MSN_021419

More documents

Recommendations

Info

12 | February 14, 2019 | Malibu surfside news sound off malibusurfsidenews.com Saturday, February2 y23 rd Building permit experts will be in attendance to discuss how to expedite reconstruction of damaged/destroyed homes. Additional Expertswill beavailabletodiscuss:the cause & origin of the wildfire, obtaining compensation for damages, handling the insurance company, rebuilding options, and how Southern California Edison (SCE) is allegedly at fault. If there is no recovery, you are not responsible for payment of any attorney fees or costs advanced on your behalf. We take no fees on your undisputed insurance recovery. We only collect fees on what we recover against Southern California Edison. -Our Extensive Experience - • In September 2018, Frantz Law Group, APLC successfully resolved (just prior to trial) several wildfire disasterclaims against SCE. • Currently representover10,000 victims ofpublic utilities alleged negligence. • Frantz Law Group, APLC successfully represented over 1,000 owners and victims harmed by the2007wildfires in Southern Californiawhich were causedbythe alleged negligence of several utility corporations (Sempra Energy and SDG&E). That fire disaster ultimately resulted inpayouts by the utility companies and others (for allthe clients representedby attorneys, including our clients)ofover$2billion dollars*. • Obtained anational-record-setting $55.4 million* **wrongful death jury verdict against apublic utility for failing to maintain its electrical equipment, causing the deathoffour U.S. Marines. Food and Refreshments will be provided. All that have suffered fire losses are welcome! For additional information, please visit or call: WWW.FRANTZLAWGROUP.COM CALL: 323.425.8138 ADVERTISEMENT WOOLSEY WILDFIRE TOWN HALL 9:00am9:0 to 12:00 REBUILD | RECOUP | RECOVER 1 0pm FourSeasons Hotel 2 Dole oleDr Westlake Village 12:00pm0pm to 3:00pm 3:0 0pm Duke’s sMalibu 21150 PacificCoast Hwy Malibu Limited Seating – Please RSVP at: https://flg-wildfires.eventbrite.com CALL: 323.425.8138 Century Plaza Towers 2029 Century Park East Suite 400 Los Angeles, CA 90067 LOS ANGELES | SAN DIEGO | VENTURA | SANTA BARBARA If you have already obtained counsel regarding this matter, please disregard this notice *Results in other matters are not a guarantee or prediction of the outcome of your legal matter. Results are dependent on the facts of each case, and different facts can result in different outcomes ** Reduced and appealed, resolved for a confidentialamount. (The successes and honors listed above were obtained individually by Frantz Law Group, APLC) James P. Frantz, Esq., Patrick McNicholas, Esq. and Richard Bridgford, Esq. are responsible for the content of this advertisement Ashley’s Angle Upholding our duty to protect, preserve Malibu Ashley Hamilton Contributing columnist Malibu resident What matters most to Malibu is matter itself. The mountains and beaches, the canyons and coastline — all belong to a force whose fury we cannot temper, whose anger worsens as a result of our ignorance of nature, whose nature is too destructive for us to further ignore. If we learn nothing else about nature, despite the reminders that surround us, despite the remains that are the ultimate reminder, let us recognize that the environment is neither a playground nor a dumping ground: that what we do to Malibu, Malibu does to us in kind; that unkindness begets an unkind environment in which the air is unfit to breathe, the ocean unsafe to surf or fish, the land unstable to traverse; that what we cannot control we can nonetheless contaminate with pollution and erosion; that what we contaminate we make more combustible, until we must run for our lives. I exaggerate not in the slightest. Nor do I believe we can continue to treat the environment as an extravagance which we can abuse by acts of commission or omission. Each is easy to see, from excess development to an excess of brush and kindling. The question is: What do we want to see? Do we see preservation as a waste of space or waste as something we do unto a specific place? Do we see all of Malibu as private property, or do we see a public interest in what people do to their property? Do we see our community as immune from fire because we have some of the nation’s bravest firefighters? I ask these questions not to provoke but to plead for answers, because the answers will determine the fate of Malibu and the future our children and grandchildren will inherit. I fear that we may have already made our answers clear, if not to ourselves then to Mother Nature. I fear the rebuttal from the environment will be anything but maternal, that it will be vast in its vengeance and relentless in its response by way of fires and floods. I fear that our fate is predictable because of the predicament of human nature — that we are slow to change because we are too stubborn to admit we should change. My fears increase as our collective memory recedes. So long as we mistake the last disaster as the last word from Mother Nature, we will live to regret our mistakes. Our sins are inseparable from our nature as human beings, but that does not mean we cannot transcend our base instincts. If grace eludes us, it is not because it does not exist. Its existence is — and will always be — a mystery. Let us seek salvation wherever we can find it. Let us find more places in Malibu, to savor and safeguard it. Let us know it is real. Let us know it is attainable, so it may brighten our lives and bless our community. Let us follow its glow, until all may see what we will have come to know: That we have it in our power to raise up the foundations of many generations, restore the paths to dwell in, and repair the breach. Let us do our duty — to preserve, protect and defend the environment. Ashley’s Angle is a monthly column from Malibu resident Ashley Hamilton. Hamilton is an artist and father who seeks to express the truth through his work. Ashley’s Angle will cover issues and politics which are relevant to the Malibu community at large. The opinions of this column are that of the writer. They do not necessarily reflect those of the Malibu Surfside News.
malibusurfsidenews.com sound off Malibu surfside news | February 14, 2019 | 13 Poet’s Corner Domain Charlotte Ward Malibu resident First I looked east, Across a crater, ceased To hope for used-to-be Holdfast of scrub wildlife And civilized reach Of music and poetry. Scanning northward, I winced as firebirds Fanned luminous fear On cumulous updrafts, Oxidizing priceless solids To toxic atmosphere. High from the west Swooping the rock crest, A blood red ridgeline Sizzled vortexes, scorching Earth, withering palm, Cork oak, and white pine. The ruffled south rim Awaited each grim Onslaught with momentous Calm, quelling the spume. But how excuse utility Frailty as purpose? Encircling with haze, Once more spring will blaze Mustard and purple lupine Elegies, the great Horned owl will woo a New mate, and the raven Pair will nest again. But what of your domain? Each day I realize Fresh loss, drench char With tears, imploring you: Rise, dear phoenix, arise. Want to submit a poem to the Surfside? Email Editor Lauren Coughlin at lauren@ malibusurfsidenews.com. Don’t Panic, It’s Organic Beware, the next ice age has begun Andy Lopez Contributing Columnist Invisible Gardener school From Page 10 won’t go beyond the Pacific Coast Highway, and that’s not right. “That’s a public safety issue, and that is an issue that What is he talking about, you say? This winter has been one of the coldest on record — not just in the United States, but in many parts of the world. Why? Because there is more fresh water in the air through evaporation due to the heat. The hotter it gets, the more fresh water there is in the atmosphere. As soon as it starts to get cold, the fresh water will freeze faster than the ocean’s salt water. All moisture in the air is fresh water. The last ice age was called the Little Ice Age and lasted for 500 years. Think Washington crossing the Delaware River with icebergs! Or, think Napoleon Bonaparte and the harsh winters he and his armies had. What brought this about? The cutting down of trees in Europe caused global warming, called the Medieval Warm Period. The Medieval Warm Period, Medieval Climate Optimum, or Medieval Climatic Anomaly was a time of hot climate lasting from about AD 950 to 1250. It was followed by a cooler period coined the Little Ice Age for about another 300 to 500 years, or from AD 1500 to about AD 1800. Global warming is always followed by global cooling. Why, you ask, and how does that affect us now? OK, here we go. First off, if you think that just cutting down most of Europe’s forest could cause a 300-plus year ice age without having cars and other pollutants, then imagine what we are doing now. Secondly, we need to think at least seven generations down the road and consider how what we do impacts them. Here are the mechanics of warm followed by cold. What causes climate change? What causes winter, spring, summer and fall? The motion of the Earth in relation to the sun, etc., has a lot to do with it. It warms and cools the Earth’s oceans. This is normal since we have always had warm periods followed by cold periods. Here is why. Salt water (ocean) sinks when cold and rises when needs to be addressed by this board.” Board Member Craig Foster agreed with Jacobson, and said he was always assured that deficiencies in the plan would be worked on over time. Foster, however, said he didn’t want to hot. Fresh water (icebergs, etc.) does not. We owe our climates to the Gulf Stream, which relies on what salt water does to cause the stream or current to circulate. It is this circulation that causes the changes in our weather. Damage the Gulf Stream in any way, and our weather changes to produce a continuous cold. How is the Gulf Stream damaged? As it gets warmer, it starts to melt the glaciers, which are fresh water. As more and more fresh water gets melted into the ocean, the freshwater stops the Gulf Stream circulation. The winters get colder and last longer. Cue the start of an ice age! The length of the ice age is determined by the amount of fresh water dumped into the ocean and how long it takes to get the salt water levels back to normal. Speaking of fresh water, many folks have mentioned to me (and I have seen many articles which state this, too) that in certain places like the Arctic, the glaciers are getting bigger, suggesting that maybe it is not warming after all. Here is the thing. First off, remember that the glaciers are fresh water. Then remember what I said about how salt water and fresh water act differently when cold. Well, it also happens that fresh water freezes at higher temperatures then salt water freezes and so, with all that fresh water melting, it will freeze over faster and make a thin layer of ice that will eventually build up during heavy water but melt again during hot summers. It will start to cause winters that are colder and last longer. We are cutting down more trees than ever before. Previously, the world was primarily covered with enough trees to absorb any carbon dioxide and return oxygen. Where is the forest America had once, and where is the forest in other countries? And now we are adding cars, planes and other things that increase the carbon and other gasses without enough trees to absorb them. The ocean absorbs it, and it gets warmer, but it doesn’t help because fresh water isn’t affected that way, and sea life cannot handle the warm fresh water either. Add in plastics and other toxins, and we have a mixture that affects us all. Right now, if all humans were to leave the planet, it would take the Earth hundreds if not thousands of years to recover. approve the plan because it probably wouldn’t be worked on if approved. The majority of the board agreed to keep the current safety plans for Malibu in place, and ask state regulatory officials for an extension of the March 1 deadline for a new plan so that a comprehensive review can be done in light of the recent fire and in anticipation of future natural disasters. Kean cast the dissenting vote, saying he wanted to check if all the site plans for Santa Monica schools We are not that far away from a full-blown ice age. Each winter will get colder and colder, as there is more water in the air around from the heat. Eventually, the cold winter will last. While you and I and maybe our children may not see this ice age at its fullest, we are seeing the start of the next ice age, and it is happening now. Next year, winters will be colder while, at the same time, this year, we will see temperatures break records again. More heat equals more water, which equals more ice. This equals colder winters, which eventually will lead to a breakdown of the Gulf Stream. When this happens, we will be stuck in a perpetual winter. It doesn’t take much to melt the world’s glaciers, and then it doesn’t take much to freeze them up again. Only this time, the ice will be covering the land as well as the oceans. While humankind has lived through these types of changes on a smaller scale, we will not survive a nuclear winter, and that will happen when nuclear power plants break from the cold around the world. Any questions? Email me at andylopez@invisiblegardener. com. were properly processed. Board President Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein disagreed with Kean, saying the board has to trust that proper procedures were followed by district staff, versus trusting the opinion of one public speaker.
Page 1 and 2: ® Joining forces Lawsuit against S
Page 3 and 4: malibusurfsidenews.com News Malibu
Page 5 and 6: malibusurfsidenews.com MALIBU Malib
Page 7 and 8: malibusurfsidenews.com NEWS Malibu
Page 9 and 10: malibusurfsidenews.com NEWS Malibu
Page 11: malibusurfsidenews.com news Malibu
Page 15 and 16: malibusurfsidenews.com sound off Ma
Page 17 and 18: How sweet it is Dads, daughters hav
Page 19 and 20: malibusurfsidenews.com life & Arts
Page 21 and 22: malibusurfsidenews.com life & Arts
Page 23 and 24: malibusurfsidenews.com puzzles Mali
Page 25 and 26: Behind the scenes Despite off seaso
Page 27 and 28: malibusurfsidenews.com sports Malib
Page 29 and 30: CITY OF MALIBU PUBLIC NOTICE INVITI
Page 31: 6703 Legal NOTICE OF PETITION TO AD

MSN_021419

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?