03/10/2011 - MalibuSurfsideNews
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03/10/2011 - MalibuSurfsideNews
MALIBUSurfsideNEWS VOLUME 38 • NUMBER 16 0 THE COMMUNITY FORUM MARCH 10 • 2011 F RO N T PAG E City Invites Aspiring Sondheims to Try Hand at Composing Town Song 2 SCHOOLS MHS Students Take Stand Against Bullying with Official ‘Day of Silence’ 5 NEWS NOTES Planning Commission Recommends Trail Dedication Incentive Program 7 COMMUNITY Young People are Acknowledged for Essay Skills and Citizenship Qualities 11 SPORTS Little League Season Celebrates the Unofficial Local Arrival of Spring 13 THIS WEEK Opinion People Doings Notices Calendar PLAY BALL Outdoors Malibu’s weather may have some residents wondering what season it is, but the mellifluous sound of the umpires’ calls on the Little League fields at Bluffs Park is a sure sign that spring has arrived in at least one respect. All Malibuites are invited to come out and enjoy the games. MSN/Frank Lamonea Business Puzzle Real Estate Classifieds 4 6 8 10 12 13 14 16 17 20 PAGE 2 MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS Front PAGE MARCH 10 • 2011 City Planning Commission Approves Design Lost Hills Beach Team Changes for Rambla Pacifico Road Rebuild Price Tag Is $500,000+ I ROA Succeeds in Getting Amendment to Coastal Permit I Weather Determines Coverage Needs T he Lower Rambla Pacifico Road Owners Association went back before the Malibu Planning Commission last week seeking an amendment to their coastal permit for design changes to the road construction. The planning panel approved a redesign that allows for building two retaining walls, one 18-foothigh wall and one eight-foot high wall, along the edge of the approved roadway. During construction of the roadway, according to the staff report, grading occurred outside of the LRPROA easement and encroached onto the Malibu La Costa Owners’ Association property addressed as 3850 Rambla Pacifico. As the grading on the property was not approved by the MLCOA, a stop work order was issued by the city. Since that time, the ROA submitted plans to restore the cut areas on the La Costa property and everyone agreed about the scope of work. “However, the two parties could not come to an agreement regarding additional grading on the MLCOA property, which could have resulted in allowing the two approved gravity retain- ing walls along the edge of the MLCOA property to be buried beneath finished grade. Without an agreement to complete grading outside of the roadway easement on the MLCOA property, the exposed gravity retaining walls will measure 18 feet and “The two partiesss could not come to an agreement ” [on] grading. eight feet in height as measured from finish to grade. “Since the finished height of the two retaining walls exceeds the maximum height allowed under [coastal plan], they could not be found in substantial conformance with the walls approved under the coastal permit. Therefore an amendment to the approved permit with the inclusion of a variance from the maximum retaining wall height permitted in the [coastal plan] is necessary to move forward with roadway construction,” wrote Senior Planner Stephanie Danner. Danner concluded that due to the fixed location of the roadway easement and the existing topographic conditions in the area along the lower portion of the reconstruction area, the height of the proposed gravity retaining walls is necessary to construct the roadway approved under the coastal permit approved by the planning commission. The commission also granted approval for the installation of drainage improvements. The proposal is located along two parcels entirely within the Rambla Pacifico Road right-ofway, according to city documents. Last December, the road association appeared before the city council, which approved vacating a portion of Rambla Pacifico Road, and agreeing to take a nonvehicular access for public use across the vacated right- of-way. As the city attorney explained it, the ROA is going to give the city the easement for a non(Continued on page 9) T he Lost Hills Sheriff ’s Station has released its annual proposal for the 2011 Summer Enforcement Team—better known as the Beach Team. The total cost for the 2011 season is anticipated to be $503,781.44, according to the report. The team is deployed at Zuma from Memorial Day through the week after Labor Day. This year’s team will consist of the equivalent of one sergeant, six deputies, one dedicated traffic car, two motorcycle deputies and two community service deputies, the report states. The Beach Patrol also usually includes the services of the mounted police. “With the exception of Memorial Day holiday, the team will deploy only on weekends, for eight hours per team member per day, until Friday, July 2, at which time they will deploy throughout the week and weekends,” the report states. “Also beginning July 2, the team will deploy for 10 hours per day maximum coverage during the peak summer months. “On Monday, July 4, the Summer Enforcement Team deploy increases for the remain- der of the summer months by the equivalent of one additional motorcycle officer and one additional community service officer. The team will officially conclude its deployment on Sunday, September 11.” “There are no changes this year, except some new members,” Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station Liaison Tracy DeMello told the City of Malibu’s Public Safety Commission last week. She added that in 2010, changing the shifts from eight to 10 hours “statistically improved productivity by more than 30 percent. “[The department] still hasn’t put together [final] numbers for funding,” De Mello said. “There could be a four percent increase or decrease.” DeMello reported that the 2010 beach team reported few problems, in part because unusually cold weather kept crowds to a minimum. “There were just two complaints,” she said. “A helicopter too close to the sand and quads driving too fast, they were responding to a child buried (Continued on page 5) Rules for City Local Birds Turn the Tables on Human Watchers Song Contest Take Shape I Five Finalists to Compete for ‘Popular’ Vote M ZERO POINT—These pelicans and sea gulls appear to have checked out the best viewing spot for watching surfers trying to make the most of the day’s waves at the Nicholas Beach location also known as Zero’s. Perhaps the birds decided that it’s not fair for humans to have all the fun they have watching birds without the reverse being the case, or the birds are trying to understand why humans can’t skim the ocean’s surface the way birds do unless they are using some sort of support. MSN/Jim McHenry ove over Simon Cowell, the City of Malibu’s own version of American Idol is rolling right along and the Malibu City Council is poised to give it an assist next week at its meeting when members discuss the official city song selection guidelines and decide whether to pony up $1500 for the cost of the project. The city’s Parks and Recreation Commission has been discussing the matter for some time and came up with a set of recommendations on the selection guidelines for an official city song The recommended guidelines suggest that the city accept either new compositions or existing songs. The artist must agree to allow the city to use the song at (Continued on page 9) MARCH 10 • 2011 MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS PAGE 3 Sewer Line Construction Is State Lagoon Project Opponents Keep Up Impacting PCH Motorists Efforts to Raise Funds for a Court Fight ■ Project May Provide Advance Sense of Effect Local Construction Might Have M alibu city officials issued a warning last Friday about the start of construction on a new wastewater pipe along Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades that began this week on Monday which will intermittently impact southbound traffic All of this week, workers have closed up to two southbound lanes along PCH between Entrada Drive and the Annenberg Community Beach House at night. One southbound lane will remain open at all times, no impacts to the northbound traffic are expected. All traffic lanes will reopen in time for the morning rush hour. Work impacting highway traffic will cease temporarily for one month until sewer installation begins on April 11, according to Malibu city officials. The City of Los Angeles is the lead agency for the project, which consists of construction of a 4500-foot-long gravity relief sewer with about 3100 feet of the sewer built on PCH and 1400 feet in the parking lots of Will Rogers Beach and the Santa Monica Beach Club, according to the City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works. The potential construction impacts include reduced southbound traffic lanes throughout construction, two lanes open from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., one lane open from 9 p.m. through 5 a.m. During the summer 2010, LADPW completed upgrades on eight low flow diversion structures, including several in the Pacific Palisades area. The LFDs divert urban runoff to the sanitary sewer system during year-round dry weather, preventing stormwater from discharging to Santa Monica Bay, except during rain events. To handle the increased flow of (Continued on page 9) ‘Porcelain Project’ Proponent Persists ■ Proceeds Could Fund Wastewater Plant It seemed apparent from the last time when the Malibu City Council was asked to vote on the “The Porcelain Project,” a planned art exhibition of recycled toiletry objects, that members really did not want to go on record approving or disapproving the use of discarded sinks, toilets and urinals from the remodeling of the library for an art exhibit celebrating the 20th anniversary of the city’s incorporation. However, it appears Councilmember Pamela Conley Ulich, who previously told the council members she wanted to organize the community art project, wants to force the issue and is again asking council members to approve the Porcelain Project or what some wags have derisively called the Potty Project. Conley Ulich next week is ask- ing the council to give an official endorsement by agreeing to accept the proceeds of the community art project to apply towards the cost of the city’s planned Civic Center wastewater treatment facility and approve the use of two of the art pieces for display at the Michael Landon Center at Bluffs Park for nearly three weeks in April. At the previous meeting, Councilmember Lou La Monte cautioned the city could become the “butt” of every joke by taking on such irreverence when it was trying to improve its image, especially in light of spending upwards of a $100,000 by hiring its own publicist for an image makeover. “We are trying to upgrade our image. I’m cautioning you,” he (Continued on page 9) Planning Panel to Hear View Plan Malibu officials recently announced the Malibu planning commission is scheduled to take public testimony and deliberate on a recommendation for the proposed citywide view restoration ordinance on April 5. It will be the sole item on the agenda. According to planning department documents, the proposed view restoration ordinance would establish and provide a right of action for property owners in the city to restore pre-existing views from private residences that have been “significantly obstructed by landscaping on neighboring properties.” Planners noted an equally important goal of municipal officials is “to restore pre-existing views while considering the privacy, safety and stability of hillsides, natural and rural settings of the city and acknowledging the importance of trees and foliage.” Planners were quick to point out foliage that meets the definition of Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area or native trees “is exempt from restoration actions.” (Continued on page 9) ■ Parks Reps Ignore Protesters and Move Ahead with Plans CHANNELING DISCORD—This channel, created during the 1983 reconstruction is scheduled for MSN/Frank Lamonea dewatering, dredging and reconstruction as part of the restoration plan. Agency proponents, who have express concern that the massive pponents of the State Parks’ earthmoving operation will imsuccessfully obtained all of the replan to drain, dredge and recontour the western portion quired permits for the project, say pact traffic and tourism during the of the Malibu Lagoon have an- it is estimated to cost $7 million, peak summer season. “Malibu Lagoon is thriving nounced a second “Save the Mal- and will correct design flaws in the 1983 lagoon restoration that with life and the only way it will ibu Lagoon” event. Last month, the opponents’ first have led to areas with low levels remain that way is by stopping the public gathering reportedly att- of dissolved oxygen that can bulldozers this June,” an announcement for the event states. racted more than 300 protesters of cause organism die-off. The rally-fundraiser will be Opponents of the plan say that the project. State agency officials have the project will destroy rather than held on Friday, March 18, at 7:30 largely stayed out of the fray, let- preserve the wetland’s wildlife, p.m. at Duke’s Malibu Restaurting the case for the restoration permanently impacting many ant, 21150 PCH. The evening will project be defended by a handful species, and that it has the poten- feature a complimentary taco bar of citizens while the Save Malibu tial to negatively impact the and a silent auction. The Chris Stills Band will perform. Lagoon organizers say that the world-famous surf break. The organizers are requesting a Access advocates criticize the groundswell of grassroots opposi$20 donation. More information planned removal of the current tion continues to grow. is available at www.savemalibulaOpponents of the plan, spear- beach access, which crosses the goon.com. The complete text of headed by the Wetlands Defense lagoon in a direct line to the Fund and Access for All, have beach, using a series of wooden the state’s Malibu Lagoon Restorfiled a lawsuit to stop the project, bridges, while businesses in the ation Project is available online at which is currently scheduled to Civic Center area and some city www.parks.ca.gov BY SUZANNE GULDIMANN council members have begun to break ground in June. O Bicycle Workshop Assigned Tentative May 7 Date ■ Cyclists Say They Hope the Meeting Will Be Participatory T he City of Malibu Public Safety Commission has tentatively selected May 7, 9 a.m.-noon, as the date and time for a city-sponsored three-hour bicycle workshop to discuss the hotly debated issue of cyclist and motorist safety on Pacific Coast Highway. Commission chair Carol Randall and commissioner Chris Frost, who is a cyclist, were chosen to be on the ad hoc committee to organize the event at the commission's March meeting. Cyclist Eric Bruins, a cycling advocate who teaches bike safety at USC, said he hoped the workshop would be “more participatory,” with a “structure that encourages dialogue.” Bruins outlined a wish list of subjects for the event, SHARE THE ROAD—Cyclists hope the workshop will address MSN/Frank Lamonea their concerns as well as those of the city. including a report from law enforcement representatives on bicycle collisions and “action items for law enforcement and Caltrans.” West Malibu resident Hans Laetz continued to campaign for a bike lane. Laetz said that the City of Malibu is required under the Local Coastal Program to have a bike lane on PCH. “I want to hear what the city will do to meet its obligations,” Laetz said. Commissioner Frost reminded the speakers that the workshop will be only three hours long. “The workshop [format] is only way we would be able to talk back and forth, converse,” he said. “It was meant to get club heads and people who are major players, the people who can disseminate [information], to get the cyclists, sheriff, city, us, all on the same page. It’s designed to clear up a lot of the points that people aren't clear about.” Frost described the workshop as an opportunity for “cyclists, city, (Continued on page 9) PAGE 4 MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS MARCH 10 • 2011 Town FORUM I-N F-I-R-S-T P-E-R-S-O-N Traffic Safety for All Happy birthday, City of Malibu. A lot has been done in 20 years. But there have been some pathetic failures, too. I became acquainted with the city’s quiet policies against pedestrians or bicyclists using PCH over the last year, when Trancas Country Market and I reached an agreement over their expansion project. The developer has agreed to pay for a bike lane, turn lane and sidewalk at Trancas, and give it to the public. But the city actively fought us on the sidewalk and bike lane. They said installing a sidewalk at Trancas Creek will encourage people to walk along PCH. And the city opposes a bike lane at Trancas because it would “confuse drivers.” We’ve approved a workable compromise on all that, and construction starts soon. But the city’s overall operating presumption was revealed to me: people walking or biking along PCH are bad, cars are good. This is repeated all across the city. Even the city’s own recent building renovation on PCH at Webb Way fails to include a sidewalk or safe bike lane. It turns out there is a state law, SB 908, that requires the city to implement a trail for bikes and pedestrians all along the coast. The California Coastal Trail is supposed to be as close to the ocean as possible, but use detour trails around lawful private development or inaccessible shoreline. The wet sand trail proposed by the city does not cut it. The city’s own General Plan and the LCP together have 17 sections that promote people or bikes using PCH. They require that the city come up with a citywide bike plan, support a PCH bike lane, and build a pedestrian path all along the highway. The city’s only efforts have been a $900,000 bike route at the wrong end of town, where PCH already functions safely as a bike route. When confronted with this, city officials routinely retreat to the “it’s Caltrans’ highway” default excuse, and claim the city is powerless on PCH design or operation issues. One city official says flatly that “Caltrans will never approve a sidewalk on state right of way, I guarantee you that.” Wrong on both counts. The official Caltrans policy for State Route 1 is to encourage a safe mix that encourages bikes and pedestrians. Caltrans has narrowed lanes, slowed traffic or built bike lanes on highways all over the state, like at Ojai or Mammoth Lakes. Several Caltrans officials have told me the impetus for change has to come from the city, and Malibu has never moved in that direction. As a result, PCH is frozen in amber because the city has been content to leave it that way. More than a decade ago, residents of eastern Malibu killed a city plan for modest bike safety improvements there. Since then, across the city, bicyclists and pedestrians have been struck and some killed, and the 1947 roadway layout has been left almost unchanged. This cannot continue. At its board meeting last week, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy took the first steps to force our city to meet its obligation to its own residents and beach visitors. It unanimously voted to demand that Malibu drastically overhaul its proposed Trails Map because it is woefully insufficient without PCH trails, bike lanes, and access to the coast. Malibu has to decide right now on a traffic safety plan that accommodates the reasonable needs of motorists and nonmotorists alike, and respects the parking and access needs of coast dwellers for left turns and parking as much as possible. Encroachments onto state property must be removed, just like Busch Drive. Some curvy sections near Big Rock will be problems, but the city needs to be in control of the plan. If the city continues to fail here, it invites outside agencies to write up their own plan for safe coastal access via PCH, and that won’t be pretty. A total ban on residential parking on state property is possible, to make way for bike and pedestrian recreation, no matter how awful that would be for our neighbors. Remember camping? Inaction is not an option, Malibu. We’ve had 20 years of that. Hans Laetz L-E-T-T-E-R-S to the E-D-I-T-O-R Opinion Continues on Page 10 Some residents say wastewater treatment is a public obligation just like fire and police service! Do those people have to dial 911 before they can take a shower or flush a toilet? Publisher’s NOTEBOOK Who Picks Up the Tab? One of this week’s letters to the editor promulgates an interesting theory of property rights. It postulates that when owners of private property face a major structural expense that might impact their “quality of life,” the public should pay for it. The construction of a wastewater treatment system that will add to the value of parcels in the area, as well as bring them into legal compliance, is expensive. When key physical components of a private structure fail, it is the owner’s job to do the repairs, whether they are for a collapsed deck, a broken air conditioning unit, a failing septic system, or anything else that becomes part of the property. How can residents say that they are being penalized “just” because of where they live? That’s where the problem exists. The property owners of Malibu Country Estates, Trancas, Paradise Cove, Broad Beach, Rambla and everywhere else that major construction projects have dented local pocketbooks faced up to responsibilities related to their parcels because they are the direct beneficiaries. Similarly, how can one argue that one’s wastewater treatment upgrade serves the public when the only people impacted if a house is shut off are its inhabitants? To say that wastewater treatment is similar to “on call,” or “as needed,” services, such as police and fire, ignores the 24-7 need for access to plumbing facilities by those same inhabitants. The fact is most Malibuites are elated if they never have to avail themselves of the fire and police services for which they gladly pay. Can anyone say the same about their household plumbing? Everyone in the community who has had to undertake a major repair or upgrade, especially one that is not cosmetically enhancing, such as a septic system, has gritted their teeth and done the work. And as for preservation of one’s quality of life, who determines what that means? If the quality of life for senior citizens, who are on pensions and Social Security, and whose 30-year-old home is likely paid for in full, is impacted, there are programs that can help them. If the quality of life to be guaranteed is that of high rollers who have mortgaged their house to the hilt and already spent every penny, I doubt that many people in Malibu will get in line to subsidize them. There are people in the community who did everything they could to prevent the city from addressing Civic Center area wastewater issues until the state forced its hand. This project might have cost half or less than the current price tag, if it was started 10 or more years earlier. Because politics prevailed for so long, resolution of this major issue is more difficult and costly for everyone involved. ANNE SOBLE The Malibu Surfside News (ISSN—0191-7307) The Malibu Surfside News (Malibu News) is a weekly community newspaper and related website serving the greater Malibu, Los Angeles County area that is published by Malibu News Enterprises, Inc. It has been adjudicated a newspaper of general circulation, qualified to publish legal notices by the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Decree No. C149959, May 3, 1976. The newspaper and website are copyrighted. All rights reserved. No reproduction or use of contents is permitted without express written authorization and negotiation of terms. The annual print subscription rate for Malibu zip codes is $25, other U.S. area subscriptions are $95 a year, and out-of-the-country subscriptions are $150 a year. EDITOR and PUBLISHER—ANNE C.S. 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MARCH 10 • 2011 MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS PAGE 5 MHS Day of Silence Calls for End to Bullying of LGBT Sudents Over 200 Students Took Part in Event Started 15 Years Ago That Now Involves Thousands Bullying and Harassment of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Students Continues to Be a Serious Problem on Campuses in Communities All Across the Nation alibu High School students participated in the Day of Silence on Friday, March 4, a student-led national event that draws attention to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools, according to a press release. The event was originally organized at the University of Virginia in 1996 in response to a class assignment on non-violent protests. According to the Day of Silence website, as of 2008, “Hundreds of thousands of students from more than 8000 K-12 schools, colleges and universities organized Day of Silence events.” The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network conducted a survey in 2007 that showed 86.2% of LGBT students reported being verbally harassed, 44.1% reported being physically harassed and 22.1% reported being physically assaulted at school in the past year because of their sexual orientation. Additionally, 73.6% heard derogatory remarks such as “faggot” or “dyke” frequently or often at school. Sarah Prunier, an English teacher at Malibu High, who organized this year’s event said, “About 220 kids participated on M Beach Team (Continued from page 2) under the sand,” she explained. “My concern is if it turns into a warm summer [the team won’t have] enough people.” Public Safety Commissioner David Saul expressed concern that the team could be short staffed. “We will adjust,” DeMello replied. “The hours are exactly the same, the cost is the same. It’s 40 hours every week.” In addition to monitoring Zuma Beach, the team assists with traffic incidents and other emergency situations. BY SUZANNE GULDIMANN Friday, and I have not heard of any harassment or bullying. The kids are really great about this day.” Prunier told the Malibu Surfside News, “This is the fourth or fifth year we have done the Day of Silence, so the kids all know what it is about and how important our school feels it is to promote acceptance, kindness, and compassion towards all.” Prunier is in her sixth year as advisor to the campus’s Gay-Straight Alliance, an organization that “campaigns to bring awareness to the issue of accep- tance of all people, bullying and about suicide risk gay teens experience.” She said, “This year, we put up pictures of celebrities who were out as gay and put statistics on it about harassment, bullying, etc. and said, ‘Aren’t you glad this person survived?’” Prunier concluded, “The kids all know what the Day of Silence is about and how important our school feels it is to promote acceptance, kindness, and compassion towards all. [Ending all forms of harassment and bullying] is a goal, and we keep trying to achieve it at Malibu High one day at a time.” The Gay-Straight Alliance meets Thursdays at lunch in Room 200, alternating with another club. For more information, contact Sarah Prunier at 310457-6801 x74201. BY JULIE WALLACH PAGE 6 People&PLACES MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS MARCH 10 • 2011 Students Shine at Annual Talent Show Malibuites Fundraise for Global Awareness SONG AND DANCE—Webster Elementary School students had an opportunity to share their performing arts skills at the annual Webster Talent Show. Photographer Brooke Bohm snapped the photo above of Francesca Gettings, Brooke Kawana, Paige Barrett and Jillian Wolf dancing to “Rockin’ Robin,” and, below, jailbirds ZuZu Holland, Haiden Bohm and Olivia Plank preparing to hip hop with Liam O’Herlihy and Fraser Bohm to the song “Break Out.” The show reportedly concluded with a fabulous, feather boa-bedecked performance of the teachers and staff performing the Village People’s “YMCA.” HELPING HANDS—Malibu Global Awareness, a non-profit organization that raises funds for Doctors Without Borders, recently held an event at the home of Valerie King. Above, Malibu Global Awareness supporters and board members Tim Thie, Annie Thiel, Powers Boothe, Parisse Boothe and Patrick De Carolis celebrate a successful year of philanthropy. Malibu resident Walter Zelman, Ph.D., professor, and chair of the Department of Health Science at California State University, Los Angeles, was recently appointed chair of L.A. Care’s Board of Governors for a one-year term. The 12member board represents a wide variety of Los Angeles County health care providers and facilities. Malibuite and musician Shari Perman, a voice performance major, has been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2010 semester at Westminster Choir College of Rider University, located in Princeton, New Jersey. Malibu resident Chelsea Nellie Dale Thompson has been named to Seattle Pacific University’s 2010 Autumn Quarter Dean’s List. Students on the Dean’s List have completed at least 12 credits and attained a 3.50 or higher grade point average, a press release from the university states. Malibu resident Nathan Fagan, 10, a fifth grader at Webster Elementary School, has qualified for the 2011 Junior Olympics in freestyle and breast stroke, his family writes. Fagan’s family reports that the young athelete trains four days a week on a swim team called Tsunami. 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Bath . . . . . .$40 Please call ahead for appointment 310-457-5501 29575 Pacific Coast Hwy. (Zuma Beach Plaza) *Medicated baths $5 extra MARCH 10 • 2011 MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS PAGE 7 Tax Extension Ballot Planning Panel Recommends Trail Incentives Essential to SMMUSD I Commercial Projects Would Not Be Included in Plan I Budget Outlook Is Bleak A n interim report on t h e bu d g e t wa s approved at last week’s Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District board of education meeting. The report discussed multiyear budget projections in two scenarios. The first scenario assumes the governor’s budget is adopted and voters approve tax extensions that at this point have not been put on the ballot. Additionally, Proposition 98 funds, which are determined by general fund revenues, per capita personal income, school attendance growth or decline and other factors, would be limited to $19 per Average Daily Attendance. The ADA is calculated as number of days of student attendance divided by the total number of days in the regular school year. A student attending every day would equal one ADA. Scenario 2 assumes the tax extensions are not approved and that Prop 98 funds are recalculated, resulting in a decrease to $330 per ADA. Deficit spending would increase to $3.6 million per year. This scenario “may be too optimistic,” according to Jan Maez, district assistant superintendent and chief financial officer, as “there is potential that without the tax extensions and because they are unable to make the necessary reductions in other sectors of the state budget the legislature looks again to education for additional reductions.” Both scenarios account for AB 3632, a mandate vetoed by former Governor Schwarzenegger that shifted responsibility of payment for case management, residential and therapeutic costs of students in residential treatments, and outpatient mental health services to the district. The expenses amount to $250,000 per month. Maez explained, “Budget planning for the next several years is complicated by the uncertainty that exists around the revenue limit changes that might occur and the resolution that will ultimately be found for the mental health issues resulting from the loss of funding in AB 3632. “At this time, the district clearly has sufficient funds in the scenarios to sustain current programs throughout the 2011-12 fiscal year. However, without significant revenue changes beyond the next fiscal year the board will be forced to consider a number of cost cutting measures.” The report stated, “Estimated amounts of additional reductions have ranged from a low of $300 (Continued on page 10) T he Malibu Planning Commission last week approved recommending the city council adopt a Local Coastal Program Amendment to create development incentives for trail dedications. The purpose of the LCPA, according to municipal planners, is to create an incentives plan for trail dedications offered within the city that would establish a new discretionary request called a trail dedication incentive or TDI that would be available to property owners seeking to provide a trail dedication as part of a residential development application. The TDI would not be available for commercial properties. The TDI would allow “minor deviations” from required development standards in exchange for an offer to dedicate or OTD or direct grant of a trail easement, according to city planners. “One deviation from the code is allowed for each dedication,” said the city’s Associate Planner Joseph Smith. “It is more of the carrot approach than the stick. There is more criteria than just being on a [trail] map.” Don Schmitz, who is the chair of the city's Trails Committee and a land use consultant, agreed that the "stick was never successful,” referring to the California Coastal Commission's attempts in obtaining OTDs. Schmitz said there were several “significant differences,” between what the committee handed in and what the planning panel got from the staff. He said those were the percentage of the deviation and special accommodations for unique important links to allow greater incentives, “That is [a] hugely important [difference],” he added. Another developer Norm Haynie asked whether there is legitimate nexus. “It all has to do with value because there is a loss of privacy,” he said. Commissioner Jeff Jennings said the goal is a program that works and that he was reluctant to think this proposal will work. Chair John Mazza said trails are an asset for Malibu, “maybe not everyone,” but for most an asset and the city might as well have incentives. In other action, the commission approved an application for a remodeling project on Bonsall Drive that included utilizing the Rosemary Thyme Trail as an emergency evacuation route for the hillside Cavalleri neighborhood above. The applicants agreed to put a gadget on the gate with instructions on how to open in case of a wildfire. Neighbors with large animals can now walk their pets to the traditional staging area at Zuma Beach. BY BILL KOENEKER Superintendent Makes Public Apology for Memo At last week’s board meeting, the district superintendent apologized publicly for distributing the memorandum to the board that discussed three Santa Monica special education parents and his concern that they would “sabotage” the district obtaining funds from the city of Santa Monica. Cuneo said, “I want to publicly apologize for the memorandum. It was not meant to offend or demean [the parents.] I’m appreciative of the efforts that our parents have made and have personally asked them to accept my ap- ology. “I am sorry and hope this error on my part will not hinder us in working together for all students in our district.” Although Cuneo apologized for the memo, there is ongoing internal strife between the named parents and the superintendent. One of the parents, Claudia Landis said, “From the beginning Mr. Cuneo tried to submerge the independent [special education] review [“Barber Report”] and quiet everyone who was involved in it. If he had embraced the report, I don’t think there would be the tension that there is now.” BY JULIE WALLACH PEPPERDINE PRESENTS SONGFEST 2011: “ALL NATURE SINGS” Hundreds of students will perform the annual musical variety show comprising seven 12-minute sets of singing, dancing, and original scripts. Tuesday, Mar. 15, to Friday, Mar. 18, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 19, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Smothers Theatre, Malibu Tickets are $20 for the general public. Call 310.506.4255 or visit seaver.pepperdine.edu/studentactivities. MORE EVENTS Dean’s Executive Leadership Series Featured speaker Kate Mitchell is the managing director of Scale Venture Partners and chair of the National Venture Capital Association. A reception at 5:30 p.m. will precede the presentation. Thursday, Mar. 17, 6:30 p.m. Shutters on the Beach, Santa Monica Tickets are $20 for the general public. Call 310.568.5639 or visit bschool.pepperdine.edu/dels. Annual James Q. Wilson Lecture The Ronald Reagan Professor of Public Policy will present “How to Achieve Immigration Reform.” Tuesday, Mar. 22, 11 a.m. Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley Tickets are free but reservations are encouraged. Call 310.506.7490 or visit publicpolicy.pepperdine.edu. UPCOMING WAVES ATHLETIC ACTION IN MALIBU www.pepperdinesports.com Men’s Volleyball UC Irvine: Thursday, Mar. 10, 7 p.m. UC San Diego: Saturday, Mar. 12, 7 p.m. Harvard: Tuesday, Mar. 15, 7 p.m. Men’s Tennis Duke: Friday, Mar. 11, 1 p.m. California: Sunday, Mar. 13, 1 p.m. Louisville: Monday, Mar. 14, 1 p.m. Wisconsin: Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2 p.m. Baseball Louisville: Friday, Mar. 11, 2 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 12, 1 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 13, 1 p.m. Long Beach State: Tuesday, Mar. 15, 3 p.m. Women’s Tennis USC: Saturday, Mar. 12, 11:30 a.m. 805-777-6011 Office Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art Smothers Theatre Box Office Athletics Ticket Info News and Events Crest Associates General Info 310.506.4851 310.506.4522 310.506.4935 310.506.4181 310.506.4745 310.506.4000 24255 Pacific Coast Highway Malibu, Ca 90263 www.pepperdine.edu PAGE 8 MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS DoINGS MARCH 10 • 2011 Malibu Composer and Conductor Celebrates Her Heritage with Irish-Themed Concert M alibuite Eímear Noone grew up in Kilconnell, a small country village in east County Galway, Ireland. She had a passion for music starting as a very young child. Noone says that the nuns at the convent school she attended encouraged her to pursue teaching or medicine when, at the age of 12, she announced that she wanted to be a conductor. Undeterred, Noone con- tinued to study music. By the age of 15 she was performing professionally on the flute and earned a guest spot with Ireland’s National Army Band, where she had the opportunity to conduct in front of a live audience, when the conductor handed her the baton. Noone attended Trinity College Dublin’s School of Music, where she conducted student ensembles. However, she continued to receive resistance from the ERIN GO BRAGH—Malibu conductor and composer Eimear Noone had a vision to create an authentically Irish event to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day, bringing together music, literature and theater. established musical community as she continued to pursue conducting. One maestro reportedly told her not to pursue the career because she had three strikes against her: she was young, Irish and female. After graduation, Noone established The Dublin City Concert Orchestra, which performed at Dublin’s National Concert Hall. Noone, who now lives in Malibu, has conducted and orchestrated classical repertoire, film scores, video game scores, movie trailers and pop/rock recordings. She recently composed the score to the feature film “The Forlorn” starring Crispin Glover and orchestrated Oscar nominee Javier Navarrete’s score to the film “The Hole” directed by Joe Dante. Noone’s orchestrations have been performed at the Hollywood Bowl and have been recorded at Capitol Records, Twentieth Century Fox, Abbey Road and the London Symphony Orchestra. This month, Noone is raising the tricolor flag of her homeland and throwing what a press release describes as “the best St. Patrick’s gala one can imagine.” The event, called “This Is Ireland,” is scheduled for 8 p.m. on March 17 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. It will feature music ranging from traditional Irish folk songs to the scores of John Williams, the nocturnes of John Field, and the music of Irish rock stars such as Thin Lizzy and U2, all presented with orchestra, chorus and a core rock ensemble. The concert will include Irish film clips, news reels, excerpts from great literary works, special guests— Noone has enlisted fellow Irish Malibu residents actors Pierce Brosnan and Romy Downey—and letters from Irish American emigrants. Noone, who will host the evening, scripted the event with Patrick Duffy, advisor and speechwriter to former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, and Dearbhail MacDonald, legal editor for the Irish Independent. She describes the concert as an attempt to difinitively answer the question, “What does it really mean to be Irish?” The President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, will reportedly be sending a personal greeting to the event. “As a female orchestral conductor and composer, Eímear Noone, “This is Ireland’s” producer, is one of a rare breed in a world traditionally reserved for men,” the press release states. “As a live performance theater producer, Noone continues to be a vanguard with her celebration of Ireland's rich socio-cultural history.” Tickets and additional information on the concert are available online at www.uclalive.org BY SUZANNE GULDIMANN City Offers Ocean Friendly Garden Class T he City of Malibu and the West Basin Municipal Water District are encouraging Malibu residents to participate in an upcoming free workshop entitled “Ocean Friendly Landscaping,” at Malibu City Hall, 23815 Stuart Ranch Road, on Saturday, March 19 from 9:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. Participants will learn “how to develop an ocean friendly garden using native plants, water-efficient irrigation devices such as ‘smart’ sprinkler controllers and drip irrigation, permeable materials and on-site water retention techniques to reduce dry-weather runoff pollution to the ocean,” a press release states. Participants are asked to RSVP, since space at the free class is limited. Refreshments will be provided. Residents who would like to register for the workshop or request additional information should call 310-3714633, ext. 209 or visit www.sbesc.com Just Because Months Have Passed Haiti Still Needs your Help...Do as Much as You Can Here Are Some of the Agencies Malibuites Can Consider American Red Cross - Has already pledged $1 million toward relief effort. Donors can send a $10 donation by texting “Haiti” to 90999. www.redcross.org AmeriCares - Has pledged $5 million worth of aid to Haiti, and is working with partners on the island to deliver food and medical supplies. Call 800-486-4357. CARE - Has deployed emergency teams to Port-au-Prince and will soon start distributing high protein biscuits from its warehouses in Haiti. Call 800-521-2273. Doctors Without Borders - Has already treated more than 1,000 victims in four tent facilities, and is working to treat severely injured people in need of surgery. Call 888-392-0392. Habitat for Humanity - Working to provide temporary shelter for poor families affected by quake. Call 800-422-4828. Haitian Health Foundation - Anticipating total depletion of their resources and taking donations and money and hoping to address anticipated flood of refugees leaving Port-au-Prince. Call 860-886-4357. Hope for Haiti - Stands ready to send doctors, nurses, medical supplies and equipment. Call 239-434-7183. UNICEF - Venerable agency focuses on the youngest victims, pledging that every dollar will go to aid. Call 800-367-5437. Yele Haiti - Wyclef Jean’s grassroots organization. Text Yele to 501 501 to donate $5 via your cellphone. MARCH 10 • 2011 MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS City Bike Workshop sheriff, us, [to] find how to straighten this out so there isn't animosity. It has to start somewhere. Once we get this part in motion everyone [will] understand the law.” Frost indicated that he would prefer that the workshop, which will be open to the public, be attended by individuals who are serious about the issue, such as cycling community leaders who can spread the work to large numbers of cyclists. “Do I want members of the general public there?” Frost said. “I’m not going to dissuade them, but…” “I really would like to get something accomplished,” Randall said. A grant-funded $900 bike route improvement project slated for PCH west of Trancas was also discussed. “It’s brave to bring this issue to the head,” City Councilmember Pamela Conley Ulich, speaking as a citizen, told the commission. Conley Ulich discussed the Pacific Coast Highway bike facility study that was completed in 1996. “What happened I believe is the city council got this and just brown filed it,” she said, adding that the city should look at how to spend the $900,000 bike route grant, “where it will do the most good. Maybe we shouldn’t ‘Porcelain Project’ Proponent added. The proposal will “transform” 20 pieces of porcelain restroom fixtures (sinks, urinals, and toilets) that have been recycled from the library reconstruction project and make them into “works of art.” Councilmember Laura Rosenthal had wanted to discuss another art program, though she commented positively about the recycling elements of the Porcelain project. Conley Ulich had said the history and future of Malibu has always been connected do it from Trancas,” she said, suggesting that improvements farther east might be more beneficial. “Maybe we need to do it from, I don't know, you decide,” she said. In essence the whole [PCH] is a bike route anyway,” Frost said, explaining the difference between a bike route and a bike path. “West of Trancas, nothing radically will change up there. Have you been in Starbucks on a Saturday morning? It looks like a bike shop. Maybe the public doesn't understand what a bike route is. It's a route not a path.” (Continued from page 2) Commuters are asked to help facilitate the work by using caution, having patience and obeying posted speed limits. Traffic fines are double in the construction area. BY BILL KOENEKER BY BILL KOENEKER BY SUZANNE GULDIMANN Mayor John Sibert had said he wanted it to be clear that the only action the council was taking was approving Legacy Park as the location for the city’s 20th anniversary bash. This time Conley Ulich appears to no longer be pushing for the city’s birthday bash collaboration but had picked out other dates in April at Bluffs Park and for display in the Art Barn in the city-owned Malibu Lumber Yard shopping center. BY BILL KOENEKER (Continued from page 3) the Prop O Clean Water Bond passed by Los Angeles voters in 2004 appropriating $500 million for storm water pollution prevention projects. The project cost is $10 million. Rambla Official City Song vehicular trail. The LRPROA is trying to put in a private emergency access road to reopen Rambla Pacifico Road. The vacation action or r a t h e r i n a c t i o n wa s marked by fits and starts with the various hearings being scheduled and postponed for the last several months. The ROA had pleaded with the city to not take action on vacating a portion of the road until they were finished with the roadwork. The ROA has stumbled into several legal roadblocks, including finding evidence of who owned what on the easements and underlying easements, which complicated matters for the ROA and the city. The city attorney acknowledged that various parties had raised concerns about ownership of the property owners easements and the ownership interests of the ROA. “It is still ongoing,” the city attorney said at the time, but noted that claims that the road easements would revert to the adjacent property owners appeared to not be true. “It is unfolding as the ROA said it would,” the city attorney added. The ROA has sought to construct an alternative access road for decades, following a landslide that permanently blocked access between the upper and lower portions of the canyon road from Pacific Coast Highway. (Continued from page 3) with sewers and toilets. “The city was founded because we did not want sewers in Malibu to control growth. It is the very representation of history and fate of Malibu. The toilet is an integral part of our city,” she had explained. Conley Ulich went even further in her analysis comparing the situation to the Dada movement of long ago. “We can help heal the city and do what Marcel Duchamp did in his seminal piece of the Dada movement,” she had said. PCHConstruction Project stormwater from the LFDs Hyperion wastewater treatment plant, the coastal interceptor relief sewer will be built to provide additional capacity to the existing interceptor sewer. The project is funded by (Continued from page 3) PAGE 9 (Continued from page 2) no cost. The songs as they are submitted will be uploaded to the city’s website so the public can listen to them. A panel of five judges will be chosen by the Parks and Recreation Commission. The judges will review all song submissions and select the top five finalists. The five finalists will be invited to perform their song at the 2011 Chili Cook-Off. The community will be invited to vote for a favorite song and mail in a ballot that will be printed in the Parks and Rec newsletter mailed out before the event. The panel of judges will announce the winning song following the Chili CookOff performances. The quest for an official city song came about after a local family performed a song in council chambers they had composed about Malibu and suggested members consider adopting an official city song. Councilmember Laura Rosenthal was enthused about the idea and suggested the council put together a challenge to other artists. Subsequently, the council passed on the task for establishing a process for selecting a song that would be adopted as the official city song of Malibu. BY BILL KOENEKER View Ordinance A notice issued by the planning department indicates the proposed ordinance establishes a process by which property owners within the city may seek to restore a pre-existing view with emphasis on neighbors resolving issues prior to court action. The commission had conducted informal public workshops and a formal public hearing about a proposed ordinance after the matter had been discussed by a task force for almost a year. The task force had created its own ordinance and recommended the city could simply adopt it. However, some city council members at that time frowned on proceeding (Continued from page 3) in that fashion and instructed the staff to start from ground zero. The planning department told planning commission members it would adopt provisions from the task force document, and other ordinances currently enacted by other cities. The planning commission made recommendations for inclusion into the proposed document, but the panel has not yet seen a draft version. The proposed ordinance is currently posted on the city’s website. The matter is returning to the planning panel for its recommendations before the proposal goes before the city council for approval or denial. BY BILL KOENEKER Be Informed Read the Public Notices PAGE 10 A Matter of PUBLIC RECORD PUBLIC NOTICE – FILE NO. 110283388 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT DC 2050434 The following person is doing business as: 1. Pacific Shave Ice 1. Pacific Shaved Ice 6731 Wandermere Rd., Malibu, CA 90265 Toban L. Rinehart 6731 Wandermere Rd. Malibu, CA 90265 This business is conducted by an Individual. The Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on February 17, 2011. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on Feb. 23, 2011. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) s/Toban L. Rinehart NOTICE — In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. Publish date: March 3, 10, 17, 24, 2011. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ETHEL W. RASGON Case No. BP127275 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ETHEL W. RASGON A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Maurice Rasgon in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Maurice Rasgon 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 April 5, 2011 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 5 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 deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. 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: CAROL A. JOHNSTON, ESQ. SBN 90549 KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP 2029 CENTURY PARK EAST STE 2600 LOS ANGELES CA 90067 Publish dates: March 10, 17, 24, 2011 PUBLIC NOTICE – FILE NO. 110254557 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT DC 2046612 The following person is doing business as: Global Media Marketing 5703 Calpine Dr., Malibu, CA 90265 Evans Furniture CO 5703 Calpine Dr. Malibu, CA 90265 State of Incorporation/Organization, California. This business is conducted by a Corporation. The Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on June, 1995. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on February 16, 2011. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) s/Evans Furniture CO NOTICE — In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. Publish date: February 24 and March 3, 10, 17, 2011. Be Informed Read the Public Notices MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS TOWN FORUM: L-E-T-T-E-R-S to the E-D-I-T-O-R (This week’s opinion section is continued from page 4) HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATOR SEPTIC BAILOUT Editor: I was troubled to read that the Malibu Chamber of Commerce has spearheaded an agreement naming the city of Lijiang in the People’s Republic of China Malibu’s sister city. Lijiang may be an ancient and beautiful city, but nothing can change the fact that China currently has one of the worst human rights records of any nation. Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has documented widespread human rights violations in China. According to AI, “An estimated 500,000 people are currently enduring punitive detention without charge or trial, and millions are unable to access the legal system to seek redress for their grievances. Harassment, surveillance, house arrest, and imprisonment of human rights defenders are on the rise, and censorship of the Internet and other media has grown. Repression of minority groups, including Tibetans, Uighurs and Mongolians, and of Falun Gong practitioners and Christians who practice their religion outside statesanctioned churches continues. While the recent reinstatement of Supreme People’s Court review of death penalty cases may result in lower numbers of executions, China remains the leading executioner in the world.” China also continues to shut the media out of Tibet. Hundreds of thousands of Tibetans have died as a direct result of China’s policies from 1959 to the present, through starvation, torture and execution. The Tibetans are now a people without a homeland, many fleeing the Chinese “cultural cleansing” for a life of exile in India and Nepal, while the Chinese government continues to exploit Tibet’s resources and destroy Tibetan culture and heritage. More careful thought and discussion should have gone into the decision to name a sister city. I hope that the city council will carefully consider selecting a city in a nation that respects human rights and is more closely aligned with Malibu’s values. Eleanor Tice Guldimann Editor: I am writing this letter to urge the city to rethink their proposed solution to the septic ban as mandated by the Regional Water Quality Board. To address the ban, the city proposes that the residents and businesses located within the affected areas indebt themselves to pay for the required waste water treatment facility. The costs to build such a facility, as projected by the city, could exceed $52 million. This as pointed out in the press would mean $17,000 per month per parcel for commercial property and as much as $500 per month for residential parcels. These financial obligations presumably will continue on in perpetuity. First, let me start off by saying that this waste water problem is one which affects our entire city. As a city, part of our tax base comes from sales tax generated by our local businesses. Many of which, along with a host of resident serving commercial establishments, are located within the affected areas. No business can conceivably survive and absorb these anticipated costs along with the current rents they are required to pay. If implemented as planned, our city is sure to suffer the loss of even more businesses and the badly needed sales tax revenue they generate. The residents of the affected areas are no different. They will be burdened by this financial obligation for no other reason than because of where they live. When we became a city 20 years ago, it came with certain responsibilities. One of those responsibilities was to collectively share in the health and welfare of our entire community. We all enjoy the sales tax revenue generated by our businesses. We all enjoy clean water and clean beaches. We all pay for shared services even though many of us do not directly benefit from them. Waste water treatment is a service no different from fire protection or police. We are all affected by this mandate, and we should all share in the solution. Only through shared responsibility can we be assured that the costs needed to solve this collective problem will not significantly impact our quality of life. The city must act in a manner which finds a viable and affordable solution to this significant problem. The current plan as outlined by the city demonstrates that they have ignored the true economic impacts associated with their proposed solution. Mike Sidley NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF MALIBU PLANNING COMMISSION The Malibu Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Malibu City Hall, 23825 Stuart Ranch Road, Malibu, CA, for the project identified below. ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 08-004 - An amendment to the Malibu Municipal Code creating Chapter 17.44, Citywide View Restoration Ordinance, establishing a private right of action for property owners to restore pre-existing views that have been significantly obstructed by landscaping on neighboring properties. APPLICANT LOCATION: CITY PLANNER: City of Malibu Citywide Ha Ly, Associate Planner 310-456-2489, extension 250 Pursuant to the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Planning Division has analyzed the proposed zoning text amendment, and after reviewing Initial Study No. 11-001, has determined that the project will not have a significant effect on the environment. Accordingly, a project description, initial study and negative declaration were circulated for public review. Based on the entire record and comments received, the Planning Division has determined that: (i) there is no substantial evidence that the zoning text amendment will have a significant effect on the environment; and (ii) the negative declaration prepared for this request reflects the City’s independent judgment and analysis. Accordingly, a NOTICE OF DETERMINATION, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15075(a), will be filed if the zone text amendment is adopted by the City Council. A written staff report will be available at or before the hearing. Following an oral staff report at the beginning of the hearing, any persons wishing to address the Planning Commission will be provided up to three minutes to speak. These time limits may be changed at the discretion of the Planning Commission. At the conclusion of the testimony, the Planning Commission will deliberate and its recommendation to the City Council will be memorialized in a written resolution. This amendment must be approved by the City Council before it takes effect. Copies of all related documents are available for review at City Hall during regular business hours. Written comments may be presented to the Planning Commission at any time prior to the close of the public hearing. 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 DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE, OR IN WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE DELIVERED TO THE CITY, AT OR PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Ha Ly, Associate Planner, at 310-4562489, extension 250. ______________________________________________ JOYCE PARKER-BOZYLINSKI, AICP Planning Manager Publish Date: March 10, 2011 MARCH 10 • 2011 GRATEFUL DRIVER Editor: I am a 30-year resident of the Las Flores Canyon area. The motto: “Through rain, wind, sleet or snow” should be said of Caltrans workers. I leave for work at 6 a.m. and often return after dark. So I am often traveling the canyon mostly in the dark. With all the rains we are having this season, the rocks and mud keep falling onto the roadway. In spite of this, the workers of Caltrans keep the roads clear and rock free, never disappointing me. At 6 a.m., the roads are clear, and my day starts out with a smile when I reach Pacific Coast Highway. We all owe a heartfelt thanks to the men and women of Caltrans. Harry Weiss Editor’s Note: City of Malibu and Los Angeles County work crews also clear roads under their jurisdiction around the clock, and all of them have been outstanding this winter. SMMUSD Budget (Continued from page 7) per ADA to $1,000 per ADA. This would mean a minimum of another $3.3 million reduction. Clearly, a cut of this magnitude will be devastating and we would expect that the state would allow districts to take extraordinary measures.” Linda Gross, executive director of Santa Monica Malibu Education Foundation, discussed strategic fundraising options rather than a second Gross explained, “Right now, we’re not planning on doing another SOS campaign” [the Save Our Schools emergency fundraising effort that raised over $1.5 million last year]. “We raised so much money in a short amount of time. It was such a collaborative effort and those involved continue to stay connected. “If we don’t get tax extensions on the ballot and passed in June, we will have to come together as a community and figure out what we can do.” BY JULIE WALLACH MARCH 10 • 2011 MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS PAGE 11 Winners of Local Organization’s Awards Are Acknowledged HONORED—The Malibu Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held their annual Women in the Military Luncheon last week, awarding Malibu students Tenaya Drapkin (lower left, with friend Kelly Hall) and Kaitlyn Moore (upper left, with her mother Tracy Moore) with the organization’s annual youth awards. Drapkin received the Good Citizen medal. Moore won the American History Essay award. DAR members and their military service guests, including three generations of veterans from all branches of the military, enjoyed a festive luncheon at the Malibu Nature Trust property in western Malibu. The event featured the Trident Squadron Sea Cadets of Point Mugu as color guard; a reading of the Preamble to the Constitution, and an address by the guest speaker, U.S. Navy Seals Commander Grant S. Staats. At right, DAR member Dee Rickards displays her medals. The annual luncheon provides an opportunity to celebrate the DAR’s roots in American military history. “Malibu DAR has built a solid tradition of community service, education, and strength through heritage,” a press release states. MSN Photos/Frank Lamonea Get Malibu’s Top Stories Wherever You Are on Your Mobile Device at the Malibu Surfside News New Mobile Site: http://malibusurfsidenews.com/mobile/ Tell us what news you would like to see when you are on the go, wherever you may be going. EVERYTHING MUST GO—After 29 years in Malibu, Bay Cities Beauty Store in Malibu Village is closing its doors. MSN Photo/Frank Lamonea MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS CALENDAR PAGE 12 Thurs., Mar. 10 The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine Univ e rsity, 24255 P acif ic Coast Highway, is presenting “Ro y Lichtenstein: In Process.” The exhibit runs through April 3. Museum hours are Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed on Mondays and major holidays. There is no admission charge. FI: 310-506-4851. The Malibu Township Council meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Malibu Jewish Center and Synagogue, 24855 PCH. FI: www.malibutownshipcouncil.com The Malib u/Bel-Air Republican Women Federated is hosting a presentation by nationally syndicated talkshow host Michael Medved at 6 p.m. at Pepperdine University’s Villa Graziadio, 24255 PCH. Ti ck ets are $20, including refreshments. FI: 310-457-3530. Pepperdine University’s Center for Entertainment, Media and Culture is presenting an evening with award-winning film composer Michael Giacchino at Elkins Auditorium, 24255 PCH, at 7 p.m. The ev ent is free. FI: http://arts.pepperdine.edu Fri., Mar. 11 Each Friday at 10 a.m., the historic Adamson House holds a docent-led garden tour starting at the entrance gate to the Malibu Lagoon State Pa rk. The $5 fee includes an 11 a.m. tour of the Spanish colonial revival house, its handcrafted Malibu Potteries’ tiles and extensive garden. House and museum tours are also given Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Reservations are required for groups of 10 or more. FI: 310-456-8432. The Malibu Stage Company, 29243 PCH, is presenting Peter Quilter's play “A Night at the Oscars” on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 5 p.m. through Mar. 20. FI: 310-589-1998. Malibu Women in Film will meet at 8 a.m. at the Chart House Restaurant, 18412 PCH. The guest speaker will be Jewel Diamond Ta ylor, minister / a u t h o r / m o t iva t i o n a l speak er. $15 members/ $20 non-members cash at the door. FI and RSVP: 310-457-8664. Sat., Mar. 12 The National Park Service is offering a free talk on how to use GPS technology from 2-3 p.m. at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area visitor center, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. The time and place for a second fieldwork session will be announced at the end of the talk. FI: www.nps.gov/samo The Young Actors Project presents “Spurs of Love,” an encore performance of last year’s comedy performed by Malibu-based teens, at 6:30 p.m. at Malibu High School’s auditorium, 30215 Morning View Drive. Tickets are $15 general /$10 students & seniors. Proceeds will benefit Juan Cabrillo Elementary School’s art, science and computer programs. FI and reservations: 310-582-9103. Sun., Mar. 13 The Malibu Farmers Market takes place every Sunday, 10 a.m - 3 p.m., in the Malibu Library parking lot on Civic Center Way. Sponsored by The Cornucopia Foundation, the market features fresh produce, flowers, prepared foods and more. Proceeds support the Environmental Learning Center, located behind the Malibu High School. F I : w w w. c o r n u c o p i a foundation.net Spring ahead—Daylight Saving Time goes into effect at 2 a.m. Mon., Mar. 14 The Malibu City Council meeting takes place at city hall, 23815 Stuart Ranch Road, 6:30 p.m. FI: 310-456-2489. Tues., Mar. 15 The City of Malibu Planning Commission’s regular meeting takes place at city hall, 23815 Stuart Ranch Road, 6:30 p.m. FI: 310-456-2489. Charmlee Wilderness Park, 2577 Encinal Canyon Road, is offering a docent-led wildflower hike at 10 a.m. Reservations required. 6 p.m. $4 parking fee. FI: 310-317-1364. Wed., Mar. 16 The City of Malibu’s Trails Master Plan Ad Hoc Committee meets at city hall, 23815 Stuart Ranch Road, at 6:30 p.m. FI: 310-456-2489 ext. 352. The Malibu Rotary Club meets on Wednesdays at 7:30 a.m., at Pepperdine University in the Fireside Room of the cafeteria building. FI: www.maliburotary.org Thurs., Mar. 17 The City of Malibu Parks and Rec Commission’s regular meeting will be held at Malibu City Hall, 23815 Stuart Ranch Road, at 6:30 p.m. FI: 310-456-2489 ext. 349. The Malibu Optimist Club meets at 7:30 a.m. in the Fireside Room located in the Pepperdine student cafeteria. FI: www.malibuoptimists.org Three Malibu residents who were born and raised in Ireland—composer and conductor Eimear Noone and actors Pierce Brosnan and Romy Downey—will take the stage at UCLA’s Royce Hall, 340 Royce Drive, Los Angeles, to celebrate their Irish heritage as part of a concert entitled “This is Ireland.” 8 p.m. Tickets are $33-88. FI: www.uclalive.org Sat., Mar. 19 The City of Malibu is sponsoring an “Ocean Friendly Garden Workshop,” at Malibu City Hall, 23815 Stuart Ranch from 9 a.m. - noon. FI and to register: 310-3714631 ext. 209 or www.sbesc.com The City of Malibu is hosting a used oil and paint roundup at the upper parking lot of the new city hall, 23825 Stuart Ranch Road, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. FI: 310-456-2489 ext. 286. Charmlee Wilderness, 2577 Encinal Canyon Road, is offering a spring equinox Full Moon Hike at 5 p.m. $4 parking fee. Reservations are required. FI: 310-3171364. The National Park Service invites hikers to take a ranger-led three-mile sunset hike to the top of Sandstone Peak, the highest point in the Santa Monica Mountains, starting at 5:15 p.m. at the Sandstone Peak Trailhead on Yerba Buena Road. Participants should be prepared for a strenuous hike and are encouraged to bring a light meal and plenty of water for a picnic dinner on the mountaintop. FI: www.nps.gov/samo Sun., Mar. 20 Kumeyaay ethnobotanist Richard Bugbee is presenting a workshop on native uses for plants 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1 p.m.-3 p.m. at Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center, 4126 Potrero Road, Newbury Park. All ages welcome. FI: 805-370-2301. Mon., Mar. 21 The City of Malibu’s Harry Barovsky Memorial Youth Commission meets at Malibu City Hall, 23815 Stuart Ranch Road, at 7 p.m. FI: 310456-2489. Tues., Mar. 22 The City of Malibu’s Arts Task Force will meet at Malibu City Hall, 23815 Stuart Ranch Road, at 6 p.m. FI: 310-456-2489 ext. 256. Sat., Mar. 26 The City of Malibu is participating in Earth Hour 2011. Residents are encouraged to join the city by turning off the lights in their homes from 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. to “make a statement about climate change.” FI: www.ci.malibu.ca.us MARCH 10 • 2011 Sun., Mar. 27 The City of Malibu is hosting a community picnic and celebration at Legacy Park, opposite the Civic Center on Civic Center Way, at noon to commemorate the 20th anniversary of cityhood. The event will include children’s activities and live music and entertainment. Commemorative items will be available. FI: www.ci.malibu.ca.us Mon., Mar. 28 The Malibu City Council’s regular meeting takes place at city hall, 23815 Stuart Ranch Road, 6:30 p.m. FI: 310456-2489. Proposed calendar listings must be submitted to The News as far in advance of event as possible. Items for free listings will be screened for community-wide interest and are subject to space and lead time limitations. If you would like to list a commercial or election campaign event, contact the advertising department for information about charges. Items must include an FI, or “For Information” number, whenever possible. Submit items for consideration in writing (no listings will be accepted over the telephone) by Friday to: MSN Calendar, P.O. Box 947, Malibu, CA 90265, FAX listing to 310-457-9908 or email to [email protected] Battle Los Angeles The Adjustment Bureau (PG-13) (PG-13) Fri–Thur 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Sat–Sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Fri–Thur 4:15, 7:15, 10:00 Sat–Sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:00 3/11/11–3/17/11 Malibu Religious Services Times St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church 310-457-7966 www.staidanschurch.org 28211 Pacific Coast Highway (Rev. Joyce Stickney) 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist, 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist, music, choir, Sunday School and childcare (10-11 a.m.). Our Lady of Malibu Catholic Church 310-456-2361 3625 Winter Canyon Road (Rev. William F. Kerze) Sat. 5 p.m. Sun. 7, 8, 10:30 and 12:30 Malibu Seventh-Day Adventist Church 818-458-8884 Sat. 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. at Webster Elementary, 3602 Winter Canyon Rd. www.malibusdachurch.adventistfaith.org Malibu United Methodist Church 310-457-7505 www.malibuumc.org 30128 Morning View Drive (Reverend Lynn Westover) Adult & Youth classes, 10:30 a.m. Contemp. Worship & Children’s Class Malibu Presbyterian Church 310-456-1611 3324 S. Malibu Canyon Road (Rev. Greg Hughes, Pastor) Sun. 9:30 a.m. Trad./Contemp. Blended, 11 a.m. Contemp. Nursery thru 5th grade Sunday School at both services. First Church of Christ, Scientist www.tfccs.com 310-457-7767 28635 W. Pacific Coast Highway 10 Church & Sunday School, Wed. 8 p.m. University Church of Christ 310-506-4504 24255 Pacific Coast Highway. Sun. worship at 10:15 a.m. in Elkins Auditorium; Bible classes at 9:00 a.m. in various Pepperdine campus locations. http://www.universitychurchofchrist.us Waveside Church 310-774-1927 Malibu West Beach Club (Pastor Dave Dowler) Sun. 10 a.m. Nursery through 5th grade service available. www.wavesidemalibu.com Chabad of Malibu 310-456-6588 22933 Pacific Coast Hwy. (Rabbi Levi Cunin) Fri. 6:30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. followed by lunch Calvary Chapel Malibu 310-589-WORD(9673) Sun. 10 a.m. at Juan Cabrillo School Wed. 7 p.m., Bible Study at 6136 Tapia Dr. MARCH 10 • 2011 MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS PAGE 13 LITTLE LEAGUE OPENING DAY BASEBALL SEASON—Spring was in the air on Saturday, as parents, siblings and family friends gathered to watch their Little Leaguers start the 2011 baseball season at Bluffs Park. The opening ceremonies were followed by the first games of the season, and some extra fun, including a bounce house and climbing wall. FIRST PITCH—Capturing a moment straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting, Malibuite Nathan Ball, a U.S. Marine, throws the first pitch of the season. <<<<PLAY BALL— Special guest Mike Ryan shares the pitching duties as the first game of the season gets underway at Bluffs Park. >>>>PITCH— Teams get down to business once the ceremony concluded, with the Yankees and the Red Sox going head-to-head in the first official game of the year. 2011 SEASON GOES TO BAT EXUBERANCE—Players, in brand new uniforms toss hats in the air as they get ready to MSN Photos Frank Lamonea take to the field in their brand new team uniforms HATS OFF—The Pledge of Allegiance provided a rare somber moment at the opening ceremony. TEAM PRIDE—Teams brought banners and signs emblazoned with the team and players’ names, fierce or whimsical mascots and team colors. PAGE 14 MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS MARCH 10 • 2011 Sheriff ’s and Public Safety REPORT SKATE SNATCHER A black and white skateboard, valued at $200, with the word “FOUNDATION” on the bottom and a sticker of a “green sasquatch” on the front was reported stolen at knife point from in front of an office building on Point Dume on March 4. The victim told Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station deputies that he was standing alone, waiting for his friends to catch up with him when he was approached by an unknown person who reportedly said “do you want the sword or the board?” The victim stated that he was at first confused by the question, but then observed that the individual was holding a knife in his right hand. The victim stated that the knife “looked huge, it was the size of a ruler.” He told the suspect that “he did not want the sword.” The suspect took the board out of the victim's hands and walked towards his vehicle, parked 30 feet north of the location, according to the report. The victim then yelled “what are you doing, man?” The suspect replied “you didn’t want the sword, did you?” and continued towards the vehicle. The victim stated that his friends arrived at that point and began videotaping the suspect with a camera brought to film the skateboarders “doing tricks on their boards.” A second witness wrote down the license plate of the vehicle. The report states that the sheriff’s deputies ran the plate information and were able to determine that the vehicle is registered to a Los Angeles man. He was entered into the system as an “armed and dangerous suspect.” The video has reportedly been provided as evidence. The incident is under investigation. COPPED CHRONOMETER A men’s wristwatch valued at $4700 was reportedly stolen from a residence on PCH in west Malibu during the night of Jan. 23. The victim told Lost Hills Sheriff's Station deputies that he usually left the watch on his bedside table when he went to sleep. However, on the date the watch disappeared the victim wore a different watch leaving the first watch on a table. When he returned home • the following day the watch was missing. The victim stated that he suspected his brother's girlfriend, who resides on the property in a different residence and “has been known to hock watches at pawnshops,” according to the victim. The victim waited to file a report “because he was hoping his brother would get the watch back for him if he hinted strongly enough.” The report states that there was no sign of forced entry. PARK PECCADILLOES In the latest round of park-related vehicle burglaries, a hiker parked at the Newton Canyon trailhead on Kanan Dume Road on Mar. 5 returned to find her rear passengerside window smashed, and a beach bag containing a sweatshirt, a pair of flip flops, food, a bible and a book entitled “Facing Adversity” was missing. A $50 purse, purple with dragonflies, a $200 camera and a $50 flash drive were removed from a vehicle parked at Malibu Creek State Park on the morning of March 3. The passenger-side window was smashed. A second vehicle, parked approximately five car-lengths away, was also burglarized during the same timeframe. The burglar(s) made off with a $20 wallet containing a California driver license. A $50 wallet containing a Swedish driver license and a pink, $35 wallet containing a debit card and $20 U.S. currency were reported stolen from a vehicle parked on PCH at the Malibu Lagoon on Mar. 5. The victims returned to the car to find that the driver's side door lock had been forced open. A $700 purse and $700 tablet device were reportedly stolen from the bleachers at Bluffs Park on March 3 during a baseball game. The victim was unable to locate any witnesses. BAGGED BURGLAR The Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station has announced that a Santa Paula man was recently arrested in connection with a burglary that occurred at a residence on PCH in western Malibu earlier this year. The suspect was arrested for receiving stolen property, possession of burglary tools and CYCLE CRASH UNYEILDING—A crash involving a bicyclist and a pedestrian shut down Mulholland Highway briefly on Sunday, near a Malibu Creek State Park trailhead that is popular with hikers and cyclists, while emergency responders dealt with the aftermath of the incident. MSN/Frank Lamonea a warrant for the Malibu burglary. The suspect reportedly had in his possession an MP3 player that was reported stolen during a vehicle robbery on PCH in December of 2010. He was also found in possession of a window punch tool. The same suspect was arrested in August 2010 for vehicle burglary in the City of Malibu. according to the sheriff’s report, the 2010 investigation linked the suspect to “approximately” 11 other vehicular burglary incidents. The D.A.’s office has filed felony charges on the suspect. WALLET WOE A visitor to Topanga State Beach reported that he lost a wallet containing a French passport, driver license, credit card and blank checks, on Mar. 7. BY SUZANNE GULDIMANN MALIBU PROFESSIONAL and BUSINESS GUIDE • • PROFESSIONAL • Optometrists Accountants Johnson, Harband, Foster & Darling, CPAs Pacific Palisades - Full Service Tax and Accounting Firm. 310-454-6545 [email protected] Attorneys BRICKELL & MEZA Serious injury lawyers/all claims & cases 25 YEARS in Malibu & Beverly Hills 310-858-3555 Free Consult FAST ANSWERS Doctor of Chiropractic BRUCE A. PARKER D.C. Practicing in Malibu since 1984 Treatment for stress - Sports Injuries. 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Box 2531 310-455-2827 Malibu, CA 90265 • MALIBU PROFESSIONAL • and BUSINESS GUIDE MARCH 10 • 2011 MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS PAGE 15 Status of Richardson Investigation May Take Back Seat as Depositions Get Underway in Consolidation of Lawsuits Filed Separately by Her Parents ■ Family Members Say LASD Procedures When Taking Women into Custody Are ‘Discriminatory’ I nformation flow may be reduced as all of the major participants, including family members and Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department officials and personnel, are being scheduled to give depositions in litigation related to the death of Mitrice Richardson. Richardson is the 24year-old African-American honors college graduate who was taken into custody by LASD deputies at Geoffrey’s restaurant on Sept. 16, 2009, for allegedly being unable to pay an $89 dinner check and possessing what has since become a legal amount of marijuana. Patrons and restaurant staff described Richardson as speaking gibberish; mesmerized by bright lights and stating she was from Mars. The restaurant manager performed a citizen’s arrest and three deputies transported the handcuffed woman to the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station. Meanwhile, Richardson’s car—with her purse, credit cards and cell phone locked inside—was towed to the Malibu impound lot in the Civic Center area. The Los Angeles resident was released from Lost Hills alone just after midnight the next morning, without a means of transportation, credit cards or cell phone in an area she didn’t know. Richardson neither contacted, nor was ever seen alive by her family again. Most of Richardson’s skeletonized remains were found 11 months after she disappeared. Other than a possible sighting the morning of Sept. 17, there was no trace of her until park rangers checking on an abandoned marijuana grove not far from the sighting location made the grisly find. Additional bones were then found in a repeat field check of the site in February, and authorities are awaiting DNA test results to verify whether they belong to the dead woman. Even before the repeat search, the county coroner’s office blasted LASD homicide detectives for moving the remains before coroner’s investigators could examine them, an apparent violation of state law, and compromising the coroner’s office investigation by their possible haste and carelessness. The Office of Independent Review, the county watchdog over possible misconduct, is reviewing the inter-agency dispute. OIR lead attorney Michael Gennaco has become personally involved with every aspect of the case, including taking part in trips to the remains location and making frequent contact with family members. Last month the Federal Bureau of Investigation local office declined a request from Sheriff Lee Baca in January to get in- volved in the investigation, including examination of Richardson’s clothing that was found scattered near the remains and ignored by the LASD, and exhumation of her buried remains for more in-depth analysis. Richardson’s mother Latice Sutton indicates that she is not giving up on involving the FBI. She is trying to set up a meeting to maintain that the FBI must become involved because the LASD has “so botched up the case that it is difficult to have confidence in their professionalism and their commitment to finding out how my daughter died.” DISCRIMINATION Sutton and her circle of supporters are now drafting material that addresses what they believe is a sexist, discriminatory, and therefore illegal LASD practice: sheriff’s deputies requiring women to leave their purses inside their impounded vehicles when they are taken into custody. Ronda Hampton, a family friend and one of the cofounders of Mitrice.org, a group that will lobby for social change, said, “Those purses contain money, credit cards, ID, cell phones, personal information and other items women will need when released.” Hampton said this is “especially critical when women are released from remote stations, such as Lost Hills, at all hours and may have to arrange their own transportation home.” She said the policy is inherently gender discrimination because most men have their important belongings in their trouser or jacket pockets and are not left without resources to take care of themselves. With regard to local procedures, Hampton said, “I believe that the Lost Hills Station has a pattern and practice of failing to keep women from harm. Based on their routine practice of arresting women and not securing their belongings, they are rendering women helpless to care for themselves and putting them at risk of harm by human and animal predators.” The women took part in about a half-hour tour of Lost Hills Station last Saturday that they said helped them understand the booking process. Hampton told the Malibu Surfside News, “We walked past the jailer’s desk and were allowed to enter the two holding cells, one of which was where Mitrice was placed. The cells were much smaller than they appeared in the video.” She said, “The cells each had a pay phone, which we were told could be used by a detainee; however, they could only make either a collect call or use a credit card to make the call. They could also use a house phone that could be passed VICTIM—Family members believe Mitrice Richardson was murdered not long after she was released from Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station on Sept. 17, 2009, and they have not let up efforts to obtain FBI assistance. to them through the fenced window. The house phone is only able to make local calls. The phones are turned on for the detainee to use after their booking process is complete.” Hampton subsequently emailed the deputy who led the tour, “Maybe you can clear up some confusion that I am having. Did I hear correctly that with the house phone, a detainee could only make local calls and with the pay phone they could only make either credit card or collect calls?” She says this could have major implications for how Richardson was treated. If this turns out to be the case, it might explain why Richardson apparently could not put through calls to her great-grandmother in Los Angeles on the house phone reportedly given to her by the jailer. At the end of the tour, the women discussed their concerns with the way women are detained without critical belongings. Hampton said, “When we explained [to Lost Hills staff] that this could be problematic for many women who carry their property in their purses, this seemed to fall on deaf ears. They just do not want to acknowledge that this is a dangerous practice.” BACA MEETINGS A meeting between Sheriff Baca and Sutton and her supporters that was scheduled several weeks ago for Monday, March 7, was cancelled after Baca was served with a deposition in the negligence and civil rights violations lawsuit filed individually by Richardson’s biological father, Michael Richardson. That suit is now consolidated with the lawsuit filed by Sutton, who raised the dead woman. Sutton indicated that she and her group now expect to receive updates from Baca’s chief of staff, Commander James Lopez, who “has agreed to continue to meet with us and remain in contact...every two weeks or so...about the progress of the ongoing investigation into Mitrice’s death.” BY ANNE SOBLE Just BETWEENUs Hey, the Duke Died I read the other day that Duke Snider died. I know, I know, I’m not the only one who read it, but it put me sharply in mind of the fact that for a while New York City had three of the greatest center fielders in the game of baseball playing at the same time—three centerfielders who would have boosted any team in history into championship contention. They were heroes to all of us New Yorkers, and all of us argued endlessly on the opposing merits of Snider, Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle. What city could boast three teams like the Dod- gers, Giants and the Yankees? Come to think of it, what city could boast three major league baseball teams playing simultaneously? Of course, these were the forties and fifties when baseball was our national pastime. Still... Each team had its own history, its own look, its own fans. The nuttiest were in Brooklyn, the most loyal in adversity, the Giants, and the most hated, because the team was easily the most successful, the Yanks. Ah, those center fielders. Sure we had great pitching all over the city. Sandy Koufax, Whitey Ford. Catchers? Yogi Berra, and Roy Campanella. Shortstops? Phil Rizzuto and Pee Wee Reese. Managers? Leo Durocher, who managed the Dodgers and then the Giants, and Casey Stengel, who managed the Yankees and then the Mets (when the Giants and Dodgers left us with only the Yanks, while they moved to Los Angeles). We had it all. Look at the LA Dodgers. Find me a star...a half of a Snider...a quarter of a Mays...an eighth of a Mantle? We’re not talking ballplayers here. We’re talking legends—rivals in the same city. In all of us, there is a time of life we have lived through that was unforgettable, when a sport we cared about produced once in a lifetime thrills. For boxing fans, there was the time of Jack Dempsey, or Joe Louis, and Sugar Ray Robinson, or if you were born later, Ali. These last ten years it was basketball out here, when basketball heroes appeared in concert, to give us thrills and eye pictures, private viewing of harmless but forever exciting play. The league was never more thrilling. We had the “showtime” Lakers, with Magic Johnson defending against Boston’s Larry Bird and the Bulls’ Air Jordan, and...and.... Tennis? Right now, one of the best male record busters, ever, Roger Federer. You have to be lucky, for of course it’s out of your control. Athletes through the years have given each of us a deathless deep well of excitement that brightens all of our days. When we were involved in World War II, Joe DiMaggio’s hitting streak pushed the war off the front pages, and gave us something to smile for, to root for, to remember all of our lives. Conclusion? These years, sportsmen and women are paid enormous sums of money we may grumble about, and dispute their being payed whatever monstrous salary they may get. But think it over. They are inimitable. They are super graceful, powerful, competent at what they do far beyond what we may dream about doing, and in fact, they often comprise what we wish for ourselves or our children. Duke Snider, Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle were dream merchants, and you cannot buy dreams. BY LAN O’KUN PAGE 16 MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS MARCH 10 • 2011 The Aquarium AGE The Week of March 10–16, 2011 The mad, nearly manic rush of the last several weeks continue, and while it may be hard to believe, this week the seemingly unrelenting sense of urgency actually seems to intensify. It’s hard to know exactly when the mad rush began: Was it Jupiter’s move into Aries that upped the pace? The final pass of Uranus through the last degrees of Pisces, encouraging hearts and minds to squeeze as much as possible into as many moments as were available? Or is it Uranus’ entry into Aries that’s generating such a powerful field of constant activity? Perhaps it’s an aggregation of all these events that’s pushing the pace. But whether it’s one cause or many, one thing is sure: the wild ride of daily life is gaining momentum. Expect to feel pressed for all sorts of things—time, money, words, or breath. The good news is that despite feeling stretched, an odd sensation of rising to the occasion supports most endeavors. Uranus moves into Aries on March 11, and as it starts a new cycle, so do we. Uranus signifies kinetic energy, especially the dynamic motion of change. Aries represents volition expressed through action, particularly activities motivated by passion, ambition, and desire. And the power of their combined presence tends to manifest as a quickening of stagnant issues, personal or collective. As that urge for action combines with the drive of a new cycle, you may want to reevaluate those New Year resolutions. Go ahead—spring is a fine time to celebrate a new beginning and the vernal equinox is only a few days away. All new cycles have signatures of adventure and anxiety, and this one is no different. Uranus is an erratic, unpredictable force, and Aries, while not necessarily unpredictable or erratic can be impatient, tempestuous, and rash. These are the very qualities that often land Aries in the thick of controversy, defending choices and positions that seem a bit extreme to the rest of us. But it is important to remember, first, that we all have Aries somewhere in our birth chart, and second, without that Aries need to forge new pathways, few of us would ever leave the comfort of what’s known for the thrill of the unknown. Also keep in mind, new cycles tend to excite old habits—it’s almost as if certain themes you thought were long gone make a momentary, and often splashy, comeback. Don’t despair if you find yourself caught in an onslaught of old The PUZZLE 3/10/11 behaviors or attitudes. Be confident, face the challenge of transformation, and understand that the persistent red threads of karmic patterns appear at every significant juncture. And this new Uranus cycle is going to offer a plethora of opportunities to face those areas that still suffer from a lack of awareness. As you move through the next several weeks of adjusting to the new signature, do your best to remember that all of us will be experiencing this new frequency, which means all of us are going to need more than a little tenderness. Do your best to make kindness your default setting. If you know your Ascendant and/or your Moon Sign, read that, too. Aries (March 21-April l9): Uranus feeds your need to break free from whatever seems to be holding you back. Just remember, it isn’t necessary to burn every bridge on the path to independence. Some situations, while inhibiting, may also provide necessary training. Taurus (April 20-May 20): Uranus moves you into a deep internal phase, and while that doesn’t mean you’re going to be anti-social, you are apt to experience an increased need for contemplative time allows for greater self-awareness. Gemini (May 21-June 21): Uranus encourages you to become more actively engaged in your community. It makes no difference whether your participation is through volunteering or contributing; what’s important is you’re involved. Cancer (June 22-July 22): Uranus focuses your attention on career concerns, and as part of that process you’re probing new avenues of employment. Be bold and adventurous, and you’ll be pleased with what you discover about yourself. Leo (July 23-August 22): Uranus expands your consciousness, and while you might think this is about drugs, it’s more about the exploration of new belief systems. When possible, let go of the tried-and-true, and you’ll set your mind and soul free. Virgo (August 23-September 22): Uranus provokes an innovative approach to finance, especially if you’re willing to let go of old habits that might be keeping you mired in debt. I’m not promising a miracle cure, but there is the possibility of improvement. Libra (September 23-October 22): Uranus insists on a new understanding of relationships, and while you think this has to do with others, the transformation begins with you. Start this process by considering how you could take better care of yourself. Scorpio (October 23-November 21): Uranus stimulates startling developments in the workplace. Flexibility is the key to accepting these surprising plots twists and handling them with skill. Sagittarius (November 22-December 21): Uranus arouses a need for uninhibited self-expression. From declaration of love to portraits in oil to songs written, sung, and played in the key of “me,” be willing to risk it all by being yourself. Capricorn (December 22-January 19): Uranus disturbs your home, internal and external, triggering issues of safety and security. There’s no need to be anxious, and every need to figure out how to create greater equanimity. Aquarius (January 20-February 18): Uranus is all about the conversation, and that means you are talking – a lot. Whether it’s monologues or dialogues, you’re engaged in an exchange of innovative ideas that certain to be growth producing. Pisces (February 19-March 20): Uranus opens up issues of value, from m-o-n-e-y to self-esteem and everything in between. Discard old negative spending habits as well as old ways of assessing your gifts, and you’ll move toward a deeper sense of ultimate worth. BY RALFEE FINN Copyright © 2011 SOLUTION TO LAST WEEK’s PUZZLE MARCH 10 • 2011 MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS PAGE 17 MALIBU Beach, Canyon & Mountain ______________________________________ R E A L E S T A T E MALIBU PARK READY TO BUILD . . . . . . . . . . .$995,000 SYCAMORE PARK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,995,000 Plans and Approvals 1.6 Acres Fabulous Views 4 Bedroom Terry & Gwen Lucoff 310-317-8391 DISTINCTIVE MALIBU HOMES AND ESTATES New! 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Terri did a terrific job in finding us the perfect home. She made sure all of the paperwork was in perfect order as well as getting everything completed in record time. I would recommend Terri to anyone looking in this area for a home. She is professional and takes care of her clients. Sincerely, JP Tennis and Swim Center TERRI NOVITSKY Cell: 310-367-2747 Office: 818-657-6500 [email protected] malibu-houses.com Keller Williams Realty • Calabasas Estates D AV I D C A R T E R 310.456.6271 (Direct) • 310.980.4434 (Cell) w w w. M a l i b u M o b i l e H o m e s . c o m PARADISE COVE MANUFACTURED HOMES - Malibu REMODELED BEACH HOME: Terrific remodel. Walk to sandy Cove Beach. 1+1, bonus rm. Wood flrs, tiled bath. Fenced & private. Sunny deck. In Escrow $ 209,000 BEACH-LEVEL HOME: Affordable 2 bdrm + 1 bath home located creekside. Nice sized yard. Good Parking. Slider to big deck. $ 325,000 CLASSIC CREEKSIDE COTTAGE: Custom rebuilt 2 bdrm, 1 bath. Hardwood floors, granite counters, high ceilings, fireplace, decks. 2-car parking. $ 395,000 WHITEWATER OCEAN VIEWS: 150 yards to the sand! Total custom 2+1 beach home. High ceilings, tile & wood floors, decks, grass yard. $ 545,000 RENOVATED CLASSIC 70 SHOME: 2+2, steps from bluffs. On a 4,220 sf lot, lg fenced backyard w/apple & plum trees. Prime bluff top location w/partial ocn vus. In Escrow $ 599,000 JUST 150 YARDS FROM THE BLUFF: Charming 2+2 in pristine condition. Pristine condition, wood flrs, stone tiled bthrm. drywalled thruout. Decks to gardens, trees, flowers. $ 629,000 ON ONE OF THE LARGEST LOTS: Dblwide 2+2 on the street leading to the bluff. Large decks, mature trees, fenced yard. Remodel & expand. Close to beach trail. $ 695,000 Newer 2007: Triplewide, 2 bdrm, 2 bath and bonus room. Canyon views, serene setting, stone patios. Great open floor plan. $ 749,000 THE PERFECT RETREAT: Look out at trees & ocn vus. 3+2, ideally located & beautifully finished. Blt in 07, 1,750+ sf, hi ceilings, natural light, hrdwd flrs, travertine bthrms, adj ofc areas. 2 sunny, pvt decks, beautifully landscaped & fenced yard. $ 935,000 POINT DUME CLUB MANUFACTURED HOMES - Malibu AFFORDABLE MALIBU: Bank-owned 2+2 remodel. Wood flrs, master spa tub & stone shower. Fenced, doors to deck & more! 1,680 sf. Bonus rm. Lg yard & patio. $ 355,000 BEST VALUE: Charming 2+2. Nice sized, ocn vu lot w/low space rent. Recent upgrades & great potential. Slider from master to deck with ocn/sunset vus. Fenced yard. $ 385,000 GREAT OPPORTUNITY: Triplewide 2+2, 1,940 sf home. Newer style, hi-ceilings. Huge mstr, fplc, 3-car pkng. Beautiful location, cyn vus. Lg yard area, fenced. In Escrow $ 395,000 CANYON VIEWS: Quiet location on a huge fenced lot (apx 4,000sf) great for kids/pets. 3+2.5 recently remodeled interior, LR w/sunken FP. Deck with some ocn vus. $ 395,000 IMMACULATE! Newer home, 3+2, hi-ceilings, lg deck overlooking landscaped backyard, small ocn vu. Open living area, lg ktchn, master suite w/spa tub. Low space rent. $ 450,000 OCEAN VIEW: Fabulous 2,000 sq.ft. triplewide. A newer remodel with 2 bdrms + 2 bthrms, hi-ceilings, wood floors, decks, spa. Landscaped. $ 523,000 BRAND NEW HOME: 3+2 with ocean, sunset & mtn vus. 1,650 sf, hi-ceilings, nat'l light, hardwood flrs thruout. Tile ktchn cntrs, center isl, lg master, huge ocn vu deck. $ 595,000 PERIMETER LOCATION: Highly coveted location, privacy & serene canyon vus with peek of ocn from the deck. Gorgeous remodel. 3+2, fenced yard, dog run & parking. $ 635,000 UNOBSTRUCTED PERIMETER OCEAN/MTN VUS: Country-style 3+2 home. French doors to large decks, fireplace, tile counters, wood floors. In Escrow $ 675,000 PERIMETER LOCATION: Newer 3+2, upgraded, ocean, coastline & mtn vus. Hi-ceilings, hrdwd flrs, tiled baths, Ocn vus from wrap-around deck. Landscaped, 4-car pkng. $ 795,000 BREATHTAKING OCEAN VIEWS: Architecturally designed, newly built 3+3 on the lower perimeter by Beach Gate. 2,300 sf of luxury. Gourmet ktchn, massive glass sliders to lg deck & private spa overlooking the ocean. Hrdwd, stone tile flrs, media screen, fps... $2,275,000 POINT DUME CLUB - Malibu - FOR LEASE OCEAN & SUNSET VIEWS: New 3 bdrm + 2 bath home with 1,650 sq. ft. of living space. Great views, wood floors, tile counters, large decks. $4,200 mo/year SEMINOLE SPRINGS MANUFACTURED HOMES – Agoura Hills RESIDENT OWNED PARK GREAT VALUE: 3+2 home on large lot. Nice front deck, fplc, garage, extra loft-ofc, fenced yard. Needs remodel or replace with new unit. Ask for Bracken Carter $ 159,000 PRICED TO SELL! Just 15 mins from sand & surf on scenic Mulholland Rd. Clean 2+2 dblwd, newer appliances. Slider to patio. In Escrow $ 129,000 MARCH 10 • 2011 MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS PAGE 19 THE LEVIN GROUP r e a l e s tat e ENTERTAINER’S DREAM 29803 Baden Place - $5.875.000 Over 7000 sq ft of living space on this exclusive pr ivate estate. www.29803badenplace.com Eytan Levin - 310.456.8026 SP E C TAC U L A R C OA S TL I N E V I E W 27244 Pacific Coast Hwy - $25.000/mo Comes with all the Amenities you could ask for On one of Malibu’s Best Beac hes Also for Sale - Pr ice on Request Eytan Levin - 310.456.8026 TI M E TO R E L A X 24222 Malibu Road - $21.500/mo Tasteful Beac h House on one of Malibu’s BEST and dr iest beac hes. Also For Sale - Pr ice on Request www.LevinGroupEstates.com Eytan Levin - 310.456.8026 PR IVATE BEAC H HAC IENDA 25036 Malibu Rd - $40.000/mo Malibu Road living at its best!! Sand to g rassy yard with all the bells & whistles. Also for Sale - Pr ice on Request Eytan Levin - 310.456.8026 OUTRIGGER O N C ARBO N BEAC H 22548 PCH #304 Completely remodeled 2 BR condo. Open floor plan with ocean views from ever y room. Pr ivate patio. For Lease - $6,000/month Jill Reeder - 310.924.9311 SERENE ARCHITECTURAL 4209 Ocean View Dr - $1.240.000 4 bed/4 bath, Hardwood floor s, dec ks Ocean and canyon views from all levels Walk in 2000 bottle wine cellar Also for Lease - $4.500/mo Jill Reeder - 310.924.9311 O C E A N V I E W F OU R PLEX 31209 PCH - $3.550.000 Arc hitectural Four plex Overlooking Zuma Beac h and Point Dume www.FourPlexMalibu.com Sue Varga - 310.924.4188 HAMPTONS ON CARBON BEACH 22626 PCH - $1.250.000 www.TheMalibu5.com Sue Varga - 310.924.4188 A MA ZING NEW C O NST RUC T IO N 27132 Car r ita - $1.600.000 Dramatic contemporar y with soar ing ceilings. Pic k your finishes. Hor ton Chr isman Team - 310.456.8689 2 3 L OV E LY AC R E S W / E S TATE H O M E 3130 Tr iunfo Canyon Rd - $4.995.000 This acreage is made up of 4 parcels and is zoned R-R, allowing for many uses plus residential. www.3130Tr iunfo.com Hor ton Chr isman Team - 310.456.8689 P R I VATE A N D S E R ENE 9680 Wells Road - $990.000 Over 11 pr ivate, treed acres with repor ts and most infrastr ucture. www.9680Wells.com Hor ton Chr isman Team - 310.456.8689 35 ACRE OCEAN VIEW COTTAGE Malibu, CA - $1.950.000 Ranc h or estate site with best views in Malibu. www.9351DeerCreek.com Hor ton Chr isman Team - 310.456.8689 FAMILY COMPOUND POSSIBILIY 6011 Kanan Dume - $3.700.000 Four lots available together or separate close to PCH and estates with vineyards. www.6011Kanan.com Hor ton Chr isman Team - 310.456.8689 455 ACRES OUT OF COASTAL Kanan & Mulholland - $6.900.000 Residential & non-residential zoning www.455acres.com Hor ton Chr isman Team - 310.456.8689 20 ACRE RANCH 11077 Pacific View - $2.150.000 Two homes and more with amazing views and a huge amount of flat land www.11077PacificView.com Hor ton Chr isman Team - 310.456.8689 MA LIBU LA ND WITH A PPROVA LS 30478 Mor ning View - $1.195.000 Final approvals for 6,500 sq ft home with steps to beac h, shopping and sc hools www.30478Mor ningView.com Hor ton Chr isman Team - 310.456.8689 | A LMI A I C CCO OA A ST A YA Y M 2 2 62 12 16 1 P1 APCA ICFI FI C T HHI IGGH HWW B LUI ,B UC, AC A 9 0920 62 56 5 I | S TW A TW E .S L. CE O 3W 1 0W. W 4 5. L6 E. V 0 2I N2 G0 R O IU P EW V MI N G R O U P E S T A T E S . C O M PAGE 20 MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS MARCH 10 • 2011 THE MALIBUMarketplace C L A S S I F I E D The BULLETIN BOARD SERVICES Animal People: Legacy Park Dog Needs Special Home Libby von Legacy Lying in a cage at the Bakersfield Animal Shelter, a beautiful 12-month-old German shepherd started giving birth. A volunteer from Westside German Shepherd Rescue had arrived to rescue another dog. The shelter was overcrowded and ready to euthanize the dog along with her newly born puppies when the volunteer stepped in and rescued all of them. Named Libby, this dog went to live in a foster home where she weaned her puppies and they were all adopted. Now Libby was to be spayed. While arriving at Malibu Coast Animal Hospital her leash accidentally broke and she bolted off running down Pacific Coast Highway. Bad news. But it got even worse. Eight days later Libby was still on the run and no one was able to catch her. Completely lost, she had no one she knew to come to. Even her name was new. Terrified, she lived on the streets in the cold and rain, with no food. She crossed traffic on PCH, was surrounded by coyotes— this dog was in grave danger. A group of concerned Malibu dog lovers mobilized and joined forces with the worried rescue group. Within a few days of searching she was spotted at night seeking safety in Legacy Park and the lagoon. Even the local police got involved trying to rescue her, but to no avail. Cold rain was arriving. She still had milk from giving birth and desperation was setting in when an animal rescuer and expert in catching homeless dogs was called in, Eldad Hagar from Hope for Paws. Eldad was on his way to the desert to catch three homeless dogs. He promised that the next morning he would drive straight back to Legacy Park. He instructed the volunteers to pick one spot in the park to leave food for Libby. Volunteers arrived every few hours TEAM EFFORT—(L to R—front row) Michelle Loera, Eldad Hagar, Audrey Spilker Hagar, (back) Janet Flora Katz, Judie Stein Friedman, Dr. Ira Friedman, Suzanne Thomas, Delores Rivellino, Larry Brambles, Kim Ledoux, Kathy Zatarga. *missing from photo—Diana Mullen. through the day and night to leave food and to report if the old food had been eaten. Though unsure if it was Libby—the food was gone. Eldad searched the area during the next day and though on his second sleepless night, again returned planning to stay for as long as it took to find Libby. He proceeded to search the park, the lagoon until finally at 2:30 a.m. Eldad discovered that she had entered his cage at the food drop in Legacy Park. Libby was now finally safe. Libby has been renamed by Westside German Shep- herd Rescue “Libby von Legacy” in honor of our Malibu Legacy Park, which sheltered her. She is now being spayed and will soon be available for a new home that will be hers forever. Libby von Legacy has been through so much in her short life. All are hoping that she can find the perfect, adoring home in Malibu. Libby loves children and is good with other dogs. She’s gentle and shy and in a home where she’s loved, she’ll blossom. She’s in very good health. While bonding with her new family, it is important that she lives in a safe, WANTED URGENT!! OMNI NEEDS YOUR HELP Look at his tender face! Omni got a rotten deal. Omni gave his family all his heart, love and his life. They gave him—a county dog shelter. A strikingly handsome, lanky Pointer mix, Omni is a big boy at 64 pounds. He was abandoned for 3 weeks, left without food or water, when his “family” moved away and just left him. But this precious, dear boy is a survivor. He’s got tremendous spirit and energy for a 10 year old dog and has a sprightly step on his walks, not to mention his favorite pointing position. He has the cutest white paws. Omni loves to cuddle up close and hopes you do, too. As a senior dog, his life is in grave danger at the shelter, his chances are not good. This is no way to thank a lifelong family dog. Please give him what he deserves—a real, true family and a loving home! Please adopt Omni #A1189987. Contact ANDREA for more info: [email protected] 323-363-4909 Happy to meet you at the shelter SOUTH L.A. ANIMAL SHELTER • 888-4LAPET1 or 888-452-7381 3612 11th Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90018 • www.LAAnimalServices.com secure house and yard. She is going to bring such happiness to her new home. If you can open your heart and wish to adopt, foster or donate to Libby von Legacy please call or text the rescue volunteer Michelle at 310678-5577. You can also go directly to the Westside German Shepherd Rescue’s web- site at www.sheprescue.org Thank you, Robin Jampol, founder of the Rescue for all the lives you save. And also Eldad Hagar for bringing her, and all the other homeless dogs you rescue, to safety. Please help Malibu’s Libby von Legacy find her permanent loving home! —Janet Flora Katz MARCH 10 • 2011 MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS PAGE 21 THE MALIBUMarketplace C L ADVERTISING PROCEDURES The rate for classified advertising is $35 for 30 words or less. There is a charge of 50 cents for each additional word over 30. This ad copy plus payment may be mailed to MSN Classified Advertising, P.O. Box 903, Malibu CA 90265. Ads can be placed in person for the current week’s issue until noon on Tuesday at our offices at 28990 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite B-108 (PCH and Portshead Road, just north of KananDume Road). For your convenience, ads may also be telefaxed to MSN at 310-457-9908 until noon on Tuesday for the current week’s issue. The rate for all faxed ads, as well as all classified ads billed to open display advertising accounts (display ads in newspaper during current month), is $35 for 30 words or less and 50 cents for each word over 30. 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It is tax season and I can help! Please contact Kathleen at 818-292-1488. Mobile Veterinary Service for Equine and Camelids Serving Ventura and Los Angeles Counties specializes in Transformational Astrology. For information about readings, call 1-888-937-9264 Write to Ralfee Finn at Post Office Box 343 New York, NY 10025 You can visit her web site www.aquariumage.com or email her at [email protected] 0317 Certified Quick Books Pro Advisor. Set up, install, maintain your books, organize and streamline your business/personal financial affairs. Local references, competitive rates. Discreet, reliable, flexible. Alexa. 310-924-0778. 0324 ANIMAL STARS of the WEEK Adorable little Trinket is a perfect lady with the cutest button nose and the softest, pleading brown eyes. Her scruffy terrier coat is fashionably gray and black, perfect for any outing. She’s got a gentle nature, initially a bit shy but oh-so sweet. So small and only 15 pounds, Trinket is the perfect ornament and hopes to add some sparkle to your life. Don’t leave her here, she needs you! Adopt Trinket at #A1192202. There’s laughter in the air when Mr. Personality Chico is there. This little guy is a born comedian. While he loves doing stand-up, he also enjoys lying in your lap during down-time. Still a puppy, 7-month old Chico is super friendly with kids and other dogs. His squat little body holds 37 pounds of absolute fun that he wants so much to share. If you want to keep smiling, take Chico home today. Let him entertain your troops! Chico adoption #A1184870. Omni got a rotten deal. He gave his family all his heart, love and life. They gave him a county dog shelter. A strikingly handsome, lanky Pointer mix, Omni is a big boy at 64 pounds. He was abandoned for 3 weeks, left without food or water, when his “family” moved away and just left him. But, he’s a survivor. He’s got tremendous spirit and energy for a 10 year old dog. Omni loves to cuddle up close and hopes you do too. Please give him what he deserves—a great home! Adopt Omni #A1189987. J-Lo needs a new home and a new name! She is sleek and undeniably as beautiful as her namesake. She’s not interested in TV work— just wants a steady job as your faithful companion. J-Lo’s previous owner turned her into the shelter because they had “too many” dogs. A total sweetheart, always smiling and content, easy-going and sweet with the other canines, big and little, J-Lo is 3 years old. Make her your star today. Love J-Lo, adoption #A1190221. Contact ANDREA for more info: [email protected] 323-363-4909 Happy to meet you at the shelter SOUTH L.A. ANIMAL SHELTER • 888-4LAPET1 or 888-452-7381 3612 11th Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90018 • www.LAAnimalServices.com Neither The News nor any of the animal volunteers can determine the appropriateness of a particular animal for a prospective adopter. Office: 805.386.0240 Pager: 805.532.0705 Fax: 805.386.4310 email: [email protected] 7660 Bradley Road Somis, CA 93066 CAREGIVER Caregiver available part-time or full-time. Can also run errands shopping, cooking, cleaning. California Drivers Lic. Local Malibu references. Call Beth, 818-8571345. 0331 CARETAKER Published author, environmental activist, and former international builder/developer seeks caretaker position. No smoking, pets, dramas. Former longtime Malibu resident. Light maintenance skills, good administrative, evaluation abilities. References. [email protected] I E D CONSTRUCTION HANDYMEN Finish carpentry, all forms, and termite damage repair. Attention to detail. Locally owned business, over 20 years. Local references, clean and courteous. Call Dennis at 310-589-2969. Hub the Handyman. 30 years in Malibu. Carpentry, mechanical, electrical. Onsite re-screening, door and window repair, caulking and weather stripping, furniture repair and assembly, call for more. Howard Ferguson, 310-457-8664. 0317 Coastal repair and rebuilding. Stairs, decks, tea houses, sea walls. Rot and decay specialist. Extensive local references, quality work. 25 years experience, free estimates. State License # 448718. Call Jerry, 310-739-1461. 0407 Miscellaneous repairs and carpentry. Shelving, picture hanging, mailboxes, fence repairs, deck repairs. Malibu resident. 310-924-4634. 0310 0317 ELECTRICAL Tom’s Electrical Service. Providing expert service in all phases of electrical, including trouble shooting, new installations, remodels. Preventative maintenance program available. Realtors and property management welcome. BBB, lic. 792875. Tom. 310-589-8573. 0324 EMPLOYMENT Advertising Sales Opportunity: Ideal for a local individual with ad sales background and enthusiasm. Full-time or part-time. Please respond by email to: [email protected] 24/7 Malibu Handyman. Anything! From picture hanging to building a house! Installation, improvement, repair, carpentry, electrical, drywall, patching, painting, putting things together, shelves, lightbulbs, lighting and tough things—we love helping out! 7 days. 310-228-8158. 0310 HAULING Happy Hauling Malibu. Hauling single items to gigantic loads. Residential and commercial clean up. Yards, closets, storage, houses and furniture moving. New 17-foot moving van! We love helping out with anything you need help with! 7 days. 310-228-8158. 0310 0317 GARDENING SERVICES HOME CARE Don’t Panic It’s Organic!® Natural services. Rose, lawn, tree palm; vegetables, fruit, natural fertilization, whole property nutritional spraying, natural pest control; ants, gophers, elephants. 310-457-4438 since 1972. Invisible gardener. www.organicdatabank.info Caregiver, caretaker, houseman, valet, West Malibu gent. Will drive, shop, cook, garden, repair and maintain property. Low rates. Please call Joe at 310-871-3220. 0310 CONSTRUCTION Deck & stair expert. All types of decks. Interior, exterior, beach stairs. Patio covers, framing & concrete, room additions. Over 30 years of quality building in Malibu. Lic. #527834. 805-985-5165. 0310 SAVE A LIFE Adopt a pet from your local shelter. 0331 Landscape, maintenance, sprinkler system, planting, low volt lights, clean-up. Everything your garden needs. Efren, 310733-7414. 0421 Distinctive Fine Gardening With Private Estate Focus. Featuring: Garden renovations, Thematic gardens, Tropical water gardens, Garden upkeep services/maintenance, Rose garden expert. Free initial consultation. Erik Bock, 747-7770205. [email protected]. Malibu resident. 0310 HANDYMEN Gutierrez Handyman. Are you looking for a handyman? I do painting, drywall, tile, plumbing, woodwork and fencing. All types of handywork, please call Rafael at 805-469-2247. 0310 0331 HORSES Board your horse. Next to Parkland trails. Off Busch Dr. on Calpine. Short term vacation stays and layups also available. Great care, great price. 310457-1160. 0331 Find the Lucky Star in the ad you placed in the Malibu Marketplace and WIN Two Tickets to the Malibu Theatre! PAGE 22 MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS MARCH 10 • 2011 THE MALIBUMarketplace C L A S S I F I E LANDSCAPING RENTALS RENTALS RENTALS RENTALS WANTED Top-notch landscaping and animal care provider seeks additional day work to replace an employer leaving the area. He has an excellent knowledge of plants and gardening, and has worked with horses and other livestock in Malibu for 22 years. An industrious and reliable multi-tasker, he is a citizen and speaks English. Has own transportation. Excellent references. Carlos. 323-751-1663. Artists gallery space, limit nine, small garden/cottage setting in Malibu Zuma beach hillside area, daytime Studio/ work/area, beautiful, over-looking pool $225/mo., call for interview, see/dream. 310- 4573761. 2 bd. beach front apt. Living room, kitchen, bath. 20 min. to town. No smoking. Elec., gas, water paid. Security, deposit req. $3200/mo. Call 310-4293337. 2 bd., ocean view, sunny, totally furnished, flatscreens, wireless, very cool location. 10 minutes from Santa Monica. Non-smoking. Bring your Uggs. $3000/mo. 310-456-7147. Urgent need for housing to rent: Employer had major surgery, needs my room for rehab on ground floor! Need to locate long/short term housing for myself and 2 indoor cats immediately! Can pay rent and/or work for lodging. Furnished/unfurnished room, guest house, share ok. 11 yr. Malibu resident, local references, Surfside News writer. Contact Nancy Rosenquist 310-924-9841. (phone or text) asap. TC PAINTING All seasons painting. Lic. #571061. Interior, exterior. Residential & commercial. Call 310-678-7913. 0317 0310 Charming 1 bd., 1 ba. Hardwood floors, French doors, deck, ocean view, parking. Separate from main house, garden, laundry room on premises, 310-457-8494. $1750/mo. Available now. 0324 Pt. Dume guest house. 2 bd., 1 ba., laundry, utilities included. Non-smoker, pet negotiable, furn./unfurn. $3000/mo. 310704-3021. 0310 CUSTOM PAINTING Commercial & Residential License #816325 Interior & Exterior Faux Finishes - Stain Oil Paints - Sealers Epoxy Coating - Lacquers (310) 435-7551 Walk to beach, Malibu West. Atrium, wood burning fireplace, creek side backyard, 3 bd., 2 1/2 baths, bonus room. Tennis, beach club, $5200/mo. 310393-1818. 0310 0317 Newly constructed ocean view guesthouse available April 1. Pt. Dume area. 1 bd., 1.5 ba. with 3 verandas, fireplace, 3car parking. $3200/mo. includes utilities except phone and internet. 310-924-9315. Bailard Rd. Deluxe upper unit duplex apt. 3 bd., 2 ba., spec. panoramic ocean views. Sunny, bright, fireplace, deck, large 2-car garage with washer/dryer. $3300/mo. 310-457-6365. 310-456-9338. Malibu Villas 3 bd., 2.5 ba. atrium townhouse. Hardwood floors, updated kitchen, quiet third row location. Laundry, garage. $3600/mo. DRE #01 787933, agent. 310-924-9663. 0317 Pt. Dume - 500 sq. ft. guesthouse with one bedroom. Main room with high ceiling includes full kitchen. Large deck with view, parking for 2 cars, no smoking, no pets. Beach available. $1600/mo. Call 805-4391373. 0310 Broad Beach guesthouse. On the beach. Panoramic views in every room. 1 bd., 2 full baths. Large deck. Aerial garden. Immaculate. Privacy. Serenity. Separate from main house. Partial furnished/unfurnished. Parking. $3600/mo. 310-5899838. 0331 Malibu—$1295–$1350/mo. Surfrider Beach. Ocean view studios. Newly remodeled. Includes utilities. Cable + parking. Laundry room on premises. Short term rental OK. 310456-6559. 0317 0324 Corral Canyon, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, kitchen. Private entrance. Range, dishwasher, washerdryer. Large closet in bedroom. 2.5 miles up Corral in Malibu Bowl. $1250/mo., includes utilities. 310-456-0127 or [email protected] 0324 Private ocean view guest cottage, Malibu Park area. 1 bd., off-street parking, W/D, utilities included. One person. See craigslist L.A. edition under Malibu cottage. 03/08/11. First, last, deposit. $1500/mo. 805708-6048. ( 0310 Latigo Cyn. Large ocean view. 4 bd, 3.5 ba. house. W/D, all appliances, new paint, plenty of storage. $3500/mo. Call 714840-6049 or 714-501-5604. 0310 SERVICES 0310 0310 0331 SERVICES SECRETARY 30 Years in Malibu Carol on call Adopt a pet from your local shelter. Malibu Maintenance Residential/Commercial Complete Housecleaning Reasonable Rates Call Now For CLEANING SPECIALS Bathrooms • Windows • Carpets • Floors • New Construction • Weekly/Monthly Service • Local References • Schedules Available 310-387-5408 20 years local experience 310-457-3120 Scripts, Book Ms. Resumes, Mailing Lists Legal Briefs, Notary, Editing Ghost Writing, Member WGAw PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHY SAVE A LIFE D Environmental Portaits Weddings and Events FRANK LAMONEA 818-706-1138 PHOTOGRAPHY VACATION RENTALS Mammoth Mountain luxury townhouse. Available March 18. Excellent location, indoor pool and Jacuzzi, maid service, free shuttle. 4 bd. + 3 full baths. Clean, well-equipped. Weekends $350/night. Sun. Thurs. $200/night. Gary. Cell 818-599-1086. Home 818-8808075. 0609 WANTED Advertising Sales Opportunity: Ideal for a local individual with ad sales background and enthusiasm. Full-time or parttime. Please respond by email to: [email protected] PHOTOGRAPHY www. malibusurfsidenews .com Marketplace Classifieds Are Malibu’s Best Advertising Buy–Dollar for Dollar 03173 MARCH 10 • 2011 MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS PAGE 23 THE MALIBUMarketplace C L A S S I F I E The BULLETIN BOARD SERVICES If you can dream it I can design and build it michael adobe contemporary cabinets, furniture and more. www.malibusurfsidenews.com inspired craftsmanshipi local shop 310 589 0345i SAVE A LIFE Adopt a pet from your local shelter. BAY CITIES BEAUTY STORE Bay Cities Beauty Store Is Closing On April 5th .After 29 Years Of Serving The Malibu Community WE’RE CLOSING OUR DOORS! EVERYTHING MUST GO! UP TO 30% OFF! Sale Starts Thursday March 10! We Thank You For All Your Business Throughout The Years! 310-456-5531 3830 Cross Creek Road • (In Malibu Village) • Malibu (We Will Remain Open At Our Santa Monica Location) D PR Offices in Malibu and Topanga Pritchett-Rapf Malibu: 310.456.6771 I t ’s d i f f e re n t h e re. Topanga: 310.455.4363 M A L I B U H O M E S TRANCAS BEACH ESTATE Malibu: Mediterranean home on 40' (deep section) of beach. Lg LR with walls of glass, raised ocnside deck. Fabulous master. Separate det'd guest houses (2+1 & a lg studio+ba; both with kitchenettes). www.30952BroadBeachRoad.com $13,900,000 Jack Pritchett 310.456.6771 MALIBU ROAD WITH POOL & SPA! Malibu: Stunning Architectural beachfront 4 bd + 4 ba home on 50' of sandy beach, completed in 2008. Incredible living space with pocket sliding doors opening to oceanfront pool and spa! $11,995,000 Matt Ogden & Gayle Pritchett 310.456.6771 PRIME MALIBU ROAD LOCATION Malibu: 50' of oceanfront. Private, gated couratyard with fountain leads to newer 2-sty Tuscan 3+3.5 home. Extra large ocnft deck & hot tub. Gourmet kitchen, library/media rm. 2nd story Master suite with sitting rm, ofc, fireplace & patio. $11,950,000 Jim Rapf 310.456.6771 THE SERRA BARN Malibu: Masterfully crafted estate tucked away on 2.6 acres. Rolling lawns & majestic foothills. Expansive spaces, seamless indoor/outdoor flow. 6+6, ofc, theatre, gym, pool & cabana w/sauna. www.TheSerraBarn.com $11,495,000 Matt Rapf 310.456.6771 MALIBU ROAD Malibu: Three-level contemporary masterpiece on 50 feet of sandy beach. Large open floor plan, gorgeous living room with full bar. Large beachfront deck perfect for entertaining. $10,950,000 Jeff Chertow 310.456.6771 LAS TUNAS BEACHFRONT Malibu: Stunning Contemporary home on closein Las Tunas Beach offers incredible finishes with hardwood floors, onyx, and custom tile designs. Completed in 2005. Large home with 4 bdrms & 4.5 baths, 2-car garage. $4,995,000 Also for lease at $15,500 monthly Matt Ogden/Gayle Pritchett 310.456.6771 MALIBU PARK MEDITERRANEAN Malibu: Watch the sun rise and set! Gorgeous home overlooking Zuma Beach, with one of the best views in Malibu. 4 bdrms, 4 baths, plus guest suite & bath. $3,500,000 John Cosentino 310.456.6771 MAJESTIC CONTEMPORARY Malibu: Mediterranean Estate on 1+ acres. 5 bd + 5.5 ba, pool/lagoon, spa, gated. 25' high living room ceilings. Huge panoramic ocean views, roof-top deck off Master! $2,875,000 Lenny Goldsmith 310.456.6771 SHANGRI LA Malibu: Lush, tropical 3+2 oasis on a sundrenched hillside overlooking the sparkling blue Pacific. Serenity and privacy envelop all who enter. Come listen to the waves. $2,425,000 John Cosentino 310.456.6771 BIG ROCK CHARMER Malibu: Fabulous 3+3 home, completely remodeled and done to the nines! Ocean view and garden waterfall. The one you've been waiting for! $1,895,000 John Cosentino 310.456.6771 BREATHTAKING LOCATION Malibu: Exquisite, Modern 3+3 with dramatic open spaces framing ocean city light views. 3stories, chef's kitchen, massive living room. All bdrms w/ocean views. Private 4 acres. $1,875,000 Brant Didden 310.456.6771 ENTERTAINER'S DREAM Malibu: Fabulous bd, 2.5 ba, single-level with open beams, cherry wood built-ins and French doors throughout. Flat, grassy yard, pool, BBQ area, firepit, fruit trees. Close to town! $1,595,000 Susan Cosentino 310.456.6771 VIEWS-VIEWS-VIEWS Malibu: This house offers panoramic ocean views. 2 bd+2 ba situated on appx 1/2 acre, perfect for weekend retreat. $1,495,000 Ivana Sekerka 310.456.6771 FABULOUS END UNIT! Malibu: The jewel of Vista Pacifica - Broad Beach. Incredible & immaculate, high end unit with sweeping, unobstructed ocean views. Discriminating upgrades throughout, no expense spared. $1,375,000 John Cosentino 310.456.6771 PARADISE COVE HAWAIIAN STYLE Malibu: Feel like you're on the island of Kauai. 3+2 home situated in the bluff section, just a short walk to beach and bluffs. Front & back decks, hardwood floors, open floor plan. Perfect for indoor/outdoor entertaining. $685,000 Kirk Murray 310.456.6771 MALIBU ROAD Malibu: Gorgeous beachfront cottage! 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath. Decorator designed and luxuriously furnished. Available for summer. Private, charming get-away! Light filled rooms, fabulous outdoor entertaining areas. Perfection. $30,000 per month Isabel Miller 310.456.6771 MALIBU COLONY - LANDSIDE Malibu: Recently built 3+2 contemporary Mediterranean with limestone floors, granite counters, chefs kitchen, ocean views, beach access and parking for up to 6 cars. $15,000 mo/long or short term. Kirk Murray 310.456.6771 FABULOUS OCEANFRONT HOME Malibu: Amazing whitewater views and balconies to satisfy the most discerning beach lover! 3 oceanfront bedrooms, flat screen tv’s, gated community. $8,000 mo/flexible terms. Shelly Yrigoyen 310.456.6771 M A L I B U L E A S E PARADISE COVE Malibu: Motivated Seller. Fantastic price for a large 3 bdrm + 2 bath home in the upper section of the Cove. Gas, wood burning fireplace in living room. Ocean view from 3rd bdrm. Super low space rent. Move in condition. $599,000 Kirk Murray 310.456.6771 CARBON BEACH LEASE Malibu: Classic California Beach House on Malibu's premier beach. 3 bdrms, 3 baths on 50 feet of sand. Available long or short terms @ $20,000/mo; or Summer @ $30,000/mo. Isabel Miller 310.456.6771 M A L I B U L A N D BRAND NEW REMODEL Malibu: All new hardwood flrs, carpet & paint thruout this gorgeous ocean view home. Tropical landscaping, Bose sound system, granite countertops, top-of-the-line appliances. $6,900 mo/year Chris Frost 310.456.6771 CORRAL CANYON Malibu: Beautiful mountain & ocean views from this just built, 3 bdrm contemporary home. Bamboo floors, vaulted ceilings, fireplaces in living room & master suite. Lots of natural light throughout! $4,975 monthly Jeff Chertow 310.456.6771 BEAUTIFUL REMODELED HOME Malibu: Top row, beautifully remodeled 2+3 condo with ocean views. Newer kitchen, living room with fireplace & loft. Close to Paradise Cove. Optional short or long term lease. $4,250/month Shelly Yrigoyen 310.456.6771 YOU HAVE ARRIVED Malibu: Ocean views from this 2 bd + 2 ba, Malibu condo. Right in the middle of Malibu, close to all. Pool, tennis, clubhouse. Hang your hat and call it home. 24 hr notice to show. Available Mid-May. $2,875 mo/unfurn Vicki Salsberg 310.456.6771 A G O U R A T O P A N G A L A N D BUILDING OPPORTUNITY Malibu: Permits pendingfor 3 bdrm, 3.5 bath, 2,500 sq. ft. modern design, detached 420 sf garage. Beautiful views of Santa Monica Bay, Queen's Necklace, Cataline & P.V. Geo, soils, perc. Coastal exempt, survey, owner will carry! $500,000 Susan Cosentino 310.456.6771 CLOSE IN LOT Malibu: Ocean & mountain views from this 1+ acre property. Plans for a 2,400 sf modern home. Current reports. Utilities. Includes 2 additional parcels. Reduced $295,000 Brant Didden & Chris Frost 310.456.6771 prmalibu.com NEARLY 1/2 ACRE Agoura: Affordable corner lot, close to Kanan Road. Owner financing available. $199,000 Chris Frost & Brant Didden 310.456.6771 H O M E S MID-CENTURY MODERN Topanga: Architecturally remodeled 4+3 in the desirable P.O. Tract of Topanga Canyon. Relax in your custom lap pool surrounded by oak trees. $1,395,000 William Preston Bowling 310.456.6771 50 FEET OF DRY, SANDY BEACH Malibu: One of the last beach lots left on Malibu Road, and the only one currently on the market. You aren't used to seeing this lot, because the owner just demolished the house previously standing on it. Come take a look! $4,950,000 Paul Woodman 310.456.6771 OCEAN VIEW WOOD & GLASS Topanga: Panoramic ocean & mountain views from 1.14 acres of mountaintop. Wood & glass 5+4, pool, large decks, parking for 5+ cars. Don't miss it! Short Sale. $799,000 Katherine Berlyn 310.456.6771 prtopanga.com
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