The Malibu Times • April 27, 2022

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Sorenity Rocks

Keepin it cr ystal clear in Malibu

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World's largest wildlife crossing breaks ground LA County supervisors vote nearly ensures camping in Malibu Malibu residents vocal in their opposition against 'cold camping' in fire prone areas By JUDY ABEL Special to The Malibu Times

Pictured from left, Director of The Nature Conservancy Cara Lacey, Actress Julia Butters, California State Senator Henry Stern, Governor Gavin Newsom, Chair of MRCA George Lang, California State Senator Ben Allen, California Assemblymember Laura Friedman, and California Assemblymember Richard Bloom pose at the Wildlife Crossing ground breaking ceremony on Thursday, April 21. Photo by Devon Meyers/TMT

Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, a National Park Service project that has been in development for more than 20 years. When completed in 2025, it will be the largest corridor in the world. On Thursday, April 22, hundreds of guests By SAMANTHA BRAVO Of The Malibu Times attended and tuned in to watch the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing Ceremony in Mountain lions and other species that live Agoura Hills. National Wildlife Federation in the Santa Monica Mountains will soon be Regional Executive Director Beth Pratt welable to cross the 101 freeway safely with the comed the crowd that attended the ceremony

The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is expected to be completed by 2025

in person and the ones watching at King Gillette Ranch. “This is not just an LA story, this is not just a California story, this is a story around the world. P-22, we did it,” Pratt said. “But we didn’t do it for P-97 and P-32, and P-104 and P-18 and I could be up here all day with the list, but we’re making the world safer for the rest of them and we are going to give this mountain lion a future.” The crossing will span all 10 lanes of the

101 freeway at Liberty Canyon Road and is designed to give mountain lions and other animals a safe passage in and out of the Santa Monica Mountains. The crossing will be 165 feet wide and sit 10 feet above the freeway. Organizations and institutions like the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), Caltrans, Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA), the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), CONTINUED ON PAGE A10

Malibu community reminisces and appreciates Juan Cabrillo Longtime faculty members share memories and stories of their beloved school

Old yearbooks and school memorabilia on display at the Farewell Juan Cabrillo event on Saturday, April 23. Photo by Julie Ellerton/TMT

Cayley Jenner following her father's footsteps as commissioner With her family's history of community involvement, she hopes to join in a positive light By SAMANTHA BRAVO Of The Malibu Times

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ew Parks and Recreation commissioner Cayley Jenner is not only a longtime Malibu community member, her father Dermot Stoker has been on the commission for about 12 years and was honored with the Jake Kuredjian Memorial Citizen-

ship Award in 2012. Now 10 years later, Jenner has kept the tradition going with her appointment. Born and raised in Malibu, Jenner is the granddaughter of the late Joan and Paul Almond, and growing up with her siblings, Patrick and Paige, Jenner attended Our Lady of Malibu and Malibu High School. “I've been here my whole life and I love it. It's the best place in the world and now I have a family," Jenner said. "I have three kids, my twin boys, and my stepdaughter, Eva, who's almost 7 and my CONTINUED ON PAGE A10

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Saturday to relish and commemorate the memories their beloved school paved for them throughout all these years. Juan Cabrillo opened to students in 1955 and is expected to be demolished this spring, making way for By SAMANTHA BRAVO the future Malibu Middle School campus adjacent to Of The Malibu Times the newly remodeled high school. ormer students, families, teachers and staff of Juan Cabrillo faculty and staff helped organize a Juan Cabrillo walked down the colorful, painted "Farewell Cabrillo" picnic on Saturday, April 23. The halls of the elementary school one last time on CONTINUED ON PAGE A8

City Council votes to move forward with temporary day-use impound yard Council votes to return back to virtual meetings after May 9 due to COVID concerns and convenience

CAYLEY JENNER

cerns with the temporary day-use impound yard at Heathercliff, the 75-foot replacement tower at Santa Monica College and the city’s ability to retain staff and work remotely. Staff have received conBy SAMANTHA BRAVO cerns from community Of The Malibu Times members about a newly constructed antenna tower During the City Council for Santa Monica College meeting on Monday night, in the Civic Center area. The residents raised their conCONTINUED ON PAGE A8

Despite a tremendous showing of opposition, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has voted to relax existing local coastal plans that will inevitably allow for camping in the foothills of Malibu. CONTINUED ON PAGE A7

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this week

Father of modern-day surfing is honored in local’s documentary

“Waterman,” telling the story of Duke Kahanamoku, to be aired on PBS in May | B1 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . A2

News Briefs . . . . . . . . A3 • Amtrak Removes Mask Requirement for Passengers and Employees • “Princess Bride” actor bitten by a rattlesnake in Malibu • Commission, residents continue to express concerns with Camp Kilpatrick • Other breaking news Calendar . . . . . . . . . . A4 • Events • Malibu Woman’s Club awards students on Earth Day Local News . . . . . . A5, A6 • Parks and Rec welcomes new commissioner, announces another’s departure, A5 • MHS Orchestra performs at City Hall on Saturday, A6 Real Estate . . . . . . . . A6 • Malibu Celebrity and High Dollar Real Estate Malibu Life . . . . . . . . B1 • The Emily Shane Foundation hosts its annual charity event at Duke’s Malibu Malibu People . . . . . . B2 • And just like that ... Malibu’s Sean Penn trades miniseries for war-time reality Sports . . . . . . . . . B2, B8 • MHS boys volleyball team wins league, honors seniors, B3 • Pepperdine men’s volleyball wins MPSF championship, B8 Legal Notices . . . . . . . B3 Business & Directory . . B6 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . B7


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