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Five years later, Malibu showcases unwavering resilience and unity

M A LIB U ’S AWA RD W INN IN G N E WSPA P E R S I N CE 1 94 6 VOL. LXXVIII • NO. XXVII

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Tragedy sparks urgent PCH camera demand

Malibu man out on bond after quadruple PCH fatality

Recent incident spurs demand for safer roads and stricter enforcement

Fraser Bohm posts $4 million bail

By BENJAMIN MARCUS The Malibu Times Columnist

By JUDY ABEL Special to The Malibu Times

In the wake of the tragic incident involving Pepperdine students Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, Asha Weir, and Deslyn Williams, there may be a glimmer of hope for safer roads on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) through Malibu. While Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent approval of speed cameras in various California jurisdictions excludes Malibu, determined voices like Capt. Jennifer Aerial image of Malibu is shown, focusing on the smoke that is barreling over the hills during the Woolsey fire on Nov. 8, 2018. Photo credit Getty images Seetoo of the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff ’s Station and The Malibu Times are steadfast in their pursuit of speed cameras for PCH. To un- Five years on, Malibu showcases unwavering resilience and unity derscore the urgency of the matter,

By BARBARA BURKE half of the resource requests being Pepperdine University’s mitigation anniversary, The Malibu Times let’s examine some key statistics that Written in collaboration unmet. efforts shielded them. More than spoke with key public agency highlight the pressing need for enwith Hayley Mattson The inferno consumed 1,075 just structures, a legacy of memories decision-makers and local residents hanced safety measures along this Nov. 8, 2018, was a day that most homes in Los Angeles County but turned to ash. However, amid the about their recollections of the fire notorious stretch of road. of us will not forget as the Woolsey spared 57,000 more, a testament grief, Malibu’s spirit shined, with and lessons learned about better Current Statistics Fire raged through our community, to the firefighters’ relentless the community rallying together, preparing for future emergencies.

Here are some numbers sur- marking its place as one of the most efforts. An After Action Review offering support and hope. This Facing the Beast rounding and supporting the need destructive wildfires in history. revealed areas of improvement, disaster not only reshaped the “The Woolsey Fire, with its huge for speed cameras on Pacific Coast Starting abruptly, propelled by the emphasizing the need for enhanced landscape but also strengthened Highway through Malibu. fierce Santa Ana winds, it quickly public communication, better communal bonds. size (14-mile fire front, 100,000 traversed the 12-lane 101 freeway technological situational awareness, On this five-year anniversary, acres, the largest in Los Angeles 9: Number of speed cameras and reached the Pacific Ocean within and reconsidered fire mitigation while Malibu’s landscape has County history), destroyed 1,600 allowed for a population under 22 hours. This calamity occurred strategies. transformed, the community’s love total homes and structures, with 300,000 under AB645. amidst other tragedies, including a Five years on, the memories and resilience remain unwavering. 488 homes destroyed in Malibu mass shooting in Thousand Oaks of the fire remain vivid for our Remembering the past’s challenges, city limits. It caused a complete 15 years to life: Sentence handed and the simultaneous blazes of the community. The devastation of we also honor the undying spirit of communication blackout with down to Sina Khankhanian, 26, for Camp Fire and the Hill Fire, testing cherished homes, iconic movie unity, showcasing that Malibu’s citywide power, cellphone, and internet outages due to causing the death of Emily Shane on the state’s emergency responses. sets, and historic ranches was heart will endure any adversity.

April 3, 2010.

The Woolsey Fire’s rapid advance heart-wrenching. Notably, Point As Malibu residents prepare to infrastructure destruction,” a City CONTINUED ON PAGE A8 CONTINUED ON PAGE A10 overwhelmed fire departments, with Dume suffered immensely, while mark the Woolsey Fire’s five-year

Woolsey Fire’s destructive legacy remembered

A young Malibu man charged in the deaths of four Pepperdine students was released on bond on Oct. 27.

Fraser Bohm was able to post a $4 million bond that had been lowered from $8 million. By posting the bond on a Friday, the 22-year-old was able to remain out of custody over the weekend, making his bail reduction hearing set for Monday, Oct. 30, unnecessary. His attorney, Michael Kraut, was set to appear in court to plea for a bail of $400,000.

Bohm faces four counts of murder in the deaths of Pepperdine seniors and sorority sisters Niamh Rolston, 20, Peyton Stewart, 21, Asha Weir, 21, and Deslyn Williams, 21.

All were students at Seaver College. The four women were hit Oct. 17 when a car driven by Bohm on Pacific Coast Highway careened into CONTINUED ON PAGE A10

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Community attends groundbreaking ceremony for new Malibu High School City, district, and community leaders come to celebrate the beginning of construction

Nights of The Jack at King Gillette Ranch: Where pumpkins transform into Halloween magic |B1

By SAMANTHA BRAVO Of The Malibu Times

Pepperdine University cheerleaders helping with the event and joining the children in striking poses at the end of the runway. Photo by Samantha Bravo/TMT

Halloween Bu-Bash carnival brings smiles and cheer to Malibu Bluffs Park Event features tents and tables of carnival games as well as a table display from the Malibu Library

By SAMANTHA BRAVO Of The Malibu Times

Malibu Bluffs Park was filled with fairies, mermaids, astronauts, and lizards for the annual Bu Bash Halloween Carnival last week.

While Halloween wasn’t until Oct. 31, Malibu families wore their

best costumes on Friday, Oct. 27, and strutted to show off this year’s costumes.

The event featured tents and tables of carnival games as well as a table display from the Malibu Library. The bounce house was also a popular attraction at the carnival.

Community Services Department Recreation Coordinator Amanda Rigali announced the kids’ names and what their costumes were.

The atmosphere was filled with anticipation and excitement as the CONTINUED ON PAGE A12

The new Malibu High School is underway.

The public was invited to celebrate the beginning of construction of a new high-tech, educational space that will be for future high school students in Malibu. Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District, City of Malibu staff, contractors, and those who were involved with the project all gathered at what is currently an empty dirt lot to celebrate with a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, Oct. 30.

Malibu High School Principal Patrick Miller introduced the speakers, thanked everyone for attending the ceremony, but also acknowledged what used to take place on the property for 64 years.

“From 1955 [until] 2019, Juan Cabrillo Elementary School was

Several community members and leaders, and project contractors, were at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Malibu High School on Oct. 30. Photo by Samantha Bravo/TMT

home to generations of Malibu youth,” Miller said. “Like all elementary schools, Juan Cabrillo was where students made lifelong friendships, played games, learned to read, developed a range of school skills; it was school. Cabrillo was so much more, it was different, it was special, it was a true community, it was a place where kindness and empathy were as important as literacy numerously, it was a place where joy was cultivated, the arts, theater, music, family involvement, special events, and traditions were all apart of it.

“So now we look more with the excitement and optimism of the

new Malibu High School.”

The demolition of the former Juan Cabrillo facility cleared the way for construction. Additionally, all hazardous materials, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), that have been an issue for the past decade have been removed from the site.

City Manager Steve McClary and Councilmembers Paul Grisanti and Marianne Riggins were among those in attendance.

“I’m looking forward to the memories our graduates will create in this new space, the new traditions our staff and families CONTINUED ON PAGE A12

Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . .A2 News Briefs . . . . . . . . . .A3 • ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry dies Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . .A4 • Events Business . . . . . . . . . . . A6 Local News . . . . . . . . . A8 • Public Works Commission hopes to schedule a meeting with Caltrans to address traffic safety Real Estate . . . . . . . . . A10 Malibu Life . . . . . . . . . .B1 • Dogs trained to assist hearing-impaired People . . . . . . . . . . . . .B2 Community . . . . . . . . . .B3 Dogs of Summer Contest Winners Legal Notices . . . . . . . . .B4 Business & Directory . . . B7 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . B7 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . B10 • Pepperdine men’s water polo dominates in eighth straight victory

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In Case You Missed it The top stories from last week you can read at MalibuTimes.com

Malibu Community mourns four Pepperdine students killed on Pacific Coast Highway The four have been awarded posthumous degrees alongside their graduating class of 2024

Residents demand change in safety on PCH City Council meeting adjourned in memory of Pepperdine students killed in Oct. 17 crash

Malibu Sheriffs’s Substation opening delayed due to antenna tower, paucity of officers County, state senators urging Malibu to participate in speed camera pilots and lower the speed limit

Speed cameras needed on deadly Pacific Coast Highway Governor Newsom approves AB 645; Malibu is not included

‘Quintessential Malibu’: Pie Festival delights A host of community figures evaluated each pie’s crust, filling, flavor, and overall presentation

OPINION

FROM THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT

From the publisher

HAYLEY MATTSON

Gauging America’s reaction to Hamas terrorist attacks

LANCE SIMMENS OPINION COLUMNIST

From the Left Man’s inhumanity to man, Makes countless thousands mourn.

The Scottish poet Robert Burns penned these words in 1784 and as violence, depravity, and unthinkable torture, all fueled by hatred, seemingly permeates mankind with no end in sight, we are left to attempt to make sense of something that makes no sense.

There is no justification whatsoever for the massacre that was inflicted on Oct. 7. There is no left or right, no liberal or conservative, no right or wrong, just merely evil and unthinkable horror.

I am neither Jewish nor Palestinian, have never been to the Middle East, and do not pretend that I am capable of the type of sorrow and pain that afflicts those who have lost their loved ones, their friends, their belongings, their sense of security, their hopeless vision for the future, but most of all their wishes for future generations. It is hard to fathom how humans can see any light at the end of the tunnel that is their existence.

What is it that accelerates and perpetuates man’s inhumanity to man? Why is it virtually impossible to go any period of time without violence? What is it that drives us to inflict damage upon our fellow human beings?

The immediate response to the massacre has been, expectedly, preparation for a ground invasion aimed at decapitating Hamas, the terrorist organization responsible for the initial assault in northern Gaza. In preparation for such a counter-assault, a mass evacuation is underway while Israel literally levels the way for what will be brutal building-to-building warfare.

However, such preparation has resulted in two major problems: one, massive loss of life, so far over 4,000 Palestinian deaths; two, a closed border in southern Gaza, dwindling food and water, no electricity, and simply nowhere to go for an exodus of the most congested human concentration anywhere on the planet.

While the expected ground assault may happen anytime, and very well may have occurred prior to this publication, the public narrative has focused on the brutal depravity, very graphic in nature, of the Hamas insurrection. It is very easy to see why reaction has favored a counter-attack against Hamas. Unfortunately, however, deaths that have occurred in preparation for war have nearly tripled those of Israelis. These are humans too, and if you are of Palestinian heritage, the obvious

question has to be what about our loved ones, our families, our dislocation without a place to go?

While the Biden Administration has voiced its full support for Israel, 55 House Democrats have signed a letter to the president calling “for the establishment of a humanitarian corridor to bring aid into Gaza and allow Palestinians and other civilians out of the Strip and asked that humanitarian aid be ensured for both Palestinians in Gaza and Israelis.”

Protests have sprung up in many countries and in U.S. cities, calling attention to the realization that many innocent lives are being lost and will continue unless there is a recognition of how to deal with the Palestinian withdrawal. Many have cautioned that acting in haste can result in serious unintended consequences as experienced in the post 9/11 invasion of Iraq. We must learn from our mistakes.

Christian Paz, of Vox offers “in the long run, progressive activists and organizers say they still stand by a more nuanced position for the U.S. to be critical of Israel’s unequal treatment of Palestinian people, of the occupation of Palestinian territory in Gaza and the West Bank, and of American military support that ignores human rights violations.”

In that same article Sandra Tamari, a Palestinian American organizer in St. Louis, who leads the Adalah Justice Project, offered “these calls for restraint, for de-escalation, for humanitarian aid and forceful condemnation of the killing of civilians aren’t a very radical position … right now, the demands are very simple: Stop the bombs and allow humanitarian aid into Gaza so that more people don’t die.”

There is also a growing movement that suggests Hamas has laid a trap for Israel. Writing in the Guardian Robert Freedlander offers the following: “A long, bloody war is what Hamas and its Iranian backers — desperate to derail recent moves towards ‘normalisation’ of relations between Israel and several of its neighbours, most crucially Saudi Arabia — yearn for. It will mean that, even if the infrastructure of Hamas is destroyed, the hatred that powers it will not be: on the contrary, it will grow in the hearts of a new, bereaved generation of Palestinians.”

Are we creating a future generation of hateful terrorists? Could we possibly be making things worse? I do not have the answer, but I fear we are at a very dangerous crossroad where there may be no victors. Can we ensure that our actions do not elevate hostilities from other nations? Hamas must be held accountable but long-term consequences must also play a huge role in the days to follow.

Lance Simmens is an independent columnist for The Malibu Times, he along with Don Schmitz write a bi-weekly column on national topics from the perspective of their political leanings you can forward any comments you have to editorial @malibutimes.com.

The Malibu business Round Table Friday, November 3 from 8:30 to 10 a.m.

Each month the agenda consists of: • Chamber of Commerce Update • City Manager Update • City Council Update

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The community is welcome to join the meeting by sending an email to us at office@malibutimes.com, and we will add you to the email invitation.

The Malibu Times, along with the Malibu Chamber of Commerce, look to make each meeting informative and engaging, allow for open conversations and an in-depth look at what is important to the community and keep everyone well informed.

We look forward to seeing you.

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hen communities come together with a shared purpose and unwavering determination, the power to make transformative change becomes not just a possibility, but an inevitability.”

In the aftermath of the tragic accident that has profoundly im-

DON SCHMITZ

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by Hamas of families executed screaming in their homes, women gang-raped then drug by their hair by laughing thugs while blood streams down their legs, a young woman burned alive, babies decapitated in their cribs, or terrified toddlers peering out in terror from cages like animals jar the radical left’s conscience? Apparently not.

Demonstrations rage around the world as Israel fights back. In 1947, the U.N. adopted resolution 181, partitioning the British mandate into Jewish and Arab areas. Five Arab armies attacked in 1948 but were repulsed. Arab states attacked repeatedly in subsequent decades without success, with 800,000 Jews driven out of their homes in Arab countries, and 700,000 Arabs becoming refugees from what is now Israel. The Gaza Strip was conquered by Israel from Egypt in the Six-Day War in 1967, but Israel removed all settlements and withdrew its occupation in 2005.

Egypt doesn’t want it back, nor do they want Palestinian refugees.

After a civil war, Hamas took control of Gaza which it maintains by torturing and executing anyone who opposes them. Read Hamas’s charter: “Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it.”

(Preamble) “The Islamic Resistance Movement is a distinguished Palestinian movement, whose allegiance is to Allah, and whose way of life is Islam. It strives to raise the banner of Allah over every inch of Palestine.” (Article 6)

pacted our Malibu community, as discussed in our previous issue, we acknowledge the urgent need for open dialogue, concerted action, and unity.

The upcoming Malibu Business Round Table, scheduled for this Friday, Nov. 3, presents a significant opportunity for us to come together as a community and address the pressing issues that have touched our lives.

To provide a platform for this crucial discourse, we have allocated a substantial portion of the

event to delve into what our community can collectively achieve.

We extend an open invitation to all to join in on this conversation, regardless of your background or profession. Action is imperative, and as history has shown, when we come together, we can make the impactful change that is desperately needed.

Together, we can chart a path toward a safer, more resilient, and united Malibu. We look forward to your active participation in this vital discussion. Contact us at office@malibutimes.com.

Hamas is committed to the complete destruction of Israel, pursuing a Jihad to “Liberate Palestine” from the Jordan river to the sea. When high school students in California, or on universities across America chant “From the river to the sea,” they are advocating for the annihilation of Israel and her people.

Leftist groups celebrate the barbaric attack by Hamas. The Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter at the University of North Carolina called the attacks against civilians as “decolonial action in real-time,” they “stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the pursuit of their liberation from colonization and apartheid.”

A Black Lives Matter post in Chicago used a picture of a terrorist paraglider stating, “I stand with Palestine,” and in Arizona stated, “Palestinian freedom fighters aren’t terrorists.” The Party for Socialism and Liberation in Tacoma, Washington, posted “The actions of the resistance over the course of the last day is a morally and legally legitimate response to occupation.” Torturing babies is legitimate to them.

Depraved.

Mainstream Democrats are pushing back against the calls of radical leftists in their party, such as squad member Rashida Tlaib, who demands cutting all aid for our Israeli ally. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre stated, “We believe they are wrong, we believe they are repugnant and we believe they are disgraceful. There are not two sides here.”

But Democrats now sympathize with Palestinians at 49 percent versus 38 percent for Israel, according to Gallup, while 78 percent of Republicans support Israel. Years of leftist indoctrination has taught our children to hate America, capitalism, and, yes, Israel. Half of millennials support Hamas. War is hell, and this one will take many innocent lives, but the Palestinians purposefully target schools and the innocent. What about peace?

Hamas’s charter states, “[Peace] initiatives, and so-called peaceful solutions and international conferences are in contradiction to the

principles of the Islamic Resistance Movement ... There is no solution for the Palestinian problem except

by Jihad” (Article 13).

Polling in Gaza in 2021 showed 53 percent support for Hamas, with only 14 percent supporting the secular Fatah party. No peace, Palestinians want Israel destroyed, its people exterminated, yet American leftists support them.

University of Wisconsin students flew Palestinian flags chanting “Glory to the murders!” and “We will liberate the land by any means necessary!” Protesters in Australia chanted “Gas the Jews!” Nazi and Hamas supporters have an American right to protest, but we must condemn them as reprehensible.

There is no difference between the genocidal Nazis and Hamas, or ISIS or al-Qaida, except Hamas is on Israel’s border. Bolstered by the billions of dollars released to them by the Biden administration, Iran funds and arms Hamas and the 100,000 strong army of Hezbollah for their proxy war, all three chanting in the streets “Death to Israel” and “Death to America!”

When Japan and Germany attacked America, we utterly destroyed them, stationing troops in both countries until they changed their fascist, racist ways. Israel must destroy Hamas, never to return. If Mexico became a fascist regime, and their army surged into our border towns raping, immolating people, and decapitating babies, there would be hell to pay, though, I suspect American leftists would support them speaking of “historical wrongs.” Thousands are demonstrating here in America supporting Hamas and their butchery, chanting “Allahu Akbar!” Jews are afraid — they’ve seen this before. I stand with my Jewish brothers, and with Democratic Israel. More poignant than ever, NEVER AGAIN. Don Schmitz is an independent columnist for The Malibu Times, he along with Lance Simmens write a bi-weekly column on national topics from the perspective of their political leanings you can forward any comments you have to editorial@ malibutimes.com.

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OCT 4 - OCT 9  10/4 | Burglary A vehicle parked near Cross Creek Road was broken into and ransacked. The victim’s cellphone and credit cards were taken from the center console. The victim said the suspects used his credit cards in several stores for an estimated $30,000.The victim said they were unsure how they entered their vehicle; there were no signs of forced entry.There were no security cameras available for evidence.  10/6 | Vehicle Burglary A vehicle parked near Malibu Colony was broken into and ransacked. The victim said they hid their key fob on the rear tow hitch of the vehicle, and upon return, the key was missing, and their vehicle was ransacked. There were no security cameras available for evidence.The victim said their wallet was stolen and was notified of a $2,427 purchase made at a Best Buy in West Hollywood.

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‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry dies Beloved “Friends” actor Matthew Perry has died. Law enforcement sources said the 54-year-old was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his Pacific Palisades home Saturday.

Perry suffered for years from addiction to drugs and alcohol. He had been in and out of rehab many times and even opened his own sober living house in Malibu overlooking the pier. He eventually sold that location in 2015, saying he would rather help people looking to recover from substance abuse in a less expensive area.

He once claimed he spent a fortune on his road to sobriety. Perry detailed his substance abuse in a recent memoir. The actor also had numerous serious health issues, including a gastrointestinal perforation requiring emergency surgery.

Two years ago, Perry sold a Malibu beach house for $13.1 million. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the actor’s death, but so far, there appears to be no indication of foul play.

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ry store. Widely circulated footage shows store employees fighting back, beating Simmons in his failed smash-and-grab attempt. Murphy was the brother of Jaquan Murphy, who was one of five suspects arrested for the murder of rapper Pop Smoke in 2020. Jaquan Murphy was cleared of the charge however, he faces trial for a different murder in Los Angeles County.

Parole for Emily Shane killer denied

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has intervened to stop the parole of the man who deliberately crashed his car into Emily Shane 13 years ago, causing her death. The state Parole Board earlier this year recommended early release for 39-year-old Sina Khankhanian, who was convicted in Shane’s 2010 death on Pacific Coast Highway. The 13-year-old was run down while walking to her Malibu home and was just blocks away.

Khankhanian was sentenced to 15 years to life. A year-and-a-half ago he was denied parole, but during an unexpected hearing this year, the board heard defense attorneys claim Two arrests made in Khankhanian was on a rehabilitative track to the dismay of parents gruesome Malibu Michel and Ellen Shane who have called the convicted man “remorsebarrel murder less.” Now that Newsom stepped in Two men are now in custody in to keep Khankhanian behind bars, connection to the murder of an as- he won’t be eligible for parole again piring rapper whose body was found until December 2024. in a barrel in the Malibu Lagoon.

The gruesome discovery was made Man and dog survive late last July when a barrel was a mountain lion found floating in Malibu. When the container was opened, the hor- attack in Malibu rific discovery was made of the body of 32-year-old Javonnta Murphy A man was injured trying to save stuffed inside. Now, the Los An- his dog from a mountain lion while geles County Sheriff ’s Department hiking on Solstice Canyon Wednessays the main suspect is Joshua Lee day morning. The Santa Monica Simmons. A second suspect named Mountains officials said a young as an accomplice is Dennis Vance. mountain lion attempted to attack Both men were arrested this a dog on a leash. week on murder charges. Simmons National Park Service rangers is well-known to law enforcement provided first aid on scene. The dog and the public when in September, was not injured. The person received he can be seen on surveillance tape a scratch and puncture wound on trying to rob an El Monte jewel- their hand.

A second young mountain lion was also in the immediate area during the incident. Authorities closed Solstice Canyon yesterday and reopened it earlier this morning.

Park wildlife biologists were in the area to assess the situation.

“Mountain lions are unpredictable, wild animals. While conflicts with humans are rare, there is always a risk when you are recreating in areas used by mountain lions,” officials said. “If you do encounter a mountain lion, make yourself appear as large and intimidating as possible by yelling, waving your arms, and even throwing objects in the direction of the animal. Slowly back away and allow space for the mountain lion to move away. Do not turn your back and run!”

The National Park Service requires pets to always be on leash (no longer than six feet) at all times while hiking. For more information on coexistence in mountain lion country, check out the link below: 101wildlifecrossing.org/coexistence-faq/.

Coincidentally, the City of Malibu will be providing a free Wildlife and Pet Safety Workshop on Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Michael Landon Community Center at Malibu Bluffs Park from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Join Teranga Ranch Urban Wildlife Specialist Dana Stangel to discuss the natural history and behaviors of our local native wildlife. Discuss wildlife attractants and deterrents including humane vs. inhumane backyard wildlife deterrents.

Learn about the dangers of using rat poison and potential alternatives and how to implement safe practices for wildlife in your backyard or on your hike. For more information visit malibucity.org/calendar. Pre-registration required.

The ZORACES Subcommittee will meet on Zoom on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 2 p.m. to review Zoning Text Amendment No. 21-005 amending Malibu Municipal Code Chapter 17.68 (Temporary Use Permits) — Third Meeting. Recommended Action: Provide further discussion on draft amendments to the temporary use permit (TUP) process, including proposed language for farmers market temporary use, and provide feedback for staff to use in finalizing an amendment.

On Oct. 12, 2022, the subcommittee conducted a second review of two draft TUP amendments (Versions 1 and 2) and provided feedback for staff. However, during the subcommittee’s discussion and prior to a formal motion and the termination of the subcommittee accepting comments from the public, it was reported that a significant power outage occurred in the Point Dume neighborhood, affecting a number of households. As the meeting was only conducted virtually, some members of the public were unable to share their feedback with the subcommittee. As a result, a third meeting has been scheduled to continue discussions on this item and obtain a final recommendation from the subcommittee. See Attachment A for the Oct. 12, 2022, Subcommittee Agenda Report and Versions 1 and 2 of the proposed TUP amendments.

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Veterans Day Recognition Ceremony set for Nov. 11

The entire community is invited to join in celebrating Veterans and current members of the military who have served our country and our community at the Malibu Veteran’s Day Public Ceremony, Saturday, Nov. 11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Malibu City Hall’s Civic Theater.

The free event, co-sponsored by the city, will feature veterans speaking, color guard, song, dance, and poetry performances by community members and local school students. and more. Free lunch and refreshments will be provided. For information, contact Ani Dermenjian at (310) 738-0499.

Household Hazardous and Electronic Waste Collection Event schedule for Nov. 18 Los Angeles County is hosting a semi-annual household hazardous waste (HHW) and electronic waste collection event on Saturday, CONTINUED ON PAGE A6

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 10/7 | Burglary A vehicle parked on Latigo Canyon Shore was broken into and ransacked. The victim’s wallet, cellphone, and multiple electronics were stolen. The electronics stolen were a laptop worth $2,500, a cellphone worth $1,000, and Airpods worth $250. The victim said they were unsure how they entered their vehicle; there were no signs of forced entry.There were no security cameras available for evidence.

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 10/9 | Burglary An office on Zuma Canyon was broken into and ransacked. A designer wallet was taken from the victim’s purse. The wallet was estimated to cost $600 to replace. The victim received a notification of a $506 charge made to their card.

There were no security cameras available for evidence.  10/9 | Vandalism The gate entry to Trancas Canyon Park was damaged, and parts of the grass were vandalized. The victim said the park was closed for remodeling and said they noticed tire marks on the newly remodeled grass area.The damaged chain was estimated to cost $2,200 to replace.

There was no security cameras available for evidence.

Sean Conrad, a Malibu native, and Lindsey Crawford from Moorpark joined their lives in matrimony on September 22. Congratulations to the happy couple!

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PARK TALES ‘A IS FOR APPLE’ Park Tales is a fun and educational program for the entire family. Join the next one on Thursday, Nov. 2, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Malibu Bluffs Park.

Children and their caregivers will listen to stories, create an art activity, and enjoy a complimentary snack, and special guests. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

A yoga mat or blanket is recommended.

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MALIBU FOUNDATION REPLANT LOVE

Join Clarins and Malibu Foundation for their fourth annual RePlant Love on November at Juan Bautista De Anza Park. A new exciting iteration of this initiative, focusing on microforests. This microforest, the second in Los Angeles County and the first in the Santa Monica Mountains will also serve as a seed bank, leading to more microforests being planted all around Los Angeles County. To learn more about the event, visit replantlove. com.

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ALL SOULS DAY MASSES

Join Our Lady of Malibu as they commemorate the Faithful

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Departed on All Souls Day at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. mass. Candles will be placed on the altar for those who have passed within the year Nov. 2, 2022, to Nov. 2, 2023. Other names may be written on a list and placed on the altar at the 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. masses on Nov. 2.

Meet with community partners and find out how we can improve local water quality and support biodiversity in our neighborhood on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. for Topanga Community Conservation Day at Viewridge Estates, just past Heidi Lane on Viewridge Road.

Los Angeles County Public Fri Works, the Office of Supervisor nov Lindsey Horvath, Composting in Topanga, Poison Free Malibu, PEPPERDINE GUITAR DEPARTMENT AT THE MALIBU Heal the Bay, TreePeople, A Student Battery Recycling LIBRARY Company, Los Angeles Regional, The Pepperdine Guitar Water Quality Control Board, Department presents a concert featuring musicians studying with Los Angeles County Fire Department and stakeholders world-renowned classical guitar in the North Santa Monica virtuoso Christopher Parkening Bay Watershed Area Steering on Friday, Nov. 3, from 3 to 4 Committee and community p.m. at the Malibu Library. A variety of works are presented in partners will be a part of this both solo and ensemble settings. event.

This event is held in person. LA SAT County Public Health strongly nov encourages masks and physical distancing indoors regardless WILDLIFE AND PET SAFETY of vaccination status. Masks WORKSHOP will continue to be available for Join Teranga Ranch Urban customers upon request Wildlife Specialist Dana Stangel to discuss the natural history SAT and behaviors of our local nov native wildlife on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the BEACH CLEAN UP WITH Michael Landon Community MALIBU DEMOCRATIC CLUB Center at Malibu Bluffs Park.

The Malibu Democratic Club will be hosting a Beach Cleanup Discuss wildlife attractants and deterrents, including humane on Saturday, Nov. 4. The Beach Cleanup begins at 10 a.m. at Dan vs. inhumane backyard wildlife deterrents. Learn about the Blocker Beach, 26000 Pacific dangers of using rat poison and Coast Highway. The club then potential alternatives and how will meet for lunch at 11:30 to implement safe practices for a.m. at Malibu Seafood, 25653 wildlife in your backyard or Pacific Coast Highway. (Each on your hike. Pre-registration person responsible for their own tab.) You can attend one or both required. activities. RSVP required at tiny. cc/mdc110423. More Info: Info@ SUN nov MalibuDemocraticClub.org.

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NATIONAL RECREATION DAY The Recreation Alliance will be hosting a day of recreation activities such as hiking, yoga, mediation, wine tasting, and

a beach cleanup. Enjoy food, drinks, and music to finish the day celebrating National Recreation Day at Calamigos Beach Club. To purchase tickets, visit https://www. eventbrite.com/e/celebratenational-recreation-day-tickets735804419827?aff=oddtdtcreator.

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unexpected and hilarious ways.

Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But, the bruises heal, and the hearts mend —almost — in this delightful midwinter night’s dream.”

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HHW /E-WASTE EVENT

All residents of Los Angeles nov County may utilize mobile, oneCELEBRATE WORLD KINDNESS day collection events throughout DAY AT THE MALIBU LIBRARY the County. The next SemiAnnual Household Hazardous Join the Malibu Library on and Electronic Waste Collection Thursday, Nov. 9, from 3:30 to is on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 4:30 p.m. for World Kindness 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the upper Day and to learn about the parking lot behind City Hall. history of the holiday and how Please follow the transportation we can show kindness in our limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds own community. We will create of hazardous waste per trip when “positivity pebbles” with kind driving your HHW / E-waste words for you to keep or share to collection events for disposal. with loved ones. This event is held in person for ages 5-12. LA Business hazardous waste and electronic waste is not accepted.

County Public Health strongly For a complete list of accepted encourages masks and physical materials, visit the county’s distancing indoors regardless website. of vaccination status. Masks will continue to be available for SAT customers upon request.

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City Hall is closed each year in observance of the Veterans Day holiday (November 11). If the holiday falls on Saturday, it will be observed on the prior Friday.

If the holiday falls on Sunday, it will be observed on the following Monday.

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THEATER THURSDAY

Lights, camera, action! Enjoy an entertaining movie on the Senior Center’s oversized projection system on Thursday, Nov. 16, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Malibu Senior Center at City Hall. Call ahead for the movie title and exact times. Popcorn and coffee will be served.

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MALIBU MIDDLE SCHOOL THEATRE: ‘ALMOST, MAINE’

The Malibu High School upcoming play called “Almost, Maine,” will run from Friday, Nov. 17, to Sun, Nov. 19. Friday and Saturday start at 7 p.m.

Sunday starts at 2 p.m. To purchase tickets, visit malibuhs. booktix.com. Synopsis: “Welcome to Almost, Maine, a place that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States. And it’s not quite a town because its residents never got around to getting organized.

So it almost doesn’t exist. One cold, clear, winter night, as the northern lights hover in the starfilled sky above, the residents of Almost, Maine, find themselves falling in and out of love in

Caffeinated Verse includes a featured reader, Kareem Tayyar, followed by an open mic format.

On Saturday, Nov. 18, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Malibu Library. For more information, visit malibucity.org/calendar.

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The Opening Reception is Sunday, Nov. 19, at noon and includes a live musical performance by A Call 2Peace followed by a Q&A session with Dick Van Dyke at 1:30 p.m. at Malibu City Hall. Celebrate the artist, view the artwork, and enjoy complimentary food and refreshments. An RSVP is not required.

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FARMERS MARKET

Shop for fresh fruits and veggies, prepared food, and more at the weekly Malibu Farmers Market on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Market at Legacy Park

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION SITTING GROUP

The Malibu Mindfulness Meditation Group meets Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. for a group sit and chat in Point Dume. The group is led by longtime local resident Michael Kory, who has been practicing Mindfulness Meditation for over 12 years and recently graduated a two-year teacher training program. Everyone is welcome, whether you are an experienced meditator or are a complete

newbie. There are many benefits to be had both from giving yourself the gift of learning how to quiet the mind, and doing it in a group with the support of others. If you wish to attend, please email mmm@bu-dharma. com for more info.

BALLET SLIM AND TRIM

Develop better posture and improve balance, flexibility, and circulation during this onehour class. Class is Thursdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Michael Landon Community Center. The instructor will also focus on body awareness, coordination, and stretching techniques. Please wear workout clothes and ballet shoes. No experience is necessary. Sign up at MalibuCity.org/Register to register for the month or pay a $5 drop-in rate, space permitting.

TAP/JAZZ DANCE COMBO

Enter stage right to the Senior Center’s new dance program.

The class will consist of jazz warm-ups and stretches, followed by routines. Every dance taught will be straight from a Broadway musical.

Instructed by Ann Monahan.

The class is Thursdays from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Civic Theater at Malibu City Hall. No experience is necessary. Register for the month or pay a $5 drop-in rate, space permitting.

CARDIO SALSA AND STRETCH

An energetic Latin dance workout that incorporates salsa, cha-cha, and merengue in an easy-to-follow format. The cooldown will include stretching to relax the body. No dance experience necessary. Instructed

by Jackline Daneshrad. The program is held on Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Michael Landon Center at Malibu Bluffs Park. Sign up at MalibuCity.org/Register to register for the month, or pay a $5 drop-in rate, space permitting.

MAT PILATES PLUS

Relax, refresh, and build core strength. Sessions are Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Michael Landon Community Center at Malibu Bluffs Park. Please bring a yoga mat and wear comfortable clothes. Sign up at MalibuCity. org/Register to register for the month, or pay a $5 drop-in rate, space permitting.

SENIOR STRETCH AND STRENGTH

Class is organized on Mondays from 1 to 2 p.m. and Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Participants will focus on flexibility, balance, circulation, muscle tone, and breathing techniques. Class will be held outdoors at the Malibu Bluffs Park. Register for the month or pay a $5 drop-in rate. For additional information contact (310) 456-2489, Ext. 357, or visit malibucity.org/SeniorCenter.

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National Recreation Day Celebration NOVEMBER 5TH, 2023 1PM - 8:30PM

Join us to celebrate

National Recreation Day by taking advantage of all the Santa Monica Mountains & National Recreation Area have to offer!

VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR TICKETS Choose between Hiking or Yoga & Meditation, Wine Tasting

Enjoy food, drinks & music to finish the day celebrating National Recreation Day with us!

Help do your part to keep our coastline clean by joining us in a beach clean up!

Learn new poses, increase flexibility, and practice stretching techniques in a calm and relaxing environment. Bring your own yoga mat. Instructed by Daya Chrans. Class is organized on Tuesdays at the Senior Center at Malibu City Hall from 1 to 2 p.m. Sign up at MalibuCity.org/ Register to register for the month or pay a $5 drop-in rate, space permitting.

CHAIR YOGA

Yoga is a wonderful way to stretch the body and calm the mind. This class helps you develop a strong and flexible spine, feel ease in your joints, and be steady in your balance. Get fit while you sit! Join this peaceful hour of exercise. Instructed by Daya Chrans. Class is organized on Mondays at the Senior Center at Malibu City Hall from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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NEWS BRIEFS Public Works Commission hopes to schedule a meeting with Caltrans to address traffic safety

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Public Works Director provides a status report on capital improvement and disaster recovery projects

By SAMANTHA BRAVO Of The Malibu Times

Two days after the City Council meeting last week, the Public Works Commission met on Wednesday, Oct. 25, to address improvement projects but also addressed its concerns about improving traffic safety on PCH. Nearly 200 people attended the City Council meeting on Monday last week following the fatal incident that killed four Pepperdine students on Oct. 17.

The incident prompted residents to urge the City Council to take action and make PCH safer.

While the Public Works Commission is unable to address items that are not on the agenda, the commissioners did share their concerns on the incident and hope the city will increase enforcement on Pacific Coast Highway.

“If we want to prevent that level of catastrophic accident from happening again, we need other remedies, and I think the one that is most obvious is — we need more deputies, and we need [the California Highway Patrol] back,” Commissioner Wade Major said. “It’s horrible that it’s taken something like this to elevate that conversation again, but we need more deputies, we need more funding for the Sheriff ’s Department from the county so that they can deploy more officers here because we are under-policed by the ration that is supposed to be a normal policing ratio, we should have is at least 15 cars patrolling Malibu

believe it or not, and CHP could get us there.”

Public Works Director Rob DeBoux provided an update on improvement projects but also said they are working to bring more enforcement on PCH. “They are trying to get there, it’s just the availability of CHP, so I am pushing to get CHP out there,” DeBoux said. “So were all working together to make that area safer.”

DeBoux said they have a lot of support from different agencies but was upset it took the accident to bring them together.

“I can’t say enough, it really upsets me that it has to get to this when a lot of us are pushing this [traffic safety on PCH] and doing this for a long time,” DeBoux said.

Chair Scott Dittrich asked DeBoux if they could schedule a joint meeting with the Public Safety Commission and have Caltrans in the meeting.

Dittrich also asked if Caltrans could add a guardrail on Malibu Canyon.

“I don’t know how many people have died off this year, but I know that has happened,” Dittrich said.

“It would be very easy and very inexpensive.”

The commission received an update on the City Hall Solar Project and reviewed when the next commission would be. The commission voted to cancel the November and December meetings and scheduled a special meeting in January.

“We should let Caltrans know after Monday’s [City Council] meeting, we can’t control what the public says, but the purpose at least of the commissions is certainly not to bash them, it’s to try to come up with constructive ideas, that could be done quickly,” Dittrich said.

The date of the meeting is to be determined.

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Hazardous waste cannot be placed with other items. Waste should be in a sturdy box, preferably in their original containers. Limit 15 gallons or 125 pounds of hazardous waste per trip. Business hazardous waste and electronic waste is not accepted.

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New installation of Beacon Boxes to assist out of area firefighters

Last week, the city completed installation of 47 “Beacon Boxes,” which include maps and thumb drives with locations of fire hydrants, swimming pools and other valuable local information to assist out-of-area firefighters responding to wildfires in Malibu. The boxes were installed at strategic locations throughout the city, such as at the entrances to canyon neighborhoods. The Fire Safety Liaisons and Public Works staff installed the last of the 47 boxes, which the city had designed and built to address some of the recommendations following the devastating 2018 Woolsey Fire.

Homeless Outreach Update

The city’s Homeless Outreach Team, which consists of two outreach workers and a housing navigator from The People Concern, reported that in September 2023, it engaged with 66 people experiencing homelessness in Malibu, three of whom went into permanent or interim housing where they will be connected to a broad network of services. Among them was a college student who lost their home during the Woolsey Fire while working to graduate from high school. After connecting with the Malibu United Methodist Church, the City’s Outreach Team, and the community at large, the person was able to successfully transition into housing with help from the Outreach Team’s Ross Program. The Ross Program provided school supplies, rental and housing assistance, and other financial assistance to help lighten the financial burden during the individual’s first semester in college.

Current and past monthly Homeless Outreach reports are available on the webpage at Malibucity.org/outreach.

Ryokan Motel and Malibu Tidepool Health Club public hearing set for Nov. 6

On Nov. 6, the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing during its regular meeting to consider entitlements and a zoning change for the existing Nobu Ryokan Motel and Malibu Tidepool Health Club

lots and conversion of the existing non-conforming use motel and adjacent private gym and pool to a bed and breakfast inn. The agenda, staff report, viewing and commenting instructions will be posted in advance on the Agenda Center webpage. For more information, visit the project webpage at malibucity.org/1142/ Nobu-Ryokan-Motel-Malibu-Tidepool-Health.

Public Safety Department Open House to take place on Thursday, Nov. 9

In recognition of the five-year anniversary of the Woolsey Fire and Malibu’s Annual Day of Preparedness, the city’s Public Safety Department will host an Open House on Thursday, Nov. 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Public Safety Department’s expanded office area in City Hall. Community members are invited to come by anytime during the Open House hours to meet the Public Safety staff, learn about the city’s wildfire preparedness and resiliency efforts, enjoy refreshments, receive a free NOAA weather radio, hear updates on the fire season conditions, schedule a home wildfire assessment, pick up a free print copy of the Malibu Survival Guide and more.

Planning consultations and rebuild resources The Fire Rebuild team is available Monday through Friday at City Hall for complimentary one-on-one consultations about any fire rebuild project. Contact Aakash Shah at ashah@ malibucity.org to set an appointment for a meeting by phone or online. For ideas about how to get started with your project, as well as numerous handouts, forms and resources, visit the Rebuild webpage at malibucity. org/901/Malibu-Rebuilds.

Traffic signal improvement work to begin at PCH and Las Flores; expect intermittent lane closures Caltrans will have intermittent lane closures for a project to improve a left turn lane and traffic signal on southbound PCH at Las Flores Canyon Road to enhance safety and traffic flow starting Sept. 25. The work is expected to be completed by this winter, weekdays, with occasional work on Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The work will include installing a protected left-turn lane on southbound PCH, upgrading traffic signal hardware, lighting and poles, upgrading a flashing beacon warning system, and installing a speed feedback device to alert motorists of their speed. Businesses and residents will have access during construction operations and all businesses may keep their regular open hours. Signs will be posted. Proceed with caution

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and watch for vehicles and workers According to Caltrans, during in the road. Traffic citation fines are the past 10 years, there have been doubled in construction zones under more than 4,000 collisions on PCH California law. in Malibu. Speeding and improper turns are the most common conWaterworks tributing factors to collisions, both of which will be directly addressed by District 29 begins the Signal Synchronization Project. improvement project The system can also be used to help emergency evacuations move quickly for Encinal Canyon and safely. The $34.6 million projLA County Public Works, Wa- ect is fully funded through County terworks District 29 (WWD29), Measure R transportation funds.

The city’s parcel on Civic Center started work on Sept. 11 to replace waterlines in the Encinal Canyon Way and Webb Way will be used for neighborhood on the following storage of construction vehicles and streets: parts of Encinal Canyon materials, employee parking, and a Road, Vista Del Preseas, Camino temporary construction office, which De Buena Ventura, Avenida De La will make the project more efficient Encinal, Encinal Canyon Road, Calle and reduce vehicle traffic on PCH De La Burrita, Avenida Del Mar, and and Malibu Canyon. Per the city’s Via Vienta Street. The project aims requests, the contractor will install to improve water system reliability screening and has committed to and ensure the health and safety of keeping the location clean. For more water customers. Construction is to information, visit malibucity.org. be completed by July 2024. Work hours are from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Postcards mailed out weekdays. Minimal traffic impacts citywide with tips are expected. Affected customers were notified directly by WWD29 on staying informed of any temporary water service disduring a disaster ruptions. For more information, visit the WWD29 project webpage at laDuring wildfires, earthquakes, and other disasters, Malibu may county.gov/GIS/projectmap. experience widespread, long-lasting Upcoming Coastal power, landline phone, cellphone, and internet outages. It is critical Vulnerability for life safety to be able to access emergency information. The city Assessment out postcards to all Malibu Workshops scheduled mailed addresses with tips on how to stay informed during a disaster, especially for Nov. 14 and 16 when there are widespread, longThe city invites community lasting power outages. Watch for members to participate in upcoming the postcards in the mail, save them, workshops to learn about Malibu’s and keep them handy to be prepared Coastal Vulnerability Assessment for wildfire season. The postcard can and the projected impacts of sea level also be downloaded and printed at rise associated with climate change, malibucity.org/DocumentCenter. ask questions, and give their input.

There will be an in-person workshop Malibu Business on Tuesday, Nov. 14, from 3 to 5 p.m.

Round Table to at Malibu City Hall, and a virtual workshop held on Thursday, Nov. address community 16, from 3 to 5 p.m. To register for safety and the in-person or virtual workshop, visit the website malibucity.org. collaboration Community members are also invited to give their feedback by The Malibu Business Round Tataking the City’s online survey at ble meeting is scheduled for Friday, surveymonkey.com/r/MalibuCVA. Nov. 3, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. The primary objective of this meeting is Construction to begin to promote cooperation between the community and city officials in oron Traffic Signal der to deliberate on ways to improve safety measures along Pacific Coast Synchronization Highway.

Project to improve In light of recent events and in memory of those tragically lost, the safety and mobility Round Table is dedicating a substanConstruction is expected to start tial portion of its upcoming meeting this month on the City of Malibu’s to engage the community in addressPCH Traffic Signal Synchroniza- ing pressing safety concerns.

The discussion will draw strength tion Project, the city’s most significant measure to date to improve from the stories of those affected traffic safety and mobility on PCH, by past events while shifting focus among the most important quality towards tangible measures that can of life issues in Malibu. The project make a significant difference in sewill take more than one year to com- curing Malibu’s safety for current plete. Communications lines will be and future generations. installed between traffic signals on The Malibu Business Round PCH from Topanga Canyon Boule- Table encourages community vard to John Tyler Drive to synchro- members to join the conversation nize them to existing traffic condi- and be part of the effort to create tions, and they will be controlled by a safer and more resilient Malibu. the Caltrans Traffic Management For more information, email office@ Center. malibutimes.com.

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UNITED WE STAND

THE 24TH ANNUAL “VETERANS DAY” PUBLIC CEREMONY

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2023 PROUDLY PRESENTED BY THE MALIBU NAVY LEAGUE, PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY, THE CITY OF MALIBU & MALIBU ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

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23825 STUART RANCH ROAD • MALIBU, CA 90265

10:30 AM WELCOME VETERANS PROMPTLY 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PROGRAM 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM LIGHT LUNCH LEGACY OF GENERATIONS IN SERVICE Mission Statement: Bringing local businesses, schools, and organizations together to commemorate Veterans Day with a Public Ceremony in honor of those who have served and continue to serve our country.

For more details call Ani Dermenjian at (310) 738-0499

MASTER OF CEREMONIES, CHRIS GARCIA Chris Garcia, an American businessman and former U.S. government official, served as Deputy Director of Commerce and Acting Director of Minority Business Development. He advises on economic policy to boost U.S. business growth and global competitiveness, holding an Economics degree from Pepperdine University.

DAN RIPPINGER, U.S. NAVY

DON MACLAY, U.S. NAVY

Dan, a Northwestern University NROTC grad, joined the Navy in 1976. After NFO training, he served as an A-6 Bombardier/Navigator at NAS Whidbey Island. He completed two tours with VA-196 and VA-95 on USS Coral Sea, USS Enterprise, and USS Abraham Lincoln, retiring as a Lieutenant Commander in 1994.

Don, a Malibu resident for 53 years since 1965, graduated from Cornell University in 1956 and retired as a Naval Reserve Lieutenant in 1965. His father received a WW1 field commission as a 2nd Lieutenant and served in France, later volunteering with the U.S. Coast Guard to patrol Philadelphia’s harbor facilities during WW2.

DAN STARK, U.S. ARMY

DR. BILL PETERS

Commander Stark, an Occidental College grad, rose from Ensign via Officer Candidate School. He was Carrier Wing Eleven’s Weapons Officer in NAS Miramar, completing three Westpac Cruises. After 23 years in the Naval Air Reserve, he worked as an Assistant Principal in the Los Angeles Unified School District, retiring from both roles.

Dr. Peters, with 52 years of experience, uses his ministry, education, and Vietnam combat service as a Marine Corps Force Recon officer. He co-founded Angel Fire Christian Center and aids South African children orphaned by HIV-AIDS through the International Children’s Aid Network. He advises Mighty Oaks Warrior Programs, focusing on combat-related recovery, and authored “First Force Recon Company: Sunrise at Midnight” and “Special Ops Church.”

COLONEL JACK JONES, U.S. ARMY

DR. BOB EISENHART

Colonel Jack F. Jones II (Ret) is an Albuquerque native with 32 years in the U.S. Army, rising to Battalion and Joint Task Force 6 Commander. Notable roles include G2 in the Gulf War and 10th Mountain Division Chief of Staff. He holds a Master’s in Strategic Studies and Bachelor’s in Business Administration, graduating from the U.S. Army War College and Command & General Staff College.

MAJOR JAMES CAPERS, JR. U.S. MARINES James Capers Jr., a Marine Force Recon legend, overcame Jim Crow era hardships. His Marine career was marked by bravery, 19 battle wounds, and classified missions. A trailblazer, he led Team Broadminded on perilous missions in Vietnam. His accolades include Silver Star, Bronze Stars, Purple Hearts, and command as the first African American.

Dr. Eisenhart, from an Air Force family, lived in 15 places before college.

Graduating from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1960, he served in the U.S. Army Security Agency. In his civilian career, he earned a Ph.D. in engineering, retiring as Chief Scientist at Hughes Aircraft. His father was a B29 pilot in the Army Air Corps during WW2, flying numerous Pacific theater missions.

ASHLEY CUSATO Ashley boasts 100+ film, TV, and commercial appearances alongside stars like Nick Cassavetes and Jennifer Aniston. A skilled stuntwoman, precision driver, and Yoshukai Karate brown belt, she holds diverse talents, including scuba certification and an NCAA swimming background. Her directorial debut, “Major Capers,” highlights her proficiency in financing, participation, and distribution, focusing on substantive, historically significant real-life stories.

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Three people died in the fire, and more than 295,000 people evacuated.

No matter how one measures it, Woolsey was a beast, and we are still remedying the damages left in its trail five years later.

“Nov. 8 was my third day on the job with Lost Hills Sheriff ’s station as the interim captain. I got a call from Ventura officials informing me about the Woolsey Fire’s status,” Capt. Jennifer Seetoo said. “My gut said, ‘Oh gosh! The fuel beds in our area are very dry,’ and I got that eerie feeling that this fire could be ‘the one.’”

That portending was, unfortunately, correct.

“I got a call from the City Manager at 2 a.m. on the morning of Nov. 9, and I just knew what she was calling for,” Susan Dueñas, Public Safety Manager for the City of Malibu, said. “We had been monitoring Woolsey, but we were also focusing on the Hill Fire in the days before.”

Both Seetoo and Dueñas painfully recall that when the fire erupted, Malibuites were still grappling with the Borderline shooting that had occurred only a day prior on Nov. 7, tragically taking the life of a Pepperdine student, a sheriff ’s sergeant, and ten other young adults.

“I knew if the Woolsey Fire crossed the 101, Malibu was in serious trouble,” Dueñas said. “As soon as I got the call from the City Manager, I jumped out of bed, grabbed my emergency go-bag, and immediately started calling all of our department heads to get people into City Hall.”

As she drove to Malibu from her home over the hill, Dueñas began to appreciate just how enormous Woolsey was.

“I kept seeing the horrendous fire, and it was extremely windy,” she recalls. “I knew the monster fire was not going to stop.”

Dueñas contacted residents located closest to the 101 first and those in western Malibu.

“I knew which way the wind was blowing, so I prioritized those citizens and those in Point Dume first,” she explained. “However, not all whom I sent messages to received them since the power and cell service was already out for many.”

City personnel set up a command post to help support the Public Works staff working throughout the city to help victims.

“In such a fire, the City’s tasks focus first on evacuating citizens, communicating with them, and ultimately, assisting in repopulating affected areas,” Dueñas said.

Another first order of business was to provide information about the damage sustained by public buildings and streets.

“We first identify initial damage

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estimates of city-owned roads and parks because that data is needed to assist the county and state officials as they reach out to the President to declare an emergency, which then empowers officials to provide disaster assistance and teams to verify damage,” she explains.

Over the hill, as the conflagration devoured much of Malibu, Seetoo was going between Fire Station No. 89 and the Lost Hills station in Agoura Hills, focusing on tasking deputies and volunteers with helping to evacuate victims.

Both Seetoo and Dueñas agree that it is a fundamental principle of fire response to avoid setting up a command post in the fire zone in order to dispatch staff to respond to a disaster in an orderly fashion.

Seetoo recalls one touching story amidst all the madness and horror.

“A reserve volunteer who lived in Malibu Lake left to try to deal with the fire at his own home,” she shares. “He came back very quickly and asked to be tasked out to help Malibu residents.”

She asked him why he returned so quickly. “He responded by telling me that his house burned down, and he hoped he could help someone avoid the pain he was feeling,” Seetoo said.

“I was awed by his dedication and by all the deputies from all over the area who came to help. Many were tasked to Seminole Springs, which we later learned was annihilated by the fire.”

Seetoo recalls that officers found a woman trapped inside her home in Seminole Springs, and they were able to evacuate her. Meanwhile, officers fought fires with lawn hoses throughout the canyon. However, the help they really needed was not forthcoming, Seetoo recalls.

“I was sending deputies out to fight a fire and be in harm’s way with only a gun,” she says. “We kept asking and asking for proper resources to fight the fire, but they were not coming.”

“Facing that reality,” Seetoo says, “was so, so hard.”

Back in Malibu, while Dueñas kept informing citizens of the fire’s status, she did not have the authority to order an evacuation.

“We have to wait for the fire department to order an evacuation,” she explains. “Captain James Royal of Lost Hills station and I went to assess the situation in a local park midday on Nov. 9, and we got hit with so many embers and flying debris that we literally couldn’t see.”

Later that day in Malibu, Captain Royal informed City staff they had to evacuate.

“We couldn’t believe they were evacuating us. All of our backup locations were in the fire zone,” Dueñas recalls. “At first, they wanted us to run our command center in Thousand Oaks. I told them that would not work, so they sent us to Santa Monica, where we were welcomed with open arms and opened doors.”

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Thousands did evacuate from Malibu, and many evacuees waited in long lines on the Pacific Coast Highway, panicking about the fire possibly consuming them.

However, not everyone evacuated.

“We live on Rambla Pacifico, and I kept checking the fire’s status,” Brian Goldberg remembers. “After the fire came through, our family went up Winding Way to help a friend fight the fire, and then we headed to Malibu West, where we spent more time-fighting fires.”

Although those experiences were harrowing, Goldberg sees one upside.

“That learning lesson taught my kids how to behave in an emergency,” he states. “Ultimately, Woolsey pulled our whole community together, which is good for the moral fabric in Malibu; its unifying effect helped Malibu rebuild.”

“Santa Monica provided the City of Malibu with an emergency operations center for two weeks, including knowledgeable staff trained in emergency responses,” Dueñas states, noting that she and her staff are enormously grateful to the City of Santa Monica.

That said, she notes, “I know that people don’t like that we were repositioned in Santa Monica and that some think we had no presence in Malibu. We were there helping, but next time, we need shirts to identify City staff so people know we’re helping, and we will have mobile billboards to post messages.”

How to handle such issues in a future fire or natural disaster is one of many issues Dueñas and her team continue to work diligently on improving.

Lessons Learned The public sector’s response to Woolsey included local and county government agencies thoroughly evaluating what went wrong and how to handle such emergencies better.

The old adage “forewarned is forearmed” has been top of mind for public officials.

The City of Malibu’s report, aptly titled “What Has The City of Malibu Done to be More Prepared for Wildfires After the 2018 Woolsey Fire?” was last updated on Aug. 30 of this year.

“Five years after the devastating Woolsey Fire, images from the tragic, deadly fire that destroyed the town of Lahaina, Maui, have brought up memories, trauma, and fears about the dangers that Malibu faces this wildfire season,” the report begins. “Community members want to know if they will be safe and what actions the City has taken since the Woolsey Fire to be better prepared and prevent a tragedy like Lahaina from occurring in Malibu.”

The report notes that the entire City of Malibu is in a California state-designated Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, as are most communities in the Santa Monica Mountains. Based on fuel loading, terrain, fire weather, fire history, and other relevant factors, this characterization includes areas where the office of the State Fire Marshal identifies winds as a major

cause of wildfire spread.

“Fire has been a natural and necessary part of our local ecosystem long before the area was inhabited, so the threat of wildfires has always been a reality for Malibu. However, the size, duration, and severity of the Woolsey Fire were unprecedented, and the new normal of drought and extreme weather due to climate change has meant that we have to make plans and prepare in ways we did not consider in the past,” the report continues.

The City’s proactive actions include adding three part-time fire safety liaisons—retired firefighters with 30 or more years of experience working on area wildfires—and two full-time public safety specialists.

The liaisons implement fire prevention programs, such as home hardening assessments, hazardous tree removal, and public education, in addition to monitoring fire risk conditions and serving as liaisons between the City of Malibu and the Los Angeles County Fire Department. They also meet with HOAs, businesses, schools, and other organizations to offer wildfire preparedness guidance.

Fire safety liaisons are available to visit Malibu residents’ homes to lead them on visual inspections and create checklists to help guide them in hardening their homes against wildfire embers. Officials note that millions of burning embers can fly out more than two miles ahead of a wind-driven wildfire, and embers are a leading cause of homes burning down in wildfires.

Simple, inexpensive things can help prevent the spread of embers, including clearing away flammable vegetation and material, like bushes and wood furniture, from touching the house and putting steel mesh over attic vents.

The City has conducted nearly 450 home wildfire hardening assessments, according to Dueñas, who notes that a survey of homeowners who participated in the City’s free program found that 80 percent of them have implemented the majority of the recommendations that the liaisons provided and 23 percent implemented more than recommended.

Malibu’s public safety specialists regularly provide preparedness workshops as well as a public safety preparedness expo. They also train City staff on emergency operations and conduct annual emergency operations center exercises. One public safety specialist focuses on homelessness and works with the Sheriff ’s department on outreach— finding and removing homeless encampments in Malibu’s forested hills and canyons, which are a dangerous fire hazard.

Further, the liaisons work with a City arborist to identify and remove dead and dying trees at risk of catching fire or falling from Malibu properties at no cost. Since the program’s inception, the City has been able to remove more than 500 hazardous trees.

Dueñas notes that during Woolsey, one of the most immobilizing challenges in Malibu was attributable to the destruction

of cell phone towers and power lines. The loss of all power and cell phone service created a serious and dangerous disruption in disseminating emergency communication to the community.

With the City’s Zero Power Plan, five or more emergency supply and information stations may now be set up at logical gathering places, such as shopping centers, and marked with flags. Malibu’s Community Emergency Response Team will staff the stations and have radio communications with City officials.

Recently, the CERT team outfitted two of Malibu’s seven emergency supply bins with satellite phone and internet capabilities, with another mobile unit available to be deployed where needed.

The bins, located at various sites across the city, are designed to serve as points of distribution and emergency information stations during disasters, equipped with solar power, two-way radios, and other communications equipment, plus laptops and printers. They will enable CERT and City staff to set up printed bulletin boards that provide information to the public during a communications blackout.

Dueñas also stated that the City purchased a large number of bullhorns, flashing light bars, and emergency vehicle identification magnets so that their staff members can assist the Sheriff ’s department with alerting residents when communications are down and assist deputies with evacuations. The City of Malibu also partnered with the CERT team, including members who are experts in emergency radio use, to place a radio repeater antenna on top of Castro Peak, a high point in the Santa Monica Mountains, that will greatly expand the reach of handheld radios so that public safety staff and CERT volunteers can communicate during disasters when power and cell phone services are out. The City provided 40 handheld radios for the CERT team and now has 16 generators to provide backup power for traffic signals to facilitate evacuations.

City staff also host an annual exercise with L.A. County Fire, the L.A. County Sheriff ’s Office, California Highway Patrol, L.A. County Public Works, Caltrans, the Topanga Coalition for Emergency Preparedness (TCEP), L.A. County Beaches and Harbors, the Santa Monica Police Department, and the Ventura County Sheriff ’s office, as well as the County Supervisor’s office and other agencies. The goal of the exercise, along with all of the City’s other efforts, is to enhance emergency response coordination and communication among the many agencies that work together during a wildfire impacting Malibu.

Following recommendations after the Woolsey Fire to find ways to help out-of-area fire crews responding in Malibu, the City obtained 47 Beacon Boxes.

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Thirty Beacon Box installations are complete as of August 2023.

For her part, Seetoo no longer has to send deputies out to fight a fire armed only with guns. “LASD Foundation donated $50,000 to provide us with fire jackets and breathing apparatus in fire bags equipped with first aid kits, water, and other needed supplies,” Seetoo shared. “The City of Calabasas helped us to prepare for disasters as well. Further, we’re building a real-time joint response center with LAFD and, thanks to the generosity and brilliance of Steve Soboroff and other business owners in Malibu, we will have California’s first Crime and Disaster center that is all privately funded.”

The minute Seetoo mentioned establishing the center, Soboroff jumped into action, seeking private donations from business owners near the Civic Center Sheriff ’s station that will soon open in the Santa Monica Community College building.

“The new center will be able to link in the Civic Center area, even when power is off, so as to monitor in real-time what happens during a disaster,” Soboroff explains. “When our highly respected Captain Seetoo mentioned that need to me, she mentioned the amount of money to kick it off was relatively small— approximately $80,000. So, I knew I could help. I told her to give me a little time, and within 15 minutes, I raised enough money through private donations from business people in the Civic Center area.

With their help, we can jump-start the new center—an effort that could have taken years to accomplish otherwise.”

Fires are inherent in Malibu.

However, procedures to prepare and respond to them with the necessary infrastructure and technological assets for effective responses will constantly improve.

To stay ahead of future natural disasters, Seetoo suggests visiting the ALERT California website to view its cameras and sensors located throughout California to monitor wildfires and disasters in real time using near-infrared night vision.

When it comes to disasters, forewarned is forearmed, Seetoo and Dueñas emphasize. Seetoo cautions that no matter how prepared citizens and officials are, “no disaster goes perfectly.” The key to weathering the storm is that the entire community must be prepared and cooperate when disaster hits.

“We all know that someday disaster will befall us,” Seetoo explained, noting that everyone has to have a plan and know how to implement it.

Reflection Reflecting on the harrowing experiences of the Woolsey Fire five years ago, the community of Malibu has transformed its pains into resilient forces for renewal, unity, and proactive preparedness.

This unyielding spirit showcases not just the robustness of Malibu’s infrastructure and disaster readiness but the profound strength of its people. The community has woven together their shared memories and lessons learned from the disaster, creating a tapestry of knowledge, compassion, and unity, which will be their shield against the unpredictable wrath of nature.

Despite the scars, the Malibu community has emerged stronger, more united, fortified by the wisdom of the past, the innovations of the present, and the hopes of the future.

The relentless forces of nature may remain a constant shadow, but the enduring spirit of Malibu, fortified with resolve and united by a shared history, is a beacon of light that promises to shine even in the darkest of times, exemplifying that resilience and unity can indeed turn adversities into opportunities for growth and transformation.

This article was initially published in The Malibu Times Magazine’s October/November Home edition. To read the article in its original format, visit malibutimesmag.com, out on stands now.

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parked cars, which then struck the four students. On the evening of the accident, Bohm was initially arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, but he was quickly released from custody.

Law enforcement officers said they needed time to investigate charges of speeding and to gather more evidence. Exactly one week after the deadly collision, Bohm was rearrested on stepped-up charges of murder and taken into custody.

At a press conference, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon said the revised charges against the Malibu resident stemmed from Bohm’s “complete disregard for the life of others.” Under California law, a murder charge does not require a specific intent to kill, but can include a “depraved indifference” to human

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life. Gascon claimed Bohm was driving at 104 miles an hour in a 45-mph zone.

Kraut disputes the circumstances of the crash. He claims Bohm was the victim of a road rage incident that began on PCH near Duke’s Restaurant. Kraut says there is security footage that corroborates his claim of another driver who clipped Bohm’s car and that he was going 75.

At a Malibu City Council meeting Oct. 23, more than two dozen frustrated and angry speakers pleaded for help from officials to make PCH safer and to lower the speed limit was a chief concern.

Safety on the PCH has been top of mind for Malibu residents for years and also a priority for Malibu’s highest-ranking local law enforcement officer, Los Angeles Sheriff ’s Department Capt. Jennifer Seetoo.

Making PCH safer is not a new issue for the captain. In 2019, when

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Seetoo served as the LASD Malibu liaison she headed a task force that divided PCH into four sections with dedicated patrols. That summer, there were no fatalities reported.

Seetoo confirmed Sunday a recent Los Angeles Times column by Mary McNamara that asserted Bohm was driving without a license was incorrect. Seetoo also wrote to The Malibu Times about her personal loss and determination to make PCH less dangerous:

“In 1997, my friend Kim Ellis, a Pepperdine student, and her friend Jeannine Gregory, were killed on PCH by a drunk driver. In 2010, Emily Shane was tragically killed as a pedestrian by a speeding car on PCH at Heathercliff. It seems almost every community within Malibu knows at least someone who has perished on PCH. And for decades, there has been demand for change. But unfortunately,

posted speed limit by 16-25 MPH $75: Fine for 11 to 20 mph over according to California Vehicle Code speed limit 22350. Also one DMV point on your $100: Fine for 21 to 25 mph over 49: Fatalities along PCH through license. speed limit Malibu from 2012-22 according to the CHP. $490: Fine for exceeding the $250: Fine for 26 to 30 mph over posted speed limit by 25 MPH or 40-55 mph: Speed limit through over according to California Vehicle speed limit Malibu.

Code 22350. Also one point from the DMV. $500: Fine for 31 mph or more $50: Fine for 11 to 15 mph over over speed limit speed limit under AB 645.

400: Accidents per year along $100: Fine for running a red light PCH according to the film “21 Miles $100: Fine for 16 to 25 mph over in Malibu” speed limit under AB 645.

86 mph: Fastest speed recorded in 488: Speed cameras in Morocco a 55 mph zone.. $200: Fine for 26 mph over speed per scdb.info limit under AB 645.

120: Repeat violators in one 1,224: Speed cameras in Austria month. $500: Fine for 100 mph over speed per scdb.info. limit under AB 645.

15: Three-time violators in one 1,552: Speed cameras in Spain per month 70-104 mph: Estimated/rumored/ scdb.info reported speed of Fraser Bohm be4: Four-time violators in one tween the traffic light at Duke’s and 1,672: Plugging “Malibu” into month. the 21600 block of PCH — aka SWITRS Transportation Injury Dead Man’s Curve.

Mapping System, from Jan. 1, 2012, 1: Person received six violations to Dec. 31, 2022, there were 1,672 within a month 2,749: Feet from the traffic light at crashes, with 49 killed and 2,447 Las Flores and PCH to 21600 PCH, injured. Of those, 1,395 (83.4 per$141,100: Minimum revenue aka Dead Man’s Curve. cent) were on a state highway, with from two fixed speed/red light cam118 pedestrians, 116 bikes, and 261 eras for one month = (1142 x $100) 150: American cities using speed motorcycles involved. + (538 x $50) cameras, according to foxla.com.

1,680: Citations for red lights/ 1894: The science fiction novel “A 62/9: California Assembly ayes speeding issued in Marion, Iowa, Journey in Other Worlds,” set in the and noes for AB 645 on Sept. 13. from September to October 2023 year 2000, includes a description of Nine non-voting.

— a test case/model for Malibu “instantaneous kodaks” used by police to enforce speed limits.

2: Red light/speed cameras at the 29/6: California Senate ayes and noes for AB 645 on Sept. 12. Five intersection of state highways and 1905: Popular Mechanics reported non-voting. local roads. on a patent for a “Time Recording Camera for Trapping Motorists.”

170: Deaths and serious injuries to 1: Mobile camera, used where drivers, passengers, cyclists and pe- needed, with the public alerted.

1929: On June 29, the Malibu destrians between 2011 and 2023, segment of the Roosevelt Highway according to the Los Angeles Times 1,142: Citations for running red completes a highway from Canada to for Oct. 27 lights from two stationary cameras Mexico. California Gov. C.C. Young cut the ceremonial ribbon flanked 206: Number of American com538: Citations for excess speed by Miss Mexico and Miss Canada, munities with speed camera pro- from two stationary cameras allowing a parade of 1,500 cars to grams. In 21 states plus DC. Acexperience 21 miles of scenic beauty. cording to www.iihs.org/ $50: Fine for 5 to 10 mph over speed limit 1942: Beginning in May of 1942, $367: The fine for exceeding the wartime “dim out” laws imposed

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not enough change has been made, and 53 people have been killed on our 21 miles of PCH in the last 10 years alone, most recently the 4 beautiful girls from Pepperdine. So, this time, let us not just demand change, lets create it. This is a multi-stakeholder issue, and we need pressure from you, the community, to ensure a sustained success.

“Let’s break the approach down to the ‘Three E’s’: Education, Enforcement and Engineering. We must educate everyone of the dangers of PCH: pedestrians, road racing, cyclists, drunk driving etc. We must increase enforcement with LASD and CHP to deter bad actors, including demanding immediate implementation of speed cameras. And we must pressure Caltrans to expedite significant engineering changes to re-envision how we look at, and drive on PCH. “Let’s focus on these Three E’s to #FixPCH. Contact Governor Newsom, Senator Ben Allen and Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (and all our

Fraser Michael Bohm (left) of Malibu faces four counts of murder in the car-crash deaths of Pepperdine students (clockwise from top middle) Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, Deslyn Williams, and Asha Weir on Oct. 17. Bohm was released from custody after posting $4 million bail on Friday night, Oct. 27. Photo credits Perfect Game (left); Instagram@ niamhrolston (top middle), Courtesy of Barry Stewart (top right), Instagram@deslyn.williams (bottom right) and Facebook/Asha Weir (bottom middle)

other elected officials) to request their support and to allow speed cameras.

I am working with a grassroots team of Michel Shane, Chris Frost, Chris Wizner, Dermot Stoker, Keegan Gibbs, Kathy Eldon, Tina Segel and Damian Kevitt of Streets Are for Everyone. We

by Southern California civil defense prohibited driving on PCH through Malibu with headlights on.

There were injuries and deaths until the dim out laws were repealed for Halloween of 1943.

section located in the City of Inglewood in violation of Vehicle Code section 21453. She was found guilty of the traffic infraction based on evidence of several photographs and a 12-second video. Goldsmith argued that Automated Traffic Enforcement 1942: Driving under “dim out” Systems (ATES) were not legal, but laws on June 21, John P. Under- her argument failed. wood drove off the road — possibly near Rincon — got stuck, wandered 2019: The Texas Legislature passes onto PCH and was struck by Es- a law banning the use of photographther Dominguez, the daughter of an ic traffic enforcement systems.

LAPD lieutenant who was sneaking off to visit her secret husband in San2019: On Sept. 27, 76-year-old ta Barbara. Underwood was killed in- Ronald Fuote of Calabasas was stantly in a hit-and-run. Dominguez killed by an eastbound Mini Coowas acquitted on one misdemeanor per while attempting to run across hit-and-run count and was never PCH at night. charged with negligent homicide.

10/13/2023: AB-645 approved by 1985: “Romancing the Stone” Governor Newsom. screenwriter Diane Thomas is killed in a Porsche driven by her boyfriend 2,183: Speed cameras in the Unitat Zuma Beach. ed Arab Emirates per scdb.info 1986/1987: The first speed camera systems in the U.S. were in Friendswood, Texas, in 1986 and La Marque, Texas, in 1987. Neither program lasted more than a few months before public pressure forced them to be dropped.

will not stop until we Fix PCH. Sign Michel Shane’s, Emily’s dad’s, petition on Change.org.

“This time, let’s not just demand change, but create it. All of us working together have the power to save lives, so let’s not stop until we do.”

Sept. 23) 13,129: Speed cameras in Brazil per scdb.info 13,232: Speed cameras in the Russian Federation per scdb.info (Statista says 18,413 by Sept. 23) 18,000: Vehicles per day average daily traffic levels (ADTL) at PCH and Decker Canyon (Caltrans 1990) 47,000: vehicles per day (ADTL) at Las Flores Canyon Road (Caltrans 1990) 52,000: Vehicles per day (ADTL) at Cross Creek Road (Caltrans 1990) 56,000: vehicles per day (ADTL) at Topanga Canyon and PCG (Caltrans 1990)

57,000: vehicles per day (ADTL) at PCH and Cross Creek Road (Cal2,440: Speed cameras in Sweden trans 1990). per scdb.info $414000 - $464000: Total cost per 3,000: Citations for speeding speed camera from one American along PCH since 2019 - LASD manufacturer.

3,696: Speed cameras in the Unit$9,000: One-time fee for conneced States per scdb.info tion and SIM card.

1992: Possibly suffering a stroke, actor Ben Vereen is seriously injured 4,000: Collisions along PCH in when he is struck by David Foster at Malibu from 2013-23. Primary caus2 a.m. on PCH. es are speeding and improper turns, according to Caltrans.

2010: On April 3, 13-year-old Emily Shane was killed by an errat4,013: Speed cameras in the Unitic, disturbed Sina Khankhanian, 26, ed Kingdom per scdb.info (Statista seen traveling at 70 mph before he says 7,722 as of Sept. 23) struck her on PCH near Heathercliff Road.

4,770: Speed cameras installed in the U.S. — and 3,342 Red Light 2014: In The People vs. Gold- Camera intersections — as of 10-25smith, the California Supreme Court 2023 according to poi-factory.com affirmed the Second District Court of Appeal ruling that red light cam6,183: Citations issued along era enforcement photographs, video, PCH since 2019 by the LA County and data imprinted on them were not Sheriff ’s Department. hearsay. In March of 2009, Carmen 8,008: Speed cameras in Italy per Goldsmith was cited for failing to stop at a red traffic light at an inter- scdb.info (Statista says 11,098 as of

$10,000: Per site cost for permits trenching and pole installation for electricity for speed cameras. $45,000: Cost to lease a speed camera per year. $150,000-$200,000: One-time fee for site software for processing. $200,000: Cost of a speed camera. $4 million to $8 million: Bail for Fraser Bohm after his re-arrest for murder in the deaths of the four Pepperdine students. $8 million: City of Malibu funds funds obligated towards future PCH safety improvement projects, per malibucity.org $15 million: Cost of contract with the LA County Sheriff ’s Department from the General Fund of $16.4 million dedicated to public safety, per malibucity.org $39 million: City of Malibu money spent on traffic safety improvements on PCH, per malibucity.org $59.2 million to $96 million: Increase in speed/red light/bus lane camera revenue in New York City from fiscal year 2012 to FY 2015.

As the numbers clearly demonstrate, the situation on Pacific Coast Highway through Malibu demands immediate attention. With a staggering 49 fatalities, 170 serious injuries, and thousands of citations issued in recent years, the urgency of implementing speed cameras cannot be overstated. From the tragic loss of young lives to the alarming number of accidents and excessive speeds recorded, the need for change is undeniable. It is our hope that these statistics serve as a wake-up call, propelling both officials and citizens to work together tirelessly to make PCH safer for everyone who travels its winding path. The time for action is now.

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will develop in this new building, and to watching it, too, become a place not only of learning and innovation but also one of collaboration, community, joy, kindness, and empathy,” Miller said.

The new building spans more than 70,000 square feet and will include general classrooms, art classrooms, special education facilities, science, technology, engineering, and math classrooms, campus food services (with separate spaces for the middle school), a library, and high school administrative offices.

Phase one of the new Malibu campus plan is designed to offer a 21st-century learning City, district, and community leaders attended the ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction at a groundbreaking ceremony on environment and provide progressive educational Monday, Oct. 30. Photo by Samantha Bravo/TMT spaces for Malibu students. The building’s design harmonizes with Malibu’s coastal community surroundings, fostering a strong connection between used by our students as a teaching and learning aesthetics, and offers a more seamless blend into indoor and outdoor spaces. Photovoltaic panels on facility,” Upton said. “Getting here was a challenge, I its beautiful surroundings. This phase will also lead the overhead canopy will provide both shade for remember as we had when we had our first meeting, to the separation of Malibu Middle School from students and contribute to energy conservation. which was around the first few days of the Woolsey the high school.

SMMUSD Chief Operations Officer Carey Upton Fire, and just before the election in 2018 that passed Students will have access to an adaptable, spacious, said they will be restoring the environmentally Measure M, and it was a start. Through that, we light-filled, double-height commons area that opens sensitive habitat area but also shared the challenges developed the campus plan and started designing to the outdoors, encouraging social connection, the project overcame. and developing the first building in this first phase.” dining, collaboration, and private study. The “We are going to be restoring that and bringing Malibu board member Stacy Rouse acknowledged innovative design incorporates concrete and copper- it back in a few different phases, both to be used the other board members but asked everyone to take clad walls that draw inspiration from the natural and experienced by our community but also be a moment to recognize this moment.

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children strutted down the stage, proudly displaying their imaginative and colorful costumes. The crowd cheered and clapped for the kids as they strutted down the stage, showed off their costumes, and posed for a photo.

Adding to the festive atmosphere, Pepperdine University cheerleaders brought their Waves spirit, helping with the event and joining the children in striking poses. Their presence added an extra layer of excitement to the event, creating unforgettable moments for everyone in attendance.

In addition, Pepperdine studentathletes generously volunteered their time to make the carnival even more enjoyable. They lent a helping hand to guide the children through various games and activities, creating a strong bond between the university and the community.

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“This does not happen without community not one of us can do it alone and we have the experience, the bumps and the bruises to prove it,” Rouse said.

“We are here, we’re not done yet, [but] I think this is a really big deal, this is just incredible.”

SMMUSD Superintendent Dr. Antonio Shelton said the new school will provide an environment for students to learn, grow, and feel safe with a sense of belonging.

“I want to say cheers to this community for making this happen,” Shelton said. “I think oftentimes, kids come into a space and don’t know where they fit — I know that we will build a school where they will know where they fit.”

Approved by Malibu voters in 2018, the project is scheduled to be completed by the fall of 2025.

Phase 1 of construction is estimated to cost $110 million. NAC Architecture is collaborating with Koning Eizenberg Architecture, and C.W. Driver Companies is the contractor overseeing the project.

“Thank you again for the ongoing support; without the support of the community, we would not be here today,” Shelton said. “Standing in front of what will be a new and amazing facility for our students. We will have a future generation that will graduate from the future high school that sits right here, that’s something to cheer about. Let’s continue to do what’s right for our students.”

treated to delicious food and refreshing shaved ice. D’amores Pizza and Kona Ice provided mouthwatering treats, ensuring that everyone’s taste buds were satisfied.

The event not only showcased the creativity and enthusiasm of the community’s children but also highlighted the strong sense of unity and support that Pepperdine University and the Community service Department bring to the community. It was a day filled with laughter, fun, and heartwarming Malibu families wore their best costumes on Friday, Oct. 27, for the City of Malibu’s annual Bu-Bash at Malibu Bluffs Park. moments that will be cherished by Photos by Samantha Bravo/TMT all who attended.

The City of Malibu Community Department has held the Bu-Bash at Malibu Bluffs Park as well as other events such as their CineMalibu movie series and most recent Tiny Toy Olympic Games, which featured dozens of games and activities such as basketball, soccer, home run derby, karate, and ribbon dancing.

The next City of Malibu holiday event is in December for the Santa Paws and Breakfast with Santa. For more information on the events, visit Malibucity.org/specialevents.

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Nights of The Jack at King Gillette Ranch: Where Pumpkins Transform into Halloween Magic

Nights of The Jack returned to King Gillette Ranch for an immersive Halloween experience. Photos by Samantha Bravo/TMT

The event offers an enchanted experience for all ages year after year

By SAMANTHA BRAVO Of The Malibu Times

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umpkins were turned into Halloween masterpieces once again for the annual Nights of The Jack at King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas.

Nights Of The Jack is an immersive Halloween experience for all ages. From Sept. 29 through Oct. 31, families had the opportunity to immerse themselves

DOGS OF SUMMER !

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Winner of The Malibu Times 2023 Best Dog of Summer Contest: Meet Oscar and all the other pups of Malibu on page B3.

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in a Halloween wonderland that featured a live pumpkin carver, top LA food trucks, “The Spookeasy Bar,” and tons of other “Instagrammable” moments.

Guests also enjoyed a variety of food and beverages, watched nightly live carving, and captured photo-worthy moments.

Costumes weren’t required, but

families did get in the Halloween spirit to make the experience more memorable.

As visitors made their way through “Jack’s Trail,” intricately hand-carved and illuminated jack o’lanterns guided guests through the trail with over 20 themed installations that were show-

cased for all ages to enjoy.

The installations included Land of Dinosaurs, Under the Sea with sharks, turtles, jellyfish, and even SpongeBob himself, and other sea creatures for everyone to enjoy. Other theme installations included fairy tale characters, CONTINUED ON PAGE B2

Dogs trained to assist hearing-impaired A peek into the Sam Simon Foundation in Malibu

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By JUDY ABEL Special to The Malibu Times

or a person with profound hearing loss, missing an emergency alert or smoke alarm can be the difference between life and death. That’s where the Sam Simon Foundation, located in Malibu, comes in. The foundation not only helps humans, but its mission statement, “Saving the lives of dogs, to enrich the lives of people,” indicates it uses shelter dogs to do so. Training rescue dogs into what are called “hearing dogs” is a mission the late animal rights activist Sam Simon started 20 years ago.

Simon, a successful animator and producer best known for “The Simpsons,” made a fortune and endowed the Sam Simon Foundation Assistance Dogs before he died in 2015. The foundation does no fundraising. It started with just with one instructor at a property Simon purchased in Ramirez Canyon. It’s placed hundreds of hearing dogs since 2005 and in 2010 expanded by training service dogs for combat veterans with PTSD. Prior to damage from the Woolsey Fire the foundation had a license for 23 dogs who are not kenneled but live in a home because eventually that is their goal, to live in a home and become a working dog. Now it can only accommodate 15 animals.

Typically, smaller breeds are chosen to become hearing dogs.

The late Sam Simon started his namesake foundation 20 years ago, training rescue dogs into what are called “hearing dogs.” Photo Courtesy of Barb Velasquez

“Our focus is on rescuing dogs that are intended to complete training as a hearing dog,” Program Director and Instructor Barb Velasquez explained.

“We’re looking for young dogs that are energetic, outgoing, friendly, and a dog that appears comfortable in a new environment; confident dogs. They’re

the dogs that will likely do well in our program because hearing dogs can go anywhere with the person they’ve been matched with.

“They go to restaurants, workplaces, grocery stores. They are trained in socialization and the specialized work CONTINUED ON PAGE B2

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Malibu High School reveals new mural on campus

At least 200 kids from Malibu Middle and High schools were involved in the project

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By BARBARA BURKE Special to The Malibu Times

tudents, faculty members, and visitors were able to enjoy some new scenery at Malibu High School — a mural wrapping around a storage/ utility campus building, painted by students from the high school and Malibu Middle School.

“We’ve worked on the mural for one week and lots of kids contributed to it by helping to paint,” said muralist Marco “Cel” Blanco on Oct. 23 as he stepped back from the large art project and admired the artistic creation depicting azure blue waves crashing against a beach and a stunningly yellow sun with white puffy clouds calmly floating above. A lifeguard tower is juxtaposed against the cliffs and the bright and cheerful scene adds both beauty and joy to the lawn where students gather. On the horizon behind, the Santa Monica Mountains embrace the new mural.

The other side of the mural, which wraps around all four sides of the small building, highlights Pt. Dume. ​“Some kids love to be creative and thoroughly enjoy using the brush and paint,” Cel said, noting his murals can be found @sel_dog and that he has murals displayed in London, DTLA, Santa Monica, and Long Beach but that he especially enjoys helping create murals on school campuses.

“Stan Nunez is assisting me here in Malibu’s school and I’ve helped to create murals on about 10 school campuses,” Cel said. “In some schools there is no art program so doing the murals is especially important.

Without art programs, the schools are not reaching about one-third of the school population of kids who want to explore the arts.”

Longtime Malibu art teacher Tom Hacker designed the mural.

“I wanted to create something that fits with the landscape and the mountains beyond,” Hacker said.

“The mural is something permanent that the students can enjoy and remember, and then again — there’s the large empty gray wall space across the lawn that encases the elevator tower!” Hacker smiled at the thought that the other structure could also provide a canvas for a mural in the future.

Parent-led organizations Arts Angels and the Shark Fund assisted in paying for and providing the materials and arranging the project which is part of Red Ribbon Week, a nationwide initiative held at high Students from Malibu Middle and High schools helped paint a mural wrapping around a utility building on campus. Photo by Barbara Burke schools that seeks to help middle and high school students avoid becoming involved in drugs and in- Arts Angels president, commented, “At least 200 kids ment,” Torres-Mattus said. “We take murals to kids stead choose to be kind to their minds and find their from Malibu Middle and High schools were involved in schools that need some love — for every mural a natural high. in the project.” school pays for, we provide a school in disadvantaged “It was incredible to see the transformation when Daniela Torres-Mattus, director of education for neighborhoods a free mural. A school in Inglewood the kids got involved and grabbed a paint brush!” said Beautify Earth, a nonprofit organization that helps will benefit from the Malibu mural.”

Greg Schellenberg, who’s in his first year as Malibu to create murals on school campuses, helped to coWith the murals, she noted, “one sees a small change on a drab surface, but all it takes to help Middle School’s principal. “A dull old stone brick ordinate the project. building just popped with color.”

“When students grab a brush and create, it inspires someone be happy is color and art. I do this because Beaming at the beautiful mural, Jo Drummond, them to know that they can change their environ- it changes lives — there’s nothing that art can’t heal.”

Burt’s Eye View: The perfect exercise

PERSPECTIVE

By Burt Ross, Contributed Column

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s you who read my column already know, I exercise each morning by spending 25 minutes on my stationary bike — not a second more nor a second less. I pedal away, but the bike goes nowhere, which is fine by me.

A very peculiar thing happened the other day. I went into the garage, mounted the bike, and then the phone rang. It was an important call, so I didn’t start pedaling and took the call. The caller and I must have spoken for at least 15 minutes or so. I immediately had to place a call to somebody else as a follow-up to the initial call.

Exactly at the 25-minute mark, my alarm went off,

which it does when I work out. And then I had a strange sensation, a most unusual feeling, to say the least. I had been on the bike for 25 minutes but had not begun pedaling. I was certainly not sweating, nor was I one bit tired, but the undisputed fact was that I had been on my bike for 25 minutes.

The truth is that I could say to anyone, including my doctor, that I had been on the bike for 25 minutes, and I could say it with a very straight face. The doctor said that I should be on the bike for 25 minutes. He said nothing about pedaling. I believe I have followed the letter of the law, and the spirit of the law be damned.

I think I have accidentally discovered the perfect workout and intend to incorporate it into my exercise protocol. Remember, it does take some work to mount and dismount the bike.

NIGHTS OF THE JACK Continued from B1

sports legends, Disney Princesses, and Hollywood’s favorite couples.

This year, they had a few new attractions.

The Los Angeles Rams had an inclusion of Rams scarecrows, a Mariachi Rams photo wall, and

one-of-a-kind Rams jack-o-lantern display. Every Friday night in October, the Rams House vehicle held a giveaway and a sweepstakes for a chance to win tickets to a Los Angeles Rams game at SoFi Stadium.

The attraction also collaborated with the Nickelodeon TV channel and had virtual games for kids to enjoy.

Guests also enjoyed another vi-

brant attraction, which honored Día De Los Muertos, also known as the Day of the Dead, which is a celebratory holiday to remember loved ones who have passed. The attraction had dancing skeletons, candles, and the cempasúchil, a type of marigold flower native to Mexico, on display.

To learn more about Nights of The Jack, visit nightsofthejack.com.

The Sam Simon Foundation not only helps humans, but its mission statement, “Saving the lives of dogs, to enrich the lives of people,” indicates it uses shelter dogs to do so. Photos Courtesy of Barb Velasquez (shown in right photo).

SAM SIMON FOUNDATION Continued from B1

they do. We find out in training whether they have interest in the work. The hearing dogs work for toys and treats. That’s really their paycheck when they alert us to a sound.”

One in four dogs generally completes training. The others are adopted out as companion pets.

After training, hearing dogs help keep the hearing-impaired safe by warning of sounds. With a nudge of their noses, the dogs alert their owners to doorbells, telephones, smoke alarms, and other noises, then run to identify the source.

“For Sam Simon that was what was always important to him, giving the dogs an opportunity to see if this is the career for them.

He felt that every dog that came into this program would enrich someone’s life,” Velasquez said.

“We’re pulling dogs from shelters and enriching their lives whether they become hearing dogs or we adopt them out as a companion

pet. Sam also understood that with using rescue dogs not all would complete the specialized training.” That means some dogs are lifers and remain at the foundation.

Clients apply for dogs and then instructors make an in-person home assessment to try and match them with dogs that will fit their specific needs. Once a match is made the dogs are hand delivered so new owner and animal can be trained to work as a team. As an accredited program through Assistance Dogs International, follow-up visits are then made to make sure standards are followed.

Due to the many visits involved, the service dogs are rehomed in California or nearby states where trainers can drive with the animals in just one day’s time.

“Clients do not pay anything for the service, only the pet’s basic needs such as food and veterinary care,” Velasquez noted.

“Dogs, equipment and support is all funded through the foundation.

“If there’s someone who has a

profound hearing loss and loves dogs and wants to be considered for a hearing dog we’d love to welcome your application.”

However, according to Velasquez, something to keep in mind is that hearing dogs can live with other pets, but not with other dogs. Living with other dogs can make for a difficult relationship because hearing dogs are working and being rewarded with toys and treats.

Companion dogs are also available for adoption.

According to the website, “Not all of our outstanding dogs can meet the demands of becoming a Certified Assistance Dog, thus the need for a ‘Career Change.’

They are, however, still winners, and make wonderful pets.

Many are already housebroken and some know basic obedience commands. In short, these ‘near misses’ make wonderful companions. We can help match you with a lifelong canine companion.”

Applications for hearing and service dogs are available at SamSimonFoundation.com.

Costumed kids, and their parents, enjoy the Nights of the Jack in Calabasas. Photos by Samantha Bravo/TMT

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DOGS OF SUMMER CONTEST

And the winners are...

WINNE

R!

Oscar Bono is a wonderful choice to win Best Dog of the Summer because he is a Malibu Locals’ Favorite!

Wherever he goes, he is a magnet for love and gives just as much as he receives to his family, everyone around town, the local hotspots, grocers, farmers’ market, and his favorite, the parks and beaches. His love for Malibu is as deep as the oceans he adores. A day away from the beach is the only thing that makes him sad. He makes every day better when he is around! Everyone loves Oscar, and Oscar loves Malibu!

The Malibu Times Editorial Board is happy to announce this year’s Dog of Summer contestants and winners!

Dog of Summer Winner: Oscar Bono, submitted by Oscar Bono Family.

Runner Up: Kaya, submitted by Jaz Abbey Honorable Mention: Peanut and Dakota, submitted by Anne Blackwood.

Most Creative Editorial: Maggie May, submitted by Brad Smith.

Most Unique Staging: Pom Pom, submitted by James.

First-place winner wins a $50 gift card Runner-up receives a $30 gift card, and all three additional winners receive a $20 gift card. If you are the winner, contact our office at (310) 456-5507 to schedule to pick up your prize!

Thank you all for participating in The Malibu Times’ annual Dog of Summer contest and sharing your special pups! See you next year!

HONORABLE MENTION

RUNNERUP

Here are pictures of our two dogs of summer, Peanut and Dakota.

When they are not hanging out at home in Malibu, they head up to their cabin in Big Bear. Peanut (13), on the right below, is a Wheaton Terrier mix we rescued as a puppy. And her younger brother, Dakota (9), on the left, was also rescued as a puppy. Peanut had a tumor removed above her right eye a few years ago, which resulted in her not being able to close her right eye. She wears her goggles to protect her eye when she rolls in the sand after playing in the lake. Dakota is passionate about his tennis balls and will swim anywhere for one. Life is good for these two pups!

MOST CREATIVE EDITORIAL Hi, I’m Kaya, and anyone who has met me will tell you that I am the dog of the summer! I’m the sweetest, friendliest, and most energetic pup in Malibu!

My family will say that they rescued me 11 years ago when I was only one year old, but really, I rescued them. I love helping my family on the tennis court by stealing all the balls that they are using, and I’m excellent at catching treats in the air! In my free time, I like taking sunset walks along Zuma Beach, keeping my grandma company, and getting rewarded for my service with pieces of Lily’s burritos! Thank you for considering me!!

If you encounter Benny on the beach, expect a big kiss.

This two-year-old champagne-colored Boston Terrier is all licks. When he isn’t being a lover boy, his favorite beach activity is chasing balls and taking visors off of people’s heads.

He usually returns the caps to the owner. Usually. Often.

Sometimes.

I’m Paco, and I’ve spent my whole life on Latigo Beach. I’m seven years old now. Time flies when you love where you live! I think I should be chosen as Malibu’s Best Dog of Summer because I am an ambassador of happiness on the beach. I make people smile and bring joy to their lives. Children love me, and I’m very gentle with them. I play well with other dogs, too, and I love Malibu! Come to Latigo Beach, and I’ll give you a big kiss!

Maggie May was pretty in pink way before the Barbie movie craze.

She’s a hybrid— half Pug, — half Golden Retriever. Maggie exudes an understated yet fashionable flair with her pink collar and accessories.

Now in her 70s, Maggie is embracing aging, as showcased in the Barbie movie. If she wins Dog of Summer, she wants a tour of Barbie’s Malibu pad to check out Taffy’s dog house.

Meet 12-year-old Golden Retriever Rocky, who likes to preside over the Trancas Canyon Dog Park every afternoon. He also likes to stroll by the nursery, Kristy’s, and Vintage, then top it off with a Puppuccino at Starbucks. He loves the Malibu life!!!

Ramone Folb at Topanga Beach.

Despite medical issues and losing most of her teeth, Pompom still can’t resist a fun summer day at Zuma Beach!

MOST UNIQUE

Boogie is named after the boogie board! He is a true Malibu beach dog. He loves the sand, the surf, and the sunsets. He spreads joy and love wherever he goes. He is known by many in Malibu, and his favorite beach is Broad Beach. Submitted by his momma, Katie.

Mochi loves Zuma Beach! and the Hannah Montana Malibu Beach House!

He really is such a good dog, pure breed Shiba Inu. Survivor from the 2018 Malibu fires, survivor from Leptos, survivor from so many coyotes surrounding him day and night!

This is Frankie, our COVID rescue dog who is three years old.

She enjoyed hiking this spring when the streams were full of water in Solstice Canyon and going to the beach in the summer. She is truly a Malibu dog who goes from our beaches to the mountains. I’m a doctor, and she often goes to work with me and calms the patients down. Lastly, although we adopted her from a rescue in Utah, her original name was “Malibu.”

Gary Green.

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Author/journalist latest guest in Library Speaker Series

Quammen shared his experience with animals like elephants, crocodiles, and various species

By SAMANTHA BRAVO Of The Malibu Times

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he Malibu Library Speaker Series continued last month by featuring author and journalist David Quammen.

Quammen shared stories and experiences on the assignments he covered as a journalist and how they inspired him in his books.

Quammen has written 18 books, which include “Breathless” (2022), “The Tangled Tree” (2018), “Spillover” (2012), “The Song of the Dodo” (1996), and most recently, “The Heartbeat of the Wild” (2023).

Though he began his career as a novelist (“To Walk the Line” [1970], and three other works of fiction), in recent decades he has written only nonfiction, focused mainly on science, the history of science, and the relationships of humans to landscape and biological diversity.

In the past 40 years, Quammen has also

published a few hundred pieces of short nonfiction — feature articles, essays, columns — in magazines such as The New Yorker, National Geographic, Harper’s, Outside, Esquire, The Atlantic, Powder, and Rolling Stone. He writes occasional op-eds for The New York Times and other newspapers, and book reviews for The New York Times Book Review and The New York Review of Books. Quammen has been honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and is a three-time recipient of the National Magazine Award.

His books have received various awards, and “Breathless” in 2022 was a finalist for the National Book Award. He lives in Bozeman, Montana, with his wife, Betsy Gaines Quammen (also an author: “American Zion” and the forthcoming “True West: Myth and Mending on the Far Side of America”) and their family of three dogs, a cat, and a python.

At last month’s event, Quammen shared his experience with animals like elephants, crocodiles, and various species he encountered throughout his career. He also studied and wrote about viruses.

Guests asked Quammen about where viruses come from and how they spread.

He said he addressed the question in a written piece for the New York Times

Magazine.

“I find natural origin far more persuasive, but we need to know more,” Quammen said. “Viruses that live in other animals don’t come looking for us, we disturb the animals that they live in, we cut down the trees in their ecosystem, we capture animals and ship them to wet markets or eat them on the scene, we do all these things, and it’s that form of active human intervention, human disturbance, that allows viruses to spill over into us.”

Quammen said he goes more into depth in his 2012 book “Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic.”

“It’s we who go and disturb them [animals],” Quammen said.

One guest asked Quammen about his opinion on receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

“Getting vaccinated is not just for yourself, The Malibu Library Speaker Series featured author and journalist David Quammen on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at Malibu City Hall. Photos by Samantha Bravo/TMT. it’s for other people too,” Quammen said.

After the program, many stayed to ask hope for when you’re a traveling writer,” renowned and best-selling author, jourQuammen questions about his books and Quammen said. nalist, screenwriter, playwright, radio and The next Malibu Library Speaker Se- television broadcaster, and musician. His also purchased multiple books.

“I had a wonderful time at the Malibu ries is on Wednesday, Nov. 29, from 7 books have collectively sold more than Speaker Series, I loved talking to and with to 8:30 p.m. at Malibu City Hall and 40 million copies worldwide, have been these people, they were interested in the will feature Mitch Albom, the author of published in 49 territories and in 47 lansubjects, they listened to my stories, they “Tuesdays With Morrie,” “The Five Peo- guages around the world, and have been laughed at my jokes and they had good ple You Meet in Heaven,” and “For One made into Emmy Award-winning and questions, it’s sort of an evening you’d More Day.” Albom is an internationally critically acclaimed television movies.

SMMUSD celebrates 40 students awarded with academic honors

Malibu High football in playoffs for the first time in 11 years

Malibu High football players and coaches celebrate after the team’s 34-8 win over Villanova Prep on Oct. 28. The squad concluded the regular season with a winning record for the first time since 2017, and a playoff berth for the first time since 2012. Photos by Jarrel Hamilton

Students from Malibu and Santa Monica high schools display their certificates for academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. Contributed Photo

College Board National Recognition Programs recognize students from Malibu, Santa Monica high schools

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he Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) congratulated 40 students last month from Malibu High School (MHS) and Santa Monica High School (Samohi) who earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These programs celebrate students’ hard work in high school and showcase their strong academic performance.

The academic honors for rural area, Black, Indigenous, and/or Latino students are an opportunity for students to share their strong academic achievements with colleges and scholarship programs that are seeking to recruit diverse talent.

The Board of Education rec-

ognized the students at the Oct. 19 school board meeting for their accomplishments. “ We’re delighted to commemorate our 40 students and acknowledge their remarkable achievements. We take pride in their impressive academic accomplishments within the classroom and their success in assessments such as the PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10 and AP exams,” said SMMUSD Superintendent Dr. Antonio Shelton. “Our students possess an array of distinctive qualities, and this recognition serves as a validation of these attributes that will undoubtedly enrich their journey ahead.”

High-achieving students from all 50 states and U.S. territories were eligible to apply to four programs: National African American Recognition Program, National Hispanic Recognition Program, National Indigenous Recognition Program, and/or National Rural/Small Town Recognition Program.

The criteria for eligible stu-

dents include: • GPA of 3.5 or higher.

• PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10 assessment scores that are within the top 10 percent of assessment takers in each state for each award program or earned a score of three or higher on two or more AP Exams in ninth and 10th grade.

• Attend school in a rural area or small town, or identify as African American/Black, Hispanic American/Latino, or Indigenous/Native.

“It’s becoming increasingly hard for students to be ‘seen’ during the college recruitment process. We’re exceptionally proud of the National Recognition Programs for celebrating students who are at times overlooked but have shown their outstanding academic abilities,” said Tarlin Ray, senior vice president of BigFuture at College Board. “This is a benefit not only for students but also for colleges and universities committed to recruiting diverse and talented students.”

The Sharks finish with winning record for the first time since 2017, to face Milken in first round of playoffs

By MCKENZIE JACKSON Special to The Malibu Times

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hen the Malibu High football team initially began preparing for their 2023 campaign, a number of the team’s players had never competed on the gridiron before.

So, Sharks head coach Mike Halualani said he and his coaches had to teach the players the basics of football and the specifics of eightman football, a faster pace version of traditional football with the reduction of three players on offense and defense.

“It was pretty much the basics,” Halualani recalled. “We spent a lot of time on the fundamentals of tackling. Hopefully, we are still teaching. Hopefully, we are all still learning things. We still practice the basics every week. We are still learning things every time we play.”

The Sharks have learned a lot it seems — including how to win. The

squad concluded the regular season Oct. 28 with a winning record for the first time since 2017. Malibu enters their Thursday night playoff matchup against the Milken Wildcats in Los Angeles with a 7-2 record. This is the first season the Sharks have qualified for the postseason since 2012.

Halualani said making the playoffs is amazing.

“It feels good,” he said. “It is a great accomplishment for the kids.”

Senior wide receiver Travis Kies said he and his teammates are excited to be in the playoffs.

“It’s the first time Malibu has made the playoffs in 11 years, so we are all really looking forward to it,” he said.

Malibu defeated Villanova Prep 34-8 in their regular season finale Oct. 28. The contest featured stellar plays and touchdowns by senior quarterback Nico Miller, senior wide receiver Travis Kies, and Travis’ brother running back Tanner Kies, a sophomore. In the second quarter, junior wide receiver Brody Graham made an amazing one-hand catch that elated the whole team.

Halualani said the team has played good throughout the regular season but is still in search of playing a complete game. The coach said before the Sharks took

on an opponent, he knew they had a chance to make the playoffs despite being inexperienced.

“Once we got through the first couple of games, I saw what they had learned,” he said. “They have come far from just being a bunch of kids learning to play football.”

The Sharks recorded victories over Desert Christian, Sherman Oaks CES, Calvary Baptist, Lucerne Valley, Hillcrest Christian, and Entrepreneur this season.

Their losses have been to Laguna Blanca and their upcoming playoff opponent Milken, which downed Malibu 44-8 in September.

“We’re all super excited to get revenge on them,” noted Travis Kies.

Halualani said Malibu must play their best game of the season to beat Milken.

“We are playing a really good, physical team,” he said. The coach noted that the Sharks didn’t make any errors against Villanova Prep.

“We are going to have to be more efficient in the playoffs,” Halualani said.

Kies said this season has been full of great memories.

“I’ll remember all the enduring practices and games that we all went through together and hopefully I’ll remember the season had some huge playoff victories,” he said.

Waves women’s soccer wins fifth consecutive game Pepperdine has now beaten San Diego nine straight times

By MCKENZIE JACKSON Special to The Malibu Times

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he Pepperdine Waves women’s soccer squad kicked in goal after goal after goal to win their fifth straight match on Oct. 27 in San Diego.

The Waves downed the University of San Diego 7-0.

Six different players — sophomore Tatum Wynalda, senior Tori Waldeck, freshman Julia Quinonez, sophomore Taylor Bloom, redshirt freshman Kendall Campbell, and junior Caroline Coleman — scored the victory, which was the Waves’ highest scoring contest of the season.

Pepperdine head coach Tim Ward said his team played with purpose and passion.

“We’re excited about the opportunities in front of us and we are focusing on one day at a time,” he said, “but again, it was so fun to see all of the women contribute tonight as there were some really special moments and goals out there.”

Wynalda led Pepperdine with two goals and an assist. She took five shots, including two on goal, and now has six goals this season. Waldeck scored one goal and took seven shots, five on goal. She has nine goals this season.

Quinonez kicked in her sixth goal of the season and recorded an assist. All three of her shots were on goal. Taylor Bloom’s goal, a header, was her second score of the season. Campbell’s score was her second

of the season also. Coleman now also has one goal this season. She kicked two shots in the game. Additionally, Ava Verplancke, a freshman, tallied three assists and took three shots, including one on goal.

Wynalda scored first for Pepperdine in the game’s 30th minute. Senior Skylar Enge passed the ball between two Toreros to Wynalda. She nailed the ball with her right foot for the score. A few plays later, Quinonez kicked the ball to Waldeck for Pepperdine’s second goal.

In the 51st minute, Wynalda passed the ball to Quinonez, who then scored. Wynalda scored her second goal 11 minutes later. She kicked the ball from the just outside the right of the box for Pepperdine’s fourth goal.

Bloom headed the ball in the net in the 71st minute.

Nine minutes later, redshirt freshman Kyra Murphy passed the ball to Campbell, who gave Pepperdine a 6-0 lead with her scoring kick. On a free kick, Coleman it the ball in the top left corner of the next in the 85th minute to solidify the Waves’ seven-goal win.

Pepperdine took 29 shots, including 20 shots on goal, while San Diego took nine shots, of which five were on goal.

Pepperdine goalkeeper Taylor Roth, a redshirt sophomore, had four saves. Harlee Head, a sophomore goalkeeper for the Waves, had one save.

Pepperdine has now beaten San Diego nine straight times. The Waves entered Wednesday’s match at the University of San Francisco with an 8-3-5 record. Pepperdine hosts Gonzaga on Saturday at noon. It is both teams’ regular season finale.

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2023206359 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. MALIBU VIEW CUSTOM WINDOWS AND DOORS 23706 MALIBU ROAD, MALIBU, CA 90265, LOS ANGELES COUNTY 2390 CRENSHAW BLVD SUITE E, TORRANCE, CA 90501 Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): Registered Owner(s): 1. MAVE LLC 2390 CRENSHAW BLVD SUITE E, TORRANCE, CA 90501 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/ Organization CA This business is conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 08/2023.

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).

Signed, MAVE LLC, DAVID STEARNS, MANAGING MEMBER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 9/19/2023.

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.THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

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2023210001 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. 4 MAMMOTH REAL ESTATE 22605 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, MALIBU, CA 90265, LOS ANGELES COUNTY Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): 3294863 Registered Owner(s): 1. 4 MAMMOTH REAL ESTATE, INC. 22605 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, MALIBU, CA 90265 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/ Organization CA This business is conducted by A CORPORATION The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. 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).

Signed, 4 MAMMOTH REAL ESTATE, INC., ROBERT LEHMKUHL, CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 9/25/2023.

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.THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

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2023217808 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. HSDO 14622 VENTURA BLVD STE 202, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403, LOS ANGELES COUNTY 2. HEALTHY SMILES 14622 VENTURA BLVD STE 202, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403 3. HEALTHY SMILES DENTAL OF LOS ANGELES 14622 VENTURA BLVD STE 202, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403 4. HEALTHY SMILES OF SHERMAN OAKS 14622 VENTURA BLVD STE 202, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403 5. HSD OFFICE 14622 VENTURA BLVD STE 202, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403

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Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): Registered Owner(s): 1. CORAZON C. RABONZA D.D.S., INC. 14622 VENTURA BLVD STE 202, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/ Organization CA This business is conducted by A CORPORATION The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/2002.

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).

Signed, CORAZON C. RABONZA D.D.S., INC., RODOLFO RABONZA, CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 10/4/2023.

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.THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

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2023217208 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. ZS ELECTRIC 22601 CALVERT ST, WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91367, LOS ANGELES COUNTY Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): Registered Owner(s): 1. ZOHAIR SHAMMA 22601 CALVERT ST, WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91367 2. DILLON ZOHAIR SHAMMA 22601 CALVERT ST., WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91367 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/ Organization This business is conducted by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/2007.

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).

Signed, ZOHAIR SHAMMA, GENERAL PARTNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 10/4/2023.

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.THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: PATRICIA AHMANSON-MCCORD AKA PATRICIA AHMANSON MCCORD AKA PATRICA A. MCCORD CASE NO. 23STPB11190 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of PATRICIA AHMANSONMCCORD AKA PATRICIA AHMANSON MCCORD AKA PATRICA A. MCCORD. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by WHITTIER TRUST COMPANY in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that WHITTIER TRUST COMPANY 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 in this court as follows: 11/13/23 at 8:30AM in Dept. 2D located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner ZACHARIAS N. TRIPODES - SBN 311595, LAGERLOF, LLP 155 N. LAKE AVENUE, FLOOR 11 PASADENA CA 91101, Telephone (626) 683-7234 BSC 224074 10/19, 10/26, 11/2/23 CNS-3748009# MALIBU TIMES MALIBU 244

2023219597 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. PROXY PARENT FOUNDATION 15243 LA CRUZ DRIVE #889, PACIFIC PALISADES, CA 90272, LOS ANGELES COUNTY Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): Registered Owner(s): 1. PLANNED LIFETIME ASSISTANCE NETWORK OF CALIFORNIA 15243 LA CRUZ DRIVE, #889, PACIFIC PALISADES, CA 90272 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/ Organization CA This business is conducted by A CORPORATION The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/2008.

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).

Signed, PROXY PARENT FOUNDATION, BRUCE LEWITT, SECRATARY This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 10/10/2023.

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.THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

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2023201521 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. OCEAN BREEZE CLEANING SERVICES 10915 S PRAIRIE AVE SPC 20, INGLEWOOD, CA 90302, LOS ANGELES COUNTY Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): Registered Owner(s): 1. MAYRA MENDOZA DENIZ 10915 S PRAIRIE AVE SPC 20, INGLEWOOD, CA 90302 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/ Organization This business is conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/2018.

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).

Signed, MAYRA MENDOZA DENIZ

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This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 09/13/2023.

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.THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

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NOTICE INVITING BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids for the City of Malibu, PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY MEDIAN IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT – JOHN TYLER DRIVE TO PUERCO CANYON ROAD SPECIFICATION NO. 2049, will be received by the City Clerk, at Malibu City Hall, 23825 Stuart Ranch Road, Malibu California, 90265, at or before 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 30, 2023 at which time they will be publicly opened and read by the City Clerk (or designated representative).

SCOPE OF WORK In general, the proposed improvements consist of median modifications for approximately 1 mile on Pacific Coast Highway between John Tyler Drive and Puerco Canyon Road. The improvements include modifying the existing curbed median by installing stamped concrete, roadway excavation, asphalt pavement, striping and signage, pavement markers, pavement markers and thermoplastic striping removal, new storm drain system, storm drain removal, adjusting utility covers, potholing, temporary traffic control, and all other appurtenant work included and shown in the Contract Documents and Specifications.

The bid shall be submitted, and the work shall be performed by a Class “A” State of California licensed contractor in strict conformance with the project specifications for PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY MEDIAN IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT – JOHN TYLER DRIVE TO PUERCO CANYON ROAD Specification No. 2049 now on file in the City’s Public Works Department.

An electronic copy of plans and specifications may be obtained by prospective bidders from the Public Works Department through mpublicworks@malibucity.org.

All prospective bidders shall abide by the provisions of the Bid Terms and Conditions listed in the project’s specifications.

The City reserves the right to retain all bids for a period of 90 days after the bid opening date for examination and comparison and to delete any portion of the work from the Contract. The City reserves the right to determine and waive nonsubstantial irregularities in any bid, and to reject any or all bids. The bid shall be balanced so that each bid item is priced to carry its share of the cost of the work and also its share of the contractor’s overhead and profit. The City reserves the right to delete any bid item to the extent that the bid is qualified by specific limitation. An unbalanced bid shall be considered as grounds for rejecting the entire bid. The City shall award the bid to the lowest responsible bidder as the interest of the City may require.

In accordance with the provisions of Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 of the California Labor Code, the California Department of Industrial Relations has established the general prevailing rates of per diem wages for each craft, classification and type of work needed to execute contracts for public works and improvements. The per diem wages published at the date the contract is advertised for bids shall be applicable. Future effective wage rates which have been predetermined are on file with the Department of Industrial Relations, are referenced but not printed in said publication. The new wage rates shall become effective on the day following the expiration date and apply to this contract in the same manner as if they had been included or referenced in this contract. The website for California Department of Industrial Relations Prevailing Wage Unit is currently located at www.dir.ca.gov, prevailing wages are located on the website at http://www.dir. ca.gov/dlsr/pwd/index.htm.

The wage rate for any classification not listed by the California Department of Industrial Relations, but which may be required to execute the proposed contract, shall be in accord with specified rates for similar or comparable classifications or for those performing similar or comparable duties, within the agency’s determinations.

At the time of submitting the bid the Bidder shall be registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations in accordance with the provisions of Section 1771.1 of the California Labor Code, as amended

by Senate Bill 854. No public work contract may be awarded to a non-registered contractor or subcontractor.

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Without exception, the bidder is required to state the name and address of each subcontractor who will perform work or labor or render service to the prime contractor and the portion of the work which each will do in their bid as required by Section 23, “Subcontracts”, of the Standard Specifications and in conformance with Public Contract Code, Sections 4100 to 4113, inclusive.

The City will not consider awarding any contract based upon any bid submitted by any contractor nor consent to subletting any portions of the Contract to any subcontractor located in a foreign country during any period in which such foreign country is listed by the United States Trade Representative as discriminating against U.S. firms in conducting procurements for public works projects.

All bidders are hereby notified that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, Business Enterprises must be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color or national origin consideration for an award.

The Contractor may substitute securities for retention monies pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300.

Date this 26th of October, 2023 CITY OF MALIBU, CALIFORNIA ________________________________________ __________ Robert DuBoux, Public Works Director/City Engineer

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA23-960033-NJ Order No.: 230256482-CAVOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/9/2016.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the accrued principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): DONALD ANTHONY DOUROUX AND MARGARET JEAN DOUROUX, COTRUSTEES OF THE DOUROUX FAMILY TRUST, DATED MARCH 16, 2005 Recorded: 12/16/2016 as Instrument No. 20161603100 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 12/19/2023 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 Amount of accrued balance and other charges: $551,692.17 The purported property address is: 29424 TRAILWAY LANE, AGOURA HILLS, CA 91301 Assessor’s Parcel No. : 2053-016-017 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior

lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the trustee: CA-23960033-NJ. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 916-939-0772, or visit this internet website http://www.qualityloan. com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-23-960033-NJ to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee.

Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE OWNER-OCCUPANT: Any prospective owner-occupant as defined in Section 2924m of the California Civil Code who is the last and highest bidder at the trustee’s sale shall provide the required affidavit or declaration of eligibility to the auctioneer at the trustee’s sale or shall have it delivered to QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION by 5 p.m. on the next business day following the trustee’s sale at the address set forth in the below signature block.

The undersigned trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the mortgagor, the mortgagee, or the mortgagee’s attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. Date: QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION 2763 Camino Del Rio S San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http:// www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION TS No.: CA-23960033-NJ IDSPub #0189076 11/2/2023 11/9/2023

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NOTICE OF HEARING TO CONDUCT MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT -GENERAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUSINESS LICENSE COMMISSION TO CONDUCT ADDRESS OF PREMISES: 22837 PACIFIC COAST HWY., MALIBU, CA 90265 NAME OF APPLICANT: LEE LA WADEE REFLEXOLOGY / MANTHANA ADISA DATE OF HEARING: 11/29/2023 TIME OF HEARING: 09:15 A.M. ``ANY PERSON HAVING OBJECTIONS TO THE GRANTING OF THE LICENSE MAY, AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE DATE ABOVE NAMED, FILE WITH THE BUSINESS LICENSE COMMISSION HIS OBJECTIONS IN WRITING GIVING HIS REASONS THEREFOR, AND HE MAY APPEAR AT THE TIME AND PLACE OF THE HEARING AND BE HEARD RELATIVE THERETO`` OFFICE OF THE COMMISSION: BUSINESS LICENSE COMMISSION 500 W. TEMPLE STREET, RM 374 LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 CN101391 Nov 2,9,16, 2023 MALIBU 254

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DARRELL NUCKOLLS CASE NO. 23STPB08941 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of DARRELL NUCKOLLS. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JOSH NUCKOLLS in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JOSH NUCKOLLS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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 in this court as follows: 11/29/23 at 8:30AM in Dept. 29 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner ADAM M. MILLER, ESQ. - SBN 277939, MILLER LAW OFFICE, PC 25000 AVE STANFORD, SUITE 94 VALENCIA CA 91355, Telephone (661) 544-3401 11/2, 11/9, 11/16/23 CNS-3753324# MALIBU TIMES MALIBU 255

SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 512

Ordinance No. 512 (the “Ordinance”) proposes amendments to the City’s Local Coastal Program, Zoning Map and Zoning Code for the Malibu Middle and High School Campus Specific Plan. The Ordinance creates a Malibu Middle and High School Specific Plan Overlay District with specific development standards and mitigation requirements for the area subject to the overlay district. . Pursuant to Public Resource Code Section 21080.9, activities and approvals by the City necessary for preparation and adoption of a Local Coastal Program amendment are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act. Further, the Ordinance was adequately covered in a Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) adopted by the Santa MonicaMalibu School District (SMMUSD or District) Board of Education (Board) acting as lead agency on January 26, 2022, (State Clearinghouse No. 202008350). The City Council had previously adopted a different iteration of the Ordinance on September 27, 2022. However, review by the California Coastal Commission at its September 8, 2023 meeting resulted in a conditional certification of the amendment to the City’s Local Coastal Program subject to certain amendments. This Ordinance reflects the requested changes by the Coastal Commission.

A full copy of the Ordinance is available for review in the City Clerk’s office.

I CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE NO. 512 was passed and adopted at the Regular City Council meeting of October 23, 2023.

Councilmembers: AYES: 5 Grisanti, Stewart, Uhring NOES: 0 ABSTAIN: 0 ABSENT: 0

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2023231963 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. HARDCORE FITNESS WESTLAKE VILLAGE 30845 E. THOUSAND OAKS BLVD., WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91362, LOS ANGELES COUNTY 19044 STRATHERN ST., RESEDA, CA 91335 Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): Registered Owner(s): 1. SYNERGY FITNESS LLC 20845 CANWOOD ST. #C, AGOURA HILLS, CA 91301 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/ Organization CA This business is conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/2021.

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).

Signed, SYNERGY FITNESS LLC, JENNIFER LA SALLE, PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 10/26/2023.

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.THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

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Pepperdine men’s water polo dominates in eighth straight victory Waves have four regular season games left before they host the Nov. 17-19 WCC Championships

By McKENZIE JACKSON Special to The Malibu Times

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he Pepperdine Waves men’s water polo team ended the first quarter of their home match against the Cal Lutheran Kingsmen on Oct. 29 with a 7-0 advantage.

The Kingsman began the second quarter with their first score of the contest in Pepperdine’s Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool. The Waves responded by going on a scoring tear led by sophomore attacker Sandor Gal. Gal scored two of his three goals in the contest on consecutive possessions.

Sophomore center defender Tanner Turrall followed Gal’s goals, by tossing in a score of his own to give Pepperdine a 10-1 lead.

The Waves didn’t score on their fourth possession of the quarter, but sophomore utility Milo Joseph scored his lone goal of game the fifth time Pepperdine had the ball.

Cal Lutheran scored once more before halftime, so the Waves held an 11-3 lead at the break. Pepperdine rang up six more goals after halftime to capture a 17-6 victory.

Pepperdine head coach Terry Schroeder said the Waves’ variety of scorers propelled them to victory. Eleven Waves had scoring tosses in the match.

“We played well enough to win, but I don’t think we played our best,” Schroeder said. “We gave up some easy goals that we have to do a better job of defending.”

The win was the Waves’ second of the day and third of the weekend. Pepperdine downed visiting Air Force 16-11 hours before beating Cal Lutheran. The day before, Pepperdine traveled to Riverside and defeated California Baptist 16-11.

The Waves, the fourth-ranked team in college water polo, go into Saturday’s game at San Jose State on an eight-game winning streak and with a 22-4 record.

Pepperdine’s last loss was on Oct. 7 to Long Beach State, another squad ranked in the top 10. Schroeder said that one-goal, overtime loss was a “wake-up call.”

“That was probably a team we should beat most of the time but we lost to them,” he recalled. “The guys have been more focused since then — a little bit hungrier.”

The head coach knows a lot about stacking victories. He reached a 500-win mark when Pepperdine beat Bucknell on Oct. 21.

Schroeder, who has coached the Waves in two stints for 31 seasons, now has 505 wins.

He is the seventh coach in men’s collegiate water polo history to reach the 500-victory plateau.

The former Pepperdine water polo player

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A Waves men’s water polo player looks to pass the ball against Cal Lutheran. Photos by McKenzie Jackson

Pepperdine’s Kaden Kaneko makes an offensive play against Cal Lutheran.

Waves senior attacker Anthony D’Ambra (No. 5) tosses the ball toward the Cal Lutheran goal.

and four-time Olympian said reaching the wins milestone is an honor.

“It made me reflect a lot on the years I have been here,” said Schroeder on coaching at Pepperdine. “I’m grateful to Pepperdine.

I’m grateful to the people that have allowed me to be here — all the players and coaches.

I’ve had a lot of good people around me. It’s been a fantastic journey.”

The coach first stepped on the Waves’ pool deck as a volunteer assistant coach. He took the head coaching reins in 1986 after he finished chiropractor school. Schroeder was a member of the U.S. National Team when he began coaching. He constantly fought the urge to want to jump in the pool to compete with his players.

“I was not so comfortable on the deck,” Schroeder recalled. “I was a little bit fierier, a little bit more emotional. Realizing that on the deck you can’t affect the game as much as you can in the water was a learning process for me.”

1997 is a victory he will always cherish, as well as a time the Waves downed Stanford.

“They are all pretty sweet,” he said. “It’s fun to win.”

Collecting over 500 Ws, Schroeder noted, taught him that the gap between wins and losses isn’t that wide.

“The fine line is oftentimes found in little moments in the game,” he said.

“Whether it is how you are passing the ball to the setter or moving the ball on the perimeter. You learn from your wins and losses. Winning consistently can be a bit of a trap. You start not being as hungry, not being as focused.”

Kaden Kaneko tied Gal with three goals in Schroeder’s team’s win over Cal Lutheran.

Matty Walsh and Chase Wilson each scored twice. Joseph, Turrall, Jon Carcarey, Anthony D’Ambra, Christian Hosea, Clay Kaneko, and Curtis Jarvis all had a goal.

Ryan Brosnan and Adam Csapo led Pepperdine with three scores apiece against Air

Schroeder was a member of the USA’s national water polo squad during his first six seasons as Pepperdine’s coach. Coaching made him a better player.

“I became more cerebral about the game and learned little intricacies,” Schroeder said.

He initially planned to coach for one or two years, but he grew to love the job.

Schroeder became a better coach when he left the national team after the 1992 Olympics.

Schroeder tallied 340 victories before leaving Pepperdine in 2005 to coach the U.S. team. He guided the red, white, and blue watermen to a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics and coached them at the 2012 version of the summer sports spectacle.

Schroeder returned to the Waves as volunteer assistant again in 2012. He was named the head coach again 2013.

Schroeder said defeating rival USC 8-7 in overtime to win the NCAA national title in

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Force. Hosea, Jarvis, and Travis Reynolds had two scores each. Carcarey, Walsh, Dane Howell, and Chase Wilson all scored a single goal.

Carcarey led Pepperdine with four goals against Cal Baptist. Csapo scored three times and Brosnan and Walsh scored twice.

Gal, Hosea, Jarvis, Reynolds, and Wilson all tossed in lone scores.

Pepperdine has four regular season games left before they host the Nov. 17-19 West Coast Conference Championships. The NCAA Championships begin on Dec. 2.

Schroeder said the Waves are playing well but have to continue to compete hard to be successful.

“We have a really good group,” Schroeder said. “We have all the pieces. We just have to do the little things right. We have to be really hungry to win our conference tournament and make the NCAAs and hopefully win a few games and have a chance to win the championship again.”

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