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Woolsey Fire’s Destructive Legacy Remembered

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Malibu residents rally to call for peace in Israel

President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, was among the attendees

By SAMANTHA BRAVO Of The Malibu Times

Walt Keller and Caroline Van Horn remembering Malibu Joe at his service, in 1988.

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Walt Keller, Malibu’s first mayor, passes away

Retired aerospace engineer and his wife of 67 years have lived in the same home in West Malibu since 1961

By BARBARA BURKE Special to The Malibu Times

Walt Keller, Malibu’s first mayor, who was instrumental in the formation of the city, passed away on Oct. 13 after a long illness. He was 93 years old. “​ I remember fighting for cityhood with Walt and Lucile. He cared about Malibu and only wanted the best for those of us who chose to live here,” Lonnie Gordon said. “He was a good example of someone who represented the residents of our city.” ​Keller retired from Northrop Grumman where he served for decades as an aerospace engineer. Af-

ter helping to lead the effort seeking cityhood for Malibu, he became the city’s first mayor because he was the top vote-getter for the City Council incorporation election in June 1990. ​Keller lost a re-election bid for council in 1994, but returned to the office in 1996. He was defeated again in 2000, only to emerge victorious in 2004. He helped to found the Malibu Committee for Incorporation, and served as its president, and remained active in the Malibu Township Council until the COVID pandemic. ​Keller and his wife of 67 years have lived in the same home in West Malibu since 1961. The couple met when he was serving a two-year stint in the Army and Lucile was serving as a civil service worker. ​Keller earned his engineering degree from Yale. While working full-time after graduation, he also CONTINUED ON PAGE A8

The City of Malibu responds to an investigation by the Fair Political Practices Commission Malibu interim city attorney claims charges of conflicts of interest at the Planning Commission won’t hold up

By JUDY ABEL Special to The Malibu Times

The City of Malibu has responded to a conflict of interest charge complaint submitted to the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC). City Attorney Trevor Rusin wrote the FPPC that any charge of a conflict of interest against two Malibu planning commissioners “is a novel interpretation of the Political Reform Act (“Act”) that has not been accepted by any court.” Rusin adds: “the Complaint fails to cite even a single FPPC advice letter that would support this interpretation.”

The complaint filed by former FPPC Chair Ann Ravel alleges Planning Commissioners Skylar Peak and Dennis Smith of having a reasonably foreseeable material financial benefit when they vote on development projects. Recent votes have been in favor of development on a 3-2 vote with Peak and Smith voting in favor. Stated in the complaint: “These Planning Commissioners were contractors

who ultimately were employed to work on the projects on which they had voted.”

In his letter to the FPPC, Rusin states of the complaint: “It relies on an assumption that the City of Malibu has only a handful of electricians and building/grading contractors who perform work in the City. This is simply not true. Literally hundreds of electricians and grading contractors perform work in the City.

“It also ignores the fact that property owners in Malibu have a right to develop their property in compliance with the City’s codes.

The Complaint does not argue that the Commissioners have a specific interest in any project before them, instead it insists that the mere fact that an approved project will potentially involve electrical or building/ grading work for someone requires recusal. It assumes the Planning Commissioners control whether development occurs in the City.

They do not. The City’s codes define how much development may occur on a specific property. If the code allows a 3000 square foot home to be built, the planning commission cannot stop a property owner from building such a home. The Planning Commission’s role is simply CONTINUED ON PAGE A8

Malibu residents from all ethnic backgrounds gathered at the Malibu Pier last week to call for peace following Hamas militants’ surprise attack on Israel.

Blue and white flags were waved, and banners that read “We Stand With You,” were seen on Thursday, Oct. 12, just a little after a week since the surprise attack. President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, was among the attendees.

Rabbi Cantor Marcelo Gindlin of the Malibu Jewish Center and Synagogue and Rabbi Levi Cunin of Malibu Chabad were in attendance.

Malibu City Councilmember Paul Grisanti also attended the rally.

“We are in the presence of the great evil, so what are we going to do about it,” Grisanti told NBC LA. The restaurant that’s located across the Pier, Pita Bu’, was also seen giving out free meals to participants.

Malibu resident and one of the organizers Ron Goldshmidt said he hopes the rally can bring people together.

“This rally was organized by a few

Ron Goldshmidt (center with scarf) and other Malibu residents gather for a group photo in front of the Malibu Pier after organizing a rally on Thursday, Oct. 12, to call for peace in Israel. Photo by Samantha Bravo/TMT

Malibu families who have just been watching this event over the last few days in shock, horror, saddness, and anger, and we decided to put some of that anger to good use and bring the community together and have people connect with each other,” Goldshmidt said. “You’re sitting at home and watching the news — it’s horrifying to see what’s going on in that part of the world, but when we

connect, great things can happen.”

Goldshmidt said they received a great response from the community and bypassers from the rally that took place near the Malibu Pier.

“Whether they’re Jewish or not Jewish, just friends, everyone understands that this is a fight between good and evil, and we have to get off the sidelines and speak up for Israel, speak up for

Planning Commissioner Jeff Jennings acknowledged for years of service to the city of Malibu

what’s right, and for our country, our values and to what we stand for here,” Goldshmidt said. “We believe that it’s a common denominator between everybody — Jewish, not Jewish — even for people who don’t really follow this conflict closely, some really great energy can come out of this if you come out of the sidelines and step on the right side.”

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INSIDE

this week

Meeting adjourned in memory of Malibu’s first mayor, Walt Keller, who passed away on Oct. 13 at age 93

By SAMANTHA BRAVO Of The Malibu Times

The Planning Commission and Department thanked Jeff Jennings for his dedication and term serving on the Planning Commission, as Monday night was his last meeting.

Jennings served on the Malibu City Council from 1994-98 and 2000-08, including several rotations as mayor. For years, he’s also served on the Malibu Planning Commission as vice chair and maintains the private practice law office of Jennings and Associate.

Mayor Pro Tem Doug Stewart

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Planning Commissioner Jeff Jennings shares his thoughts on retiring at the City Planning meeting on Monday night. Virtual meeting screen image

thanked Jennings for his dedication to the community.

“There are few, if any residents in Malibu who have volunteered more, worked harder, or have been more dedicated to the betterment of our Malibu than Jeff,” Stewart said.

“So Jeff, we will never be able to

replace you, and all who follow you will hopefully try to emulate your wisdom, insight, and diplomacy.”

Planning Commissioner Dennis Smith also acknowledged and thanked Jennings for his years of service and guidance.

to wildlife, ESHA, and noise complaints were raised; however during the meeting, the design team involved in the project seemed unprepared to answer questions.

The project includes the construction of a new 12,500-squarefoot permanent skatepark; a twostall restroom building, 12 feet in height; additional parking areas; two bioretention basins; benches, picnic tables, and sidewalks; landscaping; a crosswalk across

Winter Mesa Drive to connect the skatepark parking area to the rest of Malibu Bluffs Park and 3,022 cubic yards of grading.

In 2019, the City Council approved the use of the Crummer/ Case property adjacent to Malibu Bluffs Park as the location for a temporary skate park, and authorized staff to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the design of a 12,500-square-foot permanent skate park on the same property.

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Permanent skatepark issues arise during Environmental Review Board meeting Concerns on wildlife, ESHA, and noise complaints were raised during the meeting

By SAMANTHA BRAVO Of The Malibu Times

Concerns about the environmental impacts of the permanent skatepark were addressed during the Environmental Review Board on Oct. 11. Concerns in regards

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Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . .A2 News Briefs . . . . . . . . . .A3 • Longtime Malibu resident Suzanne Somers dies Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . .A4 • Events Local News . . . . . . . . . A7 • Local Jewish community gathers to support and pray for Israel Real Estate . . . . . . . . . A8 • New California laws affecting Malibu’s business sectors Malibu Life . . . . . . . . . .B1 • Jerry Wolf shares his heritage and Native American wisdom on Indigenous persons day People . . . . . . . . . . . . .B2 • The flames of Mauilibu Community . . . . . . . . . .B3 • Waves men’s basketball players named to WCC preseason squad Legal Notices . . . . . . . . .B4 Business & Directory . . . B7 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . B7 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . B10 • Sharks boys water polo celebrate seniors on S enior Night

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Common Cents: Weakness and War SCOTT DITTRICH OPINION COLUMNIST

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y now we’ve all seen the (sanitized) images of the surprise attack on Israeli civilians from Saturday morning at the hand of Hamas terrorists.

Civilians captured, beaten, raped, and beheaded with videos posted online. Hostages include Americans, 2-year-old babies, mothers, and children, and even octogenarians who had survived the Holocaust. And why not? Biden paying Iran $6 billion to free a few Americans set the stage for more hostages.

While leaders around the world, including our own president, have strongly condemned the attacks, in a matter of days we will see a shift to accusations that Israel’s response is too aggressive. Staged photos of Palestinian mothers holding dead children will once again appear in the New York Times, MSNBC, and even Fox News. This, of course, occurs each time Israel retaliates for Hamas’ missile attacks. The terrorists view the Israeli response as a photo op and thus intentionally locate missile sites in or next to apartment complexes, schools, and hospitals. Under worldwide (including U.S.) pressure, the IDF then backs off, setting the stage for Hamas to rebuild its cache of weapons. This time, however, the scale of the attack is much larger and hundreds of hostages have been taken. More Jews were killed this weekend than at any time since the Nazi Holocaust.

Israel has declared war.

Hopefully this will result in an awakening by our own administration. Perhaps Biden will at Upcoming City Council:

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Ceremonial Presentations:

1. Update on Slope Failure 2023 Previously Discussed:

• Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 512 New Items:

Homes For Dogs welcomes Malibu Community Event encourages residents to educate themselves on fostering animals who need loving homes

Mending Kids hosts Fifth Annual ‘Hike 2 Mend’ The event raises awareness for health equity and surgical care to children worldwide

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1. Findings to Hold Virtual City Council, Commission, Committee, Board and Other City Bodies, Meetings Under AB 361 2. Amendment to Agreement with Fox Weather, LLC 3. Award Trancas Canyon Park Upper and Lower Slopes Repair Project 4. Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with 30 Three Sixty Public Finance, Inc. 5. Resolution Extending the Declaration of the COVID-19 Local Emergency 6. CalTrans Solstice Canyon Creek Beautification Project 7. Information Technology Strategic Plan Consultant Award 8. Agreement for Video Broadcast Services 9. Agreement for Human Resources Support Services 10.

Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery MHP Program Funding Ordinances and Public Hearings

• Coastal Development Permit No.

last realize that Hamas and Iran do not live by the same political ethics as we do, respecting only raw power. Hopefully the West will realize that pressuring Israel not to eliminate Hamas was a mistake. But with administration spokesmen still waffling about giving the Iranians the 6 billion bucks, I am not optimistic.

The background on these attacks cannot be ignored. Orchestrated by the Biden administration, Saudi Arabia and Israel were on the verge of extending the Abraham accords promulgated by Trump, whereby the Saudis would recognize Israel and establish full diplomatic recognition, hopefully leading to peace throughout the Mideast. Iranian mullahs oppose such rapprochement between Israel and other Muslim countries and it is evident that it was Iran that organized and funded the attacks by Hamas.

The economics of this is enmeshed in subterfuge, but it is U.S. policy that has allowed Iran the resources to finance Hamas at this crucial juncture. The $6 billion, which Iran was given for seven hostages but now cancelled, is but a sideshow. Trump had Iran on the economic ropes through aggressive sanctions, limiting Iranian oil sales. Biden had stopped enforcement, desperately trying to get a deal with Iran over their nuclear enrichment. With the Saudis and Russian cutting oil production, we’ve seen oil prices skyrocket, and revenues for both Iran and Russia multiply, earning both countries hundreds of billions of dollars with which to fight us. Exacerbating this is the Biden administration’s war on domestic oil production even as 20-068, Site Plan Review No. 21-009, and Demolition Permit No. 20-028 – An application to demolish an existing single-family residence and construct a new single-family residence, second unit and associated development (6734 Zumirez Drive; Owner: IBN Properties, LLC) (Continued from October 9, 2023) Old Business:

1. None.

New Business:

1. Malibu Community Labor Exchange Permanent Office Project Update 2. MOU and License Agreement with Zuma Beach FM Emergency and Community Broadcasting, Inc. (KBUU) for a Booster Antenna at Malibu Bluffs Park 3. Veterans Day Recognition Ceremony Fee Waiver 4. Community Christmas Tree Lot Fee Waiver 5. Consideration of Gift of Smart Coast California Membership Fees from Councilmember Grisanti Council Items:

1. Smart Coast California Presentation (Councilmember Grisanti) 2. Council Appointment to the Planning Commission To view the full City Council Agenda, visit malibucity.org/virtualmeetings.

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HAYLEY MATTSON

s we make our way through an era marked by u n p re c e d e n t e d times, the current state of the world can only be described as heart-wrenching. Our deepest sympathies and prayers are with all those grappling with pain in these moments.

It is during these moments of hardship that the indomitable spirit of our community shines the brightest. We witness neighbors supporting neighbors, strangers extending a helping hand, and an overwhelming outpouring of love and compassion that binds us all. It is a poignant reminder to hold our

loved ones a little closer.

The world as we knew it has been transforming radically since 2019. The changes we have seen have underscored the profound impact local governance has on our day-to-day lives. During last night’s Planning meeting, Commissioner Jeff Jennings made a comment that resonated with me, “Local government can profoundly affect the lives of those residing in the city...you’ll find yourselves spending substantially more time engaging with individuals in your city than you ever will with representatives at the federal level.” This perspective reinforces my deep-seated love for the realm of local politics.

It is the elected figures in our commissions, city councils, supervisors, and school boards who set in motion the ripples

of change — changes that will ultimately shape the heritage of our children and grandchildren.

Our sincere appreciation goes out to Jeff and all the devoted citizens contributing their time and energy to foster the prosperity and welfare of our community.

Let us move forward with resolve and unwavering commitment, recognizing that our actions and decisions today carve out the path for a hopeful, resilient future. While the adversity we face is formidable, it pales in comparison to the courage, strength, and unity that define us. As we move ahead in these trying times, may we continue to share empathy, exercise patience, and exhibit the solidarity that has always been the cornerstone of our community’s strength.

worldwide demand has increased, largely because China ended its draconian COVID lockdowns.

The key takeaway from the attacks by Hamas is to expose the lie of the two-state solution. That experiment is dead. Hamas and most Palestinians don’t want to live side-by-side with their Jewish neighbors, preferring war, focused only on killing as many Jews as possible and desiring to create broader Mideast war. Hamas was elected by and is supported by a popular majority of Gaza citizens, the same government that Saturday slaughtered Jewish citizens attending a “peace” concert. But neither Israel nor Egypt want the people of Gaza, so likely, those living there will be worse off than before the attacks.

On Sunday, Trump bragged that nothing like this happened under his watch — because he exuded strength. Contrarily, the Biden team has offered every concession to get the Iranian mullahs to make a deal which would have still allowed Iran to enrich to near weapons-grade uranium. This was viewed by the Iranians as weakness, as was the $6 billion. Biden did send a team of hostage rescue experts to Israel and is now deploying our newest carrier group to the Eastern Mediterranean, but has undermined whatever deterrent impact this had by stating that American military will not engage. Again, weakness. Instead, he should have warned that in the event of an attack by Hezbollah, Iran’s terrorist proxy in Lebanon,

America might would be employed.

Though the CIA and Israel’s Sin Bet failed to learn of Saturday’s attacks, anything less than complete elimination of Hamas by the IDF will be taken as failure. Unfortunately, the attacks by Iran’s proxies will continue until the head of the snake is severed, meaning that sometime in the near future, the U.S. and Israel must eliminate Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Perceived weakness will lead only to further attacks. Iran understands only strength and resolve. This might not necessitate bunker-busting bombs since the Iranian people loath the repressive government of the ayatollahs, which opens other avenues for regime change.

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Longtime Malibu resident Suzanne Somers dies

 9/28 | Burglary A vehicle parked near Topanga Beach was broken into and ransacked. The victim hid the key under the front passenger wheel, went surfing, and upon return, the key was missing and his vehicle was ransacked. The victim’s wallet, phone, and $160 in cash was stolen. There were no security cameras available for evidence.  9/29 | Petty Theft A wallet was stolen from a guest dining at the Malibu Farm Cafe at the Pier. The victim placed their purse on the side of chair, walked away for a brief moment and upon return, their purse was knocked down and their wallet was stolen from inside the purse. There are cameras available, but the victim was not sitting where the cameras could have captured the incident.  9/30 | Grand Theft A package was stolen from a home on Carbon Mesa Road.

The victim said they saw someone enter their property and take the packages and drive away in a grey Toyota Tacoma. The security footage was submitted to LASD for evidence.

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Hold On’ for the Great ShakeOut, Earthquake Preparedness Drill on Oct.19

Iconic Gladstones restaurant reopens; to remain open at least another two years Gladstones restaurant, which was scheduled to close last month,

‘Drop, Cover and

the world’s largest simultaneous earthquake preparedness drill, on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 10:19 a.m.

Community members who happen to be in City Hall at that time are encouraged to join the exercise, or conduct the drill independently at their home, business, school, house of worship or community-based organization. “Drop Cover and Hold On” is the safest immediate response to an earthquake.

A major earthquake can strike at any time and would have severe impacts to Malibu’s community, homes, infrastructure, daily lives, and economy. Everyone in Malibu should be prepared for an earthquake and its aftermath, and have emergency plans and supplies to last for several days, including food, water, first aid, and medications — don’t forget your pets! For more

developers. His approach was to always focus on the personalities and culture of those who would be utilizinghis spaces and structures while assuring that they blended into and their surroundings.

“Ron was also a trend-setter in demonstrating respect for the environment by designing environmentally sensitive structures and in specifying the use of sustainable resources and materials in their construction.”

Over his career, Goldman earned over 50 design awards for his development and individual client projects at the local, state, national, and international levels: four Los Angeles AIA Honor Awards, four California AIA Merit Awards, four Pacific Builders Grand Awards, two Los Angeles AIA Merit Awards, two Builder Magazine Grand Awards, three Builder Magazine Merit Awards and awards from Sunset Magazine, the Los Angeles Business Council, and the coveted Art in Public Spaces Award.

One of his last projects as a working architect was the retail shopping center in Malibu, anchored by a Whole Foods market. Created in the Malibu’s spirit, with which Ron was very familiar and had appreciated as a resident over many years, the center is enjoyed by thousands of residents and visitors annually and provides spaces for local and national businesses to flourish

while providing accessible outdoor spaces for community enjoyment.

“Ron understood that that the built environment has an immense effect on everyone’s daily and life experience and demonstrated this with his wide range of community service, benefiting his own neighborhood, multiple cities in the greater Los Angeles and international communities as well,” his obit said. “He taught afterschool architecture classes that focused on environmental awareness to students in South Central and West Los Angeles and worked at the international level as an advisor of the Non-Governmental Organization ‘Wherever the Need’ to bring eco-sanitation facilities to people in impoverished areas in India and Africa. He sought to change the world through his talent as an architect, enriching the lives of many in doing so.”

After his 60-year career Goldman retired but remained active and passionate in pursuing his community projects, the most recent of which is Re-Create to Recreate, a conceptual effort to provide neighborhood parks within walking distance for residents of Compton and other urban areas.

Goldman is survived by his wife, Barbara; their children, Karen (Lindsey) and Mark (Maya); grandson Jason; his extended family; and a myriad of friends and colleagues.

early 1950s. It was there Claire met the love of her life, Edward Gripp.

As students dating while attending Canoga Park High School, Claire and her beloved husband Eddie, of seventy-one years, dreamed of someday building their home above the cliffs overlooking Zuma beach, and in 1962, they made their dream a reality.

Until 1978, Claire and Ed made Malibu their home. They raised two sons, Eric and Brett, and two daughters, Roxanne and Ellen, who attended Malibu schools. Together, Ed and Claire designed and built many homes overlooking Zuma beach, where Claire delighted in creating beautiful gardens. In addition to building homes, they dedicate two streets, Ebbtide Way and Sea Drift Cove, across from Malibu

High School.

After moving from Malibu, Claire and Ed relocated to the Channel Islands Marina, bought a sailboat, and experienced life on the high seas, sailing around the Channel Islands in a twenty-two-foot Catalina sailboat.

Eventually, Claire and Ed moved into a home they designed and built on the North Ranch Golf Course in Thousand Oaks and traveled, visiting family as far away as Turkey.

Claire’s dream of finding a loving, devoted husband and raising children together was fully realized, and Claire remained grateful and fulfilled always.

Claire will be remembered as a kind and loving wife and mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend, and the most cherished mother-in-law imaginable.

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”Three’s Company” star and longtime former Malibu resident Suzanne Somers has died. The actress’s beachfront home on Malibu Road was destroyed in a 2007 fire that allegedly started when a cigarette was tossed from a car on Pacific Coast Highway and ignited a blaze that burned the hillside adjacent to Bluffs Park and onto Malibu Road. Somers had shared the home with her husband of 42 years, Alan Hamel. The couple sold the lot and moved to another Malibu beachfront property.

Somers battled breast cancer for decades. She passed away in Palm Springs on Sunday, just one day shy of her 77th birthday.

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 9/26 | Grand Theft An estimated $4,000 worth of construction tools were stolen from a property in Malibu Cove Colony. The victim said there were security cameras, but due to lack of lighting, the suspects were indescribable.

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has been given a reprieve. The iconic restaurant, once the highest-grossing eatery in Los Angeles, has reopened under new management and is expected to keep its lease for at least two years.

The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors controls the concession, which had an agreement with the late former LA Mayor Richard Riordan.

When the agreement ran out, the county found a new concessionaire with famed restaurateur Wolfgang Puck, who won the bid. Puck hired LA architect Frank Gehry to redesign the structure. While the Puck group waits at least two years to secure permits, the county decided not to let the space sit empty.

Gladstones General Manager Jim Harris and his employees have regrouped, repainted, received a new liquor license, and are now reopened for business. The new Gladstones says it’s ready to re-engage with the community and will soon bring back a happy hour and some new promotions.

The restaurant will continue to package leftovers in its signature foil “sculpture” wraps featuring mermaids and whales.

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 9/25 | Vandalism A vehicle parked on Topanga Canyon Boulevard was broken into and ransacked. The victim was notified by a neighbor about their window being smashed, and saw the driver-side mirror broken, the door handles removed and the gas cap broken. There were no security cameras available for evidence.

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RONALD GOLDMAN 1939-2023

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onald Goldman, a Malibu architect and fellow of the American Institute of Architects passed away on Sept. 28 surrounded by his family.

Establishing his architecture offices in 1975, the firm created some of the most distinguished homes, schools, religious buildings, and commercial developments in Malibu and beyond.

His work is celebrated as “architecture that shelters without enclosing and defines without limiting.” The Los Angeles Times called his work “the epitome of the California dream.”

Goldman’s obituary stated that he “cultivated a friendly, warm, creative, and inspiring environment, which was reflected in all aspects of his work.

The firm enjoyed a diverse clientele consisting of both private residential clients, religious organizations, and

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CLAIRE GRIPP 1932-2023

n September 9th, 2023, the Gripp family of Malibu bid a sad farewell to its matriarch, Claire Gripp. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 15th,1932, her family relocated to the West San Fernando Valley in the

earthquake preparedness resources, review the Seven Steps preparedness guide at https://www.earthquakecountry.org/sevensteps/.

Malibu Middle and High School When an earthquake hits, what will you do? Join the City of Mal- Campus Specific ibu and millions of people around Plan hearing set for the world to “Drop, Cover and Hold On” for the Great ShakeOut, Oct. 23 The City Council held a first reading and public hearing on the California Coastal Commission’s (CCC) modifications to the Malibu Middle and High School Campus Specific Plan at its October 9 Council meeting. A second reading of the Ordinance will be held on October 23. Once the CCC’s Executive Director reports the council’s approval, the Specific Plan will be certified. For CCC meeting information, visit the website. For more information about the project, visit the project webpage at https://www. malibucity.org/397/Malibu-Middle-High-School-Improvements www.malibucity.org/397/Malibu-Middle-High-School-Improvements.

Wes Van Dyke ‘Vistas’ art exhibition at City Hall open through Oct. 27

The Malibu Arts Commission invites community members to enjoy “Vistas” by local artist Wes Van Dyke, showcasing oil paintings with realistic Malibu landscapes and seascapes. The exhibition is open through Oct. 27, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free, no tickets or registration required.

City advances school district separation effort The City of Malibu is making good progress in its efforts to separate from the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) and form an independent Malibu Unified School District (MUSD). The City Council received an update at the Oct. 9 council meeting on the most recent negotiations with

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Submission deadline is Monday at noon. Please email submissions to:

The Malibu Times c/o Calendar Editor, to editorial@malibutimes.com

Only events with a connection to Malibu will be considered. Calendar events are scheduled in advance and subject to change.

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SPOOKY STAMPS WORKSHOP

Get into the Halloween spirit and learn to carve a spooky stamp at the Michael Landon Community Center from 4:30 to 6 p.m. In this workshop, students will learn each step of the stamp-making process, including drawing and transferring your image onto the block to carving and stamping.

All materials will be provided.

A paying adult must accompany children under 12. Instructed

by Fluidity with Mattie. $20 to participate.

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21

HHW/E-WASTE COLLECTION

Properly dispose of certain types of household hazardous waste (HHW) and electronic waste at Malibu City Hall upper parking lot, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

All containers must be clearly labeled to identify the contents.

Maximum amount of paint/ motor oil accepted is 15 gallons or 125 pounds per trip. Accepted materials include, paint, used motor oil, anti-freeze, automotive and household batteries, compact fluorescent bulbs (unbroken) and electronics. The city schedules its events on the third Saturday in February, April, June, August, and October. Rain cancels event.

BARBIE SILENT DISCO AT MALIBU PACIFIC CHURCH

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Malibu Pacific Church is throwing a Barbie Silent Disco on Sat, Oct. 21, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. for all the High School students in the area. What is a silent disco, you ask? A silent disco is a dance party, but everybody is wearing wireless headphones, so it seems like they are dancing in silence.

MALIBU UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PIE FESTIVAL

Join the Malibu United Methodist Church Pie Festival on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 11 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for the 32nd Annual Malibu Pie Festival.

General admission is free. Pie baking, eating contests, live music: A tribute to the Melvin Eddy Blues Band; Uka Music; MHS & MMS Choirs; “Song Catchers,” a local children’s band; The Pit Martial Arts demonstration; and Devon Meyers. Children’s activities include a nursery school playground, featuring face painting, spin art & Jenga XXL and cornhole games).

Food includes barbecue and taco treats. Also at the event is a silent auction, along with delicious homemade pies by the slice or take a whole one home. Proceeds benefit Malibu United Methodist Church’s children, youth and family programs and community service projects. The festival will take place on the Courtyard at Malibu United Methodist Church, 30128 Morning View Drive.

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MALIBOU LAKE LODGE

Join Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore Malibu Art Association and the Westlake Village Art Guild on Sunday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for their Autumn Artapalooza. 29033 Lake Vista Drive in Agoura.

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MIGHTY UNDER DOGS SURF THERAPY

Fun surf therapy for kids. WSL (World Surf League) on Sunday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Zuma Beach. This is our second event with WSL.

MALIBU SEARCH AND RESCUE ANNUAL FUNDRAISING TRAIL RUN AND EVENT

Join SoCalTrail and Malibu Search and Rescue on the beautiful trails of Malibu Creek State Park nestled in the Santa Monica Mountains — home turf for the Malibu Search and Rescue team. Hike, run, or race either the 5K or 10K distances (or 1K Run/ Walk for Kids) on fire road and single track trails. Celebrate your finish in the beer garden (ages 21 and up), get a post-race massage, and stick around for prize raffles, awards, and festival exhibitors.

A variety of food trucks will be on-site as well, including plantbased options. Event park opens at 7:15 a.m. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. 10k starts at 9:05 a.m.

5K starts at 9:25 a.m. Awards ceremony is at 10:45 a.m.

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COMMUNITY INPUT DURING LVMCOG MEETING

Malibu community members are invited to give their input on the update of the regional Hazard Mitigation Plan at the Las Virgenes-Malibu Council of Governments (LVMCOG) virtual meeting on Thursday, Oct. 26, from 6 to 7 p.m. via Zoom. The LVMCOG includes the cities of Malibu, Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, and Westlake Village. Hazard Mitigation Plans are typically developed as a regional plan since most hazards cross jurisdictional boundaries. Public involvement is a key requirement, and the goal

of the meeting is to get input from the public on ways to reduce the impacts of natural disasters and other hazards in our region.

During the meeting, results of a recent risk survey will be shared and used as a basis for discussion to review the top hazards that concern residents, what preparedness actions they have taken, and most importantly what additional hazard reduction efforts are needed to better safeguard the community. Meeting ID: 815 7212 5459. Passcode: 284420. Join by phone: (669) 900 6833. For more information, contact Public Safety Director Susan Dueñas at (310)456-2489, ext. 313 or sduenas@malibucity.org.

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GARDENING FOR BIRDS AND BUGS SEMINAR

SMC Malibu is presenting a free seminar, “Gardening for Birds (and Bugs),” with the San Fernando Valley Audubon Society from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

This seminar will emphasize how to restore and create bird and insect habitats using native plants suitable for both public and private spaces. Resources will be provided for researching plants, planting tips, maintenance tips, and the appropriate next steps.

The seminar is FREE and open to the public, but registration is required. Please visit www.smc. edu/malibu or email malibu@smc. edu for additional information and registration form.

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28 & 29

TOPANGA ACTORS COMPANY AT THE MALIBU LIBRARY

Join the Topanga Actors Company on Oct. 28 and 29 for Harry Hart-Browne’s adaptation of “The Boy Who Saw True” with Harry. At the Malibu Library at 2 p.m. Free entry. Open seating.

Free parking. Appropriate for teens and up. The TAC will also perform at the Topanga Libray on Oct. 21 and 22.

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NIGHTS OF THE JACK

LA’s leading immersive event, “Nights of The Jack,” has returned for the sixth year with its legendary mile-long walking trail, immersive scenes, elevated food and beverage experience, and unparalleled lantern art installations. New upgrades this season include interactive AR games, digital video games, AR selfie experiences, and bigger and brighter installations for 30 nights of spooky fun through Halloween.

The Halloween experience will run until Oct. 31 from 6 to 10 p.m. For more information visit https://nightsofthejack.com.

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PUMPKIN CARVING AND HOT COCOA AT THE MALIBU PIER

Stop by The Malibu Pier on Sunday, Oct. 29, at 11 a.m. for pumpkin carving and hot cocoa.

While supplies last.

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DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

Stop by The Malibu Pier for face painting, photo ops, specialty cocktails, and menu specials on Monday, Oct. 30, from 4 to 7 p.m. for Dia De Los Muertos.

THU

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ALL SOULS DAY MASSES

Join Our Lady of Malibu as they commemorate the Faithful Departed on All Souls Day at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. mass. Candles will be placed on the altar for those who have passed within the year Nov. 2, 2022, to Nov. 2, 2023.

Other names may be written on a list and placed on the altar at the 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. masses on Nov. 2. Email vvespe@olmalibu.org before Sunday evening on Oct. 29.

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BEACH CLEAN UP WITH MALIBU DEMOCRATIC CLUB

The Malibu Democratic Club will be hosting a Beach Cleanup on Saturday, Nov. 4. The Beach Cleanup begins at 10 a.m. at Dan Blocker Beach, 26000 Pacific Coast Hwy. Then will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. at Malibu Seafood, 25653 Pacific Coast Hwy. (Each person responsible for their own tab.) You can attend one or both activities. RSVP Required at tiny.cc/mdc110423. More Info: Info@MalibuDemocraticClub. org.

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NATIONAL RECREATION DAY

The Recreation Alliance will be hosting a day of recreation activities such as hiking, yoga, mediation, wine tasting, and a beach cleanup. Enjoy food, drinks, and music to finish the day celebrating National Recreation Day at Calamigos Beach Club.

To purchase tickets, visit https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/celebratenational-recreation-day-tickets735804419827?aff=oddtdtcreator.

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FARMERS MARKET

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

Market at Legacy Park.

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION SITTING GROUP

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

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

BALLET SLIM AND TRIM

Develop better posture and improve balance, flexibility, and circulation during this one-hour class. Class is Thursdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Michael Landon Community Center.

The instructor will also focus on body awareness, coordination, and stretching techniques. Please wear workout clothes and ballet shoes.

No experience is necessary. Sign up at MalibuCity.org/Register to register for the month or pay a $5 drop-in rate, space permitting.

TAP/JAZZ DANCE COMBO

Enter stage right to the Senior Center’s new dance program. The class will consist of jazz warmups and stretches, followed by routines. Every dance taught will be straight from a Broadway musical. Instructed by Ann Monahan. The class is Thursdays from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Civic Theater at Malibu City Hall. No experience is necessary. Register for the month or pay a $5 drop-in rate, space permitting.

CARDIO SALSA AND STRETCH

An energetic Latin dance workout that incorporates salsa, cha-cha, and merengue in an easy-tofollow format. The cooldown will include stretching to relax the body. No dance experience necessary. Instructed by Jackline Daneshrad. The program is held on Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Michael Landon Center at Malibu Bluffs Park. Sign up at MalibuCity.org/ Register to register for the month, or pay a $5 drop-in rate, space permitting.

MAT PILATES PLUS

Relax, refresh, and build core strength. Sessions are Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Michael Landon Community Center at Malibu Bluffs Park.

Please bring a yoga mat and wear comfortable clothes. Sign up at MalibuCity.org/Register to register for the month, or pay a $5 drop-in rate, space permitting.

SENIOR STRETCH AND STRENGTH

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

MAT YOGA

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

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Remembering Luis ‘Fernando’ Escobar Gonzalez

Services for Geoffrey’s employee will be Oct. 30 at Funeraria Del Angel mortuary in Van Nuys

By BARBARA BURKE Special to The Malibu Times

“To know him is to love him,” a co-worker of Luis “Fernando” Escobar Gonzalez said, as Geoffrey’s Restaurant’s tight knit family of workers and customers grieve the loss of Gonzalez, 30, who died in a one-vehicle collision shortly after midnight on Oct. 9.

The accident occurred on Malibu Canyon Road about a mile north of Pacific Coast Highway, when Gonzalez’s northbound car rolled over, struck a utility pole, and went over an embankment, according to the Malibu-Lost Hills Sheriff ’s Station. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Albeit brief, Gonzalez’ life was full of love, laughter, and helping others.

“I 100 percent want it to be

known that he was loved by everyone,” Keeva Beck, Gonzalez’s coworker, said as he fought back tears. “He was the kind of person who would go out of his way to help anyone. We were like brothers for two years. Every moment you spent with him, you’d learn something new — he was full of knowledge and life and love — that’s who he was.”

Like many members of Gonzalez’s family, his uncle Jose “Guate” Gonzalez, a sous chef, has worked for years at Geoffrey’s. At the time of his passing, Fernando Gonzalez was a busboy at the restaurant. His cousins, who work as pastry chefs, were the last ones to see him alive.

“He was a happy boy and I was impressed how easy he got along when he came to America from our native Guatemala as a teenager,” Jose said. “He was a hard, hard worker and he leaves behind a 12-year-old brother, Christopher Gonzalez, and his mother. I helped to raise his mother, who is like my daughter, and I helped to raise Fernando, who was like my son.”

Losing Fernando is like losing a piece of himself, Jose said, adding that it was “pure hell” when his mother and sister brought his clothes to the mortuary.

Jeff Peterson, owner of Geoffrey’s, who himself started working at the restaurant as a busboy, remembered Fernando as “universally liked and very hardworking and as being what anyone would want as a team member.” Gonzalez and the members of his family who work at Geoffrey’s as well as his grieving coworkers, “all are what make Geoffrey’s function smoothly,” Peterson added.

Popular with Geoffrey’s team as well as with customers, Gonzalez always shared his “highly contagious and fun laughter,” restaurant manager Sharon Amos said.

Those who survive Gonzalez choose to remember the fun and joyful times.

“I taught him to surf recently and he was immediately taken with the sport,” co-worker Nick Simone said. “He progressed more quickly than any other student I’ve ever had

because of his newfound passion for surfing and his motivation. He was thrilled to discover the whole, vibrant ocean life and he looked forward to visiting his home country and showing his dad how he learned to surf.”

Simone said whenever he surfs where he taught Gonzalez, “It’s like he is sitting there beside me. I went a couple of days ago and despite the surf forecasts the waves turned magical.”

Stephanie Ramirez, another coworker, said, “Fernando brought warmth to everyone. He always had the biggest smile and he took care of his little brother and his mom.”

To have known him, is to love him.

Services for Gonzalez will be held Oct. 30 at Funeraria Del Angel mortuary, located at 5940 Van Nuys Blvd. in Van Nuys, from 5 to 9 p.m. Those wishing to donate and help Gonzalez’s survivors with funeral expenses, and the expensive process of expatriating his body to Luis “Fernando” Escobar Gonzalez poses with his surfboard in a recent photo. The popular Guatemala can contribute at go- Geoffrey’s Restaurant employee, who died in a one-vehicle collision Oct. 9, had recently learned to surf with the help of co-worker Nick Simone. Photo by Nick Simone fund.me/acb10d73.

Malibu’s Jewish community rallies in solidarity amid crisis in Israel Local doctor heads to Tel Aviv to aid victims

By BARBARA BURKE Special to The Malibu Times

Worried members of Malibu’s two Jewish congregations gathered to support their members as well as those suffering in Israel after the Oct. 7 incursion by Hamas, which has left thousands dead on both sides of the Israel-Gaza border.

Meanwhile, Malibu’s Dr. Daniel Katz leaves for Tel Aviv on Oct. 18 to help provide medical care to affected victims of all backgrounds. ​“I currently serve on the board of the Friends of Sheba Medical Center, the largest hospital in Israel and the Middle East,” Katz said.

“I will be on call and ready to work in the emergency room if needed.”

Sheba, Katz explained, “operates as a hospital without borders, with

an unwavering dedication to treat all patients without regard to race, religion, or ethnicity and medical professionals from across Israel’s beautiful tapestry work alongside one another, focused only on patient outcomes.”

He added, “Whether patients are from Israel, Gaza Strip, or the Palestinian Authority, Sheba provides medical assistance and it also supports Palestinian hospitals with advice, counsel and assistance.”

The overwhelming mood of those who gathered grieving at Malibu’s two congregations was somber, yet resolved. Resolved to help as best they can from approximately 7,550 miles away.

The common factor in both gatherings was the fervent hope for peace, a hope that there will be an end to the murderous violence and the beginning to finding a way — some way — to achieve calm

and healing. ​On Oct. 8, the Malibu Jewish Center & Synagogue hosted an evening of unity and solidarity focusing on the Torah, prayer and charity. Rabbi Cantor Marcelo Gindlin and members of the congregation gathered on Zoom on Oct. 8, listening to a former congregant, Israel-based journalist Emily Frances, tell those assembled about the conditions in her neighborhood and country. Frances is a reporter for I24, an international television station located in Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv, Israel, that broadcasts in Hebrew, Arabic, and English. ​“ We’re very, very sad,” Frances said. “I am a Jew first and I am American and I now live in Israel and people like me are trying to shape the narrative. Both Jews and Arabs live peacefully in our neighborhood.”

er unhear it.

Anteby doesn’t expect the conflict to die down anytime soon.

“Israel suffered casualties and terror like never before. They have to go and retrieve those hostages and at the same time remove that negative that it should never occur again. Israel has told the Palestinian people as hard as it seems ‘pick up your things and leave your homes, there is no reason for you to stay. We will have to go inside because Hamas is hiding under your homes. We have to go through your homes to get to Hamas.’ Hamas said, ‘Don’t listen to the fake news.

Israel is not coming in. It’s fake news.’ That is why the head of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it is intending on a ground invasion of Gaza and anyone who stays there is subject to die.

“You must understand that Hamas is trying its best to use the Palestinian people as human shields. Those who choose to become a human shield are participating in those horrors. I think it’s clear what Hamas stands for after the horrific acts they did.”

From Malibu, Antelby said, “When it’s time to come back to Palestine or Gaza I think it’s time to really help them to create the life that they want. I think it will be Israel’s responsibility as much as they want to create the life for their people also to create the life for the international community as well. But now it’s time to eradicate these horrific things and whoever’s responsible for that has to go basically.

“This is a war that’s going to affect everybody around the world. It’s most important that the world be in prayer and compassion and rather than find revenge find peace and understand-

ing with each other.”

When people ask the former IDF soldier how to help Israel Anteby answers, “Go help somebody in need next to you.” He hopes to start a ripple effect.

“That’s what we call the Butterfly Effect, when the butterfly wings are moving in Shanghai, the wind will blow in Beijing,” he said. “When you start to do good deeds, good things will come and slowly we will create that ripple effect. That’s what I’m trying to convey here in Malibu.”

In the meantime, he says he continues to help families in Israel in any way he can.

“Families who are missing their loved ones. I don’t wish it on anybody,” Antelby said. “It’s my obligation as a human being, as an Israeli, as Jewish, my obligation as Rafi. That’s what I’ll do.”

At the same time to those who’ve asked him to share videos, he says, “No. If I send them to you, you will never be the same.

I will send the message that compassion is above all and good versus evil is above all.”

Along with providing moral support, Anteby is contemplating a trip to Israel: “If I need to be there I’ll go.”

Anteby conveyed his compassion for the people of Gaza saying, “I hope that all the innocent families of Palestine will do the right choice, evacuate and be OK. I hope they can rebuild their lives into its fullest. That’s what I wish for all mankind. Remember for every mother there’s a child and a kid who loves his mom. I hope these people will be able to rebuild and that healing will come unto this world so we can work out of love and compassion.”

Local Israeli businessman prays for peace in Israel/Gaza war

‘Remember for every mother there’s a child and a kid who loves his mom’

By JUDY ABEL Special to The Malibu Times

The surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and ensuing war with Palestinian terrorist groups led by Hamas has been most unsettling to a local Malibu businessman.

Rafi Anteby, who was born and raised in Israel, owns and operates the wellness/workspace Rafi Lounge in mid-Malibu.

Anteby personally knows victims of the conflict.

“If you are from Israel there is no escape from knowing somebody who got affected by this current war,” he said. “In perspective, when you look at the numbers, it is 10 times bigger than the twin towers horrific event because over 1,300 people died.

About 200 people have been kidnapped. I know personally a few friends whose wives and kids got kidnapped. Some died.” Anteby said he’s been talking to his friends in Israel on an “hourly basis.”

With a philosophy of “wellness and world peace,” Anteby said, “I want to make it clear, over time I have donated money to everybody: Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Buddhists. My best friend is Muslim. I even donated some money to the Palestinian people.

I truly believe that everybody deserves nothing but a good life and good love around them.

“I want to point out what happened. The pictures and videos I’ve seen personally, once you’ve seen something, you can never unsee it; once heard you can nev-

Strident and determined, Frances added, “The Arabs aren’t the problem — the terrorists are!” ​In the congregation’s Shema prayer was a declaration of faith.

Those gathered prayed for members of the Israel Defense Force as well as for those in captivity: “Our brothers and sisters, the whole house of Israel, who are in distress and captivity ... may God bring them from distress to comfort and from darkness to light.” ​Down the Pacific Coast Highway on Oct. 9, congregants also focused on the challenging ideal of those at war transitioning from darkness to light.

“Prayers are sent across the oceans,” Rabbi Levi Cunin said at

the Chabad of Malibu’s gathering.

“Never underestimate the power of prayer.”

Grieving, worrying, and resolving, the audience sang songs of peace, reciting “Shalom, Shalom!”

They chanted, while Rabbi Sholom Eagle, the Pepperdine Chabad’s Rabbi, played the cello. ​After the service, Rabbi Cunin commented, “It is part of our deep faith that, even under the most difficult of circumstances, praying has power to bring change and the Psalms of David have been the way the Jewish people have prayed throughout the ages.” ​The fact that people of the human race have behaved in such a manner as has happened in Israel

is indicative of deep evil, he added, noting “But through prayer there is a great potential to achieve good and through focused acts of kindness and goodness we can awaken the light. We cannot eliminate evil, but we can illuminate and soon, we can hopefully focus on repairing it.”

The concept is simple. Do more mitzvahs (good deeds) and fervently pray.

For Dr. Katz, as he embarks on a possibly harrowing journey, he will know that those congregants of both MJC&S and the Chabad of Malibu stand with him and with the people of Israel and hope fervently the war will end soon and peace will be achieved.

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SMMUSD over the terms of the separation, including the timeline — the earliest that Malibu could now have its own district would be fall 2026. The city and SMMUSD also made progress toward agreement on some important financial terms, aspects of the division of assets, and other issues. Another mediation is scheduled for Oct. 17.

For more information visit https:// www.malibucity.org/MUSD and watch the update to the City Council (clip starts at 1:25:48).

Mayor, mayor pro tem and city manager meet with Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin Mayor Steve Uhring, Mayor Pro Tem Doug Stewart, City Manager Steve McClary, and Deputy City Manager Alexis Brown met this week with Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, whose 42nd District includes Malibu, and her staff. They discussed important issues in Malibu that the assemblymember may be able to assist with, and heard updates on recent and upcoming legislation in Sacramento that could impact or benefit Malibu. They discussed Irwin’s bill, AB 1500, initiated by the City of Malibu and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 8.

The bill expands support for Californians whose properties have been damaged or destroyed by wildfires, including Malibu homeowners who are rebuilding after the Woolsey Fire by giving them three additional years to rebuild before a full reassessment of their property value is triggered. See the full text of the bill at leginfo. legislature.ca.gov.

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City submits letter to FAA urging protection of Malibu neighborhoods from flight path noise The City of Malibu submitted comments to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its Noise Policy Review on Sept. 29, urging it to adopt rules that would reduce the aircraft noise that Malibu residents have been experiencing since the FAA implemented its “NextGen” flight procedures at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The city had previously filed a petition on Feb. 8, 2022, asking the FAA to examine the environmental impacts of NextGen flight procedures on Malibu.

New information shows that the FAA’s method of assessing aircraft noise is obsolete and in dire need of updating. In light of Malibu’s petition and the new information, on May 1, the FAA issued a notice that it was reviewing its noise policy and asked the public for comments regarding it. The city’s comments were in response to the FAA’s notice. For more details, see the city’s letter at www.malibucity. org/DocumentCenter.

New incentive program offers discounts at local businesses for employees who work in the community A new Malibu Employee Incentive Program (MEIP) was launched this week, offering discounts at local shops, restaurants, and other businesses to people

who work in the community. The program was developed by the Malibu-Pacific Palisades Chamber of Commerce and co-sponsored by the city. The MEIP program is a great way to show appreciation for people who work in our community, and it helps local businesses.

To see an updated list of all MEIP benefits, discounts and participating businesses, visit the website (palibu.org/meip-discountmenu/). Please be sure to check the list regularly, as the Chamber is working hard to expand and grow the program and the number of participating businesses.

Malibu earns award for transparency and excellence in financial reporting for 22nd consecutive year

The City of Malibu was awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). Throughout its history, Malibu has proven its commitments to responsible, transparent management of taxpayer dollars, as this 22nd consecutive award shows. That is a huge benefit to the community, because the city’s excellent financial management enables it to fund projects and programs the community needs, and to be better positioned to weather disasters and economic downturns.

The award is judged by an impartial panel of government finance professionals to meet the high standards of the ACFR program.

The GFOA is a non-profit professional association serving approximately 17,500 government finance

professionals, and the Certificate of Achievement is considered the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting. To learn about the City’s financial management, visit the Financial Reports webpage at www.malibucity. org/317/Financial-Reports.

Ryokan Motel and Malibu Tidepool Health Club Public Hearing, Nov. 9 On November 6, the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing during its regular meeting to consider entitlements and a zoning change for the existing Nobu Ryokan Motel and Malibu Tidepool Health Club lots and conversion of the existing non-conforming use motel and adjacent private gym and pool to a bed and breakfast inn. The agenda, staff report, viewing and commenting instructions will be posted in advance on the Agenda Center webpage. For more information, visit the project webpage at malibucity.org/1142/ Nobu-Ryokan-Motel-Malibu-Tidepool-Health.

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

Input needed at upcoming Las Virgines Malibu-Council of Governments (LVMCOG) meeting on Oct. 26

rebuild resources

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

seas, 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.

Trancas Canyon Park Multipurpose Construction Field closed for Maintenace through to begin on Traffic Signal Oct. 23 Synchronization The Multipurpose Field at Trancas Canyon Park was closed for Project to improve annual rest and renovation from safety and mobility Sept. 5 through Oct. 23. The rest and renovation are important in keeping the field safe and playable throughout the year. Other facilities at Trancas Canyon Park have remained open.

Temporary Use Permit Ordinance public hearing postponed

The City Council public hearing scheduled for Oct. 23 on regulations related to Temporary Use Permits (TUPs) has been postponed. The city will announce the date of the hearing as soon as it is scheduled. The hearing is to consider an ordinance and the Planning Commission’s recommendations on updating regulations for TUPs, which are permits for events 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.

Traffic signal improvement work to begin at PCH and Las Flores; expect intermittent lane closures

Caltrans will have intermittent lane closures for a project to improve a left turn lane and traffic signal on southbound PCH at Las Flores Canyon Road to enhance safety and traffic flow starting Sept. 25. The work is expected to be completed by this winter, weekdays, with occasional work on Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The work will include installing a protected left-turn lane on southbound PCH, upgrading traffic signal hardware, lighting and poles, upgrading a flashing beacon warning system, and installing a speed feedback device to alert motorists of their speed.

Businesses and residents will have access during construction operations and all businesses may keep their regular open hours. Signs will be posted. Proceed with caution and watch for vehicles and workers in the road. Traffic citation fines are doubled in construction zones under California law.

Malibu community members are invited to give their input on the update of the regional Hazard Mitigation Plan at the Las Virgenes-Malibu Council of Governments (LVMCOG) virtual meeting on Thursday, Oct. 26, at 6 p.m. via Zoom. The LVMCOG includes the cities of Malibu, Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, and Westlake Village. Hazard Mitigation Plans are typically developed as a regional plan since most hazards cross jurisdictional boundaries. Public involvement is a key requirement, and the goal of the meeting is to get input from the public on ways to reduce the impacts of natural disasters and other hazards in our region. During the meeting, results of a recent risk survey will be shared and used as a basis for discussion to review the top hazards that concern residents, what preparedness actions they Waterworks have taken, and most importantly what additional hazard reduction District 29 begins efforts are needed to better safeguard the community. Zoom link improvement to join the meeting. Meeting ID: project for Encinal 815 7212 5459. Passcode: 284420.

Join by phone: (669) 900 6833. For Canyon more information, contact Public LA County Public Works, WaSafety Director Susan Dueñas at (310) 456-2489, ext. 313, or sdu- terworks District 29 (WWD29), started work on Sept. 11 to reenas@malibucity.org. place waterlines in the Encinal Canyon neighborhood on the Planning following streets: parts of Encinal Canyon Road, Vista Del Preconsultations and

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.

According to Caltrans, during the past 10 years, there have been 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.

The city’s parcel on Civic Center 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.

Updated Zonehaven Evacuation Zone maps for Malibu to be sent Know your zone! The City of Malibu will be mailing out information cards to all households in Malibu about the updated Zonehaven Evacuation Zone numbers for Malibu. Malibu’s zones are now numbered MAL-C111 to MAL-C114. Los Angeles County adopted new official disaster response and evacuation zones and the new Zonehaven AWARE online tool in November 2022. All county agencies and cities, including the City of Malibu, will adhere to them in a disaster. The new zones for Malibu are the same as the city’s evacuation zones (11-14) that were adopted in February 2020 as part of the city’s official Mass Evacuation Plan, following a recommendation after the Woolsey Fire.

Residents, businesses, students, employees and other community members are encouraged to look up the new zones for their home, business, or school, and familiarize themselves with Zonehaven.

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in alerts and public messaging during any large-scale emergency incidents in LA County.

Postcards mailed out citywide with tips on staying informed during a disaster

Report includes all event permit applications deemed complete for review for consistency and compliance with the requirements of the Malibu Municipal Code and the planning director’s action on each application. To sign up to receive an email or text message when an updated Event Permit Report is posted, visit the e-notifications page (scroll down to the “Special Event Permit Report” category).

Special Events Report Currently, there are permitted events on Oct. 20, 21, 22, 27, and Nov. 3-5. The City of Malibu Planning Department posts a weekly report of approved event permits on the website. In order to help the public stay informed of pending event permit applications and to create opportunity for public input, the Event Permit

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The City Council approved the Final Conceptual Design for the Temporary Skate Park on Feb. 24, 2020.

The Temporary Skate Park opened on July 3, 2020, while the Permanent Skate Park is being designed and built on the east portion of the property.

The Parks and Recreation Commission approved the Preliminary Design for the Permanent Skate Park at the regular meeting on Nov. 17, 2020, and the amenities at the special meeting on Jan. 21, 2021.

On Jan. 3, the Community Services Department submitted a Coastal Development Permit (CDP) for the proposed Malibu Bluffs Park Permanent Skatepark. There has been no discussion regarding the process since then.

Senior Planner Tyler Eaton presented the project and said no ESHA is anticipated to be impacted by the proposed development.

Community and skate enthusiasts continue to advocate for the permanent skatepark, as one speaker said she attended the city meetings four years ago to show support for future skaters.

“My name is Layla Polito and I was one of six kids who continued to fight for the Malibu skatepark a few years ago, to be an advocate for our peers who all wanted this to come to fruition,” Polito said. “This has been such an ongoing battle for the kids who started the cause, grew up, and moved on. I really wanted to come on and stay involved in the park, and hear any concerns there still may be. I’m just here repre-

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nians whose property was damaged or destroyed by a disaster to apply the base-year value of that property to the home or structure rebuilt on the same site within five years after the disaster, if the rebuilt property is comparable to the damaged or destroyed property. This extension, specifically for the reconstruction of properties damaged or destroyed in wildfires, will help homeowners who are struggling with permitting and construction delays.

Reconstructing a home or business property destroyed by a disaster such as a wildfire is difficult and time-consuming: debris and dead trees must be cleared, building and other permits acquired, contractors and other construction workers hired, materials purchased, and construction completed. Disaster victims unaccustomed to completing these tasks are further burdened as each seeks to procure labor and materials in the same market, squeezing prices and causing construction delays.

Additionally, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, owners of these homes were even further hampered in their ability to rebuild. For residents of Malibu, the courts were less capable of processing the claims on liability for the Woolsey Fire and to come to a settlement with Southern California Edison, delaying compensation to residents, many of whom were depending on that compensation to rebuild. Additionally, construction was materially hindered by the pandemic and supply chain shortages, preventing many from being able to rebuild within the five-year window.

Malibu homeowners who are working on Woolsey Fire rebuild

projects and need assistance or information related to the protections that AB 1500 offers can contact the Fire Rebuild Team at (310)456-2489 or email ashah@ malibucity.org.

California passed a law expanding support for Californians whose properties have been damaged or destroyed by wildfires by

giving them three additional years to rebuild before a full reassessment of their property value is triggered. The Bill was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Oct. 8, covering properties destroyed or damaged in the 2018 Woolsey Fire.

“Malibu is still recovering from the devastating 2018 Woolsey Fire, the worst natural disaster in the City’s history, and AB 1500 will offer substantial help and additional time to help property owners whose homes were damaged or destroyed to get through the rebuilding process,” said Mayor Steve Uhring. “I am grateful for the hard work and leadership of our State lawmakers and Governor who fought to get this protection for fire survivors.”

Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (District 42, Thousand Oaks), whose District includes Malibu, co-authored the Bill with Assemblymember James Gallagher (District 3, Yuba City), and the City of Malibu initiated the legislation.

“Californians who have had their homes significantly damaged or destroyed by wildfires should not be made to suffer more as a result of circumstances outside their control,” said Assemblymember Irwin. “Assembly Bill 1500 provides victims of the Woolsey and Camp fires with the additional time needed to complete reconstruction and retain their base-year property tax values. Today, I join with the residents of the cities of Malibu and Paradise in thanking the Governor for signing this legislation into law so the rebuilding of our communities can continue.”

Existing law allowed Califor-

In light of the natural disasters last winter, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a further extension of the tax filing deadline to Nov. 16, for most taxpayers in California. Initially delayed to Oct. 16, the new extension grants individuals and businesses in 55 of the state’s 58 counties additional time to file their 2022 returns and settle any outstanding taxes. The only counties not eligible are Lassen, Modoc, and Shasta.

This measure follows three FEMA disaster declarations due to severe winter storms, floods, landslides, and mudslides spanning several months. The IRS regularly offers relief, including extensions on filing and payment deadlines, in FEMA-designated areas. Affected taxpayers, both individuals, and businesses, are automatically granted this extension without the need for any formal request, provided their recorded address is within the impacted localities.

The Nov. 16 deadline applies to various returns and payments, including: • 2022 individual income tax returns and payments,

• 2022 contributions to IRAs and Health Savings Accounts, • Quarterly estimated tax payments, • 2022 partnership and S corporation returns, • 2022 corporate and fiduciary income tax returns, • Quarterly payroll and excise tax returns, • 2022 tax-exempt organization returns, and more. For a comprehensive list, refer to the IRS disaster relief page.

Taxpayers with an IRS-recorded address in the disaster area receive this relief automatically. Those who relocated to the affected areas without updating their address or whose relevant records are in the disaster zone, but they reside elsewhere, should contact the IRS at (866) 562-5227 for assistance.

This extends to relief workers affiliated with government or philanthropic organizations not based in the disaster areas.

Additionally, individuals and businesses who endured uninsured or unreimbursed disaster-related losses have options for claiming these on their returns.

Special tax relief, including exemptions on qualified disaster relief payments and provisions for participants in retirement plans or IRAs, is also available.

This tax relief is integrated into an expansive federal plan reacting to FEMA’s on-the-ground damage evaluations. For additional information on disaster recovery, head to disasterassistance.gov.

Currently, no new directives or announcements have been made by the state of California. For more guidance, it’s recommended to consult with a local accountant or tax advisor.

senting the kids my friends were four years ago when I started giving speeches at my town council, to the kids that are predecessors, and the little skaters I see skating around the temporary park, which my friends helped make happen. I really hope this is an easy vote for you, but if there are any environmental objections, please, please, consider being a part of what makes it happen.

This is a huge part of the town’s legacy and culture.”

The day before the meeting, on Oct. 10, Eaton said staff received a letter from resident Robert Gold concerning visual impacts, noise, and parking.

Gold spoke during public comment and said he has sent letters to the city in regards to noise.

Gold also complained about the noise in a Planning Commission meeting in 2020.

“The skatepark also needs to respect its neighbors, as mandated by the LIP, and to minimize potential impacts consistent with the current EIR,” Gold said. “The proposed skatepark does create a significant impact to this current design.”

California Skateparks Principal Designer Jaxon Statzell responded to the concerns regarding noise and lighting.

“We are taking measures to keep the noise at a reasonable and allowable level within park measures,” Statzell said. “The EIR doesn’t see there being any potential for any noise for beyond what is expected to a skatepark or playground and I think our distance to the neighbors and looking to some of the other measures of the trees, should hopefully help that we’re doing everything that we can and that it’s not going to be an impact as

far as noise was concerned.”

Eaton responded to concerns with lighting and said this park will be in compliance with the dark sky ordinance.

“There’s not much lighting proposed, other than the restrooms, and that was kind of a late addition, and there’s just a couple lights there. The purpose of the park is to be used during daytime hours, and the lights for the restrooms are only going to be used for maintenance purposes and will be programmed with a timer, so only be actived when someone is near it,” Eaton said.

“So this property, for the most part, will be in compliance with the dark sky ordinance but will be completely dark at night.”

Board members asked questions and raised concerns about habitat landscape, vegetation, water drainage, and fences that could potentially trap wildlife.

“California Wildlife Center gets calls regularly for animals trapped in places, and better to prevent that from happening than to rescue them,” California Wildlife Center Executive Director Jennifer Brent said.

City staff said they had written notes to provide answers, hopefully in the next meeting.

According to the city’s website, the City Planning Department and city agencies are reviewing the proposed plans, and once the project is deemed complete and consistent with the city’s Local Coastal Program, the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing for the CDP application.

The city anticipates the Planning Commission hearing will occur sometime this year.

For now, skaters of all ages have been using the Temporary Skate Park, which opened on July 3,

2020, while the Permanent Skate Park is being designed and built on the east portion of the property.

The Temporary Skate Park is

open daily from 8 a.m. to sunset.

Helmets are required at all times.

City staff monitor the skate park during operating hours.

For immediate assistance relat-

ed to the Skate Park, call (310) 317-1364.

To learn more about the project visit, https://www.malibucity. org/976/Skate-Park.

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and other disasters, Malibu may experience widespread, long-lasting power, landline phone, cellphone, and internet outages. It is critical for life safety to be able to access emergency information.

The city mailed out postcards to all Malibu addresses with tips on how to stay informed during a disaster, especially when there are widespread, long-lasting power outages. Watch for the postcards in the mail, save them, and keep them handy to be prepared for wildfire season. The postcard can also be downloaded and printed at malibucity.org/DocumentCenter.

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• Staff continues to work with homeowners to rebuild. Here are the current Woolsey Fire rebuild statistics. See continuously updated statistics on the Rebuild Portal.

• Single Family Dwellings building permits issued - 270 • Single Family Dwellings complete - 143 • Multifamily building permits issued - 18 units • Multifamily building units complete- 12 units •

State Law enacted to offer more support to homeowners with property damaged or destroyed by wildfires

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Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff ’s Sgt. Chris Soderlund said the “Stand with Israel” rally went smoothly.

“The Sheriff ’s Department partnered with State Parks to ensure that it went smoothly and we had no issues,” Soderlund said. “There were approximately 120 participants at the rally, and everybody had a great time.”

The gathering held a vigil and A candlelight vigil and prayer was held Thursday, Oct. 12, at the end of the night of the rally to prayer at the end of the night. call for peace in Israel. Photo by Samantha Bravo/TMT

IRS extends tax deadline to Nov. 16 for most Californians amid natural disasters

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REAL ESTATE New California laws affecting Malibu’s business sectors

By BARBARA BURKE Special to The Malibu Times

Gov. Gavin Newsom had through close of business on Oct. 14 to sign legislation passed in the legislative session that ended on Sept. 14.

Several new laws that impact Malibu’s business sectors will go into effect.

Fast food workers and medical care providers will benefit from an increase in minimum wages.

Gov. Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1228 on Sept. 28, boosting the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $20 an hour, starting in April. More than half a million fastfood workers statewide will get the wage increase, mostly minorities and women, Newsom commented as he signed the bill. The new law raises base wages for “quick-serve restaurants with 60 or more locations to at least $20 an hour. The average hourly wage for California’s fast food workers in 2022 was $16.21, according to a Harvard Kennedy School study (Source: shift.hks. harvard.edu Research Brief, “Low Pay, Less Predictability: Fast Food

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earned a Master’s degree and Ph.D in engineering from UCLA. Keller, an avid traveler, often went on international trips after he retired in 1987.

“Until COVID, Walt was active in Malibu Methodist Church,” Lucile said. “After he retired in 1987, he immediately began working on

Jobs in California”). Effective July 1, Malibu’s minimum wage is $16.90 per hour.

The provision also creates a restaurant industry council for five years, an agency composed of worker and business representatives and a member of the public. The council will set future pay raises and will have an advisory role regarding working conditions.

SB 525, proposed by Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, D-Los Angeles, signed by Gov. Newsom on Oct. 14, requires stepped-up minimum wage increases for health-care workers starting next year and increasing at varying rates, depending on the type of health-care facility, until the wage reaches $25 per hour.

The legislation sets wages at large and private health facility employers and dialysis clinics at $23 an hour in 2024, $24 an hour in 2025, and $25 in 2026. For community clinics and all other covered health care facilities, the law mandates a minimum wage of $21 in 2024, $23 in 2026, and $25 in 2027.

On Oct. 4, Gov. Newsom signed SB 616, expanding California’s

mandatory paid sick leave from three days, or 24 hours, to five days, or 40 hours, per year, effective Jan. 1, 2024. This law applies to full-time, part-time, and temporary workers who meet certain qualifications.

Effective July 1, 2024, employers are required to develop their own workplace violence prevention plan as part of their Cal/OSHA Injury and Illness Prevention Plan. Employees must be informed of the plans and prepare accordingly. The provision, SB 553, defines workplace violence as any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at a workplace, including verbal abuse.

Landlords in Malibu need to know that, subject to exceptions, effective July 1, 2024, a new law limits the amount of security deposits that they can charge tenants to an amount equivalent to one month’s rent.

The law applies to both furnished and unfurnished units. Under current law, landlords can charge up to two months’ rent for an unfurnished unit and three months’ rent for a fur-

the effort to make Malibu a city. The residents of Malibu had lost the first two attempts to do that in 1964 and 1976, but were successful in the third effort in 1990.”

She explained, “We incorporated because we did not want the county to build a sewer system that would have allowed for a large amount of development of hotels and resorts that our fragile environment could not support. We had to sue the

county because at first, it refused to certify the election.”

Malibu finally became a city on March 28, 1991. The residents celebrated with a parade, skydivers, and even a party, with the Kellers having the first dance.

“When the state and county governments looked at Malibu, they saw a land ripe for freeways, marinas, power plants, and hotels,” Keller told the audience, according to an article

Gov. Newsom’s Bill 1228 raises fast-food, healthcare workers’ minimum wage to $20 in April 2024. File image

nished one. An important qualifier: the new law provides an exception for some small landlords, defined as those who own no more than two residential rental properties that cumulatively include no more than four dwelling units offered for rent. The owner seeking to benefit

from that exception must hold the property as a natural person, a limited liability company in which all members are natural persons or as a family trust. If one of those requirements are met, such small landlords can collect up to two months’ rent as a security deposit.

However, that exception is inapplicable when the prospective tenant is a military service member.

Readers may be interested to catch the business column next week as it will discuss California’s new law regarding non-compete agreements.

in the Los Angeles Times covering the meeting. “But the residents of Malibu had a different vision.”

Lucile shared more details about Walt’s long, successful life of service to Malibu.

“My husband also worked hard in support of Charmlee Park and he made the boundary map for the park,” she said. “Because he knew full well that it was not good for the city to be responsible for anything that

happened at the beach, he designed the Charmlee Park map based on the existing natural boundaries referring to the old Rancho Topanga Malibu Sequit, so the park ends right at the Leo Carillo boundary.”

Keller’s father, Walter, and his mother, Emma, predeceased him, as did his only sibling, his brother Donald. He is survived by Lucile; his son Tim, who lives near Northridge; his daughter Karen, who lives in South

Carolina; two grandchildren, Jennifer and Hillary; and MacKenzie, a great granddaughter. He is also survived by many, many admiring friends in Malibu.

A memorial service is planned, with details to be announced in the near future. Lucile recommends that in lieu of flowers, those interested can donate to the Malibu Township Council or an animal rescue charity organization.

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“I’m truly going to miss you, you bring so much to this community, both you and Kris [ Jennings wife],” Smith said. “I want to say thank you in my short term of 14 years, but to have this opportunity to be next to you, I truly appreciate it and all the best to you and the best to Kris.”

Planning Commissioner Kraig Hill started his commissioner comments by addressing the Ann Ravel letter, which alleged potential conflict-of-interest issues with his fellow Commissioners Skylar Peak and Dennis Robert Smith, but was told that the City Council is currently addressing the situation.

Hill moved on to thank Jennings for his time on the commission.

“We will miss your legal expertise here and your institutional memory, and you occasionally laugh at my occasional jokes, and I’ll miss that too,” Hill said.

Hill also said there is a discussion about naming

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to ensure that the 3000 square foot home is located and constructed in conformance with the City’s codes.

As a result, while a Planning Commissioner can have a financial interest in a particular project which requires recusal, there can be no financial interest in ‘development’ in

Keller.

“That sounds like a good idea, I think it’s worth talking to Lucile and seeing what her wishes are,” Hill said.

Malibu’s first mayor, Walt Keller, passed away on Oct. 13 after a long illness. He was 93 years old. The commission meeting also adjourned in memory of Keller. ​ Vice Chair John Mazza agreed with Hill on the Ann Ravel letter and issue, and said he wished City Council held an open session vs. a closed session with the legal council on the anticipated litigation.

Mazza also acknowledged Keller and said he was “truly the father of Malibu.”

“His main goal was to preserve a unique place like Malibu, not to make money, not to make shopping centers, not to add hotels, not to have short-term rentals, he went hiking practically every day on the trails around Malibu and he enjoyed what Malibu used to be, we still have some of that left in West Malibu,

general. Many professions gain work and income from ‘development,’ including realtors, lawyers, insurance brokers, construction workers, interior designers, landscape professionals, business and real estate investors and many more. Prohibiting an individual from serving on a Planning Commission solely because their profession is involved in development is not supported by the Act, and would

have wide-ranging implications if such a rule applied.

Further, while Councilmembers Riggins and Grisanti and the City of Malibu are named in the Complaint, no conduct that violates the Act has been alleged against them. Councilmember Riggins appointed Commissioner Peak, and Councilmember Grisanti appointed Commissioner Smith, but the action of appointing

persistence,” Mazza said. “It takes work and it takes people like Walt to preserve a place like Malibu because there is no place left on the coast of California that has our weather, our ambiance, and our rural nature as it used to be. “ Jennings thanked the commission and community for their comments.

“The ability to be one of the five people having a voice and making a decision is a real privilege, and I appreciate the privilege; thank the people who have given me the opportunity to have that privilege, and I thank the staff,” Jennings said.

The commission moved on to address and approve the “Extend Deadlines for Nonconforming In-kind Disaster Rebuild Projects” item, which will add three years to the deadline to initiate the planning application process and obtain building permits to rebuild a nonconforming structure that was damaged or destroyed in the Woolsey Fire and finding the action exempt from the California

them does not violate any provision of the Act. Even if the unsupported theories in the Complaint were the law and Commissioners Peak and Smith were not eligible to hear items that involved electrical or grading work, they would still be able to serve on the Planning Commission and participate in items that do not involve such work as well as legislative items that come before the Plan-

After discussing the landscaping, width, and height, the Coastal Development Permit Amendment No. 20017, the installation of landscaping in the city’s public right-of-way to visually screen the recently approved water tank at 5723 Busch Drive was carried with a 4-1 vote.

On July 20, 2020, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution 20-23, approving CDP No. 13040 for the replacement of a public water tank and associated development. The application originally included landscaping in the public ROW to replace existing landscaping. However, a few months before the hearing, the applicant, the Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 29 (WD29), removed the proposed landscaping from the scope of work.

To view the entire report, visit malibucity.org/ agendacenter.

The meeting adjourned in memory of Keller.

The next Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for Nov. 6.

ning Commission. Again, even if everything stated in the Complaint were true, it would not constitute a violation of the Act by the City or Councilmembers Riggins and Grisanti.”

Rusin then goes on to state that the complaint does not describe an instance where Peak and Smith were ultimately employed on projects they had approved, but does

note that Peak, an electrician, was hired to perform work at a Portshead Road site that was approved years earlier when he was a councilmember and after the property changed hands.

“Then Councilmember Peak had no financial interest in the project at the time it was approved; the development of such an interest years later when the property had a new owner does not violate the Act,” Rusin said.

Rusin’s response concluded, “The City is committed to ensuring compliance with all ethics and conflict of interest laws and regulations. City staff routinely coordinates with all of the Commissioners to assess their financial interests, and to ensure consistency with FPPC Regulations and ethical standards. In situations where the City Attorney’s office believes there is a conflict within the scope of the Political Reform Act (“Act”) or FPPC regulations, that Commissioner is advised of his or her legal obligations, which may include recusal.

“The City takes these matters seriously and has examined in detail the allegations contained in the Complaint. As stated above, and further described below, close examination of the Act shows that Commissioners Peak and Smith have not violated it, and are not required to recuse themselves from all applications that involve “development” as claimed in the Complaint that would cause a similarly situated person to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of the decision on the financial interest in formulating their position.”

The FPPC is investigating the matter. It is not known yet when the commission will issue its findings.

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Malibu’s OLM delights in a cello performance by its very own maestro, Arash ‘Joey’ Amini 100 percent of the proceeds from the concert raised will be used for arts and music and other programs at the school

By BARBARA BURKE Special to The Malibu Times

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n excited audience of attentive children, parents, and friends looked on with interest as Arash “Joey” Amini walked onto the altar at Our Lady of Malibu Church on Oct. 15, smiling and carrying his cello, a gorgeous instrument dating from circa 1860.

“Please welcome Joey Amini, a renowned professional cellist with many decades of performance experience,” said Richard Nambu, principal of OLM School. “He has played in many venues across the world.”

Amini, a local realtor, and his wife Eveline have a daughter, Sienna Malibu Amini, 7, who attends OLM. Smiling, Sienna sat with her mom and a friend, watching her daddy on the altar.

The cellist had the intrigued children at hello.

“How many of you have ever seen a cello before?” Amini asked the kids. Responding, a few excited children raised their hands. “A live classical music concert is very different from what happens when you attend a pop concert such as Taylor Swift’s, where people are loud and excited. In a classical concert, the audience is silent until you can clap when the parts of a performance are over. Each movement is like a short performance.”

Amini explained that he would per-

Joey Amini plays the cello for an audience of Our Lady of Malibu students, parents, friends Sunday, Oct. 15. Amini performed a 45-minute concert of solo cello music at OLM, with all of the proceeds from ticket sales going directly to OLM. Photos by Samantha Bravo/TMT.

form Johann Sebastian Bach’s Suite No. 1 in G Major for Solo Cello, BWV 1007, in G major (1717) which features six suites.

“There is a prelude, which is the in-

troduction and establishes the mood and this one is bucolic and pastoral,” he said. “After the prelude, there are five parts: an allemande, which is from Germany; a courante, which is French;

a sarabande, which is Spanish; two menuettos and a gigue, a lively dance.”

Then, Amini lifted his bow, furrowed his brows in deep concentration, and performed one of the most famous cel-

lo solos, its flow entrancing young, admiring minds with parents who smiled appreciatively, while babes in arms slept peacefully. When the final chord of the CONTINUED ON PAGE B2

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lthough his featured speaker needed no introduction to many Malibuites — he’s a product of the town’s schools, ball fields and beaches — Richard Gibbs, founder of the Composers Breakfast that meets weekly at Aviator Nation Dreamland, thoroughly enjoyed introducing Jerry Wolf, a long-time Malibuite who is the child of the renowned Larry Sellers, a Native American actor of the Osage Nation (“Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie,” and “Crazy Horse”), and Malibu’s Susie Duff (“Remington Steele” and “Under the Gaydar”).

O ​ n Oct. 9, Indigenous Peoples Day, after spreading sage around the venue. Wolf began his comments with an Osage greeting and greetings in Cherokee as well.

“We defer to ancestral wisdom, so I first smoked out the room with sage as that is good housekeeping in our tradition,” Wolf shared, pausing reflectively. “The world around me is animated and we believe that all things are related.”

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Jerry Wolf (left) and his father Larry Sellers are shown on the set of the movie “Killers of the Flower Moon.” The father and son were able to work together on the film before Sellers passed away in 2021. Contributed Photo

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The flames of Mauilibu

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By Benjamin Marcus, Entertainment Editor

Attorney Dave Olan speaks on the similarities between the Maui and Malibu firestorms.

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irestorms are nothing new to Malibu, but they are as unique and unexpected on Maui as an exploding volcano and lava flow would be to Malibu. Dave Olan is a local surfing attorney with personal experience dealing with firestorms and their aftermath in Malibu. He witnessed the devastation to Lahaina and felt his experience was needed.

If you need legal help for fires, floods or plagues of locust, maybe call Dave: olanlaw.com The firestorm that swept West Maui in early August of 2023 — officially designated as the “Hawaii Firestorm” — was shocking to those who know and love the west side of Maui, but eerily familiar to Malibu citizens all too acquainted with the speed and unstoppable, random destruction of firestorms.

The Lahaina Firestorm spread misinformation like … a firestorm.

And the conspiracy theorists sprouted up like mustard grass after a fire, with mass quantities of online babbling about George Soros, Oprah Winfrey, Directed Energy Weapons, 15 Minute Cities and all that nonsense. Hurricane Dora also got blamed, but surf forecaster and meteorologist Mark Sponsler wasn’t having it: “The firestorm was primarily fueled by trades driven by strong high pressure north of the islands. Hurricane Dora 600 nautical miles to the south might have helped tighten the gradient of that

Flames and smoke are ever so visible during the Woolsey Fire in 2008. Now a local attorney is seeing the similarities between that fire and the one that ignited in Hawaii. Photo by Dru Jacobson

high-pressure system, amplifying it slightly, but was not the primary source of wind energy.

“And once fires get going in canyons and along hillsides they rapidly accelerate local wind speeds all on their own. And that doesn’t even account for the copious fuel source: tightly-packed, ultra-dry 150-yearold wood structures.”

Sound familiar? Maui’s wind-driven firestorm was very much like the Corral and Canyon fires of 2007, the Woolsey Fire of 2018 and firestorms going back to the 19th century — including the 1903 firestorm that destroyed the Rindge home in Serra Retreat and was one of the foundations for Mrs. Rindge’s litigious xenophobia.

The height and distance and valleys of the Santa Monica Mountains are similar to the canyons of Maui — the Valley Isle. Malibu has several ways out, Lahaina has two: Hawaii

30 north toward Kaanapali and Hawaii 30 south toward Olowalu and Maalaea.

That’s it. Two exits, and if power poles go down or those exits are otherwise blocked, you’re in deep kimchi.

Dave Olan is well aware of all of this. He was forced to evacuate from Big Rock during the 2007 Canyon Fire and his Ramirez Canyon home got seriously singed during the Woolsey Fire.

“Should I stay or should I go now?” is the theme song ringing in the heads of Malibu citizens, who risk death by fire to head off the nightmare of litigation, permitting, clearing and construction when citizens lose everything. Olan has helped many citizens through this nightmare.

“Honestly, one of the most gratifying experiences of my 34-year career as a trial lawyer was helping my

friends and neighbors,” he said. “We had about 100 clients in Woolsey.

We have settled about 75 percent to 80 percent cases which is about the percentage of overall.”

Recognizing parallels between Lahaina and Malibu, this month Olan flew to Maui to see if he could kokua his experience: “We assembled a team of Hawaiian and mainland lawyers including Bezdik Kassab — who have offices in Honolulu and Pasadena — and legal luminary Paul Kiesel to assess the damage to Lahaina and meet with lawyers and clients. I was there for five days, seeing with my own two eyes but hardly believing the almost complete devastation of Lahaina. Losses reflected in the eyes and emotions of people whose hometown and way of life was destroyed in less than 24 hours.”

Where the Woolsey Fire caused three deaths directly from the fire and five fire-related deaths, burned

an estimated 1,643 buildings, and caused an estimated $6 billion in damages, the Lahaina Firestorm destroyed an estimated 2,400 buildings, caused close to 100 deaths with seven still missing. The total damage for the Lahaina Firestorm is also estimated to be $6 billion.

“Yes, Woolsey and Lahaina were so similar it’s eerie,” Olan said. “Let’s be very clear that the cause and origin of both fires were the powerful energy companies.”

For Woolsey: Southern California Edison (SCE) For Maui: Hawaiian Electric and their wholly-owned subsidiary Maui Electric Company.

“Both had equipment failures and refused to turn off the power during the high winds,” Olan said. “Their equipment was antiquated. There are many glaring differences in the aftermath after the dust settled between the two fires. A big difference

was that SCE is much healthier financially than HECO.” In 2022, SCE’s net worth was estimated at $80 billion and that was after paying more than $2 billion in Woolsey damages in January of 2021.

“SCE is worth tens of billions of dollars while Hawaiian Electric was on the verge of bankruptcy,” Olan said. “Also,SCE has plenty of insurance and reinsurance coverage. Hawaiian Electric has limited coverage.”

According to Olan, there are many differences between Malibu and Maui — differences that do not favor those who lost loved ones and homes and property.

“Demographically there are vast differences,” he said. “Most people in Malibu and the surrounding areas were at minimum upper middle class if not extremely affluent. Where in Lahaina, most were middle or lower middle class. Of course, some very wealthy people such as Mick Fleetwood lost homes and businesses.”

Rumors flew like flaming embers in the wake of the Lahaina Firestorm: Hawaiian Electric would go bankrupt, and Kamehameha schools — with its $15 billion endowment — would be held liable.

After five emotional days on Maui, Olan had a long six hours on the flight from Maui to LAX to absorb all he had seen and plan his course of action. Hopefully, the compensation and rebuilding on Maui will move faster than Malibu “Speculation right now,” Olan said. “I don’t know if Hawaii has ever been through anything like this.

It might be faster if there are limited funds. There are a lot of issues that are up in the air as they were in Malibu, and we will determine more when the dust settles.”

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PERSPECTIVE

By Burt Ross, Contributed Column

Burt’s Eye View: Scylla & Charybdis

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remember many decades ago reading Homer and about those mythical sea monsters Scylla and Charybdis. Scylla was a rock shoal described as a six-headed monster, and Charybdis was a whirlpool. Any sailor who had to navigate a narrow strait off the coast of Sicily had to be keenly aware not to get too close to those hazards on opposite sides of the passageway. In our parlance today, you might simply say sailors found themselves between a rock and a hard place.

So you, my curious reader, might be asking yourself why am I thinking about these mythological characters I read about back in high school. It is all easily explained by a new stool in my kitchen. I am sure you already guessed that. You see, a paper label was dangling from the bottom of the cushion, and being a little Monkish, I could not function so long as that label continued to dangle. I asked my bride if she would please cut it off. Had I done the cutting, heaven knows what damage could have been done to the cushion. (I continue to be the least handy person I know.)

Before discarding the label, my bride read it, laughed, and handed it to me. I then read it also and laughed, “THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS UPDATED THE FLAMMABILITY STANDARD AND DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PRODUCT CAN BE MET WITHOUT ADDING FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS.” So far, so good. I can sit on this stool, and the odds of it burning with me on or off it are exceptionally slim.

On the other hand, the label also declares, “WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.”

Now you see what I have been driving at. I am caught between Scylla and Charybdis. I can have a cushion which will burn and consume me, or I can have a cushion which will cause me reproductive harm. Since I am way past my child-producing years, the choice for me is easy. I will keep the stool I have and not burn.

prelude slowly disappeared, the breathless little ones looked around, as if to ask, “What’s next?” only to be swept away by the subtle flows of the preludes and then delighting in the Sixth Gigue’s climax.

After the thunderous clapping and the standing ovation, Amini took the opportunity to tell the entranced children more about the music and its history.

He explained that for 200 years, Bach’s cello solo lingered in anonymity, and it was not played or widely known until Pablo Casals, a master Spanish cellist, practiced the suites for 13 years before performing it publicly.

“Now, we’re going to speed things up by playing one of Gaspar Cassadó’s suites for solo cello, a piece composed a hundred years later,” Amini said. “Cassadó was a virtuoso cellist and a wonderful composer.”

Continuing, he noted, “The main section is a polka, which includes a lot of castanets, Spanish musical instruments that one puts in his hand and claps together. There’s also a lot of dancing that accompanies the later parts of this exciting, high energy piece.”

Then, he took the children on a magical musical journey, sharing the rhythm of the sardana, a traditional dance from Catalonia. As he performed the master’s brilliant work influenced by Spanish and Oriental folk music, the enlivened children swayed in unison with the rhythm.

“You kids have been a good audience! Your parents must be very proud,” the beaming Amini said after he finished. “My final piece is from the third suite in C Major for Solo Cello by Bach and it begins by establishing a heroic mood and then it goes through six movements.”

There was hardly any movement by the children, only their attentive facial expressions that manifested their intellectual curiosity as they

Joey Amini engrosses an audience at Our Lady of Malibu with a soulful cello performance, Sunday, Oct. 15. Photos by Samantha Bravo/TMT

watched Amini’s hands skillfully and quickly move across the instrument’s strings, entertaining the crowd with the piece’s expressive vibrato.

This time, there was a standing ovation that lasted, and lasted, and lasted. Amini had made a lasting impression on keen young minds.

As the crowd filed into Sheridan Hall for an artist’s reception, many of the children went straight for the piano, their musical inquisitiveness piqued.

“I loved it!” exclaimed Michelle Mitnick, 8. “It sounded so good and he didn’t make any mistakes. That instrument is very large — it’s half my body size!”

Michelle’s dad, Kyle Mitnick, and other parents appreciated Amini’s concert, with all proceeds going

directly to support OLM school.

“Playing here in my own backyard at OLM has been even more special than playing my debut in Lincoln Center,” Amini said. Ever humble, he had brought all of his education and musical experience to open young minds.

Amini studied at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School and he has performed extensively as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician throughout the U.S. and internationally. He once toured with Rosanne Cash and composer Mark O’Conner and has graced the stages of some of the world’s most celebrated concert halls, from Carnegie Hall, the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and even the United Nations. Ami-

ni graciously selected OLM’s altar, with its beautiful grotto above, as the venue for his first concert since the COVID pandemic.

For music aficionados it is fun to know that Amini has played his large, shining cello since he was 13, and although it is of unknown origin, experts say it likely was crafted from the workshop of the master French luthier, Jean-Baptiste Vuillame. Its bow was crafted by the 20th century Czech-German bowmaker, Rudolf Neudörfer which was gifted to Amini in 1993 by his former teacher.

“I hope OLM’s children benefit from the proceeds of the concert, 100 percent of which will be used for arts and music and other programs at the school,” Amini said.

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Waves men’s basketball players named to WCC preseason squad Pepperdine’s 2023-2024 campaign begins on Nov. 6 with home game against Concordia Irvine

By McKENZIE JACKSON Special to The Malibu Times

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pair of Pepperdine Waves men’s basketball players were named to the West Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Preseason Team last week.

Guard Houston Mallette and forward Jevon Porter were among the 10 players selected for the team on Oct. 12.

Mallette, a junior from Alameda, averaged 13 points a game last season and started 30 of the Waves’ 31 contests. He is Pepperdine’s all-time leader in games with a three-pointer made at 37. With 840 total points, Mallette should pass the 1,000-point mark during the Waves’ upcoming season.

Porter, a sophomore, was named

to the WCC All-Freshman squad last season. The 6-foot-11 player from Missouri averaged 12 points and 7 rebounds a game. He had eight double-doubles and earned three WCC Freshman of the Week honors.

The other players selected for the preseason team included Portland’s Tyler Robertson; Loyola Marymount’s Keli Leaupepe; Gonzaga’s Graham Ike, Ryan Nembhard, and Anton Watson; and Saint Mary’s Mitchell Saxen, Aidan Mahaney, and Alex Ducas.

Mallette was selected for the preseason recognition a year ago also.

Pepperdine was predicted to finish seventh in the WCC this year by the conference’s coaches. Saint Mary’s was first in the WCC Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll.

Gonzaga was second, San Francisco was third, Loyola Marymount fourth, Santa Clara fifth, and Portland sixth. Pacific was predicted to finish eighth and San Diego ninth.

Pepperdine’s 2023-2024 campaign begins on Nov. 6 with a home game against Concordia Irvine.

The Waves had a 9-22 record last season, finishing with a loss in the first round of the WCC Champi- Pepperdine’s Jevon Porter finishes a slam dunk against BYU last season. Porter is one of two onships last March.

Waves players to make the West Coast Conference preseason team. Photo by Charlie Blake

Pepperdine’s Houston Mallette, shown here in action during the 2022-23 season, has been named to the West Coast Conference preseason team. Photo by Morgan Davenport

Malibu High Choir members sing ‘Hits From The Decades’ Student showed off their talents at last week’s concert

By SAMANTHA BRAVO Of The Malibu Times

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alibu Middle and High School students showed off their talent last week at the first concert of the semester with “Hits From the Decades.”

Over 40 students sang, twisted, and shouted to music from The Beatles, Stevie Nicks, and Taylor Swift. Some students even stood out by wearing outfits from the different eras.

“I’m really glad we got the opportunity to do styles outside of the more classical genres we usually stick to,” MHS Choir President Sophie Regan said. “It made the concert really fun for the performers, as well as the audience.”

The sixth-grade choir sang “Yellow Submarine,” “Shake it Off,” “Riptide,” and “Don’t Stop Believin.’”

The seventh- and eighth-grade honors choir sang popular songs such as, “I Want It That Way,” “Footloose,” “Landslide,” and

JERRY WOLF Continued from B1

making his comments.”

Whether the ancient ones are from his mother’s or his dad’s side of the family, “Our relatives are watching us and looking out for us and they receive healing from us,” Wolf said. “You can feel it. We have a door to the other side and we came from an ancient place, yet we all forget, but we are coming back.”

He then sang a traditional Lakota thanksgiving song, commenting, “My Lakota brother shared a great insight with me and said that when one sings, they sing like they’re crying and that does not necessarily denote grieving, rather it can be humble.”

Eliciting appreciative laughs from those assembled, the affable Wolf said, “It’s so joyful to be talking to a bunch of white people on Indigenous People’s Day and not on Columbus Day!” The Western world is visual, Wolf noted, “However we all expand infinitely in our character which is the timeless essence of who we are.”

Analogizing Wolf stated, “Basically, our connectedness is like WIFI and everything has the powerful ability to connect.”

We all, he opined, “are here to do what we’re supposed to do.”

Unfortunately, he said, “There is a great imbalance which needs to be fixed as our ancestors on the other side, our guardian angels, appreciate

“Electric Love.”

The High School Chorale danced and sang to “Dancing Queen,” and “Blame it on the Boogie.”

Parents sold refreshments and homemade baked goods during intermission.

All of the money raised goes right back to the choir programs.

“Thank you to everyone who came to the show and to our amazing parents who brought homemade baked goods for sale at intermission,” Dr. Krysta Sorensen, director of the Choral Program at MM and MHS said. “We love our choir families for their support.”

Students thanked Sorensen and Joellen “Cha Cha” McNaughton for their support.

The concert ended with students clapping and grooving to“Singin’ in The Rain,” and “September.”

The program also thanked Neil Cole on sax, Vince Jurado on trumpet, and Asher Lemley on drums for their generous and talented contributions to their performance.

The Malibu High School Orchestra is scheduled to have a concert on Nov. 30. To see the calendar of events, visit smmusd.org/calendar.

being acknowledged.”

It’s easy to connect with them and with all living things, Wolf said: “Do an offering, even if you take a little bit of a meal and set it aside.

However you want to pray, ask for good health for all nations.”

His fervent prayer, appreciated and observed by his attentive audience, simply stated, “Thank you for the ancestors and for your sacrifice and we ask for good health and healing. Thank you for the surf and for whatever moves the humans here to be better people.”

His mother, Wolf noted, “Taught me how to develop cultural allies and develop relationships with others who have become important people in my life. For instance, I adopted Nick Brokaw as a brother and he came back to Oklahoma where my father lived with me.” Brokaw directed Wolf in his lead roles in “Four Winds” and “Last Patrol in Okinawa.”

The Malibu Times asked for some background about Sellers, Wolf ’s famous father who graced film and television screens for decades. Before his father died, Wolf was honored to work with him during the filming of “Killers of the Flower Moon.” His father, an Emmy award nominee and a traditional practitioner until he passed away in 2021, taught Wolf about his tribal heritage as well as how to act.

Locally, Wolf was coached in im-

Over 40 Malibu Middle and High School students performed a wide range of songs in “Hits From the Decades,” the first concert of the semester. Some even dressed in the style of a particular era. Photo by Samantha Bravo/TMT

Chumash member KC Rodrigues led the opening blessing for the Malibu Women’s Longboard Championship on Oct. 9, the same day Jerry Wolf spoke at Aviator Nation Dreamland in Malibu.

provisational comedy by his mother and by the late Teddie Sherman, who also taught him a lot about being on camera. The brawny Wolf is a certified personal trainer who enjoys — and excels — in many sports, from surfing, to rowing, to paintball. He is the proud father of two little girls, with whom he is sharing his Osage and Lakota traditions.

“We all have a lineage and our soul heart is eternal,” Wolf said.

“Like my father, I sweat and practice traditional customs.”

Attendee Ronnie “Ray” Padilla, who is Apache on both sides, enjoyed Wolf ’s presentation immensely. It’s not long ago, Padilla observed, when such joyous events were not common. “I had to pretend I was Portuguese as a kid.” He

said. “We had to change our name to sound Portuguese to get along in society.”

Wolf and others of his generation not only share their lineage and traditional customs, buy they are helping to change the appreciation for the landscape of the numerous cultures that make up the tapestry of Malibu and beyond. Slowly, slowly, more residents are welcoming and are thankful for the traditions of the indigenous Indians everywhere, including the Chumash who first inhabited the lands that later became known as Malibu, as evidenced by the fact that at the Malibu Women’s Longboard Championship, andwas held right across from Aviator Nation at First Point Malibu on the day Wolf spoke. Chumash member KC Rodrigues led the opening

Jerry Wolf is shown on the set of the Martin Scorsese film “Killers of the Flower Moon,” in which he has a small part. Contributed Photos

blessing for the championship.

“It was a sincere and great honor to be physically and emotionally present while Indigenous American Jerry Wolf spoke to our Composers

Breakfast,” Composer Phil Giffin said. “If I were limited to only four words to sum up my experience with him, those words would be: empathy, respect, love & gratitude.”

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All correspondence received by DRP shall be considered a public record.

A printed copy of the Final PEIR will be available by appointment during normal business hours at the Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning’s headquarter office (320 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012).

Printed copies of the Final PEIR will also be available at following locations: AC Bilbrew Library 150 E El Segundo Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90061 Hacienda Heights Library 16010 La Monde St Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 Acton Agua Dulce Library 33792 Crown Valley Rd Acton, CA 93510 La Crescenta Library 2809 Foothill Blvd La Crescenta, CA 91214 Charter Oak Library 20540 E Arrow Highway Suite K Covina, CA 91724 Stevenson Ranch Library 25950 The Old Road Stevenson Ranch, CA 91381 East Los Angeles Library 4837 E 3rd St Los Angeles, CA 90022 Topanga Library 122 N Topanga Canyon Blvd Topanga, CA 90290 If you need reasonable accommodations or auxiliary aids, contact the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator at (213) 974-6488 (Voice) or (213) 617-2292 (TDD) with at least 3 business days’ advanced notice.

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summons cannot be had, as Defendant in said proceedings: YOU ARE NOTIFIED that on the 11th day of September, 2022, JACOB KLEOPPEL HERMRECK, as Plaintiff, filed Petition in the Circuit Court of Platte County, Missouri, Case No.: 22AE-CC00272-01, the object and prayer of which Petition is for Civil Damages. You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other pleading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid petition within forty-five days (45) days after the 1st day of October, 2023 judgment by default with be rendered against you.

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2023198980 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. LOKAL MARKET 2023209652 1032 N SIERRA BONITA AVE, PASADENA, CA 91104, LOS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT ANGELES COUNTY THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 2. LOKAL 1. TOPANGA NEW PRESS 1032 N SIERRA BONITA AVE, PASADENA, CA 91104 1111 N. TOPANGA CYN BLVD. SUITE 5, TOPANGA, CA Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if 90290, LOS ANGELES COUNTY applicable): P.O. BOX 193, TOPANGA, CA 90290 Registered Owner(s): Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if 1. 180 OUTSOURCING LLC applicable): 1032 N SIERRA BONITA AVE, PASADENA, CA 91104 Registered Owner(s): If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization 1. DESIGN LIKE IT MATTERS, INC. CA 1111 N. TOPANGA CYN BLVD. SUITE 5, TOPANGA, CA This business is conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY 90290 COMPANY If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization The date registrant commenced to transact business under CA the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This business is conducted by A CORPORATION I declare that all information in this statement is true and The date registrant commenced to transact business under correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime). Signed, 180 I declare that all information in this statement is true and OUTSOURCING LLC, GAMZE OZCAN, PRESIDENT correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime). Signed, Angeles County on 9/11/2023.

DESIGN LIKE IT MATTERS, INC., BONNIE MORGAN, CEO NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT Angeles County on 9/25/2023.

GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION.THE FILING OF THIS IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. NOTICE UPON ORDER OF PUBLICATION STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PLATTE COUNTY, BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION.THE FILING OF THIS IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE MISSOURI FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

Publish in The Malibu Times: 09/28, 10/05, 10/12, TO: DANIEL CAREY, upon whom personal service of IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER 10/19/2023 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING MALIBU 224

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF A FINAL PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY 2045 CLIMATE ACTION PLAN PROJECT NO. 2019-002015-(1-5) ADVANCE PLANNING NO. RPPL2019003630 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NO. RPPL2019003635 STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NO. 2021120568 The Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission (“Commission”) will conduct a public hearing to consider the project and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (“PEIR”) described below. A presentation and overview of the project will be given, and any interested person or authorized agent may appear and comment on the project at the hearing. The Commission will then consider a vote to approve or deny the project or continue the hearing if it deems necessary. Should you attend, you will have an opportunity to testify, or you can submit written comments to the planner below or at the public hearing. If the final decision on this proposal is challenged in court, testimony may be limited to issues raised before or at the public hearing.

Hearing Date and Time: Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.

Hearing Location: 500 W. Temple St., Board Hearing Room 381-B, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Virtual (Online) at bit.ly/ ZOOM-RPC. By phone at (669) 900-6833 or (346) 248-7799 (ID: 858 6032 6429).

Project Location: Unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County Project Description: The proposed Los Angeles County 2045 Climate Action Plan (2045 CAP) is the County’s plan towards meeting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets for unincorporated Los Angeles County by the years of 2030, 2035, and 2045. The 2045 CAP is an implementing component of the Air Quality Element.

It was developed with the goal of implementing the GHG emissions reduction policies of the General Plan Air Quality Element and aligning with statewide GHG emissions reduction targets. The project will amend the County’s General Plan Air Quality Element goals and policies and replace the Community Climate Action Plan with the 2045 CAP. ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION: As the lead agency, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), the Commission will consider the certification of the PEIR, which includes the Final PEIR and Recirculated Draft PEIR. The Commission will also consider the adoption of the CEQA Findings of Fact, a Statement of Overriding Considerations, and County Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. The Final PEIR will be available for review at least 10 days prior to the public hearing date (Cal. Code of Reg. Title 14 Chap. 3 ss 15089(b)).

For more information regarding this project, contact Thuy Hua via email at climate@planning.lacounty.gov, by telephone at (213) 974-6461, or by mail at Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning, 320 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

The Malibu City Council will hold a public hearing on MONDAY, November 13, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. on the item listed below in the Council Chambers at Malibu City Hall, located at 23825 Stuart Ranch Road, Malibu, CA and via teleconference.

Public comment can be submitted ahead of the public hearing to citycouncil@ malibucity.org for inclusion in the public record. To view and participate during the public hearing, please review the meeting agenda posted at MalibuCity.org/ AgendaCenter and follow the directions for public participation.

LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT NO. 18-002 AND ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 18-004 – Consider an amendment to the Local Coastal Program (LCP) and Title 17 (Zoning) of the Malibu Municipal Code (MMC) modifying regulations pertaining to accessory dwelling units, also known as second dwelling units, to bring existing regulations into compliance with State law (Location: Citywide) On March 14, 2023, the Planning Commission held a Special meeting and adopted Resolution No. 23-12, providing recommendations to the City Council for an amendment to the LCP and MMC in accordance with City Council direction on August 22, 2022. On September 11, 2023, the City Council provided additional direction to staff and continued the item to a date uncertain.

In accordance with the CEQA, Public Resources Code Section 21080.9, CEQA does not apply to activities and approvals by the City as necessary for the preparation and adoption of an LCP amendment (LCPA). This application is for an LCPA which must be certified by the California Coastal Commission before it takes effect. The ZTA and LCPA are not a project within the meaning of CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, because they have no potential to result in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility and is not subject to CEQA. Moreover, in the event that the code amendment and LCPA are interpreted so as to permit construction of an ADU on a particular site, the construction would be exempt from CEQA review in accordance with either State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (existing facilities), State CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 (new construction or conversion of small structures), and/ or State CEQA Guidelines Section 15304 (minor alterations to land).

A written staff report will be available at or before the hearing for the project. All persons wishing to address the Council regarding these matters will be afforded an opportunity in accordance with the Council’s procedures.

Copies of all related documents can be reviewed by any interested person at City Hall during regular business hours by appointment. Oral and written comments may be presented to the City Council on, or before, the date of the meeting.

If there are any questions regarding this notice, please contact Senior Planner Eaton at (310) 456-2489, ext. 273.

Richard Mollica, Planning Director Publish Date: October 19, 2023

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FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 PUB: 10/05, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26/2023 The Malibu Times ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

MALIBU 232 Publish in The Malibu Times: 10/05, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26/2023 MALIBU 229 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-23-961015BF Order No.: 8784963 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/24/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT 2023211730 MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A 1. OCEANHILL PARTNERS 4430 WILLOWBROOK LANE, WILSON, WY 83014, LOS public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn ANGELES COUNTY Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings applicable): association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to Registered Owner(s): the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this 1. ANA MARIA ESCOBAR-MILES state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will 4430 WILLOWBROOK LANE, WILSON, WY 83014 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/Organization be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to This business is conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL The date registrant commenced to transact business under pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the fictitious business name or names listed above on: the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the 09/2023.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses correct. (A registrant who declares as true information of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime). publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day Signed, ANA MARIA ESCOBAR-MILES, OWNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): JAMES BRENT Angeles County on 9/27/2023.

NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF ALBRIGHT, A SINGLE MAN, Recorded: 11/3/2006 as SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT Instrument No. 06 2445840 of Official Records in the office GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE of Sale: 11/2/2023 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, located at 400 (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 Amount of unpaid ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT balance and other charges: $360,646.37 The purported PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE property address is: 28902 CRAGS DR, AGOURA HILLS, IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. CA 91301-2906 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 4462-018-041 A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION.THE FILING OF THIS bidding on this property lien, you should understand that STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

Publish in The Malibu Times: 10/05, 10/12, 10/19, 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 10/26/2023 to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear MALIBU 230 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 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either Case No. 23CHCP00388 of these resources, you should be aware that the same Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust Petition of: GLADYS VANNESSA GONZALEZ on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner GLADYS VANNESSA GONZALEZ a petition with sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: GLADYS VANNESSA GONZALEZ Proposed or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee Name: VANNESSA GLADYS GONZALEZ The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter sale postponements be made available to you and to the appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and changes described above must file a written objection that date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939includes the reasons for the objection at least two court 0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must this internet website http://www.qualityloan.com, using appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, CA-23-961015-BF. Information about postponements the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the of Hearing: telephone information or on the internet website. The best Date: NOVEMBER 27, 2023 Time: 8:30AM, Dept.: F49 way to verify postponement information is to attend the The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant ANGELES to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an 9425 PENFIELD AVE., CHATSWORTH, CA 91311 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if least once each week for four successive weeks prior to you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee the date set for hearing on the petition in the following auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps (specify newspaper): The Malibu Times to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after Date: 09/21/2023 the date of the trustee sale, you can call 916-939-0772, DAVID B. GELFOUND, Judge of the Superior Court or visit this internet website http://www.qualityloan.com, DAVID W. SLAYTON Executive Officer/Clerk of Court using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the PUB: 10/05, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26/2023 The Malibu Times Trustee: CA-23-961015-BF to find the date on which the MALIBU 231 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.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it Case No. 23SMCP00475 no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible Petition of: LAUREN ELIZABETH JOHNSON bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner LAUREN ELIZABETH JOHNSON a petition with appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. NOTICE TO this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: LAUREN ELIZABETH JOHNSON Proposed PROSPECTIVE OWNER-OCCUPANT: Any prospective owner-occupant as defined in Section 2924m of the Name: LAUREN ELIZABETH LEVA The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter California Civil Code who is the last and highest bidder appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to at the trustee’s sale shall provide the required affidavit or show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name declaration of eligibility to the auctioneer at the trustee’s should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name sale or shall have it delivered to QUALITY LOAN SERVICE changes described above must file a written objection that CORPORATION by 5 p.m. on the next business day includes the reasons for the objection at least two court following the trustee’s sale at the address set forth in the days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must below signature block. The undersigned Trustee disclaims appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition any liability for any incorrectness of the property address should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained of Hearing: by sending a written request to the beneficiary within Date: OCTOBER 27, 2023 Time: 8:30AM, Dept.: K 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at ANGELES the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies 1725 MAIN STREET, SANTA MONICA, CA 90401 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and least once each week for four successive weeks prior to exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further the date set for hearing on the petition in the following recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, (specify newspaper): The Malibu Times you may have been released of personal liability for this Date: 08/29/2023 loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the HON. LAWRENCE CHO, Judge of the Superior Court note holders right’s against the real property only. Date: DAVID W. SLAYTON Executive Officer/Clerk of Court

QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION 2763 Camino Del Rio S San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION . TS No.: CA-23-961015-BF IDSPub #0188537 10/12/2023 10/19/2023 10/26/2023 MALIBU 234

Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): Registered Owner(s): 1. MAVE LLC 2390 CRENSHAW BLVD SUITE E, TORRANCE, CA 90501 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/ Organization CA This business is conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The date registrant commenced to transact business 2023206359 under the fictitious business name or names listed above FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT on: 08/2023.

THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: I declare that all information in this statement is true and 1. MALIBU VIEW CUSTOM WINDOWS AND DOORS correct. (A registrant who declares as true information 23706 MALIBU ROAD, MALIBU, CA 90265, LOS ANGELES which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime).

COUNTY Signed, MAVE LLC, DAVID STEARNS, MANAGING 2390 CRENSHAW BLVD SUITE E, TORRANCE, CA 90501 MEMBER

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF MALIBU PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF LCP AMENDMENT MATERIALS The Malibu Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on MONDAY, November 6, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. on the project identified below in Council Chambers at Malibu City Hall, 23825 Stuart Ranch Road and via teleconference.

How to View and Participate in the Meeting: Members of the public are encouraged to submit email correspondence to planningcommission@malibucity.org at least three days prior to the meeting to provide adequate time for Commissioner consideration. Correspondence will continue to be processed until thirty minutes prior to the start of the meeting or as practical.

To view and participate during the public hearing, please review the meeting agenda posted at MalibuCity.org/AgendaCenter and follow the directions for public participation. Only those members of the public who are present in person at Malibu City Hall will have the opportunity to defer time to another in-person speaker.

NOBU RYOKAN MOTEL AND MALIBU TIDEPOOL HEALTH CLUB LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT NO. 16-001, GENERAL PLAN MAP AMENDMENT NO. 16-001, ZONING MAP AMENDMENT NO. 15-001, COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 23-046, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 16-007, AND LOT TIE NO. 21-001 – An application to rezone and change the land use designation of the properties from Community Commercial to Community VisitorServing-Two for the existing Nobu Ryokan Motel and Malibu Tidepool Health Club lots and conversion of the existing non-conforming use motel and adjacent private gym and pool to a bed and breakfast inn, the sale of alcohol for onsite consumption, a lot tie for the two lots to operate conjunctively and conversion of office space in the Tidepool building into a new guest suite Locations: 22752 and 22762 Pacific Coast Highway APNs: 4452-004-035 and 4452-004-034 Applicant: Latham & Watkins LLP Owners: North Broadway Ventures, LLC and Wavebreak, LLC Environmental Review: Initial Study No. 17-002 and Negative Declaration No. 19-002 Applications Filed: June 2, 2017; November 2, 2015 Case Planner: Adrian Fernandez, Assistant Planning Director (310) 456-2489, extension 482 afernandez@malibucity.org Pursuant to the authority and criteria contained in CEQA, the Planning Director has analyzed the proposed project and prepared an Initial Study pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2(c). The Initial Study analyzed the project and determined that with standard conditions of approval, the proposed project will not have a significant impact on the environment; subsequently, a Negative Declaration was prepared and circulated pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15070 (State Clearinghouse No. 2021120124).

A written staff report will be available at or before the hearing for the project.

All persons wishing to address the Commission regarding these matters will be afforded an opportunity in accordance with the Commission’s procedures. Oral and written comments may be presented to the Planning Commission on, or before, the date of the meeting.

The Planning Commission’s recommendation to the City Council will be memorialized in a written resolution. The amendments must be approved by the City Council and the LCP amendment requires certification by the California Coastal Commission before it takes effect.

Copies of all documents relating to the proposed LCP Amendment are available for review at City Hall, Malibu Public Library, and the Coastal Commission District office during regular business hours. All other documents can be reviewed by any interested person at City Hall during regular business hours.

COASTAL COMMISSION APPEAL – For projects appealable to the Coastal Commission, an aggrieved person may appeal the Planning Commission’s approval to the Coastal Commission within 10 working days of the issuance of the City’s Notice of Final Action. Appeal forms may be found online at www.coastal.ca.gov or in person at the Coastal Commission South Central Coast District office located at 89 South California Street in Ventura, or by calling 805-585-1800. Such an appeal must be filed with the Coastal Commission, not the City.

IF YOU CHALLENGE THE CITY’S ACTION IN COURT, YOU MAY BE LIMITED TO RAISING ONLY THOSE ISSUES YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE RAISED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE, OR IN WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE DELIVERED TO THE CITY, AT OR PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. Richard Mollica, Planning Director Publish Date: October 19, 2023

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This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 9/19/2023.

NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION.THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

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2023210001 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. 4 MAMMOTH REAL ESTATE 22605 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, MALIBU, CA 90265, LOS ANGELES COUNTY Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): 3294863 Registered Owner(s): 1. 4 MAMMOTH REAL ESTATE, INC. 22605 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, MALIBU, CA 90265 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/ Organization CA This business is conducted by A CORPORATION The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime).

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

NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION.THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

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2023217808 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. HSDO 14622 VENTURA BLVD STE 202, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403, LOS ANGELES COUNTY 2. HEALTHY SMILES 14622 VENTURA BLVD STE 202, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403 3. HEALTHY SMILES DENTAL OF LOS ANGELES 14622 VENTURA BLVD STE 202, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403 4. HEALTHY SMILES OF SHERMAN OAKS 14622 VENTURA BLVD STE 202, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403 5. HSD OFFICE 14622 VENTURA BLVD STE 202, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403 Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number (if applicable): Registered Owner(s): 1. CORAZON C. RABONZA D.D.S., INC. 14622 VENTURA BLVD STE 202, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403 If Corporation or LLC- CA State of Incorporation/ Organization CA This business is conducted by A CORPORATION The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/2002.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime).

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

NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION.THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF

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

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime).

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

NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION.THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT NEGATIVE DECLARATION The Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission (RPC) will conduct a public hearing to consider the project described below. A presentation and overview of the project will be given, and any interested person or authorized agent may appear and comment on the project at the hearing.

Should you attend, you will have an opportunity to testify, or you can submit written comments to the address or e-mail address below or at the public hearing. The RPC will then consider a vote to approve or deny the project or continue the hearing if it deems necessary. If the final decision on this proposal is challenged in court, testimony may be limited to issues raised before or at the public hearing.

Hearing Date and Time: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.

Hearing Location 313 N. Figueroa St (First Floor Auditorium), Los Angeles, CA 90012 and Online.

Project & Permit(s): Project No. PRJ2022-003630-(1-5), Advance Planning Case No. RPPL2023004576 Project CEQA Document: Negative Declaration – Env. Plan No. RPPL2023005132 Project Location: County-wide Project Description: Proposed amendment to Title 22 (Planning and Zoning) of the Los Angeles County Code to revise parking standards for multifamily residential development to be consistent with state law, to streamline review of alternative parking arrangements, and to modify parking standards with mandatory Transportation Demand Management measures. No modifications to County’s General Plan Land Use Element, land use map, Zoning Map, or zones are proposed.

For more information, contact Ordinance Studies, Department of Regional Planning, 320 W. Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, e-mail at parking@planning.lacounty. gov or by telephone: (213) 974-6411. Case materials are available online at https://planning.lacounty.gov/longrange-planning/multifamily_residential_ parking_study.

All correspondence received by DRP shall be considered a public record. If you need reasonable accommodations or auxiliary aids, contact the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator at (213) 974-6488 (Voice) or (213) 6172292 (TDD) with at least three (3) business days’ advance notice. Si necesita más información por favor llame al (213) 974-6427 o visite el sitio del proyecto (https://bit.ly/ PRJ2022-003630).如果您有任何疑問請致電 (213) 974-6427 或請參閱項目官网 (https://bit.ly/PRJ2022-003630) 10/19/23 CNS-3748202# MALIBU TIMES MALIBU 240

public hearing Hearing Date and Time: Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.

Hearing Location: 320 West Temple St., Rm. 150, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Virtual (Online) at bit.ly/ZOOM-HO. By phone at (669) 444-9171 or (719) 359-4580 (ID: 824 5573 9842).

Project No.: PRJ2021-002406-(3) Project Location: Assessor’s Parcel Number 4472-002-011 within the Santa Monica Mountains Planning Area Applicant: Lynn Heacox CEQA Categorical Exemption: Class 4 (Minor Alterations to Land) Project Description: To authorize after the fact exploratory testing to determine water availability.

More information: Shawn Skeries, 320 W. Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. (213) 974-6411. sskeries@ planning.lacounty.gov. planning.lacounty.gov.

Case Material: https://bit.ly/PRJ2021-002406 If you need reasonable accommodations or auxiliary aids, contact the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator at (213) 974-6488 (Voice) or (213) 617-2292 (TDD) with at least 3 business days’ advanced notice.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Los Angeles County Hearing Officer will conduct a public hearing to consider the project described below. A presentation and overview of the project will be given, and any interested person or authorized agent may appear and comment on the project at the hearing. The Hearing Officer will then consider to approve or deny the project or continue the hearing if it deems necessary. Should you attend, you will have an opportunity to testify, or you can submit written comments to the planner below or at the public hearing. If the final decision on this proposal is challenged in court, testimony may be limited to issues raised before or at the public hearing Hearing Date and Time: Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.

Hearing Location: 320 West Temple St., Rm. 150, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Virtual (Online) at bit.ly/ZOOM-HO. By phone at (669) 444-9171 or (719) 359-4580 (ID: 824 5573 9842).

Project No.: PRJ2022-004654-(3) Project Location: 4124 Parten Drive within the Santa Monica Mountains Planning Area Applicant: Tharsio Santos CEQA Categorical Exemption: Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) Project Description: To authorize the placement and maintenance of 21 roof mounted solar modules appurtenant equipment and wiring affixed, to an existing single-family residence.

More information: Shawn Skeries, 320 W. Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. (213) 974-6411. sskeries@ planning.lacounty.gov. planning.lacounty.gov.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Los Angeles County Hearing Officer will conduct a public hearing to consider the project described below. A presentation and overview of the project will be given, and any interested person or authorized agent may appear and comment on the project at the hearing. The Hearing Officer will then consider to approve or deny the project or continue the hearing if it deems necessary. Should you attend, you will have an opportunity to testify, or you can submit written comments to the planner below or at the public hearing.

If the final decision on this proposal is challenged in court, testimony may be limited to issues raised before or at the public hearing Hearing Date and Time: Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.

Hearing Location: 320 West Temple St., Rm. 150, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Virtual (Online) at bit.ly/ZOOM-HO. By phone at (669) 444-9171 or (719) 359-4580 (ID: 824 5573 9842).

Project No.: PRJ2023-001028-(3) Project Location: 2918 Sequit Drive within the Santa Monica Mountains Planning Area Applicant: Sherry Manley CEQA Categorical Exemption: Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) Project Description: To authorize the placement and maintenance of 24 roof mounted solar modules appurtenant equipment and wiring affixed, to an existing single-family residence.

More information: Shawn Skeries, 320 W. Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. (213) 974-6411. sskeries@planning. lacounty.gov. planning.lacounty.gov.

Case Material: https://bit.ly/PRJ2023-001028 If you need reasonable accommodations or auxiliary aids, contact the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator at (213) 974-6488 (Voice) or (213) 617-2292 (TDD) with at least 3 business days’ advanced notice.

10/19/23 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CNS-3748211# The Los Angeles County Hearing Officer will conduct a MALIBU TIMES public hearing to consider the project described below. A MALIBU 243 presentation and overview of the project will be given, and any interested person or authorized agent may appear and comment on the project at the hearing. The Hearing Officer will then consider to approve or deny the project or continue NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: the hearing if it deems necessary. Should you attend, you PATRICIA AHMANSON-MCCORD AKA PATRICIA will have an opportunity to testify, or you can submit written AHMANSON MCCORD AKA PATRICA A. MCCORD comments to the planner below or at the public hearing. If CASE NO. 23STPB11190 the final decision on this proposal is challenged in court, To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, testimony may be limited to issues raised before or at the and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL

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or estate, or both of PATRICIA AHMANSON-MCCORD AKA PATRICIA AHMANSON MCCORD AKA PATRICA A. MCCORD. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by WHITTIER TRUST COMPANY in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that WHITTIER TRUST COMPANY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 11/13/23 at 8:30AM in Dept. 2D located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

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

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Notice is given that proposals for Design-Build Services for the New Marina del Rey Parking Structure (BRC0000476) will be received by the Los Angeles County Public Works, Cashier Office, 900 S. Fremont Ave., Alhambra, CA 91803 until 5:30 pm, on November 30, 2023. An RFP may be obtained by accessing the link at http://dpw.lacounty.gov/ general/contracts/opportunities/ or will be emailed to you upon request by calling (626) 300-2325 or TDD at (626) 2827829.

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

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime).

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

NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION.THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

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Sharks boys water polo celebrate seniors on Senior Night Victory over Foothill Tech clinches third straight Tri-Valley League title for Malibu High

By MCKENZIE JACKSON Special to The Malibu Times

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he Malibu High boys water polo team dived into the Malibu High pool against Foothill Tech on Oct. 12 with a tweak to its starting lineup.

Instead of guarding the net as the Sharks’ goalkeeper, senior Tristan Sturgeon was in the field with the rest of his teammates. Malibu head coach Hayden Goldberg made the change to his lineup in order to have all five of the team’s seniors in the water together as part of the squad’s Senior Night celebration.

Tristan and his twin brother, Cole, competed in the field with classmates Filip Kurial and Mikey Maischoss and Malibu’s other starters, while Nico Marazzi, the Sharks’ fifth senior, defended the goal.

The matchup was the first time Sturgeon, a goalkeeper throughout high school, played a field position in water polo since he was a youth player. Sturgeon’s coach said he excelled.

“He had a fantastic game in the field,” Goldberg said. (From left) Malibu High water polo players Nico Marazzi, Tristan Sturgeon, Filip Kurial, Mikey Maischoss, and Cole Sturgeon were honored during “I was very impressed with his play. He made me look Senior Night at the Sharks’ pool. Photo by Steven Lippman

really good as a coach.”

As a matter of fact, all the seniors played well as Malibu grabbed a 16-7 victory that ensured they will be the Tri-Valley League champions for the third consecutive season.

Kurial, Marazzi, Maischoss, and the Sturgeon brothers were recognized at the contest and given a bouquet.

Senior Night was the first time the group had competed in the water together at the same time.

Goldberg called the five a special group of leaders.

He commended them for their standout play even though they didn’t have a freshman season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“They are a group that has always been a smiling group,” Goldberg said. “That has to do with them not knowing if they were ever going to have a season when COVID hit. We didn’t know what was going on in the world. So, their sophomore years, they had to come in and play varsity level with no prior varsity experience.”

The Sharks played at Bishop Diego on Tuesday and at Royal on Thursday. Malibu hosts Villanova Prep on Oct. 24 and ends the regular season with a matchup at Santa Monica on Oct. 26. The CIF playoffs begin the next week.

Goldberg expects the seniors to lead Malibu for the rest of the regular season and the playoffs.

“I want them to run our workouts, to show the other kids that they need to take this serious,” he said. “They want more and that is great.”

Waves soccer’s Quinonez nabs second WCC weekly honor Pepperdine players have now won the recognition four times this season

By McKENZIE JACKSON Special to The Malibu Times

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eading into her freshman campaign, Pepperdine Waves women’s soccer player Julia Quinonez aimed to be a starting forward for her squad.

The 18-year-old accomplished that when Pepperdine’s coaches tapped her to be one of the team’s 11 starting players in their second game of the season, a 2-2 tie with Michigan, on Aug. 19.

Quinonez, a substitute in Pepperdine’s first game, said getting the starting nod was a great feeling.

“I knew it was going to take a lot of hard work and time and just practice,” she explained. “That was my mentality coming into the season. I really want to help my teammates as much as possible.”

The freshman has started 10 of the 11 matches she has played in and become one of Pepperdine’s major scoring threats. Quinonez was named the West Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season on Oct. 9.

She credited her teammates and coaching staff with helping her to re-

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ceive the weekly honor.

“They are all amazing,” Quinonez stated. “From the start of the season, they have taken me under their wings and showed me how to be a Wave. I’m so honored to be a part of this team.”

She won the honor after kicking two goals and an assist in Pepperdine’s victories over Pacific on Oct. 4 and Saint Mary’s three days later.

Quinonez booted the Waves’ first goal in their 2-1 win over Pacific. She assisted her team’s first goal in its defeat of Saint Mary’s. Quinonez headed the ball into the back of the net to score Pepperdine’s final goal of their 3-0 triumph.

The freshman is second on the Waves with four goals.

Quinonez secured the WCC offensive accolade for the first time on Aug. 28 after she kicked the contest-winning goal in Pepperdine’s 2-0 win over CSUN and scored in the Waves’ 1-1 tie with San Diego State.

Quinonez was sitting in a first-year seminar class each time she found out she received the conference honor.

“My phone was blowing up,” she recalled.

Waves players have now won the weekly recognition four times this season. Pepperdine sophomore goalkeeper Taylor Rath won the conference’s Defensive Player Of The Week honor the same day Quinonez garnered the offensive acco-

lade for the first time. Waves sophomore midfielder Tatum Wynalda seized the Offensive Play of the Week title seven days before.

Quinonez said her strengths on the soccer field include providing scoring opportunities and her fleet feet.

She relishes having the ball between her cleats and taking on an opponent one-on-one.

“Taking players on is helpful because it creates chances for me or my teammates,” Quinonez said. “I like running onto a ball or one-v-ones. I’m happy when I’m in those spots because I am pretty successful.”

The Torrance native has played soccer since she was 5 years old. Quinonez played other sports such as basketball and baseball, but running and kicking on the pitch was her favorite activity.

“I found myself really happy on the field,” she remembered.

Quinonez played club soccer for LA Galaxy Girls Academy teams as a youth.

She starred for two years on Torrance High School’s team. Quinonez was the 2023 Pioneer League MVP and the 2023 Daily Breeze Player of the Year. She was also an All-Pioneer League player her senior and junior years.

The transition to college soccer was tough, Quinonez said, but fun. Her high school and club coaches helped her prepare to play the sport on a higher level.

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Pepperdine women’s soccer player Julia Quinonez, seen here in action against Michigan earlier this season, has scored four goals for the Waves so far this season. Photo by McKenzie Jackson

“This is a true blessing,” Quinonez said.

“This does take a lot of hard work and time but that is what I enjoy. I enjoy the challenge, giving it my all at practice, and being with my teammates and having fun.

I love playing the game.”

Pepperdine had a 5-3-5 record heading into their contest against Loyola Mary-

mount in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The Waves host Portland on Sunday at noon.

Quinonez said her team is playing good soccer.

“We are giving it our all and working hard,” she noted. “Having coaches that are passionate about us is really helpful.

It’s a winning culture.”

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