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Taking stock 

Nonprofit California Trout names 5 dams that it says 

should be removed, including one in Malibu, Page 6 

Wiggle room 

Deadlines to apply for fire debris removal as well 

as FEMA and SBA grants extended, Page 7 

Still searching 

Two years later, Elaine Park 

remains missing, Page 8 

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Tzivy Reiter (left) and Dr. Norman Blumenthal visited Malibu 

City Hall on Jan. 29 to provide an informational presentation on 

disaster trauma to Malibu mental health professionals. 

Suzy Demeter/22nd Century Media 

Trauma counselors discuss manifestation of 

mental health issues post-fire, Page 4 

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THURSDAY 

School Board 

6 p.m. Feb. 7, Malibu 

City Hall Council Chambers, 

23825 Stuart Ranch 

Road. The SMMUSD 

Board of Education will 

meet. Closed session will 

begin at 4:30 p.m. To view 

the agenda, visit www.sm 

musd.org/board/meetings. 

html. 

SATURDAY 

Vietnamese Cooking Demo 

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 9, 

Malibu Library, 23519 Civic 

Center Way. Learn how 

to make healthy Vietnamese 

street foods the way 

Chef Vivien was taught 

by two generations of excellent 

home cooks. This 

adults program is limited to 

30 participants. RSVP by 

calling (310) 456-6438. 

SUNDAY 

Publication Party 

11:30 a.m. Feb. 10, Malibu 

Jewish Center and Synagogue, 

24855 Pacific Coast 

Highway. Malibu resident 

Florence Weinberger celebrates 

the publication of 

her fifth poetry collection, 

“Ghost Tattoo.” A reading 

will take place, and brunch 

will be served. Admission 

to the reading is free. RSVP 

to (310) 456-5078 or Jennifer@mjcs.org. 

‘Spring Awakening’ 

5 p.m. Feb. 10, Malibu 

High School, 30215 Morning 

View Drive. MHS’ 

theater department presents 

“Spring Awakening, 

The Musical.” The show is 

“PG-14” for explicit content 

and language. To order 

tickets, visit malibu.sm 

musd.org. 

Art Show 

6-8 p.m. Feb. 10, Glamifornia 

Style Lounge, 21323 

PCH. Artist Lisa Robyn 

Deutsch will display her 

work. There will be a DJ, 

wine and champagne, dessert 

and more. For more information 

on Deutsch, visit 

soulfuldesignbylisa.com. 

MONDAY 

City Council 

6:30 p.m. Feb. 11, 

Malibu City Hall Council 

Chambers, 23825 Stuart 

Ranch Road. The Malibu 

City Council will meet. 

For more information, or to 

view an agenda, visit www. 

malibucity.org. 

Harry Barovsky Memorial 

Youth Commission 

7-8 p.m. Feb. 11, Malibu 

City Hall Multi-Purpose 

Room, 23825 Stuart Ranch 

Road, Malibu. The Harry 

Barovsky Memorial Youth 

Commission will meet. For 

more information, contact 

Katie Gallo at kgallo@mal 

ibucity.org or (310) 456- 

2489 ext. 363. 

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WEDNESDAY 

Malibu Library Book Club 

5-6:30 p.m. Feb. 13, 

Malibu Library, 23519 

Civic Center Way. Join the 

Malibu Library Book Club 

for a discussion of “Manhattan 

Beach” by Jennifer 

Egan. For more information, 

call (310) 456-6438. 

UPCOMING 

Classical Guitar Concert 

3-4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, 

Malibu Library, 23519 Civic 

Center Way. The Pepperdine 

University Guitar Department 

presents a concert 

featuring musicians studying 

with world-renowned 

classical guitar virtuoso 

Christopher Parkening. A 

variety of works are presented 

in both solo and 

ensemble settings. All ages 

welcome. For more information, 

call (310) 456- 

6438. 

Malibu Fire Relief Concert 

6-11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 

16, Casa Escobar, 22969 

PCH, Malibu. A concert 

featuring Inger Lorre of the 

Nymphs, Texacala Jones, 

Fifi (featuring Malibuite 

Jody Kern), The Harsh 

Carpets, Upright Dogs (7th 

Ray), and Eric Leach and 

the Futuristics (Symbol 

Six) will be held. Skate 

and surf gear also will be 

raffled off. Proceeds will 

go to selected Malibu Go- 

FundMe campaigns. For 

tickets, which cost $20, 

visit www.eventbrite. 

com/e/local-aid-malibufire-relief-fundraiser-tick 

ets-54634980698?aff=ebds 

sbdestsearch. 

City Hall Closed 

All day Monday, Feb. 18, 

Malibu City Hall, 23825 

Stuart Ranch Road. City 

Hall will be closed for Presidents 

Day. 

ONGOING 

Take Care of Yourself 

Tuesdays 

6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays 

through March 26, 

Glamifornia Style Lounge, 

21323 PCH, #103, Malibu. 

Free, hour-long trauma relief 

workshops, led by the 

International Association 

of Human Values, are offered. 

RSVPs are suggested 

to Peggy French at relief. 

social@iavh.org or (310) 

924-8426. 

Art Exhibit and Sale 

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

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1-Feb. 27, Santa Monica 

Mountains Interagency Visitor 

Center, 26876 Mulholland 

Highway, Calabasas. 

Landscape painter Russell 

Hunziker’s works will be 

displayed. A portion of proceeds 

from the art sale will 

be donated to further arts in 

the Santa Monica Mountains 

National Recreation 

Area. For more information, 

email samo@wnpa. 

org or call (805) 370-2302. 

NAMI Family to Family 

6-8:30 p.m. every Tuesday 

starting Jan. 15, St. 

Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 

28211 PCH, Malibu. The 

National Alliance on Mental 

Illness hosts its free, 

12-session educational 

program for families who 

have a loved one with a 

mental health challenge. 

The class is designed to 

help family members understand 

and support their 

loved one, while maintaining 

their own wellbeing. 

Register to nami 

bythebeach@gmail.com or 

call (818) 458-9610.

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malibu planning commission 

City urges property owners 

to opt in for debris removal 

Michele Willer-allred, 

Freelance Reporter 

Malibu City officials are 

warning property owners 

who lost their homes in the 

Woolsey Fire that it can be 

a “risky proposition” to opt 

out of the state-sponsored 

debris removal program. 

During a Monday, Feb. 

4 Malibu Planning Commission 

meeting, officials 

discussed whether opting 

in or out of the California 

Office of Emergency Services’ 

debris removal program 

would impact whether 

homeowners can rebuild 

their properties. 

Property owners in the 

Woolsey Fire area with 

destroyed property must 

submit their choice of fire 

debris removal by the new 

Feb. 15 filing deadline. 

Owners may opt in, with no 

direct costs if they are eligible, 

or opt out and independently 

complete debris 

removal that meets the state 

and county’s requirements. 

Those who don’t make a 

choice by Feb. 15 may be 

subject to hefty fines. 

Craig George, the city’s 

environmental sustainability 

director, told commissioners 

that he believes the 

primary reason people are 

opting out of the Cal OES 

program is that they want 

to see if they can reuse their 

foundation to lessen rebuilding 

costs. 

With the opt-in program, 

George explained, the 

foundation is automatically 

removed, the lot scraped 

and several inches of soil 

taken. 

George emphasized that 

people who want to reuse 

their foundation have to really 

understand what that 

means and the effects of 

fire on a foundation. He 

said a lot of structural or 

design engineers that City 

officials have been talking 

to don’t understand the test 

methodology that has to be 

done to actually ascertain 

whether a home’s foundation 

is still viable. If the 

foundation passes the test, 

it can be reused, but that 

can be a “risky proposition” 

to take if they already 

opted out of the debris removal 

program. 

“If they decided to opt 

out and later do the testing 

and find out their foundation 

is not viable and had 

to be removed anyways, 

now that cost is going to be 

incurred by them,” George 

said. 

He stressed that residents 

can opt in and change their 

mind after a home’s foundation 

is tested, saying 

“you can literally stand in 

front of your property waving 

your arms the day they 

show up” to stop any work. 

At least 670 structures 

were destroyed by the fire 

inside Malibu’s city limits, 

including more than 400 

single-family homes. 

Homeowners who opt 

out have until March 15 to 

complete debris removal. 

“It’s important that folks 

comply with those deadlines 

because it will not 

be as simple as just leaving 

your debris there and 

planning on cleaning it up 

at a later date,” warned Senior 

Planner Richard Mollica, 

adding that an abatement 

process is still going 

through the City Council. 

Mollica said air and 

groundwater quality monitoring 

also need to take 

place on all sites during the 

clearing process. 

Commissioners asked if 

there is anything else that 

can be done to notify remaining 

homeowners, but 

George said, in his view, 

the City has done “everything 

humanly possible to 

try to contact these people.” 

“If [homeowners] do 

nothing, we’ve got ourselves 

a bigger problem,” 

Planning Commission 

Chairman Steve Uhring 

said. 

During commissioner 

comments, Uhring warned 

residents to keep an eye on 

the “mansionization” issue. 

At its Jan. 22 meeting, 

the majority of the Planning 

Commission recommended 

denial of plans for 

a new residence on Busch 

Drive, basing its decision 

partly on mansionization 

issues. Uhring said a larger 

home went in front of the 

City Council on Jan. 28 and 

received approval. 

Uhring said he took that 

as a message from the 

council for the Planning 

Commission to “stay in our 

lane” and that at least in the 

short term, that’s the direction 

the council is taking on 

the mansionization issue. 

Uhring urged residents 

who don’t want overly 

large homes in their neighborhood 

to contact councilmembers 

before the council 

takes up the issue again at 

its meeting on Feb. 25. 

“Let [the council] know 

what you think because this 

is going to be an issue that 

impacts all of us,” Uhring 

said. 

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Trauma experts provide resources, road map for aiding community 

Presentation geared 

toward local mental 

health providers 

Michele Willer-Allred 


“With this kind 

of trauma ... 

you’re going to 

have a longer 

dormant period.” 

Dr. Norman Blumenthal 

— on mental health 

following a disaster 

Trauma, especially after a fire 

disaster, can remain dormant for 

a very long time because people 

first have to focus on rebuilding 

instead of on their mental health 

needs. 

Nightmares, trigger responses 

and the effects of PTSD, can 

then show up weeks, months and 

sometimes years later, usually 

when the individual thinks everything 

is OK. 

“This is very important for us 

to know in mental health, but it’s 

also very confusing,” said Dr. 

Norman Blumenthal, a nationally 

recognized expert in trauma, during 

a Jan. 29 presentation at the 

Malibu Civic Theater. 

The presentation about trauma, 

coordinated by Dr. Juliette 

Boewe, school psychologist for 

the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified 

School District, was given to 

mental health providers providing 

services for Malibu residents and 

staff after the Woolsey Fire. 

Blumenthal, who also is director 

of trauma, bereavement and 

crisis intervention at OHEL Children’s 

Home and Family Services 

in New York, joined Tzivy Reiter, 

director of children’s services at 

OHEL, for the presentation. 

Blumenthal, Reiter and their 

team of trauma interveners have 

responded to local and national 

crises ranging from the Sept. 11 

attacks in New York, Hurricanes 

Sandy and Harvey, and the Pennsylvania 

synagogue shooting. 

Blumenthal began the presentation 

with a discussion about 

what trauma is, and said the way 

people function is based on the 

notion that everything is going to 

be the way it always was. 

Every once in a while, something 

like a disaster derails us and 

takes away that core assumption 

of safety and security. 

“A trauma reaction is not a 

mental illness,” he said. “A trauma 

reaction is how normal people 

respond to trauma. It’s about being 

human.” 

Blumenthal said residents in 

Malibu live, for the most part, a 

beautiful and normal, predictable 

life. But, he said, many victims of 

disasters in high-risk areas are always 

anticipating when the next 

disaster is going to happen. 

“So, we can’t say to the victim 

that you have nothing to worry 

about; they do have something 

to worry about,” he said. “On the 

other hand, we can’t take them 

out of the situation for practical 

reasons. So, how do we help this 

subset, which I think is the focus 

here.” 

He emphasized that people 

whose homes have been destroyed 

could be living in a new 

home and seemingly dealing with 

things fine, but then images of 

Suzy Demeter/22nd Century Media 

watching the old house burn can 

come back. 

“You don’t want to remember 

that and yet, in a strange way, the 

brain will bring you back there,” 

Blumenthal said. 

He noted that after residential 

fires, it’s often the smell of 

smoke, the sensation of heat, seeing 

flames, or hearing sirens that 

can bring people back, and that 

often happens because people 

had to deal with pragmatic matters 

first after the disaster rather 

than seeking help. 

“If there’s a trauma that requires 

having to deal with the 

government, having to rebuild a 

home, having to find someplace 

to live, the body remarkably takes 

the emotional piece and parks 

it, files it away,” he explained. 

“So, you’re very often with this 

kind of trauma, where there’s so 

much destruction of property and 

there’s so much need to rebuild 

afterwards, you’re going to have 

a longer dormant period.” 

Blumenthal said this kind of response 

happened very dramatically 

with Holocaust survivors. Though 

the Holocaust was over in 1945, 

survivors who needed psychiatric 

help only started showing up in 

mental health professionals’ offices 

in the 1950s because their first priority 

was rebuilding their lives. 

Blumenthal highlighted a 

study that included forest fires in 

California, which found rates of 

PTSD and other psychiatric diagnoses 

much higher than those 

from other natural disasters. 

He noted that seeing destruction 

of the landscape is very traumatic 

for survivors, especially if 

it’s in a wooded area, which is 

often very tranquil and associated 

with peace. 

Trauma can be exacerbated after 

a disaster when the culprit gets 

away with it or the wrong wasn’t 

righted, he said. 

Blumenthal also said an issue 

related to trauma is the reaction 

to those who are supposed to help 

victims recover, whether it’s government 

agencies or rescuers. 

“The interesting thing that I 

have found, and you can tell me 

if it’s true here as well, is that it’s 

very polarized,” he said. “People 

are either idealized or resented. 

Then you got to deal with bureaucracies 

and others, and you get a 

lot of extreme reactions — and 

that has a lot of lingering effect.” 

He said doing productive 

things, as well as practicing selfcare 

and routines, are important 

for survivors of trauma, because 

it reaffirms that life for the most 

part is predictable. 

Reestablishing a sense of community 

when so many have been 

displaced, and welcoming people 

back and making them feel wanted, 

also are very important. 

Reiter said one of the most important 

things mental health care 

providers can do is let victims and 

survivors talk about the trauma, 

because “speaking about it takes 

it from something that is out of 

control and makes it in control.” 

Reiter said the resilience of 

communities after disasters has 

been very powerful to see. One 

disabled woman she met after 

Hurricane Sandy lost everything, 

but vowed to not let the disaster 

ruin her, she recalled. 

“I thought that was very profound, 

and that is really what the 

crux of this work is: working with 

people and helping them sort of 

find their inner strength, tap into 

their coping skills, and really 

come out stronger on the other 

side,” Reiter said. 

Reiter said the OHEL group has 

donated resiliency workbooks for 

every elementary school student 

at Malibu schools. The books 

were personalized for fire recovery, 

and include the most up-todate 

information on resiliency 

building. 

For those helping children 

deal with trauma, Reiter recommended 

visiting the National 

Child Traumatic Stress Network 

at www.nctsn.org/resources/helpkids-cope.

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TheCity of Malibu is Here to Help 

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

to doing everything possible to help community members with theirimmediate needs, to 

provide asmooth process forthosewho lost homes toestablish temporary housing ontheir 

property and to rebuild, and to resume normal City services and activities. 

NEW - DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR FEMA,,SBA LOANS & 

STATE GRANTS EXTENDED TO FEB. 15 

The deadline to apply for assistance programs from the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA), the California State Supplemental Grant Program, and the Small Business 

Administration (SBA) for people and businesses impacted by the Woolsey Fire has been 

extended to Friday, February 15. The first step to enroll in all three programs is registering 

with FEMA by February 15. Toapply or for more information visit 

www.disasterassistance.gov or call 800-621-3662. 

NEW -DEBRIS REMOVAL APPLICATION DEADLINE 

EXTENDED TO FEB. 15 

Choose aDebris Removal Program 

After aproperty has been inspected and cleared by aHazMat team, residents must choose 

one of the two Fire Debris Removal Programs available in the City of Malibu. Any other debris 

removal is prohibited and could result in acitation and delay in rebuilding. For detailed 

information, visit the Debris Removal Operations Center (see below) or City Hall’s Fire Rebuild 

Desk, visit the Debris webpage at www.MalibuCity.org/Debris or call 310-456-2489, ext. 371. 

Option 1: CalOES 

The state-run CalOES Program will remove fire debris from destroyed or damaged homes 

under strict environmental and public safety guidelines, at no out-of-pocket cost to the 

homeowner. To opt in, aRight of Entry (ROE) form must be submitted by February 15, 2019. 

Option 2: LocalProgram 

The County-run Local Debris Removal Program allows property owners to get astate-certified 

contractor at their own expense for fire debris removal. The work must include the same testing 

and certification provided under the State program. Deadline to apply is February 15, 2019. If fire 

debris removal has not been completed by March 15, it will be removed from the property at 

the owner’s expense (at least $100,000). 

DEBRIS REMOVAL OPERATIONS CENTER OPEN IN CALABASAS 

LA County has opened aDebris Removal Operation Center (DROC) in Calabasas where 

residents can ask questions and get guidance through the fire debris removal process. The 

DROC is located at 26610 Agoura Road, Calabasas (near the 101 Fwy and Las Virgenes Rd) 

and is open Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Saturdays 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. 

For more information, call LA County's Woolsey Fire Recovery Hotline at 626-979-5370. 

CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING FEB. 11 ON CODE AMENDMENTS TO 

HELP RESIDENTS REBUILD 

During the City Council meeting on Monday, February 11, 6:30 PM at Malibu City Hall, the City 

Council will hold apublic hearing to consider amendments to Title 17 (Zoning) of the Malibu 

Municipal Code and to the Local Coastal Program. The Council will also review the Planning 

Commission’s recommendations to modify standards and procedures to facilitate the 

rebuilding of structures damaged or destroyed by the Woolsey Fire and provide relief for the 

victims of the fire. The agenda will be posted at www.MalibuCity.org/AgencaCenter. 

REBUILDING FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) 

The City offers astreamlined process for residents to get back into their homes. Planning & 

Environmental Sustainability staff are available to help residents navigate this process. Contact 

Planning at 310-456-2489 x485 or mplanning@malibucity.org, and Environmental Sustainability 

at 310-456-2489 x371 or mbuilding@malibucity.org. For in-person assistance, visit the Fire 

Rebuild Desk at City Hall Mon -Thurs, 7:30AM -5:30PM, Fri, 7:30AM -4:30PM. To see the 

Frequently Asked Questions about the rebuilding process visit 

www.malibucity.org/WoolseyRebuildFAQs. 

NEW DISASTER AD-HOC COMMITTEE 

Malibu Mayor Pro Tem Karen Farrer and Councilmember Mikke Pierson, Chairs of the Council's 

Disaster Response and Recovery Ad Hoc Committee, will be holding public community meetings 

with the goal of understanding the Woolsey Fire disaster and helping the community and the 

City be better prepared for future disasters. Anyone may email questions or ideas to the 

Committee at any time at RecoveryAdHoc@MalibuCity.org. 

ALL LEAF BLOWERS BANNED WEST OF MALIBU CANYON 

To protect public health from potential hazardous materials in the fire debris and ash, 

the City has banned the use of ALL leaf blowers (both gas and electric) in City limits 

west of Malibu Canyon Road effective immediately, through August 1, 2019. 

PROHIBIDO USAR SOPLADORES DE HOJAS AL OESTE DE MALIBU CANYON 

Debido aque los escombros ylas cenizas del fuego ylas estructuras dañadas pueden 

contener materiales ypartículas que son peligrosas para la salud ylaseguridad, La 

Ciudad de Malibu prohíbe el uso de sopladores de hojas dentro del área de la ciudad al 

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

inmediatamente yterminara el 1° de agosto del 2019. 

SWIMMING POOL GUIDANCE 

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

been impacted by smoke and ash, the Civic Center Water Treatment Facility may accept the 

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

FIRE REBUILD DESK AT MALIBU CITY HALL 

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

with aCity planner who can walk residents through the process of getting atemporary 

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

process. 

Location: 23825 Stuart Ranch Road, Malibu, CA 90265 

Hours: Mondaythrough Thursday, 7:30 AM –5:30 PM, Fridays 7:30 AM –4:30 PM 

Phone and OnlineResources 

Malibu City Hall main phone: 310-456-2489 

Malibu City Fire Rebuild webpage: www.MalibuRebuilds.org 

Malibu City Debris Removalwebpage: www.MalibuCity.org/Debris 

Malibu City Planning Department questions: mplanning@malibucity.org 

Malibu City Planning Department phone: 310-456-2489,ext. 485 

Malibu City Building Division questions: mbuilding@malibucity.org 

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



Malibu’s Rindge Dam in California Trout’s crosshairs 

Dam named in 

organization’s ‘Top 

Five California 

Dams Out’ report 

Suzanne Guldimann 


Malibu’s Rindge Dam is 

one of hundreds of obsolete 

and decommissioned 

dams all over California. 

It is already scheduled for 

eventual removal, but the 

nonprofit conservation organization 

California Trout 

would like to see it moved 

to the top of the demolition 

list, together with four other 

dam removal projects. 

The other dams in the 

2019 “Top Five California 

Dams Out” report are 

the Scott Dam on the Eel 

River; the Searsville Dam 

owned by Stanford University; 

a trio of dams on 

the Klamath River at the 

California-Oregon border; 

and the Matilija Dam near 

Ojai. How did Malibu’s 

relic of the ranching era end 

up on the list? According to 

the report, “The [Malibu 

Creek] watershed represents 

a unique opportunity 

for systemic and sustainable 

ecosystem restoration 

in highly urbanized southern 

California.” 

The goal of the removal 

is to improve access and 

habitat for the critically 

endangered Southern steelhead 

trout, but also to improve 

sediment flow to the 

beach. Plans for removing 

Rindge Dam have been 

under development since 

the 1990s, but the logistics 

and cost of the project have 

been major issues. 

“While there is very little 

disagreement about the 

need for removal, progress 

has been slow given the 

multiple agencies and organizations 

involved in the 

planning,” the Cal Trout report 

states. 

The location of the dam, 

deep in the steepest part of 

Malibu Canyon, also has 

complicated the process. 

The dam was completed 

in 1926, but the reservoir 

rapidly filled with silt and 

the spillway was damaged 

during heavy rains in 1945. 

When the facility was decommissioned 

in 1966, it 

held less than 75 acre feet 

of water, instead of the 

574-acre-foot capacity envisioned 

by its builders. 

Plans for removing the 

dam have been discussed 

ever since California State 

Parks acquired the dam not 

long after it was decommissioned, 

but building it was 

a lot easier than removing 

it. 

The Cal Trout report 

states that “The dam removal 

process was formalized 

when the U.S. 

House of Representatives 

commissioned the ‘Malibu 

Creek Ecosystem Restoration 

Feasibility Study’ in 

1992, requesting a solution 

that improved the Malibu 

Creek watershed and the 

Malibu shoreline. 

Rindge Dam took two 

years to construct and cost 

$152,928. The California 

Department of Parks and 

Recreation plan to remove 

the defunct structure is expected 

to take eight years 

and is estimated to cost between 

$118 million-$211 

million, with the preferred 

option carrying a $187 million 

price tag, according to 

a 2017 report released by 

State Parks and the Army 

Corps of Engineers. The 

final project has to be approved 

by Congress, a challenge 

in the current political 

climate in Washington. 

Malibu’s Rindge Dam was identified by California Trout as one of five dams in the state which should be removed for 

being harmful to local fish populations while also offering little benefit to people. Suzanne Guldimann/22nd Century Media 

Asked about California 

Trout’s “Top Five Dams 

Out” report, Rosi Dagit, the 

senior conservation biologist 

for the Resource Conservation 

District of the 

Santa Monica Mountains, 

concurred with the organization’s 

decision to include 

the Malibu dam. 

“Despite some water 

quality concerns in Malibu 

Creek, it still has the largest 

refugia pools and best 

habitat to support the recovery 

of southern steelhead 

trout,” Dagit told the 

Malibu Surfside News. 

“Removing Rindge Dam 

will make more of this important 

habitat available. 

At this time, the numbers 

of steelhead are extremely 

low, so every bit of spawning 

and rearing and holding 

habitat that we can provide 

is critical. Habitat loss is 

considered to be the most 

important contributor to the 

decline of this species.” 

While the Rindge Dam 

removal project makes 

its way through the complex 

bureaucratic process, 

time may be running out 

for the steelhead. Scientists 

studying the fish estimate 

that it may be extinct 

within 25-50 years if major 

changes like the dam removal 

aren’t implemented. 

This year, the local fish 

population faces another 

challenge: debris and sediment 

washed into creeks 

by the rains following the 

Woolsey Fire. 

Steelhead trout spend 

much of their life in the 

ocean, but require fresh water 

creeks to spawn. One of 

the two creeks in the Santa 

Monica Mountains that the 

fish can still access was 

heavily impacted by the 

fire, leaving Malibu Creek 

as the only viable local option 

for the fish. 

“The impacts of the 

Woolsey Fire have been 

very different in Malibu 

Creek vs. Arroyo Sequit [at 

Leo Carrillo State Park],” 

Dagit said. 

She explained that, although 

a huge amount of 

sediment moved through 

Malibu Creek, there was 

less loss of riparian trees, 

essential for the survival of 

the fish and other creek-dependent 

species, while Arroyo 

Sequit, near Malibu’s 

western border, was hard 

hit by the fire. 

“Most of the habitat and 

riparian tree canopy in Malibu 

Creek survived, except 

in the upper watershed,” 

Dagit said. “By contrast, 

almost all of the riparian 

tree canopy was consumed 

by the fire throughout the 

majority of the Arroyo Sequit 

watershed. Most of 

the refugia pools for both 

steelhead and red legged 

frog have been filled with 

sediments, and even with 

these rains there is only 

intermittent surface flow. 

There is still so much sediment 

coming down from 

the upper watershed that it 

will take a series of good 

storms to move it through 

the system.” 

Dagit pointed to data 

from the 2007 wildfires in 

Santa Barbara that indicate 

it takes years for fish habitat 

to recover. 

“Of the 11 refugia populations 

of wild trout in the 

Thomas Fire footprint, 

none had fish post-fire,” 

Dagit said. “There is lots 

of work to be done to keep 

this species going.” 

For more information on 

California Trout’s report, 

visit caltrout.org.

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Clock resets for debris-removal choice 

County extends 

application 

deadline to Feb. 15 

Lauren Coughlin, Editor 

FEMA’s disaster assistance deadline extended to Feb. 15 

Submitted by Federal 

Emergency Management 

Agency 

With a mere hour and a 

half remaining to submit 

applications for fire debris 

removal in Los Angeles 

County, residents were 

given a reprieve on the 

Thursday, Jan. 31 deadline. 

Now, property owners 

have until Feb. 15 to make 

up their minds. 

The latest data the City 

of Malibu had available 

the morning of Thursday, 

Jan. 31, indicated that 

roughly 200 residents of 

Malibu had not yet taken 

action in regard to the fire 

debris removal program. 

The data, from Monday, 

Jan. 28, indicate that 237 

Malibu residents submitted 

right of entry forms to 

participate in the government-sponsored 

program 

offered by the California 

Governor’s Office of 

Emergency Services, according 

to Craig George, 

environmental sustainability 

director for the City of 

Malibu. Another 46 residents 

had opted out as of 

Jan. 28, George said. 

Those who wish to participate 

in the county’s free 

debris removal program 

must fill out a ROE form, 

which can be found online 

at lacounty.gov/lacountyrecovers 

or in person at the 

Debris Removal Operation 

Center in Calabasas 

(26610 Agoura Road). The 

DROC, at which opt-out 

forms and work plans also 

can be submitted, is open 

from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday 

through Friday, and 

from 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday. 

Opt-out forms also can 

be submitted from 8 a.m.-5 

p.m. Monday through Friday 

at the County Building 

Residents who suffered 

damages from the 

Woolsey Fire have more 

time to register for assistance 

from the Federal 

Emergency Management 

Agency. 

Friday, Feb. 15, is now 

the last day to register. 

The State of California 

Governor’s Office of 

Emergency Services requested 

an extension from 

FEMA, based on continued 

registrations, which 

indicate some are still assessing 

their damage and 

need additional time to apply 

for aid. 

Homeowners, renters 

and small-business owners 

must sign-up by Feb. 

15 to be considered for 

eligibility in any of several 

federal disaster assistance 

programs. Survivors 

should register with 

FEMA even if they have 

insurance. Disaster assistance 

often provides benefits 

not covered by insurance. 

The Feb. 15 deadline 

also applies to applications 

for low-interest disaster 

loans from the U.S. Small 

Business Administration. 

SBA is the federal government’s 

primary source of 

money for the long-term 

rebuilding of disasterdamaged 

private property. 

SBA also helps businesses 

of all sizes, private 

nonprofit organizations, 

homeowners and renters 

fund repairs or rebuilding 

efforts and covers the 

cost of replacing lost or 

disaster-damaged personal 

property. 

FEMA’s Housing Assistance 

and Other Needs 

Assistance grants for medical, 

dental and funeral 

expenses do not require 

and Safety Field Office in 

Calabasas (26600 Agoura 

Road, Suite 110), or via 

email to woolseyfire@ 

dpw.lacounty.gov. 

An LA County representative 

also is to be at Malibu 

City Hall from 9 a.m.-3 

p.m. Monday-Friday to 

accept either form and answer 

residents’ questions. 

George said staff at the 

City of Malibu has done 

“every possible thing 

[they] could think of” to 

try to reach those who have 

not yet applied, including 

reverse 9-1-1 calls, sending 

notices to people, social 

media blasts, website 

posts and advertisements 

in newspapers. 

George said communication 

with the county has 

been good, and the City 

has had several meetings 

with the California Governor’s 

Office of Emergency 

Services and CalRecycle. 

George said areas around 

Malibu schools will be prioritized 

during the debris 

removal process, but the 

latest data shows that not 

all in those areas have opted 

in, according to George. 

“A lot of people have 

opted in, but not everybody, 

and that makes it 

challenging to get the areas 

around the schools cleared 

quickly,” he said. 

Household Hazardous 

Waste sweeps in Malibu 

were completed on Jan. 

25, according to the City 

of Malibu, and contractors 

have now begun Phase II 

operations, starting with 

site assessments and asbestos 

surveys for property 

owners who have opted in 

to the program. 

Greg Renick, information 

officer at Cal OES, 

said 203 site assessments 

and 170 asbestos surveys 

had been completed in Los 

Angeles County as of Friday, 

Feb. 1, and 547 ROE 

forms had been submitted 

county-wide. Renick did 

individuals to apply for 

an SBA loan. Applicants 

referred to SBA, however, 

must complete and submit 

an SBA loan application 

to be considered for additional 

forms of disaster assistance. 

Applicants who do not 

qualify for an SBA loan 

may be referred back to 

FEMA and may be eligible 

to receive Other Needs Assistance 

grants for these 

items. 

The SBA Disaster Customer 

Service Center’s 

toll-free number is (800) 

659-2955. Help also is 

available by sending 

not have details on how 

many of those assessments 

or surveys took place in 

Malibu in particular. 

During assessments, 

four-member crews also 

are tipping chimneys, 

which are a hazard and also 

pose potential asbestos 

problems, Renick said. As 

of Friday, four such crews 

were active throughout the 

burn areas, and additional 

crews were to be activated 

on Monday, Feb. 4. 

During site assessments, 

Renick explained, officials 

take photos, document 

property lines, locate septic 

tanks and identify any 

objects which could pose 

a hazard to crews or slow 

down their operations. 

Properties found to have 

asbestos-containing materials 

will be scheduled 

for abatement by a subcontractor 

prior to debris 

removal. 

“They take care of that 

and try to set it up as soon as 

an email to disastercust 

omerservice@sba.gov or 

by visiting www.sba.gov. 

Survivors may apply online 

at disasterloan.sba. 

gov/ela/. 

Those impacted by the 

fires can register with 

FEMA at www.Disaster 

Assistance.gov or by calling 

(800) 621-3362 (Text 

Telephone 800-462-7585). 

Multi-lingual operators 

are available. The toll-free 

numbers are open daily 7 

a.m.-10 p.m. 

Survivors also can register 

and apply for assistance 

at any Disaster Recovery 

Center jointly operated 

possible so they can move 

onto the physical removal 

of debris,” Renick said. 

Those who opt in to the 

local debris removal program 

will be notified 24-48 

hours prior to the start of 

debris removal operations 

on their property, according 

to Cal OES; residents 

are able to walk the property 

with crews before 

work begins and remain on 

site during the process. 

Renick said there was 

not a daily goal as to how 

many properties are cleared 

per day, as the complexity 

of each property can vary, 

but the ultimate goal is to 

complete debris removal 

for all properties which 

have opted into the program 

by the end of May. 

Those who have opted 

out of the county program 

have a March 15 deadline 

to complete debris removal. 

For more information, 

visit lacounty.gov/ 

LACountyRecovers or call 

(626) 979-5370. 

by Cal OES and FEMA. 

DRCs are staffed by representatives 

of FEMA’s 

Individual Assistance and 

Mitigation teams, the SBA 

and other state and federal 

agencies, as well as nongovernmental 

service organizations. 

Grant recipients urged to 

spend funds properly 

Disaster Assistance 

grants should be used only 

for disaster-related expenses, 

state emergency 

management officials at 

Cal OES and FEMA re- 

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8 | February 7, 2019 | Malibu surfside news NEWS 


With two years gone by, Elaine Park remains missing 

Reward for 

$140,000 to 

remain intact until 

she’s found 


Elaine Park’s loved ones 

and social media followers 

brace themselves each time 

a body is found in the Malibu 

area. 

Over the past two years, 

it’s happened too many 

times. Most recently, on 

Jan. 21, unidentified human 

remains were found near 

Latigo Canyon and Calicut 

roads; as of Monday, Feb. 4, 

the coroner’s office had not 

released information on the 

individual’s sex or age. 

Despite various search 

efforts and rewards of up 

to $500,000, Park, of La 

Crescenta, remains missing. 

Today, a $140,000 reward 

remains in place for anyone 

who can provide information 

that leads to Park’s 

whereabouts. 

“I can say that we are not 

giving up or slowing down 

in our efforts to find Elaine,” 

Rosemarie Wheeler, a family 

friend who runs the Help 

Find Elaine Park Facebook 

page, wrote in a Feb. 1 

email to the Surfside News. 

“I wish there was a lead, unfortunately 

there isn’t.” 

The last time Park was 

seen was on Jan. 28, 2017. 

Video footage from that 

evening shows her leaving 

her ex-boyfriend’s home, 

located in the 2600 block of 

Delphine Lane in Calabasas. 

Two days later, Park’s 

family reported her missing, 

and on Feb. 2, 2017, her unlocked, 

2015 Honda Civic 

Two years after Elaine 

Park’s disappearance, a 

$140,000 reward is offered. 

— which contained personal 

belonging including 

her phone, laptop, backpack 

and keys — was found near 

26048 Pacific Coast Highway 

in Malibu. 

Last year, family and 

loved ones gathered in 

Malibu, below where Park’s 

car was discovered, for 

Do you know something? 

How to provide 

information about the 

Elaine Park case 

Tipline: (800) 551- 

3080 

Web: elainepark.tips 

Email: findepark@gmail. 

com 

The current reward 

• A $140,000 reward is 

offered to anyone who 

can provide information 

leading to Park’s 

whereabouts. 

Holding On To Hope, an 

event held to mark the oneyear 

anniversary of Park’s 

disappearance. This year, 

there was no gathering. 

Park, who was 20 when 

she went missing, is described 

as thin, 5 foot 6 

Elaine Park’s brother, Dustin (in hat), sits with other 

attendees of the Holding On To Hope gathering held 

last year in Malibu. Jan. 28, 2019 marked the two-year 

anniversary of Elaine Park’s disappearance. 

22nd Century Media File Photo 

inches tall, 125 pounds, 

with long brown hair with 

blond tips and brown eyes. 

She has tattoos of a cow 

skull, moth and rose on her 

left arm as well as a tattoo 

of a dagger on her right arm. 

Anyone with information 

on Park’s whereabouts 

is urged to call (800) 551- 

3080, visit elainepark.tips 

or email findepark@gmail. 

com. Updates also are 

regularly posted at www. 

facebook.com/helpfind 

elainepark/.

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LA County Sheriff highlights department trends 

Department’s 

handling of Malibuarea 

shootings 

briefly addressed 


Concerns on the lack 

of information the Los 

Angeles County Sheriff’s 

Department provided to 

the public regarding the 

string of shootings near 

Malibu Creek State Park 

between 2016-2018 occupied 

a mere seconds’ 

worth of time during an almost 

hour-long State of the 

Department session led by 

newly elected Sheriff Alex 

Villanueva on Wednesday, 

Jan. 30. 

Following a press inquiry 

on the matter, Villanueva 

acknowledged that 

the department is looking 

into the department’s handling 

of the Malibu-area 

incidents. 

“We are the subject of 

a lawsuit on the matter, 

so it’d be inappropriate to 

comment, but we are addressing 

it, yes,” he said. 

The lawsuit Villanueva 

referenced was filed on behalf 

of Erica Wu, the widow 

of Tristan Beaudette, 

who was shot and killed 

last June while camping at 

Malibu Creek State Park. 

The $90 million lawsuit 

claims that LASD as well 

as California State Parks 

officials were aware of 

shootings and “negligently 

failed to care and provide 

a safe space for Beaudette 

and his children, instead 

causing his death,” according 

to The Los Angeles 

Times. 

After the widely publicized 

shooting, which occurred 

while former Sheriff 

Jim McDonnell was in 

office, LASD confirmed 

on June 29, 2018, that seven 

additional shootings occurred 

in the area between 

November 2016 and June 

2018, but said there was no 

evidence to suggest a connection 

to the Beaudette 

murder at that time. 

Anthony Rauda, 42, 

was arrested by LA County 

Sheriff’s Department 

officials on Oct. 10, 2018, 

near Mulholland Highway 

and Las Virgenes Road on 

suspicion of committing 

eight burglaries between 

October 2016 and October 

2018. He was not immediately 

declared to be 

responsible for the murder 

of Beaudette, nor the 

string of area shootings. 

He was in possession of 

a rifle when he was arrested, 

and officials said 

they would conduct testing 

on the gun to identify 

“There is a need for transparency and 

accountability in order to regain the public’s trust 

in this organization.” 

Alex Villanueva — Los Angeles County Sheriff 

any connection to the area 

shootings. 

On Jan. 7, 2019, Rauda 

was charged with one 

count of murder, 10 counts 

of attempted murder and 

five counts of second-degree 

burglary. 

In other business 

Villanueva provided a 

snapshot of LASD staffing 

levels, budget fluctuations, 

violence in county jails 

and more. 

Of the latter, Villanueva 

noted that there was a disparity 

between the number 

of inmate assaults on staff 

and the use of force by 

staff, with a 204-percent 

increase in inmate assaults 

on staff between 2013 and 

2018, and a 99-percent 

increase in staff’s use of 

force in the same time period. 

The sheriff said he 

believed policy changes 

on use of force within the 

jail system were partially 

to blame. 

“Someone thought it 

was a good idea to tell the 

deputies not to [use force] 

... [and we] ended up with 

a higher level of force,” 

said Villanueva. “ ... This 

backfired massively. This 

was a social experiment 

that people weren’t paying 

attention to, and this trend 

cannot continue.” 

In 2018, 577 assaults on 

staff were reported, with 

gassings (throwing feces 

or some other bodily fluid) 

and bodily force being the 

most commonly reported 

types of assaults. 

Deputies, meanwhile, 

used force in 349 instances 

in 2018, according to the 

data Villanueva shared. 

These trends also are occurring 

in a time in which 

LASD has fewer inmates 

in custody, but a larger 

population identified as 

having mental health problems, 

Villanueva stated. 

Inmate-on-inmate assaults, 

too, increased over the past 

five years, according to the 

data, with 2,763 incidents 

in 2013 and 3,632 in 2018. 

“We’re in worse shape 

now than we were in 2013 

and, at a minimum, I want 

to get back to where we 

were at [in 2013],” Villanueva 

said. 

Villanueva also reflected 

on what he called the 

“Trump effect,” noting 

that there was a decreased 

number of reported rapes 

in predominantly Latina 

populations of Pico Rivera, 

East Los Angeles 

and Century between 2017 

and 2018, with a 13-percent 

overall decrease from 

2015 to 2018. Meanwhile, 

he said, there was an 8-percent 

countywide increase 

in the number of reported 

rapes from 2015 to 2018. 

“People do not report being 

victimized for fear that 

it’s going to lead to a deportation 

— if not of themselves, 

of a loved one,” he 

said, citing the statistics 

as the reason why county 

law enforcement needed to 

separate itself from federal 

immigration matters. 

In terms of LASD staffing, 

Villanueva showed 

data regarding 2018 

“staffing shortages,” with 

753,756 injured-on-duty 

hours and 258,452 relievedof-duty 

hours. Those hours, 

he noted, accounted for a 

combined $17.31 million 

in personnel costs in 2018, 

with $11.41 million of that 

attributed to relieved-ofduty 

hours. 

Villanueva said he believed 

morale had a direct 

correlation to workers’ 

compensation claims. 

“When people are happy 

and their morale is high 

in an organization, they’ll 

hop to work on one foot if 

they have to,” he said. 

Villaneuva also continued 

to stand by his rehiring 

of Deputy Sheriff Caren 

Carl Mandoyan, who was 

fired in 2016 following 

accusations of domestic 

abuse. The decision has 

drawn criticism and a formal 

reprimanding from the 

Los Angeles County Board 

of Supervisors. 

Looking forward, the 

sheriff — who ran on a 

platform of “reform, rebuild 

and restore” — said 

separating fact from fiction 

was the first step in righting 

the ship. 

“There is a need for 

transparency and accountability 

in order to regain the 

public’s trust in this organization,” 

Villanueva said. 

fema 

From Page 7 

minded in a Jan. 28 press 

release. 

While money received 

from FEMA for repairs to 

a home because of damage 

caused by November’s 

wildfires is tax free 

and the grants do not have 

to be repaid, survivors 

are reminded to use their 

funds wisely and solely 

for recovery. 

When a grant is awarded, 

FEMA sends a letter 

listing examples of approved 

uses that include 

home repair, rental assistance 

for a different 

place to live temporarily, 

repair or replacement of 

a fire-damaged essential 

vehicle, medical care 

for a fire-related injury 

or other disaster-related 

expenses. 

Disaster grants should 

not be used for regular living 

expenses, such as utility 

bills, food, medical or 

dental expenses not related 

to the wildfires, travel, entertainment, 

or any other 

discretionary expenses not 

disaster-related. 

“It’s important that individuals 

who suffered 

damages spend the money 

according to their specific 

grant,” said FEMA Federal 

Coordinating Officer David 

G. Samaniego. 

FEMA advises survivors 

to read the letter carefully, 

as it explains ways 

the grant money should 

be used. Recipients should 

keep receipts from all purchases 

to show how funds 

were spent. 

Survivors with questions 

regarding their grant 

or application should visit 

DisasterAssistance.gov or 

call the FEMA Helpline at 

(800) 621-3362. 

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Police Reports 

Passports, saws nabbed in recent car break-ins 

Car windows reportedly 

were broken in two separate 

car break-ins over a 

span of three days. 

Passports, wallets, and a 

backpack filled with clothing 

and documents reportedly 

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to a Jan. 24 report. A 

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$700 reportedly were stolen 

from a gallery inside a 

residence on Malibu Cove 

Colony Drive. The victim 

stated he had several workers 

working at his residence 

for several days before he 

noticed the items missing. 

• Copper fountains and 

bases valued at $6,000 reportedly 

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a residence on Harvester 

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News Briefs 

Docents sought to conduct 

tours of Malibu Lagoon, 

Adamson House 

California State Parks is 

seeking volunteers/docents 

to conduct public tours at 

the Adamson House and 

Malibu Lagoon. 

To qualify, individuals 

must complete a six-week 

training course during 

which they will learn how 

to conduct effective tours of 

the historic properties. The 

three-and-a-half-hour training 

sessions are to be held 

weekly on Wednesday afternoons, 

from Feb. 20 through 

March 27. 

Throughout the course of 

training, individuals are to 

hear from expert speakers 

on topics such as Rindge/ 

Adamson Family history, 

architecture, artists and tile 

design, Chumash history 

and the biological diversity 

of the Malibu Lagoon. 

Docents are expected to 

the fountains and the bases 

on his property while advertising 

them for sale on 

his online business. 

Jan. 22 

• Several fragrances valued 

at about $200 reportedly 

were stolen from the 

Beauty Collection, located 

at 3900 Cross Creek Road. 

A store worker stated that 

a male and female entered 

the store and walked directly 

to the shelves adjacent 

to cashier area. When 

the worker asked if they 

needed assistance, they 

declined. About a minute 

later, both suspects left 

the store. Police reviewed 

commit a minimum of eight 

hours a month to give tours 

to the public. There also are 

many other volunteer and 

enrichment opportunities, 

including periodic lectures 

and museum visits. 

For more information 

on becoming a docent at 

the Adamson House, email 

AH.Volunteers@parks. 

ca.gov or call (310) 456 

8432 Box #6. 

SBA opens outreach center 

in Westlake Village 

A U.S. Small Business 

Administration Disaster 

Loan Outreach Center 

opened Friday, Feb. 1, at 

the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation 

Westlake Campus, 

Suite #116, 1 Dole Drive, 

Westlake Village. 

The DLOC will operate 

from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday 

through Friday. No appointment 

is necessary. 

SBA customer service 

representatives will be at 

security footage and observed 

one of the suspects 

kneeling down and putting 

items in the bag. The other 

suspect was observed to be 

pretending to look at items 

while trying to obscure the 

security camera. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 

Malibu Surfside News police 

reports are compiled from official 

records on file at the Los 

Angeles County Lost Hills/ 

Malibu Sheriff’s Department 

headquarters. Anyone listed 

in these reports is considered 

to be innocent of all charges 

until proven guilty in a court 

of law. 

the DLOC to meet with 

business owners and residents 

to answer questions, 

explain SBA’s disaster loan 

program and close their approved 

disaster loans. 


recovery, visit www.fema. 

gov/disaster/4407, Twitter 

at twitter.com/femaregion9 

or WildfireRecovery.org. 

LASD receives $1.9 million 

traffic safety grant 

The California Office 

of Traffic Safety awarded 

a $1.9 million grant to the 

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s 

Department to support 

a year-long traffic enforcement 

and public awareness 

program. 

According to LASD, the 

funds are to be used for: 

DUI checkpoints; saturation 

patrols for impaired 

and unlicensed drivers as 

well as areas with high rates 

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SMNRA mostly reopened following termination of government shutdown 

Submitted by National Park 

Service 

With the enactment of 

the continuing resolution, 

staff at Santa Monica 

Mountains National Recreation 

Area resumed regular 

operations. Some areas 

of the park remain closed, 

however, due to impacts 

from the Woolsey Fire. 

Paramount Ranch, Rancho 

Sierra Vista/Satwiwa, 

Cheeseboro/Palo Comado 

Canyons, and the Santa 

Monica Mountains Visitor 

Center are open. The 

popular Sandstone Peak 

Trail also has reopened, 

but the rest of the park is 

still closed and will remain 

closed until further notice. 

The park website (www. 

nps.gov/samo) will have 

the latest information on 

accessibility and visitor 

services. 

“Our employees and myself 

included, are looking 

forward to rolling up our 

sleeves and continuing the 

work needed to restore our 

public lands and all of our 

trails after the devastating 

Woolsey Fire,” said David 

Szymanski, superintendent 

of Santa Monica Mountains 

National Recreation 

Area. “Serving the American 

people and welcoming 

visitors, old and new, to 

LA’s national park, is what 

we do best.” 

Park partners have been 

supportive throughout the 

lapse in appropriations. 

Community Nature Connection 

and the Mountains 

Recreation and Conservation 

Authority organized a 

concert fundraiser at King 

Gillette Ranch during the 

shutdown to benefit the 

park’s friends group, the 

Paramount Ranch, which was impacted by the Woolsey Fire, is among sites in the 

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area which have reopened. 


Santa Monica Mountains 

Fund. The funds raised 

during the concert will go 

toward replacing wildlife 

tracking cameras, rebuilding 

Paramount Ranch’s 

Western Town and park restoration 

after the recent fire. 

NEWS BRIEFS 

From Page 10 

of pedestrian and bike collisions; 

motorcycle safety 

operations; speeding, red 

light and stop sign enforcement; 

presentations to youth 

and the community on distracted, 

impaired and teen 

driving, and bicycle/pedestrian 

safety; warrant service 

operations for multiple DUI 

offenders; and training to 

identify/apprehend suspected 

impaired drivers. 

DA’s Office announces new 

Mental Health Division 

Los Angeles County District 

Attorney Jackie Lacey 

established a new Mental 

Health Division on Jan. 23 

to aid those in the criminal 

justice system with mental 

illness. 

The division — which 

will involve deputy district 

attorneys with cases involving 

defendants declared incompetent 

to stand trial or 

who are seeking alternative 

sentences due to their mental 

illness — is designed to 

serve as a resource to both 

attorneys and first responders. 

The division also is designed 

to advocate for more 

community-based mental 

health resources and pursue 

legislation to enact meaningful 

criminal justice reform 

in California. 

“Our goal is to protect 

the public and to assist 

people in getting the mental 

health and other services 

they need to be productive 

members of our community,” 

Lacey states in a press 

release. “We also want to 

make sure that jails and 

prisons are reserved for the 

most serious and violent offenders.” 

‘American Pickers’ seeks 

private collections in 

California 

The History Channel 

production “American 

Pickers” plans to return to 

California this March and 

is seeking collectors of 

unique items who wish to 

be featured on the show. 

The show only picks 

from private collections 

and will not consider collections 

at stores, malls, 

flea markets, museums, 

auctions, businesses or 

anything open to the public. 

Anyone interested in being 

featured on the show 

may call (855) 653-7878, 

or email AmericanPick 

ers@cineflix.com. More 

information also may be 

found on Facebook at @ 

GOTAPICK. 

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by Editor Lauren Coughlin, 

lauren@malibusurfsidenews. 

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Crews work to clear Pacific Coast Highway Saturday, Feb. 2, near Leo Carrillo Beach. 

That day, mandatory evacuations were ordered for residents of Malibu West as well as 

residents of Seminole Springs mobile home park. Suzy Demeter/22nd Century Media 

Rain sparks mudflow, 

evacuations in Malibu 

Three Malibu 

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Three single-family 

homes on Ramirez Canyon 

Road sustained flooding 

damage brought on 

by the most recent round 

of storms, which began 

Thursday, Jan. 31. 

Residents of the property 

that sustained the most 

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according to Pono 

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officer with the Los 

Angeles County Fire Department. 

As of press time, no injuries 

or deaths were reported 

for the storm incident, and 

no commercial properties 

were damaged, threatened 

or destroyed. 

Still, as of Monday, Feb. 

4, Barnes urged motorists 

to avoid canyon roads if 

possible, as hillsides were 

saturated with rain, presenting 

the possibility for 

hazardous driving conditions. 

As of noon Feb. 4, Pacific 

Coast Highway, from 

Broad Beach Road to Las 

Posas Road, was flooded 

and closed, according to 

Caltrans District 7. 

A flash flood warning remained 

in effect for Malibu 

until 12:15 p.m. Monday, 

Feb. 4, and the National 

Weather Service expected 

hourly rainfall rates of up to 

half an inch throughout Los 

Angeles County. Other areas 

expected to experience 

flooding included Agoura 

Hills, Santa Clarita, Van 

Nuys, West Covina, Torrance 

and Whittier. 

A high surf advisory also 

remained in effect through 

the afternoon of Wednesday, 

Feb. 6, with the potential 

for elevated surf of 3-6 

feet and an increased risk of 

ocean drowning. 

Over the weekend, residents 

of the Paseo Canyon 

area of Malibu West were 

under mandatory evacuation 

orders for the better 

part of Saturday, Feb. 

2, and residents of Seminole 

Springs mobile home 

park in Agoura Hills were 

ordered to evacuate their 

properties roughly a half 

hour before Malibu West. 

By 5 p.m. Saturday, both 

evacuation orders were 

lifted, but many roadways 

were flooded with debris, 

water and mud, causing intermittent 

closures. 

The Santa Monica- 

Malibu Unified School 

District’s Malibu schools 

remained open throughout 

the duration of the storm. 

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The Campus Liberty Tour swings by Pepperdine 

Law professors 

opine on state of 

free speech 

Barbara Burke 


The right to free speech 

is a cornerstone of the First 

Amendment and has been 

a central tenet of democracy 

for millennia, with 

its roots dating back to ancient 

Greece and the Magna 

Carta. 

College campuses traditionally 

serve as incubatory 

fora where students and 

professors can engage in 

free colloquy and robustly 

exchange opinions. They 

provide a venue to develop 

the thought leaders of 

future generations, noted 

Harvard Professor Emeritus 

Alan Dershowitz, a 

renowned constitutional 

scholar, prolific author and 

media commentator, before 

he and University of 

Pennsylvania Law School 

Professor Amy Wax debated 

issues and policies 

at a very well-attended 

symposia, “Are American 

College Campuses ‘Free 

Speech Zones?’” 

The Jan. 31 event, 

dubbed The Campus Liberty 

Tour, was co-sponsored 

by Pepperdine’s 

School of Public Policy 

and The Steamboat Institute. 

Pepperdine Professor 

Robert Kaufman, a political 

scientist and theorist, 

moderated the event. 

“History instructs that 

there have always been 

threats to free speech and 

to a free press,” Dershowitz 

said. “One need only 

consider President Adam’s 

actions when he signed the 

Sedition Act which imperiled 

free speech. 

“However, this is the 

first time in my life that 

I have felt that there is a 

serious academic threat 

against free speech and 

that efforts in academia to 

control speech on campuses 

are being used as patriarchal 

weapons.” 

Many perceive Wax as 

viewing constitutional 

principles through a very 

conservative and controversial 

prism. In 2009, she 

penned “Race, Wrongs, 

and Remedies – Group Justice 

in the 21st Century,” 

a book that posits that affirmative 

action programs 

are misguided and that the 

black community must address 

challenges stemming 

from inequity from within. 

That work engendered an 

academic and media maelstrom. 

Wax essentially 

agrees with Dershowitz 

and noted that ignoring efforts 

by colleges to curb 

speech in the interest of 

“political correctness” is 

perilous to America’s democracy. 

“Some cultures prepare 

citizens better than others, 

and we need to focus 

on values of our great culture 

remaining viable, including 

hard work, great 

civility, and gratitude and 

reliability,” she said. “I 

fear that in the interest of 

political correctness in 

academia, these values are 

being rejected.” 

Attendees gathered in 

anticipation as the event 

began, knowing they were 

in for quite a ride. 

“It would be logical to 

first ask why should we be 

concerned that free speech 

on campus is in peril,” said 

Peter Peterson, dean of the 

School of Public Policy, in 

his introductory remarks. 

“My fear, and the fear of 

many others, is that when 

we live on an eggshellsensitive 

campus, worried 

about offending people so 

much, it impinges a free 

exchange of ideas and, as 

we train the next generation’s 

leaders, it will lead 

to an eggshell-sensitive 

society. 

“There are two kinds 

of people — those who 

squelch opinions and those 

who shatter eggshells — 

and tonight, we are here to 

discuss what kind of public 

square campuses should 

have.” 

Dershowitz expressed 

concern that those who run 

college campuses are too 

“paternalistic and hegemonic 

as they focus on political 

correctness.” Many 

in the audience applauded 

heartily. 

“Students and professors 

have become more 

concerned about diversity 

than they are about free 

speech,” he said. “Albert 

Einstein couldn’t get a professorial 

position now because 

applicants for those 

positions are essentially 

being asked to sign what is 

the functional equivalent 

of a ‘loyalty oath.’” 

Dershowitz feared adhering 

to such principles 

of diversity could hinder 

the development of academic 

rigor. 

“There are no legal solutions 

to achieve real diversity,” 

Wax said. “We need 

to ensure that we have a 

robust debate, and we need 

to fund more trade schools 

that provide training in occupations 

in addition to 

having elite schools.” 

Wax bemoaned the existence 

of “an ominous trend 

dividing our classes of 

people,” despite the implementation 

of affirmative 

Professors Amy Wax (left) and Alan Dershowitz (middle) talk with former United States 

Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski during the Jan. 31 event at Pepperdine. 

Barbara Burke/22nd Century Media 

action policies and despite 

many people incessantly 

focusing on political correctness. 

“We must eliminate barriers 

to testing the question 

of whether a true meritocracy 

will produce equality, 

rather than employing 

artificial barriers to try to 

achieve equality,” she said. 

The key to a successful 

academic experience 

for students as well as for 

professors, Dershowitz 

opined, is ensuring “there 

is a fair balance in the 

ideas being discussed and 

that there is a robust balance 

addressing all points 

of view on campuses.” 

He advocated avoiding 

“too progressive or too 

conservative a catechism 

on campuses.” 

Wax shared Dershowitz’s 

concerns that the existence 

of both academic and societal 

environments encouraging 

free debate and exchanges 

between all types 

of citizens are in peril. 

“Our society is becoming 

more divisive because 

the classes do not interact,” 

she said. “Elites should be 

more focused on the common 

people as they struggle 

to get along in society.” 

Dershowitz honed in on 

the approach he uses to 

evaluate any issue. 

“I am an agnostic regarding 

all issues presented to 

me,” he said. “I live in a 

world of uncertainty and 

am always rethinking fundamental 

concepts – indeed, 

few know that originally, 

my recent book, ‘The 

Case Against the Democratic 

House Impeaching 

Trump,’ was originally 

going to be about a case 

against impeaching Hillary 

Clinton.” 

The audience erupted in 

laughter. 

During the question and 

answer session, Malibu 

Surfside News asked Dershowitz 

about the status of 

a free press, both on and 

off campus. 

“Do you believe that 

the press is often too onesided 

and perhaps event 

divisive?” Malibu Surfside 

News asked. “Should the 

press operate in a state of 

uncertainty to ensure that 

it is objective?” 

Dershowitz nodded affirmatively. 

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Poet’s Corner 

A Lesson 

Ann Buxie, Malibu resident 

He sits next to me 

Ernie, a World War II vet 

he served in an armored 

tank division 

was part of the Normandy 

landing 

his wife is with another 

who helps her walk 

they wait, we all wait 

for the eye doctor 

Don’t Panic, It’s Organic 

Waging war against whiteflies here and now 

Andy Lopez 

Contributing Columnist 

Invisible Gardener 

Should I tell the others? 

OK, OK. 

Trace mineral deficiency. 

Simple, huh? 

Spraying for any pest or 

disease does not deal with 

the cause, and this is all 

about the law of cause and 

effect. Just like humans 

are dealing with the effects 

of climate change 

and not with the cause. 

So, what should you 

be doing now? Well, 

you should be applying 

pelletized rock dust and 

compost organic fertilizers 

with microbial and mulch. 

All my readers know that 

by now. 

The rock dust should 

be a blend of different 

sources of rock dust. By 

using pelletized rock dust, 

you can apply it much 

easier than using the dust 

form. You should try to 

blend as many as you can. 

The blend helps to ensure 

you are getting as many 

different minerals as possible. 

There are 96 trace 

minerals needed by all living 

things, and especially 

plants. 

Humans have a long 

way to go in correcting 

what we eat. I see TV ads 

that say eat what you want 

and just take these pills! 

We have a trillion-dollar 

health industry based on 

keeping folks sick. The 

same is true with the 

agricultural sector: keep 

the plants sick, make more 

He is from new york 

and explains the five 

boroughs While it is extremely 

cold in 

Manhattan 

where’s Harlem, I ask 

most parts of the 

Harlem is part of Manhattan 

enough to freeze here in 

USA, it is still not severe 

he continues Malibu. 

the Bronx 

That’s one of the advantages 

of living by the 

Brooklyn 

Staten Island coast. One of the disadvantages, 

however, is that 

and Queens 

he and his wife it doesn’t freeze. This is 

have been together over about whitefly control, 

60 years 

since freezing destroys 

we all wait. their eggs and a mild 

he’s a good talker. winter does not only not 

he describes the landing bother the whiteflies, but 

on Normandy, the causes them to hatch earlier. 

That is the case here, 

slaughter 

senseless and I am starting to find 

and the conversation 

whiteflies around town. 

wanders 

So, here is what you 

buying our first television, 

he says, 

should be doing now. 

First, you must realize 

that just spraying for 

biggest mistake I ever 

made 

whiteflies is not dealing 

why? I ask. 

with the real problem. Ask 

the conversation died, 

yourself why these whiteflies 

are attacking certain 

he said. 

plants in the first place. If 

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money. 

Actually, they keep the 

soil sick. Chemical fertilizers 

destroy the health 

of the soil and in turn 

destroy the health of the 

plants but, because we are 

trained to react, we spray. 

I have found from 

experience (I have been 

in business since 1970) 

that whiteflies respond to 

stressed plants. All pests 

and diseases react in the 

same way, and it is their 

job to do so, It is in their 

genes to do so. They have 

evolved to be nature’s 

janitors. They remove the 

sick and allow the healthy 

to grow. 

Just understand that 

whatever you do to the 

soil will not be available 

immediately. In fact, 

it won’t be available 

until next season or even 

longer, depending on the 

health of the soil. So, if 

you have been dumping 

chemical fertilizers for 

years and years, do not expect 

the soil and the plants 

to rebound right away. If 

you apply what I said every 

year during this time 

of year, you will see results 

more and more every 

year as the soil restores its 

biological foundations and 

starts to feed the plants. It 

is the soil that feeds that 

plants and not the fertilizers, 

organic or otherwise. 

So, what do you do during 

that time? 

You should be foliar 

your rental property in the paper Malibu turns to first. 

fertilizing your plants. 

You can make a good 

trace mineral foliar liquid 

by buying rock dust in 

a powdered form and 

then adding 1 cup of this 

blend into a pantyhose 

to create a “tea” bag. 

Place it into 5 gallons of 

clean, filtered water. Do 

not use city water, as it 

will kill the microbes you 

are also applying. There 

are many such products 

on the market. Green 

Thumb in Ventura carries 

a variety of these microbial 

products, as well as 

several sources of rock 

dust. Anawalt Lumber carries 

rock dust powder and 

some microbes. 

Let it sit overnight. 

You also can increase the 

microbial activity by buying 

a small fish pump that 

pumps air and running it 

overnight inside the 5 gallons 

of clean water. Then, 

spray the leaves. If you 

have whiteflies, add cold 

brew coffee, which will 

kill the whiteflies and not 

damage the little army you 

have in the water. 

You should also learn 

how to make compost tea 

and spray that. Make the 

compost tea in the same 

way, by adding 1 cup of 

the best compost you can 

find or make the mixture 

in a pantyhose and allow 

it to sit overnight with the 

aerator. 

Foliar spraying needs 

to be done every month. 

Change what you spray 

according to the season. 

Next week, I will cover 

the different types of 

sprays you can make and 

how to use them. 

To be sure of the condition 

of the soil, I recommend 

doing a lab test of it. 

I would do a soil chemistry 

test which shows 

pH, texture, soluble salts, 

organic matter, nitrates, 

ammonium, phosphorus, 

potassium, sulfur, calcium, 

magnesium, sodium, zinc, 

iron, manganese, copper, 

boron, cation exchange capacity, 

percentage of base 

saturation, and the amount 

of nitrogen per acre. This 

will give you a good idea 

of what you have to work 

with. 

I would also do an essential 

biology test which 

shows the total amount 

of active bacteria, total 

amount of active fungi and 

protozoa 20 grams. This 

will show what is alive. 

Unfortunately, this does 

not test for toxins from, 

say, a burned home or 

property. 

There are many ways 

to clean up the soil and 

help it recover. Stay tuned 

for more in an upcoming 

column. 

Any questions? Email me at 

andylopez@invisiblegardener 

.com. 

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It seems that nowadays, 

people want to tell their 

stories more often. Or 

maybe it’s just that, thanks 

to the web, they now can 

in a variety of ways. 

Long before Jerry 

Seinfeld’s car show, I did 

a thing called 5Minute 

Drive where I took celebs 

for drives in cool cars and 

got their stories. It was fun, 

unique and in-depth. And 

now, there are a multitude 

of shows online that are 

doing it. 

So, it’s time to evolve. 

When actor Kirk Taylor’s 

people reached out to 

me to do a Vlog episode 

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making a difference. So, 

we got together and this is 

how it went. 

Taylor has been an actor 

for a long time and he’s 

been fortunate to have 

worked with some amazing 

people over the years. 

His first story involved 

Charles Bronson, where 

he played a heavy opposite 

to the massive gun toting 

vigilante in “Death Wish 

3.” Bronson pushed him 

to get intense, resulting 

in a rifle-powered pistol 

blowing a Hollywood hole 

on Taylor. He was fine, 

but the leather jacket he 

was wearing was blown to 

smithereens. 

“It nearly made me sick 

when I looked at what had 

become of the jacket,” 

mentioned Taylor. 

As we drove his 2017 

Kia Niro up PCH, the last 

thing on our mind was 

stopping for gas, as it got 

51 miles per gallon. So, we 

kept moving. 

Next up was an audition 

for Stanley Kubrick’s “Full 

Metal Jacket.” He told a 

hysterical story about getting 

shot in the rump that, 

although very funny, is not 

appropriate for this article 

so you’ll have to watch my 

Vlog, Episode 893. Yes, he 

got the job. 

Taylor’s stints as an actor 

also included the cult 

hit, “The Last Dragon” in 

which he was pulled from 

an extra to a fighting roll as 

one of Sho’nuff’s henchmen. 

Yes, that was the bad 

guy’s name: Sho’nuff. 

But nowadays, Taylor 

is doing a combination 

of acting, teaching acting 

and music — all of which 

landed him a roll opposite 

Chaka Khan in the upcoming 

musical film “Revival,” 

out this Easter. 

I got the sense that 

Taylor was a kind, gentle 

soul in the mix of Hollywood’s 

violent realm from 

the past. The same goes 

for most of my friends 

who are stuntmen to Hollywood’s 

elite, including 

Jeff Jensen, Stuart Wilson, 

Simon Rhee and many 

others. 

The tough, bad guys in 

film are always the kindest 

people I’ve ever met. And 

maybe it’s because they 

love cars, eh? 

Regardless, pretty sure 

that Taylor is still driving 

that 2017 Kia and hasn’t 

visited a gas station in the 

last two weeks or more. 

Times are a changin’ and 

gas stations may become a 

thing of the past. Will millennials 

not know what it’s 

like to fill ’er up? 

Big thanks to Taylor for 

hanging out with me and 

cruising Malibu’s scenic 

PCH. We hit Latigo for 

some beach time and had 

a blast. If you’re an agent 

or in PR, send me your 

celeb peeps and we’ll do 

the same. 

And be on the lookout 

for Taylor in his upcoming 

film, where he sings a solid 

tune. Sho’nuff. 

Want to be featured in Ride of 

the Week? Send Fireball an 

email at askfireball@fireball 

tim.com.

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From the Editor 

Coming to grips with reality 

Lauren Coughlin 


Humans have figured 

out an awful lot 

over the years. 

We’ve tinkered and 

tinkered to better so many 

aspects of our collective 

lives, but, at the end of the 

day, when you strip away 

all of our gadgets and possessions, 

we are the same 

emotional beings we have 

been since the beginning 

of time. And when things 

are out of our control, it is 

a hard reality to face, no 

matter one’s age, beliefs or 

social status. 

Last month, the Surfside 

News caught up with Firefighters 

Down, a nonprofit 

tour 

From Page 14 

that aids first responders 

in the wake of catastrophic 

events such as the Woolsey 

Fire but also year-round. 

The mental health professionals 

who work with that 

organization noted that 

humans can only take so 

much, and that decompression 

is key to regaining 

normalcy. 

For those individuals, as 

it is for many, seeking help 

is not easy. Sometimes, 

loved ones have to recognize 

the warning signs and 

offer a nudge. 

It makes perfect sense 

that those who so regularly 

see trauma are going to 

carry some of that with 

them, but I think it’s a 

reality that we often take 

for granted. Some of us, 

surely, can stomach and 

take on more than others, 

but none of us are bulletproof. 

So, if those who voluntarily 

choose to encounter 

traumatic situations time 

and time again struggle 

with coming face to face 

“Walter Cronkite 

couldn’t get a job today,” 

he said. “The press is in a 

very terrible way – people 

need to remember that political 

correctness is actually 

a Stalinist term that 

was pervasively referred to 

in Pravda.” 

As each professor gave 

closing arguments, noting 

that debates about issues 

integral to intense 

and engaged colloquy on 

campuses should never 

close, Wax pointed out that 

the key to a valuable college 

experience is to have 

campuses where there are 

balanced, meaningful conversations 

so students “are 

exposed to a full range of 

ideas.” 

Attendee Brandon 

Hughes, a sophomore at 

Pepperdine, found the 

symposia thought-provoking. 

“I thought that Professor 

Wax was much more open 

and fair than I would have 

expected based on her 

writings,” he said. “She 

gave balanced responses 

and Professor Dershowitz 

was great.” 

Attendee Bob Donovan 

deemed the symposia productive 

and important. 

“It was remarkable to 

have an opportunity to see 

both professors, especially 

Professor Dershowitz, who 

is admired by all for his 

strident positions,” he said. 

“He is a man who wanted 

to defend Hitler based on 

principle.” 

Dennis Prager agreed. 

“Professor Dershowitz 

does not focus on what 

feels good, but on what is 

good for our country and 

he doesn’t speak a party 

line,” he said. “Rather, he 

speaks about what makes 

good sense.” 

with it, where does that 

leave the rest of us? 

This week, that question 

and reality was explored 

as trauma experts came to 

Malibu City Hall (see the 

story on Page 4) to discuss 

how the fire may have 

impacted and will likely 

continue to impact the residents 

of Malibu, including 

children. 

In the hustle and bustle 

of trying to decide which 

loans to apply for and 

how to go about rebuilding 

one’s life, self-care, 

unfortunately, may not be 

top of mind, the experts 

noted, and, thus, a trauma 

reaction can emerge later. 

In many ways, I think 

lots of Malibuites have 

strived to take their wellness 

into their own hands. 

Many have worked to regain 

a sense of community, 

to talk about what they 

have been through among 

one another, and to settle 

back into familiar routines. 

There have been barbecues 

and Thanksgiving dinners 

and any other number 

of community-focused 

events, and there have 

been many in the community 

who have worked to 

extend a hand to those in 

need in any way they can. 

Malibu Strong has 

proven to be much more 

than just a catchphrase, and 

it’s going to be important 

to keep channeling that 

inner strength. We cannot 

accurately predict what the 

coming weeks, months or 

years hold, but there will 

always be many things 

which do remain within 

our control. And for those 

who are struggling, there’s 

no shame in seeking help. 

We have the power to do 

so much for ourselves and 

others, but no one person 

holds all the cards. That is 

OK. That is what makes us 

human. 

Malibu 

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Sweat, reset 

Complimentary workout 

sessions at Lululemon 

offer participants chance 

to unwind, Page 24 

Time to shine 

Myriad talents on 

display at Webster 

Elementary’s talent 

show, Page 26 

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Malibu resident 

Zachary Fine (far 

right) competes 

in a paddleboard 

race while in 

Australia, where 

the Leo Carrillo 

junior lifeguards 

were hosted by the 

Maroochydore Surf 

Lifesaving Club 

from Dec. 29-Jan. 

14. Photo Submitted 

Junior lifeguards from Malibu undergo rigorous training during trip to Australia, Page 25

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Sound in body, sound in mind 

Complimentary 

workout, mindset 

sessions offered at 

Lululemon Malibu 

Barbara Burke 


Laura St. John is a vivacious, 

dynamic bundle of 

energy. 

She is the kind of person 

who engages one in 

conversation, thrusting her 

whole being into the exchange. 

Her enthusiasm is 

infectious. 

On Sundays now through 

Feb. 24, St. John and her 

organization, Strong. Confident. 

Living., are offering 

complimentary, one-hour 

workout and mindset sessions 

for Malibu families 

at Lululemon Athletica in 

Malibu. Sessions are held 

at 10 a.m. 

“We want to bring together 

families so that 

they can sweat and laugh 

together and get a reprieve 

while we are all rebuilding 

Malibu,” St. John said. 


sat down to chat about the 

classes. 

“We open up with a 

circle time and do a quick 

mindset lesson where kids 

and adults can set a ‘I can, 

I will!’ attitude,” St. John 

said. “All ages and all abilities 

are welcome.” 

In the mat workouts, 

participants do not use any 

equipment. 

“The beauty of these 

workouts is that you 

only use your own body 

weight,” Scott St. John 

said. “We give a road map 

to participants. I don’t want 

to be told what to do, and 

those working out don’t either. 

What’s important is to 

find what you like and get 

moving.” 

Participants of all ages 

can join in the classes. 

“It was an awesome class 

and a great experience,” said 

Rebecca Ovsiowitz, who recently 

attended a class. “It 

was a fun, family-bonding 

time.” Kim Bubbs and her 

husband, Aaron Toledo, also 

enjoyed the family-friendly 

fitness opportunity with 

their daughters Sarah Toledo, 

3, and Claire Toledo, 

1. Bubbs noted that anyone 

could join in the class and 

engage according to their 

own level and tempo. 

“The class was a great 

way for us to fit in some 

workout time as busy parents, 

and it was wonderful 

to do the workouts as 

a family,” she said. “It was 

a blast, and all of our long 

naps after the class were a 

wonderful bonus.” 

Bubbs also enjoyed the 

fact that, once a person 

learns a workout from the 

St. Johns, they can do it 

anywhere. 

“Anyone can do the 

workouts at their own 

Instructor Laura St. John and her son, Lucas, are 

pictured. St. John and her organization, Strong. 

Confident. Living., are offering complimentary, onehour 

workout and mindset sessions for Malibu families 

at Lululemon Athletica in Malibu now through Feb. 24. 

Photo Submitted 

level,” she said. “It’s just 

amazing that you can workout 

effectively with just 

your own body weight.” 

Lululemon Athletica is 

located in Malibu Country 

Mart at 3880 Cross Creek 

Road. To RSVP for a class, 

text Laura St. John at (303) 

656-7836. 

Faith Briefs 

Malibu Presbyterian Church (3324 

Malibu Canyon Road, 310-456-1611) 

Father-Daughter 

Valentine’s Dance 

5-8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 

9. Join for an “Alice in 

Wonderland” themed Valentine’s 

Day dance. Tickets 

are $40. To register, visit 

malibupres.org/dance. 

Sunday Worship Services 

10:15 a.m. Sundays 

Connect Hour 

9-10 a.m. Sundays 

Men’s Breakfast 

7:30-9 a.m. Wednesdays 

at Marmalade Cafe, 

3894 Cross Creek Road, 

Malibu. 

Malibu Jewish Center and Synagogue 

(24855 Pacific Coast Highway, 310- 

456-2178) 

Torah Study 

10 a.m. Saturdays, with 

Rabbi Michael Schwartz. 

Open to all. 

Religious School 

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

Tuesday Mamas 

4 p.m. Tuesdays 

Tot Shabbat 

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

Celebrate Shabbat 

with prayers, music and 

dancing. 

Waking Up to Jewish Ethics 

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

A discussion group 

based on Talmudic sources. 

For more information, call 

(310) 456-2178. 

Malibu United Methodist Church (30128 

Morning View Drive, 310-457-7505) 

Healing Through Mosaic- 

Making 

2-6 p.m. Saturday and 

Sunday, Feb. 9-10. Bring 

items burned in the fire and 

repurpose them at a free 

mosaic-making workshop 

led by art therapists Tabitha 

Fronk, Ericha Scott and 

Malibu mosaic artist Kat 

Vinegrad. To RSVP, email 

TabithaFronk@aol.com or 

call (310) 403-9317. 

Support Group 

Anyone impacted by the 

fire who is in need of support 

may call the church’s 

office or email the Listening 

Post at TheListening 

PostMalibu@gmail.com to 

arrange a support group appointment. 

Co-Dependents Anonymous 

7:30-9 p.m. Mondays. 

This meeting begins with 

an affirmation of each individual’s 

own authenticity. 

For more information, contact 

risk2change@gmail. 

com. 

Alateen Meeting 

10 a.m. Saturdays, Alateen 

meeting 

Yoga with Jodi 

6:30 p.m. Mondays and 

Wednesdays. 

AA Meetings 

6:30 p.m. Sundays; noon 

and 7 p.m. Mondays and 

Tuesdays; noon and 7:30 

p.m. Wednesdays; noon 

and 6:30 p.m. Thursdays; 

noon and 8 p.m. Fridays; 

noon and 5 p.m. Saturdays. 

Bible Kids 

3-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays for 

kindergarten through second-grade 

children; 3-4:30 

p.m. Thursdays for third 

through fifth-grade children. 

Bible Kids is an afterschool 

child care program. 

Al Anon Meetings 

7:30 p.m. Thursday and 

10 a.m. Saturday 

Youth Group 

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

middle through high school 

students. 

Sunday Worship 

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

Child care available. 

St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church (28211 

Pacific Coast Highway, 310-457-7966) 

Sacred Yoga 

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

Class with Liz 

Krystofik. 

Contemplative Worship 

8 a.m. Sundays 

Traditional Worship 


Martial Arts 

4-7 p.m. Mondays, 

Wednesdays, Thursdays. 

Class with Kurt Lampson. 

Sunday School 

10-11 a.m. Sundays. 

Chabad of Malibu (22943 Pacific Coast 

Highway, 310-456-6588) 

Distribution Center 

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Chabad 

is distributing women’s 

men’s and children’s clothing 

as well as accessories, 

shoes, toys and toiletries 

free of charge. For more 

information, visit www.one 

withmalibu.com. 

Evening Shabbat Services 

7:30 p.m. Fridays. 

Saturday Services 

9 a.m., Kabbalah on 

the Parsha; 10 a.m. Shabbat 

service; 11 a.m. Words 

from the Rabbi & Torah 

Reading; 12:30 p.m. Kiddush 

lunch 

Sunday Services 

9 a.m. 

Parent and Me Program 

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

This program is held 

at Gan Malibu Preschool, 

22933 PCH. For more information, 

call (310) 456- 

6573 or email sarah@gan 

malibu.com. 

Please see FAITH, 29

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Aussie hosts challenge Malibu lifeguards’ prowess 


The Leo Carrillo junior lifeguards’ 

past experiences were 

one thing; training with Australians 

was another. 

From Dec. 29-Jan. 14, nine 

lifeguards from Malibu participated 

in an international junior 

lifeguard exchange, soaking in 

new expertise from members of 

the Maroochydore Surf Life Saving 

Club while staying on the 

Sunshine Coast. 

In Australia, it was the middle 

of the summer season, and the 

locals’ training sessions were in 

full swing, explained Tim Harvey, 

who has served as the Leo 

Carrillo Jr. Lifeguard coordinator 

since 2005. 

“It’s nothing that my kids had 

seen yet surf-wise,” Harvey explained. 

“They’d seen big surf, 

but nothing that challenging before, 

so it was great. They rose to 

the occasion.” 

Participant Zachary Fine, 16, 

said a typical day at the beach 

involved ins and outs (sometimes 

swimming, sometimes paddling) 

of a couple hundred meters and 

back as well as iron training 

in which participants paddled 

around a buoy, went on a run, 

swam around the buoy and ran 

again. Altogether, each day consisted 

of about four to five hours 

of training, he said. 

“It was crazy,” junior lifeguard 

Morgan Perlmuter said. “The 

workouts that they did were like 

nothing I’ve ever seen.” 

The lifeguards also were able 

to watch their hosts partake in 

the Ocean6 contest, in which 

athletes competed across six disciplines: 

board paddling, open 

ocean swimming, surf ski, Taplin 

relays, beach flags, and IronMan 

and IronWoman professional 

competitions. 

They did have some spare time 

for fun, too, though, and both 

Fine and Perlmuter considered a 

trip to the zoo — during which 

Morgan Perlmuter, 16, holds 

a koala during a visit to an 

Australian zoo. 

Malibu junior lifeguards pose in front of the Maroochy Surf Club during their recent trip to Australia. 

Photos Submitted 

Miller Mienhart (far right) and Sam Manzano (second from right), of the Leo Carrillo Junior Lifeguard 

program, train in Australia. 

they were able to pet kangaroos 

and hold koalas — to be one of 

the highlights of the experience. 

Perlmuter, 16, described the 

day at the zoo as “one of the best 

days of [her] life.” 

While the teens were on unfamiliar 

ground in Australia, Harvey 

knows a thing or two about 

the country, as he previously 

lived and competed there in the 

late ’70s and early ’80s. 

“The families that the kids 

stayed with were people that I 

knew way back when,” Harvey 

explained. 

Now, all these years later, Malibu 

is benefiting from Harvey’s 

longtime connections. 

And for the trip participants, it 

was much more than just a handful 

of days at the beach. 

Perlmuter, who plans to try out 

to become a state lifeguard in 

March, said she wrote down lesson 

plans and learned a new paddling 

technique. 

Fine, who also plans to try out to 

be a lifeguard, is convinced he came 

home a faster swimmer thanks to 

the legwork the teens put in. 

Meanwhile, back at home, the 

Leo Carrillo Junior Lifeguard 

program at large is not without 

its challenges, as the trailer and 

storage unit containing the club’s 

equipment was swallowed by the 

Woolsey Fire. 

“There is some stuff that the 

state will not be able to buy us 

that we have accumulated over 

the years,” Harvey said. 

To donate to the club’s Go- 

FundMe, visit www.gofundme. 

com/74rygs-leo-carrillo-jgs-woo 

sley-fire-fund.

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A gifted bunch 

Webster Elementary students strut skills at talent show 

Aidan Fu performs Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata.” 

Scarlett Morris sings “Singin’ in the Rain” during the Thursday, Jan. 31 talent show at 

Webster Elementary School. Photos by Suzy Demeter/22nd Century Media 

“The Jump Brothers” (left to right) Lev Marques, Briggs Geraghty, Ethan Soleiman, 

Jayden Soleiman perform in the talent show. 

Max Collie (left) and Harlow Muchmore put on a magic show. 

Webster student Lulu Goode performs a gymnastics routine. 

Webster Elementary School student Falyn Cox sings “Hallelujah”

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Surfside puzzler CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

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

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Serpentine letter 

4. Hairdo feature, 

perhaps 

8. Soprano group 

13. “___ a chance” 

14. Children’s story 

start 

15. Detailed wood 

design 

16. Malibu coastline 

miles 

19. “Cheers” character 

20. Tow job 

21. Pitcher in many a 

still life 

23. 24-hr. conveniences 

24. Hogwash 

30. Nanki-___ of “The 

Mikado” 

31. “tea a drink with 

____ ___ ___” 

32. Of a clan 

34. Equipment for the 

boat 

35. Son of Noah 

36. Secrecy agreement, 

for short 

38. Icy 

39. White hat wearer 

40. Breakout 

42. Famous heiress 

who had a Malibu 

beach house 

46. Turn 

49. Break 

50. Part of a chain, 

maybe 

51. UCLA part, abbr. 

52. Send 

53. ___ pole 

57. Easily offended 

61. In the know 

62. Fish eggs 

63. Pizza order 

64. Bizarre 

65. Female empowerment 

org. 

66. British special 

forces, for short 

Down 

1. Corner 

2. South African suburbs 

3. Relatives 

4. Software program 

5. Unspecified number 

6. Officer, abbr. 

7. Post office service for 

some mail 

8. Center chest protection 

bone 

9. “Wheel of Fortune” 

request 

10. Neighbor of Ala. 

11. “From Russia with 

Love” writer, Fleming 

12. Yes, captain! 

17. Votes against 

18. Star in “Stormbreaker”, 

McGregor 

22. Teacher’s advanced deg. 

24. Restaurant bill 

25. “When ___ Loves a 

Woman” 

26. Go limp 

27. Car lots 

28. Dress for cooking 

29. Newspaper staffers, briefly 

31. Doors singer Morrison 

33. Repair completely 

35. “Game of Thrones” 

character 

37. Concerning 

38. Six-pack unit 

39. Life-saving technique 

41. Provincetown catch 

43. Frothed 

44. Mother ptarmigan 

45. Showy flower 

47. “Hopelessly devoted to 

you” singer 

48. Portable cone lodgings 

50. Follower suffix 

53. Shooter marble 

54. Incur 

55. Goes with chi 

56. Stray 

58. Parent’s order 

59. Blink of an eye 

60. “Love ___ Battlefield’’ 

(Benatar hit) 

How to play Sudoku 

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has 

been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares. 

To solve the puzzle each row, column and box must 

contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. 

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Malibu’s Weinberger to share new poems 

Staff Report 

Malibu resident Florence 

Weinberger is to share 

pieces from her fifth poetry 

collection, “Ghost Tattoo,” 

at a free reading. 

The event, initially 

scheduled for November 

but canceled because of 

the Woolsey Fire, is to take 

place at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, 

Feb. 10, at Malibu Jewish 

Center and Synagogue, 

24855 Pacific Coast Highway. 

Brunch will be served 

after the reading. 

Weinberger is an awardwinning 

poet, four times 

nominated for the Pushcart 

Prize. Her poetry has been 

published in numerous literary 

journals and anthologies. 

Christopher Buckley, 

author of over 20 books, 

said of Weinberger’s latest 

collection “Weinberger’s 

craft is exceptional and 

delightful, and helps us 

understand the small and 

large conundrums of living.” 

David St. John, poet and 

former teacher at USC, 

writes “This is a book that 

belongs at your bedside, for 

those moments the night 

grows far too long, and far 

too lonely.” 

To RSVP for the reading, 

call (310) 456-5078 or 

email Jennifer@mjcs.org. 

RIGHT: Florence 

Weinberger, of Malibu, 

poses with her books 

during a poetry open mic 

in Malibu last spring. 22nd 

Century Media File Photo 

Pianist up next in Pepperdine’s recital series 

Submitted by Pepperdine 

University 

Pianist Kenny Broberg 

comes to Pepperdine University’s 

Raitt Recital Hall 

at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10. 

Tickets, starting at $28 

for adults and $10 for fulltime 

Pepperdine students, 

are available by calling the 

box office at (310) 506- 

4522 or visiting arts.pepperdine.edu. 

Broberg’s program is to 

include Bach’s “Toccata 

in C Minor, BWV 911”; 

Beethoven’s “Sonata No. 

31 in A-flat Major, op. 

110”; Franck and Bauer’s 

“Prélude, Fugue et Variation, 

op. 18”; and Medtner’s 

“Sonata in E Minor, 

op. 25, no. 2, Night Wind.” 

Broberg, a native of 

Minneapolis, won the sil- 

Kenny Broberg, Piano 

When: 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10 

Where: Pepperdine University Raitt Recital Hall, 

24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu 

For tickets, which cost $28 for adults and $10 for 

Pepperdine students, call (310) 506-4522 or visit 

arts.pepperdine.edu. 

ver medal at the 2017 Van 

Cliburn International Piano 

Competition. 

Also a prizewinner of the 

Hastings, Sydney, Seattle 

and New Orleans international 

piano competitions, 

Broberg has previously 

performed as a soloist with 

the Royal Philharmonic, 

Minnesota, Sydney Symphony, 

Seattle Symphony, 

Dallas Chamber, Fort 

Worth Symphony, and the 

Louisiana Philharmonic 

Orchestras, among others, 

working with conductors 

Ludovic Morlot, Leonard 

Slatkin, Nicholas Milton, 

Nicholas McGegan, Carlos 

Miguel Prieto, and Stilian 

Kirov. 

During the 2017–2018 

season, he made his subscription 

concert debut 

with the Minnesota Orchestra 

— stepping in for 

André Watts days before 

the performance. Other 

recent highlights include 

residencies at the Methow 

Chamber, Strings, and 

Sunriver Music Festivals, 

and recitals in Houston, 

Denver and Minneapolis, 

and in Italy and the United 

Kingdom. 

Broberg’s solo debut album 

was released in August 

2017 on the Decca Gold 

label, featuring one of his 

signature works, “Barber: 

Piano Sonata,” as well as 

works by Bach, Schubert, 

Chopin and Franck. 

Broberg started piano 

lessons at 6 years old, when 

he was first fascinated by 

his mother’s upright — a 

wedding gift from her parents. 

He studied for nine 

years with Dr. Joseph Zins 

before entering the University 

of Houston’s Moores 

School of Music, where he 

earned a bachelor of music 

degree with Nancy Weems 

in 2016. He currently resides 

in Parkville, Missouri, 

under the guidance 

Kenny Broberg, who has been playing piano since he 

was 6, is to perform works from Bach, Beethoven and 

more during a Feb. 10 show in Malibu. 

Jeremy Enlow/The Cliburn 

of 2001 Cliburn Gold Medalist 

Stanislav Ioudenitch at 

Park University. Alongside 

his teachers, he is influenced 

by the recordings of 

Alfred Cortot, William Kapell 

and Claudio Arrau. 

For more information 

about Broberg, visit kenny 

broberg.com.

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Sweet sendoff 

Sharks water polo 

celebrates victory on 

senior night, Page 32 

Mixing it up 

Pepperdine’s live-ball 

tennis program offers 

fun twist on sport, 

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Tanner Sausser, pictured last season, flourished 

and learned alongside upperclassmen in prior 

years but emerged on his own terms this season. 


Malibu basketball player Tanner Sausser settled into a more 

dominant role this season, Page 33

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Girls Water Polo 

Malibu holds its ground 

Sharks notch 11-7 home victory over Rams on senior day 

Senior Sally Prince-Johnston scores her lone goal of the day with a lob. 

Malibu High School girls water polo coach Hayden Goldberg (fifth from left) poses with 

seniors (left to right) Valeria Purzer, Lauren Maischoss, Adina Berg, Carina Marazzi, 

Jenny Alvarez, Sally Prince-Johnston, Katie Gorak, Luna Salinas and Rachel Leib 

during senior day on Jan. 29. Photos by Dave Teel/22nd Century Media 

The Sharks hop in the pool to celebrate their 11-7 victory over Cate. 

Senior Jenny Alvarez (10), who scored one goal for the Sharks on Jan. 29, gets tough 

on defense and forces a turnover. 

ABOVE: Senior Lauren Maischoss scores 

her first of three goals in the first 3 

minutes. 

LEFT: Coach Hayden Goldberg smiles 

with senior Lunas Salinas, who scored 

two goals for MHS last Tuesday.

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Sausser makes most of senior year, new opportunities 

Ryan Flynn 


They were dropping like 

flies. 

The 2018-19 Malibu 

boys basketball roster 

quickly became a list of 

crossed-off names. Five seniors 

graduated, including 

four starters and the first 

big man off the bench, Canaan 

Wilson. Set to return, 

however, was star freshman 

Corey Cofield. The 6-foot- 

4-inch forward looked well 

on his way to becoming 

maybe the best player in 

Malibu hoops history. His 

brother Elijah, who was 

academically ineligible in 

17-18, was waiting in the 

wings to join him. 

So much for all that. 

This summer, both boys 

transferred. A few weeks 

later, coach Richard Harris 

stepped down to take a 

job within the Los Angeles 

Lakers organization. Blink, 

and six of the top seven 

rotation players — and the 

head coach — were suddenly 

all gone. 

The last man standing 

was Tanner Sausser. 

The 6-foot guard was 

used as a scorer off the 

bench last season, mostly 

due to his skill as a spotup 

three-point shooter. 

The team had a well-built 

ecosystem that relied on 

Cofield’s scoring, Anthony 

Chandrasena’s passing and 

Jake Hughes’s ability to 

rain fire from three-point 

range. With none of them 

returning, Sausser needed 

to become the alpha and 

omega of Sharks basketball. 

There was no flashbulb 

moment over the summer. 

Sausser said he’s always 

been a hard worker, so 

nothing about his routine 

changed. He knew quickly 

that opportunity would be 

the biggest difference. 

“I knew I was going to be 

more of a focal player and 

play a lot of minutes, so I 

was ready for that,” he said. 

Sausser began his varsity 

career as a sophomore, but 

was always surrounded by 

more experienced players. 

He learned something from 

each of them. David Hudson, 

Canaan Wilson, Chandrasena 

and Hughes were 

all great leaders, he said. 

“They took me under 

their wing for two years 

straight,” Sausser said. “In 

games, if I would pass up 

a shot [Hughes] would say 

shoot until you’re hot. So, 

I kind of take that on now.” 

The biggest lesson: trust 

your teammates. Sausser 

learned it on the other end, 

as a spot-up shooter waiting 

on a well-timed pass. 

This season, more often 

than not, he was the one 

relying on his teammates 

to make a shot off of his 

own drive-and-kick. Sausser 

was often seen helping 

fallen teammates up off the 

deck, proof that he took the 

upperclassmen’s advice to 

heart. 

His first impression of 

new coach Luke Davis was 

a positive one. From the 

very first practice, Sausser 

was impressed with how 

Davis ran things. It reminded 

him of the hectic pace of 

AAU practices, which Sausser 

took part in for seven 

years. 

“[In AAU], we would 

have these clinics that 

were so crazy,” Sausser 

said. “The coaches were 

like madmen. And that’s 

exactly what he reminded 

me of.” 

MHS senior Tanner Sausser plays for the Sharks as they face Carpinteria on Jan. 11. This season, he was the only 

one of last year’s top seven rotation players left. 22nd Century Media File Photos 

Tanner Sausser (second from left) and Jake Hughes (third from left) fight to get the ball 

up last February against La Puente. 

Sausser’s scoring ballooned 

from about seven 

points per game in 17-18 

to 20 points this past year. 

Still, it was a trying season. 

The fires affected boys 

basketball, same as any 

other Malibu squad. The 

3-11 year was highlighted 

by an upset win over Hueneme 

and back-to-back 

close wins to close out the 

season, including one on 

senior night. 

That night was surreal 

for Sausser. His final season 

seemed to fly by. 

“It was crazy,” he said. 

“I watched my friend Kade 

go through [his final game] 

two years ago and I never 

thought it would happen to 

me. My mind is just blown. 

It didn’t even feel real.” 

Next year will be Year 2 

of the Davis regime. Underclassmen 

like Arman Santizo, 

Dean Furlong and Cameron 

Nwede will all be one 

year older. This time next 

year, it’ll likely be one of 

them expanding their game 

and filling Sausser’s shoes. 

Then, as it was now, opportunity 

will be the biggest 

difference.



Live-ball tennis a hit among community 

Pepperdine Crest 

Associates program 

provides stress 

relief, more 

Barbara Burke 


Live ball? What is that? 

It’s fast and fun. It’s challenging 

and fulfilling. It’s 

the newest thing to hit the 

tennis scene in Malibu, 

where Martin Parkes, Pepperdine 

Crest Associates 

tennis program coach, rapidly 

and repeatedly serves 

balls to up to eight participants 

playing on the court 

at once, all to the beat of 

invigorating music. 

When playing live ball, 

one loses the need to serve 

— often the most challenging 

element of the game 

for players — as well as 

the obligation to comply 

with other traditional tennis 

rules and practices. 

With Parkes’ live-ball 

program, one gains a highenergy 

workout and a great 

social experience. Malibu 

Surfside News set out to 

find out more. 

Parkes is an engaging, 

experienced tennis coach 

who exudes enthusiasm 

about the game. A native 

of England, he has been 

in America for almost all 

of his professional life and 

has more than 20 years of 

coaching and sports psychology 

experience, working 

with elite athletes as 

well as beginners. A former 

International Tennis 

Foundation team leader 

and a mental skills program 

coach at Florida’s Saddlebrook 

International Academy, 

Parkes first served 

as the assistant coach for 

men’s tennis at Pepperdine 

before assuming his current 

position as the Crest Associates 

tennis coach. He also 

oversees the Nike adult 

tennis weekend program 

during summer months at 

Pepperdine. 

“Live ball is a wonderful, 

fast-paced, active tennis 

game with multiple people 

playing on the court,” 

Parkes said. “It is very entertaining 

and it provides an 

opportunity to feel good and 

release tensions. A player 

doesn’t have the time to 

think, to criticize himself or 

get frustrated. It is a fantastic 

environment for skill development 

that is both fun 

and competitive.” 

Pepperdine Crest Associates tennis program coach 

Martin Parkes (right, front) looks on during a live ball 

tennis match in Malibu. Photo by Phil Mays 

Parkes’ passion for live 

ball is infectious. 

“Martin is an excellent 

ambassador for Pepperdine’s 

Crest Associates program 

and the university’s 

outreach to the community 

through tennis,” participant 

Randy Olson said. 

Parkes’ commitment 

to resuming the live-ball 

schedule almost immediately 

after the Woolsey 

Fire significantly helped 

Olson start the long process 

of healing and dealing 

with the fact that his home 

burned down. 

“Playing live ball helped 

to reduce the stress,” Olson 

said. “It helped me return to 

a sense of normalcy.” 

After the fire, Parkes coordinated 

a racket donation 

project for those who lost 

their rackets. 

“We used the program 

in a positive way so that 

people could get back to 

playing as soon as possible 

so that those who lost their 

rackets could have both a 

mental and physical release,” 

Parkes said. “Live 

ball to me really unlocks 

one’s ability to create good 

mental habits and deal 

with challenges in holistic 

ways.” 

The tennis program that 

Parkes coaches includes 

several opportunities for 

players of all abilities to 

play live ball, sometimes in 

sessions that are integrated 

with cardio workouts, as 

well as offering opportunities 

for participation in 

player and doubles tennis 

clinics. The program is a 

component of Crest Associates, 

one of Pepperdine’s 

community outreach efforts. 

Although members 

of the public need not join 

the Crest Associates to 

play live ball, if they do, 

they will be able to share 

in the university’s theater, 

library and athletic and 

recreational facilities, and 

will receive special invitations 

to cultural and social 

events. The Crest program 

raises funds for student 

scholarships and academic 

programs, and supports the 

university. 

Players must sign up for 

all weekly tennis events 

through the Kourts smartphone 

app or online at 

www.kourts.com/ to guarantee 

a spot. Crest Associates/faculty/staff 

will be 

prioritized, but all guests 

welcome to join if space 

allows. 

“We offer open live ball 

for all levels on Saturday 

and Wednesday mornings, 

and evening intermediateadvanced 

live ball on Tuesdays 

and Thursdays with 

an advanced player competitive 

night on Monday 

evenings,” Parkes said. 

“At the request of several 

veteran players, in 2019, 

we will offer a combined 

live-ball/cardio workout 

over the noon hour on Fridays.” 

For those interested in 

trying their hand at tennis, 

the program offers a new 

player clinic as well. 

“I’m humbled and grateful 

to be able to help build 

our community and culture 

through tennis with 

the Pepperdine Crest Associates 

Program and live 

ball,” Parkes said. “It’s a 

great way for people to 

come together and focus 

on getting healthier in the 

new year in a relaxing but 

fun, competitive environment.” 


the program, email Parkes 

at martin.parkes@pepper 

dine.edu. 

Serving the 

Boys and 

Girls Club 

Pepperdine Crest Associate 

members donate tennis 

rackets, more 

Martin Parkes (far 

right), Pepperdine 

University Crest 

Associate office 

staff, and Bret 

Kittelsen (fourth 

from right), 

Pepperdine Crest 

student staff, visit 

the Boys and Girls 

Club of Malibu Jan. 

22 to donate tennis 

rackets and lead 

tennis drills with 

the club members. 

Photo Submitted

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Pepperdine Athletics 

Waves women’s basketball takes down No. 25 BYU 

Pepperdine women’s basketball 

had its marquee win 

after defeating No. 25 BYU 

on Saturday, Feb. 2, 79-65 

in Firestone Fieldhouse. 

Four Waves had doubledigit 

points, led by Yasmine 

Robinson-Bacote, who 

had 17. Barbara Sitanggan, 

Rose Pflug and Deezha Battle 

all had at least 10 points 

as well. 

The Waves (13-8, 7-4 

WCC) took control of the 

game in the second quarter, 

scoring 21 points while 

holding the Cougars (17-5, 

9-2 WCC) to just 10. 

The Waves edged the 

Cougars in shooting percentage 

both from the field 

and beyond the arc, shooting 

38.7 percent and 47.4 

percent, respectively, while 

BYU shot 37 percent and 44 

percent. 

Pepperdine controlled the 

glass as well, bringing down 

41 rebounds. 

The Cougars started the 

game with the hot hand, 

quickly going up 8-2. After 

a time out, the Waves regrouped, 

eventually clawing 

all the way back to even the 

score at 12. After a 3-pointer 

from Battle gave the Waves 

the lead, BYU answered 

back with a three of its own, 

taking a 19-18 lead into the 

second quarter. 

In the second, the Waves 

quickly retook the lead after 

two free throws, but were 

again overtaken. With three 

minutes left in the half, the 

Waves went on an 11-2 run 

to take the 32-27 lead. Another 

run, this time a 7-0 

run, gave the Waves a 39-29 

lead going into the half. 

After halftime, the Waves 

and Cougars traded points 

until a jumper from Sitanggan 

gave them a 12-point 

lead with just 3:12 left on 

the clock. BYU battled back 

to get the lead to within seven, 

but strong offensive play 

from the Waves never let the 

Cougars closer. The Waves 

ended the quarter with a 56- 

44 lead. 

The Waves would not 

let up in the fourth, scoring 

relentlessly against the 

Cougars. A 6-0 lead with 

four minutes left in the 

game gave the Waves a 

19-point lead, their largest 

of the game, and eventually 

walked away with the 

14-point victory. 

MEN’S BASKETBALL 

Waves can’t hold on against 

Tigers 

Pepperdine had a shot at 

its second road win of the 

weekend, but a three-point 

barrage by Pacific in the final 

minutes sent the Waves 

to a 66-59 defeat in West 

Coast Conference play on 

Saturday, Feb. 2. 

Pepperdine (11-12, 4-5) 

led 53-44 with eight minutes 

left, but the Tigers (13-11, 

3-6) hit three consecutive 

3-pointers as part of a 10-0 

run, and ended up making 

six of their nine 3-pointers 

in the final eight minutes. 

Junior forward Kameron 

Edwards led the Waves with 

16 points and six rebounds, 

sophomore guard Colbey 

Ross added 11 points and 

had three steals, while senior 

guard Eric Cooper Jr. made 

three 3-pointers on four attempts 

and scored 9 points. 

There were eight lead 

changes in the first half, and 

the biggest lead for either 

side was 26-21 in Pacific’s 

favor. With the Tigers leading 

30-27, the Waves went 

on 9-2 run to end the half and 

go into the break up 36-32. 

Pepperdine led for much 

of the second half, going 

up by eight at 46-38 and 

by nine at 53-44 with eight 

minutes to go. But Pacific 

hit 3-pointers on three 

straight possessions, two by 

Jeremiah Bailey and one by 

Roberto Gallinat to tie the 

game. Gallinat later hit a 

free throw to give the Tigers 

the lead at 54-53. 

The Waves took their last 

lead at 55-54 with five minutes 

left after a pair of free 

throws by Edwards, but the 

Tigers scored the next five 

points, the last three on another 

3-pointer. 

Ross and Smith both 

scored to cut the deficit to 

one point at 60-59 with two 

minutes left, but Pacific 

came back with another 

pair of 3-pointers to go up 

by seven, and the Waves 

wouldn’t score again. 

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL 

Wieczorek has career day 

in win 

Redshirt-senior David 

Wieczorek hit two career 

milestones on Jan. 30 in 

Firestone Fieldhouse, boosting 

the No. 6 Pepperdine 

men’s volleyball team to a 

3-1 win over No. 12 CSUN 

with 25-23, 25-27, 25-18 

and 25-22 set scores. 

Wieczorek reached the 

1,000-career-kill mark and 

the 100-career-ace mark 

in the match, helping the 

Waves (6-2) to the win over 

the Matadors (5-5). 

Michael Wexter led Pepperdine 

with 21 kills on 

a .410 success rate, while 

Wieczorek tabbed 16 kills 

and an impressive five aces. 

Kaleb Denmark also posted 

his second career doubledouble 

with 13 kills and 10 

digs. 

Pepperdine may have 

opened the match with a 4-2 

lead, but CSUN was close 

behind throughout, tying 

the score evenly early on. 

After working through a 9-9 

tied score, the Matadors put 

together a few successful 

plays to pull ahead 14-10, 

but the Waves would prove 

resilient and a block collaboration 

from Kévin Vaz, Denmark 

and Wexter would help 

the cause. Pepperdine closed 

the gap within one several 

times, but wouldn’t tie the 

game until the score reached 

22-22, when another Denmark 

block alongside Max 

Chamberlain helped the 

cause. Wieczorek then landed 

a kill to put the Waves on 

the right track, and a final 

block from Vaz and Wexter 

closed the set down 25-23 

with a Waves’ win. 

In the second set, Pepperdine 

jumped ahead early 

with a 6-3 advantage and the 

Waves would continue en 

route to an 18-14 lead featuring 

multiple aces from Wieczorek. 

The Matadors never 

gave up, though, and closed 

the gap to a 19-19 score. After 

a few back-and-forth options 

and set-points fought 

off, the opposition closed the 

set on a kill for a 27-25 win 

to tie the overall match. 

The Waves weren’t messing 

around in the third set, 

as the home team jumped 

out of the starting gate and 

posted a block from Denmark 

and Vaz and kills from 

Wieczorek and Wexter en 

route to a 9-4 early lead. 

Pepperdine would stay at 

least three points in the lead 

or more throughout the final 

moments and kills from 

Chamberlain, Wieczorek 

and Wexter put the Waves 

in a position to close. With 

a 23-18 lead, Wieczorek 

stepped up to the service 

line and plastered a pair of 

aces on the floor to earn set 

win and put his team ahead 

heading into the fourth set. 

Pepperdine was intent 

on closing the match, but 

CSUN would not give up 

without a fight. After a block 

from Chamberlain and Denmark 

set an early tone and a 

propelled the Waves to a 6-3 

lead, the Matadors would 

be unable to overcome the 

deficit throughout. The opposition 

did close the gap 

to one-point at the 14-13 

Waves’ lead, but Pepperdine 

settled down and quick kills 

from Denmark and a block 

from Wexter and Vaz put 

the Waves ahead 18-14. The 

Waves kept pounding down 

and more kills from Wieczorek 

and Wexter continued 

through the set toward a 25- 

22 set win and the 3-1 overall 

victory. 

Information from Pepperdine 

University and 

www.pepperdinewaves. 

com. Compiled by Assistant 

Editor Michal Dwojak, 

m.dwojak@22ndcentury 

media.com. 

This Week In... 

SHARKS ATHLETICS 

Baseball 

■Feb. ■ 9 - host Simi Valley for 

Easton Tournament, 11 a.m. 

■Feb. ■ 12 - at Moorpark, 

3 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 14 - TBA, 3 p.m. 

Softball 

■Feb. ■ 12 - at Viewpoint, 

3:30 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 14 - host Bishop 

Diego, 3:30 p.m. 

Boys Tennis 

■Feb. ■ 14 - at Westlake, 3 p.m. 

PEPPERDINE ATHLETICS 

Women’s Tennis 

■Feb. ■ 7 - at ITA National 

Team Indoor Championships 

in Seattle, all day 

Men’s Basketball 

■Feb. ■ 7 - host Santa Clara, 

7 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 9 - host San Diego, 

1 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 14 - at San Francisco, 

7 p.m. 

Women’s Basketball 

■Feb. ■ 7 - at San Francisco, 

7 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 9 - at Santa Clara, 

2 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 12 - host Cal State LA, 

6 p.m. 

Track 

■Feb. ■ 8 - at Husky 

Invitational (indoor) in 

Seattle 

Men’s Tennis 

■Feb. ■ 8 - host UNLV, 

5:30 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 10 - host Alabama, 

1 p.m.



Athlete of the Week 


10 Questions 

with Arman Santizo 

Sports Briefs 

Local spring volleyball 

leagues announced 

Registration is open for 

local United States Youth 

Volleyball Leagues, which 

are open to Malibu boys and 

girls ages 7-15. Spring programs 

are planned in Agoura 

Hills, Oak Park, Thousand 

Oaks and Calabasas. 

The leagues provide an 

eight-week program which 

meets twice a week. 

Each program is structured 

around the principles 

of participation, teamwork, 

skill development, sportsmanship 

and fun. Practices 

and games operate in a coed 

format and offer participants 

the opportunity 

to develop self-esteem and 

confidence. 

The Agoura Hills USY- 

VL will run from 6-7 p.m. 

on Wednesdays and from 

9-10 a.m. on Saturdays 

from April 3-June 8 at Chumash 

Park, located at 5550 

Medea Valley Drive in 

Agoura Hills. 

The Oak Park USYVL is 

scheduled to meet from 6-7 

p.m. Thursdays and 9-10 

a.m. Saturdays April 4-June 

8 at Deerhill Park, located 

at 6700 Doubletree Road. 

The Thousand Oaks 

USYVL is to meet from 

6-7 p.m. Tuesdays and 9-10 

a.m. Saturdays April 2-June 

8 at Wildflower Playfield, 

located at 635 W. Avenida 

De Los Arboles. 

The Calabasas USYVL 

will run from 6-7 p.m. on 

Tuesdays and from 9-10 

a.m. on Saturdays from 

April 2-June 8 at Chaparral 

Elementary, located at 

22601 Liberty Bell Road in 

Calabasas. Another Calabasas 

program is offered from 

6-7 p.m. Thursdays and 

9-10 a.m. Saturdays at Bay 

Laurel Elementary (24740 

Paseo Primario) from April 

4-June 8. 

USYVL is a volunteer organization 

built around community 

involvement. Under 

the direction of the USYVL 

National Office, Site Directors, 

Clinicians (volleyball 

instructors), volunteers assist 

with coaching, equipment 

set-up and administrative 

duties. Leagues offer multiple 

opportunities for parents 

to be actively involved in 

the success of the program. 

Individuals interested in volunteering 

with USYVL can 

click on the “Get Involved” 

section of www.usyvl.org for 

more information. 

For information on registration, 

programs, locations, 

schedules or volunteer opportunities, 

visit www.usy 

vl.org or contact (888) 988- 

7985 or info@usyvl.org. 

Sports Briefs are compiled 

by Editor Lauren Coughlin, 

lauren@malibusurfsidenews. 

com. 

Arman Santizo, 15, is a 

sophomore who plays 

basketball for Malibu High 

School. 

From last year to this 

one, where would you 

say you most improved 

as a player? 

Controlling the pace I 

play at and not playing out 

of control. 

How did you deal with 

having a bigger role 

this year? 

I practiced a ton over 

the summer knowing that 

many people would leave 

[the team]. It helped having 

[teammate] Tanner Sausser 

there to guide me. 

What do you like about 

playing for coach Luke 

Davis? 

He let us play our way. 

Our style. 

Do you have a favorite 

NBA player? 

[Golden State Warriors 

guard] Steph Curry. He’s 

just such a great player and 

he’s a great shooter. 

Who were your role 

models growing up? 

My mom and older 

brother. 

What are your hobbies 

outside of basketball? 

I like to draw and make 

music with my brother. 

What’s your least 

favorite food? 

I really don’t have a least 

favorite food, but I do hate 

tomatoes. 

If you could have one 

superpower, what 

would it be and why? 

Probably super speed or 

teleportation because it can 

get me to the place I need to 

be in no time. 

What’s your favorite 

place to eat in Malibu? 

Bui Sushi. 

What was it like to 

play with a bunch of 

new teammates after 

so many key players 

graduated last year? 

It was definitely a challenge 

because new chemistry 

has to be evolved and 

we rarely had practice time 

together. 

Interview by Freelance Reporter 

Ryan Flynn 

Shooting stars 

Malibu U12 All Stars are championship-bound 

The Malibu Girls U12 All Stars — consisting of Stella Alessi (kneeling, on left), Carmen 

Brunel (kneeling, on right); (standing, left to right) Caidyn Ovsiowitz, coach Mark 

Ovsiowitz, Malia Mosshart, Tallula Murphree, Rain Charvet, Sasha Mendez, Emma Yoffe, 

Jocelyn Zabaldo, Piper Smith and Maya Deshautelle — won first place at the American 

Youth Soccer Organization Area All Star Invitational Tournament Jan. 26-27 and will 

compete in the AYSO Section 10 All Star Championship in Bakersfield from Feb. 23-24. 

Photo Submitted

Location: 

APN(s): 

27136 Sea Vista Drive 

4460-009-007 

Zoning: 

Rural Residential-Two Acre (RR-2) 

Applicant: Schmitz and Associates, Inc. 

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Environmental 

Review: 

Categorical Exemption CEQA Guidelines 

Sections 15303 and 15305 

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 

CITY OF MALIBU 

PLANNING COMMISSION 

The Malibu Planning Commission will hold public hearing on TUES- 

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

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

identified below. 

COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 17-039 - An application 

to allow for the repair of an existing seawall at an existing triplex 

Location: 

20120 Pacific Coast Highway 

APN(s): 4450-002-040 

Zoning: 

Single-family Medium (SFM) 

Applicant: Aloha Expediting 

Owner: 

La Fine Homes, LLC 

Appealable to: City Council and 

California Coastal Commission 

Environmental 

Review: 

Application Filed: March 13, 2017 

Case Planner: 


Section(s) 15301(d) 

Justine Kendall, Assistant Planner 

(310) 456-2489, extension 301 

jkendall@malibucity.org 

_________________________________________________________ 

For the project identified above with a categorical exemption for environmental 

review, pursuant to the authority and criteria contained in 

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

has analyzed this proposed project and found that it is listed 

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

significant adverse effect on the environment. Therefore, the project is 

categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA. The Planning Director 

has further determined that none of the six exceptions to the use 

of a categorical exemption apply to this project (CEQA Guidelines 

Section 15300.2). A written staff report will be available at or before 

the hearing for the project. All persons wishing to address the Commission 

regarding this matter will be afforded an opportunity in accordance 

with the Commission’s procedures. Copies of all related documents 

can be reviewed by any interested person at City Hall during 

regular business hours. Oral and written comments may be presented 

to the Planning Commission on, or before, the date of the meeting. 

LOCAL APPEAL – A decision of the Planning Commission may be 

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

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

the City Clerk within ten days following the date of action (15 days for 

tentative maps) for which the appeal is made and shall be accompanied 

by an appeal form and filing fee, as specified by the City Council. Appeal 

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

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

COASTAL COMMISSION APPEAL – For projects appealable to the 

Coastal Commission, an aggrieved person may appeal the Planning 

Commission’s approval to the Coastal Commission within 10 working 

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

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

Coastal Commission South Central Coast District office located at 89 

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

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

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

MAY BE LIMITED TO RAISING ONLY THOSE ISSUES YOU OR 

SOMEONE ELSE RAISED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING DE- 

SCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE, OR IN WRITTEN CORRESPON- 

DENCE DELIVERED TO THE CITY, AT OR PRIOR TO THE 

PUBLIC HEARING. 

_________________________________________ 

Bonnie Blue, Planning Director 

Publish Date: February 7, 2019 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 

CITY OF MALIBU 

PLANNING COMMISSION 

The Malibu Planning Commission will hold public hearings on MON- 

DAY, March 4, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 

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

identified below. 

COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 17-047, VARIANCE 

NO. 19-005, AND SITE PLAN REVIEW NO. 19-012 - An application 

for a interior and exterior remodel of an existing single-family 

residence, an 897 square foot first floor addition, 1,303 square foot 

second story addition that includes the covered balcony, the construction 

of a new accessory structure, new spa, new decking and the installation 

of a new onsite wastewater treatment system; including Site 

Plan Review No. 19-012 for construction in excess of 18 feet and 

Variance No. 19-005 for construction on manufactured steep slopes 

Location: 

29857 Baden Place 

APN(s): 4469-040-006 

Zoning: 


Applicant: Tim McNamara 

Owner: 

Jinxy Trust 

Appealable to: City Council and 

California Coastal Commission 

Environmental 

Review: 

Application Filed: April 10, 2017 

Case Planner: 


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

Richard Mollica, Senior Planner 

(310) 456-2489, extension 346 

rmollica@malibucity.org 

COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 14-079, LOT 

MERGER NO. 14-001, VARIANCE NOS. 14-058 AND 17-025, 

SITE PLAN REVIEW NO. 14-056, AND MINOR MODIFICA- 

TION NO. 14-017 - An application for the construction of a new 

5,054 square foot, two-story single-family residence with a 593 square 

foot attached garage, 1,284 square foot basement and 368 square foot 

covered areas, 670 square foot detached art studio, swimming pool, 

spa, flatwork, grading, fencing, gates, landscaping, soldier pile slope 

stabilization, onsite wastewater treatment system; including Variance 

for construction on slopes greater than 2.5 to 1, Variance to exceed the 

maximum allowable total development square footage pursuant to the 

hillside residential development standards, Site Plan Review for height 

increase over 18 feet up to a maximum of 24 feet for a flat roof, Minor 

Modification for a 50 percent reduction of the required front yard setback, 

and Lot Merger to combine to adjacent legal lots into one 

Location: 

27136 Sea Vista Drive 

APN(s): 4460-009-007 

Zoning: 


Applicant: Schmitz and Associates, Inc. 

Owner: 

Santa Barbara Land Company, LLC 

Appealable to: City Council 

Environmental 

Review: 


Sections 15303 and 15305 

Application Filed: December 15, 2014 

Case Planner: 

Adrian Fernandez, Senior Planner 

(310) 456-2489, extension 482 

afernandez@malibucity.org 

_________________________________________________________ 

For the projects identified above with a categorical exemption for environmental 



has analyzed these proposed projects and found that they are 

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

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

projects are categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA. The 

Planning Director has further determined that none of the six exceptions 

to the use of a categorical exemption apply to these projects 

(CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2). A written staff report will be 

available at or before the hearing for the projects. All persons wishing 

to address the Commission regarding these matters will be afforded an 

Application Filed: December 15, 2014 

Case Planner: 

Adrian Fernandez, Senior Planner 

(310) 456-2489, extension 482 

afernandez@malibucity.org 

_________________________________________________________ 

For the projects identified above with a categorical exemption for environmental 



has analyzed these proposed projects and found that they are 

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

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

projects are categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA. The 

Planning Director has further determined that none of the six exceptions 

to the use of a categorical exemption apply to these projects 

(CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2). A written staff report will be 

available at or before the hearing for the projects. All persons wishing 

to address the Commission regarding these matters will be afforded an 

opportunity in accordance with the Commission’s procedures. Copies 

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

City Hall during regular business hours. Oral and written comments 

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

of the meeting. 

LOCAL APPEAL – A decision of the Planning Commission may be 

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

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

the City Clerk within ten days following the date of action (15 days for 

tentative maps) for which the appeal is made and shall be accompanied 

by an appeal form and filing fee, as specified by the City Council. Appeal 

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

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

COASTAL COMMISSION APPEAL – For projects appealable to the 

Coastal Commission, an aggrieved person may appeal the Planning 

Commission’s approval to the Coastal Commission within 10 working 

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

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

Coastal Commission South Central Coast District office located at 89 

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

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

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

MAY BE LIMITED TO RAISING ONLY THOSE ISSUES YOU OR 

SOMEONE ELSE RAISED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING DE- 

SCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE, OR IN WRITTEN CORRESPON- 

DENCE DELIVERED TO THE CITY, AT OR PRIOR TO THE 

PUBLIC HEARING. 

_________________________________________ 

Bonnie Blue, Planning Director 

Publish Date: February 7, 2019 

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6702 Public 

Notices 

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATE- 

MENT FILE NUMBER: 2019002818 

ORIGINAL FILING. This statement was 

filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGE- 

LES on 01/04/2019. The following person is 

doing business as PLAN FOR GOOD, 279 

REDONDO AVE, LONG BEACH, CA 

90803. The full name of registrant is: JENNI- 

FER ALLEN, 279 REDONDO AVE, LONG 

BEACH, CA 90803. This business is being 

conducted by: an Individual. The registrant 

commenced to transact business under the 

fictitious business name listed above: 

01/2019. /s/:JENNIFER ALLEN, JENNIFER 

ALLEN, OWNER, PLAN FOR GOOD. This 

statement was filed with the County Clerk of 

LOS ANGELES County on 08/29/2018. NO- 

TICE: THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 

NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE 

YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED 

IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY 

CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 

NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED 

PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The filing of this 

statement does not of itself authorize the use 

in this state of a fictitious business name 

statement in violation of the rights of another 

under federal, state, or common law (see Section 

1441et seq., Business and Professions 

Code). MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS to publish 

01/17/2019, 01/24/2019, 01/31/2019, 

02/07/2019 

Statement of Abandonment of Use of Fictitious 

Business Name 

Previous File No: 2018203152 

Current File No: 2019002104 

Name of Business: PARTICLES 

11629 Fireside Drive, Whittier, CA 90604 

State of California, County of Los Angeles 

The following person has abandoned the use 

of the Fictitious Business name: 

IVONNE TIU, 11629 FIRESIDE DRIVE, 

WHITTIER, CA 90604 

The fictitious business name referred to 

above was filed on 08/10/2018 in the county 

of LOS ANGELES 

Registered owners: IVONNE TIU, 11629 

FIRESIDE DRIVE, WHITTIER, CA 90604 

This business is conducted by an Individual 

/s/IVONNE TIU, IVONNE TIU, OWNER, 

PARTICLES 

This statement was filed with the County 

Clerk of Los Angeles County on 01/02/2019 

MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS to publish 

01/17/2019, 01/24/2019, 01/31/2019, 

02/07/2019 






doing business as OVERBOARD MAN- 

AGEMENT, 7917 YORKTOWN AVE, LOS 

ANGELES, CA 90045. The full name of registrant 

is: MATTHEW PARRISH, 7917 

YORKTOWN AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 

90045. This business is being conducted by: 

an Individual. The registrant has not yet commenced 

to transact business under the fictitious 

business name listed above. /s/:MAT- 

THEW PARRISH, MATTHEW PARRISH, 

OWNER, OVERBOARD MANAGEMENT. 


Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 

01/09/2019. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS 

BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EX- 

PIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT 

WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE 

COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS 

BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST 

BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT DATE. The 

filing of this statement does not of itself 

authorize the use in this state of a fictitious 

business name statement in violation of the 

rights of another under federal, state, or common 

law (see Section 1441et seq., Business 

and Professions Code). MALIBU SURF- 

SIDE NEWS to publish 01/17/2019, 

01/24/2019, 01/31/2019, 02/07/2019 

6702 Public 

Notices 






doing business as FLYING DUTCHMAN 

CANNABIS, 909 W TEMPLE STREET, 

APT 614, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012. The 

full name of registrant is: FLYING DUTCH- 

MAN CANNABIS LLC; FLYING DUTCH- 

MAN GREENHOUSES, LLC; FLYING 

DUTCHMAN TOURING & EDUCATION, 

LLC, 909 W TEMPLE STREET, APT 614, 

LOS ANGELES, CA 90012-4444. This business 

is being conducted by: a Limited Liability 

Company. The registrant has not yet commenced 

to transact business under the fictitious 

business name listed above. /s/:BOB 

DE GROOT, BOB DE GROOT, CEO, FLY- 

ING DUTCHMAN GREENHOUSES, LLC. 


Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 

01/11/2019. NOTICE: THIS FICTITIOUS 

BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EX- 

PIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT 

WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE 











01/31/2019, 02/07/2019, 02/14/2019 






doing business as BIRTH AND BEAUTY; 

LEONA DARNELL PHOTOGRAPHY, 633 

1/2 E CYPRESS AVE, BURBANK, CA 

91501 . The full name of registrant is: 

LEONA DARNELL, 633 1/2 E CYPRESS 

AVE, BURBANK, CA 91501. This business 

is being conducted by: an Individual. The 

registrant has not yet commenced to transact 

business under the fictitious business name 

listed above. /s/:LEONA DARNELL, 

LEONA DARNELL, OWNER, BIRTH 

AND BEAUTY; LEONA DARNELL PHO- 

TOGRAPHY. This statement was filed with 

the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County 

on 01/14/2019. NOTICE: THIS FICTI- 

TIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 

EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE 

IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE 











01/31/2019, 02/07/2019, 02/14/2019 






doing business as TOLLROASTING.COM, 

5051 W. JEFFERSON BLVD, LOS ANGE- 

LES, CA 90016. The full name of registrant 

is: CITY BEAN, INC., 5051 W. JEFFER- 

SON BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90016. 

This business is being conducted by: a Corporation. 

The registrant commenced to transact 

business under the fictitious business 

name listed above: 08/2018. /s/:GARY SAL- 

ZER, GARY SALZER, PRESIDENT, CITY 

BEAN, INC. This statement was filed with 



















doing business as TOLLROASTING.COM, 

5051 W. JEFFERSON BLVD, LOS ANGE- 

LES, CA 90016. The full name of registrant 

is: CITY BEAN, INC., 5051 W. JEFFER- 

SON BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90016. 

This business is being conducted by: a Corporation. 

The registrant commenced to transact 

business under the fictitious business 

name listed above: 08/2018. /s/:GARY SAL- 

ZER, GARY SALZER, PRESIDENT, CITY 

BEAN, INC. This statement was filed with 



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Notices 














02/07/2019, 02/14/2019, 02/21/2109 






doing business as SPARROW CAFE, 23847 

STUART RANCH RD, MALIBU, CA 

90265 (Organization Number: 

200717810037). The full name of registrant 

is: MALIBU RACQUET CLUB, LLC, 

23847 STUART RANCH RD, MALIBU, 

CA 90265 (State of Organization: DE). This 

business is being conducted by: a Limited Liability 

Company. The registrant commenced 

to transact business under the fictitious business 

name listed above: 03/2017. /s/:ERIK 

M. BLACKMORE, ERIK M. BLACK- 

MORE, MANAGER, MALIBU RACQUET 

CLUB, LLC. This statement was filed with 
















02/07/2019, 02/14/2019, 02/21/2019 






doing business as MAE CONSULTING; 

MARK ALAN CONSULTING, 1510 SAN 

PABLO STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 

90033. (Organization Number: 

201505110200) The full name of registrant 

is: MARK ALAN ENTERPRISES LLC, 

12070 AVENIDA SIVRITA, SAN DIEGO, 

CA 92128 (Organization State: CA). This 

business is being conducted by: an Limited 

Liability Company. The registrant has not yet 

commenced to transact business under the 

fictitious business name listed above. 

/s/:MARK ALAN WILLIAMS, MARK 

ALAN WILLIAMS, CEO, MARK ALAN 

ENTERPRISES LLC. This statement was 


LES County on 01/28/2019. NOTICE: THIS 


MENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM 

THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OF- 

FICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW 


MENT MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO THAT 

DATE. The filing of this statement does not 

of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious 

business name statement in violation 

of the rights of another under federal, state, 

or common law (see Section 1441et seq., 

Business and Professions Code). MALIBU 

SURFSIDE NEWS to publish 02/07/2019, 

02/14/2019, 02/21/2019, 02/28/2019 

6703 Legal 

Notices 

NOTICE OF PETITION TO 

ADMINISTER ESTATE OF 

SHIRLEY CAHOON McREY- 

NOLDS aka SHIRLEY C. 

McREYNOLDS 

Case No. 18STPB11406 

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, 

contingent creditors, and persons who 

may otherwise be interested in the will 

6703 Legal 

NOTICE OF PETITION TO 

ADMINISTER ESTATE OF 

SHIRLEYNotices 

CAHOON McREY- 

NOLDS aka SHIRLEY C. 

McREYNOLDS 

Case No. 18STPB11406 

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, 

contingent creditors, and persons who 

may otherwise be interested in the will 

or estate, or both, of SHIRLEY CA- 

HOON McREYNOLDS aka SHIR- 

LEY C. McREYNOLDS 

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has 

been filed by Martin Allen Kelem in 

the Superior Court of California, 

County of LOS ANGELES. 

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests 

that Martin Allen Kelem be appointed 

as personal representative to 

administer the estate of the decedent. 

THE PETITION requests the decedent's 

will and codicils, if any, be admitted 

to probate. The will and any 

codicils are available for examination 

in the file kept by the court. 

THE PETITION requests authority to 

administer the estate under the Independent 

Administration of Estates Act. 

(This authority will allow the personal 

representative to take many actions 

without obtaining court approval. Before 

taking certain very important actions, 

however, the personal representative 

will be required to give notice to 

interested persons unless they have 

waived notice or consented to the proposed 

action.) The independent administration 

authority will be granted 

unless an interested person files an objection 

to the petition and shows good 

cause why the court should not grant 

the authority. 

A HEARING on the petition will be 

held on March 5, 2019 at 8:30 AM in 

Dept. No. 11 located at 111 N. Hill St., 

Los Angeles, CA 90012. 

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of 

the petition, you should appear at the 

hearing and state your objections or 

file written objections with the court 

before the hearing. Your appearance 

may be in person or by your attorney. 

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent 

creditor of the decedent, you 

must file your claim with the court and 

mail a copy to the personal representative 

appointed by the court within the 

later of either (1) four months from the 

date of first issuance of letters to a 

general personal representative, as defined 

in section 58(b) of the California 

Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the 

date of mailing or personal delivery to 

you of a notice under section 9052 of 

the California Probate Code. 

Other California statutes and legal 

authority may affect your rights as a 

creditor. You may want to consult with 

an attorney knowledgeable in California 

law. 

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept 

by the court. If you are a person interested 

in the estate, you may file with 

the court a Request for Special Notice 

(form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory 

and appraisal of estate assets 

or of any petition or account as provided 

in Probate Code section 1250. A 

Request for Special Notice form is 

available from the court clerk. 

Attorney for petitioner: 

MARK C SHERWOOD ESQ 

SBN 149026 

LAW OFFICES OF 

MARK C SHERWOOD 

340 N WESTLAKE BLVD 

SUITE 220 

WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91362 

CN957096 MCREYNOLDS Feb 

7,14,21, 2019

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