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Residents of Malibu, beyond file lawsuits 

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THURSDAY 

Toys for Tots Celebration 

5:30-7 p.m. Dec. 6, First 

Bank, 3822 Cross Creek 

Road, Malibu. The Malibu 

Navy League will collect 

new, unwrapped toys for 

Toys for Tots. Beverages 

and wine will be provided, 

and attendees are asked to 

bring their favorite appetizer 

to share. 

FRIDAY 

Senior Center Winter 

Showcase 

6-8 p.m. Dec. 7, Malibu 

City Hall Council Chambers, 

23825 Stuart Ranch 

Road. The Community Services 

Department and the 

Malibu Senior Center host 

this Malibu Winter Showcase, 

featuring performances 

by local artists including 

the Malibu Senior Choir, 

Senior Tap Dance, Ballet 

Class, Ukulele Players and 

the Senior Storytellers. Admission 

is complimentary. 

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. 

For more information, call 

(310) 456-2489 ext. 357. 

SATURDAY 

Plein Air Paint Out 

9 a.m. Dec. 8 King Gillette 

Ranch Visitor Center, 

26800 Mulholland Highway, 

Calabasas. The Allied 

Artists of the Santa Monica 

Mountains and Seashore 

will host a free monthly 

paint-out. All are welcome, 

no membership required. 

Bring art supplies, water, 

lunch, sunscreen and repellent, 

hat and walking 

shoes. Meet in the parking 

lot by the visitor’s center. 

Rain cancels the paint-out. 

Oil painter Annie Hoffman 

will hold an artist demonstration 

at 9 a.m. For more 

information, visit http://al 

lied-artists.com or contact 

Bruce Trentham at (818) 

397-1576 or bmtrentham@ 

charter.net or Russell Hunziker 

at (310) 500-6584 or 

hunz1234@mac.com. 

SUNDAY 

Woodie Parade 

3-5 p.m. Dec. 9, Malibu 

Village, Pacific Coast 

Highway and Cross Creek 

Road. Join for the 15th 

annual Malibu Christmas 

Woodie Parade, which ends 

at Malibu Village. Enjoy 

live music from The Hodads 

as well as food and 

libations. This year, there 

will be a booth where parade-goers 

can donate to 

the Boys and Girls Club 

of Malibu’s Woolsey Fire 

Emergency Relief Fund. 

Tales by the Sea 

4 p.m. Dec. 9, Malibu 

West Beach Club, 30756 

PCH. Seven tellers will 

share stories about “power” 

at this storytelling for 

grown-ups session. Musician 

DPAK, also known 

as “The Other Deepak,” 

also will perform. Admission 

is free, but RSVPs are 

requested to ann.buxie1@ 

verizon.net. 

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Santa Lucia Celebration 

5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 

9, Malibu Farm Pier Cafe, 

23000 PCH. Join for the 

restaurant’s annual Swedish 

Christmas celebration. 

Make a reservation at www. 

malibu-farm.com. 

Malibu Acoustic Benefit 

Concert 

5 p.m. Dec. 9, Rose 

Room, 6 Rose Avenue, 

Venice. Artists including 

Brandon Jenner, Bret Bollinger, 

of Pepper, Chris Shiflett, 

of Foo Fighters, Dan 

Kelly, of Fortunate Youth, 

and others will perform at 

this benefit, for ages 21 and 

up, for those impacted by 

the Woolsey Fire. Tickets 

are $30. For more information, 

visit liferollson.org/ 

acoustic. 

WEDNESDAY 

Holiday Boutique 

Fundraiser 

10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Dec. 

12, Malibu Lumber Yard 

courtyard, 3939 Cross 

Creek Road. Support the 

Webster Elementary School 

PTA by shopping at this 

fundraiser involving vendors 

including Kerri Wilder 

Jewelry, Heather Gardner 

Jewelry, Tova Malibu Jewelry, 

Shine Beauty, Lovely 

Bird Hats, 27 Miles, Malibu 

Basics, Happy LA, Malibu 

Sugar, Rowdy Sprout, 

Flower Hill Cookie Factory 

and Toy Crazy. Twenty percent 

of event proceeds go to 

the Webster PTA. 

THURSDAY 

Story Keepers 

3:30-4:30 p.m. Dec. 13, 

Malibu Library, 23519 West 

Civic Center Way. The audience 

comes along for an 

adventure and learns the 

power of reading, imagination, 

and believing in themselves. 

This program will 

be performed by The Collaboratory. 

For ages 5–12, 

and their families. For more 

information, call (310) 456- 

6438. 

School Board 

5:30 p.m. Dec. 13, SM- 

MUSD District Office, 

1651 16th St., Santa Monica 

The SMMUSD Board 

of Education will meet. 

To view the agenda, visit 

www.smmusd.org/board/ 

meetings.html. 

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UPCOMING 

Breakfast with Santa 

8:30-10 a.m.; 10:30-12 

p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, 

Malibu City Hall, 23835 

Stuart Ranch Road. The 

City’s Breakfast with Santa 

returns. Breakfast includes 

pancakes, bacon/sausage, 

fruit, orange juice and coffee. 

Attendees are asked 

to bring a new, unwrapped 

toy to receive one complimentary 

breakfast. Tickets, 

which are $5 per person or 

$15 for a family of four, 

may be purchased at the 

door. For more information, 

visit MalibuCity.org/ 

Santa or call (310) 456- 

2489 ext. 239. 

ONGOING 

Disaster Recovery Center 

10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday- 

Saturday, Malibu Courthouse, 

23525 Civic Center 

Way. Replace records lost 

in the Woolsey Fire, file 

insurance claims and get 

details on disaster recovery. 

For details, visit www. 

lacounty.gov/woolseyfire.

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Nostalgic Christmas event ready to roll 

Woodie parade to 

return to Malibu 

this Sunday 

Lauren Coughlin, Editor 

Though many things in 

Malibu have changed over 

the past month, one tried 

and true tradition is triumphantly 

marching on. 

The 15th annual Malibu 

Christmas Woodie Parade 

and accompanying festivities 

are to return to Malibu 

Village (3822 Cross Creek 

Road,) from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, 

Dec. 9. Though much 

of the event will remain 

the same, Malibu Village 

has added a charitable 

component which will allow 

attendees to donate to 

the Boys and Girls Club 

of Malibu’s Woolsey Fire 

Emergency Relief Fund. 

“Malibu Village wanted 

to do something [charitable], 

and I said, ‘If we’re going to 

do something, let’s do it for 

fire relief,’” said John Zambetti, 

a Malibu resident and 

founder of the beloved event. 

Malibu Village also will 

welcome back southern 

California band The Hodads, 

and holiday food and 

libations are to be served. 

Zambetti said he is anticipating 

a slightly smaller 

procession of roughly 15 

woodies this year because 

of the fires, but he encouraged 

community members 

to come enjoy one another’s 

company and to honor 

Malibu’s unique culture. 

“It’s just a fun time,” 

Zambetti said. “It’s kind of 

nostalgic too because the 

cars are old [and] it kind 

of represents the surf culture.” 

Drivers of the iconic, 

wood-paneled automobiles 

— many of which are 

adorned in festive accoutrements 

— will line up at 

Paradise Cove Beach Cafe 

at 2 p.m. before winding 

down Pacific Coast Highway, 

through Serra Retreat 

and parking at Malibu Village 

around 3 p.m. 

“Some people really go 

wild with the decorations,” 

Zambetti said. “It almost 

looks like a float by the time 

we get there, but it’s a float 

that’s got to go 45 miles per 

hour on PCH.” 

The parade was inspired 

by a television special featuring 

Zambetti and his 

band, The Malibooz, called 

“Celebrations: A Malibu 

Christmas.” The show, 

which depicted how Californians 

celebrated Christmas, 

included a woodie 

parade. 

In 2003, Zambetti, who 

also serves as a member of 

the National Woodie Club, 

decided to officially launch 

Malibu’s annual woodie 

parade. Early on, he said, it 

flew under the radar and was 

only known to locals. Since 

then, it has attracted the attention 

of out-of-towners 

from Orange County, Santa 

Cruz, Santa Barbara and 

beyond, and it’s also grown 

from just five or six cars to 

roughly 30 cars in 2017. 

“It really has become part 

of the Malibu culture, and 

people are really starting to 

look forward to it,” he said. 

This year, Zambetti hopes 

the event can continue to 

serve as a source of cheer 

and comfort. 

“Sometimes ritual things 

we get into doing every year 

kind of help bring us together, 

and also lend some kind 

of foundational balance to 

our lives,” he said. 

RIGHT: Geoff and Sharon 

Gee lead the 2017 Woodie 

Parade out of Serra 

Retreat. 

PEPPERDINE PRESENTS 

Athletics 

Pepperdine Athletics Hosts 

Women’s Swimming and Diving 

Saturday,January 5|11 AM vs. New Mexico 

pepperdinewaves.com 

Artsand Culture 

Lisa Smith Wengler Centerfor the Arts Presents 

JohnSebastian 

Thursday,January 10 | 8 P M 

DECEMBER 2018 

As the founder,singer,and songwriter of rock band The Lovin’Spoonful, 

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee John Sebastian is recognized as one of 

the best ambassadors of American music. 

Jeffrey Osborne 

Saturday,January 12 | 8 P M 

Named“the number one hitmakerofthe 1980s” by Radio &Records,R&B 

singerJeffrey Osborne has earnedfour Grammy nominations and five gold 

and platinum albums. 

Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas 

Sunday,January 13 | 2 P M 

FiddlerAlasdair Fraser and cellistNatalie Haas thrill audiences with their 

virtuosic playing, joyful spontaneity, and the sheer physical presence of 

their music. 

arts.pepperdine.edu/events 

Malibu Christmas Woodie Parade organizer John Zambetti poses by a row of woodies 

at Malibu Village during last year’s event. This year’s parade is scheduled for Sunday, 

Dec. 9. 22nd Century Media File Photos 

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Hope, help thrive at Malibu Recovery Project shop 

Country Mart 

space provides free 

clothing, more to 

Malibu fire victims 


A once-vacant space at 

Malibu Country Mart is 

now anything but hollow. 

After just three days of 

operation, Tracy Park, Catherine 

Malcolm Brickman 

and Lisa Oliver Waldinger 

— the women at the helm 

of the newly created Malibu 

Recovery Project free 

shop — had already seen 

a full transformation of the 

space above Toy Crazy. The 

volunteers watched as the 

shop filled with mounds and 

mounds of donated clothing, 

footwear, toiletries, towels 

and linens from near and far, 

and they watched as Malibu 

fire victims lined up, reluctantly 

but gratefully accepting 

items to help them get 

by. Above all, the women 

have witnessed what Park 

describes as “little, sweet 

miracles.” 

On Nov. 26, the first day 

the shop was open, actress/ 

model Brooke Burke and 

her children donated dozens 

of boxes of Sketchers shoes. 

While the charitable crew 

was walking up to the shop, 

Park overheard a sweet exchange: 

“Brooke’s little girl 

said to this little girl, ‘Would 

you like to try on a pair of 

shoes?’” 

The young girl obliged, 

taking the first box in sight 

and opening them to find a 

pair of shoes she had recently 

admired in a store, but 

could not find in her size. 

It’s the small moments 

like these, and the smiles 

that the moments bring, that 

How to help 

• The Malibu Recovery Project is seeking volunteers 

of all ages, with a need for availability from roughly 

10 a.m.-6 p.m. Duties will include cleaning, hanging 

clothes and more. Anyone interested in volunteering 

is asked to come in to the store. 

• Donations of gently used or new clothing and 

footwear may be dropped off between 11 a.m.-5 

p.m. on Mondays and Fridays. The store is unable to 

accept large items such as furniture. 

Visiting the shop 

What: Donated clothing, footwear, toiletries and 

more are available free of charge to Malibu fire 

victims at this volunteer-run space, which is 

scheduled to remain open through Dec. 31. Patrons 

are asked to bring identification. 

Where: Malibu Country Mart, 23410 Civic Center 

Way, above Toy Crazy 

When: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Dec. 31 (with the 

exception of Christmas Day, when the shop will be 

closed) 

keep the volunteers going. 

“The love is so overwhelming,” 

Park said. “It’s 

so remarkable.” 

Indeed, many of the customers 

are visibly crestfallen, 

and material goods are 

not all they seek. At Malibu 

Recovery Project, the volunteers 

also aim to ensure 

that shoppers find something 

imperative: hope. 

To that end, Malcolm 

Brickman recalled one 

woman who was glad to find 

sheets for her son’s bed until 

she realized one problem: 

He no longer had a bed. The 

woman was ready to put the 

sheets back, but Malcolm 

Brickman interfered. 

“I said ‘But he will have 

a bed, and that’s why you 

need these sheets, and here’s 

the pillows that go with it,’” 

Malcolm Brickman said. 

“She said, ‘You’re right.’” 

The shop also serves as a 

hub of information, as some 

of its own volunteers are 

among those who lost their 

homes. 

“These are really good 

people, and they’re trying to 

help other people that have 

been affected,” Malcolm 

Brickman said. 

Above all, the volunteers 

encourage anyone who has 

not already done so to visit 

the disaster assistance center 

at the Malibu courthouse, 

and some volunteers have 

even walked them over. 

“We’re such a small community 

that we do know 

[how the victims feel],” 

Park said. “These are our 

friends who are affected 

so what’s amazing, what’s 

sweet is when you see a familiar 

face and you know 

you’re all going through 

the same thing. You know 

you’re surrounded by people 

who actually know how 

you feel.” 

The space also plans to 

create a private section of 

the store where it can host 

Malibu Recovery Project founders (left to right) Tracy Park, Catherine Malcolm 

Brickman and Lisa Oliver Waldinger gather for a photo in the Malibu Recovery Project 

space. Photos by Suzy Demeter/22nd Century Media 

counselors from nearby 

Roots and Wings. 

Just as the tireless volunteers 

at the shop, Roots 

and Wings Founder Jennifer 

Johnston-Jones said her 

business is looking to give 

back to its community. 

“Even those who didn’t 

lose their homes are still 

suffering from the fear 

that was invoked and the 

loss of what Malibu was,” 

she wrote in an email to 

the Surfside News. “Also, 

there is the psychological 

response of what such a 

traumatic occurrence brings 

up. Often, prior trauma can 

become triggered.” 

The store is modeled after 

the Montecito Recovery 

Project Free Shop, founded 

this past March by Berna 

Kieler following the Thomas 

Fire, Montecito flash 

floods and mudslides. 

Currently, the Malibu 

shop is expected to remain 

open through Dec. 31, and 

volunteers and donations 

are welcome. 

Clothing items, all of which are free to fire victims, have 

been donated by various businesses and individuals. 

The organizers are seeking 

more volunteers, with a 

goal of staffing four to five 

volunteers per shift. Typical 

hours would be from 

10 a.m.-6 p.m. Anyone interested 

in volunteering is 

asked to come to the store. 

To allow the existing volunteers 

time to catch up, donation 

drop-offs are requested 

from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on 

Mondays and Fridays only. 

Donors to date have included 

Montecito Girl Scout 

Troop 50415, Sharon Segal, 

Anine Bing and more. 

“We’ve been overwhelmed 

with the generosity 

of the community,” Malcolm 

Brickman said. 

The volunteers ask that 

large household goods, such 

as furniture, are not brought 

to the store; they encourage 

donors to advertise such 

goods on the social network 

Nextdoor. 

New items are coming in 

often, and any Malibuites in 

need are encouraged to visit 

and to return.

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Local organization steps up in times of need 


Some Malibu residents 

may not have heard of the 

Greater Malibu Disaster 

Relief Project, and that’s the 

way the group prefers it. 

“GMDRP is basically 

silent when times are 

good, and we rise up in 

times of crisis,” said Greg 

Hughes, president of GM- 

DRP. 

GMDRP, founded in 

1993, is back in action following 

the Woolsey Fire, 

but it is not the first stop 

for those in need of financial 

aid. The locally run 

nonprofit works to offer financial 

assistance to homeowners 

who do not qualify 

for aid through insurance, 

the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency or the 

American Red Cross. 

“Oftentimes, we’ve found 

insurance doesn’t cover 

anything,” said Hughes, a 

board member for 18 years. 

GMDRP does not aid 

businesses, Hughes notes. 

Case workers with the organization 

assist homeowners 

and determine the level 

of aid they can provide. 

“We are in this together,” 

Hughes said. “ ... We all are 

local people; we either work 

or live in Malibu, so we’re 

here to help our people.” 

Fellow board members 

include Pepperdine Crest 

Associates Senior Vice 

Chancellor Louis Drobnick, 

Malibu Chamber of Commerce 

President Barbara 

Bruderlin and HRL Laboratories 

Director of Human 

Resources Frank Brady. 

Donations to the Greater 

Malibu Disaster Relief Project 

may be sent to PO Box 

6321, Malibu, CA 90264. 

The organization also 

may be reached at GM 

DRP2018@gmail.com. 

Enjoy Festive drinks and delightful treats 

Sunday, December 9th • 1-5pm 

MALIBU COLLECTION 

MALIBUBASICS CASHMERE 

Meet the designer of MalibuBasics Cashmere 

who will donate 20% of her sales 

to Malibu Boys & Girls Club for Fire Relief 

Also, introducing from Obsessed Jewelry - 

the Malibu Collection 

100% proceeds goes directly to Malibu Foundation 

Malibu Country Mart • Obsessed Jewelry 

(next to Mr. Chow’s and Planet Blue) • Open Daily 10-6

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Police Reports 

Laptop, handbag among items reportedly nabbed from locked vehicle 

A $2,500 MacBook Pro, 

a $800 handbag, a wallet 

and $100 in cash reportedly 

were stolen from a locked 

vehicle in the Malibu Colony 

Plaza parking lot, according 

to a Nov. 1 report. 

The alleged victim stated 

that he noticed that the rear 

passenger-side window 

was broken and that the 

items he left on the back 

seat were missing. An attempt 

to locate the laptop 

was made through a tracker 

application, but it appeared 

the tracking device was disabled. 

Nov. 5 

• A $1,000 iPhone, wallet, 

debit and credit cards, and 

a dashcam reportedly were 

stolen from a locked vehicle 

in the 23000 block of 

Pacific Coast Highway. The 

theft allegedly took place 

Oct. 21. The alleged victim 

placed his car keys inside 

the driver’s side wheel wall 

before he went to the beach 

to surf. He retrieved the 

key when he returned, but 

found the items in his car 

missing. His stolen debit 

card reportedly was used at 

two gas stations in Malibu. 

Nov. 4 

• A purse, wallet, credit 

cards and a driver’s license 

reportedly were stolen from 

a vehicle parked near the 

Zuma Canyon trailhead. 

The alleged victim stated 

she hid her purse in the 

trunk of her locked vehicle 

before leaving for a hike 

on Zuma Canyon. After 

she returned to her vehicle 

and drove to a shopping 

center, she went to retrieve 

her purse and noticed it 

missing. Her stolen debit 

card reportedly was used 

for three purchases totaling 

$4,108 at a Best Buy in 

Thousand Oaks. 

• Keys, credit cards, a wallet 

and $60 in cash were 

among the items reportedly 

stolen from a locked 

vehicle in the 23000 block 

of Pacific Coast Highway. 

When the alleged victim 

returned from surfing at the 

beach, a key he left on top 

of the front tire was missing, 

as well as items from 

inside the car. 

• Front fog lights valued 

at $1,500 reportedly were 

stolen from a 2017 Honda 

Accord parked between 

Towers 9 and 10 at Zuma 

Beach, located at 30000 Pacific 

Coast Highway. Upon 

returning from the beach, 

the alleged victim noticed 

her front lights missing. 

She was certain they were 

intact when she left her 

home to go to the beach. 

Nov. 3 

• Hennessy cognac glass 

bottles valued at $1,100 

reportedly were stolen 

from Colony House Liquors, 

22523 Pacific Coast 

Highway. A police deputy 

responding to a burglary 

alarm at the store noted that 

the front door was pried 

open, and a crowbar was 

found on site. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 

Malibu Surfside News police 

reports are compiled from official 

records on file at the Los 

Angeles County Lost Hills/ 

Malibu Sheriff’s Department 

headquarters. Anyone listed 

in these reports is considered 

to be innocent of all charges 

until proven guilty in a court 

of law. 

Mudslide in Malibu Park prompts evacuation 

No injuries, no 

property damage 

reported 


For the second week in a 

row, local officials warned 

of potential mudslide conditions 

last week. 

At 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 

29, a mudslide in Malibu 

Park prompted an immediate 

evacuation of the area, 

from Busch Drive to Phillip 

Avenue. The mudslide was 

reported between Horizon 

Drive and Busch Drive. 

No injuries were reported, 

and no structure 

damage was incurred, according 

to the Los Angeles 

County Sheriff’s Department 

Information Bureau. 

Debris cleanup efforts 

continued into Friday, 

Nov. 30. Cuthbert Road 

remained closed up until 

8:45 a.m. Friday, though 

other area streets reopened 

at 9:30 p.m. the night prior. 

Webster Elementary 

School and Pepperdine 

University closed their 

campuses because of the 

weather on Nov. 29, but 

both reopened the next 

day. 

City crews were patrolling 

the canyon roads and 

city streets with blade 

trucks on Friday, according 

to the City of Malibu. 

Southern California Edison 

and communication 

providers also continued to 

repair fire-damaged lines. 

Sheriff McDonnell concedes on heels of updated ballot count 


LA County Sheriff Jim 

McDonnell conceded to 

challenger Alex Villanueva 

Nov. 26, after the Los Angeles 

County Registrar-Recorder/County 

Clerk provided 

a ballot update. 

Villanueva, the first person 

in 104 years to unseat 

an incumbent sheriff in LA, 

was sworn in as the 33rd 

sheriff Monday, Dec. 3. 

As of the 26th, Villanueva 

had earned 52.59 percent 

(1,277,340 votes) of 

voters’ support. The final 

vote tally on Friday, Nov. 

30 showed another 33,440 

votes (52.85 percent) in 

Villanueva’s favor. 

In a Nov. 26 statement, 

McDonnell thanked the 

nearly 1.2 million voters 

who supported him and 

said an “orderly transition” 

was in the works. 

“The honor of serving 

as the LA County Sheriff 

is one like no other in law 

enforcement,” McDonnell 

wrote. 

USE LICENSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR 

RECREATIONAL CAMP PROGRAMS 

AT L.A. COUNTY BEACHES & 

MARINA DEL REY 

The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors is seeking to issue Summer 

Use Licenses for summer 2019, with an optional two-year extension, to qualified and 

experienced surf camp, day camp, and physical fitness operators to provide various 

youth summer camp and recreational programs to Los Angeles County residents on 

Los Angeles County-owned and operated beaches. These beaches include Manhattan, 

Venice, Will Rogers, Zuma and Point Dume. Selection of operators will be based on the 

qualifications of the applicants, with an emphasis on safety standards, professional 

experience operating similar recreational programs, operating plans, community 

service, financial capability and remuneration. 

Applicants must meet the minimum safety requirements as specified by the County. 

Applicants that do not demonstrate the ability to meet the minimum safety requirements 

will not be considered. 

Applications and instructions will be available for download starting December 3, 2018. 

Visit http://beaches.lacounty.gov and click the Summer Use License application link. 

The deadline for submitting applications will be 

January 14, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. 

The Department also reserves the right to revise the submittal instructions and to 

modify any and all terms and conditions of the selection process, including minimum 

requirements. For further information, call (424) 526-7883. 

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News Briefs 

Disaster CalFresh accepting 

applications through Dec. 7 

Los Angeles County residents 

who have been impacted 

by the Woolsey Fire 

may be eligible to receive 

one month worth of Disaster 

CalFresh food assistance, 

but the time to apply 

is running out. Households 

are invited to apply for assistance 

between Dec. 3-7. 

A family of four with 

a monthly income up to 

$2,755 per month could 

receive up to $640 in food 

assistance through California’s 

Disaster CalFresh 

program, according to a 

Nov. 29 press release from 

The California Department 

of Social Services. 

Benefits — which are 

provided through an Electronic 

Benefits Transfer 

card that can be used at 

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A happy ending amid tragic times 

As flames near 

containment, 

Malibu family 

welcomes baby girl 

Barbara Burke 

Freelance Reporter 

As Malibuites were told 

to evacuate their homes 

Nov. 9, Caytlyn McCloskey 

Gothard, who was 

nine months pregnant, 

fought her own battles. 

She worried about safely 

giving birth to her first 

child. She worried about 

whether her family home 

in Malibu Park would survive. 

She worried about 

whether her floral company, 

Sea Lily Malibu, would 

be damaged by the fire. 

She worried, but she 

stayed the course. 

“The anguish of not 

knowing whether my parents 

or my home would 

make it through the fires 

and giving birth with so 

much trauma was difficult,” 

McCloskey Gothard 

said. “But now, the fires 

are over, my parents and 

our family home is safe 

and my baby girl, Leighton 

Phoenix Gothard, is 

healthy and happy. She’s 

our Phoenix rising from 

the ashes to celebrate 

new birth, life, and 

family.” 

In the final days before 

giving birth, McCloskey 

Gothard strove to support 

her parents, Leigh and 

Carla McCloskey, who had 

not evacuated their homes, 

as they fought successfully 

to save their home in Malibu 

Park. 

McCloskey Gothard 

went into labor Nov. 20, 

the day the Pacific Coast 

Highway was fully reopened. 

At first, things 

were going fine, but serious 

complications developed. 

“Caytlyn was whisked 

away for a precarious 

emergency C-section because 

her fever spiked 

from an infection,” Carla 

McCloskey explained. 

“She also had excessive 

bleeding.” 

When birth blessed the 

family, neither mother 

nor child were free from 

harm. 

“It was unbelievable 

because they both almost 

died, and Leighton was 

not breathing,” Carla said. 

“They were both in ICU 

and Caytlyn didn’t even 

get to see Leighton for a 

day, and we couldn’t see 

our new granddaughter for 

five days.” 

Leighton Phoenix Gothard, the first child of Malibu 

resident Caytlyn McCloskey Gothard, was born Nov. 20. 

Photo Submitted 

Now, both mother and 

child are doing fine. They 

are tired, but trouble free. 

Leighton’s first name 

comes from a combination 

of Leigh, her paternal 

grandfather’s name, and 

Brighton, her maternal 

aunt’s name. She is the 

first in the next generation 

of McCloskeys, who are 

longtime Malibuites. Her 

middle name denotes the 

strength of the mythical 

Phoenix who rose from the 

ashes. 

“The two weeks before 

Leighton’s birth were so 

full of terror, horror and 

devastation due to the 

fires,” Carla said. “However, 

we are so blessed 

because there have been 

so many miracles with the 

birth, just like with the fire 

— and it’s important to 

share joy and happy endings, 

especially now.”



In familiar pattern, SCE 

sued for alleged role in fire 


Lawsuits are starting to 

pile up against Southern 

California Edison, which 

some blame for starting the 

Woolsey Fire. 

Alexander Robertson, IV, 

of Robertson & Associates, 

said his firm currently represents 

nearly 50 clients, 

roughly a dozen of whom 

are from Malibu, who have 

sued SCE for its alleged 

role in the massive wildfire 

that began Nov. 8. 

“I currently represent 

over 450 plaintiffs in the 

Thomas Fire cases and believe 

that the Woolsey Fire 

case will follow the same 

pattern with thousands of 

homeowners filing suit 

against Southern California 

Edison Company,” Robertson 

wrote in an email to the 

Surfside News. 

One such lawsuit was 

filed Nov. 15 by Malibu 

resident Michael Henthorn, 

alleging that SCE demonstrated 

negligence, inverse 

condemnation, public and 

private nuisance, premises 

liability, trespass, 

violations of public utilities 

code, and violation of 

health and safety code. 

SCE reported a Nov. 8 

electric safety incident to the 

California Public Utilities 

Commission concerning its 

Big Rock 16 kV circuit out 

of Chatsworth Substation 

in Ventura County. The incident 

reportedly occurred 

just two minutes before the 

Woolsey Fire was first reported 

in the area. 

“SCE had a duty to properly 

construct, maintain 

and operate its electrical 

infrastructure,” the lawsuit 

states. “SCE violated these 

duties by knowingly operating 

aging and improperly 

maintained infrastructure. 

In fact, SCE’s violations 

had caused wildfires before, 

and SCE was fined by 

the California Public Utilities 

Commission numerous 

times before the Woolsey 

Fire began.” 

Past incidents highlighted 

in the lawsuit include 

the Malibu Canyon Fire 

of 2007, after which SCE 

agreed to a settlement with 

the PUC and paid a $37 

million fine. 

The lawsuit further 

states that, in extreme fire 

areas, SCE is responsible 

for maintaining vegetation 

near its equipment and 

for ensuring that its power 

lines and utility poles can 

withstand winds of up to 92 

miles per hour. 

Henthorn’s home of 30 

years, located on Mitolomol 

Street, was one of 

1,643 structures destroyed 

by the Woolsey Fire. 

The lawsuit seeks the 

reimbursement of lawsuit 

fees as well as costs for repair 

and/or replacement of 

the plaintiff’s destroyed, 

damaged and lost personal 

property. 

As of press time, Southern 

California Edison did 

not respond to the Surfside’s 

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Fundraiser, wellness components draw crowd to Lumber Yard 

Barbara Burke, Freelance Reporter 

A sea of yogis graced the deck 

of Malibu Lumber Yard Saturday, 

Dec. 1, at Support, Sip ‘N 

Shop, a fundraising event benefiting 

the Malibu Disaster Relief 

Fund. 

The event was co-hosted by 

the Lumber Yard and the Malibu 

Foundation. 

Malibu native Ashley Shubert, 

of Playlist Yoga, led the yoga 

session and gently urged those 

participating to unwind, breathe 

deeply and refocus. 

“Expect the best version of 

you right now,” Shubert said. 

“We have resources, we have opportunities 

and they are bigger 

than yourselves so soothe yourselves.” 

Attendees collectively 

breathed in, cherishing the misty 

ocean breeze. 

Shubert, a Malibu High alumna 

who grew up in Paradise 

Cove, realizes how important it 

is to support Malibu shops and 

to support Malibuites as they coalesce 

and rally to rebuild Malibu 

and slowly return to normal 

life. 

“It’s so special for me to give 

back to my community in its 

time of need,” Shubert said. “I’m 

grateful to be able to offer yoga 

and to help elevate the spirits of 

my people.” 

A portion of the sales by Malibu 

Lumber Yard stores benefited 

the Relief Fund. Two new stores 

have just launched at the venue. 

Bleusalt, a boutique founded 

in Malibu, features athleisure 

wardrobe selections for men and 

women with fabrics made from 

beech tree fibers. 

Midheaven, a selection of fine 

denim-wear for ladies, displayed 

a selection of chic apparel. 

“It’s really nice to open my 

store that means so much to me 

on a day when some of the sales 

proceeds will benefit the victims 

of the fire,” said owner Kathryn 

Brolin. “I’m grateful to be a part 

of the effort to bring new energy 

to Malibu.” 

Isabella Sodeqvist, 11, helped 

her family sell Malibu Strong 

caps and spoke with Malibu 


“I made a video about being 

evacuated from the fire,” 

she said. “My message is that 

the material stuff really doesn’t 

matter because when you have 

family, that’s all that really 

matters.” 

Attendees enjoyed avocado 

toast from Avoca Toast, libations 

provided by Casamigos Tequila, 

hor d’oeuvres from Café 

Habana, and unicorn doughnuts 

from California donuts. Some 

chose to have a free manicure by 

Nail & Bone, and others enjoyed 

a complimentary massage, while 

yet others simply sat and chatted, 

enjoying the conviviality. 

Yoga participants (left to right) Tade Adeogun, Patty Navarro and 

Lejuane Johnson enjoy champagne and doughnuts Saturday, Dec. 1, 

at Malibu Lumber Yard. Suzy Demeter/22nd Century Media 

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has come out because 

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much,” said Jenni Ogden, who 

lives on Point Dume. “I am enjoying 

relaxing and getting my 

nails done and I’m grateful that 

I’m lucky to be one of the people 

in Malibu who has a home to 

clean up.” 

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In song and in spirit, Pepperdine unites, grieves 

Community gathers 

at memorial service 

for student Alaina 

Housley 

Barbara Burke 


As Pepperdine University 

Chaplain Sara Barton 

opened the Nov. 28 memorial 

service for 18-year-old 

Alaina Housley, she looked 

out at a sea of young faces. 

Many students were, 

she noted, dealing with a 

death for the first time. The 

gathering for Housley — a 

victim of the Nov. 7 mass 

shooting at the Borderline 

Bar & Grill in Thousand 

Oaks — was, of course, 

very sad, but it also was 

infused with happy memories. 

Housley loved to be immersed 

with music and to 

immerse others with her 

beautiful voice, a voice that 

Music Professor Ida Nicolosi 

characterized as a “glorious 

instrument.” 

That is, Barton said, why 

one of Housley’s favorite 

ensembles, The Filharmonic, 

filled the Firestone 

Fieldhouse with harmonies. 

That is why Lauren Drake, 

one of her suite mates, 

beautifully performed one 

of Housley’s favorite songs, 

“On My Own,” from “Les 

Come visit our showroom 

Miserables.” That is why 

the lovely service included 

a performance of Psalm 23, 

God’s Word of Comfort, 

by her college house suite 

mates Haley Brouwer, Pari 

Cribbins, Bridget Johnson, 

Ashley Mowreader, Zoe 

Walsh and Alicia Yu. That 

is why all assembled joined 

in a rendition of “Shine on 

Us” — a work that includes 

a most fitting verse: “To 

find our way in the darkest 

night. Let your grace fall 

on us” — just before they 

segued to singing “Noel, 

Noel.” 

Noel. Peace. A peace that 

passes all understanding — 

that is a phrase oft-quoted 

from scripture. 

Housley’s parents, Arik 

and Hannah Housley, who 

met and fell in love at Pepperdine, 

have begun to find 

such a peace, even as they 

mourned their daughter at 

Pepperdine’s fieldhouse, a 

venue usually reserved for 

students to celebrate joyous 

occasions like pep rallies, 

ball games and commencement 

ceremonies. 

“I stand before you with 

my heart broken and completely 

vulnerable,” Hannah 

said. “Because I can 

acknowledge that my heart 

and mind is being filled 

continuously by unfailing 

love. ... There is so much 

love and it is bigger than 

hate.” 

Arik and Hannah Housley, parents of the late Alaina 

Housley, speak at their daughter’s memorial service. 

The Housleys spoke 

fondly about their beloved 

daughter, about how excited 

she was to be a Wave 

and about her dreams and 

aspirations. She loved 

sports and choral and instrumental 

music. She 

loved to debate and to socialize. 

She loved to donate 

her time to causes 

greater than her own. She 

loved to learn. She was always 

looking forward. Indeed, 

she was looking forward 

to studying abroad in 

Florence, Italy, next year, 

to pursuing her English 

degree, and to possibly becoming 

an attorney. 

All the world was Alaina’s 

oyster until that fateful 

night. 

Nevertheless, her parents 

and those speaking 

and singing at the service 

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The Pepperdine University Concert Choir performs at the 

Nov. 28 memorial service for Alaina Housley. 

Photos by Suzy Demeter/22nd Century Media 

manifested an aura of faithinfused 

hope. Although 

Alaina’s life was tragically 

cut short, the radiance of 

her spirit will remain with 

all who knew her. 

Attendees sat in awe 

and reverence as Alaina’s 

grieving parents manifested 

enormous strength 

and eulogized their child, 

thanked the creator for 

giving them their precious 

gem, thanked family, 

friends, and those at Pepperdine 

and in the greater 

Malibu community for 

providing tremendous support 

to them, and thanked 

Alaina for blessing them 

with her lovely presence. 

On the night Alaina died, 

she finished her homework 

and shared a dinner with 

students and Chris Doran, 

associate professor of religion 

and a longtime family 

friend. Then, she phoned 

her parents to tell them 

that she was going to Borderline 

to line dance. Arik 

tearfully noted that he and 

Hannah used to go to the 

same venue when they attended 

Pepperdine. 

Steeped in Christian 

faith, Alaina’s parents and 

all assembled displayed 

remarkable strength and 

positivity. 

“I think we should remember 

that Alaina was a 

light,” said Katie White, 

a student spokesperson. 

“She was a light in the 

lives of our students, she 

was a light in the lives of 

our professors and she was 

a light in the lives of our 

alumni. She was a light 

that brought hope and encouragement 

to our community.” 

As the celebration honoring 

Alaina drew to a 

close, Pepperdine President 

Andrew K. Benton 

invited attendees to “rise 

in solidarity,” and said that 

all in attendance would 

“strengthen their steps as 

they move forward.” 

He, like Arik, noted that 

the prevalence of senseless 

gun violence must be 

stopped and suggested that 

whenever someone sees 

another person alone, they 

should do what Alaina 

did so artfully in her short 

life: shine a loving light on 

them. 

To further honor Alaina’s 

legacy, Pepperdine has established 

the Alaina Housley 

Memorial Endowed 

Scholarship Fund. 

“Though Alaina was 

unfairly prevented from 

achieving her dreams of 

completing a college education, 

we at Pepperdine 

have chosen to honor her 

memory by ensuring that 

those dreams stay in sight 

for other students now and 

into the future,” the fund 

page notes. “ ... Though 

Alaina’s time at Pepperdine 

was short, she created 

a lasting impact for 

her classmates and teachers 

alike. Through this 

scholarship fund, we hope 

to ensure that, even in her 

death, she will always continue 

to change lives for 

the better. 

As of Friday, Nov. 30, the 

fund had raised $132,225. 

To donate, visit impact. 

pepperdine.edu/alaina.

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School News 

Freed-Hardeman University 

Jhin honored by alma mater 

In October, Malibu resident 

Dr. Kyo Paul Jhin returned 

to his alma mater, 

Freed-Hardeman University 

in Henderson, Tenn. 

Jhin was named a distinguished 

alumnus and also Jhin 

accepted a proclamation of 

Oct. 2 as Dr. Kyo “Paul” Jhin Day. He 

delivered a speech at the event which recapped 

his experiences of speaking to the 

United Nations and more. 

Jhin serves as the CEO of the Global Initiative 

on Computers for Schools, which 

seeks to provide computers to students in 

developing countries. 

In the past, he has received varied honors, 

including the Kukmin-Hunchang 

Dongpaik-Chang award and The Ellis Island 

Medal of Honor. He also was previously 

appointed as a member of the National 

Advisory Council on Adult Education by 

President Gerald Ford, as an executive assistant 

to the Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs 

by President George H. Bush, and as the 

director of Peace Corps’ Special Initiatives 

by President George W. Bush. 

California State University, Los Angeles 

Malibuite named Alumnus of the Year 

MGA Entertainment CEO Isaac Larian, 

of Malibu, was named Alumnus of the Year 

at Cal State LA’s 2018 Alumni Awards 

Gala in mid-October. 

After receiving the honor, Larian spoke 

about his journey from growing up in Tehran, 

Iran, to founding MGA Entertainment 

and building it into the largest private toy 

company in the world. The firm is wellknown 

for launching the Bratz line of 

dolls. 

Larian has been named to the Forbes 

Billionaires List and was honored with 

the College of Engineering, Computer 

Science, and Technology’s Distinguished 

Alumnus Award in 2005. 

Larian recounted his memories of coming 

to the United States at the age of 17 

with $750 in his pocket. He worked as a 

dishwasher for $1.65 an hour while attending 

Cal State LA during the day. Larian 

graduated from the College of Engineering, 

Computer Science, and Technology 

with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering 

in 1978 and started his company 

the next year. 

“Only in a great country like America 

can an ex-immigrant and dishwasher like 

me stand here after 45 years in this beautiful 

country and be recognized as Alumnus 

of the Year,” Larian said to resounding 

applause. “America was great then and 

America is still great today.” 

School News is compiled by Editor Lauren 

Coughlin, lauren@malibusurfsidenews.com. 

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Sue Parker shared this photo of a pandemonium of parrots in Malibu in late October. 

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Poet’s Corner 

At the Alter of 

the Forgotten 

Deborah Collodel 


A single bulb lights the 

dark, 

that space, 

like church like home, 

that place where 

hearts hide nothing. 

Watching from the wings 

a flash of remembering 

catches in her eye. 

Heated lights illuminating 

the balmy dust of curtain 

calls, 

distant sounds of applause 

stroking over her in 

waves. 

Her pulse quickens 

as those memories surge, 

the film reel moves 

backwards, 

the images aroused. 

Her partner’s hand on her 

back 

taking her weight. 

At once graceful, powerful, 

charging the space with 

force 

birthed from hours of 

effort. 

Sweat and pain and joy 

run together in a 

seamless stream 

overlapping and cool 

in recollection. 

But with a blink 

the celluloid images are 

lost. 

Silence falls around her 

tired bones. 

As she walks away 

through the empty theatre 

only her shadow, 

a mere echo of yesterday, 

remains. 

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Don’t Panic, It’s Organic 

How to help your property recover from the fire 

Andy Lopez 

Contributing Columnist 

Invisible Gardener 

First, let me start by 

saying that recovery 

will not be easy, but 

we can do it together. 

Just understand a few 

things. Everything is 

toxic — the air, the soil, the 

buildings, the lawn and the 

water all need to be cleaned 

up and cleaned up correctly. 

Do not think that your 

gardener or your handyman 

can do it. Check with your 

insurance company about 

clean-up costs. 

It is essential to always 

wear the proper mask when 

outdoors. 

The California Department 

of Public Health 

recommends “N95” respirators 

or “P100” masks. 

Also, wear long sleeve 

clothing and pants as well 

as gloves to avoid touching 

or handling toxins. 

The air quality in Malibu 

is better than anything 

in-land, so we are grateful 

for that. 

So, what can you do to 

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From Page 11 

Some attendees came 

from area communities to 

participate in the event, 

wanting to support Malibu 

help your property recover? 

Aside from getting the 

proper help in cleaning up 

or repairing your home, 

you also will need to get 

qualified people to work 

on rebuilding your soil and 

helping any live trees you 

have to recover. 

It is crucial that you think 

it through and ask professionals 

what you should be 

doing to the soil. I would 

get options from several 

folks who are knowledgeable 

in this field. Do not 

just jump into it and spend 

all your money and time 

only to find out much 

later that you either did it 

wrong or missed something 

important. Fixing it will be 

more expensive than simply 

doing it right the first time. 

Fires are usually good for 

the soil in many ways, but, 

most importantly, it helps 

to return valuable carbon 

to the soil along with trace 

minerals. But fire also really 

damages the soil below 

several feet, and the soil 

will need help. 

Folks like to think that 

everything you need for 

healthy soil is already 

there and that nature will 

restore balance all by 

herself. While this is true 

if you take humans out of 

the picture, it is no longer 

true at all. We, humans, 

have destroyed the natural 

cycle and the natural order 

of how things are set up 

to work. We have killed 

the animals, birds, insects 

and the trees, and we have 

disturbed the weather 

cycles. 

Typically, the Earth was 

roamed by animals of all 

kinds — trillions of birds 

and insects and all sorts of 

creatures in the ocean on 

land. Not now. 

But, before these animals 

departed, they also did 

their part in transferring 

minerals from one place to 

another through their waste. 

The minerals came with 

their own bacteria, which 

digested the minerals which 

the animals, insects, fishes 

and birds ate. 

The bacteria integrated 

with the microbes in the 

soil. In other words, they 

communicated with each 

other. The living soil is a 

fantastic being. I consider 

it a being — an intelligent 

being at that, smarter than 

we are. 

So, as gardeners of the 

Earth, it is our job to help 

this being. By doing so, everything 

will recover faster 

and be healthier. 

There are several steps 

that need to be taken to aid 

the soil in its recovery. 

First of all, do not overwater. 

Also, find a local source 

of compost. If you cannot 

find someone who is making 

it, store-bought will do. 

Do not use any compost 

made from sewer sludge 

or any compost that has 

as it collectively tries to 

recover. 

“We live in Calabasas 

and so we were personally 

affected by the fire because 

we were evacuated, too,” 

said Corey Talbotts, who 

brought her two small children 

with her. “We donated 

a ton of food and water and 

we are essentially looking 

to help in any way that we 

can.” 

Sophie Galate sang 

beautiful songs, some attendees 

participated in 

chemical fertilizers added. 

All store-bought compost 

that comes in a sealed 

plastic bag is missing essential 

living bacteria and 

microbes needed by the 

soil. You, therefore, should 

add as much bacteria and 

microbes as you can. Many 

folks will not be able to 

get their hands on compost 

or any composted animal 

manure, so they will need 

to buy the various microbial 

and mineral products available 

over the internet and 

at local, organic gardening 

centers. 

Learn to buy and use 

several different sources of 

rock dust. A blend is best 

for getting a wider range of 

trace minerals. 

Learn to use azalea/ 

gardenia mix as a mulch. 

This is usually made from 

earthworm castings and 

mulch tree bark. There is 

only one product on the 

local market that uses earthworm 

castings, so read the 

ingredient list first. Most 

other products just use the 

tree bark. 

Start using subsurface 

irrigation, which saves up 

to 75 percent of water. 

It is better to bring 

back plants and trees that 

survived than to replant. So 

check to see if your plants 

are still alive before removing 

them. This is especially 

true of fruit trees. 

Plan to incorporate builtin 

water systems to help in 

a dance contest and all 

seemed to breathe a collective 

sigh of relief. 

As the adults dispersed, 

the children attending Kid X 

Club made gratitude trees. 

“I am thankful that all 

of my friends are safe,” 

future fires. 

Plant ground covers as 

a way to not only use less 

water but also to help in 

controlling fires. Most 

ground covers will not burn 

if you plant the right ones. 

Try Kurapia. This ground 

cover is fireproof and has 

roots that go down 10 feet. 

Start using organic 

fertilizers instead of the 

chemical ones. Everything 

will grow better and be 

healthier. 

Start foliar spraying all 

your plants. Foliar sprays 

apply the minerals and 

nutrients directly into the 

plant/tree system. 

It is important not to 

interrupt the food intake. 

Many plants will need time 

to allow the soil to start 

working correctly again. 

By spraying their leaves 

and/or trunk with a good 

mineral source, the plants 

will maintain a high Brix 

level, warding off pests 

and diseases. Try spraying 

compost tea or earthworm 

tea. Another excellent tea 

source is rock dust tea. Try 

1 cup milk per 1 gallon water. 

Organic coffee makes a 

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of its mineral (especially 

iron) content. So, make two 

batches of coffee — one for 

yourself and one for your 

plants! 

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said 10-year-old Trevor 

Oliver, a Webster Elementary 

student as he sported a 

baseball cap that said Malibu 

Strong. “I’m thankful 

we’re all here together 

today and I’m glad to be 

back in school.”

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Ride of the Week 

Malibu’s Paul Grisanti and his ‘unicorn car’ 

Fireball Tim Lawrence 

Contributing Columnist 


There are two kinds 

of people here in the 

’Bu. 

There are those who 

move here, check it out for 

a while and realize that the 

salt air, beach life and PCH 

traffic isn’t for them, and 

then there’s the other kind. 

You know, the lifers. 

Now, the lifers are an interesting 

bunch. They don’t 

see the traffic. They don’t 

notice the salt air and how 

it permeates everything. All 

they see is Malibu — an 

overwhelmingly beautiful 

and tiny spot on the planet 

that, if they will allow it, 

will fill them with the kind 

of joy and peace that exists 

nowhere else on the planet. 

And when your head is in 

the stars and your feet far 

below the ground, it’s hard 

to notice the little irritations 

of life. 

If you don’t know Paul 

(and Sara) Grisanti, then 

you have some work to do 

as a true Malibuite. The 

reason being that I’m pretty 

sure Paul has photocopied 

himself and is in virtually 

every corner of this town 

simultaneously. 

And, as a result of this, 

Paul’s understanding of the 

streets, homes, addresses 

and current traffic snarls is 

unsurpassed. As a real estate 

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Paul’s job to know virtually 

every home in this town, 

and he’s being doing that 

for the last 40 years as a 

resident of the ’Bu. (Sorry, 

Paul, I had to give up the 

numbers.) 

To get around, Paul has 

chosen a vehicle that scoots 

this town and its potential 

buyers into an automotive 

frenzy. Paul’s ride is a 500- 

plus horsepower Mercedes- 

AMG E63 S Shooting 

Brake Wagon with carbon 

ceramic brakes. (I only 

point out the brakes as the 

car tends to thunder up and 

distort time. Carbon brakes 

help to suck you back into 

this universe.) 

The car and its launch 

capabilities is bone stock 

and all-wheel-drive. Right 

out of the box, it’s like the 

Starship Enterprise already 

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some more from Paul. 

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220,000 miles,” he said. “I 

had been looking for one 

for about six months that 

was not black (too menacing), 

or modified. It came 

with an unusual interior 

(most are black or cream 

colored) and mine was 

Mystic Red.” 

Think Merlot in a 

$10,000 Baccarat crystal 

glass. 

“This is a unicorn car,” 

he continues. “It handles 

like a sports car but has 

room for clients, family 

and open house signs. TV 

screens on the seatbacks 

provide an entertainment 

source for grandchildren, 

too. At the same time, it is 

discreet enough to blend 

with traffic and not draw 

undue attention to itself 

or the clients within. Car 

people know what it is immediately 

and are enthusiastic 

about seeing it.” 

I myself have ridden in 

this buster and immediately 

felt that I must respect it. 

According to Paul, the 

best part of owning this car 

is being able to go to Cars 

and Coffee events, and seeing 

the reactions of fellow 

car guys. 

“I use the car for everything 

short of going to the 

dump,” he said. “Plenty of 

room for a foursome and 

their clubs. With the seats 

down, my bike fits in the 

back without taking off 

the front wheel. When we 

prepared to evacuate during 

the fire, I was able to fit the 

essentials.” 

Paul enthusiastically 

continues, “My clients 

are not opposed to riding 

in the car. I love the way 

the wagon handles on our 

curvy, mountainous roads 

without ever feeling tippy 

or uncertain.” 

Further, the brakes are 

ready to engage when a 

distracted driver on PCH 

decides to pull a U-turn 

from the curb. Yes, people 

actually do that. In fact, 

Please see rotw, 17

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Dec. 3 

1. Harris resigns from MHS coaching gig, takes 

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2. Off-duty firefighter saves childhood home, 

dozens more in Malibu 

3. Malibu Wines’ fire plan raises eyebrows 

4. LA, Ventura county groups help 1,000-plus 

pets amid area fires 

5. Rainy days ahead — City urges residents 

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Pepperdine University Crest Associates (@PepperdineUniversityCrestAssociates) 

posted Nov. 

26: “Pepperdine Crest thanks SEPHORA and 

many other friends and businesses for helping 

our students who lost their homes and possessions 

in the recent fire!” 

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SMMUSD (@SMMUSD) posted Thursday, 

Nov. 29: “We have seen an outpouring of 

support in many forms toward our Malibu 

families and staff who lost homes in the 

fire. Many thanks to Southwest Strings 

@SWStrings that donated 8 brand new 

instruments to MHS orchestra students who 

lost instruments in the fire! Thank you!” 

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From the Editor 

Disaster resource 

center extends 

hours, dates 

Lauren Coughlin 


It’s going to take awhile 

for things to go back 

to “normal,” but there 

sure are a lot of kindhearted 

people in Malibu who 

are working toward speeding 

up that process. 

This week, we highlighted 

various efforts to 

aid Malibu fire victims, 

and many are ongoing 

and upcoming, too. 

Meanwhile, some equally 

nourishing traditions are 

marching on, such as 

Malibu’s Woodie Parade. 

rotw 

From Page 16 

Meanwhile, the City’s 

disaster resource center 

at the Malibu Courthouse 

(23525 Civic Center Way) 

is expected to continue to 

operate through the end 

of the year and up until 

mid-January, depending on 

demand. Anyone who has 

not been to the center is 

encouraged to go, as it’s a 

convenient outlet for anyone 

impacted by the fire. 

This week, the center 

can be visited from 10 

a.m.-8 p.m. daily through 

Saturday, Dec. 8. It is 

closed on Sundays. 

Meanwhile, anyone 

with disabilities and/ 

or access and functional 

needs may call 211 LA 

County, a toll-free, 

24-hour number, for 

emergency preparedness 

information and other 

referral services. Services 

also can be accessed by 

visiting www.211la.org. 

they do a lot worse and it’s 

important to have a vehicle 

that can and does respond 

quickly. 

“Despite all the performance 

of this vehicle, it 

is still possible to tolerate 

inching along in a traffic 

jam on the 405 without 

losing my temper or having 

the car misbehave,” Paul 

continues. “Malibu still has 

plenty of space between 

houses and lots of interesting 

roads in the surrounding 

hills and mountains. 

And they will be beautiful 

again.” 

See what I mean? A lifer, 

Paul is. (Yoda-speak) And 

as a lifer, he’s seen it all, as 

I have. As lifers, we realize 

that our little corner of the 

planet is unique. And, being 

unique, it requires a ride 

that keeps us present in the 

moment, grateful and open 

to time travel. 

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Letters to the Editor 

Schools serve as key part 

of healing process 

Dear Editor, 

[Last] week, we welcomed 

back Webster students, 

staff and families. 

While it is important to 

acknowledge that west and 

east Malibu were impacted 

differently, the impact on 

the entire community is not 

one that I have to describe. 

Everyone was impacted directly 

or indirectly: evacuated, 

displaced, seen images 

of familiar places up 

in flames, had friends or 

neighbors stay with them, 

lose power, lost everything. 

In a town that knows the 

danger of fires well, and 

is prepared for fires better 

than most, I don’t think 

anyone could fully prepare 

for the reality we are currently 

facing. 

I strongly believe that 

our schools will be part of 

the healing process. I truly 

hope that JCES, PDMSS 

and MHS get to have a similar 

experience to the one 

we experienced this week 

at Webster. There was a 

true excitement, a wonderful 

energy and noise that 

only our resilient children 

could provide, and a genuine 

sense of community. It 

truly was a great day, equal 

to if not better than the first 

day of school experience. 

Our schools provide a 

safe place for our kids (ages 

4-18), one where they have 

a sense of control and accomplishment. 

During the 

coverage of the fire, MHS 

students and alumni have 

reflected on their school, 

their community. 

In an article published 

in “The Poly Post,” one 

alumna wrote, “Malibu is a 

small place where everyone 

knows everyone and never 

in the three years I attended 

MHS had I seen such a 

sense of community and 

love.” Similar sentiments 

were echoed by many in 

news articles, social media 

posts and GoFundMe pages 

in support of our educators. 

These sentiments should 

remind us of the importance 

of our schools and why it is 

so important for our schools 

to open and our students to 

get back into a routine. Our 

schools are special places 

and the relationships between 

students and students, 

students and staff, and staff 

and families are one unique 

to our small town. 

I am appreciative of the 

hundreds of people working 

to get our schools open and 

am looking forward to the 

healing and comfort they 

will provide very soon. Our 

community is full of special 

people with a can-do attitude 

and we will overcome 

the current devastation, 

stronger and better. 

Patrick Miller, Webster 

Elementary School principal 


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Gage Damley selects 

a Mcloud surfboard 

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20 | December 6, 2018 | Malibu surfside news life & arts 


Generous donations provide more than 

Barbara Burke 


Among the many valuables 

lost to the Woolsey 

Fire were surfboards and 

skateboards — items that 

offer access to a way of life 

and a sense of normalcy for 

many Malibuites. 

At Zuma Beach Saturday, 

Dec. 1, local surfers 

and skaters were revitalized 

at Stokefest, at which they 

were able to receive donated 

surf gear, skateboard 

equipment and clothing. 

“This event is all about 

working class Malibuites 

getting help to get their surf 

and skateboard gear back,” 

said Ted Silverberg, one 

of the organizers. “Getting 

their boards back means 

everything to them and 

they cannot just go charge 

$5,000 or so on a credit 

card to replace it.” 

Attendees clapped heartily 

as the event got underway. 

Some enjoyed the 

food. Others enjoyed a 

massage, compliments of 

April Demars. 

“Getting a body massage 

by the ocean can help 

get the sadness out of one’s 

body, especially with the 

body cupping technique 

I use,” Demars said. “It is 

healing to hear the ocean 

and feel its energy.” 

Music played as friends 

and neighbors, many displaced 

and separated since 

the fire, embraced and 

caught up. They shared stories 

of trauma; some literally 

fled for their lives. They 

shared stories of heroism; 

some had neighbors who 

stayed in Malibu and managed 

to save properties. 

They shared stories of hope 

for the future; several said, 

“We plan to rebuild.” 

As attendees entered the 

shopping area, accompanied 

by “angels,” volunteers 

who shepherded them 

through the experience, 

they were touched by the 

outpouring of generosity 

extended by individuals and 

corporate sponsors alike. 

Expanses of surfboards, 

skateboards, wetsuits and 

clothing lay before the recipients. 

Many attendees’ 

faces bore expressions of 

hope, of joy and of thankfulness. 

“We’re just trying to 

bring heart, stoke, hope 

and faith into the lives 

of the victims by getting 

them back into the water,” 

said Heather Carter, a coorganizer 

of the event. “We 

know that will soothe their 

souls.” 

Christopher Ryan Rucker, 

a junior at Malibu High 

School, smiled broadly as 

he surveyed the largesse. 

“It think that it’s good 

for the community to come 

together as a whole and for 

many in Malibu to have 

donated boards,” he said. 

“It’s nice to get a board and 

wetsuit and to be able to go 

out on the water because 

that’s part of the healing 

process.” 

Bianca Torrence, president 

of the Malibu Rotary 

Club, delivered gift certificates 

from Becker Surfboards 

to help victims. 

“We need to show support 

to one another, and we 

also made a $4,400 donation 

for the Malibu Sharks,” 

she said. “We need to extend 

compassion to those 

that lost everything and we 

need to realize that all of 

us in the community have 

been traumatized by this.” 

Mike Downing (left), who lost his home in Malibu West, hugs Searra Silverberg, who gave the surfboard she received 

when she was 16, to Downing at Malibu’s Saturday, Dec. 1 Stokefest. Photos by Suzy Demeter/22nd Century Media 

Stokefest co-organizers (left to right) Carla Rowland Zamora, Heather Carter and Ted 

Silverberg pose with custom surfboards designed by artist Eamon Harrington. The 

“Only Love 90265” board was raffled off as part of the event. 

Shane Wilkins stood 

amidst the surfboards, reflecting 

on the event. 

“It means a lot to donate 

my six boards to muchloved 

people who need it,” 

Wilkins said. “To be able to 

give help to those affected 

by the fire touches my heart 

and this event proves that 

Malibu is still standing.” 

Attendee Erick Randall 

agreed. 

“I’ve lived here my 

whole life and I remember 

the 1993 fire,” he said. “It’s 

all about giving things to 

those with nothing.” 

Little Hudson Findley, 7, 

stood next to her dad, Sean 

Findley, as she selected 

some clothing. 

“My house burned up 

in the fire,” she said. “We 

lived up the hills up from 

Neptune’s Net.” 

Sean hugged his daughter 

tightly. 

“It’s the first time we’ve 

been back since it happened,” 

he said. “It’s awesome 

that they are donating 

surf equipment because 

everything is gone and it’s 

great because we were able 

to get my wife a stand-up 

paddle board and wetsuit.” 

Volunteer Jeff Sweet 

called out to Findley, “We’ll 

see you at Point Dume.” 

“In just a week we’ve 

been able to collect about 

200 boards,” Sweet said. 

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clothing from Outerknown, 

a company owned by world 

champion Kelly Slater, Patagonia, 

and Quiksilver, to 

name only a few donors.” 

Sweet emphasized that 

the organizers were aware 

that many victims who are

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just tangible goods at Malibu’s Stokefest 

Families picked out skateboards, surfboards, wetsuits and clothing items when their names 

were called. They were guided through the event with the help of volunteer “angels.” 

DJ Rainbow provides entertainment at the event, held at Zuma Beach Saturday, Dec. 1. 

displaced were unable to 

attend the event. 

“Some who cannot 

make it reached out to us 

and we’ve set aside some 

boards and wetsuits for 

them as well,” he said. 

“We would do anything 

to help and it is amazing 

to see this outpouring of 

people all willing to lend a 

hand,” said Mitch Taylor, 

manager of Becker Surfboards. 

“We see each other 

every day as neighbors, but 

this tragedy has made us 

like family.” 

Silverberg smiled broadly 

as he visited with Malibu 


“This began as a grassroots 

event and it just grew 

and the amount of support 

and stoke is amazing,” he 

said. “The goal was to increase 

the number of hugs 

and smiles on faces.” 

A surfboard painted by 

Malibu artist Eamon Harrington 

seemed to say it all: 

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Stokefest attendees gather for a group photo. 

Alden Johnson, 1, lays on a surfboard. 

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Obsessed Jewelry starts 

altruistic accessory line 

100% of sales 

support the Malibu 

Foundation, which 

aids fire victims 


Obsessed Jewelry has 

long adorned its accessories 

with healing components, 

with crystals and Buddha 

charms embellishing some 

of its pieces. 

Recently, as co-owner 

Amy Russo watched the 

impact the Woolsey Fire 

had upon Malibu, where 

Obsessed maintains a store, 

she wanted to further that 

healing aspect. 

“Just like anybody else, 

we were like ‘What are we 

going to do?’ [and] ‘How 

are we going to contribute 

in our way?’” said Russo, 

who lives in Pacific Palisades. 

Soon, she found her answer, 

and the Malibu Collection 

was born. The collection 

features bracelets, a 

necklace, a sweatshirt and a 

candle. 

One hundred percent of 

the proceeds from the sale 

of each item supports the 

Malibu Foundation, created 

by Miley Cyrus and other 

members of the Malibu 

community to support programs 

in areas impacted by 

the Woolsey Fire, including 

Malibu. 

“It’s always nice when 

you donate but you actually 

get something,” Russo said. 

The necklace ($250) is 

14-karat yellow gold, with 

a simple “Malibu” dangling 

from an 18-inch chain. 

The bracelets ($48 each) 

are available with either 

One-hundred percent of sales for items in Obsessed 

Jewelry’s Malibu Collection support the Malibu 

Foundation. Clint Godwin Photography 

silver or gold balls on a 

stretch cord, and in men’s 

and women’s sizes, Russo 

explains. That item features 

a plate that reads “Malibu.” 

The other two items have 

been in the store all along, 

but were an obvious fit for 

the collection. The cotton 

sweatshirt ($48) is available 

in white or black, with 

Malibu on its back in gold 

or silver. 

Lastly, there’s the “Obsessed 

with Malibu” candle 

($25), an all-natural soy 

candle featuring notes of 

sandalwood, vanilla and 

lemon. 

“It’s very light and it’s beyond 

amazing,” Russo said. 

The purchase of each item 

also comes with a green 

Chrysocolla crystal, which, 

Obsessed explains “boosts 

your confidence and gives 

you the courage to deal with 

whatever situation you are 

facing.” The crystals also 

are available separately for 

$10 each. 

A limited number of items 

are available in-store, and 

online orders (obsessedjewel 

rystore.com) take roughly 

three days to process, Russo 

said. 

Also in store 

Further, Obsessed Jewelry 

has a number of upcoming 

events, including organic 

spray tanning and free ear 

piercings every Saturday in 

December, and crystal bed 

healing every Sunday in 

December. 

On Sunday, Dec. 9, a 

cashmere top collection 

from Malibu Basics will be 

featured in-store, with 20 

percent of proceeds going to 

the equestrian fund run by 

the Boys and Girls Club of 

Malibu. 

On Dec. 15, free yoga, 

dance and meditation classes, 

and a healthy cooking 

demo will be held. 

On Dec. 16, the store 

will hold its holiday party, 

featuring an artist painting 

crystals while shoppers are 

invited to design their own 

skateboard decks. 

Obsessed Jewelry is located 

in Malibu Country 

Mart (3835 Cross Creek 

Road) between Planet Blue 

and Mr. Chow. 

Business Briefs 

Wells Fargo donates to 

wildfire relief efforts 

Wells Fargo has contributed 

$1.75 million to 

recovery and relief efforts 

for California’s recent wildfires, 

according to a Nov. 16 

press release. 

The Boys and Girls Club 

of Malibu received $25,000. 

Additional donations were 

made to: 3CORE, Inc. 

($500,000); Adventist 

Health ($50,000); American 

Red Cross ($225,000); California 

Community Foundation 

Wildfire Relief Fund 

($125,000); California Fire 

Foundation ($100,000); 

LAFD Foundation 

($100,000); Salvation Army 

– Chico Corps ($100,000); 

United Way of Northern 

California ($100,000); Ventura 

County Community 

Development Corporation 

($100,000); Ventura County 

Community Foundation 

($75,000); and Women Economic 

Ventures Community 

Development Financial Institution 

($250,000). 

The donation to the Adventist 

Health emergency 

fund is to provide direct 

assistance to 600 employees 

of Adventist Health 

Feather River Hospital who 

lost their homes. Adventist 

Health is the largest employer 

in Paradise. 

Wells Fargo customers 

in California can support 

wildfire relief efforts by donating 

to the American Red 

Cross through Wells Fargo 

ATMs. Almost $81,000 had 

been collected as of Nov. 16. 

Go Far Rewards customers 

also had donated more than 

$8,000 through their rewards 

accounts. 

Customers can visit any 

Wells Fargo ATM in California 

and donate. There 

is no fee, and 100 percent 

of contributions go to the 


Go Far Rewards customers 

can access their rewards 

account at GoFarRewards. 

wf.com or by calling (877) 

517-1358. 

Real estate firm to donate 

commission costs 

Westside Estate Agency, 

which has a Malibu office, 

announced that 100 percent 

of any commissions WEA 

earns on the leasing of 

homes to displaced victims 

of the fire will be donated 

to the Los Angeles County 

Fire Foundation and the 


Discounted interior design 

services offered to fire 

victims 

Interior design firm Jackson 

Newman is offering the 

first 10 hours of design services 

at no charge for those 

who lost their home to the 

fires. For those with partial 

loss, five free hours will be 

provided. 

Services are limited to 

resource availability and 

are on a first come, first 

serve basis. Call (800) 479- 

0776 for more details. 

T-shirt sales to support fire 

victims 

Malibu resident James 

Perse has designed two 

California relief T-shirts to 

support communities affected 


The men’s and women’s 

T-shirts are available at 

JamesPerse.com for preorder. 

Customers may purchase 

a tee for $125, $250, 

$500 or $1,000. 

All profits from the sale 

of the tees will go to nonprofits 

that support affected 

families, including California 

Fire Foundation and Direct 

Relief. 

Another T-shirt designed 

by Perse recognizes those 

affected by the Nov. 7 mass 

shooting at Borderline Bar 

& Grill in Thousand Oaks. 

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Among 

a flock 

of books, 

“Mourning 

Dove,” by 


Claire 

Fullerton, Fullerton 

stood out to 

judges of the 2018 Literary 

Classics Book Award competition, 

earning the Words 

on Wings young adult fiction 

award. 

On Nov. 1, Literary Classics 

unveiled its list of 82 

finalists. Only four went 

on to earn top honors, with 

“Mourning Dove” being 

among the select few. 

“The success of ‘Mourning 

Dove’ verifies everything 

it takes to write a novel,” 

Fullerton wrote in an 

email to the Surfside News. 

“All the time and effort and 

intention of crafting a story 

in such a way as to speak to 

the reader is ultimately the 

author’s aim.” 

The tale shares the journey 

of Millie and her brother, 

Finley, who move from 

Minnesota to their mother’s 

native Memphis after their 

parents go through a divorce. 

Literary Classics described 

the novel as a 

“coming-of-age tale of 

siblings growing up in the 

south during the 1970s.” 

“Fullerton paints a poignant 

picture of life in a 

world in which one simply 

must know ‘how to do,’” 

Literary Classics wrote in 

its review. “From the generations 

of help who are as 

“Mourning Dove,” written by Malibu resident Claire 

Fullerton, recently won the Words on Wings young adult 

fiction award in the 2018 Literary Classics Book Award 

competition. Image Submitted 

much family as their own 

blood, to the reticent need 

to keep up appearances, 

this captivating book lingers 

long after the last page 

has been turned. 

“Written in a nearly lyrical 

sort of prose, Fullerton’s 

ability to turn a phrase 

is extraordinary.” 

“Mourning Dove,” Fullerton’s 

third book, was 

released June 29, 2018 by 

Firefly Southern Fiction. 

The novel also is the bronze 

medal winner in Southern 

Fiction by Readers’ Favorite, 

a finalist in the Independent 

Authors Network 

Literary/General Fiction 

category, a Faulkner Society, 

and a William Wisdom 

contest semi-finalist. 

For more on the 2018 

honorees, visit www. 

clcawards.org. For more on 

Fullerton, visit www.claire 

fullerton.com. 




Traditional ballet twirls back to Pepperdine 

Ballet Conservatory 

West production 

to feature various 

Malibu dancers 


It’s beginning to look 

a lot like Christmas, and 

this Saturday, Dec. 8, Ballet 

Conservatory West will 

finally be able to show audiences 

what its students 

have been working on since 

September. 

The Pacific Palisades 

ballet school’s production 

of the holiday classic “The 

Nutcracker” will return to 

Pepperdine University’s 

Smothers Theatre for the 

second year in a row, featuring 

dancers from Malibu 

and beyond. Shows will be 

held at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., 

and tickets remain available 

at pepperdinearts. 

ticketforce.com/eventper 

formances.asp?evt=227 or 

by calling the box office at 

(310) 506-4522. 

Ballet Conservatory 

West Director Natalie 

Wright, who also serves as 

the artistic director for “The 

Nutcracker,” said the production 

will feature nearly 

60 of the school’s students, 

most of whom are between 

the ages of 7-14. 

Malibu residents involved 

in the show include 

River Armm, who portrays 

a soldier; Wallis Buckner, 

who is cast as an angel; Mia 

Quilici, who is a party boy 

and clown; Eva Melikian, 

who portrays a clown; and 

sisters Ayla and Taylor Croshere. 

Taylor, a sophomore and 

the elder of the sisters, portrays 

a soldier doll in the 

party scene, is a soloist lead 

dancer in the Marzipan 

scene, and also appears in 

Malibu resident Taylor Croshere (third from left) is joined by (left to right) Emma Spence, Sasha Podell, Scarlet Tilford and Chloe Kido Powers 

in portraying Marzipan in the Ballet Conservatory West’s 2017 performance of “The Nutcracker.” This year, the show returns to Pepperdine on 

Saturday, Dec. 8. 22nd Century Media File Photos 

Lucia Manzur, who portrayed Clara in last year’s production, is chased 

by the mice. 

the “Waltz of the Flowers” 

act. 

Ayla, a fifth-grader, will 

follow in her sister’s talented 

tiptoes this year, taking 

on two roles: a party boy 

and a clown. 

Two adult dancers from 

the California Ballet Company 

in San Diego round 

out the cast, portraying the 

principal roles of the Snow 

Queen and her Cavalier 

as well as the Sugar Plum 

Fairy and her Cavalier. 

Costumer Virginia Cowley 

oversaw the fittings 

for roughly 80-85 dazzling 

costumes for the show. 

“She, of course, has a 

huge undertaking,” said 

Wright, who noted that alterations 

were still being 

made last month as some of 

Ballet Conservatory West begins Act 1 with the Christmas party. 

the school’s young dancers 

have grown since September, 

when they were initially 

cast. 

The show is true to the 

traditional rendition of the 

ballet and is the same version 

that Wright did in her 

native Miami as a young 

dancer, making it all the 

more special. 

“It’s such a wonderful 

tradition,” Wright said. “If 

it’s not one your family is 

already a part of, it’s a great 

one to employ.”



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Journey comes full 

circle for Malibu man 

Gobble Gobble Give 

provides Thanksgiving 

dinner to LA homeless 

Barbara Burke, Freelance Reporter 

The roots of Malibuite Barry 

Walker’s Gobble Gobble Give 

are close to his heart. 

“I started Gobble Gobble Give 

21 years ago when I was on the 

verge of being homeless myself,” 

Walker said. 

Each year, the charity feeds 

Thanksgiving dinner to homeless 

people on Thanksgiving Day 

in Los Angeles and many cities 

across the country. 

Walker’s motivation for starting 

the nonprofit derives from 

his thankfulness that he was able 

to emerge from the paralyzing 

abyss of addiction. 

“I was squatting in an abandoned 

apartment in Silverlake, 

California, and I was at a turning 

point in my life,” Walker said. “I 

had just gotten sober after a long 

and hard fight with substance 

abuse.” 

He was down, but not out. 

Lost, but not beyond helping 

someone find a little sustenance. 

“So, I decided to scrape some 

change together and make a few 

meals for a homeless family that 

lived outside my window,” he 

said. “I needed to help someone 

else. That was the turning point 

for me.” 

As the years passed, Walker 

said he found his strength in sobriety. 

He opened a small secondhand 

store in Silverlake. That 

venture went well. 

Within three years, he owned 

three antique stores. That venture 

also went well. 

“I eventually opened a chain of 

day spas,” he said. “Then, I got 

into real estate.” 

In other words, he emerged 

from the nightmare of addiction 

to live the American dream. 

“Today, I’m 21 years sober and 

have the most beautiful wife and 

children that make me tear up I 

love them so much,” Walker said. 

“I live in Malibu and am in the 

final stages of opening a vegan, 

private island resort in Fiji.” 

Along the way, Walker says, 

his “little feed-the-homeless idea 

has grown as well.” 

Last year, Gobble Gobble 

Gives deployed more than 7,000 

volunteers in 18 cities across the 

country. 

“We fed, clothed and handed 

out hygiene supplies to more 

than 27,500 men, women and 

children who live on the streets,” 

Walker said. 

Producer and actor Jeffrey Patterson 

is one of the many volunteers 

who helps with the efforts 

each Thanksgiving. Patterson 

chatted with Malibu Surfside 

News about Walker and the charity. 

“Barry has a heart of gold and 

he really cares about his fellow 

man,” Patterson said. “He’s a super-nice 

guy who will help anyone 

that he can.” 

Every Thanksgiving morning, 

volunteers from Malibu and beyond 

head out to feed the homeless. 

“It’s grown bigger than just 

providing meals,” Patterson said. 

“We also provide hygiene amenities 

to the homeless — shampoo, 

deodorant and feminine hygiene 

products. Those essentials mean 

the world to homeless people.” 

For Walker, it’s all about giving 

back — and, literally, about 

being grateful to be alive. 

“I am blessed beyond any measure 

of the word,” Walker said. “ 

... I truly reflect on my journey 

and my gratitude at being on this 

planet.” 

For more information, or to 

donate, visit www.gobblegobble 

give.org. 

Faith Briefs 

Chabad of Malibu (22943 Pacific Coast Highway, 

310-456-6588) 

Lighting of the Menorah 

6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at 

PCH and Webb Way. 

Hanukkah Festival 

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Vintage Grocers 

Malibu, 30745 Pacific Coast 

Highway. 

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. 

Parent and Me Program 

9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesdays. This 

program is held at Gan Malibu 

Preschool, 22933 PCH. For more 

information, call (310) 456-6573 

or email sarah@ganmalibu.com. 

Malibu Presbyterian Church (3324 Malibu Canyon 

Road, 310-456-1611) 

Operation Christmas Child 

The church is collecting donations 

for Operation Christmas 

Child through Sunday, Dec. 9 (the 

deadline was extended due to the 

Woolsey Fire). Donors are asked 

to pack a shoebox with small toys 

and toiletry items. For more information, 

visit www.samaritans 

purse.org. 

Sunday Worship Services 

10:15 a.m. Sundays 

Connect Hour 

9-10 a.m. Sundays 

Men’s Breakfast 

7:30-9 a.m. Wednesdays at 

Marmalade Cafe, 3894 Cross 

Creek Road, Malibu. 

Malibu United Methodist Church (30128 Morning 

View Drive, 310-457-7505) 

Co-Dependents Anonymous 

7:30-9 p.m. Mondays. By the 

time one reaches co-dependents 

anonymous, they have lost touch 

with themselves by focusing on 

another. This meeting begins 

with an affirmation of each individual’s 

own authenticity and attendees 

write on their experience 

with one of the 55 traits. Members 

then share what they’ve written or 

pass, then have open sharing. For 

more information, contact risk 

2change@gmail.com. 

Prayer and Healing Circle 

7-8 p.m. Tuesdays. A non-denominational 

gathering of likeminded 

people united in different 

forms of focused prayer and healing 

modalities. Featured speakers 

and workshops are offered 

throughout the year. 

Alateen Meeting 

10 a.m. Saturdays, Alateen 

meeting 

Yoga with Jodi 

6:30 p.m. Mondays and 

Wednesdays. 

AA Meetings 

6:30 p.m. Sundays; noon and 

7 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays; 

noon and 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays; 

noon and 6:30 p.m. Thursdays; 

noon and 8 p.m. Fridays; noon 

and 5 p.m. Saturdays. 

Bible Kids 

3-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays for kindergarten 

through second-grade 

children; 3-4:30 p.m. Thursdays 

for third through fifth-grade children. 

Bible Kids is an after-school 

child care program. 

Al Anon Meetings 

7:30 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. 

Saturday 

Youth Group 

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

through high school students. 

Sunday Worship 

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

Child care available. Children’s 

program held during worship. 

St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church (28211 PCH, 310- 

457-7966) 

Advent Season 

Sundays, Dec. 2-23. Join worship 

for the four weeks of Advent. 

Sacred Yoga 

7:15-8:15 p.m. Thursdays. 

Class with Liz Krystofik. 

Contemplative Worship 

8 a.m. Sundays 

Traditional Worship 


Martial Arts 

4-7 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, 

Thursdays. Class with Kurt 

Lampson. 

Sunday School 

10-11 a.m. Sundays. 

Our Lady of Malibu Church (3625 Winter Canyon 

Road, 310-456-2361) 

Centering Prayer 

8:30 a.m. second and fourth 

Thursdays 

Learn About Catholicism 

Join for an informal meeting 

with no obligation over a cup of 

coffee or tea. The group meets 

on Sundays and shares stories of 

faith and community. Contact the 

rectory office for meeting times. 

AA Meetings 

6:30 p.m. Mondays, Sheridan 

Hall. 

Narcotics Anonymous 

7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Sheridan 

Hall. 

OLM Book Club 

6:30 p.m. Second Tuesdays. 

This club meets to discuss short 

stories. 

Morning Bible Class 

10:30 a.m.-noon Thursdays, 

Lower Conference Room. 

Men’s AA Meetings 

6 p.m. Fridays, Okoneski 

Please see faith briefs, 30



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In good company 

Malibu Presbyterian hosts belated Thanksgiving gathering 

Community members gather for a photo Nov. 25 during a Thanksgiving celebration at 

Malibu Presbyterian Church. Photos Submitted 

Calabasas caterer Love Bites by Val donated a full Thanksgiving meal and provided 

event volunteers for the event. 

This, too, shall pass 

Rabbi Levi Cunin 

Chabad of Malibu 

Dear Neighbor, Perhaps 

we have met, maybe not. 

Even if I do not know your 

name, I feel that we are 

Mishpacha, the Yiddish 

word for family. 

In 1994, in the immediate 

days after the 

Lubavitcher Rebbe’s passing, 

my new (and only!) 

wife Sarah and I moved 

here to create what would 

become Chabad of Malibu. 

My wife and I were blessed 

to raise our nine children 

in this loving community. 

The recent fires have reinforced 

our determination 

to stay in Malibu as we became 

inspired from caring 

we witnessed. 

As I drove through the 

streets that were overtaken 

by the fires, my heart was 

filled with pain and empathy. 

Yet we experienced 

firsthand the positive attitude 

of those who lost their 

homes and all their belongings, 

even their most personal 

and intimate possessions, 

their memories of 

a lifetime. Their life was 

turned upside down. 

One of the very first locals 

who I met in Malibu 

was Dr. David Pepper and 

his new bride, Denise. I 

recall their warmth. While 

the Peppers are incomparable, 

their acquaintance 

and friendship were the beginning 

of many encounters 

over the next 24 years. 

Since first meeting David 

what remarkably amounts 

to nearly a quarter century 

ago, he retired from a remarkable 

career as a world 

famous laser physicist at 

Hughes Research Labs on 

Malibu Canyon near Pepperdine. 

David and Denise have 

lived up Latigo Canyon in 

a home David purchased a 

decade or more before he 

met Denise. After the two 

married, Denise became 

active in our community 

working closely with 

young children where her 

legendary devotion was a 

centerpiece in caring for 

so many youngsters who 

would later achieve so 

much, in part due to the 

start she gave them. 

All of this has changed 

this past week, as this 

couple went from a peaceful 

and wonderful life to a 

sudden and abrupt volatility. 

Like so many others 

reading these words, the 

Peppers lost their home 

in the Woolsey Fire. For 

them, there was no official 

warning. A neighbor 

fortuitously pulled up, 

as it turns out, barely in 

time, for them to evacuate 

— leaving behind all they 

had, in material possessions 

and memorabilia. 

David and Denise are 

animal lovers. They were 

very involved with the 

welfare and fate of animals. 

Their own dogs are a 

big part of their life. 

Last Sunday I bumped 

into Dr. Dean Graulich 

from the [Malibu Coast] 

Animal Hospital. He too 

had just lost his home. I 

was taken by his positive 

attitude about his predicament 

and his optimism for 

the future. Encountering 

him gave me a sense of 

relief and renewed hope 

for my Mishpacha. We 

are grateful that Chabad 

center, which also is our 

home, survived the fires. 

I cannot imagine the 

challenges of those who 

are returning to find their 

home now total loss. Our 

hearts and prayers are with 

you, and we are here for 

you. 

In these trying times, 

I am reminded of well 

known teaching in Jewish 

Mysticism, that after a fire 

comes wealth. Not just material 

wealth but emotional 

and spiritual too. The spiritual 

wealth seems to have 

already begun with widespread 

outpouring of love. 

We are blessed to live in a 

beautiful and serene environment 

that, for a time, 

has been challenged. This 

great fire has called upon 

us to match the physical 

beauty with spiritual beauty. 

As the dust settles and 

day-to-day life returns, at 

first awkwardly and then 

almost naturally to its 

rhythm, I pray that good 

will come of the hardship 

and suffering. 

I know somehow goodness 

will emerge — for the 

Peppers, Graulich and for 

so many others who are in 

despair now. This too, as 

they say, shall pass. 

The opinions of this column 

are that of the writer. They do 

not necessarily reflect those of 

the Malibu Surfside News. 

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faith briefs 

From Page 27 

Room. 

University Church of Christ (24255 PCH, 

310-506-4504) 

A cappella Service 

10:15 a.m. Sundays, in 

Elkins Auditorium 

Instrumental Service 

5 p.m. Sundays, in 

Stauffer Chapel 

Adult Bible Class 

9 a.m. Sundays, in Payson 

Library 

Children and Youth Bible 

Classes 

9 a.m. Sundays, various 

locations 

Malibu Jewish Center and Synagogue 

(24855 PCH, 310-456-2178) 

Torah Study 

10 a.m. Saturdays, with 

Rabbi Michael Schwartz. 

Baby & Me Class 

9:30-11 a.m. Thursdays. 

The synagogue hosts weekly 

classes where babies and 

toddlers are welcome to 

explore the school through 

blocks, paints, dramatic 

play, puppets, music, cooking, 

movement, sensory 

play, and, of course, bubbles. 

There will be a weekly 

discussion of babies and 

toddler’s beginning years. 

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. 

Waking Up to Jewish Ethics 

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

A discussion group 

Construction • Management • Development 

Design/Build 

based on Talmudic sources. 

For more information, call 

(310) 456-2178. 

Vintage Church (Webster Elementary 

School, 3602 Winter Canyon Road, 

310-395-9961) 

Sunday Service 

4-5:30 p.m. Sundays, 

with children’s ministry 

Calvary Chapel Malibu (30237 Morning 

View Drive, 424-235-4463) 

Service 


First Church-Christ Scientist (28635 PCH 

310-457-7767) 

Wednesday Meetings 

8 p.m. Wednesdays. Testimony 

meetings include 

readings from the Bible and 

“Science and Health with 

Key to the Scriptures.” 

Have an event for faith briefs? 

Email lauren@malibusurf 

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is due by noon on Thursdays 

one week prior to publication. 

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Surfside puzzler CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

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

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. S. American country 

5. Anjou alternative 

9. Lasting marks 

14. Hunter of fiction 

15. ___ the fire 

16. ___ marbles, of 

Parthenon fame 

17. Friends and neighbors 

18. Big game 

19. Surgeon’s target 

20. Besides 

21. Undo 

23. Malibu road 

26. Madame, for short 

29. Explosives 

30. Heat again, as water 

32. Geller of mind 

games 

34. Dish water description 

38. Seymour’s love, on 

“The Simpsons” 

39. Pint-sized 

41. Good works ad 

42. Decree 

43. Chinese prefix 

44. “Forget it!” 

46. Cost 

47. Tax shelter islands 

50. Online craft store 

52. Amber, e.g. 

53. Dartboard area 

57. Malibu Beach, 

goes with 58 across 

58. See 57 across 

62. Get rid of confidential 

documents 

65. Bat’s home 

67. Aussie gemstone 

68. Give up 

69. A bad sign 

70. Darling dog 

71. Patterson, of boxing 

fame 

72. Fat 

73. Egyptian solar deity 

Down 

1. Small dog, informally 

2. Like some twins 

3. “Phooey!” 

4. Not yet shaped 

5. Try for a contract 

6. Uninterruptedly 

7. Metal in girders 

8. Short-legged dog 

9. Sofa 

10. Idea 

11. Annual meeting 

12. Brazilian resort, for 

short 

13. Elder 

22. Where Alg. is 

24. ___-bitsy 

25. Baton Rouge campus, 

briefly 

26. Customize 

27. Chop into bits 

28. Make very happy 

29. Color a shirt, hippiestyle 

31. Flower garden 

32. City near Syracuse 

33. Near the kidneys 

35. Pixel density 

36. Vane direction 

37. Chinese basketball 

giant 

40. ___ de guerre 

42. “Combat” painter, 

William 

45. Alumna bio word 

48. Put up with 

49. Kernel 

51. Arizona tourist locale 

54. Maj.’s superior 

55. S.A. ruminant 

56. Dissolve, as ties 

57. Assess a tax 

59. ___ the crack of dawn 

60. Place for a comb 

61. Liveliness 

62. Personal ad abbr. 

63. “2001” computer 

64. Home of the girl from 

Ipanema 

66. Wind up 

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■10 ■ a.m.-7 p.m. through 

Dec. 31: First responders 

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Dec. 7: Sips ‘n’ Giggles 

Comedy Show, $10 

cash at door 

■11 ■ a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, 

Dec. 8, and 

Sunday, Dec. 9: Italian 

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■12-9 ■ p.m. Saturday, 

Dec. 8: live music 

■12-7 ■ p.m. Sunday, 

Dec. 9: live music 

Ollie’s Duck & Dive 

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■Every ■ Friday and Saturday 

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The Sunset 

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1007) 

■4 ■ p.m. Sunday: local DJ 

Moonshadows 


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■7 ■ p.m.-1 a.m. Friday 

and Saturday; 3-9 p.m. 

Sunday: Live DJ 

Rosenthal Tasting Room 


310-456-1392) 

■6-9 ■ p.m. Fridays; 12-9 

p.m. Saturdays and 

Sundays: Live music 

Duke’s Malibu Restaurant 


310-317-0777) 

■4 ■ p.m.-close. Friday: 

Aloha Hour with Hawaiian 

dancers 

To place an event in The 

Scene, email lauren@malibu 

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answers 

How to play Sudoku 

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has 

been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares. 

To solve the puzzle each row, column and box must 

contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. 

LEVEL: Medium 

Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

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Sophie Spivack 

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Jaz Abbey, 14, plays singles 

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What is it about the 

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My overall game style 

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Singles is more independent. 

You’re only relying 

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How did you first 

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I already knew a lot of 

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What is your fondest 

memory from this past 

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Definitely when we beat 

Carpinteria. It was such a 

close match. After we tied 

in games and then had to go 

into tiebreaks. The moment 

when we realized we had 

won, by about 7 points, was 

amazing. We were all really 

proud of ourselves, especially 

after we lost to them 

the first time we played. 

What was your 

experience like in 

tournament play? 

My experience in tournament 

play was pretty 

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matches throughout the 

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the season. 

What are your hobbies 

outside of tennis? 

I love spending time outdoors 

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Suzy Demeter/22nd Century Media 

I like to give back to my 

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Where in the world 

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I really want to travel 

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Interview by Freelance Reporter 

Ryan Flynn

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Spivack gets up to speed with Spartans 

MHS alumna scores, 

gains experience in first 

collegiate tournament 


A year ago, Malibu’s Sophie 

Spivack knew she’d be suiting up 

for a new water polo squad, but 

she never could have imagined 

the circumstances that would surround 

her bright, new Division I 

career. 

On Nov. 11, Spivack’s family 

was in Irvine, where they had 

planned to be even before the 

Woolsey Fire began, as Spivack 

notched her first collegiate goal 

in the preseason 2018 Women’s 

Collegiate Cup. The week of 

Thanksgiving, Spivack would return 

to the remains of her former 

home, which was ravaged by the 

fire. 

And while her native Malibu 

has yet to get its girls water polo 

season underway because of lingering 

school closures, Spivack 

is finding her footing at San José 

State, which feels more like home 

each day. 

“It’s kind of a blessing in disguise,” 

Spivack said. “[San José 

State has become] a familiar, 

comfortable place for me when 

home is disheveled.” 

Still, Spivack adds, she misses 

Malibu and owes much of her 

athletic growth to the experiences 

she had while living and playing 

there. Spivack was a four-year 

varsity player for the Sharks, and 

she played under the supervision 

of coach Hayden Goldberg since 

she was 9 years old. 

Last year, Spivack was named 

to the all-CIF third team and the 

all-league first team. Goldberg 

also named her and fellow alumna 

Gaia Hinds co-MVPs. 

“I’ve just played water polo 

for so long that it’s become just 

a part of my life and I’m really 

dedicated to it,” she said. “ ... 

It’s been easy for me to make 

that transition to harder practices 

and longer/more practices 

because it’s something I enjoy. 

It’s something that just is a part 

of my life.” 

The Spartans’ season won’t begin 

until next year, but practices 

began in August. At first, the team 

was practicing 8 hours a week, 

but in the beginning of October, 

they more than doubled down, 

shifting to 20-hour weeks. 

Immediately, Spivack, who 

plays center defender, said she 

noticed the amplified speed of the 

game. 

“The speed of the game and the 

mind speed is to a new level and 

everybody around me, besides 

[other] freshmen, has been training 

collegiately for two, three, 

four years in front of me so I had 

a lot of catching up to do in terms 

of details and skills.” 

But Spivack is fitting in just 

fine in the eyes of Gabor Sarusi, 

women’s head water polo coach 

at San José State University, who 

said Spivack is a hard worker 

whom the Spartans are fortunate 

to have aboard. 

“She fits in really well to our 

team and already [is] one of the 

leaders of her class,” he wrote in 

an email to the Surfside. “She is 

getting faster and stronger which 

is crucial for anyone to play at the 

next level, too.” 

The Spartans took 11th at the 

Women’s Collegiate Cup, where 

they secured wins over Indiana 

and Marist. They also competed 

against the Chinese National 

Team, the Youth National Team 

and Hawaii. 

“There were moments of Sophie 

playing really good defense 

against experienced and strong 

two-meter players and she held 

her own against them,” Sarusi 

stated. 

As the year wears on, Spivack 

said she is aiming to prove herself 

and continue to develop as 

a player. She also is hoping for 

a spot on the travel team, which 

has 16 slots and will travel to 

Arizona. 

Sarusi, meanwhile, said he 

would like for this year’s team — 

“a very young and talented team” 

— to outperform last year’s 10-19 

record (1-5 in conference). If Spivack 

has it her way, she will be a 

key to that success. 

Sophie Spivack was a four-year varsity player for MHS water polo 

before committing to San José State University, where she is 

studying graphic design. 22nd Century Media File Photos 

Sophie Spivack (second from left) celebrates with the Sharks after they earned their California Interscholastic Federation playoff berth last February.

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Despite a late comeback 

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the Pepperdine women’s 

volleyball team was felled 

3-1 by regional-host No. 

6 Wisconsin at UW Field 

House Friday, Nov. 30, to 

bow out of the NCAA Tournament 

in the second round. 

After 16-25, 12-25, 25- 

15 and 13-25 set scores, the 

Waves finished an inspirational 

postseason run with a 

22-9 overall record and the 

best program finish since 

2011. It was the Waves’ 

23rd berth into the NCAA 

Tournament and ninth appearance 

in the tournament’s 

second round. 

Hannah Frohling and 

Shannon Scully led the 

Waves with 11-kills apiece, 

while Frohling added a 

team-high two aces. Blossom 

Sato dished out a teambest 

34 assists, while Hana 

Lishman was good for 18 

digs. 

The Waves and Badgers 

opened the match exchanging 

points en route 

to a 4-4 tie featuring kills 

form Frohling and Scully. 

Wisconsin was able to pull 

ahead and, although Pepperdine 

would bring the 

deficit within three points 

at one point, the home team 

closed the set with a 25-16 

set win. 

The second set was similar 

to the first, with the 

Waves and Badgers going 

point-for-point to open 

the action, but Wisconsin 

eventually closing down 

the Waves’ offense with 28 

digs and 4.0 team blocks in 

the set to win 25-12 and advance 

the lead to a 2-0 advantage. 

Pepperdine showed grit in 

the third set, despite a 10-6 

deficit to the Badgers early 

on. Kills from Frohling and 

back-to-back blocks from 

Tarah Wylie tied the set at 

11-11 and the Waves continued 

with the momentum 

en route to a 17-13 advantage. 

Then, Frohling went 

to the service line. A pair of 

aces later, some big offense 

and a block from Wylie and 

Rachel Ahrens extended the 

lead to 22-13. Pepperdine 

used the energy of the 19-5 

run in the end of the set to 

produce kills from Ahrens 

and Scully and win 25-15 to 

force a fourth. 

The Waves and Badgers 

again went point-for-point 

to open the fourth, but after 

an even 5-5 tied score, the 

home team put a run of four 

together to pull ahead. After 

a 10-point deficit at 20-10, 

the Waves picked up a few 

consecutive points, but the 

Badgers finished the match 

with a 25-3 set win for the 

3-1 victory. 

Pepperdine thanked its 

seniors Sato, Heidi Dyer, 

Jenna Tunnell and Nikki 

Lyons. 

MEN’S BASKETBALL 

Edwards’ 19 points, 

Abilene Christian’s donation 

highlight night 

Pepperdine and its 

Churches of Christ sister 

school Abilene Christian 

had a memorable reunion 

Saturday, Dec. 1 — the first 

time the two have met since 

the mid-1980s. 

Kessler Edwards scored a 

season-high 19 points, Colbey 

Ross flirted with a triple-double 

and the Pepperdine 

men’s basketball team 

The Waves huddle together Friday, Nov. 30, during the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Wisconsin. 

Photos by Sarah Otteman/Pepperdine Athletics 

Tarah Wylie (12) attacks the ball Saturday, Nov. 30, as the 

Waves face the Wisconsin Badgers. 

led wire-to-wire to defeat 

Abilene Christian 77-62 in 

Firestone Fieldhouse. 

The Waves hit six of their 

first seven shots to jump 

out to an 18-10 lead, and it 

then grew to 23-10 as Pepperdine 

held ACU scoreless 

for four minutes. 

Edwards’ third 3-pointer 

of the first half gave the 

Waves their biggest lead 

of the contest at 33-17. His 

fourth 3-pointer sent Pepperdine 

into the break with 

a 42-31 advantage. 

Abilene Christian kept 

the game in single-digits 

for the first 10 minutes of 

the second half, and for 

much of the first 15 minutes. 

The Wildcats got the 

deficit down to as few as 

three points at 44-41. At 64- 

56, freshman center Victor 

Ohia Obioha — who scored 

a season-high 11 points on 

4-for-5 shooting — scored 

the next four points and the 

Waves kept the margin in 

double-figures the rest of 

the way. 

Also contributing for 

the Waves were sophomore 

guard Jade’ Smith (13 

points, five rebounds and 

three assists), senior guard 

Eric Cooper Jr. (13 points). 

After seven games, the 

Waves (5-2) are just one 

win shy of last season’s victory 

total. Abilene Christian 

(7-1) came into the game as 

one of 13 teams left in the 

nation unbeaten. 

Junior forward Kameron 

Edwards missed his 

third game in a row and his 

fourth of the season because 

of an injury. 

In other news, Abilene 

Christian’s president made 

a donation on behalf of the 

school to Pepperdine’s student 

recovery fund for the 

Woolsey Fire and Borderline 

shooting. 

WOMEN’S SWIM AND DIVE 

Griffin, Ishikawa notch 

first-place finishes 

Pepperdine fell 141-132 

to San Diego State Friday, 

Nov. 30 in its final meet of 

2018. 

Amy Griffin was a part 

of two of the first-place finishes, 

as she won the 50 free 

with a time of 24.60 seconds 

and competed in the

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Despite the Waves’ loss, Shannon Scully (10) led the Waves with 11 kills. 

200-free relay along with 

Caroline Boone, Sammie 

Slater and Trinity Ishikawa. 

Ishikawa also had a solo 

race win, taking the 100 

back with a time of 1:00.09, 

followed closely by Cassie 

Anderson (1:00.51) and 

Haley Bergthold (1:00.70). 

In the 100 fly, the Waves 

took the Top 3 spots, including 

a win for Bergthold 

(1:00.28). She was followed 

by Ishikawa (1:00.33) and 

Kayla Smith (1:02.18). 

The Waves also had multiple 

second-place finishes. 

Boone took second in the 

100 free (54.33) and the 

200 free (1:56.21). Paige 

Brackett also swam well in 

the 200 free, finishing just 

behind Boone at 1:56.30. 

Both times in the 200 free 

were season best times. 

Ryane Skinner took second 

in the 400 intramural 

with a time of 4:45.06. Olivia 

Kayye swam a 17:44.91 

en route to a second-place 

finish in the 1,650 free — 

a significant lifetime best 

in the event. Olivia Anderson 

(18:14.66) and Lindsay 

Marion (18:31.94) also had 

lifetime best swims in the 

event. Juliana Chan also 

took a second place in the 

100 breast, swimming a 

1:06.65. 

“Overall, the meet was 

really good,” coach Joe 

Spahn said. “The girls were 

very resilient throughout 

the whole meet. 

“For this being a meet 

that was intended as a midseason 

meet, where a lot 

of other teams across the 

country swim indoors, what 

our girls did in just two 

hours was impressive. We 

raced well, and are ready to 

have the month’s worth of 

training before getting back 

to competing on January 

fifth.” 

WOMEN’S SOCCER 

Preece, Welch earn WCC 

All-Academic honors 

Senior goalkeeper Brielle 

Preece earned a spot on the 

West Coast Conference’s 

All-Academic first team, 

while sophomore forward 

Brie Welch was rewarded 

with honorable mention 

status. 

Preece, a psychology major, 

earned the WCC Goalkeeper 

of the Year award for 

the second straight season. 

Preece also made the All- 

WCC first team for the second 

straight year. Preece led 

the WCC in goals-against 

average and shutouts both 

overall (0.84, nine) and in 

league play (0.42, five) in 

2018. She set the Pepperdine 

career record for goalsagainst 

average (0.59) and 

finished fourth in shutouts 

(23). Preece earned WCC 

All-Academic honorable 

mention status in 2017. She 

was named one of 30 candidates 

for the Senior CLASS 

Award this season. 

Welch, an art major, was 

second on the team with 

three goals and eight points 

this season. Her goals came 

against Indiana, San Francisco 

and Portland. She 

started all 19 games. 

To qualify for All- 

Academic honors, a student-athlete 

must have a 

minimum 3.2 grade-point 

average, have at least sophomore 

athletic and academic 

standing, and participate 

in at least 50 percent of the 

season’s contests. 

Preece also was recently 

named to the United Soccer 

Coaches All-West Region 

first team along with Hailey 

Harbison, a three-time 

All-West Region first team 

selection. 

Harbison earned All-Region 

honors in each of her 

four playing seasons. Preece 

made the second team 

last season. 

Harbison, a redshirt senior 

defender, became the 

first WCC player ever to repeat 

as the conference’s Defensive 

Player of the Year in 

2018. Harbison earned All- 

WCC honors all four of her 

seasons (twice on the first 

team, once on the second 

team and once on honorable 

mention). She was named to 

the MAC Hermann Trophy 

watch list at the start of the 

season. Harbison started all 

19 games and had one goal 

and two assists. Harbison 

made 80 career starts, tied 

for second all-time among 

Pepperdine field players. 

Information from Pepperdine 

University and www.pepper 

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to stabilize a bluff slope and protect an existing single-family residence 

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 

CITY OF MALIBU 

PLANNING COMMISSION 

The Malibu Planning Commission will hold public hearings on MON- 

DAY, December 17, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 

Malibu City Hall, 23825 Stuart Ranch Road, Malibu, CA, on the projects 

identified below. 


to construct a new one-story, 8,605 square foot, single-family residence, 

including two attached two-car garages, a 900 square foot single-story 

second unit, a 612 square foot single-story pool house, swimming 

pool, spa, a 20-foot wide access driveway, hardscape, grading, 

water features, landscaping and installation of an onsite wastewater 

treatment system 

Location/APN: 6160 Merritt Drive / 4469-020-007 

Zoning: 

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Applicant: Alan Brookman 

Owner: 

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Appealable to: City Council 

Environmental 

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Section(s) 15303(a) and (e) 

Application Filed: July 13, 2017 

Case Planner: 

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(310) 456-2489, extension 234 


COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 17-044, LOT 

MERGER NO. 17-003, AND DEMOLITION PERMIT NOS. 

17-009, AND 17-010 - An application to demolish two existing beachfront 

single-family residences and associated improvements on two adjacent 

parcels, 22000 and 22008 Pacific Coast Highway, merge the 

two parcels, and construct a new 9,563 square foot two-story, 

single-family residence with an attached garage, decks, exterior stairs 

to the beach, installation of a new onsite wastewater treatment system 

(OWTS), a new seawall to protect the OWTS, including a 20 percent 

view corridor 

Locations/APNs: 22000 Pacific Coast Highway / 4451-005-023 

22008 Pacific Coast Highway / 4451-005-022 

Zoning: 

Single-family Medium (SFM) 

Applicant: Vue Ventures, Inc. 

Owner: 

Seek Estates, LLC 



Environmental 

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Application Filed: March 28, 2017 

Case Planner: 


Sections 15301(e), 15303(e), and 15315 

Jessica Colvard, Associate Planner 

(310) 456-2489, extension 234 



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to stabilize a bluff slope and protect an existing single-family residence 

and surrounding downslope residentially developed properties 



Zoning: 

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Applicant: Prism Permit Expediting, Inc. 

Owner: 

Malibu 2018 PCH L.P. and 

Mark Steven Zucker Living Trust 



Environmental 

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Application Filed: August 27, 2015 

Case Planner: Carlos Contreras, Associate Planner 



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Applicant: 6703 Prism Legal Permit Expediting, Notices Inc. 

Owner: 

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(310) 456-2489, extension 265 

ccontreras@malibucity.org 

_________________________________________________________ 

For the projects identified above with a categorical exemption for environmental 

review, pursuant to the authority and criteria contained in 

the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Planning Director 

has analyzed these proposed projects and found that they are 

listed among the classes of projects that have been determined not to 

have a significant adverse effect on the environment. Therefore, the 

projects are categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA. The 

Planning Director has further determined that none of the six exceptions 

to the use of a categorical exemption apply to these projects 

(CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2). 

A written staff report will be available at or before the hearing for the 

projects. All persons wishing to address the Commission regarding 

these matters will be afforded an opportunity in accordance with the 

Commission's procedures. 

Copies of all related documents can be reviewed by any interested person 

at City Hall during regular business hours. Oral and written comments 

may be presented to the Planning Commission on, or before, the 

date of the meeting. 

LOCAL APPEAL - A decision of the Planning Commission may be 

appealed to the City Council by an aggrieved person by written statement 

setting forth the grounds for appeal. An appeal shall be filed with 

the City Clerk within ten days following the date of action for which 

the appeal is made and shall be accompanied by an appeal form and 

filing fee, as specified by the City Council. Appeal forms may be 

found online at www.malibucity.org/planningforms or in person at 

City Hall, or by calling (310) 456-2489, extension 245. 

COASTAL COMMISSION APPEAL - For projects appealable to the 

Coastal Commission, an aggrieved person may appeal the Planning 

Commission's approval to the Coastal Commission within 10 working 

days of the issuance of the City's Notice of Final Action. Appeal 

forms may be found online at www.coastal.ca.gov or in person at the 

Coastal Commission South Central Coast District office located at 89 

South California Street in Ventura, or by calling 805-585-1800. Such 

an appeal must be filed with the Coastal Commission, not the City. 

IF YOU CHALLENGE THE CITY'S ACTION IN COURT, YOU 

MAY BE LIMITED TO RAISING ONLY THOSE ISSUES YOU OR 

SOMEONE ELSE RAISED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING DE- 

SCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE, OR IN WRITTEN CORRESPON- 

DENCE DELIVERED TO THE CITY, AT OR PRIOR TO THE 

PUBLIC HEARING. 

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committees: 

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