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Special needs playground in Malibu vandalized

West Malibu burglaries raise concerns about possible theft ring

Amnesty offered to any teens who may be involved

Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station issues bulletin advising residents how to help avoid being a target

By JUDY ABEL Special to The Malibu Times

An accessible and inclusive children’s playground dedicated to first responders that was damaged by a group of teenage skateboarders is in the process of being repaired.

Now the owner of the shopping center where it’s located is asking the youths responsible to step up and apologize.

“It’s important for us at that property, as a community hub to keep it clean and safe,” said Steve Soboroff, the developer of The Park at Cross Creek.

Playground equipment was broken by skateboarders at the property on Wednesday, Nov. 22, at 5:30 p.m. At least six skateboarders were caught on surveillance.

“When we decided to build the playground there, the community said, ‘We’d really like you to dedicate it to people we care about: sheriff ’s, firefighters and lifeguards,’” Soboroff said about the themed playground, which has play structures featuring a police car, fire truck, and a lifeguard tower. “We went further. There are a number of special needs kids in the greater Malibu area, but there wasn’t a playground that special needs kids could use for 15 miles around. We did that there. It’s been widely accepted as one of America’s beautiful playgrounds and is very, very busy with kids with and without special needs. They all play together. It’s really wonderful.”

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By BARBARA BURKE Special to The Malibu Times

On Nov. 11, two West Malibu homes in the Sea Star Drive area were burglarized, with the runaway suspects expeditiously committing the crimes in a fashion suspiciously akin to that used by a vast burglary ring targeting wealthy U.S. households in recent years.

The victims chose not to be identified, but one told The Malibu Times, “We hope we can save other neighbors the heartbreak we’ve experienced, and we also want people to know so that we watch out more A group of Pepperdine students pose with memorial crosses on an on campus hill. Pepperdine student Thomas Monthofer led an effort to install crosses in memory of the four Pepperdine closely for one another.” student killed in the Oct. 17 Pacific Coast Highway crash. Contributed Photo On Nov. 27, Detective Sgt. Stephen Horton of the Malibu/ Lost Hills Sheriff ’s Station stated, “With regard to the two West GoFundMe account created to directly support the victims’ families with funeral costs Malibu incidents on Nov. 11, we are set to graduate and sorority sising, comforting admonition, with crosses bearing the victims’ names. not sure if it was the case that such

By BARBARA BURKE Special to The Malibu Times CONTINUED ON PAGE A8 ters with Pepperdine’s Alpha Phi the president saying Monthofer Doing so, the GoFundMe efchapter. That all changed when a “harnessed the strength found in fort stated, will provide “a way With the senseless deaths of driver lost control of his vehicle the bonds of friendship and the for friends and loved ones to refour Pepperdine students on Oct. and slammed into several parked community that unites us.” member them, visit them, and pray 17 in the 21500 block of Pacific cars, which then struck the girls.

Monthofer started a GoFund- for them.” The effort also stated this week Coast Highway, fellow student Right after the students’ deaths, Me effort, and he and his frater- that funds raised would “provide Thomas Monthofer, a grieving Pepperdine President James Gash nity, Sigma Chi, hosted a philan- donations directly to the victims’ friend of the victims, spearhead- issued a statement striving to, in thropy week to honor the students families to aid with funeral costs ed an effort to place four white some way, help begin to assuage by giving their utmost support to and legal bills involved.” Finally, crosses atop a hill on campus to the pain being experienced by the the families. “Derby Days,” as they the Go Fund Me page stated, honor the memories of Niamh Pepperdine and Malibu communi- called it, was a week-long event to “In order to make Pacific Coast Rolston, 20; and Peyton Stewart, ty. Monthofer’s efforts to erect four raise money to construct a monu- Highway safer, we are attempting Asha Weir, and Deslyn Williams, white crosses in memory of the ment next to the large white cross to adopt a stretch of the highway CONTINUED ON PAGE A8 all 21. All the victims were seniors students exemplified Gash’s lov- on the hill with plaques and four

Pepperdine student spearheads effort for crash victims’ memorial

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Holiday cheer will help Malibuites joyfully finish this year The Malibu Times gathered a list of fun events to enjoy with your families beginning this weekend

Siblings honor families in Israel with a paddle out at Surfrider Beach |B1

By BARBARA BURKE Special to The Malibu Times

Malibu is getting ready for another festive holiday season. There’s breakfast with Santa, snow on the Malibu Farmers Market Director Deb Bianco speaks for keeping the market in Legacy Park, in pier, concerts of all varieties, a holifront of City Council on Monday, Nov. 27. Photo by Samantha Bravo/TMT. day boutique, a Woodie Parade, and a toy drive, and merrymakers of all ages can write a letter to Santa or a special loved one. Here’s an overview of some of the fun activities.

Passionate vendors, founders attend City Council to advocate for the Malibu Farmers Market Councilmember Silverstein receives minimal support to bring back the local emergency addressing PCH safety

By SAMANTHA BRAVO Of The Malibu Times

Vendors, farmers, and long-time residents who enjoy the Malibu Farmers Market attended Monday night’s meeting to advocate for its stay at Legacy Park.

The license agreement issued by LA County to Cornucopia expired on Dec. 30, 2022, and Cornucopia has since been operating its weekly farmers’ market on the City of Malibu-owned Legacy Park, adjacent to the County Parking Lot, under a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) issued to Cornucopia by the City of Malibu.

Debra Bianco, co-founder of The Cornucopia Foundation, was among the members of the public CONTINUED ON PAGE A7

Let it Snow & Celebrate the Merriment on the Pier M ​ alibu Farm gets locals ready for the season with “Let it Snow!” Every evening at 5 p.m. throughout December, eco-friendly artificial snow will glisten the pier, providing fun for all ages.

Make sure to also book reservations for the establishment’s wildly popular annual Santa Lucia event.

The restaurant’s proprietor, Helene Henderson, is a native of Sweden and brings the glowing, culturally

John Zambetti (right), founder and organizer for the annual Malibu Woodie Parade, poses next to his Woodie with his children Johnny (left) and Kathryn. This year’s parade will begin at Paradise Cove Restaurant at 1 p.m. on Dec. 17. Contributed Photos

intriguing Christmas celebration to Malibu on Dec. 9 at 5 and 7 p.m. (two seatings). Finally, make sure to enjoy Breakfast with Santa from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Christmas Eve.

sentative, describes the experience as “the most epic Christmas party, with sledding and dinner.” The event is completely free, but the church asks for attendees to register at www. snowinmalibu.com.

Snow Much Fun! The Adamson House ​Malibu Pacific Church invites all members of the community to ​Enjoy the annual holiday goSnow Much Fun! The Dec. 1 event ings-on at the architectural gem from 6 to 9 p.m. features real snow! of Malibu, the historic Adamson Kelli Fangmann, the church’s repreCONTINUED ON PAGE A7

Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . .A2 News Briefs . . . . . . . . . .A3 • ‘Hawaii Five-O’ actor Scott Caan renting out his Malibu ocean view house Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . .A4 • Events Business . . . . . . . . . . . A6 • Malibu’s population and employment decline impact city f inances and quality of life Real Estate . . . . . . . . . A8 Malibu Life . . . . . . . . . .B1 • Serving spirit in Malibu People . . . . . . . . . . . . .B2 Community . . . . . . . . . .B3 • Las Tunas Isle Motel: A history sparked by a fire Legal Notices . . . . . . . . .B4 Business & Directory . . . B7 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . B7 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . B10 • Malibu AYSO Region holds championships at Malibu Bluffs Park

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

Malibu Community honors victims of road traffic for World Day of Remembrance Ghost tires placed to honor four Pepperdine students, also known as ‘Our Girls’ to the community

Dick Van Dyke: A legacy of laughter and joy Photography exhibit by Laura Johansen opens at the Malibu City Art Gallery

Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff ’s Station holds Coffee with a Deputy at Malibu Country Mart Sheriff ’s personnel and Malibu VOP continue traffic safety conversation after PCH Taskforce meeting

Malibu BGCM hosts grand opening of ‘Third Space’ A percentage of all store purchases benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Malibu

Emily Shane Foundation holds fundraiser ‘Crystallizing Success’ at Sorenity Rocks in Malibu Dozens of donors attended the event to support the SEA Program

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In memory of Malibu resident Carl Volante Dear Editor, Carl Volante never met a stranger.

And while that old saying is often overused to describe a friendly soul, I reckon most of us who had the great pleasure of knowing him during his 78 (and change) trips around the sun would indeed agree.

Carl was born in Evanston, Illinois, on April 14, 1945. Brother to Frank and sisters Marina and Ann, Carl was the third child born to Anthony and Ester Volante.

At the age of 20, he joined the U.S. Army in 1965 and was assigned to Fort Hood, Texas, where he showed an aptitude for his precision with a service rifle and became a sharpshooter.

His keen eye for hitting the center of a target would serve him later in life when he traded in his rifle for a drafting pencil and enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in architecture and graduated top of his class in 1974.

His influences included acclaimed modern architect Richard Neutra, and Carl often spoke of his own work as an architect and builder as making “an intervention on the natural world.”

His approach to design always placed the environment first.

Structure was secondary and respectful to the natural order of the land before breaking ground on a project.

He took his job as seriously as anyone I have ever known and was an artist in the truest form. His work, his structures, and buildings were never designed as a monument to the architect but rather as a contribution to a family and a community that would stand the test of time, fads, and trends and remain a gathering place for generations.

Anyone who spent time with Carl knew he had a way with words and phrases. Often funny and off-color, but always full of self-effacing honesty. It wasn’t uncommon to hear him say, “I wake up every morning and am grateful for two things: being Sicilian and being an architect!”

But as we all know, as seriously as he took his work, Carl was also very, very funny.

From his “throwaway” observations to his show-stopping quotes, perhaps along with his designs, they too will live on. His hilarious take on divorce — “domestic adjustment” — is just one example.

Carl came to Malibu following a “domestic adjustment” of his own, splitting from his wife Pamela after 20 years of marriage.

Carl had a nickname for everyone and almost everything. A habit he picked up from his father, a Chicago cabbie who regularly clocked an 84-hour workweek and who himself had earned the nickname “Tony No Neck” due to his thick physique.

For Carl, nicknames were not only a term of endearment but also of familiarity and community, which he found and fostered here in Malibu between his many clients, associates, and friends.

“The Authorities” meant the folks in planning at Malibu City Hall. “The Flight Deck” was Spruzzos. If you possessed a medical

degree, you were always referred to as “Doc” as in “Doc Taylor“ or “Doc Brown.” “Dos Pollackos,” the tile guys. “German John,” “Backhoe Gary” and so on.

The nicknames he bestowed were often based on what you did for work, where you lived, or your ancestry. I was never sure if he ever had a nickname for me, but he often called me “Kid,” even after I was well into my late 50s.

I have done my share of writing in my life, but I have never been tasked with writing an obituary or remembrance. Which is perhaps why this reads as neither.

I’m not great at saying goodbye, as most of us aren’t. Especially when it comes to people who enter our lives, inspire us, and then simply ... leave.

We always want more from those who exit too soon. We want more time. More stories. Damn it, even more of the same stories we just heard two days ago, CARL! I believe that any attempt to summarize a life lived over nearly eight decades in a few paragraphs is folly for the writer and disrespectful to the individual being written about. But knowing Carl as we do, I suspect he wouldn’t want any of us making a fuss over his passing. And if he were to author his own remembrance, it would be a series of four-letter expletives connected to some grievance or complaint — probably about the City of Malibu!

But in the final analysis of a life well lived, this Midwestern son of a cabbie found our unique seaside community and called it home.

And it was in this very community where Carl Volante found his many friends, clients and partners, while making an indelible contribution building his timeless “interventions on the natural world.”

Carl lived and played by his own rules. He was a brilliant, beautiful, self-proclaimed “gypsy,” and he was proud of that fact. And he also broke a good share of ladies’ hearts along his journey.

Now, he breaks ours, and as nicknames go, he’ll always be “The Man in the Hat” to me.

He is survived by his daughters, Lisa and Gina, as well as his sister, Ann. Submitted by Ellen Francisco and written by Emilio Estevez, Malibu The Shanes Dear Editor, Last week’s Thanksgiving issue of The Malibu Times appropriately featured Michel, Ellen Shane, and The Emily Shane Foundation.

We are blessed to live in this country and in Malibu, where most people would give almost everything to live. And yet, if you go on Nextdoor, you would expose yourself to a small group of people who have an endless supply of anger and bitterness.

Having every reason in the world to be angry and bitter because their beautiful daughter Emily was killed on the PCH at the age of 13, Michel and Ellen Shane have not wallowed in bitterness. They are upbeat, warm, positive human beings, and you can see it in that wonderful photo of the two of them taken by Samantha Bravo on the cover of the B Section in last week’s issue.

The Shanes have managed to make lemonade out of lemons.

They started The Emily Shane Foundation in their daughter’s memory. The foundation helps middle school students who are having learning difficulties and provides them with individual tutoring. The students pay for the support by doing good deeds.

So let’s all hug our children, count our blessings, and if you

HAYLEY MATTSON “In the face of tragedy, a community can find strength in unity, proving that even in the darkest moments, we can shine brighter together.”

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hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with warmth, love, and laughter. As we gather together in gratitude, I am deeply moved by the Letters to the Editor we received this week, highlighting the remarkable efforts of Ellen and Michel Shane. Their unwavering dedication to ensuring the safety of Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in the face of their own significant loss deserves our utmost recognition.

During Monday night’s City Council public comment, I found myself profoundly touched, moved to tears as I listened to the fathers of the girls tragically lost. Their voices resonated with a pain that words cannot fully capture, a pain that stems from the profound desire to spare other fam-

ilies from enduring a similar ordeal. Our collective duty is to heed their words and commit ourselves wholeheartedly to the cause. As a mother, I cannot fathom the magnitude of such a loss, and it underscores the urgency of preventing it from impacting any other family.

Let’s continue to rally together, extending our love and support from Malibu and beyond, ensuring that the memory of those lost will forever remain alive in our hearts. Join us this Friday for the Malibu Business Roundtable, where we will once again discuss the topic of PCH and explore how we can make it safer for our community and the generations to come. Together, we can turn hope into action, ensuring a safer, more secure PCH for all.

are so inclined, contribute to The have a speed limit of 40 mph and Emily Shane Foundation.

30 mph in built-up areas. Act now elected officials and support the Burt Ross, police.

Malibu Arthur Brocklebank, Carpinteria Cut speed limits on PCH now Dear Editor,

Commending Ellen and Michel Shane for their dedication to I was born in England 65 years PCH safety ago. It took me three attempts to pass my driver’s test at the age of Dear Editor, 21 years, with a mandatory 26I am writing to express my adweek wait each time after failing.

I now live in this great country, miration and gratitude for the the USA, and I am proud to be an tireless efforts of Ellen and Michel American and have a US driving Shane in advocating for the safety license. I passed the first time a improvements along our beloved few years ago.

Pacific Coast Highway (PCH).

In England, they use speed Their unwavering commitment cameras. It is an automatic fine if to keeping this crucial issue at one breaks the speed limit. Also, the forefront of our community’s on crossings, a camera will take concerns is truly inspiring. a picture if one runs a red light.

The Shanes’ journey to beI would suggest the elected offi- coming prominent advocates for cials install these cameras and cut PCH safety is marked by perspeed limits on PCH now before sonal tragedy. The loss of their more deaths occur. I wonder if precious daughter, Emily, was a these elected officials have ever heart-wrenching event that could seen fatalities or had to break the have left any family shattered. news to the families of the dead. Instead, the Shanes transformed This is what our great policers and their grief into a powerful force first responders have to do. Sup- for change, channeling their pain port Captain Seetoo and Michel into advocacy that seeks to preShane, whose daughter was killed vent others from experiencing a 13 years ago. similar loss.

PCH is a road that needs to Their dedication to Emily’s

The Malibu Round Table Friday, December 1 from 8:30 to 10 a.m.

Each month the agenda consists of: • Chamber of Commerce Update • Traffic & Law Enforcement • City Manager Update • California Coastal Commission • City Council Update • Pepperdine University Report • School District Separation • Any other discussion items

memory and their relentless pursuit of improved safety measures along PCH has not gone unnoticed by our community. Ellen and Michel’s tireless efforts have served as a poignant reminder of the importance of this issue and have rallied support from all corners of our community.

We, the community members, pledge our unwavering support to the Shanes’ cause until we witness significant changes that enhance the safety of PCH for all residents and visitors. Their courage, resilience, and determination serve as a beacon of hope in our quest for safer roads.

As we continue to work towards a safer PCH, it is essential that we recognize and celebrate the tireless efforts of individuals like the Shanes. They remind us that change is possible when we come together as a community to advocate for what is right.

I urge our local authorities and decision-makers to listen to the voices of the Shanes and all those who stand with them. Let us honor the memory of those we have lost by making the necessary changes to ensure that our beloved Pacific Coast Highway becomes a safer and more secure route for everyone who travels it.

Joan Phillips, Malibu 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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NOV 2 - nov 4  11/2 | Vehicle Burglary A vehicle parked near Solstice Canyon Road was broken into and ransacked. The victim went hiking, and upon return, they noticed a small dent on the driver’s side door. The victim said the suspect damaged the door, and it was no longer functioning.

The damage was estimated to cost $400 to repair. There were no security cameras available for evidence.  11/3 | Burglary An estimated $3,611 worth of cosmetics was stolen from Sephora on Cross Creek. The store employee said they reviewed the security cameras and noticed two suspects placing items inside their pockets and leaving the store without paying.

The security footage was submitted for evidence.  11/3 | Burglary A vehicle parked at Malibu Bluffs Park was broken into and ransacked. The victim said the rear passenger window was broken and their belongings were stolen. The victim had a security camera inside the vehicle and was able to capture the suspect. The suspect was described as a young black male wearing black pants and a black sweater. The footage was provided for evidence.  11/4 | Vehicle burglary A vehicle parked adjacent to Surfrider Beach was broken into and ransacked. A designer purse worth $2,200 and a Rolex watch worth $19,000 was stolen. The victim said the rear passenger window was shattered, and their belongings were stolen. The damage was estimated to cost $1,500 to repair. There were no security cameras available for evidence.

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Planning Commission sale again just three months after it reduce wildfire risks at the local lev- provided school supplies, rental Waterworks sold. The asking price of nearly $38 el. Any neighborhood, HOA, POA, and housing assistance, and other meeting to continue million for the so-called “Kaizen condominium complex, or mobile financial assistance to help lighten District 29 begins Home” is also nearly $12 million home park with more than eight but the financial burden during the in- improvement project on Nov. 30 more than it sold for in August 2023. less than 2,500 dwelling units is eli- dividual’s first semester in college.

The Planning Commission The portmanteau Kaizen for kai gible to apply for recognition status. Current and past monthly Homeless for Encinal Canyon meeting of Monday, Nov. 20, was adjourned due to a power outage at City Hall. The adjourned regular meeting will be held on Thursday, Nov. 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 23825 Stuart Ranch Road.

Commission meeting includes: Coastal Development Permit No. 23-001 — An application for the construction of a 12,500-square-foot Skatepark and associated development.

Conditional Use Permit Amendment No. 18-002 — An application to amend Conditional Use Permit No. 07-013 to allow for extended hours of operation and expand the existing restaurant’s service area.

meaning change and zen meaning good is how the beachfront property near county line got its name.

The buyer now turned seller is Matt Coleman, the founder of The Good Feet stores. Coleman sold the shoe chain in 2020 and has been buying up expensive trophy properties across the country. The Kaizen Home is technically in Ventura County. It’s a modern two-story, constructed of reinforced concrete, wood, travertine, and carved stone. There are sweeping ocean views throughout the 20,000 square feet of living space that includes six

Temporary Use Permit Ordinance hearing set for Dec. 11

Outreach reports are available on the In addition to several items tar- webpage at Malibucity.org/outreach. geted in the city’s Home Wildfire Hardening program, becoming a Planning recognized Firewise USA commuconsultations and nity is one of the factors that insurance companies must consider for rebuild resources discounts under new Department of Insurance Safer from Wildfires The Fire Rebuild team is available regulations.

Monday through Friday at City Hall for complimentary one-on-one conAs Cal Fire designated regional sultations about any fire rebuild projcoordinators, the fire safety liaisons ect. Contact Aakash Shah at ashah@ can help interested neighborhoods malibucity.org to set an appointment through the entire application pro- for a meeting by phone or online. For cess to attain Firewise USA rec- ideas about how to get started with ognition. For more information your project, as well as numerous on the Firewise USA Recognition handouts, forms, and resources, visit program, visit the website at ready- the Rebuild webpage at malibucity. forwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/ org/901/Malibu-Rebuilds. firewise-communities/.

LA County Public Works, Waterworks District 29 (WWD29), started work on Sept. 11 to replace waterlines in the Encinal Canyon neighborhood on the following streets: parts of Encinal Canyon Road, Vista Del Preseas, Camino De Buena Ventura, Avenida De La Encinal, Encinal Canyon Road, Calle De La Burrita, Avenida Del Mar, and Via Vienta Street. The project aims to improve water system reliability and ensure the health and safety of water customers. Construction is to be completed by July 2024. Work hours are from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. Minimal traffic impacts are expected. Affected customers were notified directly by WWD29 of any temporary water service disruptions. For more information, visit the WWD29 project webpage at lacounty.gov/GIS/projectmap.

Traffic signal For further questions or to schedimprovement work Conditional Use Permit AmendThe City Council public hearing ule a meeting for your neighborhood, ment No. 23-001 — An Application scheduled for Oct. 23 on regulations email Fire Safety Liaison Bradley to begin at PCH and to Amend Conditional Use Permit related to Temporary Use Permits Yocum at BYocum@MalibuCity.org Las Flores; expect Construction No. 07-009 for a Restaurant and (TUPs) was postponed and will be Brewery Taproom (“Restaurant A,” considered at its meeting on Mon- New installation intermittent lane to begin on Currently Malibu Brewing Com- day, Dec. 11, at 6:30 p.m. The hearing on Beacon Boxes to closures pany) to Sell Alcohol for Off-Site is to consider an ordinance and the Traffic Signal Consumption and to maintain cur- Planning Commission’s recommen- assist out-of-area Synchronization rent hours of operation. dations on updating regulations for Caltrans will have intermittent firefighters TUPs, which are permits for events lane closures for a project to improve Project to improve Conditional Use Permit No. 18003 — An application to allow 75 events per calendar year at the Trancas Country Market Shopping Center, which will consist of live music performances and movie nights; events are expected to have between 50 and 100 attendees each.

at non-residential properties.

The hearing is to address comments provided by the Planning Commission on May 1. On Dec. 13, 2021, the City Council directed staff to proceed to amend the TUP Ordinance. For more information, visit the TUP webpage at malibucity. org/368/Temporary-Use-Permits.

‘Hawaii Five-O’ actor Scott Caan renting Caltrans to begin out his Malibu ocean removing sediment view house from Zuma Creek Actor Scott Caan, who starred in the TV reboot of “Hawaii Five-O,” famous for the catch phrase “Bookem Danno” is trying to book his Malibu home listed for rent. The four-bedroom, 3.5-bath home tucked in Serra Retreat has been called an epitome of coastal living, just steps from the beach and hiking trails. The Cape Cod-style cottage built in 1971 is said to be in pristine condition and boasts a serene setting with ocean views, beamed ceilings, a private deck, skylights, and a brick fireplace, all in 2,300 square feet. The 47-year-old Caan starred in the remake of “Hawaii Five-O” for 10 years until 2020. He also appeared on the hit TV show “Entourage.” Caan is the son of the late actor James Caan.

Caltrans will begin removing sediment in Zuma Creek, beneath and immediately upstream and downstream of the PCH bridge over Zuma Creek. Caltrans will be performing this work in preparation for the upcoming El Niño rainy season. Work will start in the next few weeks.

Fire safety liaisons to assist those interested in Firewise USA recognition application

Firewise USA is a free, voluntary program to encourage and assist neighbors to work together in imPrice boost for proving wildfire safety and resilience in their neighborhoods. The program ‘Kaizen’ home provides a simple framework to folAn extravagant Malibu mansion low for organizing, planning, and said to have never been lived in is for taking action to attain set goals to

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.

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 Homeless outreach will be posted. Proceed with caution and watch for vehicles and workers update in the road. Traffic citation fines are The city’s Homeless Outreach doubled in construction zones under Team, which consists of two out- California law. reach workers and a housing navigator from The People Concern, reported that in September, 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

safety and mobility Construction is expected to start this month on the City of Malibu’s PCH Traffic Signal Synchronization Project, the city’s most significant measure to date to improve traffic safety and mobility on PCH, among the most important quality of life issues in Malibu. The project will take more than one year to complete. Communications lines will be installed between traffic signals on PCH from Topanga Canyon Boulevard to John Tyler Drive to synchronize them to existing traffic conditions, and they will be controlled by the Caltrans Traffic Management Center.

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OBITUARIES PAMELA BORCHERT 1937-2023

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amela Borchert died peacefully in her sleep at her home on Pt. Dume on November 17th. Pamela was Born September 22nd, 1937, in Darling Point, Sydney, Australia. She met her husband Rudy on Bondi Beach in Sydney. They

moved to Malibu in 1960 and never left. Pamela was loved by all who knew her for her grace, elegance, charity and presence.

She is survived by her daughter Bettina, son Brent, Grandchildren Eli, Dakota, Scarlet and Sabrina, and great-granddaughter Reagan.

A private memorial will be held at her home. Please contact Bettina or Brent for details.

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join us at a special event in Santa Monica (location disclosed upon purchase of tickets/tables) to celebrate this very special milestone with us, and honor our founder, Maria D’Angelo, who will be retiring this year! The iconic Neil Giraldo will be our amazing host, and this is going to be a great, fun evening filled with many lovely surprises, and we cannot wait to see you there! Join us as we ignite hope for LA’s brightest futures, and light up the way forward for underserved youth for decades to come! Please call Francesca at (424) 645-7661 for sponsorship information, or email her at fran@ childrenslifesaving.org.

Join the Malibu Art Association for their second annual Holiday Boutique and Art Sale on Dec. 2 and 3 at the Malibu Bungalows 21201 PCH Malibu, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Artists gather for a group photo at last years event. Photo by Emmanuel Luissi/TMT.

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Trancas Country Market will have a Tree Lighting Ceremony starting on Dec. 2 at 4 p.m. A DJ and Christmas carolers, hot cocoa, treats, on Dec 9 at 12 p.m., and Santa is Coming to Town, hot cocoa bar, live music, and crafts on Dec. 16 at 12 p.m.

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Support the Malibu High School Athletic Booster Club and purchase your family Christmas tree starting Nov. 25 through Dec. 10. Fresh trees, wreaths, ornaments, and MHS apparel.

Community night is Dec. 1, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 3 to 7 p.m., Friday from 3 to 8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 8 p.m. at the Chili Cook-Off site.

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THE FRIENDS OF THE MALIBU LIBRARY HOLIDAY BOOK BOUTIQUE Join the Friends of the Malibu Library Holiday Book Boutique sale in the Malibu Library Community Room, on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec. 3, from 1 to 4 p.m. This year, they are bringing out all their best books for everyone on your gift list.

Canyon Road. There will be shopping opportunities featuring local vendors where you can find unique Christmas gifts. Their shopping marketplace will have items offered for sale from creative and generous Malibu vendors as well as a special early appearance from Santa Claus, from 12 to 4 p.m. Children can tell Santa their Christmas gift wishes and have their picture taken with Santa for $20, which includes a photo to take home that afternoon and a digital copy to be emailed. The event will also include gingerbread house decorating from 12:30 to 5 p.m., as well as delicious savory foods available for purchase. The big Christmas tree lighting will take place just after the 5 p.m.

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The 60th anniversary of the Malibu creche display maintained by the Keep Christ in Christmas Commitee. Community caroling and candle-lighting events will be held at the site on PCH and Webb (Even if you gift them to yourself ). Way on Dec. 3, 10, 17, and 24 at All books $1 and up. Many 1 p.m. categories of books, including Thu specials, design and coffee DEC table books, art books, signed MALIBU ART ASSOCIATION editions, some first editions, and SECOND ANNUAL HOLIDAY MALIBU NAVY LEAGUE TOYS classics, and this year, they have BOUTIQUE FOR TOTS an assortment of Holiday Book Join the Malibu Art Association The Malibu community and the Baskets at various prices that will for their second annual Holiday public are cordially invited to be perfect for any bookworm Boutique and Art Sale. On Dec. join the Malibu Navy League, on on your list. For more, go to 2 and 3 at the Malibu Bungalows Thursday, Dec. 7, from 5:30 to 7 friendsofthemalibulibrary.com 21201 PCH Malibu. p.m. to bring a new unwrapped toy for the Toys for Tots toy drive and an evening of light refreshments and camaraderie at CHILDREN’S LIFESAVING OUR LADY OF MALIBU First Bank Malibu. First Bank is FOUNDATION CELEBRATES 30 CHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE located at 3822 Cross Creek Road, YEAR’S MARKETPLACE Suite 3850, Malibu. Rocky Oaks The Children’s Lifesaving Our Lady of Malibu will have its Foundation is thrilled to be Christmas Boutique Marketplace Estate Vineyard will be the wine host for the evening. Toys will be celebrating our 30-year anniversary on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 10 collected through Dec. 16 at First with all of you this year! Please a.m. to 6 p.m. at 3625 Winter Bank Malibu and at Toy Crazy in Malibu. Come join us for this giving and festive way to kick off th the holidays.

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TOYS FOR TOTS Thursday, December 7th, 2023* *Pearl Harbor Day

5:30 to 7:00 PM Hosted by: First Bank Malibu – Drop off Toys Location: 3822 Cross Creek Road, Suite 3850, Malibu, CA 90265 First Bank Host: Sandy Cordova, VP, Branch Manager at (310) 456-5579

SNACKS and Beverages included “Rocky Oaks Estate Vineyards” providing great wine. event partner, Mini Therapy Horses: www.minitherapyhorses.com/meet-the-people

PARTICIPATE BY BRINGING:

 TOYs – new & unwrapped - Collected for US Marines – “Toys for Tots”!  Start the Christmas Cheer and bring a friend to the holiday festivities

The US Marines Corps last pick-up of Toys will be December 17th Join us and participate in the fun of giving to the needy children at Christmas time and enjoy the Holiday Celebration Dress attire is Malibu Holiday Casual

First Bank - “Toys for Tots” Community drop-off Site Thank you for your generosity!

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Malibu Navy League President * Note: Malibu Navy League membership is $55 per year:

The Navy League is a non-profit civilian organization founded in 1902 dedicated to educating the American public, particularly elected officials, about the importance of the nation’s sea services – the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and U.S-flag Merchant Marines and supporting the men and women of the sea services and their families. The Navy League has approximately 46,000 members in more than 250 chapters around the world.

No prior military service or affiliation is required for membership.

Navy * Marine Corp * Coast Guard * U.S. Flag Merchant Marine

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CHANUKAH AND MENORAH LIGHTING AT THE MALIBU PIER

“Chanukah’s timeless relevance shines brightly today. In a world grappling with forces of darkness, akin to our ancestors, we find strength in unity,” said Rabbi Levi Cunin. “Like the Maccabees, our victory lies in standing together and spreading the light of goodness to every corner of the earth. Now, more than ever, Chanukah teaches us the enduring power of unity against the forces of evil. This year it’s up to every single one of us to be the Maccabees of our times, be warriors of light.

Let’s gather to light our menorahs, dance, and stand strong with one another.” Join Chabad of Malibu

on Thursday, Dec. 7, at 3:30 p.m. for a Chanukah Party and Menorah Lighting at the Malibu Pier.

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Bring your pups and join the city’s Santa Paws, a free animal-friendly event Sunday, Dec. 10, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Malibu Bluffs FRI Park. Humans and their fourDEC legged best friends can participate in an ugly holiday sweater parade.

MALIBU SURFING ASSOCIATION HOLIDAY PARTY Local pet businesses and nonprofit organizations will have booths Malibu Surfing Association will with information and resources for hold its Holiday Party on Friday, Dec. 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the Malibu pet owners. Get your photo with Bungalows ( across the street from your dog and Santa from 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. A donation box will be Dukes on PCH). The cost is $15 on-site to collect items for a local per person, and bring a salad or dessert. (or bring a 12-pack of beer animal shelter. For a list of or bottle of wine). Enjoy a taco bar suggested donation items, visit the (asada, el pastor, chicken, or veggie Santa Paws webpage at malibucity. org/Calendar. tacos with rice and beans) and a DJ. Optional: Cookie exchange — THu bring a dozen holiday cookies and DEC you will leave with 12 different holiday cookies. Participate in the AWARD SEASON FILM ugly sweater contest. Prizes for SCREENING WITH THE MALIBU first, second, and third place. There FILM SOCIETY will also be a $20 gift exchange.

Before it opens in theaters! “All Of Us Strangers” stars Andrew SAT Scott (“Black Mirror,” “Sherlock,” DEC “Fleabag”) as a screenwriter whose chance encounter with a ROSENTHAL WINE BAR mysterious neighbor eventually Rosenthal Wine Bar will be leads him to return to his hosting a series of events and childhood home, where he shows in December. On Dec. discovers his parents apparently 9, enjoy a Holiday Market with living just as they were on the day vendors for holiday gifts from 11 they died 30 years before. Free a.m. to 5 p.m. and Succ & Sip wine reception when doors open (Succulent and Wine Holiday at 7 p.m. for the 7:30 show at the Edition). On Dec. 10 enjoy Regency Agoura Hills Stadium 8, Live music with band Chester 29045 Agoura Rd,, Agoura Hills.

Copperpot. On Dec. 14, enjoy SoFar Sounds live music show. On Tickets & additional info available at www.MalibuFilmSociety.org.

Dec. 16, enjoy Yoga and Wine, and on Dec. 19, enjoy Paint and Sip from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information and times of each CHANUKAH PARTY AND event, visit their Instagram at @ LIGHTING AT POINT DUME rosenthalwines.

VILLAGE “Chanukah’s timeless relevance shines brightly today. In a world grappling with forces of darkness, THE RIPPLE EFFECT: A akin to our ancestors, we find GENERATIVE POETRY strength in unity,” said Rabbi WORKSHOP Levi Cunin. “Like the Maccabees, When things ripple, they our victory lies in standing emanate from a center and together and spreading the light move outwards. Ripples are an of goodness to every corner of unfolding interaction. In terms the earth. Now, more than ever, of poetry, poems “ripple out” Chanukah teaches us the enduring from us and join the ripple of power of unity against the forces of existing and yet-to-be-penned evil. This year it’s up to every single poems, which creates a dialogue one of us to be the Maccabees that continuously overlaps. of our times, be warriors of light.

Join us for a generative, poetry Let’s gather to light our menorahs, writing workshop where we will dance, and stand strong with one sit in the “ripple” of each other’s another.” Join Chabad of Malibu energies, read, and discuss poems on Thursday, Dec. 14, at 3:30 to stimulate our imaginations, p.m. for a Chanukah Party and and write original poems Lighting at Point Dume Village from prompts provided in the Shopping Center. workshop. This workshop is for everyone, regardless of ability level.

SAT Participants should bring a pen DEC and a notepad! Led by Malibu Poet Laureate Nathan Hassall.

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA AT On Saturday, Dec. 9, from 3 to MALIBU CITY HALL 4:30 p.m. at Michael Landon Families can enjoy a tasty breakfast Community Center at Malibu box, hot chocolate, and the Bluffs Park. chance to meet Santa Claus and his friends from the North Pole!

SUn The morning also includes an DEC art activity, story time, and photo opportunities. Reservations are SANTA PAWS AT MALIBU highly recommended, limited walk-ups will be accepted. On Saturday, Dec. 16, from 9 to 11 a.m. at Malibu City Hall, Multipurpose Room. $10 per person. Pre-register online at malibucity.org/register. Limited walk-up registrations are available.

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Caffeinated Verse includes featured reader Sophie Klah, followed by an open mic format.

On Saturday, Dec. 16, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Malibu Library.

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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.

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Malibu’s population and employment decline impact city finances and quality of life

While the city’s fiscal health of life for local citizens. curricular activities to the children. of the city’s revenues during that fiscal year.

I’ll leave that for another column.

Suffice it One thing to keep in mind is that the statisAt first blush, one might assume that a deremains strong, questions cline in the population and in the number of to say that the city is as of the last accounting tics above do not summarize the entire report arise about the effects on local employees working in Malibu might negatively report available, solidly in the black and flush which runs 142 pages long and references other accounts held by the city, including the city’s businesses, schools, and residents affect the city’s fiscal health. However, a review with monies.

By BARBARA BURKE Special to The Malibu Times

Not surprisingly, since the Woolsey Fire, Malibu’s population has significantly declined.

Before the conflagration, the town’s population was approximately 13,000, according to the last annual census. Between 2020 and 2021, the population declined from 12,280 to 10,915, a quite astounding 11.1 percent reduction, which many locals will say is attributable, at least in part, to the protracted processes one must undergo to rebuild structures destroyed by fire or other natural disasters.

Malibu’s employment rate declined from 2020 to 2021, the last date for which there is data, at a rate of 13.3 percent, from 6,050 workers to 5,250 employed. Source: datausa.io.

That translates into less tax revenue being generated for the City of Malibu by locals paying sales taxes when patronizing local businesses. Further, some businesses have shuttered, and therefore they have stopped paying taxes.

The population decline has resulted in fewer children attending Malibu schools, motivating parent-led organizations to try to offer extra-

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more than 4,000 collisions on PCH in Malibu. Speeding and improper turns are the most common contributing factors to collisions, both of which will be directly addressed by the Signal Synchronization Project.

The system can also be used to help emergency evacuations move quickly and safely. The $34.6 million project is fully funded through County Measure R transportation funds.

of the last available Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the City of Malibu, approved by the retained independent public accounting firm Lance, Soll & Lunghard, LLP, on Dec. 28, 2022, is informative in that regard.

When addressing factors affecting the city’s financial condition, Assistant City Manager Joseph Toney stated in his letter of transmittal to the City Council that the accountancy firm determined that the city’s economy “recovered rapidly throughout the pandemic following multiple rounds of federal stimulus. The real estate market experienced an incredible acceleration due to low interest rates and cash heavy buyers.”

Toney continued, stating, “Due to the inelasticity of property tax, the city should be on solid footing going forward. In addition, Malibu relies heavily on grant funding for many of the capital projects it undertakes and has been successful in securing millions of dollars over the years from various agencies.”

Translation: the decline in the population and the number of employees working in Malibu did not directly adversely affect the city’s fiscal status. Of course, that begs the question whether those declines did affect the quality

Way and Webb Way will be used for storage of construction vehicles and materials, employee parking, and a temporary construction office, which will make the project more efficient and reduce vehicle traffic on PCH and Malibu Canyon. Per the city’s requests, the contractor will install screening and has committed to keeping the location clean. For more information, visit malibucity.org.

Postcards mailed out citywide with tips The city’s parcel on Civic Center on staying informed

With regard to fund levels, the report’s management and discussion section informed that the city’s net position increased by $14.9 million as revenues of $59.2 million exceeded expenses of $44.3 million. Further, as of June 30, 2022, the city’s general fund, which the report characterizes as “the chief operating fund of the city that comprises approximately 95 percent of the city’s governmental expenditures,” reported an ending fund balance of $72.1 million, an increase of $14.1 million over the prior year.

Of that amount, $55.2 million was available for spending at the city government’s discretion.

The report stated that between July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, that fund’s balance increased by $8.3 million.

The transient occupancy tax, assessed by the city for those paying for lodging in Malibu, contributed 17 percent of the city’s revenues, according to the report. Property taxes contributed 27 percent of the revenues.

Therefore, 44 percent of taxes remitted to the city for its fiscal year from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022, were derived from sources that are not affected by the city’s population declining.

Sales tax — which can be affected by a decline in population — only contributed 10 percent

Governmental Funds account, which amounted to a $74.6 million balance, an increase of $15 million over the prior year, and the Proprietary Fund, with a balance of $76.6 million, a decrease of $1.4 million over the prior year.

The report also exhaustively sets forth all of the city’s expenditures, obligations, investments, programmatic and development fees and capital projects. We await the next Annual Comprehensive Financial Report from the city and The Malibu Times will keep readers informed when it is available.

The old adage, “All politics is local” is apt in this context. Residents need to inform themselves about the current and projected fiscal status of their city. Further, they should consider attending City Council meetings and stay apprised of how their tax dollars are spent. As city elections loom in 2024, with two councilperson positions on the ballot, residents should consider informing themselves about the vying candidates’ positions. Because in the end, while money may be available, citizens are the ones who should determine how population and employment declines and the changes in the city’s demographics and economy affect the quality of life of those who remain.

during a disaster

prepared for wildfire season. The postcard can also be downloaded During wildfires, earthquakes, and printed at malibucity.org/Docand other disasters, Malibu may umentCenter. experience widespread, long-lasting power, landline phone, cellphone, Malibu Rebuild and internet outages. It is critical statistics for life safety to be able to access emergency information. The city Staff continues to work with mailed out postcards to all Malibu homeowners to rebuild. Here are addresses with tips on how to stay the current Woolsey Fire rebuild informed during a disaster, espe- statistics. See continuously updated cially when there are widespread, statistics on the Rebuild Portal. long-lasting power outages. Watch for the postcards in the mail, save Single Family Dwellings building them, and keep them handy to be permits issued — 270

The Malibu High School Athletic Booster Club’s Annual Tree Lot now open

The public is invited to come out and support the Malibu High School Athletic Booster Club’s Annual Tree Lot this year. A variety of trees are on sale with delivery an option plus wreaths, Malibu and the high school spirit wear apparel, ornaments, and more. You can get all of your décor and shopping Single Family Dwellings complete done in one spot. The lot is at the — 143 corner of Stuart Ranch Road and Webb Way at the site of Malibu’s Multifamily building permits is- annual Chili Cook-Off. Hours are Monday through Thursday, from 3 sued — 18 units to 7 p.m., Friday from 3 to 8 p.m., Multifamily building units com- Sat and Sun from 1 to 7 p.m. until Dec. 10. plete — 12 units

Poetry broadside calls To celebrate the tree lot opening, ABC will be hosting a Community for artists Night on Friday, Dec. 1, from 5:30

The City of Malibu is seeking art- to 8:30 p.m., with many activities ists to create visual art for a poetry planned, food trucks, entertainment, broadside in response to a poem holiday shopping and more. written by former Malibu Poet Laureates for distribution and re- Malibu Navy production. The submission deadline League Toys for is on Friday, Dec. 8. Information on the broadsides and link to the on- Tots Community line application can be found at Celebration and Toy MalibuArtsCommission.org/CallforArtists Drive

Woolsey Fire non-conforming structures deadlines public hearing set for Dec. 11

On Nov. 23, at 6:30 p.m., the City Council will consider extending the deadlines to rebuild non-conforming structures destroyed or damaged in the Woolsey Fire without having to bring the structure into compliance with current ordinances. The staff report will be available on the website in advance.

The Malibu community and the public are cordially invited to join the Malibu Navy League on Thursday, Dec. 7, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. to bring a new unwrapped toy for the Toys for Tots toy drive and an evening of light refreshments and camaraderie at First Bank Malibu.

First Bank is located at 3822 Cross Creek Road, Suite 3850, Malibu.

Rocky Oaks Estate Vineyard will be the wine host for the evening.

Toys will be collected through Dec. 16 at First Bank Malibu and at Toy Crazy in Malibu. Come join us for this giving and festive way to kick off the holidays.

On Oct. 16, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the matter and recommended the deadlines be extended. Homeowners with an approved Planning Verification to maintain non-conforming structures who will not meet the Nov. 8 deadline to get building permits are encouraged to request an extension using the online form. These extensions will be held on hold until a final City Council action and will be considered moot if the code amendment is adopted. The time extension fee will not be collected until the council’s action is known. For more information, visit the Fee Waiver and Deadline webpage at malibucity.org/958/Fee-Waiver-Deadlines.

The Navy League is a nonprofit civilian organization founded in 1902 dedicated to educating the American public, particularly elected officials, about the importance of the nation’s sea services — the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and U.S-flag Merchant Marines and supporting the men and women of the sea Services and their families. The Navy League has approximately 46,000 members in more than 250 chapters around the world.

No prior military service or affiliation is required for membership.

The Malibu Navy League supports the Sea Cadets/Langley division (youth organization).

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Women’s Leadership Committee Member Spotlight Feature:

Denise Klein

CEO at Milestones Ranch Malibu Short Bio: Minot to Malibu… I grew up on a farm outside of Minot, North Dakota, just a few hours from the Canadian border. There were six children. I considered us the “Brady Bunch” because there were three boys and three girls, and my older sister was actually named Marcia. lol I loved my upbringing. I went to a small-town school, and my graduating class had 40 students. I got to hang out with all of them for 12 years until we graduated. I’m still friends with them all to this day. I was a cheerleader for eight years.

My claim to fame was when the 12th-grade cheerleaders used one of the original cheers I had written when I was in the fifth grade. Life was good!

After high school, I was in broadcasting and realized as a single parent that it wasn’t my career, so I transferred to social work and found my “true calling.” Social work was a way to get the real story versus the hyped-up story for the media. I loved it! It was authentic and rewarding.

I was trained as a family therapist, and the first 15 years of my career were spent keeping children out of rehabilitation centers.

We worked with the Division of Youth Corrections and Social Services, forming community teams to intervene within the home as a preventative mechanism to keep children from going to treatment centers. It was the most rewarding job. So many of our social service families struggled financially; however, what was most inspiring was their incredible resilience, humor, and love within their hearts.

In 1997, the Red River Valley flood tragedy occurred in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Savannah and I lost our home. The whole town was underwater for two weeks, and our beautiful porch was in someone else’s yard. The neighborhood was unable to be rebuilt.

We planned to move to a little town in Colorado called Loveland.

I started a company called Inner Choice Family Counseling. I learned so much about taking risks as an entrepreneur for the very first time. It was exciting! In 2003, Savannah graduated high school and pursued her college education. I was dating someone from Marina Del Rey and ended up moving to California on a whim while Savannah enrolled in college to pursue her degree in social work.

I absolutely fell in love with California, but due to the high cost of living, I worked two jobs for as long as possible. I worked at a homeless center in Paramount, California, and Milestones Ranch Malibu, all on the same day to afford the high cost of living.

The position working with the homeless has led to one of my current passion projects. I’m working on an animated film to discuss viable solutions for homelessness and a way out for 100,000 humans barely existing on Skid Row. Contact Information: Email: denise.k@milestonesranch. com Phone: (818) 667-9537

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House, located right next to the Malibu Lagoon. Docent-led tours cost only $7 for adults, $2 for ages 6-17, and admission is free for children under 5 years old. Visitors must pay in cash only for the tours and the last tour begins at 2 p.m. The property closes at 3 p.m. A complimentary garden tour is offered at 10 a.m. on Fridays and includes an Adamson House tour.

“We hope that visitors consider shopping for holiday gifts at the wonderful gift shop,” said John Mazza, a member of the Adamson House Foundation. His wife, Robby Mazza, volunteers at the gift shop, and she noted the shop offers original Malibu pottery tiles as well as tile reproductions, unique gifts, and other keepsake items. They make for ideal gifts for that special someone, Robby Mazza added. The shop is open from Thursday to Saturday from 12 to 3 p.m.

Toys for Tots ​Everyone in the community is cordially invited to join in the fun on Thursday, Dec. 7, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. as Malibu’s Navy League celebrates “A Malibu Community Celebration,” the organization’s 14th annual Toys for Tots toy drive for needy children.

Hosted by First Bank, the event will feature snacks and beverages with Rocky Oaks Estate Vineyards providing great wine.

Try to attend the traditional community gathering, which is hosted by Sandy Cordova, branch manager at the bank. However, if you can’t attend the event, consider sharing holiday joy by dropping off a new and unwrapped toy at First Bank, which is the toy drive’s community drop-off site. The U.S. Marine Corps’ last pick up of donated items will be by Dec. 17, to ensure the toys are delivered in time for the holiday.

Annual Malibu Creche ​Happy 60th anniversary to the Keep Christ in Christmas committee which has offered the Malibu creche at Webb Way and Pacific Coast Highway for six decades!

An interfaith effort, the creche beautifully celebrates the season. This year, make sure to join in the fun by attending the community caroling and candle-lighting events on one or all four times. The events are offered on Sundays Dec. 3, 10, 17, and 24 at

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speaking at the meeting to urge the city to keep the market at Legacy Park.

“We served you during the fires, when the smoke was out, our vendors were there,” Bianco said. “We can’t go back there [Malibu Library Parking lot], we don’t have enough space.”

The farmers market is a tradition for many residents, and visitors and vendors say it’s a place where they can support sustainable agriculture.

“It is a very lovely event that happens in our community every week, it’s a gathering of people, it’s a very soulful, beautiful reality that I have not seen elsewhere in this community,” John G. said at the meeting. “People are admiring that park; it’s not anything like it, and it’s not replaceable, but that park and that spirit of what happens there and it’s very real, and if you go there, you will absolutely feel it. You [City Council] have the power to sustain that and I hope that you do.”

Speakers shared their concerns with the unhoused individuals living at the park, saying they’re afraid to go into the park.

Volunteers are ready to sell at the Malibu High School Athletic Booster Club’s ABC Christmas Tree lot, which also offers Shark Wear, ornaments, and wreaths. Photo Courtesy of Kathryn Alice

1 p.m. Festive, fun and free — this is one of Malibu’s strongest and longest-lasting holiday traditions.

Our Lady of Malibu’s Annual Christmas Marketplace ​On Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Our Lady of Malibu School’s annual holiday community event — a wonderful Christmas marketplace, will provide arts and crafts for kids while parents shop. The market features terrific vendors. There is a tree lighting ceremony at 6 p.m. Photos with Santa are available from noon to 4 p.m. for $20.

ABC Christmas Tree Lot: Community Night 12/9 On Friday, Dec. 9 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., the Malibu High School Athletic Booster Club, sponsor of the annual ABC Christmas Tree lot, welcomes all residents to its community night at the lot.

Buy your Christmas tree at the Athletic Booster Club’s lot and support athletics at our schools! Also for sale are Shark Wear, ornaments and wreaths. Stock up and decorate for Christmas.

The tree lot is at the Chili Cook-Off Site and will feature a food truck, the MHS choir, entertainment, arts and crafts, and cider — it will be fun for the whole family! Visit the Christmas tree lot through Dec. 10. It is open to share its fresh trees, wreaths, ornaments, and MHS apparel Mondays to Thursdays from 3 to 7 p.m., Fridays from 3 to 8 p.m., and Saturdays “Finally, for the first time since the purchase, people are falling in love with it solely due to the farmers market,” speaker Anne said. “Residents had to fight to keep their farmers market open for over a decade, everyone is burned out, it should not be a fight, we’re begging if we could work this out.”

Former mayor Jefferson “Zuma Jay” Wagner also shared his support for the farmers market.

“As you can see by how many people came this evening, this is a real asset to the community, it brings the community together,” Wagner said. “I know you folks can figure it out; you have the capability; there are five wise people up there; make it happen for your community.”

Organizers started a Facebook account titled “Transparency Malibu,” with documents, videos, and over 30 letters submitted to the city to keep the Malibu Farmers Market at Legacy Park.

Bianco said the market was fined $6,000 for public health violations.

“When the city fines Nobu for partially closing PCH, they get a fine and that’s it; it’s like nothing happened,” Bianco said.

“We’re not blocking traffic, and we’re getting charged more.”

and Sundays from 1 to 8 p.m.

Chanukah at Point Dume ​Begin your Chanukah celebrations at the Malibu Pier on Dec. 7! Enjoy delicious Chanukah delicacies, and a Grand Menorah lighting with a special guest appearance by Malibu’s own Brandon Jenner.

The festivities begin at 3:30.

“I’m so happy to be part of the celebration!” Jenner says.

Also, consider joining the community and celebrating Chanukah at Point Dume Village Plaza on Dec. 14 at 3:30 p.m. The wonderful experience will include great food and entertainment, with multiple activities, including face painting, kids activities, a donut menorah, and more. The Chabad of Malibu would love to see you there.

Postal Annex offers its first holiday event: ‘A Letter to Santa and Loved Ones’ ​The Postal Annex in Trancas Country Mart is launching a new tradition. Dubbed “A Letter to Santa and Loved Ones,” residents can join in the fun on Dec. 2, 9, 16, and 23, from noon to 3 p.m. Attendees can write a letter to Santa and put it in his special mailbox! Or, if you’re an adult, you can handwrite a special note for a loved one or friend. “​ I wanted to create a space where one will want to take the time to write a handwritten letter to a friend,” said Jasmind Jones, co-owner of Postal Annex. “I noticed that In addition to the fine, Bianco said the Board of Health will not allow new vendors to sell in their market and said the person who needs to approve it is the city manager.

After public comment, City Manager Steve McClary responded to the comments made about the farmers market.

“Nobody from the city or city staff is trying to harm the market or stop the market from operating in any way shape or form,” he said. “I myself have been to the market on several occasions and I agree that the setting that it’s at right now is beloved by all and it makes a great spot for the market. I don’t think anyone is denying that at all, and I also want to point out that the city has put a lot of efforts to work with the market and assist the market.”

McClary said the city has tried to help the market by waving fees, which totaled over $34,000 to date.

“The issues with Legacy Park is the deed restrictions that are placed on it, as well as the zoning of the property as well,” he said.

McClary said they’ve been very responsive but have not been hearing back from the organizer.

“We’re more than willing to work with the market and the organizer to

when customers who come into our postal business open up a handwritten note, they thoroughly appreciate getting it.”

Jones noted that the Postal Annex will provide all the stationery and writing materials and will certainly not forget the stickers for the little kiddos. ​The four Saturday gatherings will also support local small businesses, including Plush Luxury Events, which is providing the decor and set-up for the event. ​“ We are looking forward to participating in this small community event,” said T’Shani DeRouen, owner of Plush Luxury.

“Jasmind wants to create an environment to create nostalgic memories during the holidays! Come shop and enjoy products from local businesses as well.”

Allens Berries and Treats, a local chocolatier, will join in on the fun on Dec. 2.

Malibu baker Jenefer Taylor of Bluem Malibu will provide organic cake bites on Dec. 9.

“This is my absolute favorite time of year!” Taylor exclaimed. “I love pouring my heart into the desserts I bake, but the real joy is in seeing families and loved ones enjoying them together.”

Cakes by Christina will provide delicious delicacies made with almond flour on Dec. 16. Trendy Treats will share their scrumptious items on Dec. 23. Follow the Sun Soaps, made right here in Malibu, will be on show as well.

Th ​ e Postal Annex and all the vendors invite all of Malibu to join in the celebration.

Santa Paws ​ n Sunday, Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 12 O p.m., the City of Malibu invites community members to its complimentary event, Santa Paws at Bluffs Park. Come celebrate the joy of the holiday season with a morning full of tail wagging, festive cheer, and precious memories with your pooch as they pose with Santa. Please ensure that your pet is on a leash and under control at all times during the event for the safety of all attendees. For more information, visit MalibuCity.org/ Santapaws, or call (310) 317-1364.

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of Dec. 16, visit City Hall from 9 to 11 a.m., and for $10 per person, one can eat, meet, and greet as well as enjoy an art activity, story time, and photo opportunities.

Reservations are highly recommended as limited walk-ups will be accepted. To enjoy the merry morning in Malibu and secure a spot, visit Malibucity.org/Santa, or call (310) 317-1364.

The 20th Annual Woodie Parade Yes it’s that time of year again! The air is filled with the smell of pine, hot apple cider, sawdust, 30 weight oil, and burned clutches. Yes, it’s time for the 20th Annual Malibu Woodie Parade.

For 20 years, Malibu’s — and the local band Malibooz’s — John Zambetti has organized the annual Woodie Parade, a celebration that features the wonderful vehicles harkening back to when Malibu put surfing on the map. Woodies usually carry surfboards and bikes. However, for the parade, they’re showcasing Christmas decorations and lights as they travel throughout the city with great fanfare. ​“John’s done it all!” said Bill Sampson, owner of a 1948 Mercury Woodie. “We’ve been doing this for 20 years and I’ve been to all the Malibu Woodie Parades. John founded the parade and he has organized each one. He’s dispensed goodies, gotten bands to appear, arranged all the stopping places, and ensured we all had a wonderful time.” ​This year, the parade begins at Paradise Cove Restaurant at 1 p.m. on Dec. 17. The celebratory entourage will arrive at Dreamland between 1:30 and 1:45. Come join the fun as a spectator and watch — or follow — Malibu’s wonderful Woodie parade.

Breakfast with Santa ​ e big guy will also visit with wee ones Th and families who can enjoy a tasty breakfast box, hot chocolate, and a chance to visit Santa’s North Pole friends. On the morning

Make Musical Memories with Student Music Groups​ Th ​ e orchestras from Malibu High School and Malibu Middle School will perform on Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. and will include a wide variety of classical selections with numerous guest appearances.

The school’s band will have a concert performance on Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. On Dec. 14, the school choir will perform at 6 p.m.

All events are in the Malibu High School auditorium and are open to the public. ​Happy Holidays and Happy Chanukah from The Malibu Times!

find any type of solution that we can, but as I explained, the issue is with the deed restriction and the zoning on the property,” he said.

Sheriff ’s Sgt. Chris Soderlund provided a brief report on traffic and speeding and said with the increase in enforcement, the department issued 120 citations, 10 arrests, and towed 10 vehicles.

Soderlund said they arrested two 20-year-olds racing on PCH and Topanga Canyon.

“The driver of the Corvette had rented the vehicle an hour and a half prior and came out to Malibu,” Soderlund said.

“Both those vehicles were impounded for 30 days and they were arrested for reckless driving.”

Councilmember Bruce Silverstein asked for a consensus to bring back the declaration on the local emergency to address PCH safety the city issued after the fatal incident on Oct. 17.

On Nov. 13, the Malibu City Council declared a Local Emergency, aimed at addressing the risks to public safety of dangerous, illegal, reckless, and/ or distracted driving on Pacific Coast Highway in the city. The action was in response to the tragic deaths of four

Pepperdine students who were struck by parked cars hit by a speeding motorist on PCH. Parents of the victims spoke during public comment and asked the council to continue their efforts to make PCH safe.

“They’re advocating this too, and we owe it to them, we owe it to our residents, we owe it to the people who visit this city,” Silverstein said.

Mayor Steve Uhring was the only other council member who supported the consensus.

“I’m disappointed with my fellow council people; we said at the PCH Taskforce meeting since those four girls died on PCH, we committed to do anything and everything we could to make PCH safe; our job is to make it safe,” Uhring said. “Whether Bruce’s recommendation is going to help us solve that, I don’t know, but I think it’s criminal for us not to try.”

To view the rest of the items addressed in the meeting, visit https:// malibucit y.primegov.com/Por tal/ Meeting?meetingTemplateId=5337.

The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Dec. 4 at the Council Chambers.

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Volunteers led by Thomas Monthofer work to install crosses of the four Pepperdine University students Deslyn Williams, Asha Weir, Niamh Rolston, and Peyton Stewart, who died in the October PCH crash. Contributed Photo

and (we are) pushing for speed cameras, rumble strips, and more.”

To see the GoFundMe page, go to gofundme.com/f/our-4-angels-niamh-asha-peytonand-deslyn The tradition of placing white crosses on a hill top began with another senseless tragedy that befell a Pepperdine student. Liam Staats,

a member of Sigma Chi, Pepperdine chapter, placed the original cross on the hill to honor victim Alaina Housley, another Pepperdine student whose life was cut short in the Borderline Bar & Grill mass shooting on Nov. 7, 2018.

Subsequently, the name of Pepperdine student Dev Singh was added after he passed

away on Nov. 4, 2021 in a hit-and-run traffic collision. At that time, those remembering Singh said in a tribute that expresses the sentiments of those grieving the four women students who were killed on the PCH this year, “Your presence we miss, your memories we treasure, Loving you always, forgetting you never.”

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Soboroff sighed and stated, “There’s a lot of big problems in the world, in our country, and in Malibu today. Some of our friends are at war.

You would think there’d be better things to do for a group of kids with all this energy, teenagers from our community, than to skateboard and break things in a playground built for special needs kids that’s dedicated to first responders in Malibu. Get a grip man. Do something else.

It irritates me.”

Security cameras, 28 in all, captured the teens in time-stamped images. Soboroff, a former LA police commissioner, claims this is not the first time this group has been captured digitally.

“This time we got really clear photos,” he said.

“We know who they are.” And he would like their parents to know too.

But, the property owner is offering amnesty under one condition — an apology.

“I think one of two things should happen here. These kids should apologize and learn a little life lesson,” Soboroff said. “You know, it’s no problem; a lot of people do dumb things.

If they don’t, I believe I should turn all the information over to the Sheriff ’s Department.”

Soboroff stated that if he did receive an apology from the skateboarders, he would not press charges or even seek reimbursement for fixing the damage to the playground.

“It’s a life lesson. Whether you’re in Malibu, East L.A., or South L.A., wherever you are, these kids can do a lot of good,” he said. “There are homeless. They can feed people. They can get involved with charities. They can do all kinds of stuff. Skateboarding in a special needs kids’ playground is ridiculous.”

Most of the damage has been quickly repaired.

Soboroff, who can often be seen picking up trash or tending to various needs at The Park at

These security-camera images show a group of skateboarders at a special needs playground at the Park at Cross Creek. Park developer Steve Soboroff said the skateboarders were seen on video vandalizing the playground. Photos Courtesy of Steve Soboroff

Cross Creek, the shopping center he developed, said, “I can’t have that playground be down.”

Soboroff stated he didn’t want any child to play on broken structures intended for the development of sensory motor skills.

“There are little picnic tables intended for special needs kids and they skateboard down those and snap them,” he said.

New tables made specially for this playground have been ordered. Not only was playground equipment broken, but damage from skateboarding was caused to chairs near the playground intended for adult supervisors.

Years ago, the multi-millionaire Soboroff donated $25,000 to the city of Malibu for the construction of a new skate park after the shopping center displaced the old Papa Jack’s skate park.

“Look, skateboarding is fun. I’ll do it with them,” he said. “I’ll buy them dinner, but I won’t let them skateboard on a special needs kids’ playground. I will not allow it. And neither should their parents.”

Soboroff says he will forgive any kid who was involved in the latest vandalism. He can be reached at (310) 451-9877.

“I promise I’m not going to do anything,” he said. “I’m going to accept their apology and invite me and I’ll go skateboarding with them, but what I’m not going to do is let this stuff go on. I’d like to harness this energy for the good of people in Malibu, not for the bad. If this can teach a lesson to a 13-year-old then it’s a good thing. I think it’s an important life lesson. Call me.”

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a criminal ring committed them.”

He explained that was because the three perpetrators were fully covered up, making it impossible to discern their identity.

“However, those crimes were committed in the modus operandi where criminals go in on the second floor of a home, which often is not on a security alarm.” Horton added.

Although seemingly new to Malibu, such burglaries have been occurring for a few years nationwide, as well as on other continents. Interested readers may wish to review a Vanity Fair article dated Feb. 24, 2022, that one of the Malibu West victims sent to The Malibu Times, titled “Crime Ring — Thieves in the Night: A Vast Burglary Ring From Chile Has Been Targeting Wealthy U.S. Households.”

The crime gang’s modus operandi described in that article and other media publications aligns with the Malibu victims’ security footage demonstrating how the intruders entered the two West Malibu homes. Video clips show that the trio of perpetrators jumped over the Malibu West homes’ backyard fences, quickly scaled the exterior of the homes, made their way into the second-floor master bedrooms by breaking glass doors — which generally does not trigger a security alarm, and made off with a large amount of cash and expensive, brand-named items such as jewelry, purses, shoes and other valuables.

“The criminals were very professional and they were not messing around,” one victim said. “They knew exactly what they were doing.”

The suspects, heavily protected by masks and gloves, carried backpacks and a crowbar and entered into master bedrooms by breaking glass near the balcony.

They swiftly committed their dirty deeds, spending less than 25 minutes in each home. One victim’s security camera captured them entering one home at 6:04 p.m. and ransacking the home. After making their way across an empty construction lot, the criminals broke into a neighbor’s home around 6:23 p.m., where they also committed their crimes with stunning efficiency and speed. They left the second home at 6:42 p.m.

The burglars used sophisticated security camera jammers in one home, where they were only seen by one camera. The other victims’ security system was hard-wired.

The incidents lead to questions regarding how to protect one’s home, vehicle and self.

Horton discussed what security precautions can be taken by residents.

“Although cameras are great, the

hardwire cameras are better than internet-based security systems because those can be jammed,” he said.

Installing a security camera system throughout all levels of one’s home is critical to deterring the kind of crime that the suspects in the two Malibu West homes committed, Horton added, noting that using adequate lights throughout a home and the outer environs of one’s property are also enormously helpful.

In the words of one person hearing the victims’ woes, “Get a dog.

A German Shepherd knows how to handle the criminals.”

Horton confirmed another incident on Oct. 12, when a couple in West Malibu was bound up and made to give intruding criminals the code to their safe.

“The way these crews operate, they don’t want confrontation,” Horton said. “In that incident, the suspects found a mostly dark home, entered, and they did not anticipate occupants being there.”

Although they were confronted by the criminals, Horton wanted to clarify that the couple was not beat up, and said the incident is being investigated by the major crimes unit.

On Nov. 21, the Lost Hills station issued a bulletin noting that with citizens beginning to shop for gifts and holiday supplies, it is wise to keep one’s expensive purchases and other items out of sight in one’s vehicle. Instead, place any such items in the vehicle’s trunk.

Other tips stated in the bulletin: • If you place packages in your vehicle and plan to go back inside for more shopping, consider driving away from your current parking spot and park somewhere new, so no one knows what valuable items you left unattended.

• Stay vigilant and park in a welllit area.

• Avoid shopping alone! Consider shopping with friends or relatives so everyone looks out for each other.

• Neighbors should watch out for neighbors! If you will be staying home or traveling, help keep an eye out for suspicious activity and report it to your local law enforcement. This makes communities safer.

• Let someone you trust know when you’re traveling and have them watch your house and retrieve any newspapers and collect your mail.

Residents can stay informed about safety precautions to use and crimes that have occurred by following the Lost Hills Sheriff ’s Station on social media. The Malibu Times will keep readers informed about whether the investigators determine who committed the three West Malibu crimes.

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Siblings honor families in Israel with a paddle out at Surfrider Beach

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fter the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, siblings Mika and Adam Pomerantz felt hopeless.

The unprecedented assault has promoted anger and grief around the world from family members searching for their relatives.

In efforts to create awareness and inspire hope, the Pomerantzes organized a paddle out at Surfrider Beach to honor their family and friends in Israel and hope for a safe return.

On Sunday, Nov. 26, more than 50 surfers swam out to Surfrider Beach with flags and flowers in their hands and hope in their hearts.

“I was born and raised in Israel and as you can imagine, I was deeply affected by the events on Oct. 7. The atrocious acts and lack of humanity on that day were heartbreaking; it created a tear in the world that can only be fixed with the unity of good and what we’re doing here today is exactly that,” Adam Pomerantz said. “On Oct. 7, Eli Baram was one of the 360 innocent people who were murdered while celebrating life at the Nova music festival. He was a special kid who loved life, he did not deserve this, and neither did the 1,400 innocent people who were brutally killed, raped, burned alive, kidnapped, and tortured.”

Pomerantz thanked and welcomed the crowd for attending and shared a few

A paddle out was held at Surfrider Beach on Sunday, Nov. 26, dedicated to the hostages, families who lost their loved ones, and brave solders who loved the ocean. Photos by Samantha Bravo/TMT

words before heading into the ocean with his surfboard.

“The beautiful souls of Oct. 7 will forever be remembered in honor; that is why we are here today, for them,” Pomerantz said.

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Everyone who participated in the paddle-out gathered in a circle while Pomerantz threw flowers into the ocean as they represented the loss of life, while everyone splashed water as it represented the circle of life.

Pomerantz said when the Oct. 7 attacks happened, he wanted to do something.

“I grew up surfing and said why not join both things —Israel and surfing and thought it would be a great peace-

ful way to bring people together just to show support because that’s the best thing to do right now,” Pomerantz said.

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Serving spirit in Malibu Malibu Pacific Church’s ‘Be Rich’ Campaign raises over $14,000, exceeding its expected goal

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Congratulations to Kaya for receiving runner up for the Dog of Summer 2023 contest. Kaya stopped by The Malibu Times office last week to receive their $30 gift card to Pacific Coast Pets.

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hroughout the month, the congregation of Malibu Pacific Church once again displayed the true spirit of giving as they raised over $14,000 for charity.

The church’s annual “Be Rich” campaign called for 100 percent participation from the church’s members in donating $39.95 towards vetted projects supporting nonprofits both locally and around the world. This year’s recipient of the congregation’s donation was With Love, a market and cafe that serves the communities of South Los Angeles. The goal was to provide enough money to the market to supply Thanksgiving dinners for 300 families.

The call to action asked members “Why?” and answered the question with “Because TOGETHER we can make a BIG difference!”

Within two minutes of the ask from the church, members raised $14,090, enough funds to feed 352 families, exceeding their expected goal.

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Malibu Pacific Church Pastor Andy VomSteeg presents a check of $14,090 to the With Love market and cafe to serve 352 families a holiday dinner

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here she sits, all broken hearted, outside of Starbucks, no one to talk to, all by herself, unknelled, uncoffined, and unknown.

Most Malibu people have brushed past the Book Girl Statue, but how many have bothered to ask her how she thinks and feels about her corner of the world?

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Year Itch” in Palm Springs.

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My Creator has created dozens of the books — the book, singular, one His mother was Ruth Dill so he’s statues large and small, but He gets book, one sentence — every @#$%% a first cousin to Michael Douglas. written off as “kitsch.” Well they can day since 19$%#^96.

He attended the Forman School kitsch my @#$! for Dyslexics and majored in poulWhat does that sentence say? “He try husbandry at the University of You’re a scandal. He’s a scandal.

Burt’s Eye View: My first horseback ride PERSPECTIVE

By Burt Ross, Contributed Column

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have fallen off horses on more than one continent. Horses don’t like me. They see the fear in my eyes and literally and figuratively look down on me.

My first ride on a horse did not go well. I was in my early 20s and vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard off Cape Cod, Massachusetts. My riding instructor was a young girl, barely a teenager.

She tried to teach me how to trot. It should not have been that difficult, but somehow, I did not get my timing quite right. When the horse went up, I unfortunately went down, causing the kind of pain only a guy can fully appreciate. As soon as I experienced this excruciating pain, I pulled in the reins. “Why are you stopping?” my

instructor inquired. I did not know what to say. I thought it would be improper for me to explain the male anatomy to this girl, so the best I could cough up was, “I need to rest.”

She looked at me rather quizzically and pointed out more as a statement than a question, “You have only been on the horse for five minutes.”

Again, I did not really know how to respond, but finally, I said, “I am really tired. You just need to trust me on this one.” I rested a few minutes, and when the pain subsided, I continued. This time, the horse and I were relatively in rhythm, and I managed to avoid injuring myself for the rest of the lesson. I did not sign up for a second lesson.

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Congratulations to The Malibu High School students for delivering a delightful midwinter night’s dream last month with their holiday play “Almost, Maine.” Photo by Samantha Bravo/TMT. To submit your community spotlight, send a high resolution (300 dpi) jpeg photo by email to editorial@malibutimes.com, along with a caption up to 85 words

Read the Wikipedia about his father marrying his chambermaid and cutting his kids out of the will. Big bucks. Hundreds of millions.

So who is this Lisette Ackerberg: “Loving Wife, Great Friend, Fabulous Mother and Grandmother?”

To say the truth, I don’t know that much about her. Got Google?

Google says she is a “producer” and her net worth is $8 million.

Everybody’s a producer here.

Produced what? Dig a little deeper Photo of the “Reading Book Girl” outside of Starbucks. Photo by Benjamin Marcus maybe? slab, a generator, light posts, and less guy who used to read me F. OK, apparently she is a woman landscaping that the Ackerbergs had Scott Fitzgerald because he felt he of wealth and also an art enthusi- installed.” should have been born in the Roarast. She suffered from Parkinson’s Like Lucy with the football: “Yes ing Twenties. And Fitzgerald lived Disease and was involved in founda- you can. Oh no you can’t!” in the Malibu Colony for a while, tions to combat that and also to supbut didn’t like the beach. port stem cell research.

Wealthy people crave privacy.

Well good for her. She’s not one Two years after she allowed access Well you know what F. Scott Fitzof those laze-about, eat bon bons gerald said: “Let me tell you about through her property, she sold to Larand standup paddle Little Dume at the very rich. They are different from ry Ellison for $48 million and moved mid-tide 1 percenters. you and me. They possess and enjoy into town. Maybe Ms. Ackerberg early, and it does something to them, didn’t like the beach either.

Here’s a red flag from the LA makes them soft where we are hard, Sheesh, $48 million here and $48 Times for July of 2015: “Norman and cynical where we are trustful, in a million there and pretty soon you’re Ackerberg was a Minnesota develop- way that, unless you were born rich, talking real money. Hey you’re er who devoted a good portion of his it is very difficult to understand. They nice. Thanks for reading to me and fortune to Santa Monica Baykeeper. think, deep in their hearts, that they talking to me. I appreciate it, you After he died in 2004 at age 76, Li- are better than we are because we have no idea. sette Ackerberg resisted the Coastal had to discover the compensations Commission’s push to provide a pub- and refuges of life for ourselves. Even Well you’re somebody now. Thoulic pathway to the beach, and the fight when they enter deep into our world sands of people look at Malibu became prolonged and peculiar — or sink below us, they still think that Times every day. This is the kind of even for Malibu.” they are better than we are. They are spontaneous publicity — your name A beach denier. in print — that makes people. different. ” Let’s hope so. Thanks for your LA Times says: “As that group soon Well, well, well, look who knows so time. learned, the area was blocked by large much about F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Kvetches? Kvells? Tips? Write to me rocks, a 9-foot-high wall, a concrete There was a kind of lonely home- at thebenmalibu@gmail.com

SERVING SPIRIT Continued from B1

families in the city, the church asked its members to come together after a morning service and help serve their community by cleaning up and beautifying the campus at Malibu High School. Together, church members cleaned, weeded, and painted to restore beauty to the school.

More than 40 members volunteered to serve the community.

Members were also encouraged to continue the season of giving and serving by bringing canned goods to the church or signing up to collect food at Ralphs for James Store House, a foster care ministry.

Members also participated in the church’s collaboration with Samaritan’s Purse’s Operation Christmas Child, which asked members to fill a shoebox with a toy that would be donated to children around the world who would not otherwise receive a toy this Christmas. Together, the congregation successfully donated 250 shoeboxes to Samaritan’s Purse’s campaign.

Malibu Pacific thanked their congregation for once again showing up to show the city and world the giving and serving spirit in Malibu.

The church also partnered with Operation Christmas Child through Nov. 26, as they collected shoe box gifts for children all around the world. Through this project, Samaritan’s Purse partners with the local church worldwide to share the good news of Jesus Christ and make disciples of the nations. The shoe boxes are filled with toys, school supplies, and hygiene items. Since 1993, more than 209 million children in more than 170 countries and territories have received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox.

On Friday, Dec. 1, the Malibu Pacific Church will be bringing the mountain to Malibu with real snow and a night of sledding under the stars with its “Snow Much Fun” from 6 to 9 p.m. The event is free to attend and includes a free dinner.

Congregation of Malibu Pacific Church came together to beautify the campus at Malibu High School.

Food donations gathered by Malibu Pacific members for James Store House.

Congregation of Malibu Pacific Church donated 250 shoeboxes of toys to children around the world. Photos courtesy of Malibu Pacific Church

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Las Tunas Isle Motel: A history sparked by a fire Part of a series on overlooked Malibu history

By PABLO CAPRA Special to The Malibu Times

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lit cigarette, left on the couch, set ablaze the Las Tunas Beach house of actress Natalie Talmadge (1896-1969) on Sept.

25, 1943, at 2:30 a.m. Fire Captain Tom Cheney concluded this because the couch burned through the floor.

Natalie’s surfer son, James Talmadge (1922-2007), had taken over the house with his teenage wife, Barbara Tichenor (1925-2023), a local tennis star. Barbara would later become the first female fire commissioner in California, in Lake Tahoe, but that night, the newlyweds’ negligence destroyed the second story, and ended the family’s residence there.

In 1945, Tom Bennett (b.

1903) and his wife Margaret (b. 1916) created the Las Tunas Isle Motel with a tropical theme that included faux animal skins, tiki masks, and walls covered with arundo from local creeks. The motel’s 18 rooms (later reduced to 14) had names like Jungle and Leopard, but the mirrors on the ceiling signaled that the fun was meant for adults.

Information about the motel’s owners is scarce. In 1946, the Bennetts sold to Hugh Zimmerman (1890-1954) and his wife Hazel (18921969), who previously owned hotels in Pasadena, Ontario (Hotel Ontario), Santa Barbara, and Gallup, NM (El Rancho Hotel). In 1948, the Zimmermans sold to D. H. Huntington and James O. Thompson of Denver. In the early 1950s, the motel was run

by J. Bennett (related to the creators?). In the late 1950s, it was run by Evan Mattison (1904-1958), a banker. Bert Kerley and his wife owned it in the 1960s.

Notable guests included Lois Evans (1928-1977), a University High School graduate who went to France for fashion design and married a Polish prince, Wladyslaw Jerzy Boguslav Radziwill (18811963). Their marriage lasted

The outside of the Las Tunas Isle Motel is shown in this picture postcard from the 1950s. Photo courtesy Barry O. Balin Historical Archives

Sculptor Claes Oldenburg created “Bedroom Ensemble” (1963), a life-size recreation of a room at the Las Tunas Isle Motel.

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from 1950-51, but she spent most of that time away skiing. Of their 47-year age gap, she said “It’s true that he was much older than I was. But he is a striking man, so polished and suave; so considerate, too.

He is one of the most famous big game hunters in the world and he shot 24 elephants. He fascinated and intrigued me.

He was a hero.”

— “Sick of Princess’ Life, Lois Awaits Divorce,” New York Daily News, Nov. 26, 1951 In 1952, she returned to Los Angeles and took a room at the motel, where she was secretly robbed of $20,770 during a party she gave on Nov. 13. Missing were her $7,000 seven-carat diamond ring, $3,500 gold ring with five diamonds, $2,700 diamond solitaire ring, $1,000 diamond bracelet-watch, and $2,500 string of pearls with a sapphire-and-diamond clasp.

Three of her friends were arrested, two of whom had criminal records. One had an outstanding warrant. Another is believed to have made the anonymous phone call that led police to a downtown LA locker containing the less-valuable jewels.

Finally, a male model, Leonard Bleecher (b. 1931), confessed, saying that he had thrown part of the jewelry off the Santa Monica Pier during an argument with his getaway driver over how to divide things up. Sent to prison for two years, he was arrested

California. Fiona had entered a national contest to promote dental hygiene by returning a form that came with her toothpaste. Walt Disney invited the family to stay at Disneyland for the second part of their trip, where Fiona was tasked with delivering “The Happy Smile” campaign’s message on a scroll to Happy the Dwarf.

The motel was condemned for not meeting fire code in 1974. Actor Paul Sand (b. 1932), who had the biggest room on the top floor, paid for an outdoor staircase that allowed him to stay. When the motel was converted into an eight-unit apartment building in 1975, several friends moved in, in-

again in 1956 for robbing actors Ginger Rogers and Kirk Douglas. The princess’s bad company hinted at the kind of life she was living, and in 1955 she went to prison herself for heroin possession.

Another motel guest, Ollie Browning, was the owner of LA’s biggest African American liquor store, the Liquor Spot, at 3004 Crenshaw Blvd. The “sexy size 12” of this “popular civic figure” was a frequent topic in the California Eagle, like when she wore “a snug fitting gold-and-white sports outfit with shoes to match.” She was also a princess, of sorts, with a diamond ring worth $5,000, and a white Jaguar car. In 1958, the newspaper published her praise of the “wonderful Las Tunas Isle Motel,” which she said had “everything to make your visit a pleasant one.”

Artists Claes Oldenburg (1929-2022) and his wife Patricia Muschinski (b. 1935) visited the motel in 1963.

“I came to LA … because it was the most opposite thing to New York I could think of … This isn’t to suggest I looked down my nose at the artists here — they looked down their noses at me because I couldn’t surf and didn’t have a motorcycle,” he jokes, in an obvious reference to the artists associated with LA’s legendary Ferus Gallery.…

—”When Bigger Is Better,” Los Angeles Times, July 2, 1995.

This brochure from the 1960s advertises the Las Tunas Isle Motel.

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The motel’s kitschy decor, so opposite from high art, resonated with Oldenburg, who let everyday objects inspire his Pop sculptures. His “Bedroom Ensemble” (1963) is a life-size recreation of one of the rooms.

“I was struck by the humour of them,” he said. “They had a pseudo-functionalist look—like they were made to be enjoyed or to be seen rather than used. ‘Bedroom Ensemble’ … signaled the beginning of a new direction in my work.”

In 1964, the motel hosted 6-year-old Fiona MacFarlane and her family from Scotland, the winners of a 10-day trip to

Princess Radziwill in her tiki-themed room at the Las Tunas Isle Motel on Nov. 14, 1952. Photo courtesy of University of Southern California.

cluding actors Melinda Dillon (1939-2023), Maria Schneider (1952-2011), and Viola Spolin (1906-1994). One day, everyone went to see “Jaws” (1975), but Paul didn’t feel like it. Afterwards, no one would join him for a swim, he remembers, or even step onto the beach.

Armand Riza (1928-2022), a real estate agent, bought the building in 1976 and lived in one of the apartments. He turned it back into a private home around 1980. A Mal-

ibu Times article (“Married to the Sea,” Sept. 6, 2001) celebrated his surfer lifestyle of getting in the ocean every day, paddling a kayak when he got older. Since his death last year, the historic house at 18904 Pacific Coast Highway has been for sale.

Pa bl o C ap ra i s t h e archivist for the Topanga Histor ic al Societ y and author of “ Topanga Beach: A History” (2020). More at topangahistoricalsociety.org.

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the attacks in Gaza.

“It’s scary, especially the fact that I was supposed to be there too, so this is the least I can do for them,” Pomerantz said. “I had a close friend who was killed in the Nova festival so it hurts my heart.”

After the paddle out, the crowd lit candles and prayed for all the hostages for a safe return home.

“I’m really glad that so many people came together; it’s all about love, and that’s what’s going to win at the end of the day,” Pomerantz said.

Each member in the crowd shed tears as singer Sapir Tzemah serenaded the crowd with a few songs. Tzemah said it’s important to bring awareness by having events like this paddle out.

“I have friends who are there, and my sister went to the [Nova music] festival, thank god she got out, so it’s really important for us to keep doing these events,” Tzemah said. “When I found out about the paddle out, I thought it was such a unique way to do something for Israel and create a little bit of hope and also do it in a creative way, and it’s also bringing the community together.”

Tzemah said she was surprised to see so much support from the community at the event.

“Everyone knows each other, and everyone is so standing for Israel even though we’re so far away,” Tzemah said. “We raised awareness, we raised money, we raised unity, this is what I loved to see.”

Tzemah came to Los Angeles from Tel Aviv five days before the Oct. 7 event and said her friends are doing OK. “I understand from all of my friends that it’s kind of crazy, they have a lot of alarms and rockets, so it’s kind of rough, but it’s their reality,” Tzemah said. “It’s kind of a rough time, but I think they are more united than ever.”

(Top Left) Siblings Mika and Adam Pomerantz organized a paddle out at Surfrider Beach to honor their family and friends in Israel, and were joined by many others. Photos by Samantha Bravo/TMT

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2023233942 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. CHIC BEACH VACATION 2. CHIC BEACH VACATIONS 4600 ADOHR LANE SUITE A, CAMARILLO, CA 93012, VENTURA COUNTY Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): Registered Owner(s): 1. LISA SIDERMAN 617 S. IRVING BLVD., LOS ANGELES, CA 90005 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: 09/2023.

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, LISA SIDERMAN, OWNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 10/30/2023.

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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2023236742 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. LEWIS FAMILY INSURANCE PARTNERSHIP 7353 HINDS AVENUE, NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91605, LOS ANGELES COUNTY Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): Registered Owner(s): 1. DANA LEWIS ULLERICH 810 EL TORO RD, OJAI, CA 93023 ZACHARY ABRAHAM LEWIS 5831 HILLTOP ROAD, HIDDEN HILLS, CA 91302 COREY DAVID LEWIS 17711 N. 97TH WAY, SCOTTSDALE, CA 85255 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization This business is conducted by A GENERAL PARTNERHSIP The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 06/2008.

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, DANA LEWIS ULLERICH, GENERAL PARTNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 11/01/2023.

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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LEGAL NOTICES Title Order No. : 05946823 Trustee Sale No. : 86043 Loan No. : 399388281 APN : 2049029-120, 2049-029-122, 2049-029-123 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 2/9/2022 . 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 12/6/2023 at 10:30 AM, CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS, AS TRUSTEE as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 2/10/2022 as Instrument No. 20220168246 in book N/A, page N/A of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: IMMEDIATE PROPERTIES LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY , as Trustor PARK PLACE FINANCE, LLC , as Beneficiary WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). At: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766, NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE – continued all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California describing the land therein: See Exhibit “A” Attached Hereto And Made A Part Hereof.

The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 5077 SCHUMACHER ROAD CALABASAS, CA 91302. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $4,043,923.11 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election of Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. DATE: 11/1/2023 CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS, AS TRUSTEE, as Trustee 8190 EAST KAISER BLVD., ANAHEIM HILLS, CA 92808 PHONE: 714-283-2180 FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION LOG ON TO: www. stoxposting.com CALL: 844-477-7869 PATRICIO S. INCE’, VICE PRESIDENT CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALIST IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. “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 on 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 the outstanding lien 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 844-477-7869, or visit this internet Web site www.stoxposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case T.S.# 86043. 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.” For sales conducted after January 1, 2021: 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 (844) 477-7869, or visit this internet website www.STOXPOSTING.com, using the file number assigned to this case 86043 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; by remitting the funds and affidavit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code; 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. TS# 86043 / APN # 2049029-120, 2049-029-122, 2049-029-123 LEGAL DESCRIPTION EXHIBIT “A” PARCEL 1: THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 17 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO BASE AND MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, BOUNDED BY THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINES: BEGINNING AT THE ANGLE POINT AT THE NORTHWEST TERMINUS OF THAT CERTAIN COURSE RECITED AS “NORTH 60° 36’ 12” WEST 250.67 FEET IN THE CENTER LINE DESCRIBED IN PARCEL 2 (B) BELOW; THENCE NORTH 48° 56 35’ EAST 169.67 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF A STRAIGHT LINE PASSING THROUGH THE MIDDLE POINTS OF THE EAST AND WEST LINES OF SAID SOUTH HALF, SAID POINT OF INTERSECTION BEING THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIPTION; THENCE NORTH 13° 23’ 42” WEST 345.46 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTH HALF; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTH LINE SOUTH 89° 56’ 12” EAST 309.99 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 22; THENCE ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SOUTH 0° 00’ 28” EAST 335.89 FEET TO SAID STRAIGHT LINE PASSING THROUGH THE MIDDLE POINT OF THE EAST AND WEST LINES OF SAID SOUTH HALF; THENCE ALONG SAID STRAIGHT LINE NORTH 89° 57’ 28” WEST 230.01 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIPTION. PARCEL 2: NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENTS FOR PRIVATE ROADWAY AND PUBLIC UTILITY PURPOSES OVER THOSE PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 17 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO BASE AND MERIDIAN, WITHIN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND: (A) A STRIP OF LAND 40 FEET IN WIDTH LYING 20 FEET ON EACH SIDE OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED CENTER LINE: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 22, AS SHOWN ON RECORD OF SURVEY MAP FILED IN BOOK 65, PAGE(S) 5 OF RECORD OF SURVEYS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, (THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER BEING SHOWN ON SAID MAP AS BEARING NORTH 89° 58’ 41” WEST), THENCE FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING NORTH 34° 58’ 41” WEST 300.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 47° 41’ 18” WEST 633.07 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 22; THE SIDE LINES OF SAID STRIP OF LAND TO BE PROLONGED OR SHORTENED TO INTERSECT AT ANGLE POINTS AND TO TERMINATE IN THE

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EAST 95.00 FEET, TO THE TRUE POINT OF site. The best way to verify postponement BEGINNING. information is to attend the scheduled MALIBU 265 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 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S, No.: 2023- “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase 05721 A.P.N.: 4457-010-001 and 4457-010- the property if you match the last and high002 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED est bid placed at the trustee auction. If you OF TRUST DATED 4/4/2022. UNLESS YOU are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP- to purchase the property if you exceed the ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. last and highest bid placed at the trustee IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE auction. There are three steps to exercisNATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST ing this right of purchase. First, 48 hours YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. after the date of the trustee sale, you can A PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BID- call 800-683-2468 option 1, or visit this inDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH ternet website www.servicelinkASAP.com, EQUIVALENT or other form of payment au- using the file number assigned to this case thorized by 2424h(b), (payable at the time of 2023-05721 to find the date on which the sale in lawful money of the United States), trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the will be held by the duly appointed trust- last and highest bid, and the address of the ee as shown below, of all right, title, and trustee. Second, you must send a written interest conveyed to and now held by the notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee in the hereinafter described proper- trustee receives it no more than 15 days afty under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust ter the trustee’s sale. Third, you must subdescribed below. The sale will be made, but mit a bid so that the trustee receives it no without covenant or warranty, expressed or more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. implied, regarding title, possession, or en- If you think you may qualify as an “eligicumbrances, to pay the remaining principal ble tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of should consider contacting an attorney or Trust, with interest and late charges there- appropriate real estate professional immeon, as provided in the note(s), advances, un- diately for advice regarding this potential der the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest right to purchase. If the Trustee is unable thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the to convey title for any reason, the successTrustee for the total amount (at the time of ful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) be the return of monies paid to the Trustreasonably estimated to be set forth below. ee, and the successful bidder shall have no The amount may be greater on the day of further recourse. Date; 11/6/2023 Entra Desale. Trustor: OM NAMAH SHIVAAI LLC, A fault Solutions, LLC Marisa Vidrine, ForeCALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA- closure Specialist A-4801410 11/16/2023, NY Duly Appointed Trustee: Entra Default 11/23/2023, 11/30/2023 Solutions, LLC 1355 Willow Way, Suite 115, MALIBU 266 Concord, California 94520 Phone: (925)2724993 Deed of Trust Recorded 4/19/2022 as Instrument No. 20220429977 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the 2023243286 Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT to be sold: Date of Sale: 12/8/2023 at 11:00 THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING AM Place of Sale: By the fountain locat- BUSINESS AS: ed at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 1. PRIMARY CARE RESOURCES 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other 23140 ERWIN ST., WOODLAND HILLS, CA charges: $1,479,800.55, Street Address or 91367, LOS ANGELES COUNTY other common designation of real property: Articles of Incorporation or Organization 26200 LOCKWOOD ROAD MALIBU AREA, Number (if applicable): CA 90265 and VACANT LAND, MALIBU Registered Owner(s): AREA, CA - Directions may be obtained by 1. JACK STERN written request submitted to the undernot- 23140 ERWIN ST., WOODLAND HILLS, CA ed beneficiary within 10 days of the first 91367 publication of this notice: EF MORTGAGE If Corporation or LLC- CA State of IncorpoC/O BSI Financial Services 314 S. Franklin ration/Organization Street, 2nd Floor Titusville, PA 16354 to be This business is conducted by AN INDIVIDsold: Legal Description: PARCEL 1: LOT 1 UAL OF TRACT NO. 7959, SHEETS 1 AND 2, IN The date registrant commenced to transTHE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF act business under the fictitious business CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN name or names listed above on: N/A. BOOK 113, PAGES 90 AND 91, OF MAPS, I declare that all information in this stateIN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORD- ment is true and correct. (A registrant who ER OF SAID COUNTY. PARCEL 2: LOT 2 OF declares as true information which he or TRACT NO. 7959, IN THE COUNTY OF LOS she knows to be false is guilty of a crime).

ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER Signed, JACK STERN, OWNER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 113, PAGES 90 This statement was filed with the County AND 91, OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE Clerk of Los Angeles County on 11/09/2023.

COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVIA.P.N.: 4457-010-001 and 4457-010-002 SION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS The undersigned Trustee disclaims any lia- NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES bility for any incorrectness of the street ad- AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE dress or other common designation, if any, DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE shown above. We are attempting to collect OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, a debt and any information we obtain will AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECbe used for that purpose, NOTICE TO PO- TION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS TENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET bidding on this property lien, you should FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO understand that there are risks involved SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISbidding on a lien, not on the property itself. TERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSIPlacing the highest bid at a trustee auction NESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED does not automatically entitle you to free BEFORE THE EXPIRATION.THE FILING OF and clear ownership of the property. You THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF should also be aware that the lien being AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLAare the highest bidder at the auction, you TION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNare or may be responsible for paying off DER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW all liens senior to the lien being auctioned (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS off, before you can receive clear title to the AND PROFESSIONS CODE). property. You are encouraged to investigate Publish in The Malibu Times: 11/16, 11/23, the existence, priority, and size of outstand- 11/30, 12/07/2023 ing liens that may exist on this property by MALIBU 270 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 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME should be aware that the same lender may Case No. 23SMCP00570 hold more than one mortgage or deed of Superior Court of California, County of Los trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPER- Angeles TY OWNER: The sale date shown on this no- Petition of: TRACEY GWYNETH TAYLOR tice of sale may be postponed one or more TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trust- Petitioner TRACEY G TAYLOR a petition with ee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of this court for a decree changing names as the California Civil Code. The law requires follows: that information about trustee sale post- Present Name: TRACEY GWYNETH TAYponements be made available to you and to LOR Proposed Name: TRACE GWYNETH the public, as a courtesy to those not pres- TAYLOR-MARTLEN ent at the sale. If you wish to learn whether The Court orders that all persons interestyour sale date has been postponed, and, if ed in this matter appear before this court at applicable, the rescheduled time and date the hearing indicated below to show cause, for the sale of this property, you may call if any, why the petition for change of name 800-683-2468 option 1 or visit this Internet should not be granted. Any person objectWeb site www.servicelinkASAP.com, using ing to the name changes described above the file number assigned to this case 2023- must file a written objection that includes 05721. Information about postponements the reasons for the objection at least two that are very short in duration or that oc- court days before the matter is scheduled cur close in time to the scheduled sale may to be heard and must appear at the hearing not immediately be reflected in the tele- to show cause why the petition should not phone information or on the Internet Web be granted. If no written objection is timely

filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: Date: JANUARY 26, 2024 Time: 8:30AM, Dept.: K The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 1725 MAIN STREET, SANTA MONICA, CA 90401 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county (specify newspaper): The Malibu Times Date: 10/25/2023 HON. LAWRENCE CHO, Judge of the Superior Court DAVID W. SLAYTON Executive Officer/Clerk of Court PUB: 11/16, 11/23, 11/30, 12/07/2023 The Malibu Times MALIBU 271

T.S. No. 109635-CA APN: 4449-002-007 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 4/9/2007. 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 On 1/25/2024 at 9:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 4/23/2007 as Instrument No. 20070968266 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: CARTER KOCHER, NIRA R KOCHER, CARTER A. KOCHER TRUSTEE OF THE KOCHER FAMILY TRUST DATED 10/28/1991, NIRA R. KOCHER TRUSTEE OF THE KOCHER FAMILY TRUST DATED 10/28/1991 WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE; VINEYARD BALLROOM, DOUBLETREE HOTEL LOS ANGELES - NORWALK, 13111 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NORWALK, CA 90650 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 18942 PACIFIC COAST HWY, MALIBU, CA 90265 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust.

The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $342,337.69 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. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell.

The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. 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:

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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 (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.AUCTION.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 109635-CA. 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: Effective January 1, 2021, 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 (855) 313-3319, or visit this internet website www.clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 109635CA 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.

FOR SALES INFORMATION: (800) 2802832 CLEAR RECON CORP 8880 Rio San Diego Drive, Suite 725 San Diego, California 92108 MALIBU 272

2023244400 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. SHERMAN OAKS LAW BUILDING 4630 VAN NUYS BOULEVARD, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403, LOS ANGELES COUNTY Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): Registered Owner(s): 1. SHERMAN OAKS LAW BUILDING LLC 16530 VENTURA BOULEVARD SUITE 555, ENCINO, CA 91436 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization 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: 11/2023.

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, SHERMAN OAKS LAW BUILDING LLC, ANTHONY HAMASSIAN, MEMBER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 11/13/2023.

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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2023248039 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. MINIK MARKET 2507 LAKE AVE, ALTADENA, CA 91001, LOS ANGELES COUNTY 2. MINIK

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1032 N SIERRA BONITA AVE, PASADENA, CA 91104 Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): Registered Owner(s): 1. MINIK MARKET LLC 1032 N SIERRA BONITA AVE, PASADENA, CA 91104 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization 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: 11/2023.

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, MINIK MARKET LLC, GAMZE OZCAN, PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 11/16/2023.

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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2. HELEN REALE 2484 S. BUNDY DR, LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 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: 11/2023.

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, MARIA KELLY, GENERAL PARTNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 11/17/2023.

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 MALIBU 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 MALIBU 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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2023244693 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. PLANES, BOATS & AUTOMOBILES, LTD MALIBU 16062 SUNBURST STREET, NORTH HILLS, CA 91343, LOS ANGELES COUNTY Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): Registered Owner(s): 1. PLANES, BOATS & AUTOMOBILES, LTD MALIBU 16062 SUNBURST STREET, NORTH HILLS, CA 91343 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization 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, PLANES, BOATS & AUTOMOBILES, LTD MALIBU, ROLANDO ANDRES LEMUS JR., CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 11/13/2023.

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).

Publish in The Malibu Times: 11/23, 11/30, 12/07, 12/14/2023 MALIBU 277 TS#2308-631(3960 Decker Edison Rd.) APN 4473-005-017 Notice of Trustee’s Sale Note: There is a summary of the information in this document attached You 2023244693 are in default under a deed of trust, dated FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 06/25/2022, Unless you take action to proTHE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DO- tect your property, it may be sold at a pubING BUSINESS AS: lic sale. If you need an explanation of the 1. WOMEN OF THE ROUND TABLE nature of the proceeding against you, you 516 FERNWOOD PACIFIC DRIVE, TOPAN- should contact a lawyer. On December 20, GA, CA 90290, LOS ANGELES COUNTY 2023, at 11:00 AM, the undersigned, as Articles of Incorporation or Organization duly appointed Trustee under and pursuNumber (if applicable): ant to: Deed of Trust recorded 07/01/2022, Registered Owner(s): as Instrument No. 2022 0685954 in the Of1. MARIA KELLY ficial Records of the County Recorder of 516 FERNWOOD PACIFIC DRIVE, TOPAN- Los Angeles County, California, and exeGA, CA 90290 cuted by Tao Guan, a married man as his

sole and separate property Will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash or cashier’s check drawn on a financial institution authorized in Civil Code Section 2924h(b), at: By the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, Ca 91766 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State as more fully described in said Deed of Trust. The property address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3960 Decker Edison Rd., Malibu, Ca 90265 APN 4473-005-017 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the unpaid balance of the note(s), secured by said Deed of Trust, to-wit $1,137,520.42 including as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trust created by said Deed of Trust.

Notice of default and election to sell the described real property under the deed of trust was recorded in the county where the real property is located. 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 (949) 860-9155 for information regarding the trustee’s sale], using the file number assigned to this case: TS#2308-631. 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 propertMaliy 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 (949) 860-9155 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this internet website www.innovativefieldservices.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case TS#2308-631 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. For trustee’s sale information please call (949) 8609155 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. Dated: November 21, 2023 MFTDS, INC. A California Corporation dba MASTER FUNDING CO. By: Steve Wheeler, President (951) 694-3903 41911 5th St., Ste 202, Temecula, Ca 92590 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2467, Temecula, C 92593-

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2023253530 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. SAVVY + SANE MARKETING 4500 PARK GRANADA UNIT 202, CALABASAS, CA 91302, LOS ANGELES COUNTY 2. SAVVY + SANE PRODUCTIONS 4500 PARK GRANADA UNIT 202, CALABASAS, CA 91302 3. SAVVY + SANE LIFE 4500 PARK GRANADA UNIT 202, CALABASAS, CA 91302 Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): Registered Owner(s): 1. PAMELA JAMESON 2506 ASHMORE CIRCLE APT 23, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91362 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: 09/2023.

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, PAMELA JAMESON, OWNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 11/27/2023.

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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2023250137 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. PASSPORT 2 PLEASURE 1823 20TH STREET 102, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404, LOS ANGELES COUNTY Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): Registered Owner(s): 1. KAVANOS LLC 1823 20TH STREET 102, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404 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: 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, KAVANOS LLC, ALYSSA ISEMAN, CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 11/20/2023.

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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Malibu AYSO Region holds championships at Malibu Bluffs Park

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ver 35 teams played for the Malibu Area Championship last month at Malibu Bluffs Park. First- and second-place champions in boys and girls U10 Division, and the first-place champions of girls and boys U12 Division received invitations to the area playoffs, which will be held on Dec. 2-3.

The girls and boys Malibu Area Under 19 Division teams played in Bakersfield on Nov. 11-12 and made it to the final round for the area championship. The girls and boys both tied in their final games, which ended in penalty kicks, taking home second place in the Area Championships. AYSO is proud of the hard work and time all the players have put in and of their coaches that helped take the team to the championships.

All core AYSO soccer players received trophies and T-shirts on closing day. Medals were earned by first- and second-place teams in each divisions’ championship game.

After the area playoffs, selected All-Star players will play in the area All-Star Tournament to be held Jan. 13-14, 2024, and January 20-21, 2024, at Arroyo Vista Park in Moorpark.

AYSO Malibu has been providing soccer to Malibu for over four decades now.

Programs provided by AYSO include core fall soccer, clinics, winter and summer camp training, spring soccer, All Stars, and united competitive soccer training and tournaments led by professional and certified soccer coaches and referees. Approved and trained parent volunteers help coach teams and referee games. Malibu AYSO began a new program this past year, providing Malibu Middle School soccer training, which has been a huge success, led by professional coach Liam Anderson.

AYSO hosted a Volunteer Appreciation Night at Malibu Brewery on Nov. 9 to thank over 60 volunteers this season that dedicated countless hours to help make this season successful for our Malibu youth, including board members, coaches, referees, and tent volunteers.

The Malibu AYSO board is run by community and parent volunteers and always welcomes new applicants. Malibu AYSO is grateful to announce the newest board member, Debby Tapia, who is the Area Direction for 10E. She is currently assistant regional commissioner and will be Malibu’s regional commissioner in the spring of 2024.

AYSO thanks the City of Malibu and SMMUSD for everything they do for AYSO and our community to make youth sports possible in Malibu.

Don’t miss AYSO’s outstanding spring soccer clinics and fall 2024 Player Registration and Ratings Day, which will be held in May of 2024. Malibu AYSO welcomes all players ages 3 to 18 from Malibu and surrounding areas to join. Please visit Malibuayso.org to register and get involved.

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The Malibu AYSO boys U19 Division team finished second at the Area Championships in Bakersfield on Nov. 11-12.

AYSO U19 Division team, coached by Marc Osviowitz, earned second place in the Area Championships in Bakersfield on Nov. 11-12.

(Above) The Sharks coached by Jon Levangie and Quint Carter won Malibu Area Championship in the boys U12 Division, winning the final game by a score of 2-1. (Above right) The Blueberry Waves, coached by Alicia Peak, took first place in the girls U10 Division after winning the final 4-0.

The Toxic Turtles, coached by Nick Livesey, won the Malibu Area championship in the girls U12 Division and will go to area playoffs Dec. 2-3.

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