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When one door closes<br />

With Disaster Recovery Center shuttered, Surfside<br />

highlights remaining resources, Page 3<br />

Lending a hand<br />

Local rescuers respond to<br />

beached whale in Malibu, Page 3<br />

Addressing adversity<br />

Firefighters Down provides<br />

outlet for first responders, Page 11<br />

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from his Malibu West home<br />

Jan. 15 with the family pets.<br />

Three-hundred Malibu homes<br />

were placed under mandatory<br />

evacuation from Tuesday through<br />

Thursday. Suzy Demeter/22nd<br />

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2 | January 24, 2019 | Malibu surfside news calendar<br />

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In this week’s<br />

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Photo Op11<br />

Editorial15<br />

Faith Briefs20<br />

Puzzles23<br />

Home of the Week24<br />

Sports25-28<br />

Classifieds29-31<br />

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THURSDAY<br />

Chamber Mixer<br />

5:30-7:30 p.m. Jan. 24,<br />

Duke’s Malibu Ocean<br />

Room, 21150 Pacific Coast<br />

Highway. The Malibu<br />

Chamber of Commerce will<br />

host a mixer with officials<br />

from the Whole Foods and<br />

the Park Shopping Center.<br />

Wastewater Advisory<br />

Committee<br />

6 p.m. Jan. 24, Malibu<br />

City Hall Multipurpose<br />

Room, 23825 Stuart Ranch<br />

Road. The Wastewater<br />

Advisory Committee will<br />

meet. For more information,<br />

or to view an agenda,<br />

visit www.malibucity.org.<br />

Webster Talent Show<br />

6-8 p.m. Jan. 24, Webster<br />

Elementary School, 3602<br />

Winter Canyon Road, Malibu.<br />

The school will present<br />

its talent show.<br />

Woolsey Fire Recovery<br />

Workshop<br />

6 p.m. Jan. 24, Malibou<br />

Lake Clubhouse, 29033<br />

Lake Vista Drive, Agoura<br />

Hills. Property owners<br />

affected by the Woolsey<br />

Fire are invited to attend<br />

this recovery workshop<br />

sponsored by L.A. County<br />

Public Works, City of<br />

Malibu, the California Department<br />

of Resources Recycling<br />

and Recovery, and<br />

the Governor’s Office of<br />

Emergency Services. For<br />

more information, visit<br />

lacounty.gov/lacountyrecovers<br />

or call (626) 979-<br />

5370.<br />

SATURDAY<br />

Touch a Truck<br />

10 a.m.-12 p.m. Jan. 26,<br />

Malibu City Hall, 23825<br />

Stuart Ranch Road. Join<br />

for the all-ages Touch a<br />

Truck event, hosted by<br />

the City of Malibu and the<br />

Malibu Library. Children<br />

will be able to explore<br />

construction trucks, emergency<br />

vehicles, LA County<br />

Library’s MakMo Maker-<br />

Mobile and Book Mobile.<br />

Touch-A-Truck will also<br />

feature Safe Moves City<br />

Rodeo, LA Donut Food<br />

Truck, a giveaway from<br />

KIND Bar, an art activity<br />

and storytime with<br />

the Malibu Library. For<br />

more information, contact<br />

the Community Services<br />

Department at (310) 456-<br />

2489 ext 239 or visit Mali<br />

buCity.org/TouchATruck.<br />

Poetry Workshop with<br />

Malibu Poet Laureate<br />

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 26,<br />

Malibu Library, 23519<br />

Civic Center Way. Join<br />

Malibu’s Poet Laureate<br />

Ricardo Means Ybarra for<br />

a poetry workshop and<br />

prepare for next month’s<br />

poetry open mic. Poets,<br />

aspiring or otherwise, are<br />

asked to bring a poem to<br />

workshop. For teens 14+<br />

and adults. Sponsored by<br />

the Friends of the Malibu<br />

Library. For more information,<br />

call (310) 456-6438.<br />

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Town Hall Meeting<br />

3-5 p.m. Jan. 26, Malibu<br />

City Hall Council Chambers,<br />

23825 Stuart Ranch<br />

Road. Los Angeles County<br />

Fire Department Chief Daryl<br />

Osby will provide insight<br />

into the fire response<br />

operations during the<br />

Woolsey Fire and answer<br />

questions from the community.<br />

For more information,<br />

contact Public Safety<br />

Manager Susan Dueñas at<br />

(310) 456-2489 ext. 313,<br />

or email sduenas@malibucity.org.<br />

Malibu Strong Barbecue<br />

3-7 p.m. Jan. 26, Point<br />

Dume Mobile Home Park<br />

Clubhouse, 29500 Heathercliff<br />

Road, Malibu. Join for<br />

live music, food and a celebration<br />

of Malibu’s spirit.<br />

SUNDAY<br />

Cycle to End Youth<br />

Homelessness<br />

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan.<br />

27, SoulCycle Malibu,<br />

3874 Cross Creek Road.<br />

This SoulCycle class will<br />

benefit My Friend’s Place,<br />

which assists homeless<br />

youth in Los Angeles, and<br />

The Malibu Foundation,<br />

which supports victims<br />

of the Woolsey Fire. For<br />

more information, email<br />

event hostess Nicole Ellis<br />

at NicFicarra@gmail.<br />

com. To purchase tickets,<br />

which cost $50 (and<br />

include spin shoes and<br />

water), visit www.eventbrite.com/e/cycle-to-endyouth-homelessness-tickets-51380847498.<br />

MONDAY<br />

City Council<br />

6:30 p.m. Jan. 28, Malibu<br />

City Hall Council Chambers,<br />

23825 Stuart Ranch<br />

Road. The Malibu City<br />

Council will meet. For<br />

more information, or to<br />

view an agenda, visit www.<br />

malibucity.org.<br />

WEDNESDAY<br />

SMMUSD Meeting<br />

6:30-8:30 p.m. Jan.<br />

30, Webster Elementary<br />

School Multipurpose<br />

Room, 3602 Winter Canyon<br />

Road, Malibu. SM-<br />

MUSD will meet to discuss<br />

SMMUSD’s Educational<br />

Specifications plan, a master<br />

list of requirements<br />

for indoor and outdoor<br />

learning space. For more<br />

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information, call (310)<br />

450-8338, ext. 79380 or<br />

share ideas on Let’s Talk at<br />

www.smmusd.org.<br />

THURSDAY<br />

Webster Kindergarten<br />

Round-Up<br />

9:30 a.m. Jan. 31, Webster<br />

Elementary School,<br />

3602 Winter Canyon Road,<br />

Malibu. Prospective parents,<br />

as well as incoming<br />

transitional kindergarten<br />

and kindergarten parents,<br />

may visit and learn more<br />

about the school.<br />

Getting Started with<br />

Scratch<br />

3:30-4:30 p.m. Jan. 31,<br />

Malibu Library, 23519 Civic<br />

Center Way. Learn the<br />

basic tools and concepts for<br />

coding with Scratch, a visual<br />

programming language<br />

created by MIT. Staff from<br />

the LA County Library<br />

MakMo vehicle visits Malibu<br />

for this special STEM<br />

program! For beginning<br />

coders ages 8-18. For more<br />

information, call (310)<br />

456-6438.


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Malibu surfside news | January 24, 2019 | 3<br />

The California Wildlife Center van transports a pygymy<br />

sperm whale, which was beached at Zuma on Friday,<br />

Jan. 18, to the Zuma Lifeguard Headquarters garage.<br />

Suzy Demeter/22nd Century Media<br />

Rescuers examine<br />

beached sperm<br />

whale in Malibu<br />

Mammal ultimately<br />

euthanized<br />

Staff Report<br />

Officials from the California<br />

Wildlife Center were<br />

on scene at Zuma Beach the<br />

morning of Friday, Jan. 18,<br />

in response to a beached<br />

pygymy sperm whale.<br />

Rescuers estimated that<br />

the adult, female whale was<br />

approximately 9-feet long<br />

and weighed 800 pounds.<br />

She was transported to the<br />

Zuma Lifeguard Headquarters<br />

garage, where CWC’s<br />

Dr. Stephany Lewis examined<br />

the mammal, consulting<br />

with veterinarians at<br />

Sea World, San Diego and<br />

officials at the National<br />

Oceanic and Atmospheric<br />

Administration, and ultimately<br />

decided to euthanize<br />

the whale with intravenous<br />

anesthetic drugs.<br />

“This species of whale<br />

does not do well in longterm<br />

rehabilitation or captivity<br />

and was not likely<br />

to survive transport to San<br />

Diego for treatment,” CWC<br />

stated in an Instagram post.<br />

Michael Remski, marine<br />

mammal rehabilitation<br />

manager for CWC, said<br />

“something clearly was<br />

wrong” with the mammal.<br />

Rescuers tried to put the<br />

whale back into the water,<br />

and Remski said he had<br />

a moment’s hope when it<br />

looked like she was swimming,<br />

but the whale again<br />

beached itself shortly thereafter.<br />

The whale was found to<br />

have bilateral conjunctivitis<br />

(or eye infections) in both<br />

eyes, causing blindness, as<br />

well as abrasions on her<br />

body, a chronic wound on<br />

her right side and bloody<br />

discharge, CWC said.<br />

The whale was to be<br />

transported to the Natural<br />

History Museum of Los<br />

Angeles County for further<br />

studies.<br />

Freelance Reporter Suzy<br />

Demeter contributed to this<br />

report.<br />

Malibu’s Disaster Recovery Center now closed<br />

Assistance remains<br />

available via phone,<br />

web, at Agoura DRC<br />

Lauren Coughlin, Editor<br />

Two months after opening<br />

its doors, Malibu’s Disaster<br />

Recovery Center was<br />

shuttered at 6 p.m. Friday,<br />

Jan. 18.<br />

The center, located at the<br />

old Malibu courthouse, had<br />

serviced 3,848 individuals<br />

as of Jan. 15, according to<br />

Maria Padron, of the Federal<br />

Emergency Management<br />

Agency’s Office of<br />

External Affairs/Media<br />

Relations. Padron added<br />

that visits to the DRC have<br />

“steadily decreased.”<br />

Last week, with storms<br />

reaching the Malibu area<br />

and presenting troubling<br />

road conditions, the DRC<br />

closed early on Monday<br />

and did not open on Thursday,<br />

with officials instead<br />

urging anyone in need to<br />

seek virtual assistance.<br />

At the centers — which<br />

were jointly operated by<br />

FEMA and the California<br />

Governor’s Office of Emergency<br />

Services — victims<br />

of the Woolsey Fire were<br />

able to replace lost records,<br />

file insurance claims, apply<br />

for FEMA disaster assistance,<br />

and obtain information<br />

on recovery as well as<br />

rebuilding. Federal, State,<br />

County and City officials<br />

were stationed at the center,<br />

as were representatives<br />

of area nonprofit organizations.<br />

Remaining assistance<br />

options<br />

Fire victims who still<br />

require assistance may<br />

call the FEMA help line<br />

at (800) 621-3362 from 7<br />

a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days<br />

a week (multi-lingual operators<br />

are available), or<br />

visit disasterassistance.gov.<br />

The deadline to register<br />

for federal disaster assistance<br />

grants with FEMA is<br />

Thursday, Jan. 31.<br />

The deadline for submitting<br />

applications for home<br />

or business loans from the<br />

U.S. Small Business Administration<br />

is Jan. 31. To<br />

apply online, visit www.<br />

disasterloan.sba.gov/ela,<br />

email disastercustomerser<br />

vice@sba.gov or call (800)<br />

659-2955. Individuals who<br />

are deaf or hard of hearing<br />

may call (800) 877-8339.<br />

Jan. 31 also is the deadline<br />

for homeowners to submit<br />

applications for debris<br />

removal — either through a<br />

right of entry form to join<br />

the county and California<br />

Department of Resources<br />

Recycling and Recovery’s<br />

debris removal program,<br />

or to opt out of the county<br />

program and instead pursue<br />

a private process at the<br />

homeowner’s expense. The<br />

ROE form can be found at<br />

lacounty.gov/lacountyre<br />

covers.<br />

Residents also may visit<br />

the Debris Removal Operation<br />

Center, located<br />

at 26610 Agoura Road<br />

in Calabasas, to find out<br />

more about the debris removal<br />

process. The center<br />

is open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.,<br />

Monday-Friday, and from 9<br />

a.m.-12 p.m. Saturday.<br />

Los Angeles County residents<br />

who are unemployed<br />

as a result of the fires have<br />

until March 15 to apply for<br />

unemployment with the<br />

California Employment<br />

Development Department.<br />

FEMA also offers grants<br />

to qualifying nonprofit organizations<br />

and local governments<br />

through its Public<br />

Assistance Program; that<br />

program’s deadline is not<br />

until April 8.<br />

The Agoura Hills DRC at<br />

the Conrad Hilton Foundation<br />

building, 30440 Agoura<br />

Road, remains open and<br />

can be visited from 9 a.m.-6<br />

p.m. Monday through Saturday.<br />

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4 | January 24, 2019 | Malibu surfside news news<br />

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History unrepeated in latest post-fire storms<br />

Suzanne Guldimann<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

Residents in Malibu<br />

and the surrounding areas<br />

within the Woolsey<br />

Fire burn zone braced for<br />

more disaster, as a series<br />

of back-to-back storms arrived<br />

last week.<br />

Fortunately for fire survivors,<br />

the jet stream that<br />

brought the recent week<br />

of wet weather was not as<br />

strong as it has been in other<br />

years, and the burn scar<br />

mudflows many feared did<br />

not occur. Not yet, at least.<br />

The round of storms,<br />

however, generated rock<br />

slides that injured two and<br />

shut down three major canyon<br />

roads. Topanga Canyon<br />

Boulevard remained<br />

closed when the Malibu<br />

Surfside News went to<br />

press.<br />

A California Department<br />

of Transportation District<br />

7 crew working Thursday,<br />

Jan. 17, to clear Topanga<br />

Canyon Boulevard<br />

narrowly avoided being<br />

crushed by a fresh fall<br />

of boulders, and several<br />

of their vehicles were<br />

damaged.<br />

A motorist on Malibu<br />

Canyon Road was less<br />

fortunate. A large boulder<br />

struck the driver’s side rear<br />

door of her vehicle on Jan.<br />

16. She reportedly was<br />

hospitalized with injuries.<br />

On Jan. 17, a walker in<br />

the Rambla Pacifico area<br />

also was struck by a falling<br />

boulder and was in critical<br />

condition.<br />

The series of storms<br />

filled creeks to overflowing<br />

and reactivated watercourses<br />

that haven’t flowed<br />

in several years, turning<br />

rivulets into streams,<br />

and streams into roaring,<br />

muddy torrents. Localized<br />

mudflows were reported<br />

in some of the neighborhoods<br />

hardest hit by the<br />

Woolsey Fire, including<br />

Malibu Park, and many of<br />

the smaller mountain roads<br />

were impacted, including<br />

Stunt Road, where a boulder<br />

shut down both lanes,<br />

and Mullolland Highway,<br />

were mud flowed across<br />

the road in several locations.<br />

The rain, however,<br />

was not intense enough to<br />

trigger a major mudslide<br />

or debris flow in any of the<br />

areas where precautionary<br />

Crews stand by at an area of concern south in the Leo Carrillo/Nicholas Canyon area<br />

on Tuesday morning. Suzy Demeter/22nd Century Media<br />

evacuations took place.<br />

Author Mark Davis,<br />

in his controversial book<br />

“Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles<br />

and the Imagination<br />

of Disaster,” described<br />

the jet stream that lines up<br />

multiple storms and sends<br />

them down the coast in<br />

succession as “sometimes<br />

producing rainfall of a ferocity<br />

unrivaled anywhere<br />

on earth, even in the tropical<br />

monsoon belts.”<br />

Malibu has experienced<br />

the kind of deluge Davis<br />

described on several occasions.<br />

In 1998, Malibu<br />

received 14 inches of rain<br />

just in the month of February;<br />

in 1983, the “Great<br />

El Niño Year,” the area received<br />

more than 34 inches<br />

of rain; and during the<br />

winter of 2004-5, a total of<br />

37.25 inches of rain were<br />

recorded.<br />

Mudslides in the winter<br />

of 1979-80 followed the<br />

1978 Kanan Dume fire. The<br />

infamous rockslide on Pacific<br />

Coast Highway near<br />

Big Rock grabbed headlines<br />

that winter, because<br />

the road was swamped by<br />

tons of boulders and mud<br />

and closed for months, but<br />

mudflows also happened<br />

in the burn area, spreading<br />

across PCH near Encinal<br />

Canyon, and causing localized<br />

damage in neighborhoods<br />

like Broad Beach,<br />

where many houses were<br />

destroyed by the fire just<br />

months earlier.<br />

Flash floods also tore<br />

through Topanga Canyon<br />

that winter, carrying away<br />

houses, cars, trees, boulders,<br />

a school bus, and<br />

two large sections of the<br />

canyon road. Some of the<br />

intensity of that flood was<br />

blamed on damage caused<br />

six years earlier by the<br />

1973 Trippet Fire, which<br />

burned nearly 3,000 acres<br />

in Topanga, stripping hillsides<br />

of vegetation and<br />

leaving the area vulnerable<br />

to mudslides for years after<br />

the fire.<br />

In the winter of 1995,<br />

two years after the devastating<br />

Old Topanga Fire in<br />

1993, heavy rains flooded<br />

Malibu Creek, seriously<br />

Please see storms, 7<br />

Malibu Emergency Relief Fund to cease operations<br />

With fire funds<br />

nearly depleted,<br />

Boys and Girls Club<br />

shares update<br />

Staff Report<br />

The Malibu Emergency<br />

Relief Fund, founded in<br />

November and operated<br />

by the Boys and Girls<br />

Club of Malibu, is no<br />

longer accepting applications.<br />

As of Friday, Jan. 18,<br />

the club shared that it<br />

had distributed all but<br />

$279,806.31 of the funding<br />

to 480 individuals<br />

and families in need following<br />

the Woolsey Fire.<br />

The amount given to date<br />

was roughly $1.22 million<br />

out of around $1.5<br />

million.<br />

The BGC said remaining<br />

funds would be dispersed<br />

among applicants<br />

who have already applied<br />

for relief.<br />

“We thank our beloved<br />

community for entrusting<br />

us with this duty; it’s been<br />

an honor to serve Malibu<br />

during this difficult time,”<br />

the club’s statement said.<br />

“Crisis counseling continues<br />

to be available at the<br />

Teen Center for Malibu<br />

students affected by the<br />

Woolsey Fire. We thank<br />

you for your support as we<br />

return to our regular club<br />

operations. We would also<br />

like to give a big thank you<br />

to everyone who donated<br />

to our community through<br />

monetary and in-kind donations.<br />

We could not have<br />

done this without all of<br />

your kindness!”<br />

The Malibu Emergency<br />

Relief fund was to officially<br />

cease its operations as of<br />

Tuesday, Jan. 22.<br />

“The BGCM is working<br />

with Certified Public<br />

Accountants Guzman &<br />

Gray, whom is performing<br />

ongoing audits of the<br />

fund, from inception to<br />

completion: the application<br />

and distribution process,<br />

bank accounts and<br />

assurance of the proper use<br />

of funds within the guidelines<br />

of the fund establishment,”<br />

the club’s statement<br />

said. “These audits will be<br />

shared with the public.”


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Malibu surfside news | January 24, 2019 | 5<br />

Woman, 57, hit by boulder<br />

listed in critical condition<br />

Lauren Coughlin, Editor<br />

A 57-year-old female<br />

was in critical condition<br />

Thursday, Jan. 17, after being<br />

“pummeled by a large<br />

boulder” in Malibu, according<br />

to a social media<br />

post from the Malibu/Lost<br />

Hills Sheriff’s Station.<br />

The incident, which<br />

was called in at 9:21 a.m.,<br />

occurred near Schueren<br />

Road and Rambla Pacifico<br />

Street, according to Pono<br />

Barnes, public information<br />

officer for the Los Angeles<br />

County Fire Department.<br />

The woman was transported<br />

to a local trauma<br />

center. No updates were<br />

available as of press time.<br />

On Jan. 16, a boulder<br />

struck a car on Malibu<br />

Canyon Road, injuring the<br />

driver. That injury, though<br />

it occurred during the winter<br />

storms, was not included<br />

in LA County’s official<br />

incident report, which only<br />

concerned the Woolsey<br />

Fire burn area.<br />

Though rain subsided on<br />

Thursday afternoon, various<br />

agencies reminded that<br />

dangerous conditions can<br />

and would persist.<br />

“I think there’s concern<br />

that once the rain ends,<br />

people will think that the<br />

danger ends, but it doesn’t<br />

— it will go on for several<br />

days,” said David Katz,<br />

public information officer<br />

and operations leader for<br />

Malibu Search and Rescue.<br />

Throughout the past<br />

week’s storms, Malibu<br />

Search and Rescue received<br />

assistance from<br />

search and rescue teams<br />

from Sierra Madre, San<br />

Dimas, Santa Clarita, Antelope<br />

Valley and Montrose,<br />

Katz said.<br />

“We have had people<br />

out 24/7 assisting with an<br />

rescue activity — which,<br />

thankfully, there has not<br />

been any — traffic collisions,<br />

looter suppression,<br />

and basically checking areas<br />

that are possible areas<br />

for mudslides, debris flow<br />

and floods,” Katz said.<br />

For more on this and other<br />

Breaking News, visit Malibu<br />

SurfsideNews.com.<br />

Los Angeles County Fire chief to<br />

attend Malibu town hall meeting<br />

Woolsey Fire<br />

response to be<br />

discussed, questions<br />

to be taken<br />

Submitted by the City of<br />

Malibu<br />

Residents are invited to<br />

attend a town hall meeting<br />

featuring Los Angeles<br />

From Jan. 17<br />

Officials work to clear<br />

Rambla Pacifico Street<br />

after a boulder tumbled<br />

from the mountainside<br />

and struck a 57-year-old<br />

woman who was in critical<br />

condition Thursday, Jan.<br />

17. Photo Courtesy Malibu<br />

Search and Rescue<br />

County Fire Department<br />

Chief Daryl Osby from 3-5<br />

p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26,<br />

at Malibu City Hall.<br />

Osby will provide insight<br />

into the fire response<br />

operations during the<br />

Woolsey Fire and answer<br />

questions from the community.<br />

Osby has served<br />

as the chief since 2011<br />

and has been with the department<br />

for more than 30<br />

years.<br />

The meeting will take<br />

place in the Council Chambers,<br />

located on the first<br />

floor of Malibu City Hall<br />

(23825 Stuart Ranch Road).<br />

For more information,<br />

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Community invited to weigh<br />

in on plans for MHS campus<br />

Surveys remain<br />

open through Feb. 1<br />

Submitted by SMMUSD<br />

CITY OF MALIBU<br />

Certified O.W.T.S.<br />

and N.A.W.T.<br />

Septic inspectors<br />

for all single family,<br />

multi-family and<br />

commercial properties.<br />

The Santa Monica-Malibu<br />

Unified School District<br />

is conducting an online<br />

survey of Malibu community<br />

members to gather<br />

input for the Malibu High<br />

School campus plan.<br />

The survey will be combined<br />

with those taken by<br />

Malibu Pathway parents,<br />

students and administrators.<br />

The survey will be<br />

used to guide planning<br />

for the new middle school<br />

(grades six through eight)<br />

and high school (grades<br />

nine through 12).<br />

The surveys ask community<br />

members questions<br />

about their current use of<br />

the high school facilities,<br />

which spaces need improvement,<br />

how to prioritize<br />

those that need changing,<br />

and asks for comment<br />

on the facilities that need<br />

enhancement to increase<br />

school and community use.<br />

The district is asking<br />

that surveys be completed<br />

by Feb. 1.<br />

“The surveys inform us<br />

in aspects of planning the<br />

new Malibu Middle and<br />

High School campus,”<br />

said Carey Upton, chief<br />

operations officer for the<br />

district. “They will also<br />

help us understand the role<br />

of the campus in the larger<br />

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SMMUSD Board of Education<br />

Following storms, fires, Malibu<br />

schools chart path to recovery<br />

Air quality checks,<br />

other tests being<br />

conducted<br />

Michele Willer-Allred<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

Malibu schools have<br />

“predominantly” recovered<br />

from the impacts of<br />

the Woolsey Fire, but Santa<br />

Monica-Malibu Unified<br />

School District officials<br />

said recent rain and resulting<br />

muds have caused additional<br />

problems that are<br />

being addressed.<br />

“Luckily, the impacts [to<br />

the schools from the fire]<br />

were few,” Carey Upton,<br />

the district’s chief operations<br />

officer, said during a<br />

presentation at the Board<br />

of Education’s Thursday,<br />

Jan. 17 meeting.<br />

Upton said all of the environmental<br />

tests that were<br />

taken post-fire on each<br />

Malibu campus have been<br />

returned, and those tests<br />

have demonstrated the facilities<br />

are safe to occupy<br />

and use.<br />

Those tests include particulate<br />

matter, asbestos,<br />

and lead wipe samples at<br />

all the campuses, with the<br />

addition of PCB air and<br />

wipe samples at Juan Cabrillo<br />

Elementary School<br />

and Malibu High School.<br />

Limited soil samples of<br />

the playing fields and mud<br />

flow that came onto the<br />

campus also are being taken<br />

at MHS.<br />

Upton said the district<br />

continues to conduct daily<br />

checks of the air quality at<br />

the campuses with monitors.<br />

Air quality reports can<br />

be checked by residents at<br />

each campus website.<br />

On Friday, Jan. 18, the<br />

report for Malibu schools<br />

showed “good” and “moderate”<br />

readings.<br />

“The air quality is in the<br />

High Moderate today after<br />

spiking into the Unhealthy<br />

for Sensitive Groups range<br />

following the rains,” the<br />

report stated. “We are getting<br />

a higher reading at all<br />

Malibu schools today than<br />

two official monitors say.<br />

We need to keep an eye<br />

on it today since the low<br />

winds will be out of the<br />

NW this morning.”<br />

The prior week, between<br />

Jan. 9-11, the air was<br />

deemed “unhealthy for<br />

sensitive groups” at Malibu<br />

schools, though fog<br />

was believed to have led to<br />

false readings, according<br />

to SMMUSD.<br />

A teacher’s lounge,<br />

workroom and classrooms<br />

in MHS’s Building D that<br />

were flooded by rain on<br />

Nov. 29 have been renovated,<br />

and are expected to<br />

reopen by Jan. 28 after final<br />

PCB sampling.<br />

Upton said the rain-damaged<br />

softball and baseball<br />

fields as well as the tennis<br />

courts at MHS still need to<br />

be refurbished before they<br />

can reopen.<br />

He said work with the<br />

City using K-rail barriers<br />

has resulted in a way to<br />

reduce most of the mud<br />

flow coming from the top<br />

of MHS. Culverts also are<br />

being added to create pathways<br />

for the mud.<br />

Upton said the district<br />

is entering “the next phase<br />

in our disaster response,”<br />

which includes working<br />

with the Federal Emergency<br />

Management Agency to<br />

try to reclaim some of the<br />

school district’s expenditures.<br />

A lot of the district’s<br />

costs were taken and recuperated<br />

through the district’s<br />

insurance provider.<br />

“We’re also calculating<br />

other potential costs and<br />

making sure those are covered,<br />

but we do anticipate<br />

that there will be some<br />

substantial uncovered<br />

costs,” Upton said. “We’re<br />

trying to work with FEMA<br />

to see if we can capture<br />

those.”<br />

Upton said the district<br />

will have a better report<br />

for the board on what those<br />

numbers are in the next<br />

couple weeks.<br />

Early learning modifications<br />

The board voted 6-0,<br />

with Member Oscar de la<br />

Torre absent, to support<br />

funding to further support<br />

an in-house, expanded<br />

Early Learning program,<br />

which would replace the<br />

Head Start program and<br />

provide preschool opportunities<br />

to resident families<br />

who qualify under district<br />

guidelines.<br />

The board agreed to fund<br />

the program at $1 million a<br />

year for the next five years.<br />

District officials said it<br />

has become “extremely<br />

challenging” for the district<br />

to meet the Los Angeles<br />

County Office of<br />

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Malibu surfside news | January 24, 2019 | 7<br />

Police Reports<br />

High-end purses, safe reportedly<br />

stolen from under-construction home<br />

An Apple MacBook<br />

Pro laptop, three Louis<br />

Vuitton purses, one pair<br />

of shoes, two Balenciaga<br />

purses, and a large, metal,<br />

digital safe with unknown<br />

contents, collectively valued<br />

at $12,600, reportedly<br />

were stolen from a residence<br />

on Dume Drive, according<br />

to a Jan. 7 report.<br />

The alleged victim said<br />

she left and secured her<br />

residence on Jan. 6, but<br />

did not set the alarm system<br />

because a construction<br />

crew was going to work<br />

on the residence the next<br />

morning. She stated her<br />

residence was under construction<br />

because of damage<br />

from the Woolsey Fire,<br />

and she was not currently<br />

living there. On Jan. 7, she<br />

received a call from the<br />

construction manager that<br />

the home was burglarized.<br />

The police were unable to<br />

contact the construction<br />

manager for a statement.<br />

Jan. 10<br />

• A vehicle burglary was<br />

reported at Malibu Lagoon<br />

State Park, 3835 Cross<br />

Creek Road. The estimated<br />

damage was $400 to the<br />

front door handle.<br />

• Two vehicle tires valued<br />

at $186 each reportedly<br />

were vandalized in the gated<br />

community of Vista Pacifica.<br />

The alleged victim<br />

stated he had parked his vehicle<br />

in front of his townhome,<br />

and the next morning<br />

noticed his tires were<br />

vandalized. He did not see<br />

any possible suspects, nor<br />

could think of any possible<br />

suspects. No witnesses or<br />

surveillance video of the<br />

incident was found. The<br />

responding officer was unable<br />

to detect what kind of<br />

object was used to damage<br />

the tires.<br />

Jan. 5<br />

• A Samsung Galaxy cellphone<br />

valued at $850 reportedly<br />

was stolen from<br />

203356 Pacific Coast<br />

Highway. The alleged<br />

victim and her husband<br />

drove to Moonshadows<br />

restaurant and had their<br />

vehicle parked by a valet<br />

attendant there. She stated<br />

she left her cellphone in<br />

the center console, but noticed<br />

it missing when they<br />

retrieved the vehicle and<br />

drove home. A phone retrieval<br />

app was used, and<br />

a location was given in<br />

South Gate.<br />

EDITOR’S NOTE: The<br />

Malibu Surfside News<br />

police reports are compiled<br />

from official records on file<br />

at the Los Angeles County<br />

Lost Hills/Malibu Sheriff’s<br />

Department headquarters.<br />

Anyone listed in these reports<br />

is considered to be innocent<br />

of all charges until proven<br />

guilty in a court of law.<br />

storms<br />

From Page 4<br />

damaging the bridge on<br />

PCH, and swamping the<br />

Civic Center in floodwater<br />

and mud. That flood<br />

was also thought to be<br />

intensified by upstream<br />

fire damage. Almost the<br />

entire Malibu Canyon<br />

corridor burned in 1993,<br />

leaving steep slopes vulnerable<br />

during the heavy<br />

rains.<br />

The 1995, series of<br />

storms once again caused<br />

mudflows on PCH at Big<br />

Rock that were unrelated<br />

to fire, but it also caused<br />

problems for residents<br />

in the fire-ravaged Las<br />

Flores, Rambla and Topanga<br />

neighborhoods.<br />

More recently, in the<br />

winter of 2014-15, rainstorms<br />

triggered mud and<br />

fire debris flows on PCH<br />

north of Yerba Buena,<br />

shutting down 10 miles of<br />

the highway in both directions<br />

for weeks. The mud<br />

was a direct result of the<br />

2013 Springs Fire, which<br />

created slide hazards that<br />

just needed water to become<br />

active.<br />

The recent series of<br />

storms dropped an estimated<br />

4.5 inches of rain in the<br />

Point Dume area, to nearly<br />

7 inches in Malibu Canyon,<br />

bringing the total for<br />

the season so far in Malibu<br />

to around 12 inches.<br />

The “final alert” from<br />

the City of Malibu went<br />

out at 9:50 a.m. on the<br />

morning of Friday, Jan.<br />

18, notifying residents that<br />

the rain-related emergency<br />

was over, and all evacuations<br />

were lifted. Malibu<br />

made it through this round<br />

of storms without a major<br />

disaster, although the<br />

canyon roads remained<br />

closed.<br />

While residents may<br />

be weary of emergency<br />

notifications and evacuation<br />

orders, Malibu’s history<br />

confirms the risk of<br />

post-fire mudflows is a legitimate<br />

concern, and one<br />

that will continue to be a<br />

major issue in high-risk<br />

areas like Malibu West for<br />

several years following<br />

the fire.<br />

Hikers urged to ‘exercise caution’<br />

as most MRCA parks reopen<br />

Escondido Canyon<br />

Park, Charmlee<br />

Wilderness Park<br />

remain closed<br />

Submitted by the<br />

Mountains Recreation and<br />

Conservation Authority<br />

The Mountains Recreation<br />

and Conservation Authority<br />

has opened most of<br />

the MRCA-managed parks<br />

that had been previously<br />

closed by conditions related<br />

to the November 2018<br />

Woolsey Fire.<br />

The MRCA has cleared<br />

hazardous conditions from<br />

the parks and open space. In<br />

addition, in order to assure<br />

public safety, the MRCA has<br />

conducted limited radiological<br />

analysis of soils in Upper<br />

Las Virgenes Canyon Open<br />

Space Preserve and other<br />

MRCA areas. The assessment<br />

determined that the fire<br />

had not increased the lowlevel<br />

concentrations that are<br />

generally consistent with<br />

normal background levels.<br />

As always, trail users<br />

should exercise caution in<br />

the open space, and not venture<br />

off established trails so<br />

that plants and wildlife can<br />

recover from the fire aftermath.<br />

The agency has installed<br />

new signs to remind<br />

hikers to stay on the trail<br />

and contribute to the recovery<br />

of the ecosystem.<br />

The following parks managed<br />

by the MRCA that<br />

were previously closed are<br />

now open to the public:<br />

• Cameron Nature Preserve<br />

at Puerco Canyon<br />

• Corral Canyon Park – Sara<br />

Wan Trailhead<br />

• Fran Pavley Meadow<br />

• Las Virgenes View Trail<br />

• Liberty Canyon Trailhead<br />

• Seminole Overlook<br />

• Triunfo Creek Park<br />

• Upper Las Virgenes Canyon<br />

Open Space Preserve<br />

(formerly Ahmanson Ranch)<br />

• Zev Yaroslavsky Las Virgenes<br />

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The following parks managed<br />

by the MRCA remain<br />

closed until further notice:<br />

• Escondido Canyon Park<br />

• Charmlee Wilderness Park<br />

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Surfside looks<br />

to share the love<br />

Photo Op<br />

Valentine’s Day<br />

contest accepting<br />

entries through<br />

Feb. 7<br />

Staff Report<br />

Before we know it, Valentine’s<br />

Day will be here,<br />

and the Surfside News is<br />

again looking to treat one<br />

Malibu couple to a night on<br />

the town.<br />

Our How We Met contest<br />

is now accepting entries,<br />

and the winning duo will<br />

receive a one-night stay<br />

in a king premier oceanfront<br />

guest room at Malibu<br />

Beach Inn (22878 Pacific<br />

Coast Highway) as well as<br />

a $150 gift certificate to<br />

Geoffrey’s (27400 PCH).<br />

Entering is easy. We just<br />

ask that you write up the<br />

story, in 500 words or less,<br />

of how you and your significant<br />

other met and send<br />

it to Editor Lauren Coughlin<br />

at lauren@malibusurf<br />

sidenews.com by 5 p.m.<br />

Thursday, Feb. 7. We also<br />

ask that you please share<br />

a photo of you two, along<br />

with your names, and a<br />

phone number at which we<br />

can reach you.<br />

How We Met<br />

What: Enter the<br />

Surfside’s annual<br />

Valentine’s Day contest,<br />

which asks Malibu<br />

couples to share the<br />

story, in 500 words of<br />

less, of how they met<br />

their significant other.<br />

The winner will receive<br />

a one-night stay in a<br />

king premier oceanfront<br />

guest room at Malibu<br />

Beach Inn as well as a<br />

$150 gift certificate to<br />

Geoffrey’s, and their<br />

story will appear in our<br />

Feb. 14 edition.<br />

How: Send your story, a<br />

photo of you two, your<br />

name, and a phone<br />

number at which you can<br />

be reached to lauren@<br />

malibusurfsidenews.<br />

com by 5 p.m. Thursday,<br />

Feb. 7.<br />

Then, our staff will pore<br />

over all the entries and select<br />

one winning couple.<br />

The winning entry also will<br />

be featured in our Thursday,<br />

Feb. 14 issue.<br />

Any questions may be<br />

directed to lauren@malibu<br />

surfsidenews.com or (310)<br />

457-2112 ext. 1.<br />

Malibu resident Elissa Hoye shared this image of fishing boats off the coast in mid-October.<br />

Want your photo to appear in our newspaper? Email lauren@malibusurfsidenews.com.<br />

School News<br />

College admissions<br />

presentation slated for<br />

Jan. 24<br />

Crystal Reed, of No Drama<br />

College Counseling, is<br />

to present a Thursday, Jan.<br />

24 college admissions presentation<br />

which is open to<br />

Malibu high school juniors<br />

and their parents.<br />

The free presentation,<br />

titled “What juniors should<br />

be doing NOW to prepare<br />

for college applications,”<br />

will be from 4-5 p.m. at<br />

Pico Youth & Family Center,<br />

located at 715 Pico<br />

Boulevard, one block east<br />

of Santa Monica High<br />

School.<br />

Reed has been helping<br />

students with the college<br />

admissions process for<br />

more than 15 years. Attendees<br />

will receive information<br />

and handouts, and<br />

questions are welcome.<br />

Gonzaga University<br />

Contino makes president’s<br />

list<br />

Mai Contino, of Malibu,<br />

was named to the president’s<br />

list in the fall 2018<br />

semester.<br />

To be named to list, students<br />

must earn a 3.85 to<br />

4.0 grade-point average.<br />

Oregon State University<br />

Malibu’s Jordan makes<br />

honor roll<br />

Kendall B. Jordan,<br />

of Malibu, maintained a<br />

straight-A average to make<br />

the scholastic honor roll at<br />

Oregon State University<br />

this fall.<br />

Jordan, a junior, is a digital<br />

communication arts major.<br />

Altogether, 1,483 students<br />

earned a 4.0, and another<br />

4,752 earned a B-plus<br />

(3.5) or better to make the<br />

listing.<br />

To be on the honor roll,<br />

students must carry at least<br />

12 graded hours of course<br />

work.<br />

School News is compiled<br />

by Editor Lauren Coughlin,<br />

lauren@malibusurfsidenews.<br />

com.


malibusurfsidenews.com malibu<br />

Malibu surfside news | January 24, 2019 | 9<br />

TheCity of Malibu is Here to Help<br />

Ourhearts go out to all those affected by the devastating WoolseyFire. The City is committed<br />

to doing everything possible to help community members with theirimmediate needs, to<br />

provide asmooth process forthosewho lost homes toestablish temporary housing ontheir<br />

property and to rebuild, and to resume normal City services and activities.<br />

MALIBUDISASTER DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER (DRC) CLOSED<br />

AGOUR HILLS DRC REMAINS OPEN<br />

The Malibu DRC is closed permanently as of Friday, January 18. City staff from the Building &<br />

Safety, Environmental Sustainability, and Planning Departments will continue to be available<br />

at City Hall to help community members with recovery needs. Agoura Hills DRC: The Hilton<br />

Foundation Building (30440 Agoura Road, Agoura CA 91301) HOURS: Monday - Saturday, 9<br />

AM to 6PM(closed Sundays &holidays) Services &agencies available: www.MalibuCity.org/<br />

DRC<br />

MalibuCity HallFire Rebuild Desk<br />

Awalk-up counter staffed by aplanner is available during City Hall open hours. Meet one-onone<br />

with aCity planner who can walk residents through the process of getting atemporary<br />

mobile home or trailer placed on their burned property, and help them begin the rebuilding<br />

process.<br />

Location: 23825 Stuart Ranch Road, Malibu, CA 90265<br />

Hours: Mondaythrough Thursday, 7:30 AM –5:30 PM, Fridays 7:30 AM –4:30 PM<br />

Ash&FireDebris<br />

Ash and fire debris may not beremoved from aburned property until aCounty-led HazMat<br />

team has inspected and cleared the property. Ash and fire debris contain toxic materials that<br />

are especially dangerous when they are disturbed and become airborne. N-95 masks should<br />

be worn byanyone who enters aburn site.<br />

Choose aDebrisRemovalProgram<br />

After aproperty has been inspected and cleared by aHazMat team, residents must choose one<br />

of the two Fire Debris Removal Programs available in the City of Malibu. Anyother debris<br />

removal isprohibited and could result in acitation and delayinrebuilding. Fordetailed<br />

information, visit the Disaster Recovery Center or City Hall’s Fire Rebuild Desk, visit the Debris<br />

webpage at www.MalibuCity.org/Debris or call 310-456-2489, ext. 371.<br />

Option 1: CalOES<br />

The state-run CalOES program will remove fire debris from homes that are damaged or<br />

destroyed under strict environmental and public safety guidelines, at no out-of-pocket cost<br />

to the homeowner. Toopt in, aRight of Entry (ROE) form must befilled out and submitted by<br />

January 28, 2019.<br />

Option 2: Local Program<br />

The County-run Local Debris Removal Program allows property owners to get astatecertified<br />

contractor attheir own expense for fire debris removal. The work must include the<br />

same testing and certification provided under the State program. Deadline to apply is January<br />

30, 2019.<br />

The deadline to complete fire debris removal is March 15. If debris removal has not<br />

been completed by March 15, the state will remove the fire debris from the<br />

property at the owner’s expense (up to $100,000) and alien will be placed on the<br />

property.<br />

NEW - JAN 31DEADLINEFORFEMA, SBA LOANS & STATE<br />

GRANTS The deadline to apply for assistance programs from the Federal Emergency<br />

Management Agency (FEMA), the California State Supplemental Grant Program, and the<br />

Small Business Administration (SBA) for people and businesses impacted by the Woolsey<br />

Fire has been extended to Thursday, January 31. The first step to enroll in all three<br />

programs is registering with FEMA by January 31. To apply or for more information visit<br />

www.disasterassistance.gov or call 800-621-3662 or apply in person at aDRC.<br />

CAlOES &COUNTY COMMUNITY MEETING ON HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS<br />

WASTE, DEBRIS REMOVAL &REBUILDING<br />

Thursday, January 24, 6:00 PM<br />

Malibou Lake Clubhouse (29033 Lake Vista Drive, Agoura Hills, CA 91301)<br />

FEMA INFORMATION TABLES AT LOCAL BIG BOX STORES<br />

FEMA has placed information tables with debris removal experts at local big box stores<br />

to provide information to community members.<br />

Daily 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM<br />

January 9–14: Home Depot, Woodland Hills (6345 Variel Ave, Woodland Hills, CA 91367)<br />

January 16 -21: Lowe's, West Hills (8383 Topanga Canyon Blvd, West Hills, CA 91304)<br />

January 23 -28: Home Depot, Fallbrook Center, West Hills (22855 Victory Blvd, West<br />

Hills, CA 91307)<br />

ALL LEAF BLOWERS BANNED WEST OF MALIBU CANYON<br />

To protect public health from potential hazardous materials in the fire debris and ash, the<br />

City has banned the use of ALL leaf blowers (both gas and electric) in City limits west of<br />

Malibu Canyon Road effective immediately, through August 1, 2019.<br />

PROHIBIDO USAR SOPLADORES DE HOJAS AL OESTE DE MALIBU CANYON<br />

Debido aque los escombros ylas cenizas del fuego ylas estructuras dañadas pueden<br />

contener materiales ypartículas que son peligrosas para la salud ylaseguridad, La<br />

Ciudad de Malibu prohíbe el uso de sopladores de hojas dentro del área de la ciudad al<br />

oeste de Malibu Canyon Road hasta el límite de la ciudad. La prohibicion esta en efecto<br />

inmediatamente yterminara el 1° de agosto del 2019.<br />

SWIMMING POOL GUIDANCE<br />

Discharging pool water to storm drains is prohibited. If apool must be drained because it has<br />

been impacted by smoke and ash, the Civic Center Water Treatment Facility may accept the<br />

water on acase-by-case basis. Learn more at www.MalibuCity.org/WoolseySwimmingPools<br />

NEW -JAN. 26TOWN HALL MEETING WITH<br />

LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE CHIEF OSBY<br />

Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief Daryl Osby will discuss the<br />

Woolsey Fire response operations and answer questions from community<br />

members. Saturday, January 26, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PMatMalibu City Hall<br />

Phone and OnlineResources<br />

Malibu City Hall main phone: 310-456-2489<br />

Malibu City Fire Rebuild webpage: www.MalibuRebuilds.org<br />

Malibu City Debris Removalwebpage: www.MalibuCity.org/Debris<br />

Malibu City Planning Department questions: mplanning@malibucity.org<br />

Malibu City Planning Department phone: 310-456-2489,ext. 485<br />

Malibu City Building Division questions: mbuilding@malibucity.org<br />

LA County WoolseyFire Recovery webpage: www.LACounty.gov/LACountyRecovers


10 | January 24, 2019 | Malibu surfside news news<br />

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Local architects advocate for streamlined rebuilding processes<br />

Barbara Burke<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

As Malibuites who lost<br />

their homes or businesses<br />

in the Woolsey fire embark<br />

upon the long process of<br />

rebuilding, local architects,<br />

construction contractors<br />

and other building<br />

professionals are advocating<br />

for implementation<br />

of streamlined processes<br />

for obtaining necessary<br />

demolition and building<br />

permits, and for modifications<br />

to the building code<br />

requiring more fire-proof<br />

building designs.<br />

“A team of seasoned<br />

professionals, including<br />

architects, construction<br />

contractors, geologists,<br />

biologists, septic tank designers<br />

and others are galvanizing<br />

to suggest ways<br />

to rebuild Malibu stronger<br />

than ever and to implement<br />

a streamlined way to<br />

run the governmental approval<br />

processes so everyone<br />

is on the same page,”<br />

explained Doug Burdge,<br />

a Malibu-based architect.<br />

“We live here and<br />

we feel that we know the<br />

best way to rebuild Malibu<br />

and to ensure that fire<br />

hazards are kept as low as<br />

possible.”<br />

Before rebuilding can<br />

begin, the EPA and state<br />

agencies must determine<br />

that a property is compliant<br />

with regulations<br />

concerning the removal<br />

of debris and hazardous<br />

materials. After that, one<br />

can apply for a demolition<br />

permit. After successful<br />

demolition, the next step is<br />

to turn to the City to obtain<br />

necessary clearances for<br />

the rebuilding process.<br />

Malibu architect Lester<br />

Tobias, author of “Building<br />

in the Bu: Navigating<br />

the Malibu Zoning Code”<br />

and a fire victim himself,<br />

wholeheartedly agrees<br />

with Burdge with regard<br />

to the need for streamlined<br />

processes to facilitate rebuilding<br />

destroyed structures.<br />

Tobias notes that there<br />

are several ways for the<br />

planning department to approve<br />

a rebuild’s pre-fire<br />

square footage and number<br />

of structures, including using<br />

assessor’s office data,<br />

permit records and pre-fire<br />

surveys by licensed professionals<br />

or post-fire footprint<br />

surveys by licensed<br />

professionals, as-built<br />

plans prepared by licensed<br />

architects or engineers,<br />

and City and County GIS<br />

information and Google<br />

Earth.<br />

Tobias is concerned that<br />

unless the City Council directs<br />

otherwise, the planning<br />

department will rely<br />

on permitting history to<br />

establish an applicant’s<br />

baseline total development<br />

square footage, a process<br />

that could include reviewing<br />

the assessor’s office<br />

information online.<br />

Tobias opined that permitting<br />

history and assessment<br />

data are “the least<br />

accurate means” of establishing<br />

TDSF for homes<br />

built prior to 1991 (when<br />

such activities were under<br />

county purview), or prior<br />

to 1980 (pre-dating the<br />

need for a coastal development<br />

permit). Further, he<br />

notes that TDSF is calculated<br />

differently than the<br />

assessed square footage<br />

for tax purposes.<br />

Therefore, he suggests<br />

that the City implement a<br />

policy providing that if a<br />

rebuild applicant provides<br />

the planning department<br />

with a licensed survey<br />

conducted prior to the fire<br />

or either a post-fire footprint<br />

survey or as-built<br />

floor plans prepared by a<br />

licensed architect and if a<br />

selected methodology is<br />

supported by a superimposed<br />

Google Earth, county<br />

GIS or city GIS website<br />

image, then the TDSF that<br />

is calculated should be<br />

entered as the baseline rebuild<br />

TDSF.<br />

“Fire rebuilds are exempt<br />

from obtaining a<br />

Coastal Development Permit<br />

as long as they are for<br />

the same use, do not exceed<br />

the floor area, height<br />

or bulk of the destroyed<br />

structure by more than 10<br />

percent, and are sited in<br />

the same location on the<br />

affected property as the<br />

destroyed structure,” Tobias<br />

noted, referring to<br />

the City of Malibu’s Local<br />

Coastal Program, Local<br />

Implementation Plan<br />

13.4.6.<br />

The entire LIP can be<br />

read at www.coastal.<br />

ca.gov/ventura/malibu-lipfinal.pdf.<br />

Tobias proposes that<br />

the City Council direct<br />

the planning department<br />

to implement reasonable<br />

guidelines for compliance<br />

with LIP 13.4.6 relative<br />

to the definition of “bulk,”<br />

and “location on the property.”<br />

He maintains that<br />

for rebuilds under the allowable<br />

18-foot height,<br />

bulk should not be a factor<br />

in the rebuild analysis<br />

as it is not a factor in new<br />

construction analysis. For<br />

structures where part of<br />

the project is over 18 feet<br />

in height, he states there<br />

should be some relief for<br />

slight modifications to the<br />

location and size of the<br />

portions that are more than<br />

18 feet, providing that a<br />

homeowner’s proposed<br />

plans do not create a worse<br />

view impact on neighbors.<br />

“The ability to reasonably<br />

relocate a structure<br />

should also be allowed,”<br />

Tobias asserted. “Structures<br />

should be allowed<br />

to be relocated to improve<br />

setback compliance if the<br />

owner so desires [and]<br />

harmless relocations, reorientations,<br />

etc. to take<br />

advantage of environmental<br />

factors should be allowed.”<br />

Burdge said further considerations<br />

should include<br />

placing power lines underground,<br />

removing tall<br />

palm and Eucalyptus trees<br />

in some areas, and more.<br />

“Malibu will rebuild<br />

and we will be so strong<br />

coming out of this<br />

process,” Burdge said.<br />

“To accomplish that, we<br />

need sensible, streamlined<br />

procedures to facilitate<br />

property owners efficiently<br />

and expeditiously<br />

rebuilding their homes and<br />

businesses.”<br />

Business Briefs<br />

Trauma relief workshops<br />

come to Malibu business<br />

Take Care of Yourself<br />

Tuesdays are being offered<br />

now through March 26 at<br />

Glamifornia Style Lounge<br />

in Malibu.<br />

The free, hour-long trauma<br />

relief workshops, led by<br />

the International Association<br />

of Human Values, run from<br />

6:30-7:30 p.m. and aim to<br />

help community members<br />

manage stress and anxiety.<br />

IAHV also plans to offer<br />

deeper, 11-hour sky meditation<br />

workshops at a different<br />

space, with details<br />

yet to be announced.<br />

Glamifornia is located at<br />

21323 Pacific Coast Highway,<br />

#103.<br />

RSVPs are suggested<br />

to Peggy French at relief.<br />

social@iavh.org or (310)<br />

924-8426. For more information<br />

on IAVH, visit<br />

http://us.iavh.org/.<br />

Business Briefs are compiled<br />

by Editor Lauren Coughlin,<br />

lauren@malibusurfsidenews.<br />

com.<br />

Visit us online at MalibuSurfsideNews.com<br />

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From Page 6<br />

Education Head Start requirements<br />

because of a<br />

five-year decline in local<br />

families who qualify<br />

for Head Start program<br />

enrollment. The LACOE<br />

reapplication requires a<br />

five-year commitment,<br />

with a mandate to maintain<br />

a certain enrollment<br />

number — 112 Head Start<br />

students, ages 3-4, and the<br />

addition of 16 early Head<br />

Start students, ages 0-2.11<br />

years — the district noted<br />

in a press release prior to<br />

the meeting.<br />

The district’s Head Start<br />

program began in 2001,<br />

with 293 eligible students<br />

at time of inception. Today,<br />

the program serves<br />

118 eligible students.<br />

Instead of reapplying for<br />

the grant, the district plans<br />

to create a program to<br />

serve Head Start-qualified<br />

families while also providing<br />

options for all district<br />

families.<br />

SMMUSD states that the<br />

new program will operate<br />

on a multi-tier payment<br />

system, with some families<br />

qualifying for full subsidy,<br />

some partial pay and others<br />

full pay.<br />

The new program is to<br />

continue to serve all current<br />

Head Start-eligible<br />

families, new families<br />

who reside within district<br />

boundaries, and provide<br />

expanded support to other<br />

families in Malibu and<br />

Santa Monica. Services<br />

offered will include health<br />

services, mental health,<br />

special education support<br />

and academic opportunities.<br />

“Early learning experiences<br />

provide the foundation<br />

for a student’s<br />

strength and ultimate success,”<br />

Superintendent Dr.<br />

Ben Drati said in a press<br />

release. “We believe that<br />

all students deserve to be<br />

part of a system that supports<br />

the whole child, including<br />

social, emotional,<br />

academic and physical<br />

considerations.”<br />

Board Member Laurie<br />

Lieberman said the board’s<br />

decision has long-term impacts<br />

as well as serious fiscal<br />

implications.<br />

Lieberman said the decision<br />

is not about turning<br />

away children who would<br />

qualify for Head Start.<br />

“It is about keeping<br />

those kids in our schools<br />

that live here, and providing<br />

them the same things<br />

they would’ve gotten if<br />

they were receiving Head<br />

Start money, but in an inclusive<br />

program with the<br />

rest of the students in this<br />

district who attend our preschools,”<br />

Lieberman said.


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Malibu surfside news | January 24, 2019 | 11<br />

Firefighters Down offers lift to ailing first responders<br />

Nonprofit shares<br />

common warning signs,<br />

techniques for recovery<br />

Barbara Burke, Freelance Reporter<br />

At the end of the day, firefighters<br />

are humans.<br />

On the heels of the Woolsey<br />

Fire, Malibu Surfside News sat<br />

down with representatives of Firefighters<br />

Down — a nonprofit organization<br />

that provides support<br />

to firefighters and their loved ones<br />

when firefighters experience the<br />

effects of traumas they see and address<br />

— to learn more about how<br />

first responders are coping.<br />

“That fire was a beast and firefighters<br />

need to deal with the fact<br />

that they felt defeated by it,” said<br />

Capt. Mike Henry, co-founder of<br />

Firefighters Down.<br />

Henry noted that “everyone<br />

reacts differently to stress,” but<br />

those who may benefit from assistance<br />

often have interruptions<br />

in their sleep patterns (either too<br />

much or too little). Another warning<br />

sign is when the individual<br />

has an inability to remember an<br />

important aspect of a traumatic<br />

event. Symptoms also may include<br />

having an altered sense of<br />

reality, or experiencing recurrent<br />

nightmares, Henry added.<br />

Firefighters grieve with the victims<br />

they assist, explained Master<br />

Zi Malonga, of the Dharma Health<br />

Institute, one of the professionals<br />

who helps the nonprofit address<br />

the needs of firefighters and their<br />

families.<br />

“When firefighters see many<br />

instances of people suffering total<br />

losses of all their belongings and<br />

they help in tragedy after tragedy<br />

after tragedy, they lose something<br />

with the victims they are helping,”<br />

Malonga said. “The effect<br />

of such loss on them is cumulative<br />

and a human being can only take<br />

so much. Firefighters have to find<br />

a way to decompress and have a<br />

release valve so they can return to<br />

normalcy.”<br />

Malonga provides tai chi and<br />

(Left to right) Dr. Stephen Johnson, master drummer Christo Pellani, Capt. Mike Henry and firefighter Ernie Marquez play drums as part of<br />

an exercise with area nonprofit Firefighters Down. The organization is currently working to coordinate a couples retreat for firefighters who<br />

fought the Woolsey Fire last November. Photo Submitted<br />

qigong, martial arts methods that<br />

help one control breathing. Such<br />

approaches “provide ways to disperse<br />

the vast grief in the firefighters’<br />

bodies,” he said.<br />

Firefighters Down also focuses<br />

on helping family members of<br />

firefighters understand their loved<br />

one’s trauma because those closest<br />

to them are often the ones to first<br />

see signs of stress.<br />

“Firefighters who have dealt<br />

with great trauma from helping<br />

many Woolsey victims who lost<br />

their homes had to go home to<br />

an intact home and try to manage<br />

the normalcy of their own lives,”<br />

Malonga said. “They may have a<br />

higher situational awareness, and<br />

their intensity leads to stress in the<br />

family.”<br />

Henry agreed, noting that it is<br />

hard for firefighters who fought<br />

the Woolsey Fire to deal with the<br />

“When firefighters see many instances of people suffering<br />

total losses of all their belongings and they help in tragedy<br />

after tragedy after tragedy, they lose something with the<br />

victims they are helping.”<br />

Master Zi Malonga — a health and wellness professional who aids firefighters through area<br />

nonprofit Firefighters Down<br />

fact that so many structures and<br />

several lives were lost.<br />

“We’re supposed to save people<br />

and their homes,” he said. “It’s<br />

tough that we lost many rounds in<br />

this battle.”<br />

Although the Woolsey Fire<br />

brings the issue of firefighters’<br />

stress to a forefront, such concerns<br />

are ongoing.<br />

“People don’t realize that our<br />

biggest stresses sometimes come<br />

from responding to calls dealing<br />

with everything except fires, such<br />

as being first on the scenes of murders,<br />

drowned babies and sudden<br />

infant death syndrome,” Henry<br />

said.<br />

Divorce, suicide, and posttraumatic<br />

stress disorder incidents<br />

are all increased in the firefighting<br />

community, Henry stated, citing<br />

several sources, some of which<br />

are discussed on the organization’s<br />

website.<br />

Firefighters Down provides<br />

several services for firefighters<br />

and their families.<br />

Katie Cooper-Lapidus, a holistic<br />

health practitioner for Firefighters<br />

Down, aims to help firefighters<br />

Please see firefighters, 13


12 | January 24, 2019 | Malibu surfside news sound off<br />

malibusurfsidenews.com<br />

Ride of the Week<br />

If Mad Max had a ’Vette<br />

Fireball Tim Lawrence<br />

Contributing Columnist<br />

Malibu resident<br />

When I travel,<br />

cars are a very<br />

important part<br />

of my plans. That’s easy<br />

when you head to the<br />

Barrett Jackson Auction<br />

in Scottsdale, Arizona, for<br />

four days. So, in a 57 mile<br />

per gallon Hyundai, we<br />

went.<br />

An automotive auction is<br />

quite an extraordinary experience,<br />

as there’s literally<br />

millions of dollars worth of<br />

cars being run through in a<br />

week, some selling north of<br />

$20 million. And as amazing<br />

as those Bugattis, Duesenbergs,<br />

Delahayes and<br />

Experimental EX Mustangs<br />

are, there’s no escaping<br />

the real-world antics of the<br />

budget-busting road rocket.<br />

Case in point, this 1978<br />

Corvette owned by Hector<br />

MacLaren. It’s not an<br />

auction car, but it is one<br />

of the best examples of<br />

someone on a budget getting<br />

creative. This Vette is<br />

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Thanks to all the brave emergency personnel<br />

and volunteers, for their tireless work<br />

protecting our beloved city.<br />

It’s devastating to lose a<br />

home, but most importantly<br />

many lives were saved.<br />

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During a recent trip to Arizona, Fireball Tim Lawrence caught sight of this 1978 Corvette, owned and hand-built by<br />

Hector MacLaren. Fireball Tim Lawrence/22nd Century Media<br />

Come visit our showroom<br />

over 600 horsepower with<br />

a $500 truck motor and an<br />

$1,800 tranny — all handbuilt<br />

by MacLaren and on<br />

display at the Future Classic<br />

Show in Scottsdale.<br />

The twin-turboed roar sent<br />

chills up my spine.<br />

There are very few kinds<br />

of automotive enthusiasts,<br />

but the proudest are the<br />

owners who didn’t just go<br />

out and buy a Ferrari, then<br />

take it to a show. Guys like<br />

MacLaren are artists. They<br />

see what looks like junk<br />

and turn it into an experience.<br />

Sure, given enough<br />

money, anyone can build<br />

anything. But for someone<br />

who isn’t rolling in cash,<br />

they have to get creative to<br />

solve problems. This goes<br />

for more than just building<br />

cars.<br />

Malibu isn’t just a<br />

place for the wealthy. It’s<br />

a hotbed for creativity in<br />

motion. How do I solve a<br />

dilemma when my hands<br />

are tied or there’s just not<br />

enough in the kitty? Having<br />

gone through the fires<br />

and now the mudslides, it<br />

seems that Malibu is in a<br />

boxing ring being chased<br />

by Mother Nature with really<br />

big gloves.<br />

Do you fight back? Do<br />

you tuck and roll? Do you<br />

just lay down and take it?<br />

No.<br />

You get creative. You<br />

use distraction of the mind,<br />

squeeze every inch of time<br />

and commit to a solution.<br />

Car builders do it. Malibu<br />

does it. When the chips are<br />

down and we’re tired and<br />

beaten, we get up again<br />

and again — and again.<br />

If the car won’t start, you<br />

don’t just leave it on the<br />

side of the highway. You<br />

persevere. You don’t give<br />

up. You succeed.<br />

Let my automotive metaphors<br />

sink in, folks. Know<br />

that tough times require<br />

more than energy and will.<br />

They require creativity and<br />

commitment — the kind of<br />

commitment that burns the<br />

bridges behind you.<br />

You want to drive<br />

something cool? Build<br />

it. You want to live in<br />

Malibu despite the fires<br />

and floods? Find a way. It’s<br />

easy to move out. It’s easy<br />

to give in. But those who<br />

love what they do and do<br />

what they love find a way<br />

no matter what.<br />

So, find a way.<br />

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Don’t Panic, It’s Organic<br />

The essentials of winter plant care<br />

Andy Lopez<br />

Contributing Columnist<br />

Invisible Gardener<br />

Many folks have<br />

asked me to<br />

make a winter<br />

to-do list.<br />

The first obvious thing is<br />

to deal with rain. Over the<br />

last few years, we have had<br />

a dry winter. This year, we<br />

will not only have a wet<br />

winter, but a cold one, too!<br />

This poses new problems<br />

in mediating damages from<br />

flooding, etc.<br />

Flood control is a different<br />

story — one I will<br />

cover next week.<br />

There are many things<br />

you should be doing to<br />

your property, not only to<br />

help it grow well, but also<br />

to assist in holding water<br />

and releasing it slowly<br />

over the next few months.<br />

First, buy several different<br />

sources of rock dust.<br />

Green Thumb Nursery in<br />

Ventura has several types<br />

of pelletized rock dust.<br />

Rock dust is a generic<br />

term used in the gardening<br />

world, but there also are<br />

different names. Some say<br />

rock dust, but most do not.<br />

At Green Thumb, they<br />

carry 40-pound bags of<br />

azomite and gypsum, both<br />

pelletized. Make sure it<br />

is pelletized and not the<br />

fine powder. This is much<br />

easier to apply.<br />

In Ventura, there also is<br />

CropProduction Services.<br />

They, too, carry different<br />

types of rock dust.<br />

In Malibu, Anawalt carries<br />

rock dust, but only in<br />

the small, 1-pound sizes.<br />

I also buy rock dust<br />

from a place in southern<br />

California called Agriwinn.<br />

Their rock dust is<br />

not pelletized, but it<br />

has 30 percent calcium!<br />

Another place I get rock<br />

dust from is Down to Earth<br />

in Oregon. I buy the soft<br />

rock phosphate and several<br />

other rock dust products<br />

from them. It depends<br />

what they have available.<br />

I buy about 14 different<br />

sources for the rock dust<br />

mix I use. Another source<br />

is called Nitron Industries,<br />

and I get their glacial rock<br />

dust. Many types of rock<br />

dust are available over the<br />

internet.<br />

The basic idea is to get<br />

rock dust from different<br />

sources, as they will<br />

have different amounts<br />

of minerals and you can<br />

ensure that you are getting<br />

as full a blend of minerals<br />

as possible.<br />

I even buy other sources<br />

of minerals. I also get<br />

Sea-90, which has 90 trace<br />

minerals.<br />

I especially love Aqua<br />

Veta, a unique source of<br />

trace minerals (soluble<br />

sea crystals). These liquid<br />

sources are for foliar<br />

spraying and should be<br />

used throughout the year.<br />

Along with rock dust,<br />

you also will want to apply<br />

various sources of microbial<br />

life, which will eat<br />

the minerals and make the<br />

mineral available to the<br />

plants via their roots.<br />

MycoGrow is an excellent<br />

source of mycelium,<br />

which is very important<br />

for the soil and plants.<br />

The mycelium is damaged<br />

or destroyed by fire and<br />

toxins. It usually comes<br />

back over time as new<br />

mycelium moves in to<br />

clean up, but mankind has<br />

some very toxic chemicals<br />

that will take a long time to<br />

decompose.<br />

So, once you have laid<br />

down a thin layer of rock<br />

dust mixed with microbes,<br />

apply organic fertilizers<br />

at the proper levels, mix it<br />

with the soil you have and<br />

add a layer of live compost.<br />

I am always talking<br />

about live compost as<br />

opposed to dead compost.<br />

Of course, compost is<br />

never totally dead unless<br />

it is made in a factory that<br />

sterilizes it before it goes<br />

into a bag. Compost that is<br />

alive will have small holes<br />

in the bag to allow the microbes<br />

to breathe. I would<br />

buy from local sources of<br />

clean, live compost. Just<br />

ask them what they are<br />

putting into the compost.<br />

You want nothing added.<br />

Try Peach Hills or Organic<br />

Solution.<br />

Finally, add a thin layer<br />

of mulch on top of everything.<br />

I would only use<br />

azalea/gardenia mix. Many<br />

stores sell a gardenia/azalea<br />

mix, but they are not<br />

equally as good. Only one<br />

product has my approval.<br />

You can just get this mix<br />

from Trancas Nursery or<br />

Green Thumb Nursery.<br />

Read the ingredients. It<br />

should be made from<br />

earthworm castings and<br />

aged wood. That’s it. Most<br />

are not.<br />

If you have any problems,<br />

send me email and I<br />

will help you out.<br />

The above should be<br />

done to all plants and roses<br />

(don’t prune roses until the<br />

first week in February),<br />

vegetable gardens and fruit<br />

trees.<br />

Your lawn should get a<br />

good top dressing of everything<br />

except the mulch.<br />

Don’t try to get just<br />

one organic fertilizer for<br />

everything. Trees require a<br />

different organic fertilizer<br />

than roses, as does your<br />

lawn.<br />

I would do such fertilization<br />

at least twice a year —<br />

now or anytime in February<br />

or March, and then<br />

again in May or June.<br />

Also, check your drip<br />

system for leaks. You<br />

should cover the drip system<br />

with mulch. I would<br />

use subsurface irrigation,<br />

as it is meant to be buried.<br />

This will easily save you<br />

75 percent water usage<br />

over the year.<br />

RainBird makes a subsurface<br />

irrigation system<br />

that lasts 10 years. You<br />

just have to either make<br />

a map of the system and<br />

post for the gardeners to<br />

see, or learn to look for it<br />

when digging. The system<br />

should not be deeper than 1<br />

foot down for best results.<br />

Till next week.<br />

Any questions? Email me at<br />

andylopez@invisiblegardener.<br />

com.<br />

firefighters<br />

From Page 11<br />

“organize their bodies and<br />

minds by having integrative<br />

dialogue with them.” She<br />

often provides ongoing support<br />

to firefighters and their<br />

family members to ensure a<br />

strong support system.<br />

Dr. Steve Johnson, founder<br />

and director of the Men’s<br />

Center of Los Angeles,<br />

oversees the organization’s<br />

therapeutic services and coordinates<br />

its annual retreats<br />

for firefighters and their<br />

families.<br />

“The retreats provide a<br />

time for couples and families<br />

to relax and be in a safe<br />

environment where they<br />

release, express themselves<br />

and interact with one another,”<br />

Johnson told Malibu<br />

Surfside News. “Meditation,<br />

yoga and prayer flags are<br />

all available so that those<br />

attending can start to have<br />

healthy relationships and<br />

deal with the stress.”<br />

Rick Brandelli, co-founder<br />

of Firefighters Down, discussed<br />

the positive impact<br />

of such modalities.<br />

“The organization can<br />

help firefighters deal with the<br />

trauma that we witness on a<br />

daily basis so that they don’t<br />

take that baggage back home<br />

to their families,” he said.<br />

“It also helps spouses to understand<br />

what we’re dealing<br />

with and how to cope.”<br />

Henry noted that technology<br />

has enhanced the effectiveness<br />

of various outreach<br />

efforts.<br />

“Now, firefighters needing<br />

support or their families<br />

can open up a laptop and<br />

have a face-to-face session<br />

with our peer-to-peer<br />

program,” he said. “It’s<br />

important to note that the<br />

firefighters’ culture is usually<br />

such that the firefighters<br />

themselves don’t reach out<br />

for help; generally, a spouse<br />

does and, therefore, we need<br />

to be available to help.”<br />

Henry noted that the peerto-peer<br />

program has attracted<br />

older and retired firefighters<br />

who did not have<br />

such a support system and<br />

who see an imminent need<br />

for such programs.<br />

Sometimes, history<br />

should not be repeated, and<br />

Firefighters Down seeks<br />

to avoid firefighters experiencing<br />

the silent battles<br />

— including heart attacks,<br />

stress disorders and early<br />

death — that their older colleagues<br />

often did. One at a<br />

time, Firefighters Down is<br />

changing how the stresses<br />

faced by some of America’s<br />

bravest are mitigated.<br />

Firefighters Down is planning<br />

a couples retreat for<br />

families of firefighters who<br />

fought the Woolsey blaze.<br />

The organization is seeking<br />

donations and is working<br />

to coordinate a location for<br />

the event because its usual<br />

venue, Camp Hess Kramer<br />

in Malibu, was partially destroyed<br />

by the fire.<br />

For more information,<br />

email info@firefighters<br />

down.com or call (310)<br />

770-0766.


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DISCOVER US<br />

Poet’s Corner<br />

style<br />

Ari Asfar<br />

Jacob Haren<br />

Alan H. Green<br />

On<br />

Broadway<br />

JANUARY 29<br />

Featuring music from:<br />

DECEMBER 7 Frozen<br />

Dear Evan Hansen<br />

Hamilton<br />

And More!<br />

Jessica Hendy<br />

Experience the Arts at Pepperdine!<br />

Ann Buxie, Malibu resident<br />

what I read, in the paper.<br />

someone questions what to wear<br />

at a wedding on a Santa Monica beach<br />

with a black tie dress code.<br />

it will be hot.<br />

he’ll sweat in a wool tuxedo.<br />

glad he didn’t ask me<br />

what to wear. I’d say pretend<br />

you never got the message<br />

about the dress code.<br />

wear what pleases you<br />

if you have enough money left<br />

after choosing how to costume<br />

your pet for Hallowe’en.<br />

Evidently an estimated $480 million<br />

will be spent on costumes for pets<br />

this year, 2018, this year, when fewer<br />

than 4,000 tigers remain in the wild.<br />

we have so many decisions<br />

to make<br />

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Social snapshot<br />

Top Web Stories<br />

from MalibuSurfsideNews.com as of Monday, Jan. 21<br />

1. Updated: Evacuees given OK to return home<br />

Thursday afternoon<br />

2. Woman, hit by tumbling boulder, in critical<br />

condition<br />

3. Stars team up for California Strong softball game to<br />

benefit fire victims<br />

4. SMMUSD’s Malibu schools closed Tuesday, Jan. 15<br />

5. Two months post-fire, property assessment nearly<br />

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From the Editor<br />

Time to talk about education<br />

Lauren Coughlin<br />

lauren@malibusurfsidenews.com<br />

Growing up, I was<br />

that nerd who had<br />

near-perfect attendance<br />

in school.<br />

It was largely for the<br />

academic side of the equation,<br />

especially once college<br />

applications became<br />

top of mind, but I also enjoyed<br />

the social aspect of<br />

my school community, and<br />

I know that much is true<br />

for many in Malibu, too.<br />

This past week, SM-<br />

MUSD students didn’t<br />

have a choice in regard<br />

to missing three out of<br />

four school days, and then<br />

school was back to being<br />

closed for Martin Luther<br />

King Jr. Day on Monday.<br />

This, as you all know,<br />

comes on the heels of several<br />

missed days because<br />

of the Woolsey Fire.<br />

Though it’s not likely<br />

that everyone shares my<br />

passion for near-perfect<br />

attendance, I doubt that I<br />

am alone in wondering just<br />

how much of a toll these<br />

interruptions might be<br />

taking on students, some<br />

of whom are preparing for<br />

college.<br />

At the same time, I don’t<br />

blame the district for erring<br />

on the side of caution, as<br />

the safety of students and<br />

staff members needs to<br />

come first. And, school<br />

or no school, the fire also<br />

surely took a toll on the<br />

emotional well-being of<br />

individuals of all ages who<br />

suffered personal losses<br />

and/or watched their own<br />

community members suffer<br />

after the fire.<br />

One glance at the upcoming<br />

sports schedules<br />

reminds that the winter<br />

season is nearly over when<br />

it seems that it hardly started.<br />

Rescheduled games<br />

and missed practices —<br />

plus new coaches looking<br />

to lead the way amid these<br />

odd circumstance — are<br />

making this season unlike<br />

any other, at no fault of<br />

those involved.<br />

And on the academics<br />

side, virtual outlets just<br />

may not be the same as<br />

one-on-one time in the<br />

classroom. Or, for some,<br />

they may not be an option<br />

at all as evacuations and<br />

weather conditions can<br />

leave one disconnected for<br />

days.<br />

So, what’s my point?<br />

I’m interested in hearing<br />

from students, athletes and<br />

parents who are navigating<br />

this unexpected turn<br />

of events. I’d like to hear<br />

from those who have successfully<br />

navigated these<br />

woes and who gotten into<br />

their dream college, and<br />

I’d like to hear from those<br />

who have changed their<br />

future plans because of the<br />

circumstances at hand.<br />

I’m always just an email<br />

(lauren@malibusurfside<br />

news.com) or phone call<br />

(310-457-2112, ext. 1)<br />

away.<br />

Letter to the Editor<br />

Pepperdine: A ‘friend of<br />

Malibu’s’<br />

I have heard and read<br />

so many inaccuracies concerning<br />

Pepperdine and<br />

the Woolsey Fire that I feel<br />

compelled to try to set the<br />

record straight.<br />

First, the decision to<br />

shelter-in-place.<br />

This was not a last-minute<br />

decision. It was made<br />

30 years ago in conjunction<br />

with the Los Angeles<br />

County Fire Department<br />

after the ’85 fire, and is<br />

reviewed regularly as part<br />

of Pepperdine’s ironclad<br />

Emergency Response Plan.<br />

Its benefits are obvious ...<br />

to keep the students safe<br />

in a protected environment<br />

rather than throw them out<br />

on the streets to further<br />

Caltrans District 7 (@CaltransDist7) posted<br />

Friday, Jan. 18:<br />

“One of the areas where #mud slid off the<br />

hillside along SR-23 in the #WoolseyFire burn<br />

area this week. U can see plant life is already<br />

regenerating. #SR23 #decker”<br />

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overwhelm an already illconceived<br />

evacuation plan,<br />

thereby putting their lives<br />

in danger. Where would<br />

you prefer your child to be?<br />

Shelter-in-place is standard<br />

fire/disaster response protocol<br />

for certain situations.<br />

Second, the notion that<br />

local fire resources were<br />

disproportionately allocated<br />

to Pepperdine.<br />

Pepperdine has two fire<br />

vehicles and its own fire<br />

team experienced in wildfire<br />

defense, and all foliage<br />

is well cut back from property<br />

lines. Early on, County<br />

Fire Air Operations began<br />

using the campus and the<br />

water from its reservoirs to<br />

make airdrops throughout<br />

Malibu. It was only at approximately<br />

11:30 p.m. on<br />

Nov. 9 that two LA County<br />

strike teams arrived at Pepperdine<br />

to aid the campus<br />

firefighters in an immediate<br />

threat, [Pepperdine fire officials<br />

stated]. After several<br />

hours, they left once the<br />

threat was contained. This<br />

does not seem like an overallocation<br />

of resources.<br />

Miscellaneous notes.<br />

LACFD asked the Pepperdine<br />

fire truck and crew<br />

to address a fire on the<br />

Hughes property which<br />

they successfully did. I believe<br />

this was the morning<br />

of Nov. 10.<br />

Pepperdine has two water<br />

tanks on campus holding<br />

a combined 4.6 million<br />

gallons.<br />

These tanks feed local<br />

area fire hydrants and during<br />

the Woolsey Fire they<br />

were used consistently by<br />

the fire department.<br />

The County routinely<br />

uses Pepperdine’s water<br />

for air-drops, and uses the<br />

landing zone at Alumni<br />

Park for Medivac flights.<br />

Pepperdine is a great<br />

resource and friend of<br />

Malibu’s, not only in time<br />

of need, but culturally as<br />

well. We should be only too<br />

happy to have the University<br />

in our midst as part of<br />

the greater community of<br />

Malibu. When searching<br />

for scapegoats to blame for<br />

the disaster that was Woolsey,<br />

let’s not include Pepperdine.<br />

Graeme Clifford, Malibu<br />

resident


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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT<br />

The Malibu Emergency Relief Fund<br />

Due to exhaustion of all funds donated and raised,<br />

the Disaster Relief Center and The Malibu Emergency Relief fund operated by the<br />

Boys & Girls Club of Malibu will cease operations effective Tuesday, January 22, 2019.<br />

The Malibu Emergency Relief fund operated by the Boys & Girls Club of Malibu has received<br />

$1,505,272.08 as of Friday, January 18, 2019. $1,225,465.77 has been disbursed and granted to<br />

480 individuals/families for immediate emergency funding. Remaining funds will be dispersed among<br />

submitted/pending applications. The BGCM is working with Certified Public Accountants Guzman &<br />

Gray, whom is performing on-going audits of the fund, from inception to completion: the application<br />

& distribution process, bank accounts and assurance of the proper use of funds within the guidelines<br />

of the fund establishment. These audits will be shared with the public upon completion.<br />

We thank our beloved community for entrusting us with this duty; it’s been an honor to serve Malibu<br />

during this difficult time. Crisis counseling continues to be available at the Teen Center for Malibu<br />

students affected by the Woolsey Fire. We thank you for your support as we return to our regular club<br />

operations. We would also like to give a big thank you to everyone who donated to our community<br />

through monetary and in-kind donations. We could not have done this without all of your kindness!<br />

Stay strong Malibu!<br />

Boys & Girls Club Malibu


Getting the<br />

wheels turning<br />

Malibu woman’s SoulCycle<br />

event to benefit homeless<br />

youth, fire victims, Page 20<br />

Show time<br />

Malibu thespians to<br />

present ‘A Wrinkle In<br />

Time,’ ‘Once Upon A<br />

Grapevine,’ Page 20<br />

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Pepperdine’s Parkening International Guitar Competition to return this spring, Page 21<br />

Meng Su (in red), a 30-year old native of Qingdao, China, performs at Pepperdine University in the Parkening International Guitar Competition. This year’s<br />

contest, which is accepting applications through Feb. 6, is to pit 15 musicians against one another from May 28-June 1. Pepperdine Center for the Arts


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Malibu woman crafts charitable spin class<br />

SoulCycle Malibu event to<br />

equally support homeless<br />

youth, fire victims<br />

Lauren Coughlin, Editor<br />

Malibu resident Nicole Ellis, a selfdescribed<br />

SoulCycle addict, is channeling<br />

her energy and passion toward<br />

the greater good — and there’s room<br />

for others to join her.<br />

At 11:30 a.m. this Sunday, Jan. 27,<br />

Ellis’ Cycle to End Youth Homelessness<br />

event will take over SoulCycle Malibu,<br />

located at 3874 Cross Creek Road. The<br />

45-minute spin class will equally benefit<br />

My Friend’s Place, which assists<br />

homeless youth in Los Angeles, and<br />

The Malibu Foundation, which supports<br />

victims of the Woolsey Fire.<br />

“They’re just two amazing organizations,”<br />

Ellis said. “Youth homelessness<br />

is such a problem in our city, and<br />

My Friend’s Place is just an amazing<br />

organization working hard to eradicate<br />

homelessness and provide services for<br />

the youth.”<br />

In 2018, My Friend’s Place provided<br />

care and support to more than 1,400<br />

youth, ages 12-25, and their children,<br />

according to Jeff Katz, associate director<br />

of development for the organization.<br />

Last year, the nonprofit also: served<br />

nearly 34,000 meals; provided medical,<br />

health and case management services<br />

to more than 900 young people;<br />

and served more than 500 youth with<br />

creative arts, education and employment<br />

services through its Transformative<br />

Education Program, Katz added.<br />

Malibu resident Nicole Ellis (right)<br />

volunteers Dec. 14, 2018 with My<br />

Friend’s Place alongside Danielle<br />

Levinson (left), a MFP Board member,<br />

and Jeff Katz, associate director of<br />

development for My Friend’s Place.<br />

This Sunday, Jan. 27, Ellis is to host<br />

a fundraiser in Malibu that will benefit<br />

the Los Angeles-based organization<br />

as well as the Malibu Foundation,<br />

which supports victims of the<br />

Woolsey Fire. Photo Submitted<br />

Initially, the SoulCycle event was<br />

slated for Dec. 9 and was to solely<br />

benefit My Friend’s Place, a privately<br />

funded organization with which Ellis<br />

has volunteered for three years. The<br />

organization, which has a facility on<br />

Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles,<br />

recently marked 31 years of operation.<br />

“I consider myself an advocate for<br />

them,” Ellis explained. “I just wanted<br />

to do more.”<br />

After the Woolsey Fire struck Malibu,<br />

however, Ellis reevaluated and reformatted<br />

the event to also benefit her<br />

neighbors who were impacted by the<br />

fire.<br />

“It’s been devastating for so many<br />

people,” she said.<br />

The Malibu Foundation was<br />

launched this past November by individuals<br />

including Miley Cyrus, Liam<br />

Hemsworth, Evelin Weber, Alice<br />

Bamford, Ann Eysenring, Joe Flanigan,<br />

Rory Kennedy, Kelly Meyer<br />

and Trevor Neilson. The organization<br />

offers emergency relief assistance to<br />

those impacted by the Woolsey Fire<br />

in Agoura Hills, Oak Park, Thousand<br />

Oaks, Calabasas, Westlake Village,<br />

West Hills, Hidden Hills, Monte Nido,<br />

Malibu and other areas.<br />

Cycle to End Youth Homelessness is<br />

open to ages 12 and up, though those<br />

between 12-18 must be accompanied<br />

by an adult.<br />

Ellis said first-time SoulCycle participants<br />

also are welcome.<br />

“The cool thing about SoulCycle is<br />

it’s dark, there’s loud music [and] the<br />

instructors are amazing and they don’t<br />

call people out or put them on the<br />

spot,” Ellis said.<br />

After sweating it out, attendees have<br />

the option of heading over to Malibu<br />

Burger Co. for lunch (at their own expense)<br />

and continued philanthropy, as<br />

the restaurant will donate 15 percent of<br />

proceeds to the event and its beneficiaries.<br />

For more information, email Ellis at<br />

NicFicarra@gmail.com. To purchase<br />

tickets, which cost $50 — tickets include<br />

spin shoes, water, a My Friend’s<br />

Place tote bag and a gift from On &<br />

On Spa of Hanalei — visit www.<br />

eventbrite.com/e/cycle-to-end-youthhomelessness-tickets-51380847498.<br />

Malibu Playhouse to present<br />

two rescheduled youth shows<br />

Submitted by Young Actors<br />

Project<br />

Young Actors Project,<br />

a Malibu-based performing<br />

arts group, will present<br />

two shows that were<br />

postponed from December<br />

2018 because of the Woolsey<br />

Fire.<br />

Many of YAP’s participating<br />

families lost their<br />

homes and have been<br />

displaced. In spite of the<br />

many challenges, the community<br />

has rallied together,<br />

and YAP is performing<br />

its shows with students<br />

who have been affected to<br />

help them recover from the<br />

trauma they incurred.<br />

“A Wrinkle In Time” is<br />

a staged adaptation of the<br />

award-winning science<br />

fantasy book by Madeleine<br />

L’Engle, performed by actors<br />

ages 8-13.<br />

“Once Upon A Grapevine”<br />

by Thomas Hischak<br />

is a comical combining of<br />

classic fairy-tale characters,<br />

performed by actors<br />

ages 5-10.<br />

Both casts have overcome<br />

many personal<br />

challenges on the road to<br />

performance and are rebuilding<br />

their confidence<br />

and trust in their abilities<br />

post-fire.<br />

Families with children<br />

of all ages are encouraged<br />

to attend. Tickets are<br />

on sale now and are $10<br />

for students and $20 for<br />

adults. Purchase tickets at<br />

wrinkleintime.bpt.me and<br />

grapevine.bpt.me, or call<br />

(310) 447-8245 for more<br />

information.<br />

‘A Wrinkle In Time’ and ‘Once Upon A Grapevine’<br />

What: Thespians from Young Actors Project (ages<br />

5-13) will perform these shows.<br />

When: 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1; 2 and 5 p.m. Saturday,<br />

Feb. 2, and Sunday, Feb. 3<br />

Where: Malibu Playhouse, 29243 Pacific Coast<br />

Highway<br />

For tickets, which cost $20 adults and $10 students,<br />

visit wrinkleintime.bpt.me and grapevine.bpt.me or<br />

call (310) 447-8245.<br />

Faith Briefs<br />

Malibu Presbyterian Church (3324<br />

Malibu Canyon Road, 310-456-1611)<br />

Father-Daughter<br />

Valentine’s Dance<br />

5-8 p.m. Saturday, Feb.<br />

9. Join for an “Alice in<br />

Wonderland” themed Valentine’s<br />

Day dance. Tickets<br />

are $40. To register, visit<br />

malibupres.org/dance.<br />

Sunday Worship Services<br />

10:15 a.m. Sundays<br />

Malibu United Methodist Church (30128<br />

Morning View Drive, 310-457-7505)<br />

Sunday Worship<br />

10:30-11:30 a.m., Sundays.<br />

Child care available.<br />

St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church (28211<br />

Pacific Coast Highway, 310-457-7966)<br />

Contemplative Worship<br />

8 a.m. Sundays<br />

Traditional Worship<br />

10 a.m. Sundays<br />

Chabad of Malibu (22943 PCH, 310-<br />

456-6588)<br />

Evening Shabbat Services<br />

7:30 p.m. Fridays.<br />

Saturday Services<br />

9 a.m., Kabbalah on<br />

the Parsha; 10 a.m. Shabbat<br />

service; 11 a.m. Words<br />

from the Rabbi & Torah<br />

Reading; 12:30 p.m. Kiddush<br />

lunch<br />

Sunday Services<br />

9 a.m.<br />

University Church of Christ (24255 PCH,<br />

310-506-4504)<br />

A cappella Service<br />

10:15 a.m. Sundays, in<br />

Elkins Auditorium<br />

Instrumental Service<br />

5 p.m. Sundays, in<br />

Stauffer Chapel<br />

Waveside Church (6955 Fernhill Drive,<br />

310-774-1927)<br />

Sunday Worship<br />

10:10 a.m., children’s<br />

ministry<br />

Calvary Chapel Malibu (30237 Morning<br />

View Drive, 424-235-4463)<br />

Service<br />

10 a.m. Sundays<br />

Vintage Church (Webster Elementary<br />

School, 3602 Winter Canyon Road,<br />

310-395-9961)<br />

Sunday Service<br />

4-5:30 p.m. Sundays<br />

Have an event for faith briefs?<br />

Email lauren@malibusurfside<br />

news.com. Information is due<br />

by noon on Thursdays one<br />

week prior to publication.


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Fierce competition ahead<br />

Surfside chats with<br />

most recent winner<br />

of Pepperdine<br />

guitar competition<br />

Lauren Coughlin, Editor<br />

For Meng Su, an interest<br />

in guitar began when she<br />

was 5, when her mother<br />

asked her to choose between<br />

violin and guitar.<br />

She picked the latter, reasoning<br />

that the name sounded<br />

cool. As the years passed,<br />

Su developed a deeper connection<br />

with the instrument.<br />

In 2015, she was crowned<br />

the winner of Pepperdine<br />

University’s prestigious<br />

Parkening International<br />

Guitar Competition.<br />

The competition is to return<br />

to Malibu this spring,<br />

and applications are being<br />

accepted through 5 p.m.<br />

Feb. 6 at https://app.getacc<br />

eptd.com/parkening.<br />

The winner of this year’s<br />

competition, to be held May<br />

28-June 1, will earn a gold<br />

medal and the Jack Marshall<br />

Prize of $30,000. Silver and<br />

bronze medalists also will<br />

be awarded.<br />

Since winning the last<br />

iteration of the competition,<br />

Su, a 30-year old native<br />

of Qingdao, China,<br />

has released a solo album<br />

(“Meng,” 2016), received<br />

her master’s degree and artist<br />

diploma from Peabody<br />

Conservatory of Johns Hopkins<br />

University, and toured<br />

the world in duo, solo and<br />

trio capacities with Cuban<br />

guitarist Manuel Barrueco<br />

and various orchestras.<br />

We recently caught up<br />

with Su — who is currently<br />

splitting time between the<br />

U.S. and Asia — by email<br />

to find out more about what<br />

winning the competition<br />

meant to her, how competitors<br />

can prepare and more.<br />

Surfside News: What<br />

led you to participate in<br />

the Parkening International<br />

Guitar Competition<br />

in 2015?<br />

Meng Su: Every competitor<br />

comes from a different<br />

background and at<br />

different stages of their career.<br />

For me, I participated<br />

for several reasons. 1) I<br />

was a Young Parkening<br />

Winner in 2006 and made<br />

a promise to myself that<br />

I’d come back for the adult<br />

division. 2) I had devoted<br />

my time and energy to a<br />

guitar duo career, formed<br />

the Beijing Guitar Duo in<br />

2009 and toured exclusively<br />

all around the world. It<br />

was a great chance for me<br />

to focus on my solo playing<br />

and kick off a solo career.<br />

3) To use this opportunity<br />

to push my playing<br />

to a higher level. I knew<br />

that through the intense<br />

preparation of this competition<br />

... I’d become a better<br />

player.<br />

SN: How would you describe<br />

the experience of<br />

participating in the competition?<br />

MS: It was almost surreal<br />

for me, I was not nervous<br />

at all. I remember the drive<br />

from my inn in Calabasas to<br />

[the] Pepperdine campus.<br />

The view was gorgeous and<br />

so relaxing. The level of<br />

the competition was worldclass,<br />

15 top players gathered<br />

together, I got to meet<br />

old and new friends. All the<br />

staff were so friendly and<br />

so professional. Thinking<br />

back, it was really a dream<br />

week for me<br />

SN: What set you apart<br />

from other competitors?<br />

MS: I prepared really<br />

well, both musically and<br />

mentally. The mentality one<br />

needs for a competition this<br />

level has to be more than<br />

solid. There are three onsite<br />

rounds. I was confident<br />

in each one and I [loosened]<br />

up more towards the end.<br />

The final round was sold<br />

out, and I came out as if it<br />

was just a concert in front of<br />

a warm audience, I totally<br />

enjoyed myself.<br />

SN: What is your best<br />

piece of advice for those<br />

planning to participate in<br />

this year’s iteration?<br />

MS: Memorization!<br />

[You] can’t trust your finger<br />

memories under such immense<br />

pressure. I’ve seen<br />

great players got eliminated<br />

due to memory slips in competitions.<br />

The thing to do is<br />

visualization — make sure<br />

you memorize it by heart,<br />

and play the whole sets in<br />

public as much as possible.<br />

SN: What impact did<br />

the competition and/or<br />

winning the competition<br />

have on you and your musical<br />

career?<br />

MS: It really kicked off<br />

my solo career and, more<br />

importantly, made me a better<br />

guitarist.<br />

SN: You are currently<br />

teaching in Hong Kong;<br />

can you share a little more<br />

about that?<br />

MS: I teach at Hong Kong<br />

Academy of Performing<br />

Arts. I have a small number<br />

of students there whom I see<br />

every other week. I’m trying<br />

to build a high-level studio<br />

within a few years and ultimately<br />

make Hong Kong<br />

the center for guitar in Asia.<br />

SN: What’s next for<br />

you?<br />

MS: More touring, new<br />

projects, teaching [and] trying<br />

to spread the music and<br />

guitar to [a] larger audience.<br />

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Fun for the whole family at Pepperdine<br />

Family Art Day,<br />

interactive<br />

children’s show<br />

slated for Jan. 27<br />

Submitted by Pepperdine<br />

University<br />

Multi-instrumentalist<br />

Dan Zanes and Haitian-<br />

American jazz vocalist<br />

Claudia Eliaza are to bring<br />

their educational and interactive<br />

children’s show<br />

to Pepperdine University’s<br />

Smothers Theatre in Malibu<br />

at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27.<br />

The show is recommended<br />

for ages 3 and up.<br />

Prior to the performance,<br />

the Center for the Arts will<br />

host a Family Art Day in<br />

the Gregg G. Juarez Palm<br />

Courtyard from 12–2 p.m.<br />

The free event, which is<br />

open to the public, is to feature<br />

art projects as well as<br />

Weisman Museum tours.<br />

For the past 15 years,<br />

Zanes has toured the world<br />

with his band, Dan Zanes<br />

and Friends, sharing handmade<br />

21st century social<br />

music with enthusiastic<br />

crowds of children.<br />

Zanes’ music has been<br />

featured on “Sesame<br />

Street,” Playhouse Disney,<br />

Nickelodeon, HBO Family<br />

and Sprout.<br />

In 2017, Zanes released<br />

an album which celebrates<br />

the children’s music of his<br />

Family Art Day<br />

Noon–2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27<br />

What: Family Art Day includes special art projects<br />

and Weisman Museum tours. The event is free.<br />

dan zanes and claudia eliaza<br />

When: 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27<br />

Where: Pepperdine University Smothers Theatre,<br />

24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu<br />

For tickets, which cost $10–$15 for adults, $10 for<br />

youth 17 and under, $10 for Pepperdine students,<br />

call (310) 506-4522 or visit arts.pepperdine.edu.<br />

childhood inspiration Lead<br />

Belly — an artist he considers<br />

to be the Godfather<br />

of modern family music.<br />

“Lead Belly, Baby!” is<br />

available on the Smithsonian/Folkways<br />

label and features<br />

performances by Aloe<br />

Blacc, Billy Bragg, Valerie<br />

June, and Chuck D.<br />

Zanes is currently touring<br />

with his wife, Claudia<br />

Eliaza, in support of<br />

“Lead Belly, Baby!,” and<br />

Going rate<br />

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their shows are highly interactive;<br />

the audience is<br />

always invited to sing and<br />

dance along. Zanes and<br />

Eliaza believe that sensory<br />

friendly is the future of<br />

family entertainment and<br />

have committed to presenting<br />

all of their various<br />

performances in this inclusive<br />

manner.<br />

For more information<br />

about Zanes and Eliaza,<br />

visit danzanes.com.<br />

Dan Zanes and his wife, Claudia Eliaza, are to perform a<br />

family-friendly musical show at Pepperdine on Sunday,<br />

Jan. 27, after the university’s Family Art Day, which<br />

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Malibu surfside news | January 24, 2019 | 23<br />

Surfside puzzler CROSSWORD & Sudoku<br />

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

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur<br />

Across<br />

1. Boring pattern<br />

4. Map abbr.<br />

7. Title of honor<br />

10. Advanced degs.<br />

13. “Star Trek” rank, abbr.<br />

14. Blight<br />

16. In poor health<br />

17. Handheld device<br />

18. How healthy gardens are<br />

grown<br />

20. One of Jupiter’s moons<br />

22. “You Can’t Get There<br />

from Here” author Nash<br />

23. Ease<br />

24. His former beach<br />

house in Malibu was put<br />

on the market in late 2018<br />

28. ___-aging cream<br />

30. Pyramid king<br />

31. Very long time<br />

32. Ryan and Tilly<br />

34. What’s expected<br />

36. Form of pollution<br />

37. Downed a sub, say<br />

38. Pay dirt<br />

39. CD predecessors<br />

40. Sworn ___ (officially<br />

given the role of)<br />

41. Bow shapes<br />

42. Hypothetical legal case<br />

43. Contract necessity, abbr.<br />

44. Pre-___ (undergrad<br />

study)<br />

45. Trickle<br />

47. Experts<br />

49. “The Bachelor” creator<br />

who recently listed his<br />

Point Dume home<br />

53. “Matrix” actor Reeves<br />

55. Financial<br />

56. Zodiac sign<br />

60. Xanadu band, for short<br />

61. ID info<br />

62. Annual statement<br />

amount<br />

63. G.I. entertainers<br />

64. Pan, e.g.<br />

65. Stand beverage<br />

66. Baltic, e.g.<br />

67. Book with little value<br />

Down<br />

1. Fend off<br />

2. Not acceptable<br />

3. Autocrats<br />

4. Sets up shop again<br />

5. Iron-fisted boss<br />

6. Hosp. readout<br />

7. Female singer<br />

8. Metal in the points<br />

of gold pens<br />

9. Modern<br />

10. Cool amount of<br />

cash<br />

11. Word in tennis<br />

scores<br />

12. Covert<br />

15. Brazilian town,<br />

first name<br />

19. Ortiz of “Ugly<br />

Betty”<br />

21. Bitter oranges<br />

25. Pace<br />

26. Sit on a perch<br />

27. “The Ice Storm”<br />

director Lee<br />

29. Extreme<br />

32. Excessive excitement<br />

33. French story<br />

35. Middle-earth<br />

monster<br />

36. Skiers’ spots<br />

40. Distinctive theory<br />

41. Supply with air<br />

42. “Like the Way I<br />

Do” singer Etheridge<br />

44. Highest point in<br />

Sicily<br />

46. Flow out<br />

48. Kind of boot, jump<br />

or lift<br />

50. Freeze over<br />

51. Spicy dance<br />

52. America’s Cup<br />

craft<br />

54. Website address<br />

56. Weaken<br />

57. Past<br />

58. School exam<br />

59. Popular Aegean<br />

island<br />

How to play Sudoku<br />

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has<br />

been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares.<br />

To solve the puzzle each row, column and box must<br />

contain each of the numbers 1 to 9.<br />

LEVEL: Medium<br />

Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan<br />

answers<br />

Malibu Wines<br />

(31740 Mulholland<br />

Highway, Malibu; 818-<br />

865-0605; 21 and up)<br />

■ ■5-9 p.m. Friday, Jan.<br />

25; 11 a.m.-9 p.m.<br />

Saturday, Jan. 26; 11<br />

a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday,<br />

Jan. 27: Two Doughs<br />

Pizza<br />

■ ■6-9 p.m. Jan. 25:<br />

live music from Matt<br />

Bradford<br />

■ ■12-7 p.m. Jan. 26: live<br />

music (12-2 p.m. Sean<br />

Wiggins Duo; 3-5 p.m.<br />

Bill Rotella Solo; 4-7<br />

p.m. The Gamblers)<br />

■ ■12-8 p.m. Jan. 26;<br />

12-6 p.m. Jan. 27: Italian<br />

Ice Shoppe<br />

■ ■12-7 p.m. Jan. 27: live<br />

music (12-3 p.m. Sylver<br />

Strings; 4-7 p.m.<br />

Docs of Doheney)<br />

Rosenthal Tasting Room<br />

(18741 Pacific Coast<br />

Highway, Malibu; 310-<br />

456-1392)<br />

■ ■12:30-9 p.m. Jan. 26:<br />

live music with US 99;<br />

Azteca food truck<br />

■ ■12:30-9 p.m. Jan. 27:<br />

live music with Bulldogz<br />

Blues; Humble<br />

Crust pizza truck<br />

Malibu Playhouse<br />

(29243 PCH, Malibu,<br />

310-447-8245)<br />

■ ■8 p.m. Jan. 26:<br />

Standup, hosted and<br />

produced by Michael<br />

Schirtzer, with headliner<br />

Morgan Jay, tickets<br />

at www.michael<br />

schirtzer.com<br />

Ollie’s Duck & Dive<br />

(29169 Heathercliff<br />

Road #102, Malibu;<br />

310-589-2200)<br />

■ ■Every Friday and Saturday<br />

night: live music<br />

The Sunset<br />

(6800 Westward Beach<br />

Road, Malibu; 310-589-<br />

1007)<br />

■ ■4 p.m. Sunday: DJ<br />

Moonshadows<br />

(20356 PCH, Malibu;<br />

310-456-3010)<br />

■ ■7 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday<br />

and Saturday; 3-9 p.m.<br />

Sunday: Live DJ<br />

To place an event in The<br />

Scene, email lauren@malibu<br />

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attle of the greats<br />

Pepperdine men’s volleyball faces<br />

off against Loyola University Chicago,<br />

Page 26<br />

‘just staying positive’<br />

Malibu girls water polo<br />

team stays upbeat despite tough<br />

conditions, Page 28<br />

malibu surfside news | January 24, 2019 | malibusurfsidenews.com<br />

RIGHT: Pepperdine’s Michelle Maemore<br />

will play for the Utah Royals FC after<br />

she was drafted Jan. 10.<br />

LEFT: Hailey Harbison will play for the<br />

North Carolina Courage. Photos by<br />

Stephen Wandzura/Pepperdine Athletics<br />

Two Pepperdine players drafted to professional soccer leagues, Page 27


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men’s volleyball<br />

Pepperdine suffers first loss of the season<br />

Michal Dwojak<br />

Assistant Editor<br />

CHICAGO — Pepperdine<br />

men’s volleyball<br />

coach David Hunt knew<br />

he’d learn a lot about his<br />

team during the starting<br />

stretch of the season.<br />

The No. 5 Waves played<br />

three of the nation’s Top<br />

10 teams four times in six<br />

games to start the season,<br />

and when a team does that,<br />

sometimes there are tough<br />

nights.<br />

Hunt’s team suffered<br />

its first loss of the season<br />

when it fell to No. 7 Loyola<br />

University Chicago 3-2 on<br />

Friday, Jan. 18, in a battle<br />

between the best teams in<br />

the nation.<br />

While the Waves didn’t<br />

come out with the win,<br />

Hunt wanted to look at<br />

the positives he could take<br />

from the battle rather than<br />

the small mistakes Pepperdine<br />

made.<br />

“We knew coming<br />

down the strip that playing<br />

Loyola and then Lewis was<br />

going to be difficult for us,<br />

but that’s why we schedule<br />

those matches,” Hunt said.<br />

“We wanted to get tested<br />

throughout the year in our<br />

league and we’re hoping at<br />

the end of the year, we’re<br />

playing good volleyball to<br />

make a run at it.”<br />

Pepperdine (4-1) forced a<br />

fifth set after falling down<br />

2-1 after three sets. The<br />

Waves looked strong for<br />

much of the fourth and held<br />

off a late Ramblers (4-1)<br />

push to win the fourth set<br />

25-22.<br />

That momentum didn’t<br />

transfer into the fifth set.<br />

The Waves came out slow,<br />

falling into a 3-0 hole,<br />

forcing Hunt to call an<br />

early timeout. Pepperdine<br />

couldn’t catch any<br />

breaks as Loyola powered<br />

through, forcing errors and<br />

a 15-9 decisive set loss.<br />

Pepperdine looked like<br />

it would run away with the<br />

match after a strong first set<br />

win, 25-17. Loyola came<br />

out strong in the second<br />

set and ran out to a 24-21<br />

win, but the Waves fought<br />

off set point three times to<br />

time the set at 24 before the<br />

Ramblers won two critical<br />

points to avoid falling into<br />

a 2-0 hole.<br />

While the Waves couldn’t<br />

figure out a way of winning<br />

the match, Hunt was proud<br />

of the way his players responded<br />

when they faced<br />

adversity.<br />

“That’s all you ask for as<br />

a coach,” Hunt said. “We<br />

don’t ask them to be perfect,<br />

but we ask them to<br />

work hard for each other,<br />

and I thought they did that.”<br />

David Wieczorek led the<br />

Waves in kills with 21 and<br />

added six blocks with one<br />

ace. Kevin Vaz added seven<br />

kills and eight blocks to<br />

a dominant performance at<br />

the net.<br />

For many points of the<br />

night, the Waves continued<br />

to fight through adversity,<br />

something the players have<br />

gone through this season.<br />

Pepperdine came back<br />

from a 2-0 deficit to No.<br />

10 UC Santa Barbara and<br />

showed its players could<br />

figure it out.<br />

These are the lessons Hunt<br />

and the players are looking<br />

for during the early part of<br />

the season. The Waves know<br />

every match will be difficult<br />

given their conference,<br />

so, according to players and<br />

coaches, they can’t focus on<br />

losing, but the positives from<br />

a tough loss.<br />

“You learn that you can<br />

good volleyball at times, I<br />

mean there’s room for improvement,<br />

but we’ve got<br />

the right signs we can take<br />

from this match,” Wieczorek<br />

said.<br />

Pepperdine will continue<br />

to jump up and down<br />

the rankings as the season<br />

goes on, but the players<br />

and coaches don’t care<br />

about what place they’re in.<br />

In Hunt’s eyes, there’s no<br />

prize for finishing at a certain<br />

place in rankings.<br />

There’s only one trophy<br />

worth celebrating.<br />

“It’s how good we can be<br />

at the end of the season, and<br />

I think our guys are pretty<br />

good at that,” he said.<br />

Pepperdine Athletics<br />

Women’s basketball nets win in overtime thriller<br />

Thanks to a huge 10<br />

points from Rose Pflug in<br />

overtime, the Pepperdine<br />

women’s basketball team<br />

defeated PCH-Cup Rival<br />

Loyola Marymount 95-86<br />

on Saturday, Jan. 19. The<br />

Waves had two players<br />

with at least 20 points: Yasmine<br />

Robinson-Bacote and<br />

Barbara Sitanggan.<br />

The Lions had the edge<br />

early, leading by as many<br />

as 12 in the first quarter.<br />

Pepperdine did go on a bit<br />

of a run toward the end of<br />

the quarter, but LMU led<br />

25-17 after 10 minutes of<br />

play. The second quarter<br />

was much of the same.<br />

Pepperdine drew to within<br />

five points, but some timely<br />

shooting from LMU gave<br />

them a 35-43 lead heading<br />

into halftime.<br />

After the break, the Waves<br />

came out with a purpose. An<br />

11-2 scoring run depleted<br />

the Lions’ lead to as little as<br />

just a single point, and the<br />

Waves trailed just 54-52 going<br />

into the final 10 minutes<br />

of regulation.<br />

In the fourth, the Waves<br />

took their first lead of the<br />

game, on a Monique Andriuolo<br />

jumper and free<br />

throw, to take a 63-62 lead.<br />

With just two minutes on<br />

the clock, House made a<br />

jumper to give the Waves<br />

a five-point lead. After an<br />

LMU bucket, Robinson-<br />

Bacote drove through the<br />

lane for a layup. The ball<br />

went in, and was originally<br />

ruled a basket and a foul<br />

on LMU. After review, the<br />

officials determined that it<br />

was an offensive foul on<br />

Robinson-Bacote, giving<br />

LMU the ball with 1.1 seconds<br />

left. On the inbound<br />

play, the Lions had an open<br />

look from Chelsey Gipson,<br />

who sank the three to tie the<br />

game 71-71.<br />

The Waves started the<br />

overtime period strong,<br />

with Pflug driving for a<br />

layup and making another<br />

jumper to give the Waves a<br />

four point lead after a minute<br />

of play. After two free<br />

throws from LMU and a<br />

free throw from Robinson-<br />

Bacote, Pflug pulled up<br />

from beyond the arc and hit<br />

her first of two threes in extra<br />

time, giving the Waves<br />

a six-point lead. The Waves<br />

led by as many as 11 points<br />

in overtime, and wound the<br />

clock down to seal the 95-<br />

86 victory.<br />

MEN’S BASKETBALL<br />

Waves fall on the road<br />

Despite 14 3-pointers<br />

and a game-high 22 points<br />

from Kameron Edwards,<br />

the Pepperdine men’s basketball<br />

team ended up on<br />

the wrong end of a PCH<br />

Cup rivalry battle on Saturday<br />

Jan. 19, falling 74-70 at<br />

Loyola Marymount.<br />

Although this was just the<br />

third weekend of conference<br />

play, the Waves (9-11,<br />

2-4) and Lions (14-5, 2-3)<br />

are already done with their<br />

season series. Pepperdine<br />

won at home, 77-62, in the<br />

conference opener on Jan. 3.<br />

It was a close game<br />

throughout, although LMU<br />

went up by 10 with five<br />

minutes left. The Waves got<br />

the deficit down to two multiple<br />

times and at one point<br />

had a shot to take the lead.<br />

The Waves held a 14-<br />

12 lead before going more<br />

than six minutes without a<br />

field goal, but LMU could<br />

only turn that into a 24-18<br />

lead. The Waves rallied<br />

to tie it at 27 after Kessler<br />

Edwards scored six straight<br />

points. LMU went into<br />

halftime with a 31-30 lead.<br />

The Waves regained the<br />

lead at 37-35 on a Kameron<br />

Edwards dunk. Back-toback<br />

3-pointers by Smith<br />

and Edwards gave the<br />

Waves their largest lead of<br />

the game at 43-39, with 15<br />

minutes left.<br />

Tied at 49, the Lions got<br />

the next two baskets and<br />

extended the run to 10-3,<br />

putting them ahead 59-52<br />

with eight minutes to go.<br />

They grew the lead to 68-<br />

58 with five minutes left.<br />

The Waves held the Lions<br />

without a point for the<br />

next four minutes. Eric<br />

Cooper Jr. scored on a driving<br />

lay-up, and then Ross<br />

hit a pair of 3-pointers to<br />

make it a two-point game<br />

at 68-66 with two minutes<br />

left. After Edwards took<br />

a charge, the Waves had a<br />

chance to take the lead on<br />

a three-point attempt, but it<br />

was off the mark.<br />

LMU scored to go up by<br />

four, and the teams traded<br />

points the rest of the way.<br />

Information from Pepperdine<br />

University and<br />

www.pepperdinewaves.<br />

com. Compiled by Assistant<br />

Editor Michal Dwojak,<br />

m.dwojak@22ndcentury<br />

media.com.


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Waves’ Harbison, Maemone to test talents at the next level<br />

Michal Dwojak<br />

Assistant Editor<br />

Good news travels in different<br />

ways.<br />

Pepperdine women’s<br />

soccer players Hailey Harbison<br />

and Michelle Maemone<br />

learned that when<br />

each found out they would<br />

continue to play the sport<br />

they grew to love. Both had<br />

different experiences when<br />

two National Women Soccer<br />

League teams drafted<br />

the Wave players Jan. 10<br />

in the league’s draft, but<br />

the sense of joy, fulfillment<br />

was the same.<br />

“It’s a dream come true,”<br />

Maemone said. “I’ve had<br />

this dream of playing professional<br />

soccer since I can<br />

remember.”<br />

Harbison knew a team<br />

would draft her, but just<br />

when and who remained<br />

a mystery. She traveled to<br />

Chicago for the draft and<br />

didn’t know when it would<br />

happen. She had heard<br />

some projections, but when<br />

the North Carolina Courage<br />

announced they drafted her<br />

in the first round, Harbison<br />

was shocked. She looked at<br />

her mother and it felt like<br />

she looked at a mirror, her<br />

mother holding the same<br />

expression as her daughter.<br />

She went on to the stage<br />

shaking but it was a dream<br />

come true that meant more<br />

to her than just playing<br />

more soccer.<br />

Harbison’s love for soccer<br />

started because of her<br />

father, who played in high<br />

school and at SDSU. Soccer<br />

has always been something<br />

more in her family<br />

— her sister played abroad<br />

— and a way she continues<br />

to hold onto her dad after<br />

he died in November.<br />

While playing at the next<br />

level will help her fulfill<br />

her dreams of playing for<br />

the United States Women’s<br />

National team, it’s the last<br />

way she feels connected to<br />

her dad.<br />

“It’s really important to<br />

our family and to me because<br />

it’s kind of like the<br />

last piece of him that I<br />

have left,” Harbison said.<br />

“I want to play until I can’t<br />

play anymore.”<br />

Maemone’s story was<br />

different.<br />

She didn’t travel to Chicago<br />

for the draft, thinking<br />

no team would draft her,<br />

but she watched the draft<br />

on her phone all day and<br />

saw the news as she walked<br />

between classes: The Utah<br />

Royals FC drafted her in<br />

the third round.<br />

The news was a shock.<br />

No one projected Maemone<br />

to be drafted, but there<br />

her name was on her phone<br />

screen.<br />

“It was pretty surreal,”<br />

Maemone said. “I wasn’t<br />

expecting it whatsoever. I<br />

think my initial response<br />

was excitement. I was<br />

thrilled to see that on the<br />

screen. I felt really humbled<br />

because I never thought I<br />

was going to get a chance<br />

to get drafted by a team.”<br />

The two Waves became<br />

the fifth and sixth Pepperdine<br />

players to be drafted<br />

since the league established<br />

a college draft in 2013. Harbison<br />

is the second-highest<br />

Wave ever drafted, going<br />

ninth overall. She’s also<br />

the program’s second-ever<br />

first-round pick, behind<br />

only Lynn Williams (sixth<br />

overall) in 2015. The 2019<br />

draft had 36 picks and the<br />

Waves were one of seven<br />

schools to produce multiple<br />

selections.<br />

Pepperdine women’s soccer player Hailey Harbison is to continue her soccer career with the North Carolina Courage.<br />

Stephen Wandzura/Pepperdine Athletics<br />

That’s something Pepperdine<br />

head coach Tim<br />

Ward has taken pride in.<br />

Yes, the goal is always to<br />

win a national championship,<br />

but sometimes, according<br />

to the coach, that<br />

doesn’t happen. Ward has<br />

created an environment<br />

where players who want<br />

to excel and move on to<br />

the next level, Pepperdine<br />

is the perfect place<br />

to go.<br />

“Pepperdine is a place<br />

where you can become<br />

a high-level, elite soccer<br />

player,” Ward said. “That’s<br />

not a Tim Ward thing; that’s<br />

a Pepperdine soccer culture<br />

thing.”<br />

Both players are getting<br />

ready to make the transition<br />

to professional soccer.<br />

Harbison graduated but is<br />

on campus training every<br />

day getting ready to go to<br />

the East Coast at the beginning<br />

of March, where<br />

she’ll join former Waves<br />

player and role model<br />

Lynn Williams. Maemone<br />

will need to continue her<br />

coursework online as she<br />

prepares to move to Utah<br />

in mid-February to adjust<br />

to the elevation.<br />

While both are excited to<br />

move on to the next level,<br />

both are ready to continue<br />

the Pepperdine legacy,<br />

Pepperdine NWSL Draft history<br />

2013, Roxanne Barker, Portland, fourth round<br />

2014, Michelle Pao, Sky Blue FC, third round<br />

2015, Lynn Williams, NY Flash, first round<br />

2018, Bri Visalli, Chicago, second round<br />

2019, Hailey Harbison, North Carolina, first round<br />

2019, Michelle Maemone, Utah, third round<br />

showing they belong to<br />

play in the league.<br />

“I’m just really excited<br />

to get there and building<br />

connections with the girls,”<br />

Maemone said. “I want to<br />

show this program that I’m<br />

willing to do whatever it<br />

takes and be a team player,<br />

be a part of this team.”


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Athlete of the Week<br />

Girls Water Polo<br />

Team conjures inner strength<br />

22nd Century Media File Photo<br />

10 Questions<br />

with Jenny Alvarez<br />

Jenny Alvarez, 18, is a senior<br />

who plays water polo.<br />

What first got you<br />

interested in water<br />

polo?<br />

My friend Carina and her<br />

mom Nancy were like, “Hey,<br />

Jenny, you should try this<br />

out.” I did and I fell in love<br />

with the sport immediately.<br />

In what area would<br />

you say you’ve most<br />

improved from freshman<br />

year until now?<br />

My swimming. I’ve definitely<br />

gotten faster since<br />

freshman year.<br />

Have you tried to<br />

become more of a<br />

leader this year?<br />

Not really. I feel like<br />

everyone on the team is a<br />

leader in different ways.<br />

We’ve become cheerleaders<br />

this season. It’s great.<br />

What do you like<br />

about playing for coach<br />

Hayden Goldberg?<br />

I feel like he truly cares<br />

about the success of each<br />

and every player. He’s a<br />

very genuine coach.<br />

What are your hobbies<br />

outside of polo?<br />

Outside of polo I am a<br />

peer leader at Our Lady of<br />

Assumption in Ventura. I<br />

also work at Drill Surf &<br />

Skate. My boss is the coolest<br />

Kiwi in town. Also, I<br />

like watching “Chef’s Table”<br />

with my dog Buster.<br />

What is your favorite<br />

place to eat in Malibu?<br />

Malibu Farm Cafe.<br />

What is your favorite<br />

TV show?<br />

“Parks and Recreation.”<br />

Ron [Swanson] is my favorite.<br />

What are your goals<br />

for this season?<br />

My goals for this season<br />

are to just be able to make it<br />

to CIF, but also to beat Villanova<br />

and Foothill Tech.<br />

What are your plans<br />

for after graduation?<br />

After high school I<br />

would like to go to SMC<br />

and transfer to either USC<br />

or Loyola Marymount.<br />

If you could have one<br />

superpower what<br />

would it be?<br />

It would be the ability to<br />

fly so I wouldn’t have to sit<br />

in traffic.<br />

Interview conducted by Freelance<br />

Reporter Ryan Flynn.<br />

Leib shines in<br />

Oxnard Tournament<br />

Ryan Flynn<br />

Freelance Reporter<br />

This Week In...<br />

SHARKS ATHLETICS<br />

Girls Water Polo<br />

■Jan. ■ 24 - host Moorpark,<br />

3:15 p.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 25 - at Villanova,<br />

3:15 p.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 29 - host Cate,<br />

3:15 p.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 31 - host Santa Paula,<br />

3:15 p.m.<br />

Girls Basketball<br />

■Jan. ■ 24 - at Hueneme,<br />

6 p.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 26 - at Nordhoff,<br />

4:30 p.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 28 - host Nordhoff,<br />

4:30 p.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 29 - host Fillmore,<br />

6 p.m.<br />

Despite a trying season,<br />

the girls water polo team<br />

remains Malibu Strong.<br />

It is a phrase that coach<br />

Hayden Goldberg invokes<br />

often. This past weekend,<br />

in the Oxnard Girls’<br />

Varsity Tournament, the<br />

team lost all four games<br />

they competed in, three by<br />

scores of nine-plus goals.<br />

Goldberg said that he’s<br />

trying not to harp on the<br />

negatives with his squad.<br />

“[We are] just making<br />

sure we’re having fun,<br />

we’re smiling,” he said.<br />

“We were really affected<br />

by Mother Nature this season<br />

so [we’re] just staying<br />

positive.”<br />

Malibu’s closest game<br />

of the tournament was a<br />

1-0 nail-biter against Villanova<br />

Prep. Goalie Rachel<br />

Leib stood out in the<br />

contest, as she did all tournament<br />

long. The senior<br />

has been a bright spot this<br />

year. Her passing, talking<br />

on defense and leadership<br />

have all shone through,<br />

Goldberg said.<br />

“Overall, she really<br />

shined to me,” Goldberg<br />

said. “It looked like she<br />

was on every game. She<br />

was averaging anywhere<br />

from seven to 11 blocks a<br />

game. In the [Villanova]<br />

game I thought she was<br />

definitely an MVP candidate<br />

for the game, for<br />

sure.”<br />

Villanova Prep is a<br />

league opponent, so Malibu<br />

will get one more crack<br />

at them before season’s<br />

end, on Jan. 25, in a road<br />

contest.<br />

Several players were<br />

sick or injured this past<br />

weekend, which allowed<br />

Goldberg to call up some<br />

junior varsity players to<br />

see action at a higher level.<br />

“It’s a little confidence<br />

Girls Soccer<br />

■Jan. ■ 25 - at Fillmore,<br />

6 p.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 28 - host Hueneme,<br />

6:30 p.m.<br />

Boys Soccer<br />

■Jan. ■ 25 - host Filmmore,<br />

6:30 p.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 26 - at Nordhoff,<br />

2:30 p.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 28 - at Hueneme,<br />

5:30 p.m.<br />

Boys Basketball<br />

■Jan. ■ 25 - at Carpinteria,<br />

7 p.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 28 - host Nordhoff,<br />

7:30 p.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 30 - at Fillmore,<br />

7 p.m.<br />

boost for them, which will<br />

help them get ready for<br />

next year when they’ll be<br />

varsity players,” Goldberg<br />

said.<br />

Despite having a losing<br />

record for the first time<br />

since 2014, the Sharks are<br />

still alive for both a CIF<br />

berth and a Top 3 finish<br />

in league. They are 1-2<br />

in league play at the moment<br />

but have three league<br />

games remaining, one of<br />

which is a game slated for<br />

earlier this year that had<br />

to be rescheduled. The<br />

hardships haven’t kept<br />

this team down, Goldberg<br />

said, and they’re putting<br />

in 100 percent effort in<br />

practice and on game day.<br />

They’ve remained Malibu<br />

Strong.<br />

“I tell these girls, you’re<br />

going to remember this.<br />

Something is going to be<br />

in your way down the line<br />

and it’s going to be nothing<br />

to you because of what you<br />

went through this year,”<br />

Goldberg said.<br />

PEPPERDINE ATHLETICS<br />

Women’s Basketball<br />

■Jan. ■ 24 - at Saint Mary’s,<br />

7 p.m.<br />

■Jan. ■ 26 - at Pacific, 2 p.m.<br />

Women’s Tennis<br />

■Jan. ■ 26 - host ITA kick-off<br />

weekend, 10 a.m.<br />

Men’s Basketball<br />

■Jan. ■ 26 - host Saint<br />

Mary’s, 5 p.m.<br />

Women’s Swimming and<br />

Diving<br />

■Jan. ■ 26 - host Air Force<br />

and Cal Baptist, 11 a.m.<br />

Men’s Volleyball<br />

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Case Planner:<br />

Carlos Contreras, Associate Planner<br />

(310) 456-2489, extension 265<br />

ccontreras@malibucity.org<br />

EXTENSION OF COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO.<br />

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05-143, VARIANCE NOS. 06-030 AND 08-031,<br />

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MENT PERMIT AMENDMENT NO. 14-004, AND VARIANCE<br />

NO. 14-007 – An eighth request to extend the Planning Commission’s<br />

approval of the construction of a new two-story single-family residence<br />

and associated development<br />

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING<br />

CITY OF MALIBU<br />

PLANNING COMMISSION<br />

The Malibu Planning Commission will hold public hearing on TUES-<br />

DAY, February 19, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers,<br />

Malibu City Hall, 23825 Stuart Ranch Road, Malibu, CA, on the project<br />

identified below.<br />

COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 17-102, SITE PLAN<br />

REVIEW NO. 17-057, AND MINOR MODIFICATION NO.<br />

18-018 - An application to allow for the remodel and addition of 2,538<br />

square feet to the existing two-story single-family residence, a new<br />

770 square foot detached guesthouse, replacement decks, hardscaping,<br />

and minor grading for the guesthouse footings, and construction of a<br />

new onsite wastewater treatment system, including a site plan review<br />

for construction in excess of 18 feet in height, up to 28 feet for the additions<br />

to the single-family residence and a minor modification to<br />

maintain the existing front yard setback<br />

Location:<br />

28786 Sea Ranch Way<br />

APN(s): 4466-007-027<br />

Zoning:<br />

Rural Residential-One Acre (RR-1)<br />

Applicant: Skylar Cozen<br />

Owner:<br />

Christopher Houge Co Trust<br />

Appealable to: City Council and<br />

California Coastal Commission<br />

Environmental<br />

Review:<br />

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Application Filed: October 30, 2017<br />

Case Planner:<br />

Categorical Exemption CEQA Guidelines<br />

Sections 15301(e) and 15303(a)<br />

Richard Mollica, Senior Planner<br />

(310) 456-2489, extension 346<br />

rmollica@malibucity.org<br />

EXTENSION OF COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO.<br />

07-155 AND OFFER TO DEDICATE NO. 11-005 – A third request<br />

to extend the Planning Commission’s approval for the construction of<br />

a new two-unit multi-family residence, an offer-to-dedicate lateral<br />

public access along shore, and associated development<br />

Location:<br />

25360 Malibu Road<br />

APN: 4459-017-005<br />

Zoning:<br />

Multi-Family Beachfront (MFBF)<br />

Applicant: Lynn Heacox<br />

Owner:<br />

25360 Malibu Rd, LLC<br />

Appealable to: City Council<br />

Environmental<br />

Review:<br />

Categorical Exemption<br />

CEQA Guidelines Section 15303(b)<br />

Extension Filed: October 23, 2018<br />

Case Planner:<br />

Carlos Contreras, Associate Planner<br />

(310) 456-2489, extension 265<br />

ccontreras@malibucity.org<br />

EXTENSION OF COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO.<br />

05-143, VARIANCE NOS. 06-030 AND 08-031,<br />

OFFER-TO-DEDICATE NO. 09-002, COASTAL DEVELOP-<br />

MENT PERMIT AMENDMENT NO. 14-004, AND VARIANCE<br />

NO. 14-007 – An eighth request to extend the Planning Commission’s<br />

approval of the construction of a new two-story single-family residence<br />

and associated development<br />

Location:<br />

34305 Pacific Coast Highway<br />

APN: 4473-027-008<br />

Zoning:<br />

Rural-Residential-Twenty Acre (RR-20)<br />

Applicant: Montalba Architects<br />

Owner:<br />

Bugbee Trust<br />

Extension Filed: December 20, 2018<br />

Case Planner: Richard Mollica, Senior Planner<br />

(310) 456-2489, Extension 346<br />

rmollica@malibucity.org<br />

EXTENSION OF COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO.<br />

05-141, VARIANCE NO. 10-027, MINOR MODIFICATION NO.<br />

15-013, AND SITE PLAN REVIEW NO. 12-040 – A first request to<br />

extend the Planning Commission’s approval of an application for a<br />

Location:<br />

34305 Pacific Coast Highway<br />

APN: 4473-027-008<br />

Zoning:<br />

Rural-Residential-Twenty Acre (RR-20)<br />

Applicant: Montalba Architects<br />

Owner:<br />

Bugbee Trust<br />

Extension Filed: December 20, 2018<br />

Case Planner: Richard Mollica, Senior Planner<br />

(310) 456-2489, Extension 346<br />

rmollica@malibucity.org<br />

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EXTENSION OF COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO.<br />

05-141, VARIANCE NO. 10-027, MINOR MODIFICATION NO.<br />

15-013, AND SITE PLAN REVIEW NO. 12-040 – A first request to<br />

extend the Planning Commission’s approval of an application for a<br />

new single-family hillside residence and associated development<br />

Location:<br />

3843 Rambla Pacifico Street<br />

APN: 4451-022-065<br />

Zoning:<br />

Multi-Family (MF)<br />

Applicant/Owner: Goran Scuric<br />

Appealable to: City Council<br />

Environmental<br />

Review:<br />

Categorical Exemption<br />

CEQA Guidelines Section 15303(a) and (e)<br />

Extension Filed: October 16, 2018<br />

Case Planner:<br />

Didier Murillo, Assistant Planner<br />

(310) 456-2489, extension 353<br />

dmurillo@malibucity.org<br />

_________________________________________________________<br />

For the project identified above with a categorical exemption for environmental<br />

review, pursuant to the authority and criteria contained in<br />

the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Planning Director<br />

has analyzed this proposed project and found that it is listed<br />

among the classes of projects that have been determined not to have a<br />

significant adverse effect on the environment. Therefore, the project is<br />

categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA. The Planning Director<br />

has further determined that none of the six exceptions to the use<br />

of a categorical exemption apply to this project (CEQA Guidelines<br />

Section 15300.2). Extension requests will be presented on consent calendar<br />

based on staff’s recommendation but any person wishing to be<br />

heard may request at the beginning of the meeting to have the application<br />

addressed separately. Please see the recording secretary before<br />

start of the meeting to have an item removed from consent calendar.<br />

The Commission’s decision will be memorialized in a written resolution.<br />

A written staff report will be available at or before the hearing for<br />

the project. All persons wishing to address the Commission regarding<br />

this matter will be afforded an opportunity in accordance with the<br />

Commission’s procedures. Copies of all related documents can be reviewed<br />

by any interested person at City Hall during regular business<br />

hours. Oral and written comments may be presented to the Planning<br />

Commission on, or before, the date of the meeting.<br />

LOCAL APPEAL – A decision of the Planning Commission may be<br />

appealed to the City Council by an aggrieved person by written statement<br />

setting forth the grounds for appeal. An appeal shall be filed with<br />

the City Clerk within ten days following the date of action (15 days for<br />

tentative maps) for which the appeal is made and shall be accompanied<br />

by an appeal form and filing fee, as specified by the City Council. Appeal<br />

forms may be found online at www.malibucity.org/planningforms<br />

or in person at City Hall, or by calling (310) 456-2489, extension 245.<br />

COASTAL COMMISSION APPEAL – For projects appealable to the<br />

Coastal Commission, an aggrieved person may appeal the Planning<br />

Commission’s approval to the Coastal Commission within 10 working<br />

days of the issuance of the City’s Notice of Final Action. Appeal<br />

forms may be found online at www.coastal.ca.gov or in person at the<br />

Coastal Commission South Central Coast District office located at 89<br />

South California Street in Ventura, or by calling 805-585-1800. Such<br />

an appeal must be filed with the Coastal Commission, not the City.<br />

IF YOU CHALLENGE THE CITY’S ACTION IN COURT, YOU<br />

MAY BE LIMITED TO RAISING ONLY THOSE ISSUES YOU OR<br />

SOMEONE ELSE RAISED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING DE-<br />

SCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE, OR IN WRITTEN CORRESPON-<br />

DENCE DELIVERED TO THE CITY, AT OR PRIOR TO THE<br />

PUBLIC HEARING.<br />

_________________________________________<br />

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATE-<br />

MENT FILE NUMBER: 2018319696<br />

ORIGINAL FILING. This statement was<br />

filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGE-<br />

LES on 12/26/2018. The following person is<br />

doing business as KELTECH, 8700<br />

PERSHING DRIVE UNIT 2309, PLAYA<br />

DEL REY, CA 90293. The full name of registrant<br />

is: ERIC KELLEY, 8700 PERSHING<br />

DRIVE UNIT 2309, PLAYA DEL REY, CA<br />

90293. This business is being conducted by:<br />

an Individual. The registrant commenced to<br />

transact business under the fictitious business<br />

name listed above: 12/2018. /s/:ERIC KEL-<br />

LEY, ERIC KELLEY, OWNER, KELTECH.<br />

This statement was filed with the County<br />

Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on<br />

12/26/2018. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS<br />

BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EX-<br />

PIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT<br />

WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE<br />

COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS<br />

BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST<br />

BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The<br />

filing of this statement does not of itself<br />

authorize the use in this state of a fictitious<br />

business name statement in violation of the<br />

rights of another under federal, state, or common<br />

law (see Section 1441et seq., Business<br />

and Professions Code). MALIBU SURF-<br />

SIDE NEWS to publish 01/10/2019,<br />

01/17/2019, 01/24/2019, 01/31/2019<br />

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATE-<br />

MENT FILE NUMBER: 2019001111<br />

ORIGINAL FILING. This statement was<br />

filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGE-<br />

LES on 01/02/2019. The following person is<br />

doing business as MAAM, 815 MORAGA<br />

DR, LOS ANGELES, CA 90049 (Articles of<br />

Incoporation: 4222104). The full name of<br />

registrant is: MORAGA ADVERTISING<br />

AND MARKETING INC, 815 MORAGA<br />

DR, LOS ANGELES, CA 90049 (State of Incoporation:<br />

CA). This business is being conducted<br />

by: a Corporation. The registrant<br />

commenced to transact business under the<br />

fictitious business name listed above:<br />

12/2018. /s/:SANDY MILO, SANDY MILO,<br />

CEO, MORAGA ADVERTISING AND<br />

MARKETING INC. This statement was filed<br />

with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES<br />

County on 01/02/2019. NOTICE: THIS FIC-<br />

TITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT<br />

EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE<br />

IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE<br />

COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS<br />

BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST<br />

BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The<br />

filing of this statement does not of itself<br />

authorize the use in this state of a fictitious<br />

business name statement in violation of the<br />

FICTITIOUS rights of another BUSINESS under federal, NAME state, STATE- or common<br />

law FILE (see Section NUMBER: 1441et seq., 2019002818 Business<br />

MENT<br />

ORIGINAL and Professions FILING. Code). This MALIBU statement SURF- was<br />

filed SIDEwith NEWS the County to publish Clerk of LOS 01/10/2019, ANGE-<br />

LES 01/17/2019, on 01/04/2019. 01/24/2019, The01/31/2019<br />

following person is<br />

doing business as PLAN FOR GOOD, 279<br />

REDONDO AVE, LONG BEACH, CA<br />

90803. The full name of registrant is: JENNI-<br />

FER ALLEN, 279 REDONDO AVE, LONG<br />

BEACH, CA 90803. This business is being<br />

conducted by: an Individual. The registrant<br />

commenced to transact business under the<br />

fictitious business name listed above:<br />

01/2019. /s/:JENNIFER ALLEN, JENNIFER<br />

ALLEN, OWNER, PLAN FOR GOOD. This<br />

statement was filed with the County Clerk of<br />

LOS ANGELES County on 08/29/2018. NO-<br />

TICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS<br />

NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE<br />

YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED<br />

IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY<br />

CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS<br />

NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED<br />

PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this<br />

statement does not of itself authorize the use<br />

in this state of a fictitious business name<br />

statement in violation of the rights of another<br />

under federal, state, or common law (see Section<br />

1441et seq., Business and Professions<br />

Code). MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS to publish<br />

01/17/2019, 01/24/2019, 01/31/2019,<br />

02/07/2019<br />

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Statement of Abandonment of Use of Fictitious<br />

Business Name<br />

Previous File No: 2018203152<br />

Current File No: 2019002104<br />

Name of Business: PARTICLES<br />

11629 Fireside Drive, Whittier, CA 90604<br />

State of California, County of Los Angeles<br />

The following person has abandoned the use<br />

of the Fictitious Business name:<br />

IVONNE TIU, 11629 FIRESIDE DRIVE,<br />

WHITTIER, CA 90604<br />

The fictitious business name referred to<br />

above was filed on 08/10/2018 in the county<br />

of LOS ANGELES<br />

Registered owners: IVONNE TIU, 11629<br />

FIRESIDE DRIVE, WHITTIER, CA 90604<br />

This business is conducted by an Individual<br />

/s/IVONNE TIU, IVONNE TIU, OWNER,<br />

PARTICLES<br />

This statement was filed with the County<br />

Clerk of Los Angeles County on 01/02/2019<br />

MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS to publish<br />

01/17/2019, 01/24/2019, 01/31/2019,<br />

02/07/2019<br />

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATE-<br />

MENT FILE NUMBER: 2019006959<br />

ORIGINAL FILING. This statement was<br />

filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGE-<br />

LES on 01/09/2019. The following person is<br />

doing business as OVERBOARD MAN-<br />

AGEMENT, 7917 YORKTOWN AVE, LOS<br />

ANGELES, CA 90045. The full name of registrant<br />

is: MATTHEW PARRISH, 7917<br />

YORKTOWN AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA<br />

90045. This business is being conducted by:<br />

an Individual. The registrant has not yet commenced<br />

to transact business under the fictitious<br />

business name listed above. /s/:MAT-<br />

THEW PARRISH, MATTHEW PARRISH,<br />

OWNER, OVERBOARD MANAGEMENT.<br />

This statement was filed with the County<br />

Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on<br />

01/09/2019. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS<br />

BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EX-<br />

PIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT<br />

WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE<br />

COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS<br />

BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST<br />

BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The<br />

filing of this statement does not of itself<br />

authorize the use in this state of a fictitious<br />

business name statement in violation of the<br />

rights of another under federal, state, or common<br />

law (see Section 1441et seq., Business<br />

and Professions Code). MALIBU SURF-<br />

SIDE NEWS to publish 01/17/2019,<br />

01/24/2019, 01/31/2019, 02/07/2019<br />

NOTICE OF HEARING TO CONDUCT<br />

ENTERTAINMENT-GEN. W/DANCE,<br />

ANNUAL DANCE & HEALTH<br />

SPA/CLUB<br />

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AP-<br />

PLICATION HAS BEEN MADE TO THE<br />

LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUSINESS LI-<br />

CENSE COMMISSION TO CONDUCT<br />

ADDRESS OF PREMISES: 327 S. LATIGO<br />

CYN RD., MALIBU, CA 90265<br />

NAME OF APPLICANT: THE GUESTOL-<br />

OGY GROUP, INC. / GARRETT GERSON<br />

DATE OF HEARING: 02/20/2019<br />

TIME OF HEARING: 09:00 A.M.<br />

``ANY PERSON HAVING OBJECTIONS<br />

TO THE GRANTING OF THE LICENSE<br />

MAY, AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE<br />

DATE ABOVE NAMED, FILE WITH THE<br />

BUSINESS LICENSE COMMISSION HIS<br />

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATE-<br />

MENT FILE NUMBER: 2019010139<br />

ORIGINAL FILING. This statement was<br />

filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGE-<br />

LES on 01/11/2019. The following person is<br />

doing business as FLYING DUTCHMAN<br />

CANNABIS, 909 W TEMPLE STREET,<br />

APT 614, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012. The<br />

full name of registrant is: FLYING DUTCH-<br />

MAN CANNABIS LLC; FLYING DUTCH-<br />

MAN GREENHOUSES, LLC; FLYING<br />

DUTCHMAN TOURING & EDUCATION,<br />

LLC, 909 W TEMPLE STREET, APT 614,<br />

LOS ANGELES, CA 90012-4444. This business<br />

is being conducted by: a Limited Liability<br />

Company. The registrant has not yet commenced<br />

to transact business under the fictitious<br />

business name listed above. /s/:BOB<br />

DE GROOT, BOB DE GROOT, CEO, FLY-<br />

ING DUTCHMAN GREENHOUSES, LLC.<br />

This statement was filed with the County<br />

Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on<br />

01/11/2019. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS<br />

BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EX-<br />

PIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT<br />

WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE<br />

COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS<br />

BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST<br />

BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The<br />

filing of this statement does not of itself<br />

authorize the use in this state of a fictitious<br />

business name statement in violation of the<br />

rights of another under federal, state, or common<br />

law (see Section 1441et seq., Business<br />

and Professions Code). MALIBU SURF-<br />

SIDE NEWS to publish 01/24/2019,<br />

01/31/2019, 02/07/2019, 02/14/2019<br />

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATE-<br />

MENT FILE NUMBER: 2019010377<br />

ORIGINAL FILING. This statement was<br />

filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGE-<br />

LES on 01/14/2019. The following person is<br />

doing business as BIRTH AND BEAUTY;<br />

LEONA DARNELL PHOTOGRAPHY, 633<br />

1/2 E CYPRESS AVE, BURBANK, CA<br />

91501 . The full name of registrant is:<br />

LEONA DARNELL, 633 1/2 E CYPRESS<br />

AVE, BURBANK, CA 91501. This business<br />

is being conducted by: an Individual. The<br />

registrant has not yet commenced to transact<br />

business under the fictitious business name<br />

listed above. /s/:LEONA DARNELL,<br />

LEONA DARNELL, OWNER, BIRTH<br />

AND BEAUTY; LEONA DARNELL PHO-<br />

TOGRAPHY. This statement was filed with<br />

the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County<br />

on 01/14/2019. NOTICE: THIS FICTI-<br />

TIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT<br />

EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE<br />

IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE<br />

COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS<br />

BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST<br />

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filing of this statement does not of itself<br />

authorize the use in this state of a fictitious<br />

business name statement in violation of the<br />

rights of another under federal, state, or common<br />

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Pictured: 6272 Cavalleri Road<br />

6BD|6BA|Available now for lease at$27,500/mo<br />

Compass is alicensed real estate broker (01991628) inthe State ofCalifornia and abides byEqual Housing Opportunity laws. All material presented herein isintended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable<br />

but issubject toerrors, omissions, changes inprice, condition, sale, or withdraw without notice. Toreach the Compass main office call 310.230.5744

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