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Services Authority unveils 2017 Homeless 

Count results, Page 3 

Familiar faces Cultural Art 

Commission’s upcoming event to feature 

documentary starring 10 locals, Page 6 

‘Hear’ and now Pair of 

Malibu Rotary Club speakers discuss 

importance of global peace, Page 9 

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WEDNESDAY 

Public Safety Commission 

5 p.m. June 7, Malibu 

City Hall Multi-Purpose 

Room, 23825 Stuart Ranch 

Road. The Public Safety 

Commission will hold its 

regular meeting. For more 

information, contact (310) 

456-2489 ext. 232 or mlin 

den@malibucity.org. 

Dark Sky Workshop 

6:30 p.m. June 7, Malibu 

City Hall Council Chambers, 

23825 Stuart Ranch 

Road. This public workshop 

will be led by an International 

Dark-Sky Association 

technical advisor 

and lighting engineer. Topics 

will include the June 6 

tour experience, survey results, 

community concerns, 

a draft ordinance, compliance 

and enforcement. For 

more information, contact 

(310) 456-2489 ext. 234 or 

jcolvard@malibucity.org. 

Malibu Garden Club 

7 p.m. June 7, Point 

Dume Club House, 29500 

Heathercliff Road. The 

Malibu Garden Club 

will present a talk by Jo 

O’Connell, owner of Australian 

Native Plants, on 

why Australian plants are 

ideal for a Southern California 

garden. All are welcome 

to this last meeting 

of the season. For more information, 

call (310) 457- 

3860. 

THURSDAY 

Malibu Blood Drive 

10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 8, 

Malibu City Hall Multipurpose 

Room, 23835 Stuart 

Ranch Road. Donate blood 

at the Malibu Community 

Blood Drive, held in partnership 

with the American 

Red Cross. To make an 

appointment, visit www. 

redcrossblood.org and enter 

sponsor code “Cityof 

Malibu” or call the Malibu 

Senior Center at 310-456- 

2489 ext. 357. 

Wildlife Wendy & Tropical 

Birds 

3:30-4:30 p.m. June 8, 

Malibu Library, 23519 W. 

Civic Center Way. Meet 

macaws, singing parrots 

and more during this family-friendly 

wildlife presentation. 

This program is 

sponsored by the Friends 

of the Malibu Library. For 

more information, call 

(310) 456-6438. 

‘A Plastic Ocean’ Screening 

6-9 p.m. June 8, Malibu 

City Hall Council Chambers, 

23825 Stuart Ranch 

Road. The City of Malibu 

is partnering with Plastics 

Oceans Foundation to celebrate 

World Oceans Day 

on June 8. This event will 

include a screening of “A 

Plastic Ocean,” a documentary 

film that follows 

the journey of two explorers 

as they travel to some 

of the most remote parts of 

the world. Watch how the 

environmental issues associated 

with plastic pollution 

impact ecosystems and human 

health. There is a $25 

suggested donation. 

SATURDAY 

Free Plein-Air Paint Out/ 

Artist Demonstration 

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

Topanga State Park, 20825 

Entrada Road, Topanga. 

The Allied Artists of the 

Santa Monica Mountains 

and Seashore will have its 

monthly plein-air painting 

meeting, with a demonstration 

at 9 a.m. by watercolorist 

Helen Groenekamp. 

The group will meet in 

the parking area; there is a 

parking entrance fee. Artists 

and art enthusiasts of 

all levels are welcome to 

participate; no membership 

is required. Bring art 

supplies, water, lunch, sunscreen 

and repellent, hat 

and walking shoes. Rain 

cancels the paint-out. For 


Bruce Trentham at (818) 

397-1576 or bmtrentham@ 

charter.net or Russ Hunziker 

at (310) 500-6584 or 

hunz1234@mac.com. Visit 

allied-artists.com for upcoming 

paint outs. 

SUNDAY 

Vocal Workshop 

6:30-8:30 p.m. June 11, 

Malibu Playhouse, 29243 

Pacific Coast Highway. 

Rehearse with a band and 

work with music director 

and performance coach 

Julia Holland in this workshop. 

A video of the evening 

will also be available 

for attendees to use. Limited 

spots are available, and 

the last sign-up day is June 

1. Call (310) 429-2665 to 

reserve a spot. 

TUESDAY 

Tikes and Tails 

11-11:45 a.m. Tuesday, 

June 13, Malibu Bluffs 

Park, 24250 Pacific Coast 

Highway. Join for a free 

storytime in the park with 

the Malibu Library and VIP 

Dog Teams’ therapy dogs. 

A snack and art activity will 

be involved, too. For more 

information, call (310) 

456-2489, ext. 239 or contact 

afiori@malibucity.org. 

SMMUSD School Board 

5:30 p.m. June 13, 

SMMUSD District Office, 

1651 16th St., Santa 

Monica. The SMMUSD 

School Board will hold a 

special meeting. For more 

information, visit www.sm 

musd.org. 

UPCOMING 

Teen/Tween Art Activity 

2 p.m. Wednesday, June 

14, Malibu Library, 23519 

W. Civic Center Way. Create 

unique buttons that express 

your individuality at 

this library event. For teens 

and tweens ages 10-18. 

For more information, call 

(310) 456-6438. 

Malibu Library Book Group 



W. Civic Center Way. 

The library’s book club 

will meet to discuss “The 

Swans of Fifth Avenue,” 

by Melanie Benjamin. Next 

month’s book will be “The 

Reluctant Fundamentalist,” 

by Mohsin Hamid. 

For more information, call 

(310) 456-6438. 

Salon Series 

7-9 p.m. Thursday, June 

15, Malibu City Hall Civic 

Theater, 23825 Stuart 

Ranch Road. The Cultural 

Arts Commission presents 

this hour-long documentary, 

titled “Malibu Stories,” 

which was created by local 

filmmakers Jay Armitage 

and Jules Williams. The 

film is inspired and collated 

from short clips and is produced 

by 27 Miles. After 

the movie screening, there 

will be a discussion with the 

producers and several residents 

featured in the film. 

The screening is free with 

open seating to the first 240 

individuals who arrive. 

CineMalibu 

7-10 p.m. Saturday, June 

17, Malibu Bluffs Park, 

24250 PCH. The City will 

show “Willy Wonka and the 

Chocolate Factory.” There 

will also be face painting, 

interactive demonstrations, a 

children’s craft and art activity 

and giveaways. Admission 

is free, and the movie 

will begin at sunset. For 

more information, call (310) 

456-2489 ext. 239 or email 

afiori@malibucity.org. 

Teen Japanese Cooking 



W. Civic Center Way. Learn 

to create Japanese-style 

bento boxes with cooking 

instructor Yoko Isassi. Participants 

will explore their 

artistic side by creating 

cute faces and flowers out 

of edible ingredients. This 

program is for teens ages 

12-18. Parents, food will be 

served. A list of ingredients 

will be available at the program. 

For more information, 

call (310) 456-6438. 

ONGOING 

Malibu Cars and Coffee 

7-9 a.m. second and 

fourth Sunday of the 

month, Malibu Bluffs 

Park, 24250 PCH. Attendees 

are welcome to have 

a cup of coffee and check 

out all the cars, or bring 

their own cars to show. 

No RSVP or registration 

is necessary. The parking 

lot opens at 7 a.m. and is 

first come, first served. 

All ages are welcome. For 


the Parks and Recreation 

Department at (310) 317- 

1364 or visit www.malibu 

city.org 

Families United for 

Recovery 

6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays, 

Alo House Recovery Centers, 

28955 Pacific Coast 

Highway #200, Malibu. 

This free, weekly support 

group is for parents and 

family members of anyone 

struggling with addiction 

issues. The facilitator, Andrea 

Arlington, is a certified 

coach who will teach the 

families to have peace of 

mind, get their power back 

and teach them to be their 

loved one’s best chance 

at recovery. For more information, 

call (888) 466- 

9042. 

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Homeless count records 18-percent spike in Malibu area 

Lauren Coughlin, Editor 

The Los Angeles Homeless 

Services Authority’s 

2017 Greater Los Angeles 

Homeless Count results 

were unveiled last week, 

with results from this past 

January demonstrating 

a spike in homelessness 

across the county. 

In Los Angeles County 

as a whole, 57,794 people 

(42,828 of whom are 

unsheltered) experience 

homelessness on a given 

night — a 23-percent increase 

from 2016, according 

to the 2017 report. 

“The overall increase 

was higher than we expected 

— the 23 percent increase 

in LA County,” said 

Tom Waldman, LAHSA director 

of communications. 

Waldman said LAHSA 

‘Sheltered’ vs. ‘unsheltered’ 

The LAHSA commonly refers to homeless 

populations within “sheltered” and “unsheltered” 

categories. For the purpose of this story and the 

report, sheltered refers to “an individual/family living 

in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter 

designed to provide temporary living arrangement,” 

whereas unsheltered is defined as “an individual/ 

family whose primary nighttime residence is public/ 

private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a 

regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.” 

had anticipated somewhat 

of an increase in 2017, but 

he believes the housing 

crunch and rising rent costs 

are two major factors driving 

the rise in LA County 

homelessness. 

“As these numbers indicate, 

we’re in the midst of 

a crisis — a county-wide 

crisis,” Waldman stated. 

According to the report, 

“Los Angeles County 

needs 551,807 more affordable 

rental homes for very 

and extremely low income 

households.” 

The 2017 LAHSA 

Homeless Count was conducted 

Jan. 24-31 by 8,000 

volunteers, as well as police, 

homeless coalitions 

and others. 

Please see Homeless, 10 

2017 Los Angeles County Results 

57,794 People experiencing homelessness on a given night 

23% Increase from 2016 total of 46,874 

(26%) 12,173 

(74%) 34,701 

Total Homeless Population 

Los Angeles County, 2016 - 2017 

(26%) 14,966 

(74%) 42,828 

2016 2017 

Total: 46,874 

Total: 57,794 

Unsheltered 

+23% 

+23% 

Los Angeles County also includes Glendale, Long Beach, and Pasadena CoCs 

Sheltered 

Geography: 

LA County 

Population: 

Total 

(Sheltered and 

Unsheltered) 

Pictured 2017 is a HOMELESS graph depicting COUNT the RESULTS homeless population in Los Angeles County in 2016 10 and 

2017, as recorded in the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s 2017 Greater Los 

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Board envisions path to district separation 

Barbara Burke 

Freelance Reporter 

“All politics is local,” 

the late House Speaker Tip 

O’Neill once said. 

However, decisions 

about how school districts 

are operated are “even 

more local,” said one attendee 

at the Santa Monica- 

Malibu Unified School District 

Board of Education’s 

special meeting May 30 at 

Malibu City Hall. 

The board, the Malibu 

Unification Negotiations 

Committee, and attendees 

met to discuss how to fairly 

divide the SMMUSD into 

two districts. 

“We understand the 

strong desire of the Malibu 

community to separate 

from SMMUSD,” 

SMMUSD Superintendent 

Ben Drati said in a statement 

emailed to the Surfside. 

“The School Board 

is continuing to look for a 

path toward separation that 

will not have significant 

negative fiscal effects on 

the Santa Monica portion 

of the existing district. That 

was the charge given to the 

Malibu Unification Negotiations 

Committee, which 

that committee continues to 

pursue.” 

Drati’s comments followed 

the special meeting 

during which the board 

considered discussion 

items for staff direction 

about MUNC’s recommendations 

concerning the proposed 

financial terms for 

the proposed district split. 

MUNC, a voluntary 

citizens’ committee doing 

yeomen’s work, consists of 

representatives from Santa 

Monica and Malibu. 

In a March study session, 

MUNC presented its report 

regarding negotiated terms 

and conditions intended to 

resolve financial concerns 

associated with the unification 

of a separate Malibu 

Unified School District. At 

that special board meeting, 

board members considered 

various aspects of the report 

about: the operating 

budget impact of reorganization, 

the division of the 

SMMUSD’s assets (fund 

balances, land/buildings), 

bond-related items and other 

liabilities, environmental 

liability issues, and the 

implementation of the committee’s 

recommendations. 

MUNC also made presentations 

on the report in each 

community in March. 

At the May 30 meeting, 

board members heard a 

report from MUNC which 

noted that, after its initial 

presentation to the board, 

MUNC considered additional 

input and information 

and revisited some of 

the assumptions underlying 

its recommendations. 

MUNC’s report informed 

that new information has 

led MUNC to reassess the 

impact of reorganization on 

revenues relative to making 

it fair for all students 

in Malibu and Santa Monica. 

Specifically, a previous 

MUNC report focused extensively 

on Malibu’s ability 

to pay Santa Monica for 

cost differentials. 

MUNC ultimately reported 

that a more detailed 

analysis of Malibu’s costs 

resulted in additional funds 

being available for payment 

to Santa Monica. This 

resulted from a reconciliation 

of data provided by 

the consulting firm West 

Ed, which had suggested 

that the method of revenue 

splitting for district separation 

should focus on average 

daily attendance of 

students, and the School 

Services of California, Inc. 

report and district administration 

forecasts. Now, annual 

RDA funds estimates 

from the county show a 

materially higher recurring 

revenue from the wind 

down of RDA’s, a reality 

mostly attributable to the 

impact of the resolution of 

the LAUSD lawsuit which 

challenged the way funds 

were being distributed back 

to the schools. 

“Simply stated, when 

we look at current conditions, 

the original approach 

to how to calculate the required 

revenue based on an 

ADA split will no longer 

work as it will either make 

Malibu not financially vi- 

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Salon Series event to feature leading Malibuites 

Open seating 

offered for June 

15 screening of 

‘Malibu Stories’ 

Barbara Burke 


The Cultural Arts Commission’s 

upcoming Salon 

Series will feature a screening 

of the hour-long documentary 

“Malibu Stories,” 

which depicts and celebrates 

the lives and personal 

journeys of 10 eclectic and 

leading Malibu citizens. 

The screening of the 

piece, produced by 27 

Miles, will be held at Malibu 

City Hall’s Civic Theater 

at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 

15. 

The piece recounts the 

lives and very eclectic journeys 

of 10 locals who are 

leaders in their own realms. 

The individuals represented 

in the film series 

are: Mati Waiya, Chumash 

ceremonial elder; Richard 

Gibbs, world-famous film 

composer and musician; 

Leigh McCloskey, actor 

and visionary artist; Skylar 

Caputo, a female beach 

volleyball player at Pepperdine; 

Khalil Rafati, an entrepreneur; 

Talley Hutcherson, 

an equine therapist; David 

Ashwell, a local artist; Dave 

Bassett, a musician and musical 

producer; Mitch Taylor, 

a local surfer; and John 

Clarity, whose beach art depicts 

the glories and nuances 

of Malibu’s golden coast. 

“I’m a Malibu boy, I was 

born and raised here. It is 

my soul and my delight,” 

McCloskey said. “It has cultivated 

a profound sense of 

community and love of the 

land that has been a blessing 

and an honor to be part of.” 

Hutcherson, on the other 

hand, was drawn to Malibu 

as a young adult because of 

her lifelong love for horses. 

She chose to attend Pepperdine, 

she said, because the 

university’s physical education 

program included a riding 

program. 

“I moved to Malibu, finished 

school here and never 

regretted another decision 

after that,” she said. “I have 

lived an amazing adventurous 

life because of horses, 

Malibu and living a life of 

service to both. 

“The world is a better 

place with horses,” she continued 

“... It makes me sad 

to see horses leaving Malibu 

and thinking about how 

much we need connections 

to nature and animals and 

don’t provide resources to 

ensure they remain here and 

available to those in need.” 

Caputo, who also hails 

from Pepperdine, said she 

was honored to be selected 

for the film series. 

“After being a part of 

the whole process of filming 

and getting to know the 

crew, I am excited to see all 

of their final products and 

meet the other featured residents,” 

Caputo said. “I’m 

looking forward to seeing 

other people’s perspective 

and connection to Malibu.” 

All those featured add to 

the narrative that is unique 

and very special — the narrative 

of Malibu. 

“I’m fairly well-traveled. 

I’ve been to three continents, 

traveled across this 

country 11 times and have 

been to three islands relatively 

recently as well,” 

Rafati said, noting he is 

highly honored to be featured 

in “Malibu Stories.” 

“There is absolutely nothing 

as unique as Malibu. The 

people here are blessed with 

the beauty and grace of this 

land and ocean. 

Pepperdine women’s volleyball player Skylar Caputo is one of the 10 individuals 

featured in “Malibu Stories,” which will be shown June 15 at Malibu’s City Hall. Taylor 

Alvarado/Pepperdine Athletics 

Chumash ceremoial elder Mati Waiya is another individual featured in “Malibu Stories,” 

a film which highlights 10 locals. 27 miles 

“I am a recipient of the 

loving and healing energy 

of this sacred and hallowed 

ground. I know of no other 

place where I could have 

received such an outpouring 

of love.” 

Rafati’s story is one of 

redemption, optimism and 

new beginnings. Once deep 

in an abyss of addiction and 

perilously close to losing 

his life, Rafati fought back, 

with the help of Malibuites, 

rallied, and is now the owner 

of SunLife Organics. 

“Malibu Stories” is the 

brainchild of film producers 

Jay Armitage and Jules 

Williams, whose work in 

the world of creativity spans 

entertainment genre and 

includes BBC, Fox, Showtime, 

CBS, Warner Brothers, 

ESPN and EcoMedia, 

just to name a few. 

“Jules has a very romantic 

view of Malibu that I 

endorse,” Gibbs said. “This 

work depicts why people 

are here and how they come 

from all different walks of 

life.” 

Gibbs, who is honored 

for his panoramic career as 

a composer and musician, 

has eclectic and impressive 

credits, including: performing 

with Chaka Kahn, Tom 

Jones, The Staples, Korn, 

and Maxine Nightingale; 

directing “The Tracey Ullman 

Show,” “Muppets 

Tonight!”; writing music 

for the first season of “The 

Simpsons”; and recording 

with Robert Palmer, Poco, 

Melissa Etheridge, War, and 

Stan Ridgway, just to name 

a few. 

Gibbs, like the others who 

are featured, keeps creating 

and adding to the Malibu 

conversation. 

“Malibu is the co-star in 

all of our stories,” Williams 

said. “It is a living, breathing 

sacred entity ever-present 

within the individual 

and within the community. 

“In making this docuseries, 

we learned how 

deeply the community loves 

Malibu, particularly its nature 

and environment,” he 

continued. “The biggest 

challenge that we faced was 

making sure that we did 

each contributor’s story justice 

both cinematographically 

and narratively.” 

Ashwell said he is most 

impressed with “Malibu 

Stories.” 

“When I was first approached, 

I was worried 

that the series might come 

across as depicting only the 

affluent and seem to be elitist,” 

Ashwell said. “Rather, 

it depicts a cross-section 

of Malibu’s people, from a 

student, to artists, to business 

leaders. The producers 

extracted from all facets of 

life. They depict all 27 miles 

of Malibu and show that everybody 

has a Malibu story. 

When one comes to Malibu, 

he is struck by the stunning 

light here. One wakes up 

with a sense of optimism. 

Light feeds us all and gives 

a great sense of optimism — 

and that is Malibu.” 

The “Malibu Stories” 

screening will have open 

seating for the first 240 

people to attend; no reservations 

are required. 

The event will include 

an extensive question and 

answer session with the producer, 

as well as some of 

those featured in the film. 

Celebrity guest Alan Roderick-Jones, 

an Arts Commission 

member who is an art 

designer that curated “Star 

Wars,” will serve as the evening’s 

moderator.



District 

From Page 5 

able or unable to pay the 

annual delta (the funding 

differential between the 

future two districts’ budgets 

that requires MUSD 

to pay SMUSD to equalize 

the amounts spent on 

students in the two future 

districts),” MUNC member 

Manel Sweetmore said. 

“Under current assumptions, 

the delta does not go 

to zero in the foreseeable 

future. Indeed, it never may 

do so. It remains steady at 

approximately 3 percent 

of SMUSD’s budget. If 

the direction of the board 

is to have payments from 

MUSD to SMUSD equal 

the delta until it is zero, 

with the current assumptions, 

there isn’t a scenario 

with a finite end of payments.” 

Sweetmore and MUNC 

member Thomas Larmore 

emphasized that the board’s 

direction is required with 

regard to clarification of 

whether payments must 

be made from MUSD to 

SMUSD as long as the delta 

exists. 

“A pay down to zero is 

not feasible,” Sweetmore 

said. 

He said that if some 

small amount of delta can 

exist over time, then things 

for the board to consider 

would include developing 

a suggested time frame for 

starting the reduction of 

MUSD’s obligation to pay 

SMUSD 100 percent of the 

delta and an agreement to 

a time frame for declining 

payments from 100 percent 

of the delta to 0 percent of 

the delta. 

MUNC also suggested 

that a board subcommittee 

be established to participate 

in MUNC meetings. 

Before considering the 

MUNC’s proposal, the 

board listened to public 

comments. Most speakers 

wanted a new school district 

for Malibu as soon as 

possible. 

“We want to accomplish 

this process with you,” 

Malibu City Council Member 

Lou La Monte said, noting 

he was not speaking for 

the City Council. “However, 

if that doesn’t work, it is 

going to happen. We’d like 

to do it with you, but we 

will have it happen.” 

La Monte’s frustration 

was palpable, as was that 

of many others who spoke 

during the meeting. 

Speaker Carl Randall 

noted that each member 

of the board was elected 

to represent all of the children 

in Santa Monica and 

Malibu, and that since reunification 

efforts began 

years ago, the enrollment in 

Malibu’s public schools has 

declined. 

Pervasive in everyone’s 

comments throughout the 

evening was that all assembled 

had the best interests 

of every child – in Malibu 

and Santa Monica – as the 

pivotal consideration in determining 

how to proceed. 

That focus was most poignant 

when little Waylen 

Rose, a student so young 

that she could barely peer 

over the podium, asked the 

board to hurry so that she 

could do extracurricular activities 

that interested her. 

During a lengthy discussion, 

the board considered 

the following: whether or 

not board members were 

OK with payments from 

an Malibu to Santa Monica 

ending, even if a delta 

still existed; what criteria 

could be used to determine 

a possible ending date for 

payments; the suggested 

adjusted delta calculation; 

how quickly MUNC could 

produce the new projections; 

whether or not the 

district should contract 

with an outside agency familiar 

with school funding 

to analyze the new calculation 

and projections; and 

whether or not the board 

should create a subcommittee 

to participate in MUNC 

meetings. 

The board also discussed 

employing Local 

Control Funding Formula, 

versus minimum state aid 

for schools, versus basic 

aid funding for schools 

and projected assumptions 

related to the expected 

growth rates for property 

tax revenue in Santa Monica 

versus Malibu and the 

impacts of the state’s dissolution 

of redevelopment 

agency funds. 

After hours of deliberation, 

Board Member Richard 

Tahvildaran-Jesswein 

gave the following direction: 

“the Board of Education 

tolerates the concept 

that even if a delta exists, 

payments of the delta from 

an MUSD to an SMUSD 

could be less than 100 percent.” 

All seven board members 

supported this direction, 

but several board members 

expressed concern over 

the potential details associated 

with determining 

what amount below a 100 

percent payment would be 

acceptable. 

Ultimately, the board 

directed MUNC to refine 

its suggested funding ratio 

calculation (adjusted 

delta calculation) and develop 

a rationale for a time 

frame during which payments 

from an MUSD to an 

SMUSD would cease.” 

The board also instructed 

that MUNC will collaborate 

with the superintendent 

and/or his designee 

to return to the board with 

recommendations. 


supported this direction, 

with Tahvildaran-Jesswein 

clarifying that the board 

would not be obligated to 

accept the recommendations. 

Board Member Craig 

Foster wished for the Board 

of Education to establish 

an ad hoc subcommittee 

to participate in MUNC 

meetings during the period 

in which MUNC develops 

the new recommendations. 

Foster recommended that 

Board President Laurie Lieberman 

and board members 

Maria Leon-Vazquez, 

and Jon Kean serve on the 

subcommittee. 

“Additionally, staff will 

consult with legal counsel 

regarding the establishment 

and Brown Act limitations 

of this subcommittee,” he 

added. 


supported that direction, 

although Lieberman 

expressed her concern that 

her schedule might prevent 

her from attending the 

meetings, given that future 

MUNC meeting dates had 

not yet been set. She said 

she was concerned because 

the end of June 2017 was 

the desired goal period for 

the MUNC to complete its 

supplemental work. 

Lieberman gave the following 

direction: “The 

Board of Education directs 

executive staff to determine 

if School Services 

of [California] or another 

outside expert in school 

funding should be engaged 

to conduct a peer review of 

MUNC’s new calculations 

and projections and could 

also act as a bridge during 

the transition between assistant 

superintendents. It 

was added that this peer 

review process shall not 

negatively impact MUNC’s 

timeline for delivering its 

recommendations to the 

board.” 


supported this direction. 

MUNC’s next scheduled 

meeting was scheduled for 

Monday, June 5. 

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Filmmakers preach peace during visit with Rotary 

Barbara Burke 


At a well-attended Malibu 

Rotary Club meeting 

May 31, Ukraine-born 

composer and producer 

Alex Ayzin shared his mission 

to share “Winds of 

Freedom,” a multimedia 

symphonic film documenting 

the past 100 years of 

mankind’s loftiest and most 

honorable achievements 

while the world concurrently 

grappled with natural 

and manmade disasters, 

with oppression, persecution 

and war. 

Ayzin’s inspiring film 

project has one laudatory 

goal: to promote peace and 

cooperation amongst nations 

and peoples in order 

to further cultural harmony 

and unity. 

The film is moving and 

informative, providing a 

panoramic montage of historical 

footage showing the 

beauty of Earth’s diverse 

environment, natural wonders, 

of animals in their 

native habitats and of momentous 

acts and accomplishments 

demonstrating 

mankind’s fundamental 

goodness and awe-inspiring 

potential. 

After this peaceful, harmonic 

montage, the film 

segues to showing various 

stark depictions of the reality 

of the human condition 

— images of war, violence, 

nature’s capriciousness, 

paralyzing storms, and, 

most telling, visuals of 

those unfortunate and 

avoidable disasters caused 

by man’s selfishness, myopia 

and avarice. 

The hauntingly beautiful 

program is set against a 

backdrop of musical pieces 

by Emilian Sichkin, a composer 

who, like Ayzin, emigrated 

from communism in 

order to flee persecution. 

The affable, ardent 

Ayzin’s message is simple: 

We’re all in this together, 

so we’d better get it right, 

and luckily, if all people 

collaborate and think before 

they act, we can do so. 

“Winds of Freedom” is 

a decades-long passion of 

Ayzin and it was originally 

performed in Carnegie Hall 

in the 1990s. 

Peter Allman, communications 

director for “Winds 

of Freedom,” assists in the 

effort to share the message 

of peace and harmony nationwide. 

“The early bird gets the 

worm and in this context, 

we all need to try to achieve 

peace,” Allman said. “If we 

don’t have peace within 

ourselves, there will be no 

peace in society. Alex and I 

“Winds of Freedom” communications director Peter 

Allman (left) and executive director Alex Ayzin (right) 

pose with Bianca Torrence, of the Rotary Club during the 

May 31 meeting. Barbara Burke/22nd Century Media 

have concluded that people 

need to be educated about 

that principle and everyone 

needs something to guide 

their inner peace.” 

Allman told attendees 

that the “Winds of Freedom” 

effort has three initiatives: 

to take the film on 

a national tour in order to 

spread its message of unity 

and harmony, to develop a 

national television show to 

accomplish the same purpose, 

and to take a mobile 

truck to schools, community 

centers and parks to 

ensure that it has the most 

exposure possible. 

“From Malibu to Moscow, 

my film needs to be 

dispersed to inspire and educate 

and to share the message 

of peace,” Ayzin said. 

“My father, a former Russian 

naval commander who 

saw atrocities, says that 

mankind is in the most dangerous 

time since the Cold 

War. All it takes is one little 

trigger and nuclear weapons 

might be launched. We 

have to prevent that from 

happening. We have to extinguish 

the fire of hate and 

give peace a chance.” 

The essence of “Winds 

of Freedom” is that the 

avarices of human nature 

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Photo Op 

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taken from Sea Level Drive. 

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Homeless 

From Page 3 

The West Los Angeles 

service planning area — 

which includes Malibu, Pacific 

Palisades, Brentwood, 

Venice, and areas of LA 

which fall west of I-405 — 

saw an 18-percent increase 

from 4,659 homeless individuals 

in 2016 to 5,511 in 

2017. Of the eight service 

planning areas outlined 

by LAHSA, the West Los 

Angeles area saw a greater 

increase than area 2 (San 

Fernando Valley) and area 

8 (South Bay), which each 

saw just 4-percent increases. 

However, it fell well behind 

the other five service 

planning areas. 

Across all areas LAHSA 

tracks, Antelope Valley 

and East LA County saw 

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increase) and Metro 

LA (30-percent increase) 

trailed behind. 

“Much has to be done to 

reduce the homeless population 

because we all see 

homeless in the streets everywhere,” 

Waldman said. 

“There’s really no community 

that’s immune from it.” 

Trends within the data 

The homeless youth and 

veteran groups are top priority 

groups for LAHSA, 

Waldman stated. 

“We’re concentrated 

on all areas, but those are 

the ares where we really 

want to see a turnaround 

as quickly as possible,” he 

said. 

In its 2017 count, the 

LAHSA report states there 

were 5,983 youth (4,536 

of them unsheltered) experiencing 

homelessness on 

a given night — a 61-percent 

increase from the prior 

year’s figures. The agency 

defines youth as those who 

are “Transition Age Youth 

(18-24), Unaccompanied 

Minors (under 18) and 

Young Families (where no 

person is above the age of 

24).” 

In LA County, there are 

an estimated 4,828 homeless 

veterans on a given 

night, with only 1,289 of 

them residing in a sheltered 

living situation, the report 

notes. The figure represents 

a staggering 57-percent increase 

from 2016 figures 

and a 20-percent increase 

from 2015 tallies. 

Waldman noted that LA 

Mayor Eric Garcetti, during 

a May 31 event announcing 

the results at the LAHSA 

building, spoke about the 

increase in the number of 

homeless veterans. 

“That was something 

that stood out, because 

there had been a concerted 

national effort to reduce 

that population,” Waldman 

said, adding that Garcetti 

hopes to amend that issue 

on the local level. 

The number of veterans 

placed into housing in 2016 

declined by 5 percent from 

2015 to 2016, with 3,548 

veterans placed in 2016 and 

3,769 placed in 2015. 

On the brighter side 

The report does also 

note a housing placement 

increase among some segments. 

Despite the number 

of homeless youth, 

the count noted that 1,209 

youth were newly housed 

in 2016 — representing a 

24-percent increase from 

2015 and a 59-percent increase 

from 2014. 

Family housing placements 

were also up 4 percent 

from the year prior. 

Waldman said that this 

year’s data “just serves as 

further evidence that we 

have so much to do to turn 

this around and fortunately,” 

he said, “this year the 

voters have really provided 

tools for us to do that.” 

Waldman spoke about 

the anticipated positive 

impact from Proposition 

HHH, which applies to 

the city of Los Angeles, 

and the county-wide Measure 

H, which passed with 

a 68-percent majority in 

March. 

“Sometimes with issues 

around social justice, 

there’s a certain kind of 

hopelessness because you 

don’t think you have the 

tools and the resources, but 

we certainly have been given 

that at the right time,” 

Waldman said. 

Measure H alone is expected 

to generate $355 

million annually, which is 

expected to support roughly 

45,000 families and individuals 

across Los Angeles 

County. Those funds are 

expected to be available in 

July, Waldman noted. 

For its part, LAHSA also 

provides county-wide outreach 

efforts and emergency 

response teams, though 

Malibu is fortunate to have 

outreach teams such as The 

People Concern, the Malibu 

Task Force on Homelessness 

and the Community 

Assistance Resource 

Team in its own backyard. 

The full results of the 

2017 Homeless Count can 

be seen at www.lahsa.org. 

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A mutual honor 

Navy League honors naval cadet at awards ceremony 

Malibu Navy League Board Member Lisajo Magee (left) presents a check and certificate 

of achievement to Midshipman 2/C Cyril Pascual at UCLA’s annual awards ceremony. 

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Library’s summer reading 

program to kick off soon 

Submitted by County of Los 

Angeles Public Library 

When school lets out and 

children are looking for vacation 

fun and adventure, 

they can join the library’s 

summer reading and discovery 

program, “Reading by 

Design!” and check out the 

summer reading and learning 

activities at their county 

library. 

The Malibu Library is located 

at 23519 Civic Center 

Way. For more information, 

call (310) 456-6438. 

From June through August 

this summer, the County of 

Los Angeles Public Library 

will introduce children to 

reading and learning adventures 

at all county libraries. 

Participating children 

track their own progress by 

recording the activities they 

complete and books they 

read or have read to them. 

Using a take-home Reading 

Game card or by registering 

for the online Reading Game 

and tracking their progress, 

each child can earn free 

books! Plus they can enjoy 

the many fun and interesting 

activities planned for them, 

including programs featuring 

STEAM (Science, Technology, 

Engineering, Art and 

Math education). 

Reading is a great way to 

use free time, and the library 

is ready to help children 

make the most of their vacation. 

Art activities, puzzles, 

special programs, as well as 

books, eBooks, magazines, 

CDs, and DVDs are offered 

by LA County libraries and 

will provide hours of enjoyment 

for children. And did 

you know that the more a 

child reads, the better head 

start they have when school 

begins again? 


about summer fun at County 

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Library, call or visit your 

County Library or check 

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Police Reports 

Valuable statues reported 

missing from Malibu residence 

Two statues worth an estimated 

$20,000 and two 

televisions reportedly were 

stolen from a residence on 

Cliffside Drive on May 20. 

The statues are described 

as 3-feet tall and portraying 

people standing on pedestals. 

They are said to be 

from the “Ching Dynasty.” 

The alleged victim said 

she often has friends and 

their acquaintances visit. 

She suspected a recent visitor 

might have taken the 

items. 

May 28 

• A bag containing baseball 

equipment reportedly was 

stolen from a vehicle in 

the 35000 block of Pacific 

Coast Highway in Malibu. 

The alleged victim said she 

parked the vehicle on the 

shoulder of the road while 

visiting the beach. Upon 

returning, she discovered 

the front passenger’s side 

window smashed in. The 

vehicle has an alarm system, 

but she did not hear it 

during the alleged theft. 

• A backpack, cellphone 

and checkbook reportedly 

were stolen from a vehicle 

in the 35000 block of PCH. 

The alleged victim discovered 

the rear passenger’s 

side window smashed in 

and items missing. The reporting 

officer noted there 

were multiple car break-ins 

at the location. 

May 27 

• A key FOB for a Maserati, 

sunglasses, a women’s wallet 

and a women’s bathing 

suit reportedly were stolen 

from a vehicle on Coastline 

Drive. The alleged 

victim said her vehicle was 

unlocked. There were no 

signs of damage or forced 

entry to the vehicle. 

• Two seats reportedly were 

stolen from a Cadillac Escalade 

parked at a residence 

on PCH. The alleged victim 

said somebody broke 

into the vehicle through 

the rear hatch. Video footage 

from a nearby camera 

showed a white SUV pull 

in behind the Escalade. 

One of the passengers, described 

as male, possibly 

Hispanic and 20-25 years 

old, entered the Escalade, 

removed the seats, placed 

them in the suspect vehicle 

and drove away. 

May 26 

• A black leather purse, 

passport, credit cards and 

military identification reportedly 

were stolen from 

an individual at Pepperdine 

University at 24255 PCH. 

The alleged victim was reportedly 

unable to find her 

purse and other items in 

her car or home after going 

out to eat. No incidents 

of fraudulent activity were 

found on her credit cards. 

May 23 

• A wallet, driver’s license, 

iPhone charger, sunglasses, 

reading glasses and 

toolbox reportedly were 

stolen from a vehicle on 

PCH. Upon entering his 

vehicle, the alleged victim 

said he discovered his 

wallet missing from the 

center console and other 

items missing from the rest 

of the vehicle. He said the 

vehicle was locked, however 

there were no signs of 

damage. 

May 21 

• A backpack reportedly 

was stolen from a car in 

the 35000 block of Pacific 

Coast Highway. The 

alleged victim parked at 

the location while surfing 

nearby. Upon returning, he 

reportedly discovered the 

right passenger’s side window 

smashed in and the 

backpack missing from the 

front seat. The alleged victim 

said he had locked the 

vehicle. 

• Two pairs of sunglasses, 

with a total estimated value 

of $1,396, reportedly were 

stolen from Malibu Eye 

Center at 3840 Cross Creek 

Road. A person working 

at the business discovered 

the alleged theft while reviewing 

video surveillance 

from the day. He reported a 

white male, approximately 

30 years old, wearing a 

burgundy T-shirt and blue 

jeans tried on various sunglasses. 

The alleged suspect 

then placed the sunglasses 

in his pockets and 

exited the store. 

May 19 

• Two fruit stand signs reportedly 

were stolen near 

PCH and Broad Beach. 

The alleged victim said the 

missing signs are 4-feet 

by 3-feet, wood, and have 

strawberries and cherries 

painted on them. The victim 

reported witnessing an 

unknown suspect drive a 

silver Chrysler SUV up to 

the signs, place them in his 

vehicle and drive away. The 

same person allegedly stole 

four signs a month prior. 

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Learning to rhyme with reason 

Juan Cabrillo learns 

from Malibu’s poet 

laureate program 

Submitted by Juan Cabrillo 

Elementary School 

Juan Cabrillo fifth-graders post for a photo with Ricardo 

Means Ybarra (second row, third from right), Catherine 

Malcolm Brickman (second row, second from right), chair 

of the Malibu Cultural Arts Commission, and Ann Buxie 

(second row, far right), founder of the Poet Laureate 

Program. Photo submitted 

Malibu Poet Laureate 

Ricardo Means Ybarra conducted 

a four-week poetry 

workshop in May and June 

for fifth-grade students at 

Juan Cabrillo Elementary 

School. 

Students created original 

works of poetry each week. 

They were exposed to the 

writings of classic poets 

including William Shakespeare, 

Lewis Carroll and 

even Ybarra himself. Ybarra 

generously gave each 

student the gift of a personalized 

copy of his book, 

“Scratch and the Pirates of 

Paradise Cove.” 

The program was made 

possible by a generous grant 

from the City of Malibu, in 

conjunction with the Malibu 

Cultural Arts Commission. 

Students and Malibu Woman’s Club scholarship winners — (front row, left to right) 

Zoe Grace Detweiler (MHS), Hannah Charlotte Maier (MHS), Maya A. Silardi (MHS); 

(back row, left to right) Rachel Simone Jacobson (Viewpoint), Sophia Winther Frazier 

(Viewpoint), Jacqueline Michelle Tang (Viewpoint), Tyler David Frost (Viewpoint), Grace 

Taormina Conway (Louisville), Matthew Jaimeson Le (MHS) and Brenna Elizabeth 

Sinding (MHS) — gather for a photo during a May 22 awards banquet. Photos Submitted 

Top of their classes 

THURSDAY | JUNE 15 | 7 PM 

Malibu Culture Arts Commission presents 

“MALIBU STORIES” 

Malibu Civic Theater 

Malibu City Hall 23825 Stuart Ranch Rd. 

A short film that follows 10 people who share their connection 

to Malibu and how it has impacted their lives. 

Free, no RSVP required 

MalibuArtsAndCulture.org/MalibuStories 

Malibu Woman’s 

Club dishes out 

scholarships, awards 

to Malibu students 

Submitted by Malibu 

Woman’s Club 

The Malibu Woman’s 

Club awarded 10 scholarships 

to Malibu High 

School, Viewpoint School 

and Louisville High School 

at an awards banquet on May 

22 at Sunset Restaurant. 

Each senior received 

a $1,000 scholarship for 

scholastic achievement, extracurricular 

activities and 

community service. 

Fourteen fifth-graders 

from Juan Cabrillo, Our 

Lady of Malibu, Point 

Dume Marine Science and 

Webster School were also 

given writing awards at the 

banquet. The theme was 

“Follow the Leader”… 

Area fifth-graders — (front row, left to right) Mattox 

Lemley, Malena Mathis, Tallulah Quartararo, Samara 

Toussaint, Sophie Regan, Sonny Gage, Nico Marazzi; 

(back row from left) Layla Polito, Drew Harper, Anika 

Gelner, Jaden Baron, Johnny Backus, Bea Jasprica and 

Cosette Lupo — were the recipients of writing awards 

from the Malibu Woman’s Club. 

“Identify someone whom 

you consider a leader and 

talk to that person. In your 

eyes, what makes that person 

a leader? Would you 

like to be a leader like him 

or her? If so, why? If not, 

why not?” 

First place essay winners 

were awarded $150 

and second place winners 

received $100.

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Honoring their efforts 

Malibu High PTSA holds annual Honorary Service Awards ceremony 

PTSA honorees (left to right) Anne Blackwood, Holly Kinyon, Marie Wexler, David 

Mankoff, Ali Thonson, Geoff Stern, Maria Moss, Doug Masterson, Yanet Morales, 

Christine Hinds, Jeff Nikora, Janice Nikora and Kristy Simonian are pictured during the 

May 25 Honorary Service Awards ceremony. Not pictured is award winner Jane Damian. 

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MUSE School is proud to announce 

our first graduating class in the 

school’s history. 

With hard work, determination, and 

instilling MUSE’s 5 pillars into their 

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Moody’s upgrades SMMUSD’s general obligation bond credit 

Submitted by SMMUSD 

School News 

Belmont University 

Malibu native named to 

dean’s list 

Grace Netter, of Malibu, 

qualified for the spring 

2017 dean’s list at Belmont 

University. Eligibility 

is based on a minimum 

course load of 12 hours and 

a quality grade point average 

of 3.5 with no grade 

below a C. 

Approximately 30 percent 

of Belmont’s 7,700 

students qualified for 

the spring 2017 dean’s 

list. Belmont Provost Dr. 

Thomas Burns said, “This 

achievement for the spring 

semester indicates that 

these students have placed 

a high priority on their 

work at Belmont and have 

invested time and energy in 

their studies. It is our strong 

belief that consistent application 

in this manner will 

reap great benefits, which 

will equip them for a lifetime 

of learning and growing.” 

The Santa Monica- 

Malibu Unified School 

District recently received 

the top credit rating from 

Moody’s Investors Service. 

Moody’s upgraded the 

district’s general obligation 

bond credit rating one 

level, from ‘Aa1’ to ‘Aaa,’ 

the highest possible rating 

an issuer can achieve. 

“We are so pleased to 

have reached Aaa,” said 

School Board President 

Laurie Lieberman, who 

participated in the presentation 

to the rating analysts. 

“Moody’s was particularly 

impressed with 

the level of support we 

receive from the community, 

and it is so gratifying 

to report this result back 

to our constituents!” 

Moody’s generally reviews 

four factors in assessing 

an issuer’s creditworthiness: 

(1) District 

finances, (2) District management, 

(3) District debt/ 

pension obligations, and 

(4) local economy. 

Of these areas, the District 

has more control of 

its finances, management, 

and debt and an influence 

on its local economy. 

Moody’s noted the following 

as credit strengths: 

Oregon State University 

Malibu’s Lewis earns 

bachelor’s degree 

David D. Lewis, of Malibu, 

is to graduate from Oregon 

State Saturday, June 

17, with a bachelor of science 

degree in environmental 

sciences. 

The university’s commencement 

speaker is 

Hüsnü M. Özyeğin, who 

headed to Oregon State 

University in 1963 with 

only $100 in his pocket 

and graduated to become a 

highly successful business 

leader and philanthropist 

in Turkey and throughout 

Europe. 

OSU is one of the few 

large universities in the nation 

to hand out students’ 

actual diplomas during the 

commencement ceremony. 

School News is compiled 

by Editor Lauren Coughlin, 

lauren@malibusurfsidenews. 

com. 

• Large, diverse and 

growing tax base 

• Very high resident 

wealth levels 

• Robust supplementary 

revenues bolstering financial 

position and per pupil 

resources 

• Strong reserves 

“A natural ‘Aaa’ rating 

is rare for a Local Control 

Accountability Plan 

(LCFF) district,” said Anthony 

Hsieh of Keygent, 

the district’s financial 

advisor. “We expect this 

rating upgrade to attract 

Thank you Malibu families, friends and businesses 

for supporting our annual 

Children's Creative Workshop Fundraiser 

on Sunday May 21, 2017 

Special thanks to the CCW parents who spent countless hours preparing for the event! 

Malibu Makos- Tom Corliss 

Spiritual Gangster - Walters Family 

Caesars Entertainment 

Jakks Pacific 

Agoura Hills Dance 

Chef Jayden 

Paradise Cove 

James Perse Clothing 

Dr. Richard Jacobson DMD 

Oakley 

Sheri Reingold- The Piano Place 

Randy Zisk 

Laetitia Winery 

Ring Security Company 

Hoorsenbuhs 

Beauty Collection Malibu 

Dru Jacobson & Family 

Paul Mitchel 

Galpin Rent-a-Car 

Malibu Seawolves Swimming 

Warrior Heart Karate 

Eterie Flower Crowns 

Malibu Wine Safari & Wine Hikes 

Brian Gallagher Dog Training 

Heather Wildman 

Malibu AYSO 

more investors and result 

in lower taxpayer costs.” 

The district has received 

a formal credit report 

from Moody’s, which will 

be disseminated to the investment 

community. The 

district’s rating was updated 

as part of its upcoming 

$60 million Measure ES 

general obligation bond 

issuance to fund projects 

in the district. 

The report can be 

viewed at www.smmusd. 

org/fiscal/FinancialRe 

ports.html. 

Travis Walker’s Double Cross 

Jewelry 

Dogeared Jewelry 

Joey Escobar Marital Arts 

Green Gorilla 

Heather Wildman Fitness 

Anawalt Lumber Malibu 

Melinda Roth Photography 

Point Dume PTA 

Wildlife Waystation 

Yongmei Hu 

Island Packers 

Lonnie Gordon 

Cie Sparks Salon 

Sicky Eyewear 

Letterpresse Jewelry 

Ultimate Escape Room Ventura 

Lisa Jo Cohen PhD 

Malibu Fitness 

Aviator Nation Malibu 

Alger Family 

Debbie Irwin Private Courts 

Barbie Herron’s Barbie’s Goods 

Six Flag Magic Mountain 

27 Miles Clothing Company 

Craig Mathew - iCracked 

Our Donors: 

Glamifornia Style Lounge 

Marmalade Cafe 

Soul Space 

Monarch National Training Center 

Soul Cycle 

Jamie Malibu 

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Malibu 

Buzz Wax Malibu 

Centre Barre 

Cronies 

DIY Center Agoura Hills 

Tova Malibu 

Dee Dee Davidson Porter 

Kerri Wilder Jewelry 

Pacific Park Santa Monica 

Super Soccer Stars 

Pure Barre Malibu 

Casa Escobar 

Duke’s Malibu 

Geoffrey’s Malibu 

Grom Gelato 

Juice Served Here 

Malibu Oasis Salon 

Nina Greenberg 

Old Place 

Paradise Cove Beach Café 

Pepperdine Athletics 

Sycamore Farms 

V’s 

5 Points Yoga Malibu 

Dry Bar 

Pinnacle 

Discovery Cube 

Hollywood Wax Museum 

Bubululu Malibu 

Aquarium of the Pacific 

Belefit Leggings 

Jinky’s Cage 

Kids World 

Sky High Sports 

Iceoplex SImi Valley 

Toy Crazy Malibu 

Burro 

Spruzzo Restaurant 

SQN Sportswear 

People Magazine 

The Play Destination 

Trader Joe’s Agoura Hills 

Paula Heintz 

Vintage Grocers 

Natural History Museum 

GO Pants LA 

Children’s Creative Workshop 

6955 Fernhill Drive, Malibu 

Shari Latta, Director • 310- 457-2937 

An inside look 

Point Dume students visit Stern at 

California State Capitol Building 

Point Dume Marine Science fourth-graders visit 

California Sen. Henry Stern, who represents Senate 

District 27, in the Senate Chambers at the California 

State Capitol Building. Photo Submitted 

Sorenity Rocks Malibu 

Drill Malibu 

Woodranch Agoura Hills 

Santa Barbara Zoo 

M Frederic Malibu 

Trancas Nursery 

Dick’s Sporting Goods 

Zulu Nyala Game Lodge 

Chance For Children 

Greg Bonan & Tai Collins 

Surfside News 

Ale & Doug Deluca 

Joanne Laskowski 

Graham Family 

Novotny Family 

Lari Family 

Sanchez Family 

Hemsworth Family 

Pappas Family 

Belzberg Family 

Parker/Brusnick Family 

Webb Family 

Ryan Family

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Bobbett named president of California 

Park and Recreation Society 

Submitted by the City of Malibu 

Malibu Director of Community Services 

Jesse Bobbett accepts his appointment 

as the president of the California Park and 

Recreation Society District 9 last month. 

Photo Submitted 

The City of Malibu’s Director of Community 

Services, Jesse Bobbett, was 

elected president of the California Park 

and Recreation Society, and several Community 

Services staff members won CPRS 

awards. 

“Having City staff serving in leadership 

positions of professional associations like 

the CPRS elevates the City’s reputation 

and helps ensure that Malibu is up-to-date 

on industry best practices,” Mayor Skylar 

Peak said. “These connections will help us 

provide the best possible recreation, parks, 

arts and culture programs for our community.” 

Bobbett, who was hired as director of Malibu’s 

Community Services Department in 

November 2016, will serve a one-year term 

as president of the society’s District 9, which 

stretches from Malibu to Rancho Palos 

Verdes, Torrance and parts of Los Angeles. 

At the CPRS District 9 Awards and Installation 

Ceremony on May 4, Community 

Services staff members Rebecca Ramos, 

Bryanna Edwards and Amara Gwyn were 

recognized for their hard work and dedication 

to the community while working for the 

department. 

CPRS is a nonprofit, professional and 

public interest organization with close 

to 4,000 members. CPRS membership is 

well-distributed, with 86 percent of park 

and recreation agencies in California boasting 

at least one CPRS individual member. 

In addition, over 175 park and recreation 

agencies are themselves CPRS member organizations. 

The CPRS aims to advance the park 

and recreation profession through education, 

networking, resources and advocacy. 

CPRS is the source of resources, tools, advocacy 

and events that strengthen California’s 

public parks and recreation industry 

and our professionals. CPRS unites members 

and creates networks across disciplines 

and agency boundaries to achieve 

together what can not be done alone. 

City unveils new summer enrichment camps 


The City of Malibu has 

new offerings in store for 

this year’s summer camps, 

with some selections catering 

to 3- to 6-year-olds. 

“We really never catered 

to the younger crowd, so 

we’re excited to try and see 

if that’s a need in the community,” 

Recreation Supervisor 

Katie Gallo said. 

Those new offerings include 

enrichment camps 

with Momentum Academies, 

including Pop Star 

camp, Bakers Corner, Spy 

Adventures, Marine Life 

Under the Sea, Pirate Treasure 

camp and more. A $10 

sibling discount is offered 

for those who register for 

the same Momentum Academies 

camp. 

Camps begin June 12 

and conclude on Aug. 10. 

Camps which still have 

space but have met their 

minimum registration requirements 

will allow 

walk-up, day-of registration 

for an additional fee of 

$10. 

Gallo added that camps 

are also open to out-oftown 

visitors. 

For details on the City’s 

sports camps, check out 

Page 34 of this week’s Surfside 

News. 

For more information, or 

to register, visit malibucity. 

org/daycamps.



City installs new sustainable 

water bottle filling stations 

Submitted by the City of 

Malibu 

City reminds of polystyrene foam ban 

Measure strives to 

protect local wildlife 

Submitted by the City of 

Malibu 

The City of Malibu and 

West Basin Municipal 

Water District unveiled 

two new sustainable water 

bottle filling stations that 

were recently installed at 

Malibu City Hall on Tuesday, 

May 23. 

Mayor Skylar Peak and 

Councilmembers Laura 

Rosenthal and Jefferson 

Wagner were joined by 

West Basin Board Member 

Scott Houston and 

West Basin and Malibu 

Environmental Sustainability 

staff. The new water 

bottle filling stations 

offer cold, filtered water 

with a convenient, hygienic, 

motion-activated 

spout and a digital counter 

that displays the number 

of plastic bottles that the 

filling station saves. 

“Malibu prides itself on 

being a champion of the 

environment, and our lifestyle 

revolves around water,” 

Peak said. “So we’re 

proud to partner with 

West Basin on this effort 

to encourage residents and 

employees to be sustainable 

water users and ditch 

those single-use plastic 

bottles.” 

“These water bottle filling 

stations represent a 

small but progressive step 

in caring for our ocean 

and water supplies,” 

Houston said. “By using 

these stations to fill up 

their reusable water bottles 

or stainless steel cups, 

visitors and employees at 

Malibu City Hall can further 

do their part to help 

protect our environment. 

I commend the City of 

Malibu for its leadership 

and commitment to environmental 

stewardship.” 

The billions of single- 

Please see Bottle, 18 

The City of Malibu reminds 

visitors, residents 

and businesses that polystyrene 

foam is banned in 

the City and urges everyone 

to help keep polystyrene 

foam and other trash 

off our beaches and out of 

the environment. 

“Malibu is a proactive 

and forward-thinking environmental 

leader, and our 

ban on polystyrene foam 

addresses the environmental 

damage that foam 

causes,” Mayor Skylar 

Peak said. “I urge all beach 

visitors this summer to join 

us in our effort to protect 

the beautiful beaches and 

oceans that we all cherish 

and enjoy. Please be vigilant 

about keeping polystyrene 

foam, and all trash, out 

of the environment.” 

As part of its effort to reduce 

the huge amounts of 

polystyrene foam trash that 

pollute beaches and oceans, 

and harm marine life and 

the ecosystem, the City 

strengthened its 2005 polystyrene 

foam ban. Starting 

on Jan. 1, 2017, the law prohibits 

the sale of any product 

made from polystyrene 

foam, the petroleum-based 

foam that is molded into 

disposable dishes and cups, 

takeout food containers, 

packing materials (foam 

peanuts), day-use coolers 

and beach toys. Foam trays 

used for eggs, meat and fish 

packaging will be prohibited 

beginning Jan. 1, 2018. 

The goal in banning these 

materials is to help keep 

Malibu’s ocean, beaches, 

and coastal waterways 

clean while protecting wildlife. 

Once released into the 

environment, polystyrene 

foam breaks down into tiny 

pieces that are easily blown 

into the sea where it is 

eaten by birds, fish and sea 

turtles. Even remote Pacific 

island beaches hundreds of 

miles away from any cities 

are littered with thousands 

of pieces of polystyrene 

foam, and massive patches 

of floating plastic in the 

oceans are filled with polystyrene 

foam bits. 

There are many alternative 

materials on the market 

today. Eco-friendly food 

ware that is recyclable or 

compostable is allowed in 

Malibu, and reusable plates 

and utensils further reduce 

waste. 

For a list of alternative 

products and more information 

about the City’s 

polystyrene foam ban, visit 

www.MalibuCity.org/No 

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Don’t Panic, It’s Organic 

Identifying, solving a common local soil issue 

Andy Lopez 

Contributing Columnist 

Invisible Gardener 

Many folks in 

Southern California 

have hardpan 

on their properties and do 

not even know it. 

Recently, I visited a customer 

who has a coral tree 

that appears to be dying. 

A quick look at the subsoil 

revealed that this property 

had hardpan, a layer of 

soil that has transformed 

into hard rock and does 

not allow air or water to 

travel past it. 

This person has a 

beautiful lawn. She was 

watering three or four 

times per week for about 

5 minutes each time. This 

was not long enough to 

allow water down deep. 

The water was sufficient 

for the grass, but was not 

reaching the roots of the 

tree. Usually, in the past, 

Malibu never got very hot 

past 90 degrees or so. In 

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the last few years, this has 

risen to close to 100 degrees. 

This is hot enough 

to bake out clay soil. Do 

you know what happens 

when you add water to 

clay and then heat? It will 

turn into hard rock. Nothing 

will go past this layer. 

This is a common 

problem here in Southern 

California and in any 

place with clay soil that is 

getting high heat. 

Normally, one has a 

thick topsoil layer that 

prevents this from happening. 

But, if you have 

been reading my column, 

I have been telling folks 

that they have no topsoil 

left. Combine that with 

improper watering and 

throw in high heat, and 

you have hardpan. 

Here is what you can do 

about it. 

First off, you have 

to start adding topsoil 

back onto your property. 

Topsoil should be a mix 

of compost and soil mix. 

You should top dress your 

property several times 

per year with rock dust, 

compost and mulch. Compost, 

if properly made, 

will have soil and compost 

mixed. You always 

add your local soil to the 

composting process then 

return it to the soil. 

This will not only protect 

your topsoil, but also 

will help to keep it alive 

and functioning. 

Live soil is essential is 

having healthy trees and 

plants. 

Your trees are stressed 

out from not receiving 

watering and air as well as 

important nutrients they 

need for healthy growth. 

Lack of proper nutrients 

will always cause pests 

and diseases to attack your 

trees and/or plants. 

Bark beetles attack 

your tree because the bark 

beetle knows the tree is 

stressed and therefore it 

has become food for them 

and their children. 

Once a tree has bark 

beetles, there are not many 

things you can do about it 

(see my last article on how 

to control Bark Beetles 

and what to do if your tree 

has them). 

It is important that you 

learn to be proactive and 

not reactive. 

Keeping your soil alive 

is being proactive. 

OK, so you want to see 

if you have hardpan? 

Here is a simple test: 

Get a coffee can and cut 

out the bottom. Make a 

hole big enough to put the 

coffee can into the soil, 

the top being level with 

the top of the soil. Pour 

water into the coffee can 

up to the top and watch 

and see if it goes down. 

The water should start immediately 

going down. If 

it does, so far so good. If 

it doesn’t then the hardpan 

is closer to the top layer of 

the soil. 

If the water goes down, 

then you need to do test 

No. 2. 

Get a PVC pipe about 

the same width as the coffee 

can (about 4 inches). 

Any PVC pipe will do. 

Get it about 3-feet long. 

Use a post hole digger to 

bury down to level of soil. 

Bury in the same place as 

the coffee can. Pour water 

in again and watch the water. 

If it goes down, then 

you do not have hardpan. 

Hardpan is usually within 

3 to 5 feet below the surface. 

If the water does not 

go down, then you have 

hardpan. 

To remove hardpan, you 

must start applying rock 

dust, microbes with the 

compost and mulch. 

Secondly, you need 

to change your watering 

habits. It’s best to water 

twice a week but deeper. 

This will take time, so 

adjust your sprinklers to 

allow more water to flow 

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Just watch the water and 

see when it starts to run 

off and that’s the length of 

time to water. 

You should convert your 

sprinklers to drip except 

for the lawn. You should 

create the whole property 

before you apply the compost 

and much. Aeration 

will allow more water to 

enter the soil. 

You should add tree 

vents that go down at least 

3-5 feet. These are pipes 

that have holes in the soil. 

They sell a nice PVC pipe 

that will do this. 

I would also start doing 

deep root feedings. The 

mix should be a microbial 

mix that adds microbes to 

the soil. The bacteria will 

break down the hardpan 

over time. There are two 

products that I use that 

work well for breaking up 

hardpan. One is called Nitron 

A-35, and the other is 

called AgriGro Pink. Both 

are enzymes that break 

down anything. 

I would also add a 

fertigation unit to the 

sprinkler system to allow 

the continued application 

of enzymes and microbes 

into the soil through the 

sprinkler system. Try EZ- 

Flow. 

Compost tea added to 

the deep watering will 

go a long way in helping 

the soil come back to life. 

Your trees will love it, 

too! 

Any questions? Email me at 

andylopez@invisiblegardener. 

com. Check out my new book, 

“Don’t Panic It’s Organic,” 

on my website or in any 

bookstore. 

Bottle 

From Page 17 

use plastic water bottles 

produced and disposed of 

are a waste of fossil fuel 

and contribute to plastic 

waste that damages the 

environment and wildlife. 

Americans buy about 30 

billion water bottles every 

year, making bottled 

water the second mostconsumed 

beverage in the 

U.S., according to BantheBottle.net. 

While single-use water 

bottles can be recycled, 

most are not since the 

nationwide average recycling 

rate is only about 

34.6 percent, according to 

the US EPA. Manufacturing 

bottles to meet America’s 

demand for bottled 

water consumes more 

than 17 million barrels 

of oil annually, enough to 

fuel 1.3 million cars for a 

year, according to Banthe- 

Bottle.net. That does not 

include the oil used for 

transporting the bottles. 

To encourage Malibu 

residents to cut down on 

single-use plastic water 

bottles, the City and 

West Basin are offering 

custom-made, insulated 

refillable steel water containers 

for free to the first 

50 people who come in to 

City Hall, get a container, 

fill it with the new filling 

stations, and post a photo 

on social media with the 

hashtag #OneWaterMalibu. 

All City staff members 

were also provided with 

a container to reduce the 

City’s use of single-use 

plastic bottles. 


on Malibu’s environmental 

programs, visit www. 

MalibuCity.org/Enviro. 


about West Basin Municipal 

Water District, visit 

www.westbasin.org.

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From the Editor 

Digging for positives in 

the 2017 Homeless Count 

Lauren Coughlin 


The news is not all 

good, but there are 

glimmers of hope 

for the homeless. 

There are many who 

are on their side, and in 

some ways that impact is 

evident. In other ways, that 

full impact won’t come 

until later this year, when 

dedicated funds kick in to 

provide for the homeless. 

The overall takeaway of 

this year’s Homeless Count 

is that homelessness in Los 

Angeles County is rising 

— and rather significantly 

at 23 percent year over 

year — but the news is 

certainly not all bad. 

For those who haven’t 

yet looked at the full report 

for the Los Angeles Homeless 

Services Authority’s 

2017 Greater Los Angeles 

Homeless Count, I’d encourage 

you to do so. You 

can also find the skinny 

on the Homeless Count on 

Page 3, but the 57-page 

report is jam-packed with 

insight. 

Compared to other 

areas within Los Angeles 

County, Malibu area 

numbers of homeless 

individuals were low, and 

that’s surely in large part 

due to the efforts that have 

been put forward by local 

organizations. Still, there is 

work to be done, in Malibu 

and beyond. 

While the overall 

outlook is discouraging in 

many ways, with a lot of 

spikes across the board, 

there are some positive 

details, too, and I’d like to 

take some time to touch on 

the brighter side: 

• Substance abuse declined: 

The report recorded 

an 11-percent decline in 

homeless individuals with 

substance abuse disorders 

in those above 18 years of 

age in LA County. With 

that 11-percent drop, the 

figure is still quite big; 

9,285 homeless individuals 

claim to have a substance 

abuse disorder, according 

to response cards collected 

by LAHSA, but any 

decline in substance abuse 

is a good decline. 

• Housing placements: 

Both youth, people and 

families saw increases 

in housing placement 

across LA County. For 

youth, it was a 24-percent 

increase from 2015 to 

2016, individuals were 

placed 30 percent more, 

and families were placed 4 

percent more. The chronically 

homeless fared the 

best of all groups, with a 

jaw-dropping 121 percent 

increase from 2015 to 2106 

and an even more astonishing 

536 percent increase 

when compared to 2014. 

Those figures are nothing 

to sneeze at. 

• Measure H and 

Proposition H: These 

two efforts are to provide 

funding for combating 

homeless, with the countywide 

Measure H targeting 

rapid rehousing, permanent 

supportive housing, 

emergency shelter system 

enhancements and homelessness 

prevention efforts. 

Proposition HHH, too, is 

expected to provide permanent 

supportive housing. 

Tom Waldman, LAHSA 

director of communications, 

noted, “sometimes 

with issues around social 

justice, there’s a certain 

kind of hopelessness 

because you don’t think 

you have the tools and the 

resources, but we certainly 

have been given that at the 

right time.” 

Time — and next year’s 

count — will be the telling 

signs of just how powerful 

those tools may be. But as 

it stands today, homelessness 

is an issue too big for 

any one group to tackle. 

The data is there, but 

now it’s up to everyone to 

strive for a brighter tomorrow. 

The homeless in LA 

County have been victims 

of domestic violence 

(17,945 in 2017), sex trafficking 

(41,216 in 2017), 

serious mental illness 

(15,728 in 2017) and HIV/ 

AIDS (1,160 in 2017), 

among other ailments. And 

while not all hail from LA 

County prior to homelessness, 

the grand majority at 

71 percent were from the 

county. 

As neighbors and as 

humans, homelessness is 

not something that can be 

ignored. Waldman went so 

far as to call homelessness 

in the county “a crisis” and, 

unfortunately, I think the 

data justifies that outlook. 

Take a look for yourself 

at www.lahsa.org. 

Police 

From Page 11 

May 17 

• A black wallet, $300 in 

cash, sunglasses and a 

credit card reportedly were 

stolen from a vehicle on 

Surfwood Road. The alleged 

victim left his vehicle 

parked in front of his 

residence. Upon returning, 

he discovered the interior 

had been ransacked and 

items missing. The credit 

card was used by an unauthorized 

person at a Jack in 

the Box restaurant in Altadena. 

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York style deli items, 

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Famed transgender celebrity 

Caitlyn Jenner puts civil rights 

in focus with new life, newer 

book, Pages 22-23 

Malibu resident Caitlyn Jenner, the famed woman behind the battle 

for transgender acceptance and rights, is pictured. 

Photo by Ruven Alfanador

22 | June 7, 2017 | Malibu surfside news life & arts 


‘This is about my personal journey’ 

Malibu’s Caitlyn Jenner 

sits down with the 


following book release 

Barbara Burke 


“Biology loves variation. Biology 

loves differences. Society 

hates it.” 

That intriguing quote by human 

sexuality expert Milton 

Diamond begins longtime Malibuite 

Caitlyn Jenner’s recently 

released book, “The Secrets of 

My Life.” 

The book is a captivating rendition 

of a harrowing six-decade 

odyssey involving fame and fortune 

watched by millions — and 

isolation, confusion, and angst 

known to none other than Jenner. 

“The Secrets of My Life” recounts 

Jenner being idolized at 

times and demeaned at others, 

having high emotions at some 

points and being so numbed that 

there were no emotions at other 

points. The reader becomes intimately 

and, often, somewhat 

uncomfortably familiar with 

Jenner having paralyzing selfdoubts, 

confusing self-exploration, 

and ultimately, liberating 

self-expression as Jenner underwent 

gender reassignment, 

enabling a transition to the person 

whom she always knew she 

was. 

“Think about how it would feel if you 

know you’re left handed, but always 

have your left hand tied behind your 

back and are forced to write with your 

right hand.” 

Caitlyn Jenner — Malibu resident and celebrity, on gender 

dysphoria 

From birth to rebirth 

Jenner’s life began with relatively 

humble beginnings. Ostensibly, 

Jenner was a typical 

male child in a typical post-war 

nuclear family with three typical 

siblings. However, the then 

Bruce Jenner grappled with 

dyslexia, was often teased mercilessly, 

and in his elementary 

school years was quite disinterested 

in extracurricular activities. 

Jenner’s nuclear family 

members recount that in looking 

back at Jenner’s early years, 

the child manifested no outward 

signs of the war waging within. 

However, despite social mores 

and familial and community 

expectations shaping Jenner to 

ultimately become “the world’s 

greatest athlete” after winning 

the decathlon at the 1976 Olympics 

in Montreal, inside, Jenner 

always knew she was female. 

Caitlyn always wanted to be 

liberated. 

Just two years ago, Caitlyn 

finally manifested through a series 

of gender reassignment surgeries. 

However, as the intriguing 

story tells its readers, her 

journey is ongoing. 

Malibu Surfside News sat 

down with Jenner a few days 

after she returned from London, 

where she was awarded 

the Huffington Post’s Loud and 

Proud award at London’s LGBT 

awards. 

“This is not a self-help book,” 

Jenner adamantly declares. 

“This is about my personal journey.” 

Jenner’s voice – the one she 

has always had – resonates in 

an affable, but focused tone. It’s 

that same focus that drove Jenner 

to become the world’s greatest 

athlete which now motivates 

her to make a difference by 

Caitlyn Jenner, 67, of Malibu, 

released her new book, “The 

Secrets of My Life,” earlier this 

year. image Submitted 

telling her own story, using her 

nonprofit organization to assist 

the transgender community and 

nudging an often-recalcitrant society 

along the path of evolving 

toward a world where transgendered 

people are recognized for 

whom they are, where they are 

accorded civil rights and, ultimately, 

receive the respect and 

dignity to which every citizen of 

the world is entitled. 

Because it is her story, of 

course the book discusses Jenner 

being on the side of a Wheaties 

box, a hero to millions as the 

quintessential image of virility 

and machismo, a television 

broadcaster, a motivational 

speaker, and a spokesperson for 

a myriad of products. 

Because it is her story, the 

book, as it must, discusses Jenner’s 

three marriages and divorces. 

It also delves into life 

in the world of reality television 

with the Kardashians after Jenner 

married Kris Jenner in the 

1990s. The book also discusses 

her “I Am Cait” stardom. Jenner’s 

experiences with what she 

characterizes as the hounding 

and “often brutal paparazzi” are 

also discussed. 

Because it is her story, most 

importantly, the book takes the 

reader through Jenner’s harrowing 

ups and downs as she 

struggled to keep Caitlyn hidden, 

often stealing a few moments 

to dress as a woman in 

order to briefly liberate Caitlyn. 

The compelling depictions 

of shame, confusion, and selfdoubt 

convince that the life of 

dealing with gender dysphoria 

— the term for one experiencing 

a conflict between her or his 

physical gender and the gender 

with which he or she identifies 

— is often a lonely, confusing 

and isolating existence. 

‘Gender is who you go to bed 

as’ 

Jenner is painfully aware — 

as many in the transgender community 

whom she seeks to help 

have bluntly told her — that her 

affluence and personal history 

hardly make her a typical person 

with gender dysphoria. Nevertheless, 

she is convinced that she 

can make a difference in furthering 

transgender rights. 

Jenner has 10 children — six 

biological, and four step-children. 

She recently welcomed 

her 11th grandchild. Part of why 

she is so vocal is because she 

doesn’t want future generations 

of people with gender dysphoria 

to go through the brutal experiences 

she suffered through, she 

explained. 

“I want to make some constructive 

change in the world for 

this marginalized community,” 

Jenner says with a probing gaze 

which solidifies her conviction 

to do just that. 

“People don’t understand this 

issue,” she said. “Hell, for a long 

time, I didn’t understand this issue.” 

This is a paradigm illustration 

of the old adage that unless one 

has walked a mile in another 

person’s shoes, one cannot understand 

what that person faces. 

Many inject issues of morality 

into the conversation about 

those with gender dysphoria. 

Many cannot get their arms 

around the issue at all. 

Many judge. 

“Think about how it would 

feel if you know you’re left 

handed, but always have your 

left hand tied behind your back 

and are forced to write with your 

right hand,” Jenner said. “This is 

not an issue of sexuality. Sex is 

who you go to bed with. Gender 

is who you go to bed as.” 

Jenner is devoted to explaining 

gender dysphoria, or the 

state of being, as she says, intersexed 

and having gender nonconforming 

genitalia. She notes 

that many well-intended people 

grapple with understanding, 

and most ask a simple question: 

“When did you know that you 

were a girl?” 

Suffering with gender dysphoria 

is something “that is in one’s 

head 24-7-365,” Jenner explains. 

“You know who you are in your 

soul and in your brain.” 

Yet, outwardly you present to 

others as being of the opposite 

sex. 

This confuses and often emo-

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tionally paralyzes children 

as they grow up, often with 

complications ranging 

from being troublesome to 

being life-threatening. 

The statistics stagger. 

“Those with gender 

dysphoria are nine times 

more likely to commit suicide 

— nine times,” Jenner 

said. “The bullying is 

endless and has lifelong 

effects.” 

When Malibu Surfside 

News asked what loved 

ones surrounding a young 

person with gender dysphoria 

can do to help the 

person, Jenner simply and 

strongly advised: “Love 

your child. Adore your 

child. Provide a safe environment 

for your child. 

Ultimately, it is not for the 

parents to figure out what 

the child will do with regard 

to his or her gender, 

it is for the child to make 

that decision.” 

Caitlyn as ‘a crucial ally 

and supporter’ 

Jenner sees herself as 

ever-evolving, noting that 

Bruce was at the fore for 

65 years and Caitlyn is, 

after all, only a little more 

than two years old. 

Jenner is dedicated to 

fundraising and assisting 

in furthering the rights of 

the transgender community. 

“I am very impressed 

by Caitlyn Jenner’s generosity, 

kindness, realness 

and dedication to the 

transgender community,” 

said Diana Oliva, program 

manager for the St. John’s 

Well Child and Family 

Center transgender clinic 

in South L.A. “I am mesmerized 

by her growth 

since she transitioned. She 

clarifies that she is only a 

spokesperson for Caitlyn 

Jenner. She acknowledges 

that she is privileged. But 

she has been very giving 

of her time, and was 

highly influential in helping 

our clinic get a grant 

from MAC Cosmetics last 

year.” 

Jenner has also supported 

Trans Chorus L.A., 

a group which founder and 

director Lindsey Deaton 

said is made up of the largest 

number of trans people 

in the world who meet regularly 

to make music. 

“Caitlyn Jenner has been 

a crucial ally and supporter 

of the chorus from its 

inception,” Deaton said. 

“She has bestowed upon 

the chorus a gift that is 

both amazing and lifegiving. 

It will allow us 

to pursue our mission of 

fiercely empowering trans 

and non-binary voices 

to change hearts and 

minds.” 

Further from home, in 

Washington, D.C., Jenner 

has met with Republican 

leaders who, like many, 

strain to understand gender 

dysphoria, let alone to 

comprehend the challenges 

many in the community 

face. 

Going forward, she 

has big plans to use her 

nonprofit organization 

to give grants to entities 

serving the needs of the 

transgender community 

and all of its various demographics. 

As society attempts to 

come to grips with the 

civil rights issue of our 

time, Jenner is proudly 

and prominently stepping 

out in front. 

Once again, Jenner — 

an Olympic decathlon 

champion (then Bruce), 

and a Malibu thought leader 

furthering this important 

narrative — is leading 

the race. 

She is, as Jenner did in 

the 1976 Olympics, taking 

all of America and the 

world along on the journey. 

Artist rows her boat and her 

message onto the Trancas lawn 

Suzy Demeter 


A graphic rowboat staged 

in the middle of the lawn 

at Trancas Country Market 

was enough to catch the eye. 

But artist Ash C. Davis had 

another goal in mind: conveying 

a profound message. 

On Sunday, May 28, under 

a gorgeous sky, Davis 

unveiled her performance 

piece titled “Nothing to 

SEA Here: Take a Journey 

to Find Love.” 

The art conception, 

which was Davis’ first performance 

of its kind, grew 

out of Davis’ deep concern 

of the environmental disaster 

impact from the Louisiana 

oil spill. 

“It stuck with me,” said 

Davis, who had grown up 

in Texas surfing from the 

age of 14. “It spurred me to 

finally do something about 

it.” 

The rowboat is handpainted 

in vibrant, moving 

patterns, which “are colliding 

and mismatched, ideas 

that shouldn’t go together, 

but they do, much like people,” 

Davis said. 

The performance involved 

the artist holding up 

signs, one at a time, slowly 

turning to show the audience 

the statement. 

Each sign carried a message: 

“When the oil spill hit 

Louisiana I had to do something.” 

“I did nothing.” 

“Doing nothing broke my 

heart everyday.” “This ship 

took me to the other side 

of the universe to find love 

and courage.” “It is beautiful 

here.” “Jump in together 

then we will journey way 

out of there to find a world 

of love, healing and hope.” 

Then, Davis stepped out of 

the boat and went to her paint 

can. She dipped and brushed 

out the word “nothing” in 

blue and wrote “something.” 

The sign evolved to phrase 

“I did something.” 

In the midst of this journey, 

Davis’ message conveys 

hope. The feeling emanates 

from the background music 

track of Peter Tosh’s “Walk 

and Don’t Look Back.” 

“The overall message is 

to bring people together, 

colliding ideas and love for 

everyone will share being 

protectors of the world,” 

she said. 

After the performance, 

Davis and her husband, 

artist Andy Davis, thanked 

and invited the audience to 

explore the exhibit and sit 

in the rowboat. 

The Surfrider Foundation’s 

Greg Welch, partnership 

director, and Graham 

Hamilton, chapter coordinator, 

came to support the 

performance. 

“With all the things that 

are threatening the coastline, 

no portion is too 

small,” Hamilton said. 

“It was healing for me, it 

felt really good,” said Davis, 

of sharing the message at 

the conclusion of her show. 

“We really need more 

love,” Davis said. 

“Love” is painted on the 

side of her boat — a small 

rowboat which holds afloat 

a large message. 

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Safety Harbor Kids gathers for concert, poker party 

Submitted by Safety 

Harbor Kids 

Topa Mountain Winery 

hosted a concert and poker 

party fundraiser for nonprofit 

Safety Harbor Kids 

on May 19. 

The event was the charity’s 

10th Anniversary and 

featured music by Paul 

Barrerre and Fred Tackett, 

the legendary guitars of the 

rock band Little Feat. 

Kicking off the event 

was vocal sensation Kirsten 

Collins with a beautiful 

performance of “Amazing 

Grace,” followed by 

the cool sounds of the Dan 

Grimm Band. The more 

than 350 guests enjoyed 

music throughout the day, 

while sipping wine and 

enjoying the spectacular 

view from the well manicured 

grounds of the Topa 

Mountain Winery, owned 

and operated by proprietor, 

Larry Gurero. Between 

music sets, the crowd was 

entertained by the Hamsa 

Bollywood Dancers. 

With security provided 

by Garnet Security, the VIP 

guests were treated to food 

by AJ’s Chinese Express 

(delivered by Ojai Food 

Taxi) and complimentary 

beverages including Topa 

Mountain Wines, Hint Water 

and Lori’s Lemonade. 

Additional refreshments 

for the event were provided 

by Charles and Company 

Tea and Longshot Expresso 

Bar. 

Guests also enjoyed test 

Safety Harbor Kids Board Members Fred Tackett (left) 

and Paul Barrere, of Little Feat, perform May 19 at the 

nonprofit’s concert and poker party fundraiser. Photo 

Submitted 

drives by Tesla of Santa 

Barbara of their Model S 

P100D and their new Model 

X 90D, the electric SUV 

as well as a Texas Hold ‘Em 

poker tournament sponsored 

by Aces and Eights. 

The poker tournament was 

won by Andrew MacCalla 

of Santa Barbara. Prizes 

included a Tesla for the 

weekend, a round of golf at 

the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa 

and dinner at the Inn of the 

Seventh Ray. 

As the evening progressed, 

headliners Paul 

and Fred were joined by 

Little Feat bassist, Kenny 

Gradney, Grammy winning 

drummer, Tony Braunegal 

and guitar slayer, Coco 

Montoya, for their final 

set. Paul Barrere and Fred 

Tackett of Little Feat tour 

the world performing their 

longtime popular songs including 

Little Feat favorite, 

“Dixie Chicken” and others. 

Fred Tackett has played 

on many rock classics with 

artists including Jackson 

Browne, who sits on the 

Safety Harbor Kids board. 

Other businesses supporting 

the event included 

Ojai Community Bank, 

SoCal Life magazine, 

Rainbow Bridge, Bamboo 

Creek Spa, Deer Lodge, 

Ojai Business Center and 

Osteria Monte Grappa. 

Safety Harbor Kids is a 

501c3 nonprofit with the 

mission to enrich the lives 

of orphans, foster and 

homeless children through 

education in the areas of 

College, Career, Music and 

the Arts. The charity has 

been serving teen foster 

children in Ojai, Ventura 

and the greater Los Angeles 

area since 2007. Visit 

www.safetyharborkids.org 

for more information. 

Faith Briefs 

Malibu United Methodist Church (30128 

Morning View Drive, 310-457-7505) 

Wednesday Night Dinners 

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

The church will cook 

free dinners. Donations are 

welcome at anytime. 

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. 

Sunday Worship 

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

Childcare available. 

Children’s program held 

during worship. 

University Church of Christ (24255 

Pacific Coast Highway, 310-506-4504) 

Worship Assembly 

10:15 a.m. Sundays. 

Meeting in Stauffer Chapel 

for the summer. 

Summer Bible Classes 

9 a.m. Sundays. Classes 

for all ages: adult class in 

Stauffer Chapel; teen class 

in Waves Café; children’s 

classes in Plaza classrooms. 

Youth Bible Class 

7 p.m. Wednesday, for 

6th-12th grades. Contact 

dusty.breeding@pepper 

dine.edu. 

Chabad of Malibu (22943 Pacific Coast 

Highway, 310-456-6588) 

Evening Shabbat Services 

7:30 p.m. Fridays. 

Saturday Services 

9 a.m., Kabbalah on 

the Parsha; 10 a.m. Shabbat 

service; 11 a.m. Words 

from the Rabbi & Torah 

Reading; 12:30 p.m. Kiddush 

lunch 

Sunday Services 

9 a.m. 

Our Lady of Malibu Church (3625 Winter 

Canyon Road, 310-456-2361) 

AA Meetings 

6:30 p.m. Mondays, 

Sheridan Hall. 

Women’s Bible Study 

7 p.m. Mondays, 

Okoneski Room. 

Al Anon Meetings 

8 p.m. Mondays, Sheridan 

Hall. 

Narcotics Anonymous 

7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 

Sheridan Hall. 

Circle Prayer Group 

8 a.m. Thursdays, Rectory. 

Thursday Morning Bible 

Class 

10:30 a.m.-noon Thursdays. 

Men’s AA Meetings 

6 p.m. Fridays, Sheridan 

Hall. 

St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church (28211 


Contemplative Worship 

8 a.m. Sundays 

Traditional Worship 


Malibu Presbyterian Church (3324 

Malibu Canyon Road, 310-456-1611) 

Sunday Worship Services 

9, 10:45 a.m. Sundays. 

Men’s Breakfast 

7:30-9 a.m. Wednesdays 

at Marmalade Cafe, 3894 

Cross Creek Road, Malibu. 

Calvary Chapel Malibu (30237 Morning 

View Drive, 424-235-4463) 

Service 


Midweek Bible Study 

7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays. 

The Rev. Brian La Spada 

holds a weekly Bible study 

at his home to walk through 

the book of Genesis. For 

more information, email 

info@calvarychapelmalibu.com. 

Pre-Church Prayer 

9:30 a.m. Sundays, Juan 

Cabrillo picnic tables. 

First Church-Christ Scientist (28635 


Wednesday Meetings 

8 p.m. Wednesdays. Testimony 

meetings include 

readings from the Bible and 

“Science and Health with 

Key to the Scriptures.” 

Sunday School 

10-11 a.m. Sundays. 

Sunday Service 

10-11 a.m. Sundays. 

Malibu Jewish Center and Synagogue 

(24855 PCH, 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. 

Celebrate Shabbat 

with prayers, music and 

dancing. 

Torah Study 

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

Saturdays 

Waveside Church (6955 Fernhill Drive, 

310-774-1927) 

Service 

10:10 a.m. Sundays at 

Point Dume School, 6955 

Fernhill Drive. 

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26 | June 7, 2017 | Malibu surfside news Dining Out 


The Dish 

From breakfast to charcuterie, Malibu Kitchen satisfies 

Barbara Burke 


Malibu Kitchen is a cross 

between a New York deli, a 

country mart and a bakery. 

Malibu Kitchen and Gourmet 

Country Mart, owned 

by Bill Miller, was dubbed 

by Esquire Magazine as the 

sixth best place to see on a 

summer trip. 

Malibu Kitchen is known 

for its New York style deli 

items, especially its meatloaf 

($13.50), served with 

fresh, very wet coleslaw, 

and mashed potatoes and 

gravy. The gigantic portion 

could easily be shared and 

features “Grandma’s secret 

sauce” on the meatloaf. 

Locals praise the fare and 

the environment. 

“It’s exactly what you 

would hope a neighborhood 

place would be like,” 

10-year customer John 

Woldenberg said. “You 

walk in and it’s a sensory, 

culinary experience.” 

Woldenberg recommends 

the breakfast burrito and the 

corned beef sandwich. 

Miller, on the other 

hand, pegs The Mulberry 

— named after the famous 

Mulberry Street in Manhattan, 

the quintessential artery 

of Little Italy dating back 

centuries — as his favorite. 

The Mulberry ($12.95) 

combines black forest ham, 

genoa salami, finocchiona 

(fennel salami originating in 

Toscana), capocollo, three 

types of cheeses, roasted 

tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, 

pepperoncini, tomatoes and 

onions, all served on freshly 

baked focaccia bread. The 

dish can also be grilled on a 

panini. 

“It’s a feast,” Miller said. 

“I got the idea for it when I 

visited Eataly in New York, 

a huge Italian food emporium.” 

Another version of the 

sandwich consists of prosciutto, 

salami, black truffle 

cheese, aged provolone, 

roasted tomato, pesto and 

balsamic, pressed and melted 

($13.50). 

That traditional Italian 

deli fare does not eclipse 

some hidden gems at Malibu 

Kitchen. 

The charcuterie plate, offered 

only on weekends, 

features imported Italian 

Malibu Kitchen 

3900 Cross Creek Road 

#3, Malibu 

Hours 

8 a.m.-6 p.m. daily 

Phone: (310) 456-7845 

meats, Parmesan, provolone, 

and black truffle cheeses, 

mixed olives, roasted 

tomatoes, Cioppino onions, 

and a variety of bread sticks 

and flatbreads ($55 for a 

plate for four; $35 for a 

plate for two). 

For breakfast, try the 

breakfast burrito, chockfull 

of ham, bacon, sausage, 

eggs, cheeses, and cottage 

fries that can go in the burrito 

or be served on the side. 

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Ride of the Week 

In a barn for over 50 years 

Fireball Tim Lawrence 

Contributing Columnist 

Malibu resident 

The last Wheels and 

Waves show in 

Malibu was truly 

epic. There were tons of 

amazing classics, muscle 

cars and much more, but 

what truly stood out was 

a story that was almost 

beyond belief. 

Blake Weddington, a 

real estate investor and 

property manager, brought 

a unique truck that turned 

heads and dropped jaws. A 

1939 Ford Rat pickup truck 

that barely seemed to be 

holding together, but that 

was just an appearance. Underneath 

this pockmarked, 

rusted, stitched and dented 

Rat truck was the heart of 

a brand new Ford. Starting 

with a 302/c4 motor, 

Weddington’s beast was on 

a full Accuair E Level Air 

Ride with Heidt Mustang 

2 front suspension, disc 

brakes, parallel 4-linked 

rear end and power steering. 

“The truck was purchased 

new by a farmer in 

1939 on central California,” 

Weddington stated. 

“It was used as his farm 

truck until 1951 when he 

replaced it with an International 

Harvester. So it went 

in the barn and sat literally 

untouched and rusting 

away until July 2016.” 

Then, Weddington resurrected 

it. 

Blake Weddington poses with his 1939 Ford Rat pickup 

truck. Fireball Tim Lawrence/22nd Century Media 

“It was sent to JG Design 

and Fab in Ventura for 

a full seven-month build,” 

Blake continued. “JG built 

the exact truck that I had 

designed in my head and 

I wanted to leave all of 

the original characteristics 

from the barnfind but have 

the reliability and modern 

upgrades available today.” 

And that he did. 

This 1939 Ford had 

always been a dream 

truck for Weddington. He 

mentioned that it was so 

ugly that it’s good-looking. 

Plus, you never see very 

many of them. 

Best part of the truck? 

The story and patina, obviously. 

“It’s nature’s 78-year old 

paint job!” 

When Blake came back 

up to Malibu for this shoot, 

the dialogue between us 

was enhanced by the trucks 

spits, pouts, growls and 

burst — its own dialogue 

conversing with us. 

“I use it daily,” mentioned 

Weddington again. 

“Unless my fiancée wants 

to go somewhere, then we 

have to take the boring 

new car most of the time.” 

As we wrapped up the 

shoot and the sun began 

to peak, I noticed so many 

more colors emitting from 

the body of this rusted 

Ford that each inch seemed 

to have a story. 

“I just love hearing all 

the old-timers talk to me 

about the truck and how 

they used to have one, or 

their father had one,” Weddington 

said. “I get to hear 

a lot of great stories and 

meet a lot of great people 

because of it.” 

Weddington belongs to a 

local car club called ODD- 

SQUAD where they meet 

at a Coffee Bean in LA 

every Wednesday night. 

Mostly modified rusties 

and some new shine. But 

rest assured, lots of smiles 

and eager stories. I, for 

one, will be heading there 

soon to capture them for 

the show. There’s a unique 

connection with those that 

allow Mother Nature to do 

her things and add their 

own touches. It’s called art. 

Thanks Blake for allowing 

me to experience 

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‘Alice in Wonderland’ takes audiences on a journey 

Young Actors 

Project presents 

beloved tale at 

Malibu Playhouse 

Barbara Burke 


“It’s opening night and 

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Shoshana Kutner, executive 

director of the Young 

Actors Project, on the June 

1 opening night of “Alice in 

Wonderland” at the Malibu 

Playhouse. 

Family members, friends 

and well-wishers in the audience 

were enthralled from 

the beginning of the performance. 

The lights went down, 

spirits went up, and some 

fine, remarkably outstanding 

young actors took the stage. 

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very impressive special effects 

sending the cast – and 

the excited, impressed and 

amused audience - down 

the rabbit hole, the excellent 

costuming by Aurora Sanchez, 

and incredible back 

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details, as well as to the acting, 

is what has made Kutner 

stand out in youth theater 

in Southern California. 

There was the traditional 

mayhem and cacophony 

throughout the tale, silly 

nonsense and colloquy, and 

experiential acting depicting 

the confusion of living 

with time going backwards 

and without the ability to remember. 

Stellar on-stage performances 

were delivered by 

Georgia Kennedy-Bailey, 

as Alice; Dillon Eisman, 

the Mad Hatter; Ashlyn 

Kunerth, the Duchess; Ava 

Bradley, the White Rabbit; 

Zoe Kofsky, Humpty 

Dumpty; Kamilla Peters, 

as Edith; Layne Jacobson, 

the cook and the Walrus; 

Abigail Mills, Tiger-Lily and 

the Queen of Hearts; Jersie 

Byford, Red Queen; Lena 

Hurtubise, White Queen; 

Nicole Reynaga, King of 

Hearts; and one of the best 

renditions of the Tweedledee 

and Tweedledum episode by 

Bailee Calabria and Maayan 

Milchan, respectively. 

The story takes the audience 

down the rabbit hole 

to the nonsensical world 

of mystery and magic. The 

cards were alive and confused 

and perplexed poor 

Alice, the Queen has a petulant 

propensity to order that 

everyone’s head be chopped 

off, the Duchess is confused 

and a beautiful mess, the 

Mad Hatter hosts a most peculiar 

tea party, and there is 

a trial of the knave, wrongly 

accused, that is very far south 

of including due process. 

The caterpillar will not communicate, 

the Cheshire Cat 

grins beguilingly, confounding 

and intriguing Alice, the 

door mouse will not awake, 

and no one knows how to 

play croquet properly. 

The first scene ended with 

Alice, portrayed by Georgia Kennedy-Bailey, performs 

in the Thursday, June 1 opening night performance 

of Young Actors Project’s performance of “Alice in 

Wonderland” at the Malibu Playhouse. Photos by Suzy 

Demeter/22nd Century Media 

Young Actors Project actors (left to right) Isabella 

Quintanilla, as the March Hare; Georgia Kennedy-Bailey, 

as Alice; and Dillon Eisman, as the Mad Hatter perform at 

the Malibu Playhouse on June 1. 

attendees oohing and aaahing 

about the costumes and 

acting, and anticipating a 

wonderful Part II. 

The actors did not disappoint. 

The theater went on 

a wonderful, child-like excursion 

through the looking 

glass. 

Alice manages to negotiate 

a reconciliation between 

the White Knight and the 

White Queen, and after a series 

of mishaps and confusing 

experiences, makes her 

way through the garden path 

and earns her way to being 

a queen. 

“Alice in Wonderland” is 

a time-honored and revered 

childhood tale by Lewis 

Carroll (adapted by John 

Litten) that always intrigues 

and excites in the telling. 

The Young Actors Project’s 

rendition delighted. 

After the curtain fell, one 

of the cast members ably 

summed up the mood of the 

evening and how terrific all 

aspects of the play were orchestrated. 

“The Young Actors Project 

is where magic happens, 

like the magic that happened 

in this show,” said Claire 

Anneet, 16, who played the 

Cheshire Cat.

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5. 23 in blackjack 

9. Villa near Malibu 

14. Key ___ pie... 

15. Card player’s payment 

16. Spring 

17. Kind of twin 

18. Swindle 

19. Woodworking 

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20. Colorful dress 

21. Chart plotters 

23. Signaling device 

25. Trike rider 

28. ___ cat! 

29. What a party invitation 

might specify 

31. Slight amount 

34. Catalogs 

38. “___ man” Dustin 

Hoffman character 

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41. Shoemaker’s tool 

42. What a slithy tove 

does? 

43. Instrument that’s 

plucked 

44. SA aquatic rodent 

46. Bass, e.g. 

47. Show affection by 

touch 

50. Previous to (prefix) 

52. Mariner’s point 

53. Malibu beach 

58. It stretches across 

a tennis court 

59. Dundee hillside 

62. Out on the waves 

65. Like some mirrors 

66. Daffy Duck talk 

67. Shave 

68. Chancel 

69. Bounce back 

70. Makes warmer 

71. Mind reader 

72. “Say Hey” Hallof-Famer 

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5. Fragrant long-grain rice 

6. Pop the cork 

7. Skin infection 

8. Pace 

9. Loft 

10. Ages 

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31. Sweet 

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35. Egg holder 

36. Couple 

37. Canny 

40. Shirt type 

42. Wise one 

45. Itinerant merchant 

48. Celeb with a Malibu 

home, Britney 

49. Boozer 

51. Insignia 

54. Figures looked to as 

examples 

55. Brighter stars, temporarily 

56. Crossbeam 

57. Susan’s “All My Children” 

role 

58. Trim 

60. Wan 

61. Grandiose poetry 

62. Fire remnant 

63. Article 

64. The deep blue ___ 

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All good 

things Malibu 

baseball’s stellar 14-15 

season comes to an end, 

Page 34 

Gearing up 

City of Malibu’s 

sports camps to 

kick off next week, 

Page 34 

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Malibu High School athletes celebrate college commitments 

from coast to coast, Page 35 

Malibu student-athletes (left to right) Jesse Nikora, Tobias Jensen, Benjamin Cohen, Trevor Simonian, Abby Blackwood, Braxton Pierce, Harrison Cohen and Liam 

Noonan gather for a photo during Malibu High School’s College Athletic Recognition Day Wednesday, May 31. Suzy Demeter/22nd Century Media

34 | June 7, 2017 | Malibu surfside news Sports 


Baseball 

Sharks can’t overcome early deficit, fall in semis 

Erin Redmond 

Assistant Editor 

By the time Malibu’s 

bats got going, it was too 

little, too late. 

The Sharks scored four 

runs through the final 

three innings, but it wasn’t 

enough to overcome an 

early Moreno Valley lead. 

Despite outhitting its opponent 

12-9, Malibu ended 

its season with a 6-4 loss to 

the Vikings in the California 

Interscholastic Federation 

Southern Section Division 

6 semifinals May 30 in 

Moreno Valley. 

Malibu trailed 6-2 heading 

into the sixth, but 

closed the gap when Cade 

McMillin tripled to score 

Louie Thrall. 

Trevor Simonian led off 

the final frame with a double 

and was brought home 

off an RBI single from Tyler 

Ray. Ray would get into 

scoring position, capitalizing 

off a Vikings’ error, but 

would be stranded there as 

Malibu grounded out to end 

the game. 

The hosts built a 4-0 lead 

before the Sharks could get 

on the board in the top of 

the fifth. 

With two outs, Simonian 

doubled on a fly ball to center 

field, sparking a rally. 

William Tamkin singled 

on the next play, scoring 

Simonian for Malibu’s first 

run of the game. 

Ray kept things going, 

singling on a line drive to 

the pitcher to score Tamkin 

and slice the Vikings’ lead 

in half at 4-2. 

Moreno Valley stole the 

momentum right back, 

however, knocking into 

two more runs in the bottom 

half of the inning to 

take a commanding 6-2 

lead. 

Simonian, Ray and Tamkin 

each had three hits a 

piece in the game. Simonian 

also scored two runs, 

while Ray had two RBI. 

Tamkin scored a run and 

knocked in an RBI. 

Justin Truschke was 

handed the loss, giving up 

four runs — three earned 

— on six hits through four 

innings of work. He also 

struck out four Vikings. 

Ray came in for relief 

and allowed two runs on 

three hits over an inning of 

work. Tamkin took over in 

the sixth, pitching a scoreless 

inning that saw Moreno 

Valley go up and down 

in order. 

Malibu opened postseason 

play with a dominant 

20-2 win over Animo 

Leadership on May 18. The 

Sharks continued to assert 

their dominance with a 3-0 

shutout win over Polytechnic 

before beating Barstow 

11-1 in the quarterfinals. 

The Sharks end their season 

with a 14-15 overall 

record. 

Malibu’s sports camps to start next Monday 


Malibu youngsters looking 

to keep moving all summer 

long have plenty of 

options through Malibu’s 

sports camps. 

From the ever-popular 

Aspects Surf Camp at Surfrider 

Beach — now in its 

ninth year — to co-ed flag 

football, volleyball, soccer, 

tennis, basketball, baseball, 

the options are plentiful. 

Recreation Supervisor 

Katie Gallo said spots are 

filling up fast, as registration 

opened on April 3. Programs 

kick off on June 12 

and run through Aug. 10. 

With the exception of 

surf camp, which is for 

ages 7-14, the City’s sports 

camps cater to ages 6-13. 

Gallo added that the City 

would consider a younger 

participant if they were advanced 

in the given sport. 

“We just really wanted 

to provide an outlet to the 

kids in the community to be 

engaged this summer, try a 

new sport, try a new activity,” 

Gallo said. 

Xavier Godbile runs through a drill during the City’s soccer camp at Bluffs Park in 2016. 

The City’s sports camps 

also serve as an early introduction 

to a few familiar 

faces in the community. 

“If at all possible, we 

really enjoy working with 

the high school coaches,” 

Gallo said. 

This year’s participants 

include Malibu High track 

coach Ray Humphrey, 

MHS junior varsity tennis 

coach Bruce Young, and 

Malibu girl’s basketball 

coach Andy Meyer. Gallo 

added that physical education 

teacher Rich Lawson 

also teaches surf camp. 

“The camps will be presented 

in a fun and invigorating 

training environment 

and offer the core skills of 

each sport to ensure correct 

instruction by many Malibu 

High School coaches,” the 

City of Malibu stated in a 

press release. 

For more information, or 

to register, visit www.mali 

bucity.org/daycamps. 

Dylan Keeffe rides a wave toward shore during last 

year’s Aspects Summer Camp at Surfrider Beach in 

Malibu. 22nd Century Media File Photos

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Celebrating what’s to come 

Malibu High 

athletes gather for 

College Athletic 

Recognition Day 

Hannah Muery 


Malibu High School celebrated 

its college-bound 

athletes Wednesday, May 

31, with a College Athletic 

Recognition Day in 

which eight of the school’s 

student-athletes showcased 

their college commitments. 

“We are really proud to 

have this recognition,” said 

Kristy Simonian, mom of 

athlete Trevor Simonian 

and member of the Athletic 

Booster Club. “It really 

shows how you can play a 

sport at the college level, 

even from a small public 

school.” 

Malibu High athlete 

Jesse Nikora will be attending 

Occidental College as 

a member of the track and 

field team. 

Both Liam Noonan and 

Abby Blackwood will be 

continuing their soccer careers, 

with Noonan attending 

Connecticut College 

and Blackwood attending 

Trinity University. 

“It’s like a family for 

me and you create a really 

amazing bond playing 

on the field with them and 

hanging out off the field 

with your teammates,” said 

Blackwood, who also ran 

track and cross country 

during her time at Malibu 

High. “Being on a team 

definitely makes the transition 

to college easier because 

you’re already able 

to make friends and it eases 

you into the process.” 

Malibu High’s Tobias 

Malibu High School seniors Abby Blackwood (left) and Braxton Pierce sport garb from 

their respective colleges on College Athletic Recognition Day. 

Photos by Suzy Demeter/22nd Century Media 

Jensen will be furthering 

his water polo career at Los 

Angeles Valley College. 

Harrison Cohen — who 

has played club and AAU 

ball across Los Angeles 

and played guard on the 

Sharks’ varsity squad this 

school year — will be playing 

basketball for Newbury 

College this fall. 

Benjamin Cohen and 

Trevor Simonian of Malibu 

High’s baseball team have 

also committed to play college 

ball, but on opposite 

coasts. Benjamin Cohen 

is to attend Santa Barbara 

Community College, and 

Simonian will be playing 

for the University of Pennsylvania. 

“I’m looking forward to 

playing at the higher level,” 

said Simonian, who was a 

three-year starter for the 

school’s varsity football 

and baseball teams. “It’s 

much faster paced, everyone’s 

one of the best players 

from their region or 

high school, so I’m excited 

to play at the highest level 

of college baseball.” 

Braxton Pierce has committed 

to Colorado State 

University-Pueblo. Pierce 

was the quarterback on the 

Malibu High School football 

team this year after 

joining the team in his junior 

year. 

“I love Colorado and I 

love playing football in the 

snow,” Pierce said. “I’ve 

been going to Colorado my 

whole life and always wanted 

to go to college there, so 

I’m super excited.” 

Malibu High is wrapping 

up its final days of the 

spring semester, and the 

athletes will be graduating 

on June 8, alongside their 

fellow classmates. 

MHS senior Liam Noonan, who committed to play soccer 

at Connecticut College this fall, is pictured during last 

week’s College Athletic Recognition Day. 

Malibu student-athletes Tobias Jensen (left), Benjamin 

Cohen (middle) and Trevor Simonian are pictured.

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What were your 

thoughts on this past 

season? 

This season was a great 

experience for me as well 

as my teammates. We made 

it to the semifinals and had 

fun doing it. Throughout 

the season we played a lot 

of great teams and we battled 

through every game. 

We did very well and I am 

confident we can compete 

and win CIF next year. 

In what area did you 

improve most as a 

player this year? 

This year I worked a lot 

on hitting off-speed pitches 

and being ready to hit in 

any count. This practice improved 

my confidence and 

allowed me to excel in crucial 

moments of the game. 

Do you have any 

specific goals for the 

offseason or next 

year? 

In general, I want to become 

a better player on 

both offense and defense. 

My main goal for next year, 

which I share with my teammates, 

is to make it back to 

CIF and to win it all. 

How did you first get 

into baseball? 

My parents signed me up 

for T-ball a year early, at 4 

years old, and I have played 

ever since. 

What do you like about 

going to school in 

Malibu? 

The ability to essentially 

meet the whole school and 

to know everyone. This 

interconnectedness makes 

Malibu High feel like a 

family and causes school to 

be more enjoyable. 

Do you have a favorite 

spot to hang out in 

town? 

My go-to place is Lily’s 

on Point Dume. I go there 

everyday, after practice to 

get the best burrito in Malibu. 

What are your hobbies 

outside of baseball? 

I play water polo when I 

am not playing baseball, in 

the summer and fall. Also, I 

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love to snorkel and to scuba 

dive when I get the chance. 

What would you say is 

the best advice you’ve 

ever gotten? 

My coaches have always 

told me to enjoy every 

second of the amazing 

game I have the privilege to 

play, including my current 

coach, Billy Ashley. 

Does any one moment 

from this past season 

stand out to you? 

Hitting a game-tying 

double in the bottom of the 

seventh inning against St. 

Bonaventure, which is our 

greatest rival within our 

league. 

What is your dream 

job? 

I love math and science 

and I would like to pursue a 

career in engineering. 

Interview by Freelance Reporter 

Ryan Flynn

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Pepperdine Athletics 

Baseball’s Aaron Barnett earns Academic All-American nod 

Aaron Barnett became the 

program’s third Academic 

All-American this week, 

earning the honor from Co- 

SIDA after a stellar senior 

season both on the field 

and in the classroom as announced 

Friday, June 2. 

Barnett joins now head 

coach Rick Hirtensteiner 

and Pete Nicholson as the 

only Pepperdine baseball 

players to garner the honor 

after being named to the 

second team this season. 

Hirtensteiner was a firstteam 

Academic All-American 

in 1989 and Nicholson 

was named to the third team 

in 1972. Across all sports, 

Barnett is just the 11th Pepperdine 

student-athlete to 

earn Academic All-American 

recognition and the 12th 

selection overall with men’s 

volleyball player Clint Olson 

earning the honor twice. 

Barnett, who has garnered 

CoSIDA Academic 

All-District honors each 

of the last three seasons, 

graduated this year with a 

3.83 GPA as an economics 

major. He led the Waves in 

batting average, hitting .298 

this season, while posting 

team highs with 57 total hits 

and 14 doubles. He had 25 

RBI and 22 runs scored and 

posted a .352 on-base percentage. 

Barnett also was the 

fourth toughest player to 

strike out in the country this 

year, going down on strikes 

just once every 19.1 at-bats. 

He started all 48 games he 

has played in for Pepperdine 

this season. 

Barnett finishes his career 

with an impressive list of 

accolades that include; Academic 

All-American, threetime 

Academic All-District, 

All-WCC first team, twotime 

All-WCC honorable 

mention, three-time WCC 

All-Academic, Freshman 

All-American, two-time 

NCAA All-Regional Team 

and WCC All-Freshman 

Team. For his career he 

owns a .314 batting average, 

101 RBI and 93 runs scored. 

His 269 career hits are good 

for the fifth most all-time in 

program history. 

Waves trio nabs WCC 

postseason awards 

Aaron Barnett was named 

to the All-WCC first team, 

Jordan Qsar picked up All- 

WCC honorable mention 

and Quincy McAfee was 

named to the WCC All- 

Freshman Team. 

The Waves have had a 

player on the first team every 

year since 1985 when the 

conference started awarding 

both first and second-team 

all-conference honors. It is 

Barnett’s first All-WCC first 

team nod after earning honorable 

mention in both 2014 

and 2015. 

In his senior season, Barnett 

posted a team-high 

.362 batting average during 

WCC play, driving in 14 

runs and scoring 13, with 

seven doubles and one triple. 

He posted a conference 

slugging percentage of .448 

and an on-base percentage 

of .413, both of which were 

tops on the team during 

WCC play. Barnett drew 12 

walks during the conference 

season and struck out just 

once against WCC pitching. 

He also garnered academic 

recognition this season, 

earning WCC All-Academic 

and CoSIDA Academic 

All-District honors for his 

work in the classroom. 

Qsar finished third on the 

team with a .289 average 

during WCC play, driving 

in 12 runs and scoring nine 

as well. Qsar was a regular 

in the Pepperdine lineup as 

the team’s right-fielder, but 

also served as a reliever for 

the squad out of the bullpen. 

McAfee started 51 of the 

52 games the Waves played 

this season as the team’s 

shortstop and secondbaseman. 

During conference 

play, McAfee hit .268, 

driving in seven runs and 

scoring a team-high 15. Always 

solid with the glove, 

McAfee had a team-high 

109 putouts, committing 

just five errors which was 

good for a .971 fielding percentage. 

Barnett, Crowder make 

WCC’s All-Academic list 

Aaron Barnett and Matt 

Crowder earned recognition 

on the WCC’s All-Academic 

list for their work in the 

classroom and on the field. 

Three other Waves also 

earned honorable mention. 

Barnett and Crowder are 

two of four athletes on the 

list to also earn CoSIDA 

Academic All-District honors 

earlier this year. Also 

earning honorable mention 

were Brandon Caruso, Kiko 

Garcia and Ben Rodriguez. 

Barnett posted a 3.84 

GPA as an economics major, 

good for the fifth best GPA 

on the All-Academic team. 

The senior designated hitter/ 

catcher led Pepperdine this 

season with a .298 batting 

average, compiling 57 total 

hits with 14 doubles and one 

triple. Barnett drove in 25 

runs and scored 22, posting 

a .382 slugging percentage 

and .352 on-base percentage. 

He was the sixth toughest 

player in the country to 

strike out this year, fanning 

just once every 19.1 at-bats. 

Crowder, also an economics 

major, had the 

fourth best GPA on the list 

with a 3.91 average. The 

senior infielder compiled 

26 hits this season, scoring 

12 runs and driving in nine. 

Crowder posted a .317 onbase 

percentage and had 

four extra-base hits on the 

year, all doubles. 

Caruso posted a 3.26 GPA 

as a film studies major, Garcia 

a 3.54 GPA as a business 

administration major 

and Ben Rodriguez a 3.43 

GPA as a physics major. 

Rodriguez led the team this 

season with 31 RBI and five 

home runs, and was also 

named an Arthur Ashe Jr. 

Sports Scholar this season. 

Caruso was second on the 

team with 12 doubles on the 

year and Garcia had a 4-1 

record out of the bullpen 

with a 2.53 ERA. 

MEN’S GOLF 

Theegala, Cootes earn All- 

West Region honors 

Sophomores Sahith Theegala 

and Roy Cootes were 

both recently named to the 

Golf Coaches Association 

of America/PING All-West 

Region team. 

The duo, who helped lead 

Pepperdine to a 13th-place 

finish at the NCAA Championships 

on May 29, previously 

both earned All-West 

Coast Conference first team 

honors this season. 

Theegala wrapped up his 

season with a tie for 19th 

place at the NCAA Championships. 

The West Coast 

Conference co-Player of the 

Year and a Jack Nicklaus 

Award semifinalist, Theegala 

posted a season scoring 

average of 70.95 — the second-best 

all-time in Pepperdine 

single-season history. 

He had five Top 10 finishes, 

while his 12 Top 20 results 

out of 14 tournaments rank 

tied for fourth in program 

single-season history, and 

his 21 below-par rounds 

rank third. 

Cootes was second on the 

team with a 72.14 scoring 

average, which ranks 10th 

in program single-season 

history. He had six Top 10 

and eight Top 20 finishes 

this year, and 20 below-par 

rounds (fourth in program 

history). 

MENS VOLLEYBALL 

Four Waves earn MPSF All- 

Academic accolades 

Mitchell Penning, Joshua 

Stewart, Weston Barnes and 

David Wieczorek garnered 

Mountain Pacific Sports 

Federation All-Academic 

honors as announced by the 

league office on May 30. 

Penning graduated with 

a Bachelor of Science degree 

in International Business 

and a Bachelor of 

Arts degree in Religion. 

He amassed a 3.2 grade 

point average throughout 

four years with the Waves. 

This is his third-consecutive 

MPSF All-Academic honor 

and he has been a four-time 

Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete. 

Stewart graduated with a 

bachelor of science in sports 

medicine after amassing a 

3.3 grade point average at 

Pepperdine. He has been 

a part of the Waves’ family 

for three seasons after 

transferring from University 

of the Pacific. This is his 

second all-time MPSF All- 

Academic honor and he was 

also a Pepperdine Scholar- 

Athlete for three seasons. 

Barnes earns his first 


with the award after amassing 

a 3.3 grade point average 

as a redshirt-junior 

studying Economics. He 

has played two seasons with 

the Waves after transferring 

from George Mason. 

It’s the second straight 


for Wieczorek, who posted 

a 3.6 grade point average 

and studying Sport Administration. 

He also received 

honorable mention honors 

as an AVCA All-American, 

and was an All-MPSF first 

team honoree this season. 

Women’s Basketball 

Lacie Johnson joins 

recruiting class 

Waves head coach 

DeLisha Milton-Jones announced 

the addition of 

Lacie Johnson as the fourth 

signed member of the 2017 

Pepperdine recruiting class 

May 15. 

Johnson is a 6-foot wing 

out of Pope High School in 

Marietta, Georgia and joins 

fellow signees Mia Satie, 

Rose Pflug and Monique 

Andriuolo. 

Johnson was ranked at 

one point on Hoopgurlz and 

rated a three-star athlete by 

ESPN, while also playing 

volleyball and competing in 

track during her prep career. 

She turned in a stellar four 

varsity seasons on the hardwood 

at Pope, leading her 

team into the state tournament 

each of the past three 

year. 

Information from Pepperdine 

University and www.pepperdinewaves.com. 

Compiled 

by Assistant Editor Erin Redmond, 

assistant@malibusurf 

sidenews.com.

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