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SMMUSD, America Unites PCB battle, Page 6 

A new face Board unanimously approves appointment 

of Malibu High School’s new principal, Page 7 

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THURSDAY 

Silver Fox Walk: Solstice 

Canyon 

9-11 a.m. Sept. 8, Solstice 

Canyon, 3455 Solstice 

Canyon Road, Malibu. 

Join the Malibu Senior 

Center for this free 2.5- 

mile walk in this month’s 

Silver Fox Walk. This 

walk will include views of 

the oldest existing stone 

building in Malibu, the 

Mathew Keller house as 

well as the remains of the 

Roberts Hourse, burnt in 

the 1982 fire. For more 

information, or to RSVP, 

contact Theresa Odello at 

(310) 456-2489 ext. 357. 

SATURDAY 

Weeding Day 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 10, 

Legacy Park, 23500 Civic 

Center Way, Malibu. The 

Parks and Recreation 

Department is seeking 

community volunteers to 

perform basic gardening 

tasks at Legacy Park. 

Water and snacks will 

be provided. For more 

information, contact 

Recreation Manager Amy 

Crittenden at acrittenden@ 

malibucity.org or (310) 

456-2489 ext. 337. 

MSA Classic Invitational 

Sept. 10-11, Surfrider 

Beach, 23050 Pacific Coast 

Highway, Malibu. More 

than 200 invited athletes 

are expected to attend and 

represent surfing clubs 

around the world in this 

prestigious event from the 

Malibu Surfing Association. 

For more information, 

visit www.msaclassic.com. 

SUNDAY 

Opening Night 

6 p.m. Sept. 11, Adamson 

House, 23200 Pacific 

Coast Highway, Malibu. 

The Malibu Film Society 

will be opening its eighth 

season and celebrating the 

75th anniversary of “The 

Maltese Falcon” with an 

outdoor screening of the 

film. The evening kicks 

off with wine, hors doeuvres 

and private tours of 

the Adamson House, then 

resumes at the Sycamore 

Lawn. To purchase tickets, 

visit www.mfsreservations. 

org. 

MONDAY 

Malibu Senior Choir Concert 

1-2 p.m. Sept. 12, Malibu 

Library, 23519 W. Civic 

Center Way. Community 

members from the Malibu 

Senior Choir will perform 

a variety of popular songs. 

All ages are welcome at the 

free concert. For more information, 

call (310) 456- 

6438 or visit www.colapublib.org/libs/malibu. 

City Council 

6:30 p.m. Sept. 12, Malibu 

City Hall, 23825 Stuart 

Ranch Road. The Malibu 

City Council will hold its 

regular meeting. For more 

information, visit www. 

malibucity.org. 

TUESDAY 

Guitar Concert Series 

5 p.m., Sept. 13, Pepperdine 

University, 24255 Pacific 


The Pepperdine Guitar 

Department will perform in 

the Raitt Recital Hall. The 

concert is free and open to 

the public. For more information, 

visit arts.pepperdine.edu. 

wednesDAY 

Book Club Meeting 

5-6:30 p.m., Sept. 14, 

Malibu Library, 23519 

W. Civic Center Way. The 

Malibu Library Book Club 

will meet to discuss “Empty 

Mansions” by Bill Dedman 

and Paul C. Newell, 

Jr. New members are welcome. 


call (310) 456-6438. 

UPCOMING 

Limited Palette Figure 

Painting 

9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 16- 

18, Malibu Creative Arts 

Studio, 6655 Zumirez 

Drive. Sign up for this 

three-day master class 

workshop and study with 

Oregon painter and teacher 

Sarah Sedwick. Enrollment 

is $550. For more 

information, call (405) 

822-1011 or email info@ 

malibucas.com. 

Pepperdine Guitar Concert 

3-4 p.m. Sept. 16, Malibu 


Center Way. The Pepperdine 

Guitar Department 

will present a solo and ensemble 

concert. All ages 

are welcome. For more information, 

call (310) 456- 

6438. 

Children’s Puppet 

Workshop 

3:30-4:30 p.m. Sept. 15, 

Malibu Library, 23519 W. 

Civic Center Way. Children 

will have a chance to learn 

about puppetry and create 

their own puppets to perform 

with. This program is 

for children of all ages and 

their families. For more information, 

call (310) 456- 

6438. 

Malibu Triathlon 

Sept. 17-18 Zuma 

Beach, 30000 Pacific 


The 30th Annual Nautica 

Malibu Triathlon presented 

by Equinox will 

take over Zuma Beach 

for a two-day affair. Triathletes 

from across the 

country participate in the 

prestigious event, which 

supports Children’s Hospital 

Los Angeles. There 

is an international distance 

event and a classic triathlon 

on Sept. 18. For more 

information, visit www. 

nauticamalibutri.com. 

Library Speaker Series 

7 p.m. Sept. 21, Malibu 


Center Way, Malibu. Author 

Daniel James Brown, 

bestselling author of the 

book, “The Boys in the 

Boat” will speak. RSVPs 

are required for this event. 

For more information, or 

to RSVP, call (310) 456- 

6438. 

Sara Evans Concert 

8 p.m. Sept. 22, Pepperdine 

University, 24255 

Pacific Coast Highway, 

Malibu. Sara Evans will 

perform at Pepperdine 

University’s Smothers 

Theatre. Tickets range 

from $40-$70 for the public, 

and cost $10 for Pepperdine 

students. For more 


506-4522 or visit arts.pepperdine.edu. 

Iris DeMent Concert 

8 p.m. Sept. 29, Pepperdine 

University, 24255 


Malibu. Grammy-nominated 

folk and gospel 

singer-songwriter Iris 

DeMent will perform at 

Pepperdine University’s 

Smothers Theatre. Tickets 

start at $20 for the public 

and $10 for full-time Pepperdine 

students. For more 


506-4522 or visit arts.pepperdine.edu. 

Weeding Day 

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 15, 


Center Way, Malibu. The 

Parks and Recreation Department 

is seeking community 

volunteers to perform 

basic gardening tasks 

at Legacy Park. Water and 

snacks will be provided. 

For more information, contact 

Recreation Manager 

Amy Crittenden at acrittenden@malibucity.org 

or 

(310) 456-2489 ext. 337. 

ONGOING 

Book Club 

5 p.m. second Wednesday 

of every month, Malibu 

Library, 23519 W. 

Civic Center Way. New 

members are invited to join 

this monthly meeting of the 

Malibu Library Book Club. 

September’s selection is 

“Empty Mansions” by Bill 

Dedman and Paul C. Newell, 

Jr. October’s selection 

is “Everything I Never 

Told You” by Celeste Ng. 

For more information, call 

(310) 456-6438. 

Rotary Club 

Noon-1 p.m. Wednesdays, 

Pepperdine University 

Drescher Campus, 

24255 Pacific Coast Highway, 

Malibu. This is the 

regular Rotary Club meeting. 


visit www.maliburotary. 

org. 

Gan Malibu Preschool Tours 

10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, 

Gan Malibu Preschool, 

22933 Pacific Coast Highway, 

Malibu. The preschool 

conducts weekly tours of 

its school. For more information, 

contact Jennifer 

Sherman jsherman@ganmalibu.com 

or call (310) 

456-6573. 

Malibu Farmers Market 

10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays, 

Malibu Library Parking 

Lot, 23555 Civic Center 

Way, Malibu. For more information, 

visit www.cornucopiafoundation.net. 

Senior Choir 

9:45-10:45 a.m. Mondays, 

Malibu Senior Center, 

23825 Stuart Ranch 

Road, Malibu. Learn the 

fundamentals of singing 

and perform music with 

instructor Laura DeMieri. 


(310) 456-2489 ext. 357. 

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Malibu surfside news | September 8, 2016 | 3 

malibu Planning Commission 

Despite some concern, staff 

OK’s homeowner’s pool plan 

Lauren Finkler, Editor 

Labor Day has come 

and gone, and now there is 

work to be done. 

For one single-family 

residence in the 6000 block 

of Murphy Way, that labor 

can now get underway, as 

the Malibu Planning Commission 

approved the applicant’s 

proposal during its 

regular meeting Tuesday, 

Sept. 6. Vice Chairman Jeffrey 

Jennings cast the lone 

vote of opposition on the 

item. 

The plan centers on the 

construction of a recreation 

room and equipment 

storage space to be built 

under the home’s existing 

900-square-foot infinity 

pool. While Jennings had 

no issue with the addition 

of the recreation room, he 

did take issue with the staff 

amendment that required 

photos of the roadway to be 

taken before and after construction 

in order to assess 

potential damage caused in 

the construction process. 

Senior Planner Richard 

Mollica explained that the 

amendment came at the 

request of the homeowners 

association. 

“That way [the homeowner] 

can be held accountable 

for any damage 

they cause to the roadway,” 

Mollica explained. 

“It appears to me like 

the staff recommendation 

was to try to fix a problem 

or impose a condition that 

should have been included 

in the original plan,” Jennings 

told the Malibu Surfside 

News. 

Though he ultimately 

voted in favor of the project, 

Planning Commissioner 

Mikke Pierson was 

similarly concerned. 

“Do we put ourselves in a 

situation of having to judge 

that?” Pierson asked, pointing 

out that the City would 

have no control over the 

outcome, and wouldn’t be 

able to tell who ultimately 

caused the damage. 

Planning Director Bonnie 

Blue agreed that the 

amendment did raise some 

issues, but pointed out that 

the condition has also been 

placed on projects taking 

place on other private 

streets. 

“In some cases it amounts 

to a homeowners association 

trying to get the City 

to enforce covenants and 

conditions,” Jennings said. 

Chairman John Mazza 

turned his attention to another 

detail that was not 

part of the owner’s plan: 

the property’s fence. Mazza 

wondered if staff could look 

into whether the property’s 

fence was initially permitted 

before it was built. 

“I’ve been involved in 

four or five approvals on 

Murphy Way and I look up 

there and I see fences on 

all of them and I know we 

didn’t approve those fences,” 

Mazza said. 

Blue added that she was 

not sure of the legality surrounding 

retroactive compliance 

for a fence, but said 

that staff could look into 

it. Mazza stated he did not 

want to delay approval, but 

rather asked that staff look 

into the history behind the 

property’s construction. 

“If it was permitted for 

a fence, no harm no foul,” 

Mazza said. 

Other items of interest 

Staff also approved interior 

and exterior remodeling 

plans for an existing 

single-family home in the 

29000 block of Larkspur 

Lane, with Commissioner 

Roohi Stack recusing herself 

due to the project’s 

proximity to her own property. 

The additions will add 

2,626 square feet to the existing 

property, almost half 

of which is for a garage and 

basement, and includes the 

demolition of 42 percent of 

exterior walls. There will 

also be a new swimming 

pool, spa and landscaping. 

“The proposed additions 

to the single-family 

residence also include 

an expansion of the front 

door entry, expansion of 

the existing living room, a 

new master bedroom suite 

and two bedrooms over 

the proposed garage,” the 

agenda supplement stated. 

“The expansion of the front 

door entry requires a minor 

modification as it encroaches 

into the required front 

yard setback.” 

Staff also approved the 

continuation of two public 

hearings, slated to take 

place Sept. 19. 

One hearing will be for 

the construction of a beachfront 

single-family residence, 

accessory structure 

and associated development 

in the 31000 block of 

Broad Beach Road. 

The other item surrounds 

the installation of 

a new wireless telecommunications 

facility within 

the public right-of-way at 

29970.5 Harvester Road.

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Community in focus at Chili Cook-Off 

Families celebrate 

Labor Day weekend 

at annual event 


The Malibu Chili Cook- 

Off may be designed with 

the community’s children in 

mind, but it’s not so shabby 

for the parents either. 

“It’s a lot of work,” said 

Kiwanis Club President 

John Paola, “but once the 

kids come in, it makes it all 

worthwhile.” 

The 35th annual event, 

put on by the Malibu Kiwanis 

Club, opened up Friday, 

Sept. 2 (deemed “Locals 

Night”), and carried on 

through Labor Day. Paola 

said the club anticipated 

attendance of up to 12,000 

individuals throughout the 

holiday weekend. 

While the carnival offered 

a variety of thrilling 

attractions, entertainment 

and savory temptations, 

many forked over the $10 

entry fee for the event’s premier 

attraction: the sense of 

community it provides. 

The event had several 

stars in its midst on Locals 

Night, including Jamie Foxx 

as well as actor Cary Elwes 

(of “The Princess Bride,” 

“Twister,” “Saw” and more) 

and his wife, Lisa Marie Elwes, 

the latter of whom took 

to Instagram to comment on 

the significance of the event 

for the couple. 

“It was 26 years ago at the 

#malibuchilicookoff when I 

met this dashingly handsome 

prince,” she wrote. 

For the Elweses and for 

many others, the significance 

is all in the event’s 

rock solid sense of tradition. 

“It’s just nice to have 

Malibu Chili Cook-Off attendees (left to right) Sydney 

Merryman, Lucille Lambert and Sophie Lambert are all 

smiles as they show off their carnival prizes on Friday, 

Sept. 2. Photos by Suzy Demeter/22nd Century Media 

“It’s just nice to have one place, 

one time of year where it feels 

like everybody goes — and if 

they don’t go, they miss out.” 

Marc Gurvitz — Malibu resident 

one place, one time of year 

where it feels like everybody 

goes — and if they 

don’t go, they miss out,” 

said Malibu resident Marc 

Gurvitz. 

Gurvitz said he has been 

attending the event for 20 

years now, and his 14-yearold 

son, Jackson, has been 

coming since he was born. 

“Now he doesn’t want 

to hang out with me anymore,” 

Gurvitz joked, 

as the teen mingled with 

friends next to the carnival’s 

shooting gallery. 

Luckily, there’s a spot for 

the adults, too, in the “Parent 

Drop-Off Zone,” which 

Friday evening was flanked 

by musical entertainment 

Please see Chili, 7 

Kea Lani Kerbox enjoys 

a helping of cotton candy 

during the 35th annual 

Chili Cook-Off in Malibu. 

Chili Cook-Off competition gets heated 


It’s quite the long trip from New Jersey 

to Malibu, but it’s a journey that 

James Soubasis has been making for at 

least eight years now in order to secure 

his spot in Malibu’s Chili Cook-Off. 

“Who wouldn’t want to come to southern 

California?” said Soubasis, who was 

serving up a self-proclaimed “pretty simple” 

chili with an East Coast flair. 

Soubasis hasn’t changed his recipe 

since 2013, when he won, instead opting 

to stick to what works. 

“All the meats in it make it unique,” he 

said, of the dish’s ground beef, steak and 

hot, sweet sausage. 

Last year’s reigning champ, Peter Tulaney, 

owner of the newly opened WeHo 

Sausage Company in Los Angeles, was 

also among the participants. Tulaney has 

racked up four wins in 11 years of participation. 

But Tulaney had a new trick up 

his sleeve this year: He bought, dried and 

ground his own chilies, of the Anaheim, 

California and Arbol varieties. 

Beyond that, his chili consists of 

sweet-braised pork shoulder, cumin, salt 

and coriander. 

“We go for the sweet meat and a little 

spicy gravy,” Tulaney said. 

Next door to Tulaney was private chef 

Johnnie Handal, a first time competitor 

who was aiming to cater to the Malibu 

audience with a healthy three-bean and 

turkey chili, topped with an avocado 

mousse made of sour cream, lime and 

avocado. 

“I’m pretty sure I’m going to win,” 

Handal said on Friday evening. “I’m a 

professional chef. This is what I do for a 

living, not just for the fair.” 

The chili contestants faced a panel of 

judges on Saturday, Sept. 4, and Sunday, 

Sept. 5. The judges focused on each 

chili’s color, aroma, consistency, taste 

and aftertaste. 

Several cook-off contestants also received 

a visit and tasting from Chef 

Wolfgang Puck, an award in itself. 

Nestico’s Darrell Gillcrese, a third-year 

contestant, doles out a sample of his chili 

during the 35th annual Chili Cook-Off. 

And the winners are ... 

Saturday’s judges — Rod Summers, 

Fiona Doolan, Diane Peterson, Yvonne 

Gelbman, Darlene Dubray, Tara Buran, 

Maggie Luckerath, Scott Tallal, Olivia 

Sellers, Lydia Rink-Stieger, Charlie Stieger 

and Margott Rifenbark — selected the 

following contestants for first, second and 

third place, respectively: 

• Ethan Long’s “Ethan the Robot’s 

Cocoa Chili” 

• Marco Gonzalez of Tavern 1 

,“Smoked Prime Rib Chili” 

• Chef Johnnie Handal’s “Three Bean 

Turkey Chili with Avocado Mousse” 

Sunday’s judges — Denise Kautter, David 

Kautter, Denise Peak, Victor Melchor, 

Patrick Brand, John Johannessen, Jim 

Marsh, Maggie Luckerath, Kim Bonewitz 

and Matt Diamond — selected the following 

contestants for first, second and third 

place, respectively: 

• Marco Gonzalez of Tavern 1, 

“Smoked Prime Rib Chili” 

• Chef Derek Bart of Los Angeles 

County Firefighters - Emerald Society, 

“French Quarter Firehouse Chili” 

• Alex Rylance of Malibu Rugby 

Team, “Beef ‘a’ licious Chili” 

First place winners received $500, second 

place received $300 and third place 

winners received $200.

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Judge makes ruling on Malibu PCB issue 

District has until 

2019 to remove 

PCB from Malibu 

High, Juan Cabrillo 

Barbara Burke 

Freelance Reporter 

United States District 

Court Judge Percy Anderson 

ruled Thursday, Sept. 

1, on the America Unites 

action against the Santa 

Monica-Malibu Unified 

School District for alleged 

polychlorinated biphenyls 

violations, finding the district 

violated federal law, 

but giving an imprimatur 

to the district’s EPA-approved 

remediation plan. 

The lawsuit was brought 

by nonprofit America 

Unites for Kids, which 

has as its mission to ensure 

environmental health 

excellence in schools, and 

by Kids and Public Employees 

for Environmental 

Responsibility, a nonprofit 

that advocates for public 

employees concerned with 

environmental issues. 

As an initial matter, 

the court determined that 

PEER lacked organizational 

“standing” — a legal 

term essentially meaning 

the right to pursue an 

action — to remain in the 

case. The court determined 

that PEER did not have the 

requisite standing because 

its Articles of Incorporation 

and Bylaws were not 

properly introduced or 

authenticated through witness 

testimony. 

The practical effect of 

that ruling is that only 

America Unites, which 

advocates for the removal 

of PCB from schools, was 

a viable plaintiff in the action. 

The years-long case has 

made its way through the 

legal system, embroiled 

by strong emotions on all 

sides. The judge’s ruling 

was issued after a bench 

trial held May 17. 

“I think the ruling vindicates 

what America Unites 

for Kids and many in the 

community of Malibu have 

been saying for years,” 

said Malibu attorney and 

community activist Kevin 

Shenkman following the 

ruling. 

Oscar de la Torre, a 

member of the school 

board, said “Today, we celebrate 

because the judge 

acknowledged what parents 

have said repeatedly. 

We must remove PCBs 

from public schools.” 

What it all means 

The court found that the 

district violated relevant 

federal law and must remediate 

and comply with 

all of the court’s orders by 

Dec. 31, 2019. 

Conversely, the plaintiffs 

shall refrain from any 

further testing on campus 

unless a court with proper 

jurisdiction sanctions them 

doing so. 

The court’s order ruled 

that each party shall bear 

its own costs and attorney’s 

fees incurred during 

the litigation. 

Jennifer DiNicola, 

President of America 

Unites for Kids and a 

candidate for one of the 

three Malibu City Council 

seats, reacted by saying 

this is the “perfect time 

for the district to say we 

heard from the judge 

and we’ll expedite his 

order,” whereas Laurie 

Lieberman, board member 

for the district, stated that 

the judge’s order endorses 

what the district has been 

doing and plans to do with 

regard to remediation of 

the Malibu Campus. 

“Hopefully,” Lieberman 

said, “We can now get on 

to doing what schools do 

best – educate the children, 

all the while complying 

with the court’s order.” 

Details of the court’s 

rulings 

The court concluded 

that evidence adduced at 

the bench trial supports 

the conclusion that PCBcontaining 

materials are 

in “use” at Malibu High 

School and Juan Cabrillo 

Elementary School, collectively 

referred to as the 

Malibu Campus. 

The court referred to 

the term “use” because 

the relevant statutory law 

at issue, called the Toxic 

Substances Control Act, 

which bans the manufacture 

of PCBs as of the late 

1970s, required Plaintiff 

America Unites for kids 

to demonstrate: 1) That 

building materials at issue 

at the Malibu Campus contain 

PCBs, which are regulated 

under the TSCA; and 

2) that the district is currently 

engaging in ongoing 

use of building materials 

that contain PCBs at or 

above 50 parts per million, 

or with surface concentrations 

at 10 ug/100cm2 at 

buildings on the Malibu 

Campus. 

The court noted that the 

TSCA also prohibits the 

use of any PCBs in any 

manner other than a totally 

enclosed manner. 

Malibu High School 

buildings A-J were constructed 

in 1963. 

At Juan Cabrillo, Building 

A was constructed in 

1958, Building B in 1955, 

Building C in 1957; Building 

D in 1958, Building E 

in 1965 and Building F between 

1961 and 1965. 

Until the enactment of 

the TSCA in the late ’70s, 

PCBs were used in numerous 

applications, including 

a plasticizing agent 

in caulking and glazing 

materials. The court’s ruling 

recounts that Phylmar 

Group, Inc. in 2013 found 

that four of 10 rooms tested 

had caulk samples with 

PCB levels above the regulatory 

threshold. Those 

samples were from: MHS 

Building A, Library (1,870 

ppm); MHA Building E 

(164 ppm); MHS Building 

E, Room 5 (98.7 ppm); and 

4) MHS Building E, Room 

8 (52.8 ppm). 

In 2014, Ramboll Environ 

published a Comprehensive 

PCB-Related 

building Materials Inspection, 

Management, and Removal 

Plan for the district 

to: address investigation 

of potential building materials 

impacted by PCBs; 

establish a Best Management 

Practices program to 

ensure the Malibu Campus 

was properly cleaned 

to manage potential PCB 

exposures; and to plan for 

removal of potential building 

materials impacted by 

PCBs during renovations. 

Subsequently, the Environmental 

Protection 

Agency approved the district’s 

site-specific plans 

for various rooms at Malibu 

High School, and its 

approach for removal of 

certain caulk at the Malibu 

Campus and the EPA 

concurred with the air and 

wipe sampling pilot study 

that the district and its consultants 

had submitted to 

the EPA. 

The court’s ruling in 

this regard is very comprehensive 

and notes that the 

testing conducted by Phylmar 

Group and Ramboll 

Environ revealed PCBs in 

caulk above the 50 ppm 

threshold in each of the six 

buildings constructed at 

the Malibu Campus prior 

to 1979. Out of 20 total 

rooms where the district 

tested caulk, 14 had PCBs 

above the 50 ppm threshold. 

The EPA concluded that 

it “does not believe that 

there is a need for additional 

testing of potential 

PCB source materials until 

planned renovation or demolition 

of the pre-1981 

buildings at the Malibu 

Campus.” 

The modernization projects 

The court noted that renovations 

are underway and 

the district will be using 

portables to hold students 

and staff who will be moving 

from buildings A, B, C, 

and E this school year. 

Because there are pre- 

1979 buildings on the 

Malibu High School Campus 

other than buildings 

A, B, C, and E that have 

not had windows, doors, 

or floors replaced in the 

past 25 years, the district 

has formulated a plan, now 

sanctioned by the court, to 

undertake modernization 

projects in those buildings. 

All pre-1979 windows 

will be replaced with new 

energy-efficient windows 

and doors that have not 

been replaced in the past 25 

years will be replaced. The 

modernization of those affected 

buildings (D, F, G, 

H, I and J), is scheduled to 

begin during 2017. 

At Juan Cabrillo, Building 

F window systems will 

be modernized. 

These activities are expected 

to be completed 

by January of 2017, and 

as with the modernization 

projects at the high 

school, the window and 

door replacement at the 

elementary school will 

entail removal of the entire 

window system and/ 

or door and frame and surrounding 

caulk in any impacted 

room. Using what 

the court characterized as 

a common sense approach 

to the problems before it, 

the court determined that 

“in light of the failure of 

America Unites to provide 

any contrary evidence 

concerning an appropriate 

construction schedule,” 

and “the court’s strong 

desire to preserve the public’s 

funds,” the court determined 

that it would not 

require the district to perform 

costly caulk-removal 

operations on windows 

and doors that are already 

slated for replacement. 

The court concluded that 

the district cannot use any 

office, classroom, or other 

structure at the Malibu 

Campus constructed prior 

to 1979 in which students, 

teachers, administrators, or 

staff are regularly present 

after Dec. 31, 2019, unless 

the window and door 

systems and surrounding 

caulk have been replaced. 

The court noted that 

the EPA has said that as 

a result of air and wipe 

sampling for PCBs previously 

undertaken at the 

Malibu Campus, and the 

ongoing and future implementations 

of renovations 

and improvements, the 

EPA does not believe that 

there is a need for additional 

testing of potential 

PCB source materials until 

planned renovation or demolition.



SMMUSD Board of Education 

Malibu High gets new principal 

Board also 

discusses AC in 

classrooms 

Eric Billingsley 


The Santa Monica-Malibu 

Unified School District 

Board of Education unanimously 

approved the hiring 

of Cheli Nye as the new 

principal of Malibu High 

School during a Thursday, 

Sept. 1 meeting in Santa 

Monica. 

“I’m honored and excited 

to be here in the school district 

and start the year as 

soon as possible,” Nye said 

during the meeting. 

Nye has worked in public 

education for 16 years, 

most recently serving as assistant 

principal at Foothill 

High School in the Tustin 

Unified School District. 

She also served as assistant 

principal at North High 

School in the Torrance Unified 

School District. 

She holds a bachelor’s 

degree in mathematics from 

Michigan State University, 

a master’s degree in educational 

administration from 

California State University, 

Dominguez Hills, and 

a doctorate in educational 

leadership from the University 

of Southern California, 

according to a press release 

from when she joined Foothill 

High School in 2014. 

The appointment will 

hopefully put an end to the 

high turnover rate for principals 

in recent years at MHS. 

Brandon Gallagher resigned 

from the position 

in June after only a year on 

the job. Before him, David 

Jackson served as interim 

principal after Jerry Block 

resigned in 2014 after two 

years. 

The last long-term principal 

for MHS was Mark 

Kelly, currently the district’s 

interim deputy superintendent-human 

resources, 

who was MHS’s leader 

from 2004-2012. 

Keeping schools cool 

The board also discussed 

the use of Measure ES 

funds to make sure SM- 

MUSD classrooms have 

adequate air conditioning. 

“The board is moving 

forward with a plan to consider 

using ES funds for 

air conditioning across the 

district,” said Gail Pinsker, 

SMMUSD community and 

public relations officer, in 

an interview with Malibu 

Surfside News. 

“The direction of the 

board is that we’re interested 

in sustainability and 

energy efficiency, but also 

understand that our classrooms 

are warm from time 

to time and we need to plan 

for air conditioning across 

the district,” Pinsker added. 

“Comfort of students and 

staff is imperative to creating 

a good learning environment.” 

In 2012, voters in Santa 

Monica and Malibu passed 

Measure ES, a $385 million 

bond that’s being used 

to upgrade technology 

throughout the district, increase 

safety and security 

through fire alarm upgrades 

and gate access improvements, 

and modernize and 

build new facilities at multiple 

campuses. 

Of the $385 million in 

Measure ES funds, $77 

million is allocated for 

upgrades to facilities in 

Malibu. Construction and 

renovation at area schools 

are also funded by Measure 

BB dollars, such as plans 

to replace the library, administration 

building and 

building E at MHS. 

SMMUSD hired a consultant 

to meet with staff, visit 

area schools and analyze 

all of the air conditioning 

Round it up 

A brief recap of other action from the Sept. 1 meeting of 

the SMMUSD School Board: 

• Jan Maez, chief financial officer for SMMUSD, 

provided the board with unaudited actuals for 2015- 

2016. This is a district-prepared year-end financial 

statement that reports on activities in all district 

funds, identifying unspent funds or reserves. 

• There was mention of Measure GS and GSH, 

which will be on the November ballot. If passed, 

the measure would impose a half-cent sales tax 

increase. Half of the estimated $16 million the 

measure would raise per year will go to SMMUSD. 

The board previously had a resolution to support the 

ballot measure. 

• The board approved extending the period of 

negotiations for the Malibu Unification Negotiations 

Committee until Wednesday, Nov. 2. The committee 

consists of six members, three representing Santa 

Monica and three representing Malibu. The group is 

tasked with negotiating how to split SMMUSD into 

two districts in a way that makes both financially 

whole. 

needs in Santa Monica and 

Malibu. The study looked 

at things like occupancy 

and type of use, and recommended 

an air conditioning 

remedy for every space. 

“Overall we anticipate 

the total combined project 

cost (for addressing air 

conditioning needs districtwide) 

to be somewhere in 

the neighborhood of $33 

million,” said bond program 

manager Steve Massetti, 

adding they are wanting 

Measure ES funds to 

pay for the whole project. 

Massetti and Carey Upton, 

interim director of 

facility improvement projects, 

led a study session at 

the board meeting about 

Measure ES preliminary 

budget allocations. During 

the session, members of the 

board reiterated the need 

for addressing the air conditioning 

issues. 

Board Vice President 

Ralph Mechur commented 

that many of the new building 

projects from Measure 

BB funds — referring to 

the library, administration 

building and building E 

at MHS — are being designed 

with more passive 

standards in terms of air 

conditioning. 

“We can’t have our newest 

buildings in the district be 

the ones without AC,” said 

Board Member Craig Foster. 

Mechur asked Massetti 

and Upton if they’re looking 

into installing backup 

air conditioning systems in 

those buildings. 

“What will happen is 

we’ll ask our architects to 

go back, look at the design 

of the library and administration 

building and consider 

adding air conditioning 

to the plan prior to construction,” 

said Massetti in 

an interview with Malibu 


The board gave SM- 

MUSD staff guidance to 

further investigate using 

Measure ES dollars for 

addressing the air conditioning 

issue, and come up 

with a plan, according to 

Pinsker. 

Chili 

From Page 4 

from Sam Morrow Band 

and a row of nearby chili 

booths. 

Hoyt Family Vineyards 

owner Carol Hoyt poured 

her gold-medal winning 

Chardonnay — the wine 

she said put the vineyard 

on the map — as well as a 

Cabernet and Pinot Grigio. 

The booth also offered Dylema 

(named after Hoyt’s 

children, Dylan, 13, and 

Emma, 16), a cab-based 

blend with “a little bit of 

kitchen sink” which Hoyt 

said was made specifically 

to pair with chili. 

Hoyt recalled the wine 

booth of years’ past, which 

paled in comparison to this 

year’s setup. 

“It’s the place to be,” 

said Hoyt, who joked that 

while most people move to 

Malibu for the beaches, she 

thinks she and her husband, 

Steven, moved for the Chili 

Cook-Off. 

The event’s pull is so 

strong that some former 

Malibuites also made the 

trek back for Malibu’s token 

community event. 

Jaclyn Mostafa, a former 

Malibu resident, and her 

three children — Bella, 6, 

Zoe, 11, and Maddie, 13 — 

were some of the first ones 

in the gates, allowing them 

to zip onto rides without 

having to wait in line. 

“Now we’re just in L.A., 

but we made the special trip 

just to get here for Friday 

night,” said Mostafa, who 

said her family has been attending 

for five years now. 

Maddie, the eldest of the 

trio, said her favorite part 

was riding the Zipper — a 

new addition to this year’s 

carnival — but she also 

took joy in the simple pleasures 

of ice cream and the 

chance to spend time with 

her sisters. 

Indeed, there was a little 

bit of something for everyone 

— whether material 

or emotional, but the latter 

seemed to prevail. 

Simply, yet profoundly, 

Malibu resident and Chili 

Cook-Off co-coordinator 

Kim Bonewitz summed it 

all up in a mere six words: 

“This is how community 

comes together.”

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A vehicle entry remote 

was allegedly stolen from 

an individual’s backpack 

while the owner was out 

surfing on Aug. 28. 

Items stolen from the 

locked car, which was 

parked in the 35000 block 

of PCH, included an iPhone 

6 Plus and a commercial 

driver’s license from the 

center console, police said. 

Aug. 28 

• An alleged vehicle burglary 

took place in the 

33900 block of PCH, just 

east of the entrance to 

Nicholas Beach. Stolen 

items included car keys, a 

wallet, identification cards, 

multiple credit and bankcards, 

$110 in cash and an 

iPhone 4. 

Aug. 27 

• An alleged burglary took 

place at Vintage Grocers. 

The suspect allegedly broke 

and dented windows. There 

was a broken garden rake 

lying directly underneath 

a missing window. The officer 

believes the rake was 

used to strike the window 

and gain entrance into the 

business. The officer also 

noted the south end of the 

building had been ransacked 

and somebody had 

rummaged through a black 

file box. It is unclear if any 

items were taken, although 

the victim reported that a 

flash drive was missing. 

• An alleged burglary took 

place at a residence on 

Cliffside Drive in Malibu. 

A resident on Cliffside 

Drive said they saw a 

white male, approximately 

5-feet, 6-inches tall and 

150 pounds, with dirty 

blonde hair on his property. 

The male asked if he could 

live on the property and 

appeared to be under the 

influence of narcotics. In 

speaking with this neighbor, 

the neighbor discovered 

their bathroom cupboard 

had been rummaged 

through and a closet door 

had been pushed open. The 

officer determined the point 

of entrance was through an 

unlocked sliding glass door. 

Aug. 26 

•An alleged vehicle burglary 

took place on Cool 

Oak Way in Malibu. The 

suspect allegedly entered 

an unlocked Nissan Versa 

and stole an Apple Mac- 

Book computer, computer 

case and makeup bag. The 

estimated value of the missing 

items is $1,780. The 

victim was visiting from 

out of state and the vehicle 

was a rental. 

Aug. 23 

• A blue suede briefcase, 

Apple MacBook Air computer 

and three checkbooks 

were allegedly stolen from 

a vehicle in front of a residence 

on Paseo Canyon 

Drive. The victim’s bank 

notified them that fraudulent 

withdrawals were attempted 

from the bank account. 

Aug. 18 

• A MacBook computer 

was allegedly stolen from 

a sleeping individual at an 

unidentified beach on PCH. 

Aug. 12 

• An attempted burglary 

allegedly took place at a 

residence on PCH. The victim 

alleges that they came 

home to find the front exterior 

lights on, and the victim 

had turned off the lights 

before leaving. Footprints 

were noted at the scene, 

and the officer reported that 

two window screens were 

cut and partially removed. 

The Malibu Surfside News 

police reports are compiled 

from official records on file at 

the Los Angeles County Lost 

Hills/Malibu Sheriff’s Department 

headquarters. Individuals 

named in these reports are 

considered innocent on all 

charges until proven guilty in 

a court of law. 

National Park Service reports bear sighting in Zuma/Trancas Canyon 


The National Park Service 

believes its cameras 

have captured another image 

of the same bear that 

was spotted in Malibu 

Creek State Park on July 

26. 

The newly reported 

sighting is actually from 

June 10 in the Zuma/Trancas 

Canyon, said the National 

Park Service, but the 

footage was not retrieved 

until recently. 

“It takes us a while to 

retrieve the memory cards 

from various cameras scattered 

in remote locations 

throughout the mountains, 

so we actually discovered 

the photos out of order,” 

said NPS Public Affairs 

Officer Kate Kuykendall 

in an email to the Malibu 


The second image was 

discovered late last month, 

and Kuykendall said the 

park service looks forward 

to finding out more information 

on the bear. 

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bear population since 

the 1800s, when grizzlies 

were extirpated from California. 

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bears have settled in the 

mountains bordering the 

north end of Los Angeles, 

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Malibu’s 99 High Tide Collective part of growing business sector 

Local female 

entrepreneurs 

drive innovation in 

cannabis space 

Barbara Burke 


Risk takers often win. 

Many women entrepreneurs 

are winning big as 

they start businesses in the 

cannabis sector, including 

Malibu’s 99 High Tide Collective. 

Owner Yvonne “99” De- 

LaRosa Green is a savvy 

business woman, a class 

act and a sincere advocate 

of dispensaries providing 

medical marijuana to those 

in need. She is considered 

a pioneer in the cannabis 

industry because High Tide 

Collective is — well, hip, 

cool, comforting and, to 

many, very healing. 

“I am from a long line of 

curanderas, natural healers, 

in my ancestral Colombian 

tradition from one side of 

my family,” DeLaRosa 

said. “As a kid I never 

went to the doctor – my 

grandmother used natural 

things to heal. We never 

had a Band-Aid, an aspirin 

or anything. I believe that 

marijuana is good medicine 

under the right circumstances. 

It helps senior citizens 

with needed relief and 

they often can wean themselves 

from all the chemicals 

in traditional medicine. 

It works topically for arthritis 

relief and relieving 

skin cancer. I preach the 

spirituality of the plant.” 

Sam Huntington Boyer, 

DeLaRosa’s husband, is a 

master grower. 

“By coincidence, he is 

descended from the Samuel 

Huntingon who signed the 

Declaration of Independence 

on hemp paper,” De- 

LaRosa said. 

She notes that she started 

in the dispensary business 

because her mother was 

suffering from cancer. 

“Mother refused all traditional 

cancer treatments 

and wanted only natural 

solutions such as cannabis. 

But that was 10 years 

ago, and there was no comfortable 

place to go, to let 

alone take your mother to; 

dispensaries were seedy. 

Mother recovered thankfully 

and she’s healthy. 

“When that happened, 

I asked myself why there 

wasn’t a place that was 

acceptable. So, I started a 

high-end dispensary and visionary 

art gallery in Venice 

Beach and later moved 

the business to Malibu,” 

DeLaRosa said. “We also 

have a boutique and offer 

jewelry by local artists, 

essential oils and crystals 

among other things.” 

The dispensary also gives 

back to Malibu by sponsoring 

beach cleansups, with 

a recent one occurring on 

Aug. 7. 

DeLaRosa and many others 

are seizing the opportunities 

the medical cannabis 

sector offers. Some do it 

for profit; others pursue the 

business in the nonprofit 

space. 

Tracy Ryan, founder 

and CEO of CannaKids, 

an organization aimed at 

helping those who suffer 

from cancer improve their 

Community members gather at an April 20, 2015 ribbon 

cutting for Malibu’s 99 High Tide Collective. 

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quality of life, said “We 

have approached politicians 

in Malibu asking 

them to consider enacting 

proper laws for the licensing 

of our organization so 

it could manufacture and 

process the necessary oils 

from the cannabis plant 

that are needed for clinical 

trials we are pursuing with 

[Los Angeles] hospitals. If 

the clinical trials are initiated, 

that would literally 

be global news because it 

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Community gathers for DeNicola campaign kick off 

(Left to right) Anson Williams, City Council candidate Jennifer DeNicola and Cindy Crawford gather for a picture 

during DeNicola’s campaign kick off happy hour at Cure Salon & Spa Thursday, Sept. 1. 

Photos by Maile Mason/22nd Century Media 

Camille Grammer (left) and Jennifer DeNicola pose for a 

photo during DiNicola’s recent campaign party. 

Jennifer DeNicola, who is running for City Council, 

speaks during a Thursday, Sept. 1 campaign party at 

Cure Salon & Spa in Malibu. 

High Tide 

From Page 13 

could change the way we 

deal with cancer.” 

No matter what happens 

on Nov. 8 with regard 

to Proposition 64, which 

aims to legalize marijuana 

and hemp under state law, 

business development opportunities 

in the cannabis 

industry will continue to be 

explosive for women. 

“We use crops that are 

female and are clones from 

one plant, the Mother,” De- 

LaRosa said. 

Women Grow L.A., the 

cannabis industry’s largest 

professional networking 

organization for women, 

co-produced “The Golden 

State of Cannabis” on Saturday, 

Aug. 20, in collaboration 

with the Cannabis 

Education Forum. 

Jackie Subeck, Vice 

Chair of Women Grow Los 

Angeles, ran a very wellattended 

breakout session 

concerning how to start and 

run a cannabis business. 

The session focused in 

part on branding a product 

before you start a business 

and factoring in the possibility 

that after this November’s 

election, products 

may be marketed for recreational 

use. 

As DeLaRosa and Ryan 

have found out, there are 

unique challenges to starting 

a canna business. 

Leah Kabli, a trained real 

estate attorney and California’s 

first marijuana real estate 

broker, has co-founded 

High California Realty, a 

420 brokerage firm that is 

helping CannaKids find a 

proper space to conduct 

business, possibly in Malibu. 

High California Realty 

specializes in the sale, acquisition 

and rental of medical 

marijuana approved 

properties. In addition to 

her legal and real estate expertise, 

Kabli is a certified 

cannabis professional. 

“I found my ideal space. 

It’s a beautiful community 

of people. I am now getting 

involved with Women 

Grow by speaking about 

real estate issues faced by 

many professionals in the 

industry. As Jackie Subeck 

and Tracy Ryan from CannaKids 

said, ‘Real estate is 

a hot topic and my expertise 

is very much needed in 

this space,’” she said. 

The areas that Women 

Grow touches upon relates 

to upward trends: cannabis, 

women, small business 

owners and local jobs. 

“When you focus on upward 

trends, your business 

has the potential for exponential 

growth,” Subeck 

said. 

Krystal Kitahara, of 

Yummi Karma, was a 

panelist on the forum addressing 

how to start and 

run a legal cannabis business. 

She saw a gap in the 

cannabis marketplace for 

products that appealed to 

women. 

“I wanted to give women, 

like me, more options when 

it came to edibles, tinctures 

and topicals,” she said. 

“This is the first multibillion 

dollar industry that is 

not dominated by men, and 

I’m so proud to be a part of 

this movement. Women are 

making history right now in 

the cannabis industry and it 

is only because we’re all in 

it together.” 

If Proposition 64 passes, 

the potential to develop 

new cannabis businesses 

and to grow more will surge 

for women entrepreneurs in 

Malibu and beyond. 

“From a business perspective, 

the momentum 

in our industry is palpable, 

and the sky is the limit,” Kitahara 

said. “From a medical 

perspective, it’s only 

the beginning for cannabis 

research, and we need so 

much more. In both sectors, 

we can’t wait to see what 

the next chapter brings.”

16 | September 8, 2016 | Malibu surfside news News 


Climate change: discussing the issue 

Scientists discuss 

climate change in 

Malibu, beyond 


For some longtime Malibuites, 

it may be a noticably 

smaller Broad Beach. 

For others, it may be visions 

of catastrophic El 

Niño events. And for many 

across the globe, it’s the 

jarring idea of Antarctica 

being bombarded by 200 

feet of melted ice. 

Whatever image springs 

to mind when one thinks 

of climate change, very 

few consider themselves 

part of the bigger picture. 

And that’s a philosophy 

that even the very scientists 

who are educated on the 

hot-button issue don’t quite 

know how to combat. 

A large crowd gathered 

Tuesday, Aug. 30, in the 

Malibu Council Chambers 

to try to grasp the shortterm 

and long-term impacts 

of global warming, with 

scientists Sarah Myhre, 

Jonathan Parfrey and Gary 

Griggs sitting on the twohour 

long panel, moderated 

by scientist and filmmaker 

Randy Olsen. The series, 

titled “Malibu Climate 

Change: Hopes & Fears” 

was the sixth event in the 

Malibu Library Speaker 

Series. 

“When things are a threat 

to life I think that it’s kind 

of remarkable that this 

hasn’t gotten the universal 

attention that it deserves,” 

Parfrey stated. 

Indeed, there was a lot of 

ground to cover in a mere 

120 minutes, but the scientists 

did their best, providing 

a global, regional and 

local look at the issue at 

hand. 

The local snapshot 

Griggs offered the local 

Malibu outlook, pointing to 

the unsettling fact that Malibu 

is among many other 

major coast-side hubs that 

face one very real threat: 

sea level rise. 

Pointing to data from the 

last 375,000 years, Griggs 

spoke about pulses in sea 

level rise that fluctuate as 

much as 400 feet below 

the present day level. Scientists 

believe that this, 

said Griggs, is tied to when 

ice sheets collapsed. Then, 

about 8,000 years ago, sea 

level stabilized, allowing 

things like Pacific Coast 

Highway and various airports 

to be constructed with 

peace of mind. 

“We built almost our entire 

civilization on sea level 

now,” Griggs said. 

Now, however, sea level 

is crawling and rising at 

about 3.3 millimeters per 

year — which Griggs likened 

to the thickness of two 

quarters — or a little over a 

foot in 100 years. 

And while it may not 

seem like much, said 

Griggs, “if you live within 

a foot of sea level, that’s a 

lot.” 

“The fear is and the projections 

are that that rate is 

going to increase,” Griggs 

said, “and that, in my view, 

may be the biggest problem 

human civilization has ever 

faced. 

“What do you do with 

the 150 million people on 

the plane that live within 3 

feet of sea level?” 

Plus, Griggs added, 

short-term events such as 

El Niño, severe storms, 

high tides and large waves 

are a very real threat, with 

another warm cycle expected 

to be approaching. 

Griggs further touched 

Sarah Myhre speaks as fellow scientists and panelists Jonathan Parfrey (middle) and Gary Griggs look on during the 

Malibu Library Speaker Series, “Malibu Climate Change: Hopes & Fears,” held Tuesday, Aug. 30, at Malibu City Hall. 

Photos by Lauren Finkler/22nd Century Media 

on the loss of sand along 

the Malibu coastline — a 

local threat that he credited 

to Point Dume blocking 

the flow of sand and causing 

it to fall off at canyons 

— which led the City to 

look to Ventura County for 

imported sand to replenish 

Broad Beach. 

California and beyond 

Meanwhile, other shortages 

may be just down the 

road, and not only in Malibu. 

“I think water availability 

may be the thing that hits 

Please see Climate, 17 

Who’s who: meet the panelists 

• Gary Griggs: Griggs, author of 

“Introduction to California’s Beaches 

and Coast,” is a professor of earth 

sciences at the University of California, 

Santa Cruz, and the director of the 

Institute of Marine Sciences. Griggs 

has a phD in oceanography from 

Oregon State University. His work 

focuses on how sea level rise has 

impacted California’s beaches, among 

other issues. 

• Jonathan Parfrey: A Malibu native, 

Parfrey serves as the executive director 

of Climate Resolve and he was a former 

commissioner at the Los Angeles 

Department of Water and Power. 

Parfrey also founded the Los Angeles 

Regional Collaborative for Climate 

Action and Sustainability, as well as 

the statewide Alliance of Regional 

Collaboratives for Climate Adaptation. 

• Sarah Myhre: Myhre, a Seattle 

resident, is an ocean and climate 

scientist. Myhre, who earned her phD 

from University of California, Davis, 

serves as a research associate at the 

University of Washington’s School of 

Oceanography. For more information 

on Myhre, and to see her Malibu library 

presentation slides, visit sarahmyhre. 

com.



Climate 

From Page 16 

us before anything else,” 

Griggs said. “ … There’s 

a whole series of things 

that affect our lives and 

health that we don’t think 

about; it’s not just it’s getting 

warmer and sea level 

is rising.” 

Panel attendee John 

Stone, of Groveland, near 

Yosemite, has seen plenty 

of impact to the Sierra, 

where 66 million trees 

have fallen victim to a bark 

beetle invasion since October 

2015. A pilot, Stone 

said the landscape that 

used to be green is now 

muddied with brown vegetation 

due to lack of water 

and increased heat that left 

the trees unable to produce 

sap and thus susceptible to 

the beetles. 

“Is it worse because of 

global warming?” Stone 

posited. “Well, probably.” 

Stone said the panel 

provided him with a lot 

of great information, but 

he still wants to learn the 

scope of the human impact 

on climate change. 

“I’m just trying to learn 

the cycles because I’ve 

seen quite a few in my 

own lifetime, but this is the 

worst one,” he said. 

Parfrey said that a 3-1/2 

to 5 degree increase is 

expected by mid-century, 

even with a reduction 

in greenhouse gas emissions. 

“In the long term it’s incredibly 

significant what 

we do, but in the near term 

those temperature increases 

are pretty much baked 

in,” he said. 

Myhre, of Seattle, spoke 

of the impact in her area, 

pointing to the dramatic 

decline in snow accumulation 

at Mt. Baker Ski Area 

in Washington last year. 

“This is not just about 

numbers and economy; 

this is about our lifestyle,” 

Myhre said. “So 

we’re sitting at a precipice 

where the decisions 

that we make right now 

will shape the future of 

the planet for hundreds 

and thousands of years 

looking forward. It’s an 

incredible time to be alive 

and the quality of our international 

decision-making 

is really going to set 

that precedent.” 

Myhre further added 

that she often hears that we 

should just look for another 

planet, but that’s “completely 

science fiction,” she 

said. 

“There is no plan B 

and there is no planet B,” 

Myhre clarified. “This is 

where we need to take all 

of our energy and refocus 

it.” 

Climate change: discussing the solution 

What’s a Malibu resident 

to do? 


While climate change is no doubt 

a global issue, it’s one that scientists 

want each individual to take to heart. 

For those like scientist Sarah 

Myhre, that’s easy to do; all she has 

to do is look at her 2-year-old son 

and picture his future. 

And, with that in mind, Myhre 

said she has made a handful of lifestyle 

changes, including biking to 

work, taking mass transit, parking 

her car five days of the week, ordering 

groceries online and cutting meat 

from her diet. 

“The thing is that I could check out 

and go into the bush and get some 

dreadlocks and not participate at all 

and reduce my greenhouse footprint 

... but I think there’s a way of actually 

remaining in society and participating 

as a caring part of society who 

is trying to do the right thing and 

there comes with that some greenhouse 

gas footprint.” 

Scientist Gary Griggs encouraged 

attendees to do one thing: vote. 

However, he admits, even that is 

not foolproof, since climate change 

is happening slowly and there are 

other issues that politicians will likely 

aim to tackle during their term. 

For scientist Jonathan Parfrey, the 

changes he’d like to see put in motion 

centered on transportation. 

“When it comes to climate change, 

the actors that are bringing this about 

is a mom taking her kids to school in 

the car, it’s turning on our lights, it’s 

flying to Dayton to visit your aunt 

and uncle because you miss them,” 

he said. 

Parfrey pointed to actions undertaken 

by State Sen. Fran Pavley — 

who he referred to as “one of the 

great climate champions in the U.S. 

and the world — such as Assembly 

Bill 32, which dictates that California, 

by 2020, will reduce its greenhouse 

gas emissions to 1990 levels. 

Further, the bill put many other programs 

into motion, he added. 

“The image of the solar panel or 

the wind turbine to fight climate 

change is not as applicable as the 

image of someone getting on their 

bicycle to go to work or the image 

of someone taking a bus or the train 

to go to work or driving an electric 

vehicle,” Parfrey said. 

“I think I’ll try to drive a little 

less,” said attendee Gregor Patsch, of 

Ventura County, following the panel. 

Malibu is one of several coastal cities that could be greatly impacted by sea 

level rise and other effects of climate change.

18 | September 8, 2016 | Malibu surfside news Sound Off 


Don’t Panic, It’s Organic 

Proactively, properly treating a tree 

Andy Lopez 

Contributing Columnist 

Invisible Gardener 

Many folks seem 

confused about 

“tree treatments” 

and how it is properly 

done. 

Folks get the picture that 

they must be proactive in 

caring for their trees. However, 

they apparently do 

not understand what being 

proactive means, as opposed 

to reactive. Reactive 

is just that: you see something, 

and you react to it. 

Proactive is doing something 

before it becomes an 

obvious problem. 

When you see a sick 

tree and then try to do 

something, that is reactive. 

When you realize that what 

you are doing to your tree 

is bad and make changes 

for the betterment of the 

tree, that is proactive. 

Same goes for the human 

body. 

Usually, it is too late 

when you see something is 

wrong. This rule is especially 

true for trees since 

these things do not happen 

overnight. OK, sudden 

death in trees is an overnight 

thing, but there are 

many “signs” that foretell 

of it happening. 

There are always “signs” 

that point to the upcoming 

problem. 

What are some of the 

signs in trees that there is a 

problem? 

First off the weather 

and its environmental effects 

are the first sign that 

changes need to be made in 

adjusting for this change. 

In our case, we have two 

signs of change: high heat 

and an ongoing drought. 

Both of these combined 

can put lots of stress on a 

tree’s ecosystem. 

Some folks believe that 

it is natural for a tree to 

die of these conditions and 

just let nature do its thing, 

while others are more 

involved as gardeners, and 

they realize that we are nature’s 

gardeners and if we 

want these trees to survive, 

that we must be proactive 

in their care. 

Humans have a strange 

way of disassociating 

themselves from nature. 

We have to realize that 

what we do affects all living 

things. 

Back to trees. 

Trees do best when the 

soil they live on is also 

properly cared. 

When folks ask me to 

“just treat the tree and 

nothing else,” I reply that 

trees are connected to the 

earth, and it is the ground 

that needs to be addressed 

first. The health of the tree 

will naturally follow the 

health of the soil. 

If you are willing to 

let that one tree die, then 

you will also have to let 

all of the trees on you’re 

property die too, as they 

are all connected by the 

same earth. 

So to properly treat and 

take care of your trees, you 

must pay attention to how 

you treat and take care of 

the soil. 

I have been telling 

folks to bury the drip line 

(soaker line) as deep into 

the ground as possible and 

cover that with a layer of 

rock dust, organic fertilizer, 

compost, and then 

mulch over with a deep 

layer of azalea/gardenia 

mix and then have that 

covered with wood chips 

or bark. Just applying 

wood chips or bark will 

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structure. What you are 

doing when you add these 

layers is protecting the 

ground from the heat and 

to keep the water below 

ground. Keeping water 

below ground is essential 

to allowing trees and other 

plants the ability to survive 

the drought and high heat 

we are having. 

This is the time of year 

to apply these layers and 

allow it to settle down during 

the winter time as well 

as to absorb any rain that 

we may get. 

When treating a tree, 

you are doing two things: 

1. You are providing 

essential nutrients and 

minerals to the tree as well 

as water. This is best done 

through foliar spraying, 

which gets these important 

nutrients immediately into 

the tree, Then what you 

apply to the roots (some of 

which is available, most is 

not till roots are working 

correctly). 

2. You are attempting to 

bring the soil back to life. 

What this means is that 

you understand that the 

roots systems of the tree 

must be working properly. 

To do this, the soil must 

have the proper systems in 

place. This means proper 

amount of humus, microbial 

life, nutrient sources, 

and aeration and circulation. 

The pH of the soil is 

also important, as certain 

microbes only live within a 

certain pH range (6.5-6.8). 

The closer you are to this 

pH range, the more minerals 

are available to the 

plants because the proper 

microbes are present which 

eats minerals and converts 

to assimilated nutrients. 

That is why I always 

recommend using azalea/ 

gardenia mix as a mulch. 

This will help bring the pH 

of our soil (7.2-7.4) down 

to a more natural pH or 

even lower. 

You must take into 

account the whole of the 

property and not just a 

small part. When working 

on the finger, a doctor 

must also look not just at 

the hand, but at the whole 

body and treat the whole 

body accordingly, which 

will in turn help the hand. 

The saying “You are 

what you eat” holds true 

for trees, plants and the 

earth as well. Feeding the 

earth with junk only produces 

more junk. It is this 

junk that will kill us all; 

it certainly will kill your 

trees. Avoid using chemical 

fertilizers, pesticides 

and anything that will 

not return the earth to its 

natural state. 

Learn to use a water 

garden filter to clean the 

city water of chemicals 

which only hurt the soil 

and not help it. Just like we 

humans need clean water, 

the earth needs clean water, 

too. 

Learn to catch the rain, 

and recycle your food 

wastes back to your garden, 

learn to make compost 

and use gray water. The 

coming years will test our 

strength and skills as good 

earth gardeners. 

Let us all be invisible 

gardeners of the earth. 

Any questions? Email me at 

andylopez@invisiblegardener. 

com.

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From the Editor 

The Chili Cook-Off: Where everybody knows your name 

Lauren Finkler 

Editor 

When most think 

of Malibu, visions 

of sand, 

crashing waves, sun-kissed 

surfers and fresh seafood 

are likely top of mind. 

And while I still think 

those visuals will be 

among my personal Top 

5, I think I just found the 

fifth visual to add to the 

lineup. After spending time 

at the Chili Cook-Off this 

past Friday, I’ve quickly 

learned to picture Malibu 

in a new light. I think I’ve 

finally picked my jaw up 

off the floor after seeing 

Jamie Foxx in the flesh, 

and (amazingly enough) 

seeing the supremely 

talented actor-comedian is 

not what I would call the 

highlight of this past week. 

Actually, with all due 

respect, I would say the 

highlight was the opposite. 

Foxx — while polite and 

understandably probably 

sick of the press — declined 

to chat, but he was 

the only one who did so 

during the course of the 

event. I say this not to 

call him out in any way; 

I completely understand 

what I assume to be Foxx’s 

reasons, but, more often 

than not, he is not alone in 

not wanting to talk to the 

press. 

As a journalist — and 

particularly as a journalist 

who is new to the Malibu 

Surfside News — you 

never know what reaction 

you will receive when you 

ask a complete stranger 

for an interview. You get 

a lot of strange looks, 

hesitant “sure” responses 

and occasional peers at 

your notepad to see what 

you’re really writing down 

— likely accompanied by 

thoughts of “what language 

is that chicken scratch 

written in?” Indeed, my 

shorthand likely only 

makes sense to me, and my 

chicken scratch is likely 

only comprehensible to my 

trained eyes. 

All jokes aside, I pride 

myself on accuracy, as 

all journalists should. But 

back to the Chili Cook-Off. 

At the Chili Cook-Off, 

I quickly learned, the 

responses from all the 

strangers I approached 

were overwhelmingly positive, 

because the event is a 

Letter to the Editor 

Voicing support for Malibu 

cemetery 

Dear Editor, 

I read your [July 25] 

story entitled “Cemetery in 

Malibu?” I’m a longtime 

resident of that wonderful 

place, and, while I certainly 

don’t look forward to dying, 

it significantly helps 

that my wife and I will always 

be there in the hills 

overlooking the sea — in 

our beloved Malibu. 

I know many residents 

feel the same way. They 

feel better knowing they’ll 

end up there, not in the 

point of pride for so many 

in the community — and 

that’s something everyone 

I spoke with wanted to 

express. 

Granted, I wasn’t exactly 

asking hard-hitting questions, 

but rather trying to 

grasp the obvious gravitational 

pull of this Malibu 

event. Still, I know that 

people are busy and trying 

to enjoy the event, and I 

would understand if I got 

a couple “no thank you’s” 

along the way. 

This was not the case. 

Everyone I approached 

seemed to want to introduce 

me to someone, who 

pointed me on to another 

community member who 

made the time to speak 

to me between wrangling 

excited children, hugging 

a neighbor or waving at 

familiar passersby. 

In addition to those 

from Malibu, I ran into a 

family of former residents 

who made the trek back to 

Malibu — and there was 

even a chili contestant who 

makes an annual trek from 

New Jersey. 

Like I said, there’s an 

obvious gravitational pull 

here. 

While the appeal for the 

Malibu (and former Malibu) 

children is obvious in 

the twinkling lights, plush 

prizes and cotton candy, 

smog overlooking a freeway. 

I don’t know Mr. [Richard] 

Weintraub, but I enthusiastically 

support his plan. 

Sincerely, 

Betram Fields, Malibu 

resident 

the appeal for the parents 

came off just as strong — 

if not stronger. 

Community can be a really 

beautiful and powerful 

thing, and it was wonderful 

to see so many happy faces 

of all ages in one place. 

It’s only week No. 2 for 

me here at the Surfside, 

and I already find it hard 

to imagine a more positive 

representation of Malibu 

than the one I saw this 

past Friday. Then again, I 

would love to be proven 

wrong. You’ll hear all 

about when/if it happens. 

But until then, the Chili 

Cook-Off is the image I 

now have of this beautiful 

community. I can definitely 

see why you all love it so 

much. 

Malibu 

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Rocking the 

House Casa 

Escobar plays host 

to rocking summer 

concert, Page 25 

Catch a bite 

Hungry beachgoers 

find authentic 

Thai at Cholada 

Thai Beach Cuisine, 

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Pictured are — (clockwise 

from top left) “Rhinoceros” 

by Didier Massard, “Self- 

Hybridization No. 37” 

by Orlan, “Dorothy” by 

Melanie Pullen and “Dance 

I: The Gold Moon” by 

Dawn Dedeaux — works 

of art which are on display 

in Pepperdine’s “Altered 

Reality: Contemporary 

Photography and Digital 

Imagery.” Images Submitted 

Pepperdine’s ‘Altered Reality’ exhibit challenges viewers’ perceptions, Page 23

22 | September 8, 2016 | Malibu surfside news Life & Arts 


A safe place, a brighter future 

Malibu nonprofit 

provides life skills 

for disadvantaged 

local teens 


In a little over nine years, 

Malibu-based Safety Harbor 

Kids has taken thousands of 

children under its wing, according 

to Founding President 

Petrie Williams. 

The organization provides 

orphans, foster children 

and homeless children 

between the ages of 14-17 

with educational opportunities 

in hopes of providing 

them with a brighter future. 

And, like most nonprofits, 

it owes much of its success 

to a wealth of community 

support. 

This Saturday, Sept. 10, 

the organization will host 

its ninth annual Polo Classic, 

which Williams calls 

“the best party of the year,” 

in Pacific Palisades. Last 

year’s event drew approximately 

400 attendees, said 

Williams, including Caitlyn 

Jenner. 

Malibu-based nonprofit Safety Harbor Kids’ will hold its 

ninth annual Polo Classic Sept. 10. photo submitted 

This year’s gathering 

will host a diverse lineup 

of entertainers, including: 

Malibu resident and Grammy 

winning guitarist Albert 

Lee, Argentine singer Josefina 

Achaval, Italian singer 

Maria Elena Infantino, 

cabaret performers and performers 

from Dream World 

Cirque. Author Marnie 

Greenberg, who is known 

for co-creating the Yuen 

Method of stress relief, will 

also be demonstrating her 

services at the event. 

There will also be a silent 

auction, luncheon and wine 

tastings. A portion of the 

proceeds will cover event 

costs, and the rest will go 

toward furthering Safety 

Harbor Kids’ educational 

programs. 

And while it will all be 

fun and games on Sept. 10, 

the organization’s day-today 

isn’t quite as carefree. 

“These kids are in our 

backyard,” noted Williams. 

In fact, Safety Harbor 

Kids Founder John Williams, 

who lost his parents 

at the young age of 9, was 

once in the shoes of those 

the organization now aids. 

John, who grew up in Malibu, 

took his future into his 

own hands and went on to 

complete high school and 

college thanks to a bit of 

inspiration from a family 

Performers from Dream World Cirque will perform during Safety Harbor Kids’ Sept. 10 

fundraiser. dream world cirque 

who he rented a room from. 

And that experience served 

as a strong source of inspiration. 

“John had this vision 

when he was 16 to create 

a place for children to go 

where they can get the tools 

that they need to survive,” 

Williams said. 

In April 2007, Safety 

Harbor Kids was formed 

and John’s vision started 

to take shape. Businesses 

such as Geoffrey’s and 

Duke’s were supporters 

from the start, as was Pepperdine 

College. 

“We started by bringing 

children to brunch at Geoffrey’s 

and teaching them 

etiquette and manners,” 

Williams explained. 

From there, the program 

blossomed to include college, 

music and art programs. 

“I always say as leaders 

of our community it is our 

responsibility to help these 

children,” Williams said. 

And, with that 

responsibility in mind, 

Safety Harbor is wasting no 

time resting on its laurels, 

with planning for its next 

event already underway. 

On Oct. 4, the organization 

will play host to a Jackson 

Browne solo acoustic 

benefit concert at Ventura 

Theater. 

Cafe Habana 

(3939 Cross Creek Road, 

Malibu; 310-317-0300) 

■10 ■ p.m.-1 a.m. Every 

Wednesday: Casamigos 

Tequila presents Karaoke 

Wednesdays with 

DJ Gold Dust 

Duke’s Malibu Restaurant 

(21150 Pacific Coast 

Highway, Malibu; 310- 

317-0777) 

■4 ■ p.m.-close. Every Friday 

in the Barefoot Bar: 

Aloha Hour with Hawaiian 

dance performers 

Malibu Wines Tasting Room 

(31740 Mulholland 

Highway, Malibu 818- 

865-0605) 

■7:30-9:30 ■ p.m. Thursday, 

Sept. 1: Malibu Movie 

Night Under the Stars — 

“Singin’ in the Rain” 

■7:30-9 ■ p.m., Friday, 

Sept. 2: Sips & Giggles 

Comedy Show hosted 

by James Frey ($5 prepay, 

$7 at the door) 

■Friday, ■ Sept. 2-Monday, 

Sept. 5: Live music 

and wine specials all 

weekend 

Moonshadows 

(20356 Pacific Coast 

Highway, Malibu (310) 

456-3010) 

■7 ■ p.m.-12 a.m. Every 

Thursday: Live DJ 

■7 ■ p.m.-1 a.m. Every 

Friday and Saturday: 

Live DJ 

■3-9 ■ p.m. Every Sunday: 

Live DJ 

Paradise Cove 

(28128 PCH, Malibu 

(310) 457-2503) 

■5-9 ■ p.m. Every Tuesday: 

Live jazz band 

Taverna Tony 

(23410 Civic Center Way, 

Malibu (310) 317-9667) 

■6:30 ■ p.m. Every night: 

Live house band 

The Sunset 

(6800 Westward Beach 

Road, Malibu (310) 589- 

1007) 

■7-11 ■ p.m. Every Friday: 

DJ Matt Robertson 

spins groovy funk 

music. 

Ollie’s Duck and Dive 

Gastropub 

(29169 Heathercliff 

Road, 102, Malibu (310) 

589-2200) 

■9 ■ p.m. Fridays: The Living 

Room Sessions with 

special guests every 

week. 

■9 ■ p.m. Saturdays: Local 

independent bands 

■9 ■ p.m.-midnight. Every 

Thursday: Live DJ 

Casa Escobar 

(22969 PCH, Malibu 

(310) 456-1999) 

■8 ■ p.m.-midnight. Every 

Thursday night: Songwriters’ 

night with host, 

Michael. 

To place an event in The 

Scene, email news@ 

malibusurfsidenews.com

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New exhibit showcases digital imagery 

Barbara Burke 


“From today,” French 

painter Paul Delaroche 

(1797-1859) exclaimed, 

“painting is dead!” He was 

commenting on photography’s 

potential meteoric 

impact on conventional 

representational imaging. 

Although Delaroche 

wasn’t entirely right, he 

was indeed quite clairvoyant 

about how much art 

would change – and quickly. 

Photography didn’t 

murder painting. However, 

it shook things up by creating 

new visual representation 

options and opportunities. 

Pepperdine’s new exhibit 

brings to life digital 

technology’s impact on art 

in a new and fresh way. 

“Altered Reality: Contemporary 

Photography and 

Digital Imagery” opened 

on Aug. 30 and will run 

through Dec. 4 at the university’s 

Frederick R. 

Weisman Museum of Art. 

“Digital imagery is 

changing painting, photography, 

and sculpture,” 

Museum Director Michael 

Zakian said. “With digital 

imagery, works are bigger 

and bolder, and often more 

engaging.” 

This comprehensive 

exhibit features works 

by local artists, including 

Pepperdine alumni and 

world-renowned Los Angeles 

artist, Paul Rusconi. 

The exhibit also includes 

works by international 

artists, including Olan, a 

French performance artist 

who is famous for using 

her own body – at times 

employing plastic surgery 

– to make “carnal art.” 

When you enter the exhibit, 

Rusconi’s “Adam” 

demands your attention 

and piques your curiosity. 

The piece, which depicts 

Adam Lambert of “American 

Idol” fame, is absolutely 

monstrous, measuring 

16-feet tall by 24-feet 

wide. The billboard-sized 

work is the largest work of 

art ever shown at the Weisman 

Museum of Art. 

By using scale and projected 

surfaces, Rusconi 

addresses the magnetic allure 

of popular culture by 

emphasizing its bombast 

and artificiality. This is one 

of his greatest pieces. 

When asked to explain 

this specific piece and his 

genre overall, Rusconi 

commented: “The paintings 

begin with a photograph 

that I take of the 

subject. I photographed 

Adam at my home. I consider 

the photographs to 

be ‘working drawings.’ 

From the photo, I make 

the paintings. In this case, 

breaking the photo apart 

using a digital screening 

process with industrial 

sign inks on Plexiglas. 

Often times, I use nail 

enamel applied by hand. 

My concern with ‘Adam’ 

is fabricating what looks 

to be a black and white image 

from pure color, using 

cyan, magenta, yellow and 

black. My intent is for the 

color to combine in a way 

that allows the eye to see 

it as a grey scale. The substrate 

is a monochromatic 

C-print mounted to Sintra. 

Upon this, I apply nail 

enamel around the subject 

to create emanating rays of 

alternating color. I used a 

3D Holographic Silver and 

blue. This painting is part 

of a larger body of work 

entitled ‘Voices’ which includes 

Chris Cornell, Pink, 

Steven Tyler and LP.” 

Rusconi is known for his 

illustrations of prominent 

figures in pop culture. 

“The scale of the painting 

allows the viewer to 

feel as if they can walk in 

Please see Reality, 25 

If you go ... 

‘Altered Reality: Contemporary Photography and Digital 

Imagery’ 

Where: Pepperdine University’s Frederick R. 

Weisman Museum of Art, 24255 Pacific Coast 

Highway, Malibu 

Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday 

What: This exhibit, which runs now through Dec. 

4, features almost 40 works of art spanning four 

decades. Altered Reality was curated by Billie Milam 

Weisman, director of the Frederick Weisman Art 

Foundation. 

Free Artists’ Reception 

When: 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 

Family Art Day 

When: 10-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 

For more information, call (310) 506-4851 or visit 

arts.pepperdine.edu/museum. 

Shown is “Fancy Dress 

Ball” by Los Angeles artist 

and Pepperdine alumni 

Brian Bress, whose piece 

is one of nearly 40 on 

display through Dec. 4 at 

Pepperdine’s Frederick R. 

Weisman Museum of Art. 

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Casa Escobar bids farewell to summer with lively show 

Barbara Burke 


Casa Escobar made an 

awesome venue on Aug. 

27 for two very happening 

bands. 

“We like to play at Casa 

Escobar because we all cut 

our teeth at the Old Malibu 

Inn Dume Room Circuit 

and have not played there 

for a few years,” said Austin 

Trujillo, of Angel City 

Fiddle Squad. “We love the 

welcoming Malibu audience.” 

Angel City Fiddle Squad 

played their best: “Dead 

Grandma’s Fiddle,” “Alcohol 

has Ruined My Life,” 

“Dirty Dog,” and “Workin’ 

on the Bail,” as well 

as classics such as “Proud 

Mary” with a cow-punching 

western twist. 

They opened for Rain 

on the Blacktop, which let 

loose with what can only 

be described as an “I’m 

sorry you weren’t there 

because you missed the 

performance of his life set 

of songs” by singer Rene 

Rigal. 

Rigal’s explosive theatrics 

and stage antics thrilled 

the audience as he sang 

“What I Like about You,” 

especially when he took 

his show on the road, as it 

were, by hopping up on a 

cocktail table and leading 

the delighted screeching 

fans along in yelling out 

the lyrics. 

“I love the band – they 

have great music. However, 

more than that, they 

are great musicians,” said 

Bridgette Francone. 

Rigal’s entire being exploded 

as he took the crowd 

through “Jumpin’ Jack 

Flash,” “Rebel Rebel,” and 

a seriously sweet rendition 

of “Brown Sugar.” 

Then, Rigal revved up the 

frenetic crowed, screaming: 

“Now, we’re going down to 

Commonwealth Avenue – 

to Boston, Massachusetts.” 

He followed with an absolutely 

flawless performance 

of “Sweet Emotion.” When 

he then performed “Honky 

Tonk Woman,” it was 

members of the audience 

who were on the tables. 

“This freight train is 

rollin’ down PCH,” Rigal 

screamed in an absolute 

frenzy. Then, he dedicated 

the second set to Brian Adams 

and superbly played 

“Cuts like a Knife,” among 

other old favorites. The 

crowd did not want to go 

home. 

Rigal, who is an executive 

vice president of Virgin 

Produced, said “I can easily 

say one of my favorite 

things to do is to play rock 

‘n roll on a warm summertime 

night in Malibu! I 

moved from Puerto Rico 

to Santa Monica when I 

was 11 years old and have 

always loved spending my 

summer days and nights 

in Malibu. Beyond the obvious 

visual beauty ... for 

me, Malibu is all about the 

vibe. It’s a feeling that I get 

that comes from a combination 

of things. Spending 

a day in the sun at my 

best friend’s house on Point 

Dume, BBQ’ing in the sun 

while we jam our favorite 

tunes we grew up with on 

the stereo, and then jumping 

in the ocean,” Rigal explained. 

His love for Malibu pervaded 

the walls of Casa Escobar. 

“I guess you could say I 

love that throwback rock 

‘n roll from the ’60s and 

’70s ... that California 

‘Laurel Canyon’ vibe and 

every time I play in Malibu 

... spending the day here 

with friends in the sand 

gives me that vibe. It’s as 

specific to me as the salt on 

my body from the ocean 

that day ... It’s a spiritual 

thing for me and it’s definitely 

a feeling I love to 

give away to the crowd 

when we perform. It all 

culminates at night for me, 

right before I go on. I usually 

walk across to the pier 

and look at over the ocean 

... look back onto PCH 

as the sun is setting and I 

realize just how lucky we 

all are. But the kicker ... is 

jumping up on stage ... firing 

up the amps and letting 

the rock ‘n roll freight train 

roll the crowd and the band 

right down PCH.” 

Rene Rigal, of Rain on the Blacktop, performs Aug. 27 at Casa Escobar in Malibu. 

Barbara Burke/22nd Century Media 

Reality 

From Page 23 

to the process — to experience 

the culmination and 

combination of humanity 

and machine,” Rusconi 

said. “For me, the computer 

is as important an 

influence on art now as the 

camera was to art upon its 

invention. The idea of Man 

and Machine is fascinating 

to me.” 

Other works not to be 

missed include “Fancy 

Dress Ball” by video artist 

Brian Bess, of LA. This 

installation interacts with 

the viewer. The absurd and 

circularly narrative film 

mesmerizes. 

Bess is known for his 

nonsensical video paintings 

using collage and multimedia 

elements to create works 

that are comical, imaginative 

and multifaceted. 

Another work on display 

is the fascinating 

chromogenic print entitled 

“Rhinoceros,” by Parisian 

Didier Massard. Massard 

fabricates his subjects in 

his Paris studio and photographs 

them without 

digital manipulation. “Rhinoceros” 

is part of a series 

called Territories, in which 

the artist addresses issues 

of animals defending their 

land against intruders. 

The piece depicts a large 

and majestic rhinoceros 

placed in a mysterious and 

dimly lit setting, creating 

an uncanny image inviting 

the viewer to wonder: “Is 

this a real animal, a stuffed 

specimen in a diorama or a 

visual fabrication?” 

This fascinating exhibit 

evokes and challenges all 

assumptions inherent in all 

those realities in life. The 

exhibit achieves this feat 

by commenting on how 

digital imagery can alter 

reality itself.

26 | September 8, 2016 | Malibu surfside news Dining Out 


The Dish 

Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine serves up authentic local favorites 

Barbara Burke 


For some 15 years, the 

owner of Cholada Thai 

Beach Cuisine, 18763 


a small beach-hut-type 

restaurant scrunched up 

against the mountains 

across from Topanga 

Beach, has served up authentic 

Thai food to hungry 

beachgoers and passersby. 

“Our out-of-town foodie 

friends go out of their way 

to come back here,” said 

Mike Minky, a Malibu local. 

This Thai food is so good 

that back in the day when 

controversy arose concerning 

what to do with the land 

near the old Topanga Ranch 

Motel, there were fears that 

Cholada would be another 

victim of the clearing of the 

state-owned parcel. 

However, Cholada’s local 

fans would have none 

of it. 

“There was a big petition 

to save the restaurant,” 

Minky recounted. “Even 

the owner was surprised 

that she prevailed.” 

This is a “soup to peanuts” 

type of place, offering 

everything from appetizers 

to dessert and sake as 

well as beer and wine. 

However, for a great experience, 

make sure to note 

the few items listed on the 

“other menu” on the board, 

which features a newer dish 

at the establishment: pumpkin 

curry, served with sole. 

Huge pieces of it-musthave-been-just 

picked fresh 

basil are one of the keys 

to this very flavorful, filling 

dish. Large chunks of 

pumpkin infused with curry 

combine with the accompanying 

fresh, locally sourced 

Malibu restaurant Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine offers 

Golden Bags, crispy wontons filled with ground chicken 

and shrimp served alongside a sweet sauce. 

Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine 

18763 Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu 

Hours 

• 11 a.m.-10 p.m. daily 

For more information ... 

Web: choladathaicuisine.com 

Phone: (310) 317-0025 

sole to make a hearty, 

healthy meal that is meaty 

yet incongruously light. 

This dish leaves you full, 

but not stuffed. It is generally 

served with a red curry 

sauce, although you can 

order various types of curries 

and calibrate the levels 

of heat to suit your palate. 

Chiles and bell peppers 

merge with the curry for a 

not-too-spicy meal that has 

just a bit of kick. 

“I keep coming back 

for this dish,” local Susie 

Schneider said. “I’m 

not a meat eater and this 

dish tastes substantial if it 

is served vegan style. We 

come here quite often because 

the food is delicious, 

the staff is friendly, and it 

is a comfortable place for 

good food.” 

Generally, folks order a 

side of the steamed brown 

sticky rice with the dish. 

The Thai Iced Tea is also 

a good accompaniment to 

this meal. 

“I enjoy the atmosphere 

here near the beach. There 

is an excellent view and the 

food is good,” said Asim Hamid 

as he and other sighing, 

satiated customers sauntered 

out of the restaurant. 

Other dishes not to miss 

• Golden Bags - Crispy 

wontons filled with ground 

Pictured is the pumpin curry with sole, a new dish at Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine, 

located at 18763 Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. 

Photos by Barbara Burke/22nd Century Media 

Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine’s Nam Sod Kaw Tod is a crispy rice salad that is very 

refreshing in the summer. 

chicken and shrimp served 

with sweet sauce. This dish 

features Pandan leaves, 

indigenous spices from 

Southeast Asia that are used 

to tie the Golden Bags. 

• Nam Sod Kaw Tod – 

A crispy rice salad mixed 

with chicken, ginger, mints, 

red onion, shredded carrots 

and peanuts served with 

sliced cucumbers.

malibusurfsidenews.com Faith 


Faith Briefs 

Malibu United Methodist Church (30128 

Morning View Drive, 310-457-7505) 

Clear Your Clutter Speaker 

Rebecca Lirette, a renowned 

speaker on streamlining 

your lifestyle to live 

simply, will present her 

sought after two-part seminar 

from 1-2:30 p.m. Sunday, 

Sept. 8. 

Wednesday Night Dinners 

5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. 

The church will cook 

free dinners. 

The Listening Post 

9:45 a.m.-noon. Call for 

location. These free classes 

are for individuals to learn 

communication skills. 

Open to the Malibu community. 

All aspects of this 

program held in confidentiality. 

For times and locations, 

call (310) 457-7505 

or email TheListeningPost- 

Malibu@gmail.com. 

AA Meetings 

6:30 p.m. Sundays, noon 

and 7 p.m. Mondays and 

Tuesdays, noon and 7:30 

p.m. Wednesdays, noon 

and 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, 

noon and 8 p.m. Fridays, 

noon and 5 p.m. Saturdays. 

Bible Kids 

3-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays 

for kindergarten through 

second-grade children, 

3-4:30 p.m. Thursdays for 

third through fifth-grade 

children. Bible Kids is a 

bible-based, after-school 

childcare program. 

Prayer and Healing 

7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays. 

All community members 

are welcome to join in interfaith 

worship and healing, 

held in the Sanctuary. 

Al Anon Meetings 

7:30 p.m. Thursday and 

10 a.m. Saturday 

Youth Group 

6:30-9 p.m. Fridays. For 

middle through high school 

students. 

Sunday Worship 

10:30-11:30 a.m., Childcare 

available. Sunday 

morning children’s program 

held during worship. 

Malibu Presbyterian Church (3324 

Malibu Canyon Road, 310-456-1611) 

Believe the Story 

Sunday, Sept. 11, will 

kick off a new sermon series 

called “Believe the 

Story.” Two services at 9 

a.m. and 10:45 a.m. 

Beth Moore Simulcast 

Saturday, Sept. 17, 8:30 

a.m.-4:30 p.m. 

Compassion Sunday 

Sunday, Sept. 18, Compassion 

International is a 

well-known organization 

that provides the opportunity 

to “sponsor” a child. 

UM Summer Nights 

8-9:30 p.m. Thursdays 

during summer. The location 

will change monthly. 


(310) 456-1611 or visit 

www.malibupres.org. 

Summer Breakfasts 

9-9:45 a.m. Sundays before 

Service. 

Sunday Worship Services 

10 a.m. Sundays. 

Men’s Breakfast 

7:30-9 a.m. Wednesdays 

at Marmalade Cafe, 3894 

Cross Creek Road, Malibu. 

Malibu Jewish Center and Synagogue 

(24855 Pacific Coast Highway, 310- 

456-2178) 

Religious School 

3:45-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays 

Tuesday Mamas 

4 p.m. Tuesdays 

Tot Shabbat 

11:30 a.m.-noon. Fridays. 

Join Cantor Marcelo 

and our preschool as they 

celebrate Shabbat with 

prayers, music and dancing. 

Torah Study 

9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. 

Saturdays 

Waking Up to Jewish Ethics 

7:30-9 a.m. Every Thursday. 

A discussion group 

based on Talmudic sources 

will be held in Rabbi Judith’s 

office. For more information, 

call (310) 456- 

2178. 

Hand in Hand 

4-5:30 p.m. Every Thursday. 

Hand in Hand is an 

inclusion program that integrates 

youth of all abilities 

in an after-school social 

program. For more 

information, email cantor@mjcs.org. 

Calvary Chapel Malibu (30237 Morning 

View Drive) 

Midweek Bible Study 

7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 

Pastor’s house. Pastor Brian 

La Spada holds a Bible 

study weekly that walks 

through the book of Genesis. 


email info@calvarychapelmalibu.com. 

Service 

10 a.m. Sundays with 

Pastor Brian La Spada. 

Pre-Church Prayer 

9:30 a.m. Sundays, Juan 

Cabrillo picnic tables. 

Mindfulness Meditation (For location, 

call 310-456-3591) 

Meditation Group 

7:30 p.m. Thursdays. An 

open, ongoing sitting group 

in central Malibu. Meditate 

to the sound of the waves. 

Non-denominational, free, 

welcoming. For more information, 

contact Carol Moss 

at (310) 456-3591 or email 

greenlotus@earthlink.net. 

Waveside Church (6955 Fernhill Drive, 

310-774-1927) 

Waveside Espanol 

5:30-7 p.m. Last Monday 

of every month. Waveside’s 

Spanish-language 

worship service in Malibu. 

Those interested should 

meet at the Boys and Girls 

Club of Malibu. For more 

information, email info@ 

wavesidechurch.com. 

Service 

10:10 a.m. Sundays 

Our Lady of Malibu Church (3625 Winter 

Canyon Road, 310-456-2361) 

OLM Book Club 

6:30 p.m. Second Tuesdays. 

This club meets to 

discuss short stories. 

AA Meetings 

6:30 p.m. Mondays, 

Sheridan Hall. 

Christian Women’s Bible 

Study 

7 p.m., Mondays, 

Okoneski Room. 

Al Anon Meetings 

8 p.m. Mondays, Sheridan 

Hall. 

Narcotic’s Anonymous 

Meetings 

7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 

Sheridan Hall. 

Circle Prayer Group 

8 a.m. Thursdays, Rectory. 

Men’s AA Meetings 

6 p.m. Fridays, Sheridan 

Hall. 

Please see Faith, 30 

In Memoriam 

Erwan John Eadward McKeown 

Erwan “Wanou” John 

Eadward McKeown, died 

Aug. 24, 2016 as a result of 

being hit by a truck while 

riding his motorcycle in 

Reseda, California. McKeown 

was 19, born, Dec. 11, 

1996 in Chartres, France. 

McKeown was a lovely 

and friendly individual who 

was always willing to help 

both his friends and family. 

He almost always had a big 

smile on his face and this 

brought a great deal of joy 

into other’s lives. One of 

his faults was that he had 

a very hard time saying no 

to anyone. He hated seeing 

anyone around him suffer. 

McKeown had a generous 

spirit and a big heart. 

McKeown enjoyed life. 

He loved reptiles, particularly 

snakes. He found a 

gopher snake when he was 

12 years old which he kept 

for years. He loved video 

games and was a huge fan 

of “Star Wars.” When he got 

his driver’s license, he got a 

big, red, Dodge Ram pickup. 

He loved the power and 

sound of the engine. Later, 

one of his favorite joys was 

to ride his Kawasaki Ninja 

motorcycle with his friends. 

Each day, when he came and 

left work at the Point Dume 

coffee shop in Malibu, Cafecito, 

he roared in and out on 

his motorcycle. As a result, 

he got the nickname at his 

workplace “Rocket Wan.” 

McKeown moved to 

Malibu from France with 

his parents when he was 4 

months old. When he was 

14 months old, he went 

back to France, where he 

stayed with his mother for 

two years. When he was 18 

months old he was speaking 

both French and English. 

He referred to English as 

speaking “Malibu.” When 

he was 3, he returned to 

Malibu with his mother and 

the family was reunited. He 

attended Juan Cabrillo Elementary 

and Malibu middle 

and high schools. 

McKeown is survived by 

his brother, Guerric, sister, 

Anaïs, his parents, Sophie 

Cécile Joëlle McKeown 

and Todd Crawford McKeown, 

his grandmother, 

Yvette Hermeline, and uncles 

and aunts in both the 

United States and France. 

Services will be held at 

10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 5, at 

the Malibu United Methodist 

Church, 30128 Morning 

View Drive, in Malibu. A 

reception will follow services 

at the church. 

In lieu of flowers, the 

family has requested a 

donation to the Erwan 

McKeown Memorial 

Fund at “www.gofundme. 

com/2thqpm7w.” Funds are 

to help pay for the funeral 

and for his family to return 

his ashes to France. 

Arrangements were 

made under the direction 

of Pierce Brothers Valley 

Oaks Mortuary in Westlake 

Village, California. 

Have someone’s life you’d 

like to honor? Email news@ 

malibusurfsidenews.com with 

information about a loved one 

who was a part of the Malibu 

community.

28 | September 8, 2016 | Malibu surfside news Life & Arts 


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Contributing Columnist 

Malibu resident 

Normally, I’d start an 

article like this with 

these words … “It’s 

with sorrow and trepidation 

that I … ,” But oh no. Not 

THIS article. Not in Ride 

of the Week! So, it’s with 

excitement and expectation 

that I announce that I will 

no longer be involved with 

Malibu Cars and Coffee at 

the Bluffs. 

Now, there’s a few ways 

to look at this, but only one 

real way. You may be saying 

WHAT?!! And that’s 

OK … until I tell you that 

bigger plans are afoot. 

Years ago when I and 

my partner for that show 

started MC&C, we had 

some bumps. It seemed 

that what I wanted for the 

show didn’t dwell with 

what he wanted. Now, that 

cone has expanded to the 

point of me deciding that 

what’s best for myself is 

to move on. My intention 

has always been to give 

you guys the best car show 

possible and to welcome 

any and all cars regardless 

of status. But unfortunately, 

that image has not 

been shared. No worries. 

MC&C will continue on as 

a great venue for the City. 

The gratitude I feel 

regarding all of the amazing 

people I’ve met since 

the show began is overwhelming. 

Each one of 

you expressing your love 

of cars and having interviewed 

many of you for 

the Vlog has been a gift 

beyond measure. I hope 

you’ll join us at Gladstones 

as we grow. 

But it’s my intention 

now to triple my efforts in 

bringing the car lovers of 

Malibu something special 

each month, beginning 

with Wheels and Waves 

at Gladstones every third 

Sunday and expanding to 

other possibilities. So, the 

only way to look at change 

is through the eyes of the 

increasing advancement of 

cool. It’s been and always 

will be my commitment to 

bring the best of car culture, 

whether at a physical 

Cars & Coffee event or my 

TV/web series. Nothing 

stops the Fireball from giving 

great cars to the rest of 

the globe. 

The only constant in this 

world is change. And those 

that fight change only 

suffer. Welcoming change 

is actually the catalyst for 

making things better — the 

yeast that rises the dough 

of awesome. So, you 

may not be seeing me at 

MC&C anymore, but you 

will be seeing an influx 

of car coolness peppered 

throughout town and the 

expansion of new ideas 

and experiences that I’ll 

be doing with the City and 

others. Very honored. 

Welcoming change is an 

art. A leap of faith. The big 

question is always, “What 

if I fail?” Well then, I’ll 

learn how to fail better. 

And as long as I keep falling 

upward, I’ll face-plant 

the top. Have a great day 

folks and know that more 

great cars are coming! 

To suggest a car for Ride 

of the Week or contact the 

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30 | September 8, 2016 | Malibu surfside news life & Arts 


Faith 

From Page 27 

Chabad of Malibu (22943 Pacific Coast 

Highway, 310-456-6588) 

Friday Evening Services 

7:30 p.m. Fridays. 

Shabbat Services: Prayers 

10-11:30 a.m. Saturdays. 

Shabbat Services: Torah 

reading chant 

11:30 a.m. Saturdays. 

Shabbat Services: Shabbat 

Kiddush 

12:30 p.m. Saturdays. 

First Church-Christ Scientist (28635 

Pacific Coast Highway, 310-457-7767) 

Wednesday Meetings 

8 p.m. Wednesdays. Testimony 

meetings include 

readings that speak to a current 

issue/need in the community 

or world. 

Sunday School 

10-11 a.m. Sundays. In 

the Sunday School building 

St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church (28211 


Sunday School 

10-11 a.m. Sundays. 

University Church of Christ (24255 


Adult Care Group 

7-8 p.m. Wednesdays. 

All are welcome. 

Bible Classes 

9-9:50 a.m. Sundays. 

Brewster Bible Study 

5:30 p.m. Sundays. Dinner 

followed by Bible study 

at 6:30 p.m. For more information, 

call Jay or Stephanie 

Brewster at (310) 506- 

4927. 

Have an event for faith briefs? 

Email news@malibusurfsidenews.com. 

Sara Evans to perform at Pepperdine 

Submitted by Pepperdine 

University 

Multi-platinum-selling 

country singer and songwriter 

Sara Evans brings 

her empowering songs 

and life-affirming music 

to Pepperdine University’s 

Smothers Theatre, 24255 

Pacific Coast Highway in 

Malibu, at 8 p.m. on Thursday, 

Sept. 22. 

Tickets, which start at 

$40 for the public and $10 

for full-time Pepperdine 

students, are available by 

calling (310) 506-4522 or 

online at arts.pepperdine. 

edu. 

Opening for Evans will 

be the up-and-coming So- 

Cal-native country band 

Temecula Road. 

Called “one of the most 

compelling vocalists of her 

generation,” Evans recently 

released her highly anticipated 

seventh studio album 

Slow Me Down in 2014, 

the title track creating her 

biggest first week country 

radio-added single ever, 

named by Billboard as one 

of the “10 Best Country 

Singles of 2013.” 

Slow Me Down was 

co-produced with Mark 

Bright, who Evans last 

worked with on her Platinum-selling 

No. 1 country 

album Real Fine Place 

(2005). Slow Me Down 

saw Evans collaborating on 

three tracks, “Better Off” 

with Country legend Vince 

Gill, “Can’t Stop Loving 

You,” a duet with Isaac 

Slade of The Fray and a 

cover of Gavin DeGraw’s 

“Not Over You,” which 

Sara Evans concert 

When: 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22 

Where: Smothers Theatre, Pepperdine University, 

24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu 

Tickets range from $40-$70 for the public and cost 

$10 for Pepperdine students. To purchase tickets, 

call (310) 506-4522 or visit arts.pepperdine.edu. 

features DeGraw singing 

harmonies. 

Evans recently signed 

with the Nashville-based 

imprint Sugar Hill Records, 

and is currently working 

on her debut project for the 

label, set to release in early 

2017. 

Since emerging in the 

late 1990s, Evans has had 

a prolific recording career 

that has seen the sale of 

more then 6 million albums. 

She’s had five No. 1 songs, 

four others appearing in the 

Top 10, two No. 1 Billboard 

Country Albums, five appearing 

on Billboard’s Top 

200 all-genre chart and four 

consecutive RIAA certified 

gold, platinum or multiplatinum 

albums. She’s 

received awards from the 

Country Music Association, 

Academy of Country 

Music, Billboard Music 

Award and has garnered 

nominations for Grammy 

Awards (2), American 

Country Awards (10) and 

CMT Music Awards (5). 

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32 | September 8, 2016 | Malibu surfside news Puzzles 


Surfside puzzler CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

This is more than your average crossword. The Surfside Puzzler features clues pertaining to Malibu each week. 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. African country 

5. “___fan” movie 

9. Batman’s apparel 

13. MHS surf coach, Scott 

15. Where McDonald 

wants you to drive 

16. Units 

17. Too tubby 

18. Oxen’s harness 

19. Photog’s accessory 

20. Hairsplitter 

22. Donkey 

23. Years ago 

24. Genetic letters 

25. Pay attention 

27. Perfumed 

32. “___ magic!” 

33. Singing great: a 

Malibu cave is named 

after him, goes with 51 

across 

34. Sound reverberation 

36. Because of 

40. Husband of Shirley 

Temple 

42. Spanish coins of old 

44. “The Serpent is Rising” 

singers 

45. Princesses from Mumbai 

47. Sleep-killer 

48. Imitate 

49. ___ for the prize 

51. See 33 across 

54. Take, as a job 

57. Purpose 

58. Nostradamus, for one 

59. Dr.’s schedule 

62. Dweller on the Red Sea 

66. Meat loaf serving 

67. Longest river 

69. Unit of luminous light 

70. “What ___ can I say?” 

71. Graphical user interface 

feature 

72. Fits of irritation 

73. Three-__ sloth 

74. Open to all 

75. Once, once 

Down 

1. Western sound 

effect 

2. Goddess of youth 

and spring 

3. Thunderstruck 

4. Render harmless 

5. Sow site 

6. ‘’Wait a minute!’’ 

7. Tees off 

8. Swiss granola 

9. Giant 

10. In connection with 

11. Copper coins 

12. Ruhr Valley city 

14. Plant with yellow 

flowers usually 

21. Idaho, e.g. 

26. “___ help a lot!” 

27. Open a bit 

28. Baltic capital 

29. Neighbor of Saudi 

Arabia 

30. ___ coffee 

31. Attract 

35. Edible hodgepodge 

37. Plane times 

38. Secretary error 

39. Yoked pair 

41. Channel 

43. Salon supply 

46. Sample 

50. Cultural 

52. Monies of Cambodia 

53. Free (from) 

54. Good thing 

55. String quartet 

member 

56. Halt 

60. Pobre opposite 

61. Gin flavor 

63. Arab Chieftain 

64. Makes a profit 

65. Acad. 

68. Objective 

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Surf’s Up 

Malibu’s MSA 

Classic competition 

to draw abundance 

of surfers this 

weekend, Page 34 

Guest of 

honor Olympian 

gold medalist Ed Moses 

stops by Seawolves 

youth swimming 

practice, Page 35 

malibu surfside news | September 8, 2016 | malibusurfsidenews.com 

Professional surfer 

Frankier Harrer, 19, of 

Malibu, catches a wave. 

Photo Submitted 

Malibu pro surfer talks passion, growth and being one of the world’s best, Page 36

34 | September 8, 2016 | Malibu surfside news Sports 


Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

MSA Classic Invitational to draw 

surfing legends from near and far 

with Trevor Simonian 

Malibu High School 

senior Trevor Simonian, 

of Malibu, is a three-year 

starter for the school’s varsity 

football and baseball 

teams. Simonian, a twotime 

Athlete of the Week, is 

the outside linebacker and 

wide receiver, as well as a 

team captain. 

What’s your favorite 

aspect of football? 

I think the strategy and 

skill that football requires. 

I think it’s a combination 

of smarts and aggression 

and that it requires both a 

lot of physical and mental 

strength. 

What’s your favorite 

aspect of baseball? 

My favorite aspect of 

baseball is the team aspect. 

I know sometimes 

it’s focused on the individual 

when they’re hitting or 

pitching but I really think 

it’s a team effort in that we 

all have to work together 

and do our individual jobs. 

Do you have any 

pre-game rituals or 

superstitions? 

I listen to music before 

to get pumped up. I like 

listening to Drake; he’s my 

favorite artist. 

What are your goals 

for this year’s football 

season and the team? 

My goal is to be the best 

leader I can and to help my 

Cynthia Slawter 

team win league and make 

it to the playoffs. 

I know you guys have 

had a bit of a rough 

start to the year. 

What’s your mentality 

from here on out? 

I’m very positive about 

the rest of the season. I think 

we just need to look back at 

the film and make adjustments 

and fix our mistakes. 

I think if we just keep our 

heads held high we’re going 

to have a strong season. 

It’s just a matter of how we 

move forward and forget 

about the past. 

Do you see yourself as 

a leader with being one 

of the older players on 

the team? 

Definitely, this is my second 

year being captain and 

I feel like I’m in a really 

strong leadership position. 

I play by example and I feel 

that’s a big part of the team. 

Who is your favorite 

athlete and why? 

My favorite athlete is 

Mike Trout, he’s a center 

fielder for the Angels. He’s 

such a skilled baseball player 

in every aspect of the game, 

whether it’s base running, 

fielding, hitting. I think he’s 

one of best overall players of 

this generation. 

What’s one thing you 

can’t live without? 

Netflix. I really like 

“Breaking Bad.” I think it’s 

the most exciting show I’ve 

ever watched and there’s 

just so much going on and 

I really don’t want it to end. 

What are your plans 

for after high school? 

I plan to hopefully go to 

school on the East Coast 

and play baseball, football 

or both. 

What are you planning 

to major in? 

I’m either going to major 

in economics or business. 

[I’m not sure what I want 

to do with it yet], but that’s 

my intended major. 

Interview conducted by Editor 

Lauren Finkler. 

Event to be held 

Sept. 10-11 at 

Surfrider Beach 

Barbara Burke 


According to Malibu 

Surfing Association 

President Zander Hartman, 

“Malibu Surfrider 

Beach has always been a 

place of community where 

new friends are made and 

old friends are found.” 

Thus, it was the idyllic 

spot for the group’s wildly 

popular Malibu Surfing 

Association Classic Invitational, 

which will be held 

Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 

10-11, at the beach, located 

at 23050 Pacific Coast 

Highway. 

The MSA is partnering 

with SurfAid again this 

year to help raise money 

and contribute to its cause. 

SurfAid is a nonprofit 

humanitarian organization 

that aims to improve the 

health, well-being and selfreliance 

of people living in 

isolated regions connected 

to surfers internationally. 

All funds raised go toward 

building stronger communities 

in Indonesia on the 

islands of Mentawai, Nias, 

Sumbawa and Sumba. 

“We’re proud that we 

will again have an invitational 

to benefit SurfAid 

USA,” Hartman said. 

“The Malibu Surfing Association 

Club Classic Invitational 

has become the 

benchmark of traditional 

longboard surfing events 

in all of California, if not 

the world. 

“Because of Malibu’s 

world famous long, perfect 

point waves, the MSA 

Club Classic offers a venue 

like no other to showcase 

traditional longboard surfing. 

It draws competitors 

from all over the world to 

display their talents at one 

of surfing’s most historical 

beaches.” 

The tag-based competition 

involves teams as they 

each fundraise $7,500 to 

support SurfAid’s humanitarian 

mission. Each SurfAid 

Cup team, in order 

of their fundraising total, 

will get to pick a pro surfer 

to join them. There will 

be a total of five surfers 

per team. The teams will 

compete in one-hour heats, 

with six teams battling out 

in the final. 

Jeremy Porfilio, an MSA 

member, competes in multiple 

divisions, including 

longboard, stand up and 

tandem. 

“He usually gets first,” 

MSA member Darlene Dubray 

said. “He competes 

in every coalition event 

throughout the year, every 

year. He surfs every day. 

He wears trunks even in 

the winter.” 

Joining Porfilio will be 

another MSA member, 

Ben Samuel, who has also 

taken home many firstplace 

trophies. Samuel’s 

twin brother, Josh, is also 

a very good surfer. 

“I’ve been told to watch 

both Ben and Jeremy to 

learn the graceful art of 

cross stepping to the nose 

and how to hang 10 with 

style,” Dubray said. 

Porfilio and Samuel will 

have good company this 

year. 

“We have a slew of great 

competitors,” Hartman 

said. 

They include Malibu local 

boys Chad Marsh and 

Jason Rogland, of the Malibu 

Boarding Club. Another 

surfer who will no doubt 

give others stiff competition 

is Taylor Jensen, a 

champion longboarder. 

Tony Silvagni, a champion 

from the East Coast, will 

be in play as well. Noah 

Shimabukuro will come in 

from Hawaii, adding to the 

all-star event. 

“Watch out for Tyler 

Warren, a Billabong rider,” 

Hartman said. “He is 

a multi-faceted pro surfer 

with like 50,000 followers 

on Instagram.” 

The MSA has close to 20 

sponsors for this big event. 

Premier sponsors include 

Bud Light, Rip Curl Malibu, 

The Surfer’s Journal, 

Shaper Supply Co., Pitaya 

Plus, 4 Malibu Real Estate, 

Bing Surfboards, Patagonia, 

Malibu Sandals, Olan 

Law, Sea Level.tv, The 

Inertia, Hey What’s Your 

Face, Inc., Aviator Nation, 

Casa Escobar and Duke’s 

Malibu. 

Women will also make 

good showings in this Pro 

Am event. Karina Rozunko, 

who has competed 

in contests worldwide, 

will prove to make a good 

showing. Makana Smith, 

Frankie Seely, and Lola 

Mignot, from Mexico, 

will join the entourage 

of young ladies who, according 

to Hartman, all 

longboard with a very traditional 

style. Women’s 

champ Jen Smith also joins 

the lineup. 

Children under age 

13 will also make some 

splashes. 

“Brooke Carlson is 

amazing for her young 

Please see surfing, 37

malibusurfsidenews.com Sports 


Seawolves get visit from second Olympian in two weeks 


Malibu Seawolves youth 

swimmers got to touch 

gold on Thursday, Sept. 

1, as Olympian Ed Moses 

dropped by the swimmers’ 

eighth day of preseason 

clinics at Malibu High 

School’s swimming pool. 

“There’s no one better 

in the world that could 

teach us breaststroke,” Seawolves 

coach Max Jaben 

told the young swimmers 

as they gathered around 

Moses. 

And while Moses has 

several world records to his 

name, as well as silver and 

gold Olympic medals from 

the 2000 Sydney Games 

— in the 100-meter breaststroke 

and as a member of 

the U.S. 4-by-100 medley 

relay, respectively — he 

spent the bulk of his time 

with the young swimmers 

offering words of inspiration, 

saying he was no different 

than them at their 

age. 

“I think they believe every 

Olympian is just like 

a dream or that they have 

superpowers or that they 

won’t grow up to be them,” 

Moses told Malibu Surfside 

News. 

After a short Q&A session 

and speech, Moses 

led the swimmers through 

a series of exercises before 

hopping in the pool himself. 

The 36-year-old said he 

liked the idea of offering 

inspiration to local children. 

“This is Malibu and I 

don’t think these kids realize 

what they have,” said 

Moses, of Hollywood, who 

was visiting Malibu for the 

first time. 

In fact, Moses said, the 

pool he trained in for the 

Olympics was only half 

Olympian Ed Moses (right), who earned a gold and silver medal in Sydney, gets a round 

of water-splashing applause during a Thursday, Sept. 1 visit with the Malibu swim club. 

Photos by Lauren Finkler/22nd Century Media 

the size of the one the Seawolves 

practice in. 

Moses’s story is unique 

in that he stopped swimming 

for six years before 

picking it back up at 16, 

when he said he really 

started to enjoy the sport. 

He also overcame two meniscus 

surgeries — the first 

of which kept him out of 

the pool for seven weeks. 

“In that championship, 

a Russian swimmer broke 

my world record while I 

was wrapped up in a cast,” 

Moses recalled. 

Then, six months later, 

Moses said he rebroke that 

record after having both 

knees operated on. 

“Come here with an 

agenda,” Moses said. “ You 

have a great program here; 

you have a great pool.” 

This year’s Seawolves 

program includes 50 children, 

including a 10 and 

under group as well as an 

11 and up group. 

Jaben said the two-week 

Seawolves swimmer Eros Brunel (left) takes a selfie with 

Ed Moses. 

clinic was all about having 

fun and working on technique, 

but the real work 

will begin post-Labor Day. 

Luckily, they now have a 

little extra motivation. 

“Of the 50 kids that are 

here, I’m sure a couple of 

them could do what he’s 

done and it’s great for 

them to hear that and know 

that that’s possible,” Jaben 

said. 

Olympic swimmer Ed Moses (right) signs an autograph 

for Seawolves swimmer Lucas Webb during a Sept. 1 

swim practice at the Malibu High School pool. 

Seawolves swimmer Molly Regan admires Ed Moses’s 

Olympic gold medal during a Thursday, Sept. 1 practice.

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Malibu pro surfer reflects on year of growth 

Chris Megginson 


Whether it’s her local favorites 

of Zuma and Point 

Dume or waves off the 

coast of Hawaii, Fiji or Tahiti, 

Frankie Harrer loves to 

surf. 

“I think it’s a really interesting 

sport,” Harrer said. 

“It’s amazing to spend so 

much time in the ocean and 

nature and be surrounded 

by that … No waves are 

the same so you’re always 

doing something a little different” 

The third of four children 

born to German immigrants, 

Harrer, 19, began 

surfing at age 7. By the 

time she reached fifth grade 

she was surfing with boys 

every day after school, and 

then before school. She began 

competing in contests 

at age 10. 

She built a name for herself 

at 14, winning national 

titles and shattering the National 

Scholastic Surf Association 

(NSSA) singleseason 

wins record with 40 

wins while maintaining a 

4.0 GPA in eighth grade. 

“It just escalated from 

there,” Harrer said. “I think 

I always wanted to be a pro 

surfer, but there was never 

a point that, ‘Oh, this is my 

career now.’” 

Going to school online, 

Harrer began competing 

full time in the World Surf 

League (WSL) Qualifying 

Series in 2016 and says her 

goal is to make the World 

Championship Tour within 

the next two to three years. 

“It was a bit of a reality 

shock when you stop 

doing pro junior contests. 

The playing field is huge 

now, so it definitely takes 

a little bit of adjusting to 

“Always continue to have fun 

in whatever you’re doing and 

make sure you’re doing it for that 

reason. Don’t lose track of that, 

work hard, stay happy and enjoy 

the road.” 

Frankie Harrer — professional surfer, of Malibu, 

on her advice to aspiring surfers 

handle the competition of a 

lot more girls,” Harrer said. 

“I’m really coming to the 

age where there’s no age 

limit. I can compete with 

the older girls and come 

into my own.” 

As the 2016 season enters 

its final two months, 

Harrer is ranked eighth in 

the WSL Qualifying Series 

North America and just 

recently slipped out of the 

Top 50 internationally to 

No. 54 at the end of August. 

“I’ve been talking this 

year getting more experience 

and learning the ropes 

a little bit,” Harrer said. “I 

think this year has been a 

really amazing year for me 

growing as a person and an 

athlete.” 

The 2016 season is not 

over yet. Harrer, who recently 

left Malibu for a 

month of competing in 

Europe, won her fifth heat 

of the season last week in 

Round 1 at the Pantin Classic 

Galicia Pro in Spain before 

being eliminated in the 

second round. 

After her European 

competitions this month, 

she plans to return home 

to Malibu before going to 

Germany for a week to get 

Malibu resident Frankie Harrer (pictured), 19, has been surfing for 12 years. By the time 

she was 14, she had made a name for herself, winning national titles and racking up 40 

National Scholastic Surf Association wins in a single season. Photo Submitted 

in the wave pool, and then 

the season-finale competition 

in Australia. The rest 

of the year will likely be 

spent at the family’s home 

in Hawaii to enjoy some 

free surfing before gearing 

up for the 2017 season, 

which will begin in Australia 

in February. 

The Top 6 women from 

the Qualifying Series rankings 

and one wildcard qualify 

for the World Championship 

Tour each year 

along with the Top 10 from 

the previous year’s tour 

rankings. 

When home, Harrer enjoys 

her routine – surf in 

the morning, train and hang 

out with friends and family. 

She says her must visits 

when home in Malibu, 

other than Zuma and Point 

Dume, are SunLife Organics 

for a smoothie or juice, 

sushi and cooking at home 

with friends and family. 

With family in Munich 

and Frankfurt, Germany, 

Harrer has been used to 

international travel since a 

young age. 

When traveling, she 

wants to experience the 

culture, but tries to keep 

her favorite coffee or granola 

with her, as well as a 

training routine to help remind 

her of home. She also 

tries to travel with family 

or friends, who may sometimes 

be competitors. 

“I have a really good 

group of friends. You’ll 

be around the world but 

be with some of your best 

friends,” she said. 

Harrer says one of the 

things that has helped 

prepare her for her pro 

venture is training with 

Malibu XPT at the home 

of big-wave surfer Laird 

Hamilton and pro volleyball 

player Gabby Reece. 

“Gabby and Laird are really 

inspiring. It’s good to 

be surrounded by people 

who are really knowledgeable,” 

Harrer said. “I’m really 

lucky to be able to be 

there at such a young age. 

They’ve gone through a 

lot of the things I’m going 

through right now, even 

if it’s not the same sport. 

Getting to learn from them 

and learn from their experiences 

and get their input 

is really lucky.” 

Harrer says she’s glad 

to see other young female 

surfers now hitting the 

beaches of Malibu. 

“I love to see them on the 

waves,” she said. “There 

aren’t too many, but I think 

it’s really exciting.” 

She says her advice 

to aspiring surfers is to 

“paddle out and try to get 

in the water every day 

that you can … Always 

continue to have fun in 

whatever you’re doing and 

make sure you’re doing it 

for that reason. Don’t lose 

track of that, work hard, 

stay happy and enjoy the 

road. There’s a lot of ups 

and downs, but that’s part 

of the experience.” 

In addition to surfing, 

Harrer says she is working 

on a few projects, but she 

won’t reveal details quite 

yet except that it fits in the 

health, beauty and fitness 

area. Harrer said that’s an 

area where she loves trying 

new things and inspiring 

people. 

“That’s what I’m really 

interested in and what my 

life is about being an athlete,” 

she said. 

Fans can keep up with 

Harrer by visiting the 

Women’s Qualifying 

Series links on World- 

SurfLeague.com or by following 

her on Instagram 

and Twitter at @Frankie- 

Harrer.

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Football 

Vikings batter Sharks in 53-0 shutout 

Ryan Flynn 


The saying “speed kills” 

has never been more appropriate 

than in Campbell 

Hall’s 53-0 rout of the now 

0-2 Malibu High School 

Sharks football team. 

Coach Terry Shorten said 

that he and his staff saw the 

devastating quickness and 

agility of the Vikings attack 

on film in the week leading 

up to the game. He wasn’t 

worried about his team 

matching up physically, 

given the hard-nosed defensive 

style he’s preached 

during his year plus at the 

helm, but speed was a different 

story. 

“They’re much quicker 

than we are,” Shorten said. 

“Their speed hurt us.” 

Nowhere was it more 

apparent than in Campbell 

Hall kick returner and wide 

receiver Antonio Brown, 

who did his best impression 

of the All-Pro NFL receiver 

who bears the same 

name. Brown was just short 

of 200 all-purpose yards, 

including 121 in the return 

game alone, and two receiving 

touchdowns. 

The Vikings sliced 

through the Sharks defense 

with ease on the opening 

drive, grabbing an early 7-0 

lead. After a quick Malibu 

three-and-out, the game 

looked like it had a chance 

to get out of hand early, but 

the Sharks defense showed 

it still had some bite. 

Twice in the first half 

the Sharks defense held 

Campbell Hall on fourth 

downs, and twice they held 

the high flying Vikings offense 

to field goals. Sophomore 

defensive back Louie 

Thrall chipped in with three 

big interceptions. 

“Amazing athlete. He 

is definitely a player to 

watch,” Shorten said of 

Thrall. 

Despite an inept offense, 

the Sharks were able to 

keep the game within striking 

distance. Given their 

inability to move the ball 

on offense, a defeat seemed 

certain, but early on the 

defense played with pride. 

They chose a slow death. 

The 20-0 first half deficit 

easily could have been double 

if not for timely stops 

and some missed throws 

by Campbell Hall quarterback 

Lucas Bahner. In the 

second half, the wheels fell 

off, and the Vikings quickly 

put the game away. 

“I thought the defense 

hung tough in the first half. 

I thought we ran out of gas 

in the second half,” Shorten 

said. 

The offense was another 

story. Same as last week, 

Shorten rotated his two 

quarterbacks, but neither 

was effective. Junior Chase 

Kapler started the first half 

and led his team to four 

straight three-and-outs before 

losing the ball on an 

option pitch. 

Senior Braxton Pierce 

had just as much, if not 

more, trouble. The more 

mobile of the two, Pierce 

took off running several 

times, but was usually met 

by a swarm of Vikings defenders. 

He lost three fumbles 

in his second half stint, 

one of which was scooped 

up for a Campbell Hall 

touchdown. 

Shorten gave an impassioned 

speech to his team 

following the final whistle, 

and was greeted afterward 

by several players who 

openly apologized to their 

coach. 

“You’ve got to give a lot 

of credit to Campbell Hall,” 

Shorten said. “They’re a 

very good team. They won 

big last week, they won big 

this week. I suspect they’ll 

have a great year. We just 

need to take this as a learning 

experience and a wakeup 

call and go into next 

week ready to shore up and 

compete at their level.” 

The Malibu Sharks will 

again be at home at 6:30 

p.m. next Friday, Sept. 

9, when they’ll face off 

against Beverly Hills High 

School, under the lights, in 

the first night game of the 

season. 

Surfing 

From Page 34 

age,” Hartman said. “She is a 

delicate, graceful longboarder 

whom a lot of local Surfrider 

community members are 

watching. We expect great 

things from her and these other 

young ladies.” 

There will also be shoutouts, 

no doubt, for Tosh Tudor, 

who will surf in the Boys 

under-13 lineup. His father is 

world famous longboard surfer, 

Joel Tudor, who will also 

be competing. 

The legacy of surfing in 

Malibu continues. 

Local surfing legend George 

Carr, 85, first started surfing 

in the 1940s, when there 

were no contests. He has been 

with MSA since it started in 

1961. 

“Carr is a walking historical 

landmark,” Dubray commented 

with admiration. “There 

are photos of him in Duke’s 

Restaurant in the barefoot bar 

area. They are one above the 

other. Before the renovation, 

there was a plaque between 

them that said ‘same man, 

same wave, 50 years apart.’ 

You can sometimes find him 

in Surfrider Beach parking lot 

playing chess with other surfers 

or watching the Hula girls 

at Duke’s.” 

Surfing has changed a lot 

since Carr started, and he bemoans 

the coastal erosion. 

However, there is nothing like 

competing in an invitational 

when you have the waves all 

to yourself. 

“That’s the best,” Carr said. 

“While you’re out on the water 

concentrating on all the 

waves, you forget about your 

worldly problems for a while. 

It’s an escape. The magic of 

catching a wave – the best 

wave – is eternal and consistent. 

Some things, time cannot 

change.” 

For more information 

and live results, visit www. 

msaclassic.com. 

Pepperdine Athletics 

Water polo kicks off season at 

Triton Invitational 

The Pepperdine men’s water 

polo team opened its 2016 season 

at the Triton Invitational Saturday, 

Sept. 3. The Waves face both 

Claremont Mudd-Scripps and 

Redlands in La Jolla at UC San 

Diego. 

Marko Asic led the Waves on 

the day with eight total goals in the 

two games and freshman Mate Toth 

posted seven goals in his debut for 

Pepperdine. The Waves opened 

the day with an 8-2 victory over 

Claremont Mudd-Scripps, using a 

six-goal run in the first and second 

quarters to pull away. 

The Waves had a .517 shooting 

percentage and converted on five 

of their nine power-play chances. 

Pepperdine also made 3-of-3 penalty 

shots. 

In the late game, Pepperdine 

held the Bulldogs scoreless in 

the second quarter, taking a 7-2 

lead into the half. Toth scored 

two straight to open the second 

quarter, giving Pepperdine the 

lead for good. 

Overall the Waves scored 11 

unanswered over the second and 

third quarters to grab a commanding 

13-2 lead. Redlands would post 

the only score in the fourth quarter, 

making it a 13-3 game. 

Pepperdine will be back in action 

next weekend, when they head to 

the Inland Empire Invite. 

Baisden’s OT goal propels Waves 

to 1-0 win 

Rylee Baisden propelled the No. 

25 Pepperdine women’s soccer 

team to a 1-0 win over Maryland on 

the road on Friday, Sept. 2, scoring 

the game winner in overtime off of 

a free kick just outside the box. 

The goal was Baisden’s fourth of 

the year and moves the Waves to 

4-1-0 on the season. Maryland falls 

to 2-2-1. 

Hannah Seabert made a pair of 

big saves late in the half, knocking 

one shot from inside the box up and 

over the bar. 

Bri Visalli got a pair of shots on 

goal within the first five minutes of 

the period, and Ashley Buck got off 

a couple of shots on goal, but both 

were saved. 

At the end of regulation, the 

Waves had a 17-11 shot advantage 

and 10-7 shots on goal edge. 

Information from Pepperdine University 

and www.pepperdinewaves.com. 

Compiled by Editor Lauren Finkler, 

lauren@malibusurfsidenews.com. 

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