are designed to withstand all conditions, including rain, snow, and the strongest of winds. Krasner’s work even withstood the biggest challenge of disaster, during 2018’s Woolsey Fire. To her surprise, as the re ravaged across the garden property, all the sculptures survived with little to no burn damage.

She said she continues to look for new forms of art to create and further her skills. She has now begun creating jewelry and working with ceramics.

Her many styles of work have been displayed across the world. Her work has been in the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow, the National Art Museum of Catalonia in Barcelona, Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris, La Galerie Original in Nice, and Gallerie D. Assadi in Nyon, Switzerland, among many others.

Stateside, her work has been featured at museums like the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Seattle Art Museum, Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, the Los Angeles County Museum of Arts (LACMA), and the Frederick Weisman Museum in Los Angeles.

Her work has also been showcased at festivals like Burning Man in Nevada and the Telluride Jazz Festival in Colorado.

She said her passion for her art continues to grow, and she is just as passionate about creating now as she ever has. She said the excitement of the constant ow of ideas even keeps her up some nights.

Krasner loves being based out of Malibu, as it serves as constant inspiration.

“It’s mind boggling, it’s like a show,” Krasner said. “No art show can compare to what we are seeing here everyday. I am in love with this place.”

She has now created nearly 7,000 pieces of art including oil paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and mixed media.

Art enthusiasts can contact Krasner and visit the Malibu Art Garden by calling (310) 463-1756 or visiting www.annkrasner.com.

placement by motor vehicles.

Eventually, ranching became less profitable on the island, and “the horses roamed free and bred among themselves for several decades,” according to one account. In 1984, 40 horses remained, and in 1999, when the National Park Service took over, the 15-19 surviving wild horses were removed (accounts vary).

They were taken to a horse sanctuary in Northern California, but after living with no predators for over 150 years, the animals had no flight response and were preyed on by mountain lions. The survivors were then taken to a sanctuary in Tehama County, where they lived for nearly 15 years. El Campeon Farms bought 13 of the animals in 2014 in an effort to save them through a scientific breeding program.

The Santa Cruz Island horses are registered through the Livestock Conservancy and listed as “critical.”

Santa Barbara-based equine veterinarian Karen Blumenshine had studied the animals in their natural habitat on the island with UC Davis researchers from 1995-1998, analyzed their DNA, and published a scientific paper about them. She describes the horses as genetically unique with “heirloom” genes that should be saved.

She described a number of distinct differences that set the Santa Cruz Island horses apart. Most notably, they have babies at a completely different time of the year than any other horse breed.

“These guys were foaling from November to February,” she said in a phone interview. “They didn’t read the book about waiting for longer hours of sunlight. But the change was adaptive and advantageous for life on that island — because the grass was green while they were nursing; and later when the grains and seeds emerged, they had a higher calorie food available to gain weight back while the foals were weaning.”

Blumenshine found that island horses are hardier than other breeds, moving around the island with no vets or footcare.

“Because they constantly moved around, their hooves got sanded off, and they were textbook perfect,” she said.

The SCI breed is also shorter and thicker than other horses.

“They were heavier than a lot of the Spanish breeds, so maybe some of the draft horses got mixed in…They look like each other, like they’re related, but not like any other breed I know,” Blumenshine said. “They reminded me of the old Californico horses that were around when I was a kid; with bigger heads and feet, which make them hardier. A bigger foot distributes the force of each step over more square inches. They also have coarser manes, which maybe also came from draft horses.

“When U.S. horse breeders started breeding for a certain look — smaller feet and heads — then you lose the heirloom genetics — the genes that are adapted to the environment.”

One other thing that differentiates the breed is its appetite.

“The Island horses also don’t need as much food as other horses — if you feed them too much, they become obese,” Blumenshine said. “We rescued them at the end of a seven-year drought, and they were competing for food with thousands of sheep, and they were still healthy. They lived on native bunch grasses and non-native grasses imported for grazing.

“My hope in the perpetuation of the breed is perhaps to preserve some of the old genetics to pass on if we’ve bred them out of other breeds,” she said. “There’s value in preserving these old genes.”

Reich pointed out that horse breeds don’t survive unless people value them for being good at something, and it was her job to figure out what that was. She discovered their strengths to be in dressage and working equitation, as well as having unusually calm demeanors.

This also makes them valuable as therapy horses.

“They’re very calm and relaxed — nothing bothers them. They love to live outside,” she said.

The farm suspected there may have been too much inbreeding in the small population, so they’re working with UC Davis to very carefully and slowly introduce more genetic diversity into the line.

“It was important to find similar horses, with calm dispositions and similar body types,” Reich said. “We’ve been able to find some matches in the Lusitano and Andalusian breeds; and are currently in the waiting period to see how these offspring grow up. We take our stewardship of these island horses very, very seriously.”

RARE SANTA CRUZ ISLAND HORSES

WORLD-RENOWNED ARTIST

A view into Ann Krasner’s art studio is shown at the Malibu Art Garden on Friday, Dec. 30. Photos by Emmanuel Luissi/TMT.

Krasner’s

paintings,

shown.

Tru es is the oldest Santa Cruz Island horse at El Campeon.

Abby Followwill works with a Santa Cruz Island horse.

Abby Followwill, left, and Je Ohaco ride Santa Cruz Island horses at El Campeon Farms. Photos Courtesy of UC Davis

El Campeon owner Lou Gonna pets a horse.

oggy’s ay O : Animal Hospital Opens Pet etreat

By EMMANUEL LUISSI Special to The Malibu Times

Malibu Coast Animal Hospital has created a unique dog-care experience as it introduces its new Doggy Day Camp program and new state-of-the-art facility, the Malibu Coast Pet Retreat.

e hospital has opened its new Surfrider Suites, featuring 24 suites, and tailored its existing facilities to better accommodate all sorts of dogs.

e new facility features NFL-grade grass turf, a full drainage system, and custom open-air suites with climate controlling fans and heaters.

e Doggy Day Camp is a pet boarding experience that expands on boarding services that were previously o ered by the hospital.

Pet owners will experience a screening process in which hospital sta will learn about each dog and will match them with speci c suites and care. Behavioral evaluations are also done to understand each dog’s social ability and help the hospital team to create an enjoyable experience for the dog.

Malibu Coast Animal Hospital Administrator David Marler said locations that o er boarding oftentimes focus their care on making sure they please the pet owners, however Malibu Coast is focusing their e orts on pleasing the pet rst.

According to Marler, the team focuses on four goals: providing an enjoyable experience for the dogs, providing a safe environment, maintaining a clean environment, and managing the dogs with positive reinforcement behavior training.

“It’s a retreat, it’s not just a place to drop your pet o . at’s the vision, the feeling we want it to have,” Marler said. “We are deliberate for what we want for the client to understand, but also what we want for our pets to experience.”

e camp services include four potty break walks per day, continuous fresh water, tailored meal service, comfortable bedding, and health assessment.

Further services could be provided such as additional potty breaks, walks through Legacy Park, or VIP one-on-one time with a Doggy Day Camp attendant.

Attendants utilize positive reinforcement training methods to manage the dogs and the camp is designed to have fewer dogs per attendant to ensure more hands-on care and safety.

Malibu Coast Animal Hospital Director of Medicine and Behavior and Training Manager Sara Levy-Taylor said the day camp provides an important outlet for local dogs.

“ e doggy day camp is perfect for younger dogs who need to socialize or dogs who like to interact with others,” Levy-Taylor said. “It’s safe, it’s enclosed, it’s o leash, it’s fun. It’s another great service for the hospital, and it’s high standard.”

Marler said equally to providing an enjoyable experience for the dogs, it is important to the hospital sta to provide a safe and clean experience.

He highlighted the fact that the hospital, unlike other boarding service providers, limits their intake of pets to provide each dog with speci c care and attention, and ensure safety for each pet.

He said the standard of cleanliness is on par with a hospital as teams clean all areas twice a day to avoid any issues that may arise in a pet facility.

Marler praised his colleagues for their expertise

and dedication to the pets of Malibu.

“I have this amazing, smart group of people with such great hearts for pets and animals,” Marler said. “ is group is so well developed in soft skills and personality and just the general care of pets,” Dr. Dean Graulich and Dr. Dana DePerno, owners of Malibu Coast Animal Hospital, led the efforts to expand the boarding services and create the Doggy Day Camp and Pet Retreat. e expansion began in 2019 with the construction of the new Surfrider suites and the develop -

ment of the existing Paradise Cove and Zuma suites.

Marler said the plans for this retreat had been in development for about ve years and said it feels really great to have everything come together for the community.

“We hope the retreat will have a profound impact on the pets here in Malibu. It’s all we want,” Marler said.

Pet owners interested in enrolling their dogs into the Doggy Day Camp are encouraged to contact Malibu Coast Animal Hospital at (310) 317-4593.

Past College World Series-winning Waves baseball skipper heading to Hall of Fame

III Player of the Year Ken Ritter

North Central College.

National College Baseball Hall of Fame President and CEO Mike Gustafson said in the Dec. 21 press release that the 2022 class checks all the boxes.

“With national players of the year from various levels of college baseball to coaching legends and a pioneer, it is an accomplished list,” he said.

By MCKENZIE JACKSON Special to The Malibu Times

Former Pepperdine Waves

Lopez, Pepperdine’s coach for six seasons, is one of 10 standouts on the diamond who are part of hall’s Class of 2022. They will be honored during the College Baseball Night of Champions in Omaha, Nebraska, on Feb. 2-3.

Lopez led Pepperdine to the College World Series crown in 1992. The Waves went 48-11-1 that season, including a 8-1 record in the postseason.

Pepperdine defeated Cal State Fullerton in Omaha 3-2 to win the program’s first and only NCAA championship.

Lopez was named the National Coach of the Year by Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America that season. The skipper would receive the honor twice more.

He coached the Waves from 1989 to 1994. In his first season in the Pepper -

Lopez, who retired in 2015, also coached at Florida and Arizona. He coached Arizona to the NCAA championship three years before he retired. He is one of the most successful college baseball coaches ever and compiled a record of 1,177-742-7. Lopez directed teams to five College World Series appearances and reached the postseason in 17 of his 26 seasons as a head coach. He also won National Coach of the Year honors in 1996 and 2012 and is a ninetime conference Coach of the Year.

Lopez coached Florida for seven years after he left Pepperdine. He then coached Arizona for 14 seasons.

Lopez played college baseball at UCLA and afterward was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the amateur draft, but he elected to complete his college studies and go into coaching.

Lopez coached at L.A. Harbor Community College and at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach before being hired at CSU Dominguez Hills in 1983. He led the team to league titles in 1986 and 1987 and to the Division II College World Series two years before he went to Pepperdine.

baseball head coach Andy Lopez, who guided the Waves to a national title three decades ago, will be inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in February.

dine dugout, Lopez led the team to a 41-19-1 record and made the NCAA postseason for the first of four times wearing a Waves uniform. Pepperdine went 41-17-1 in 1991, the season before the NCAA title win. Lopez coached the Waves to an overall 241-107-3 record in his years in Malibu. The other Hall of Fame inductees are

former Brown infielder and 1974 Sporting News College Baseball Player of the Year Bill Almon; Southern University head coach Roger Cador; former Southern University standout infielder Rickie Weeks, who played for Cador and was the Player of the Year in 2003; former Michigan All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year Casey Close; two-

time NAIA National Championship coach Ken Dugan of Lipscomb; eighttime College World Series umpire Jim Garman; Condredge Holloway, the first Black member of the University of Tennessee baseball program; Southern California All-American and Mount San Antonio College head coach Art Mazmanian; and 1988 NCAA Division

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Then Pepperdine baseball head coach Andy Lopez, seen here accepting the NCAA national championship trophy after the Waves won the 1992 College World Series, will be inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in February. Photo from Pepperdine Athletic Communications

Andy Lopez was named Coach of the Year by Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America in the 1992 title season

Veterinarians and Malibu Coast Animal Hospital owners Dr. Dana DePerno and Dr. Dean Graulich led the e orts to expand the facility’s boarding services and install the two new programs. Photos courtesy of Malibu Coast Animal Hospital

Veterinarian Dana DePerno.

Veterinarian Dean Graulich.

A view of a brand new, open-air Surfrider Suite at Malibu Coast Animal Hospital. The suite is part of their new state of the art Pet Retreat facility.

The climate-controlled indoor Paradise Cove suite is shown

Sharks runner Tallula Murphree runs in CIF events

By MCKENZIE JACKSON Special to The Malibu Times

Malibu Sharks cross country runner Tallula Murphree wasn’t feeling her best at the CIF Southern Section Division 5 girls nals race on Nov. 19 at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut.

Instead of singing songs in her head like she normally does during her competitive jaunts, the sophomore simply thought, “I just got to get through this!” And Murphree did. Very successfully.

e teenager nished the 2.93-mile race in 19 minutes and 38.8 seconds, which placed her 12th in a eld of 104 high school runners from across Southern California. Murphree had a second-place run of 20:07.0 in the preliminaries on Nov. 11. Murphree nished the CIF competitions as a top- ve individual runner and quali ed for the CIF State Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno for the second consecutive season on Nov. 26.

“I was not feeling very well, but I knew that if I wanted to move onto state, I had to run and so I pushed through it,” she said.

At the Fresno running spectacle, Murphree ran a personal-best 19:34.0 in the 5K to place 32nd out of 198 runners.

e strong performance concluded a standout running season for Murphree in which she was named the Citrus Coast League’s Girl Cross Country Runner of the Year. She also won the league’s girls individual title at Lake Casitas in Ventura in 20:12.84 on Nov.

3.

Murphree, a runner since she was in sixth grade, said the cross country season was fun, but also challenging. She had simple keys to success.

“Showing up to run every day and following my coach’s plan,” Murphree said. “Also, eating well was very important.”

Her best performance this season, the runner said, was her nal run.

“I believe qualifying for CIF State and

dropping over a minute from my time at State for a 5K last year was my biggest accomplishment,” Murphree said.

Murphree had blazing performances throughout Malibu’s campaign. She began the season on Sept. 30 with a rst-place nish in the Palos Verdes Invitational’s two-mile run. She nished rst at the 41st Annual Woodbridge Cross Country Classic on Sept. 16 and the CCL XC #2 on Oct. 11.

Murphree placed sixth at the Oct. 15 Ventura

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County Championships. All were three-mile races.

She also had a second-place nish at the 74th Annual Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational on Oct. 22, another race of 2.93 miles.

Additionally, Murphree, who also plays water polo and is a swimmer, won the rst place in the 5K at the Malibu Half Marathon, 5K & Kids Run with the time 0:19:38. Murphree’s brother Ranger was race’s fourth-fastest nishing male runner.

Ranger, who along with Tallula and brother Wiley are triplets, also competed with his sister in the CIF preliminaries. Ranger ran a personal best 17:25.7 in the preliminary race and nished ninth but did not qualify for the nals. e siblings’ teammate, senior Satchel Reid, quali ed for the event, but did not run because he was sick.

At the Citrus Coast League nals, where Tallula ran o with the girls crown, Reid nished the boys race in fth with a time

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NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE OWNER-OCCUPANT: Any prospective owner-occupant as defined in Section 2924m of the California Civil Code who is the last and highest bidder at the trustee’s sale shall provide the required affidavit or declaration of eligibility to the auctioneer at the trustee’s sale or shall have it delivered to Quality Loan Service Corporation by 5 p.m. on the next business day following the trustee’s sale at the address set forth in the below signature block. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. 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 sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary,

of 17:11.37 and Ranger nished ninth in 17:18.75.

Like his sister, Ranger also began the season by placing rst in the two-mile Palos Verdes Invitational run. Additionally, he nished fth at the Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational.

Reid nished second to Ranger in the Palos Verdes Invitational. He nished third at the Woodbridge Cross Country Classic and fth at CCL XC #2.

the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio S San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 619-846-7649 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-22-914099-SH IDSPub #0182716 12/22/2022 12/29/2022 1/5/2023

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF

KIM DEVORE BRUNSON Case No. 22STPB11743

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of KIM DEVORE BRUNSON

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Robert M. Brunson in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Robert M. Brunson be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

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 cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on January 10, 2023 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 2D 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

Murphree, who also plays water polo and is a swimmer, and brother Ranger compete on cross country team

Tallula Murphree poses with Citrus Coast League Final medal. Murphree won the league championship Nov. 3, 2022, with a time of 20:12.84 in Ventura. Photo by Amy Galipeau

Tallulah Murphree (4353) runs in the CIF State Championships at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut. Photo by jimmysuphoto.com

Tallulah Murphree (961) runs in the CIF State Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno. Photo by Ken Martinez

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 DE154) 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: HENRY N JANNOL ESQ

SBN 66309

NEAL B JANNOL ESQ SBN 180713

LAW OFFICES OF HENRY N JANNOL APC 10850 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 825

LOS ANGELES CA 90024

CN992612 BRUNSON Dec 22,29, 2022, Jan 5, 2023 MALIBU 277

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF MALIBU CITY COUNCIL

The Malibu City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, January 9, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. on the item identified below via teleconference only in order to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, pursuant to AB 361 and the County of Los Angeles Public Health Officer’s order. Public comment can be submitted ahead of the public hearing to citycouncil@malibucity.org for inclusion in the public record. To participate during the public hearing, please visit https://malibucity.org/VirtualMeeting and follow the directions for signing up to speak and downloading the Zoom application.

CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE: ORDINANCE 503U

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MALIBU ADOPTING BY REFERENCE TITLE 26 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, INCORPORATING THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, 2022 EDITION; TITLE 27 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, INCORPORATING THE CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, 2022 EDITION; TITLE 28 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, INCORPORATING THE CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, 2022 EDITION; TITLE 29 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, INCORPORATING THE CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, 2022 EDITION; TITLE 30 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, INCORPORATING THE CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE, 2022 EDITION; TITLE 31 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, INCORPORATING THE CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, 2022 EDITION; THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE, 2022 EDITION; TITLE 33 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, INCORPORATING THE CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE, 2022 EDITION; THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, 2022 EDITION; THE CALIFORNIA REFERENCES STANDARDS CODE, 2022 EDITION; THE CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, 2022 EDITION, THE CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE, 2022 EDITION, MAKING AMENDMENTS TO SAID CODES; DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 457; AND FINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT COPIES OF THE CODE IS ON FILE WITH THE CITY CLERK AND OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION.

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.

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Yolanda Bundy, Environmental Sustainability Director/Building Official, at (310) 456-2489, ext. 229. 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.

This business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/2018.

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, LATRICE BYRD, GENERAL PARTNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 12/16/2022.

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. 22SMCP00473

Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles

Petition of: CELIA FRANCES RECTOR, JUSTIN MICHAEL HOCHREITER

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

Petitioner CELIA FRANCES RECTOR, JUSTIN MICHAEL HOCHREITER a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present Name: CELIA FRANCES RECTOR, JUSTIN MICHAEL HOCHREITER Proposed Name: CELIA FRANCES HIGHRIDER, JUSTIN MICHAEL HIGHRIDER

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: Feb 3 2023 Time: 8:30AM, Dept.: K Room: The address of the court is:

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 1725 MAIN STREET, ROOM 102, 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: 10/05/2022

JUDGE LAWRENCE H. CHO, Judge of the Superior Court Sherri R. Carter Executive Officer/Clerk of Court PUB: 12/22, 12/29/2022, 01/05, 01/12/2023 The Malibu Times MALIBU 282

2022273748

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. WESTSIDE CART RENTALS 5542 SEPULVEDA BLVD, CULVER CITY, CA 90230, LOS ANGELES COUNTY Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): Registered Owner(s):

1. WESTSIDE CART RENTALS, INC. 5542 SEPULVEDA BLVD, CULVER CITY, CA 90230 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization CA

This business is conducted by: A CORPORATION

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, WESTSIDE CART RENTALS, INC., SANIYA SIDDIQUE, CEO

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 12/20/2022.

and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of FONTAINE RHEIN AKA FONTAINE MACHADO.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DORA M. BAACK in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DORA M. BAACK 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 cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 01/27/23 at 8:30AM in Dept. 29 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

BONNIE MARIE BURSK - SBN 70335, LINDSAY LUPE SAVIN - SBN 282750, LAW OFFICE OF SAVIN & BURSK 10663 YARMOUTH AVE.

GRANADA HILLS CA 91344 12/29/22, 1/5, 1/12/23 CNS-3654844# MALIBU TIMES MALIIBU 286

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. 22SMCP00562

Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles Petition of: ODASA CHASIDA HIRSCH TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

Petitioner ODASA CHASIDA HIRSCH a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present Name: ODASA CHASIDA HIRSCH Proposed Name: NADINE ALICIA JETT

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: 02/03/2023 Time: 8:30AM, Dept.: K Room: The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

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: 11/23/2022

JUDGE LAWRENCE H. CHO, Judge of the Superior Court Sherri R. Carter Executive Officer/Clerk of Court PUB: 12/29/2022, 01/05, 01/12, 01/19/2023 The Malibu Times

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Yolanda Bundy, Environmental Sustainability Director/ Building Official

Publish Dates: December 22, 2022, December 29, 2022 and January 5, 2023

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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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MALIBU 288

2022258178

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS:

1. PCI WESTLAKE CENTERS

2. PCI CENTERS

3. PSYCHOLOGICAL CARE INSTITUTE CENTERS

4. PCI MALIBU CENTERS

31194 LA BAYA DR SUITE 201, WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91362

Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): Registered Owner(s):

1. MIRIAM HAMIDEH, PH.D, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, INC. 5743 CORSA AVE., SUITE 223, WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91362

If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization CA

This business is conducted by: A CORPORATION

The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 05/2011.

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, MIRIAM HAMIDEH, PH.D, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, INC., IBRAHIM M HAMIDEH, CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 11/30/2022.

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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2022275127

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. MOTHERLESS DAUGHTERS 395 S. TOPANGA CANYON BLVD. SUITE 202B, LOS ANGELES COUNTY Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): 2574734

Registered Owner(s): 1. WORDS ETCETERA, INC. 395 S. TOPANGA CANYON BLVD. SUITE 202B, TOPANGA, CA 90290

If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization CA

This business is conducted by: A CORPORATION

The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/2020.

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).

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.

2022268360

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. POSTAL ANNEX + SERVICE CENTER #3011

30745 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, D21, MALIBU, CA 90265, LOS ANGELES COUNTY Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable):

Registered Owner(s): 1. MALIBU COAST SHIPPING LLC

Signed, WORDS ETCETERA, INC., HOPE EDELMAN, PRESIDENT

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 12/21/2022.

2022271799

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS:

1. THE BYRD SISTERS FILMS

5800 SOUTH STREET APT 247, LAKEWOOD, CA 90713, LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable):

Registered Owner(s):

1. LATRICE BYRD 5800 SOUTH STREET APT 247, LAKEWOOD, CA 90713

2. TANYA BYRD 5800 SOUTH STREET APT 247, LAKEWOOD, CA 90713 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization

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: FONTAINE RHEIN AKA FONTAINE MACHADO CASE NO. 22STPB12645

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors,

30745 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY D21, MALIBU, CA 90265

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: 12/2022.

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, MALIBU COAST SHIPPING LLC, JASMIND JONES, MANAGING MEMBER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 12/13/2022.

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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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Notice is given that the proposals for the On-Call West Coast Basin Barrier Project Injection Well Redevelopment

Services (BRC0000379) will be received per the instructions listed on the RFP until 5:30pm, Monday, February 6, 2023. Estimated total annual contract amount is $1 million. An RFP may be obtained by accessing the link at http://pw.lacounty.gov/brcd/servicecontracts or may be mailed to you upon request by calling (626) 458-7167 or TDD at (626) 282-7829.

1/5/23

CNS-3646924#

MALIBU TIMES

MALIBU 1

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No. 22-20182-SP-CA Title No. 220183718-CA-VOI A.P.N. 2069-058-004 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 06/28/2019. 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: Susan Arasteh and Hobie H. Arasteh, husband and wife as community property, with right of survivorship Duly Appointed Trustee: National Default Servicing Corporation Recorded 07/08/2019 as Instrument No. 20190653505 (or Book, Page) of the Official Records of Los Angeles County, California. Date of Sale: 01/27/2023 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $1,361,094.65 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 24826 Paseo Primario, Calabasas, CA 91302 A.P.N.: 2069-058-004 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 714-730-2727 or visit this internet website www.ndscorp.com/sales, using the file number assigned to this case 22-20182-SPCA. Information about postponements that are very short

in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be re ected 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 an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can 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 22-20182-SP-CA 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 an “eligible tenant buyer” 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: 12/19/2022 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 714-730-2727; Sales Website: www.ndscorp.com Connie Hernandez, Trustee Sales Representative A-4768393 01/05/2023, 01/12/2023, 01/19/2023

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REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

Notice is given that statement of qualifications for On-Call Environmental Laboratory Services Program (BRC0000354) will be received per the instructions listed on the RFSQ until 5:30pm, Wednesday, January 25, 2023. There will be no proposers’ conference held for this solicitation. The estimated annual program amount is $3,500,000. An RFSQ may be obtained by accessing the link at http:// pw.lacounty.gov/brcd/servicecontracts or will be e-mailed or mailed to you upon request by calling (626) 458-4050 or TDD at (626) 282-7829.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CATHERINE DONATO

CASE NO. 22STPB12891

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of CATHERINE DONATO.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DORA M. BAACK in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DORA M. BAACK 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 with limited authority. (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 cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 02/01/23 at 8:30AM in Dept. 29 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

BONNIE MARIE BURSK - SBN 70335 LINDSAY LUPE SAVIN - SBN 282750

LAW OFFICES OF SAVIN & BURSK 10663 YARMOUTH AVENUE GRANADA HILLS CA 91344 1/5, 1/12, 1/19/23 CNS-3657050# MALIBU TIMES MALIBU 5

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider the project described below.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, testimony may be limited to issues raised before or at the public hearing.

Hearing Date and Time: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.

Hearing Location: 320 West Temple St., Rm. 150, Los Angeles, CA 90012, and Online. Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a virtual public hearing may be held. County facilities may still be closed to the public at that time. Visit http://planning.lacounty.gov/rpc and select hearing date for more information.

Project & Permit(s): Project No. 2017-005366-(3): Coastal Development Permit No. 2017008284

Project Location: 2189 Stunt Road, Calabasas, within the Santa Monica Mountains Coastal Zone

CEQA Categorical Exemption: Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) and Class 4 (Minor Alterations to Land)

Project Applicant: This case was filed by Mr. Albert Enayati on July 13, 2017.

Project Description: Minor Coastal Development Permit to construct a new single-family residence in the R-C-2 Zone, pursuant to section 22.44.810 of the Los Angeles County Code.

For more information regarding this application, contact Tyler Montgomery, Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning (DRP), 320 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Telephone: (213) 974-0051, E-mail: tmontgomery@planning.lacounty.gov. Case materials are available online at http://planning.lacounty.gov/case. All correspondence received by DRP shall be considered a public record.

If you need reasonable accommodations or auxiliary aids, contact the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator at (213) 974-6488 (Voice) or (213) 617-2292 (TDD) with at least 3 business days’ notice. Si necesita más información por favor llame al (213) 974-6411. 1/5, 1/12/23 CNS-3657326# MALIBU TIMES MALIBU 6

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice of Oak Tree Permit Filing

The Los Angeles County Hearing Officer 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 Hearing Officer will then consider a vote to approve or deny the project 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, testimony may be limited to issues raised before or at the public hearing.

Hearing Date and Time: Tuesday February 7th, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.

Hearing Location: 320 West Temple St., Rm. 150, Los Angeles, CA 90012, and Online. Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a virtual public hearing may be held. County facilities may still be closed to the public at this time. Visit http://planning.lacounty.gov/ho and select hearing date for more information.

Project & Permit(s): Project No. PRJ2020-001248-(3), Oak Tree Permit No. RPPL2020004018

Project Location: 29255 South Lake Shore

the Santa Monica Mountains Planning Area

CEQA Categorical Exemption: Class 1 (Existing Facilities), Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), and Class 4 (Minor Alterations to Land)

Project Description: Encroachment into the protected zones of six oak trees consisting of four protected ordinance size trees and two of oak woodland designation in association for the construction of a new single-family residence pursuant to section(s) 22.174.030 of the Los Angeles County Code.

For more information contact Shawn Skeries, 320 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Telephone: (213) 974-0051, E-mail: sskeries@planning.lacounty.gov. Case materials are available online at http://planning.lacounty.gov/case All correspondence received by DRP shall be considered a public record.

If you need reasonable accommodations or auxiliary aids, contact the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator at (213) 974-6488 (Voice) or (213) 617-2292 (TDD) with at least 3 business days’ advance notice. Si necesita más información por favor llame al (213) 974-6411. 1/5/23

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Los Angeles County Hearing Officer 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 Hearing Officer will then consider a vote to approve or deny the project 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, testimony may be limited to issues raised before or at the public hearing.

Hearing Date and Time: Tuesday February 7, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.

Hearing Location: 320 West Temple St., Rm. 150, Los Angeles, CA 90012, and Online. Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a virtual public hearing may be held. County facilities may still be closed to the public at this time. Visit http://planning.lacounty.gov/ho and select hearing date for more information.

Project & Permit(s): Project No PRJ2022-000782-(3), Permit No. RPPL2022002209

Project Location: 25044 Mulholland Highway within the Santa Monica Mountains Planning Area

CEQA Categorical Exemption: Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures)

Project Description: Authorize 49 roof-mounted solar modules to the existing single-family residence located in the Coastal Commission Appealable Area pursuant to section(s) 22.44.940.B.2 and 22.44.940.E of the Los Angeles County Code.

For more information contact Shawn Skeries, 320 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Telephone: (213) 974-0051, E-mail: sskeries@planning.lacounty.gov. Case materials are available online at http://planning.lacounty.gov/case All correspondence received by DRP shall be considered a public record.

If you need reasonable accommodations or auxiliary aids, contact the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator at (213) 974-6488 (Voice) or (213) 617-2292 (TDD) with at least 3 business days’ advance notice. Si necesita más información por favor llame al (213) 974-6411. 1/5, 1/12/23

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Notice of Public Sale

Pursuant to the California Self-Service Storage Facility Act (B&P Code 21700 et seq.), the undersigned will sell at public auction, on January 16, 2023, personal property including but not limited to furniture, clothing, tools, and/ or other household items located at:

Mariposa Land Company, Ltd., dba Malibu Self Storage 3728 Cross Creek Road Malibu, California 90265

Time: 10:00 AM

Stored by the following persons: 108 Richard Ciotti 116 Richard Ciotti

All sales subject to prior cancellation. Terms, rules and regulations available at sale.

Published in the Malibu Times 1/5, 1/12, 2023.

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Sharks basketball teams shooting for victories

game shape,” he said. “Our conditioning has gotten better and it is showing in the fourth quarters of games.”

Malibu lost to St. Genevieve 61-39 in a season-opening tournament and also dropped games to Milken (64-17), de Toledo (68-58), and Viewpoint (64-36) in the same event.

By MCKENZIE JACKSON Special to The Malibu Times

The Malibu High Sharks basketball teams are shooting to continue their winning ways after winter break.

e girls squad entered 2023 with a 8-0 record, and the boys team dribbled to four straight wins last month after starting the season with four losses. Both bunches hit the hardwood against Citrus Coast League opponents this week after nearly a month o .

e Sharks boys’ 2022-2023 campaign got o to a shaky start, said rst-year head coach Mike Sutton, because he and the players had to get acclimated to each other.

“We are improving,” said Sutton, who had stints as an assistant coach at Palisades Charter High and Santa Monica High. “Our expectations are to keep improving individually and as a team. After that, everything will take care of itself and come together like Voltron.”

Malibu girls basketball coach Andy Meyer said his undefeated group has played well. e Sharks coach of 13 years said last season’s team, with only one senior, had growing pains.

“We made a lot of mistakes last year being a young team,” Meyer said. “We pretty much have the same team with the addition of one important player, so it’s been going great. ese girls play well together.”

Junior point guard Hannah Kaloper, whose 25 points a game leads the girls team, expected the Sharks to start the season hot.

“It’s a re ection of the talent and the

progress we have made as individuals and as a team,” she said. “We made a commitment to basketball and the team and have been putting our best foot forward and playing our hardest.”

Kaloper and forward Casey Ovsiowitz are playing great this season, said Meyer. Kaloper is playing with con dence and Ovsiowitz has improved her passing and rebounding.

“Hannah is playing point guard and hadn’t before,” Meyer said. “She is growing into it quite well. Casey has always been a great shooter, but now you add the assists. She is becoming a complete player.”

Ovsiowitz and Kaloper are joined in Malibu’s starting lineup by Lauren Lapajne and Whitney Shanahan, the team’s only senior, who played organized basketball for the rst time last year. e fth starter is sophomore center Catherine McDonough, who transferred to Malibu before the school year.

McDonough, who is 6-foot-2 and a standout volleyball player, has made a big impact on the court with her impressive defense and rebounding and improving o ense. Kaloper said her new teammate’s

presence helps the rest of the Sharks.

“She has been a great addition because she has opened things up for us on the wing,” Kaloper said of McDonough. “She has made Casey and I the best versions of ourselves. She rebounds and defends well individually and makes the rest of us better players by the way she can draw attention.”

McDonough said her teammates welcomed her with open arms. She expects the Sharks to improve throughout the season.

“We are a strong team,” McDonough said. “Some girls are still new to basketball and haven’t played for a long time, so as the season goes on, they will get better and help the team.”

Malibu started the season with a 4612 win over Hawthorne Math & Science Academy and continued racking up double-digit triumphs.

e girls beat Santa Clarita Christian 64-20, Environmental Charter 62-11, La Reina 54-8, Midland 69-22, Dunn 44-10, and Citrus Coast League foe Hueneme 62-20. eir last game before the winter break was a 38-17 win over Triumph Charter.

Meyer said the Triumph Charter victory was impressive because Malibu didn’t play great in the rst half but upped their play after halftime.

“ e second half was one of our best halves of the season,” he said. “We were pushed into a corner and came out ghting.”

e girls played at Fillmore on Tuesday and host Channel Islands on ursday. e Sharks host Nordho on Saturday.

Last season’s Malibu boys team had deep runs in two CIF postseason tournaments. However, the top two players from that squad graduated in the spring. Additionally, the team’s head coach stepped down.

is season’s squad began its campaign as an inexperienced bunch. Only one player — senior guard Will Caceres — played big minutes last season and six players are new, so Sutton, who won a CIF title with Santa Monica in 2016, didn’t set expectations for the group. e coach, who has run a youth hoops training program called Certi ed Shooter, has focused on skill development and conditioning. Sutton said the boys are improving.

“At rst we weren’t in the greatest of

e Sharks’ rst win was a 70-33 victory over league opponent Hueneme. en, Malibu played their best basketball in the Ojai Valley Classic. e Sharks opened the tournament with a win over Laguna Blanca and then downed Hillcrest Christian. Malibu beat the host team acher in the championship.

Caceres was the Classic’s MVP and nailed 11 three-pointers in the opening game and senior forward Asher Katz recorded a few double-doubles. Junior guard Henley Baldwin and senior wing player Lloyd Bema played well.

Sutton said Malibu made winning plays.

“ ey sacri ced their bodies for the team,” he said. “ ey were diving on the oor and helping each other up. ey were locked in.”

ere was a key block by Katz in the championship contest, and Caceres made a big 3-pointer after a timeout. Grant Folkerts and Harold Bema locked down acher’s top scorer in the second half. e team went to Chick- l-A to celebrate the title.

“ ey were pumped,” said Sutton. “It was good to see them have joy and success.”

Malibu played at Fillmore on Wednesday and will host Channel Islands on Friday. e Sharks play at Nordho on Monday.

Malibu wants to play up-tempo basketball and be aggressive on o ense and defense.

“Our goal is to win the league,” Sutton said. “We are going to try and stay at the top.”

e girls team has a similar goal, Meyer said.

“I’m curious to see how it goes in the heart of league,” he said. “Our goal it to make the playo s.”

Casey Ovsiowitz, always a good shooter, has been dishing out assists this season also. Photos by by Devon Meyers/TMT