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2 | February 7, 2019 | Malibu surfside news calendar malibusurfsidenews.com In this week’s surfside news Police Reports10 Photo Op13 Editorial19 Faith Briefs24 Puzzles27 Home of the Week30 Sports31-36 Classifieds37-39 ph: 310.457.2112 fx: 310.457.0936 Editor Lauren Coughlin lauren@malibusurfsidenews.com Sales director Mary Hogan mary@malibusurfsidenews.com business directory Sales Kellie Tschopp, 708.326.9170, x23 k.tschopp@22ndcenturymedia.com Legal Notices Jeff Schouten, 708.326.9170, x51 j.schouten@22ndcenturymedia.com Classified Sales 708.326.9170 PUBLISHER Joe Coughlin, 847.272.4565, x16 j.coughlin@22ndcenturymedia.com president Andrew Nicks a.nicks@22ndcenturymedia.com EDITORIAL DESIGN DIRECTOR Nancy Burgan, 708.326.9170, x30 n.burgan@22ndcenturymedia.com 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. <strong>MSN</strong> 22 nd Century Media Malibu Surfside News P.O. Box 6854 Malibu, CA 90264 LIST www.MalibuSurfsideNews.com Malibu Surfside News is printed in a direct-to-plate process using soy-based inks. circulation inquiries circulation@22ndcenturymedia.com “Malibu Surfside News” (USPS #364-790) is published weekly on Wednesdays by 22nd Century Media, LLC Malibu Surfside News P.O. Box 6854 Malibu, CA 90264 Periodicals Postage Paid at Malibu, California offices. Published by www.22ndcenturymedia.com 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. LIST IT YOURSELF Reach out to thousands of daily users by submitting your event at MalibuSurfsideNews.com/calendar For just print*, email all information to lauren@malibusurfsidenews.com *Deadline for print is 5 p.m. the Thursday prior to publication. 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.
malibusurfsidenews.com News Malibu surfside news | February 7, 2019 | 3 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. GET HELP WITH YOUR FEMA APPEAL Have you applied for FEMA benefits but been denied some or all of the benefits you need? If so, you have a right to appeal this decision and can get free legal help to prepare your appeal. WHEN? THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 TH , 2019 6PM-8PM WHERE? CONTACT? Construction • Management • Development Design/Build WE BUILD FROM THE GROUND UP. START TO FINISH. We Can Do it All. CALL US FOR ONSITE VISIT ST. AIDAN’S CHURCH 24211 PACIFIC COAST HWY, MALIBU CA 90265 NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES OF LOS ANGELES DISASTER RELIEF HOTLINE: 1-800-870-0732 BRING YOUR FEMA PAPERWORK & SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS (PHOTOS, RECEIPTS, REPAIR ESTIMATES, ETC.). MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO REDUCE YOUR WAITING TIME. (WALK-INS ALSO WELCOME) EXPERTISE IN: • Grading • Foundations • Retaining Walls 310.573.4242 www.pacificdesigngroup.com 16700 Bollinger Drive • Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 • Framing • Hillside Construction
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