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CURATORS OF COASTAL CULTURE
ISSUE 12, VOLUME 1 JUNE 2015
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Celebrating the “General Grant” of sycamore trees on my 50th birthday, June 11th was a sentimental celebration as we protested against the possibility that this approximately 160 year old tree could be removed to make way for a right hand turn lane for the new Whole Foods development project.
NEWSWORTHY
Malibu residents are
“KUMBAYA BREAKS OUT AT CITY HALL. MALIBU’S TREES GET A TEMPORARY REPRIEVE … BUT DONT PUT AWAY YOUR PROTEST SIGNS YET.” -97.5 KBU newswire
Photo by Jennifer Grey
SICK OVER THE SYCAMORE! A temporary win for Malibu residents to preserve the heritage Sycamore tree at Cross Creek & PCH The Trees Won! Yes, thanks to many residents and visitors who had eyes that could hear, these magnificent,
old growth TREES WON. Outgunned by the developers and the paid Planning Commission staffers who have been spoon fed by their lobbyists, the vision of those TREES spoke to the Planning Commission loud and clear through the words, letters, and emails of our citizenry both local AND visiting. There was so much late breaking news. Diverse interests came together to rock our Rally: Jae Flo of Your Malibu, Pat Healy of Slow Growth, yours truly for Malibu Township Council, Zuma Jay and Andy Lyon’s surfing communities, Chumash representatives, Malibu Democratic Club, and the tireless work of Steve Woods. It was such a glorious example of how our first amendment is so crucial for democracy to work. For example, Commissioner Mikke Pierson was moved by this photo which Ranger Jennifer Gary took on June 11th . All the commissioners were refocused by the volume of correspondence demanding an alternate plan which spares the TREES. Commissioner John Mazza made the motion to pass the traffic plan with the exception that the TREES could not be cut down. This single step seconded by Vice Chair Roohi Stack enabled The TREES’ voice to get on the record rather than the proverbial passing of the buck. But make no mistake, this is only round one. Get ready for round two with the City Council. Our numbers must grow; more citizens must speak out. Be INVOLVED, Be HEARD or Be SORRY. The wolves are at the door. The developers are pushing more development. CALTRANS is pushing more pavement. All this at the expense of Malibu’s fragile ecosystem. If ever there were an example of commercial interests’ collective indifference to the things we Malibuites hold dear, this is it. - Marilyn Dove
Wildlife depend on the native trees as a part of their natural habitat.
SAVING THE SYCAMORES:
CALL TO ACTION:
Many Malibu residents were unaware that 5 eucalyptus and two giant ( 12 foot in circumference ) 160 year old sycamore trees near the corner of PCH and Cross Creek were on Death Row because of the LA PAZ development project. Protesters with “Save the Trees” were at the site, displaying signs during morning rush hour traffic.
Steve Woods and Jefferson Wagner protested Wednesday, June 10th.
Passionate protesters rallied at the corner of PCH & Cross Creek.
Concerned residents pulled over to ask about the protest and were in disbelief when they found out that Malibu’s oldest and most cherished trees were slated to be on the chopping block so developers could add a right hand turn lane to accomodate thousands of more vehicles into an already congested Cross Creek. The City Planning commission meeting was on June 11th to vote on the Environmental Impact Report regarding the project that is putting the trees in jeopardy. See the story below for more inofrmation on what happened at the meeting. - Steve Woods
WHOLE FOODS EIR UPDATE
This past week’s Malibu Planning Commission meeting dragged on past midnight with the members eventually endorsing the Environmental Impact Report and specific plan for the proposed Whole Foods Market at the Civic Center with a 3-2 vote. The planning commissioners were quite bitter toward each other as the night wore on. The vote came after two hours of public speakers, nearly all of whom endorsed the market, the park, and the entire, proposed concept. A snippy to downright hostile two-hour discussion then ensued among commission members. Their debate centered on the requirement for 40 percent landscaping. Some of that landscaping is proposed for so called green walls (landscaping that climbs up the side of buildings).
A protester holding a “MOVE THE FOOD” sign referencing the proposed WHOLE FOODS project.
Commissioner John Mazza said the Coastal Commission requires 40 percent landscaping and that counting the vertical space of a hedge on the side of a wall behind the shopping center building violates the coastal act. Commission chairman David Brotman said there is nothing in the local coastal plan that requires landscaping to be horizontal. He called the green walls a brilliant solution. He also said human beings perceive areas in 3 dimensions and the proposed shopping center has a desirable plan for trees, bushes and shrubs.
One other issue that came out of the meeting was comissioner Mikke Pierson, who asked the city traffic planners why the entire City of Malibu Traffic Plan is based on one foggy weekday and one foggy Saturday in 2012. The remarkable answer from the city’s contract traffic enigeer is that “weather does not affect traffic counts on Pacific Coast Highway”.
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Steve Woods, David Dominguez, Hollie and Brian Tieleman and their baby girl in tow showed up to support the cause on June 11th.
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Brotman said the Civic Center design task force has come up with a design for Malibu that is exactly what the Whole Foods project would provide.
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NEWSWORTHY “WHEN YOU SEE ANDY LYON AND STEVE WOODS COMING TOGETHER ON THIS ISSUE, YOU KNOW IT’S A MATTER OF GREAT CONCERN FOR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE” - Jefferson Wagner to the City Planning Commisson June 15th, 2015 regarding the removal of heritage trees.
OIL
By Steve Woods
SPOIL
After The Local reported in the last issue that residents and Zuma Lifeguards called in reports of large amounts of tar patties washing up at Zuma Beach, HAZMAT crews in white suits arrived promptly and spent the next day raking and combing the beach at the high tide line picking up the gooey black yuck. I must say that with the large amount of tar patties that washed up at Zuma, the clean up crews along with Beaches and Harbors employees did a pretty thorough job although a small amount of oil still washed up the next day . Most likely the tar patties at Zuma are related to the Refugio Oil Spill but test results have not yet determined the origin. The cost of cleaning up last month’s oil spill on the California coast has reached $62 million so far. An official with Plains All American Pipeline told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the costs are running at $3 million a day, and there is no timetable for when the cleanup will be complete. The company revised the cost after initially pegging it at $69 million. About 76 percent of 97 miles of coastline - mostly sandy beaches - have been cleared of oil.
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SURF
SEA WORLD
CENSORS SLATER
Surf icon Kelly Slater was denied the right to submit his question on behalf of PETA to the SEA WORLD shareholder meeting on June 10, showing their inability to deal with public critisism - especially from a world reknowned athlete who has great respect for the ocean and it’s inhabitants. PETA’s Foundation Director of Animal Law Jared Goodman released the following statement: “Kelly Slater, on PETA’s behalf, planned to point out to shareholders that if SeaWorld cared about orcas, as it likes to claim, it would stop its disgusting and unnatural inbreeding program and turn its tawdry abusement parks into coastal sanctuaries. In sea pens, orcas could swim in ocean water instead of in chemically treated waste water, hear and answer the calls of their extended families, and begin to live truly as orcas in a protected area of the ocean. PETA will push SeaWorld to make this change, and we’re exploring our legal options over SeaWorld’s lock-out of dissenting voices who speak for the animals they hold prisoner.” Slater also released the following statement to 1.5 million fans on Facebook:
Kelly Slater on the cover of 90265 Magazine in January of 2015. Photo by Morgan Maassen.
“My name is Kelly Slater, and I’m here on behalf of PETA. The veil has been lifted on SeaWorld. All the ads in the world won’t change what the public now knows to be true: that the company imprisons highly intelligent, emotionally complex, social animals in tiny, barren concrete tanks, which leads to aggression and disease. SeaWorld is experiencing declining attendance and revenue, and dozens of companies, including Southwest Airlines, Panama Jack, and Mattel, have recently ended partnerships with SeaWorld. As a professional surfer, I’m lucky and privileged to be able to spend the majority of my time in the ocean—it’s the place where I feel most at home, and thus, I feel an obligation to protect that which I have a voice in influencing. Please, tell us, when will SeaWorld allow the animals it holds captive to return to their home—the ocean—by retiring them to a seaside sanctuary? And wouldn’t this at least be viewed, if nothing else, as a public relations win for you? By righting the wrongs you have committed in the name of corporate profit for so many years, you may actually be able to recoup some of the respect that has been lost in the eyes of the public and work toward an end to the problem of animal suffering. Thank you.”
ENVIRONMENT
JACK JOHNSON
TAKES OUT THE TRASH! TO BEAT PLASTIC POLLUTION
By Lisa Kaas Boyle
Photos courtesy of Lis Kaas Boyle Musician and surfer Jack Johnson may seem laid back, but not when it comes to fighting plastic pollution. Aboard the Mystic Schooner on a research expedition with plastic pollution experts The 5 Gyres Institute, Johnson took a hard jab at The Bag Monster, alter-ego of Andy Keller, founder and president of Chico Bags. Keller, who invented a reusable bag that folds into its own pocket, becomes The Bag Monster when he dons a costume made of 500 plastic shopping bags, the average number of bags used annually by a shopper who accepts plastic shopping bags. Johnson and Keller are both part of the 5 Gyres 2015 SEA (Science, Education, Action) Change Research Expedition which set sail from Miami with stops in Eleuthera, Bahamas and Bermuda before voyaging across the Atlantic to New York City. The explorers aboard the Mystic are trawling the seas to collect and study microplastics, fragments of our plastic civilization that are not contained and have spilled into our environment with significant impacts on sea creatures and our food chain. Johnson lives in Hawaii, the first American state to ban plastic bags. His Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation supports 5 Gyres, a research, education and policy institution committed to stopping plastic pollution. 5 Gyres is located in California, where Governor Jerry Brown signed a plastic bag ban this year. Citizen Scientists aboard the Mystic Tall Sail Ship with 5 Gyres conduct hourly trawls for microplastics and keep a visual check for larger floating pieces of plastic pollution on the ocean surface. Jack Johnson was shocked at what he saw on his shift. As reported to the students of a local Bahamian school, The Island School, he saw 47 pieces of plastic go by during the first ten minutes of his hour watch, well outside the Atlantic Gyre. Also contributing to the voyage, participating in research, and giving presentations aboard the vessel are Celine Cousteau, Dan and Keith Malloy, champion surfers and filmmakers; Kimi Werner, champion spearfisher and freediver; Mark Cunningham, legendary body boarder and subject of the Malloy brothers’ film Come Hell or High Water, which was screened at The Island School to students who participated in a 5 Gyres produced Youth Summit on plastic pollution. Students shared their own research projects including a study of plastic pollution chemical impacts on fish flesh in the Bahamas. 5 Gyres co-founder and research director Marcus Eriksen is the lead author of recent research on the amount of microplastics in world oceans. The amount, more than 5 Trillion plastic pieces weighing over 250,000 tons afloat at sea, is surprising because subtracting the amount of plastic that is recycled, landfilled and burned leaves a huge amount of plastic unaccounted for by the global estimate in our ocean’s surface waters. One study estimates the amount of plastic waste lost at sea at 800 million tons: the equivalent of “five plastic grocery bags filled with plastic for every foot of coastline in the world.” Eriksen hypothesizes that the lost plastic has entered the food chain as it is consumed by marine life and is also settling to the benthos at the bottom of the ocean. 5 Gyres’ research shows that 95% of the marine plastics at the surface of the ocean are smaller than a grain of rice, and thus enter the food chain as easily as plankton. The small pieces of plastics have been tested and found to adsorb oily chemicals persistent in the aquatic environment such as petroleum, flame retardants, and even PCBs and DDT that persist even though banned decades ago. The microplastics have been shown to accumulate these toxins in percentages a million times higher than the surrounding waters. The Mystic Schooner is set to dock in New York City on June 23rd. All the participants of the Sea Change Expedition have direct evidence of humankind’s impact on the 70 percent of the earth’s surface that is ocean. The explorers know for certain now that there is no “away” in our “throw away” culture of single use plastics. Used for brief moments, our disposable plastics persist in our environment indefinitely. But there is great hope as more voters and consumers are educated about plastic pollution through organizations like 5 Gyres, Johnson’s own Plastic Free Hawaii program, and other groups such as the Bahamas Plastic Movement and thePlastic Pollution Coalition. Next on the Agenda for 5 Gyres: linking more research to policy solutions as with recent successes banning plastic microbeads in personal care products in numerous states.
ENVIRONMENT
MALIBU LAGOON UPDATE
COMPREHENSIVE, POST-RESTORATION MONITORING REPORT OF MALIBU LAGOON INDICATES SUCCESS TOWARDS PROJECT GOALS With so much pessimism in the environmental world, it is refreshing to be reminded that not all is doom and gloom and that anticipated negativity is not as bad as anticipated by naysayers. Following an essay by Nancy Knowlton of the Smithsonian Institute, WHY I AM AN OCEAN OPTIMIST, we are printing a news release reporting the first of a two year monitoring report of the Malibu Lagoon Restoration and the report is optimistic. - Steve Woods Photos by Tim Horton
Former ‘Dead Zone’ is now a Healthier System with Increased Water Circulation and Oxygen, Bringing a Wetland Back to Life Los Angeles, CA (June 10, 2015) – The Bay Foundation has just released the “Malibu Lagoon Restoration and Enhancement Project Comprehensive Monitoring Report (Year 2)”, the first report to fully compare and evaluate pre-restoration conditions to two years of post-restoration conditions. The project has been watched carefully by many for its potential to be a test case for giving life back to a local wetland. (For a copy of the full report, please click HERE.) Based on the first two years of a five-year monitoring program, the Malibu Lagoon Restoration Project shows that it is on track to meet or exceed the documented criteria for success. The Project’s core goals included improving the ecological health of the lagoon’s system by enhancing habitats for native wildlife, creating several acres of new wetlands, and increasing tidal flushing and water circulation to improve water quality and eliminate the “dead zones” and oxygen-deprived areas. Prior to the restoration, the 31-acre Malibu Lagoon was on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency list of impaired water bodies for over a decade due to excess nutrients and low oxygen levels. Without oxygen, aquatic life cannot breathe, so very little was able to live in some parts of the lagoon. Additionally, sediment slowly continued to deposit, choking out the remaining wetland habitats. The lagoon lies at the end of the Malibu Creek Watershed, the second largest watershed draining into Santa Monica Bay. It receives year-round freshwater from sources upstream and is periodically open to the ocean via a temporary stream that cuts through the sandbar, breaching the estuary. “This restoration project in the western portion of the lagoon reconfigured the channels and removed tons of contaminated debris and mud--all leading to much better circulation of water and levels of oxygen throughout the system, both when the lagoon is open to the ocean, or closed by the sand berm,” states Dr. John Dorsey, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science at Loyola Marymount University. “In just a relatively short time, we’re seeing a healthier group of invertebrates, many needing good water quality to flourish, as well as a nursery habitat for juvenile fish. I expect plants and animals living in the channels, and along the banks, to become even more diverse as these habitats continue to mature.” The Comprehensive Monitoring Report’s primary goal is to report the post-restoration conditions of the Project using hydrologic, chemical, and biological data. When applicable, it describes trends over time compared to pre-restoration data. Several key components of the post-monitoring program that met/exceeded project success criteria include: Water quality was highly improved. Dissolved oxygen readings exceeded success criteria thresholds and were higher than pre-restoration conditions, which frequently dropped below healthy thresholds.
ENVIRONMENT Photos by Tim Horton Circulation throughout the lagoon—both wind-driven and tidal flushing— was improved in both open and closed berm conditions, as indicated by mixing and high levels of dissolved oxygen throughout the lagoon. This was especially noticeable in the back channels, which previously had very low dissolved oxygen and anoxic conditions due to limited or zero circulation. Based on the standardized, statewide California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM), which measures the condition of wetlands, the lagoon’s scores already exceeded pre-restoration conditions, and data indicated improving condition scores with each successive survey, especially for things like improved physical structure and hydrology. The pre-restoration benthic invertebrate community was limited to mostly pollution-tolerant organisms, while the post-restoration surveys have shown a more diverse and sensitive invertebrate community composed of an increased percentage of organisms that cannot exist in highly polluted conditions. The post-restoration fish community returned to the area, with the added function of serving as a nursery habitat exhibited by the abundance of captured larva and juveniles (e.g. staghorn sculpin, goby, and topsmelt). Fish are highly mobile, so each fish survey represents a snapshot in time that fluctuated across seasons and lagoon locations. “Seeing the biological community and wildlife return and continuing to develop complexity over time is both rewarding and encouraging, and it shows that a science-based plan works,” said Suzanne Goode, Senior Environmental Scientist for California State Parks and lead for the restoration effort for the department. “I’m truly proud of the success so far, thankful to the supporters, and happy to see such a consistent flow of visitors to the lagoon.” The Malibu Lagoon Restoration and Enhancement Project was completed by California State Parks with project partners State Coastal Conservancy, Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains, and The Bay Foundation. Monitoring included funding from Wildlife Conservation Board and the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation. The restored Malibu Lagoon is the result of 20 years of discussion and 10 years of planning with more than 100 participant individual and group stakeholders in a public process that included the local community, environmental groups and state and national agencies. The stakeholders conceived the major elements of the plan including the new educational and access features, and provided direction to technical experts who did the detailed design. “The early results from the monitoring describe a coastal lagoon in southern California returning to good health. I am deeply thankful to everyone whose efforts assisted in the restoration of this ecosystem,” states Tom Ford, Executive Director of The Bay Foundation. “The monitoring of the lagoon will continue for another three years, and I’m looking forward to seeing those results; I hope they prove to be as positive as those describing the past two years following the restoration. The transformation of Malibu Lagoon will always remind me of how we can make life on this planet better for all of us, either via a cool new park design or by increased dissolved oxygen in newly created lagoon channels that makes space for more baby fish.”
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ENVIRONMENT
A PARCHED EARTH By Steve Woods
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Surfers, snow boarders and skiers up and down the coast have been anticipating the hopeful prospects and predictions of an El Nino season for the winter 2015 but those wave and snow producing El Nino conditions never came to fruition. Hope springs eternal as tropical waters have recently warmed at increasing rates, 2016 may be the year California’s long-awaited wet weather pattern finally arrives. The record drought conditions in Texas and Oklahoma have been broken by record flooding events as warm Gulf waters have sent rising moisture into the jet stream which many say is a prelude to a wet West Coast winter. Already the Pacific tropical season has produced two early record tropical events with Hurricane Blanca sending a rare welcome June rain into a parched and drought stricken Southern California. Forecasters had predicted a major El Nino event in 2014, with above average rain totals. Those models proved wrong. The equatorial waters of the Pacific did heat up, but they never produced any reaction in the sky. California plunged into record drought conditions but last Septembers historic wave making Hurricane Maria may have been a clue of a changes to come. Now, many scientists are predicting the possibility of a drought-busting El Nino event by 2016. Researchers at Colorado State University say El Nino has arrived and predict it will strengthen substantially in the coming months. “Although absolutely not a guarantee of any kind, signs are pointing more and more toward the possibility of a moderate-to-strong El Nino event next winter,” said KPIX 5 meteorolgist Paul Deanno. “It’s too late to put a decent dent in the drought this water year but the author of a Washington Post article suggests hope may be closer than we think.” Colorado State researcher Phil Klotzbach says the tropical atmosphere and ocean conditions appear more favorable now compared to last year. “The upper ocean heat content is higher,” Klotzbach told the Washington Post. “This means that there is more fuel for the El Nino to develop. In addition, upper and lower-level winds are more El Nino-like, especially when you look at the longer-term average.” The National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center shows a 33% chance of above average precipitation by the end of the year, and into 2016. There’s a 10% chance of rainfall totals above 32 inches. The combined rainfall for the last TWO seasons was just 11.93 inches - 6.08 inches this year and 5.85 inches last year - the lowest total ever recorded in back-to-back seasons in downtown L.A. The previous driest back-to-back rain record was in 1897-1899, with 12.65 inches. Los Angeles gets an average 14.93 inches of rain a year. Though tropical moisture and hurricaines will venture north from off of mainland Mexico, there has never been a documented case of a hurricane making landfall in California, but the Golden State has had its share of run-ins and close calls with tropical cyclones. In fact, California has been affected by at least a few tropical cyclones in every decade since 1900. Over that time frame, three of those storms brought gale-force winds to California: an unnamed California tropical storm in 1939, Kathleen in 1976 and Nora in 1997. But the primary threat from California tropical cyclones isn’t winds or storm surge, it’s rainfall - sometimes torrential - which has led to flooding, damage and some casualties. The 1858 San Diego hurricane was a very rare California hurricane. It is the only known tropical storm to impact California with hurricane strength. The storm caused damage to many homes and other constructions in San Diego. San Pedro experienced heavy rainfall, El Monte experienced high winds that damaged its corn crops and trees, and Los Angeles and Visalia experienced large amounts of rain but low wind. A later estimate stated that if a similar storm happened in 2004, it would have caused $500 million in damage. Recent El Nino years occurred in the winter of 1965-66, 1968-69, 1982-83, 1991-92 , 1997-98 with the last being a weak El nino in 2009-10 but in February 1938, Los Angeles endured its most concentrated rain since the big floods of 1884. The historic 1938 El Nino event dropped 11 inches of rain in Los Angeles at least 96 people died across Southern California, the toll scattered among several counties. More than 1,500 homes in Los Angeles alone were rendered unlivable, and 3,700 residents were sheltered by relief agencies. It was this deluge that flooded Malibu Canyon and re-arranged the cobblestone contours at Surfrider Point making a flawless wave that allowed early redwood plank riders in the 40’s to take off near the top of the point and cruise unimpeded by sections all the way to the pier. After those cobblestones eroded and flattened out during the 50’s and 60’s, the 1969 floods pushed out another perfect reef formation of cobblestones that lasted for fifteen years. If historic cycles stay fairly consistent, we are due for another round of moisture that could make a positive dent in our drought, refill our reservoirs and kick start a winter of large west to northwest swells for the surf starved big wave riders and snow for powderhounds. Keep your fingers crossed and your rain catching barrels full.
OPINION
BLUFFING at the The greedy little men are at it again.
By David Stansfield
BLUFFS
In yet another of her excellent articles in the Malibu Times a few months back, Emily Sawicki reported that: “Owners of the Crummer Project seek to build five mansions averaging 11,028 square feet on a 24-acre site adjacent to Bluffs Park. Height on the homes ranges from 24 to 28 feet. This shortly after a meeting (in Pismo Beach) that involved more than two hours of discussion, including many public commenters who took exception to the project based on its view obstructions. ‘So much of what makes Malibu Malibu is the simplicity of it, and the incredible views that you have doing something as simple as playing at Bluffs Park,’ lifelong Malibu resident Kerry Madden told the Commission. ‘It is a charm that I would hate to see Malibu lose.’ In response to this criticism, Jack Ainsworth, Deputy Director of the CCC for Santa Barbara, Ventura and L.A. Counties, said that the only significant view obstruction comes from directly on the baseball diamond at Malibu Bluffs Park. ‘We didn’t think that little leaguer’s views were that important,’ Ainsworth said.” (my italics) Oh, I understand now. So these little mites are too short to appreciate the views? Or too immature perhaps? Are these views PG-13 or R-rated? One shudders to think what those naughty surfers get up to between the waves. How about the big leaguers? How big a leaguer do you have to be to be permitted to look at the ocean? Well, perhaps we should ask the prospective purchasers of these five Crummer mansions, half of whom are likely not to be people at all, but shell companies for money laundering, tax avoidance and other financial chicanery, if we can lend credence to the eye-popping series of articles that ran in the New York Times a few months ago: “Stream of Foreign Wealth Flows to New York Real Estate,” which note among many other startling things that “51% of the buyers of properties over $5 million in the Los Angeles area are shell companies.” Just to give one Malibu example: “In 2010, a Senate committee investigating corrupt money moving into the country drew attention to… an L.L.C. used by the son of the president of Equatorial Guinea to purchase a $30 million home in Malibu, Calif.” Another thing: let’s be generous and say that 49% of the Crummer mega-mansions will actually be bought by human beings. This means they’ll presumably be lived in by single families. So unless these human beings turn them into crack houses, or yet more Malibu rehabs, or the owners breed like rabbits, we’ll have, let’s say, four people rattling around in 11,028 square feet. The average-sized four-bedroom house in the U.S. is 2,000 square feet (already the largest in the world), which means that these beauties will have at least twenty bedrooms each and probably as many bathrooms to go with them: that’s five bedrooms and bathrooms per person. How does this work? Do you take turns sleeping between five different sets of 1,000 thread-count sheets in five different bedrooms? How about the bathrooms? Do you start peeing in one Italian marble toilet, then dash in mid-stream to bathroom #2, then on to #3 and #4 and #5? Seems a bit messy. But then these monstrosities are a kind of architectural pissing contest to begin with, aren’t they? So it all makes sense. Same goes for the mandatory elephantine – “Where’s the gift shop?” – entrance hall, to borrow Woody Allen’s remark about Johnny Carson’s estate. Can’t do without that. Finally, there’s the sine qua non oversized pool overlooking the ocean the little leaguers aren’t allowed to look at, which in the finest residences goes the whole hog and stretches into an “infinity” pool. You can’t get bigger than that, unless we’re talking alternate universes. But all this is just as it should be because it’s going to make a few people very, very rich indeed. Who cares if a bunch of diminutive baseball players are denied access to ocean views, the memories of which they would savor for the rest of their lives? That’s – quite literally – a small price to pay.
Collapsed story poles on the majestic pastoral bluffs over looking the Malibu Colony Beach. Photo by Steve Woods.
MALIBU
OCEAN INSPIRATION from Randy Olson
Nancy Knowlton is a senior scientist with the Smithsonian Institution, one of the world’s top experts on coral reefs, a member of The National Academy of Sciences and a friend of mine for over thirty years. She’s spent her life fighting relentlessly to save and protect the worlds oceans. But here’s what’s most amazing -- she’s optimistic about the future. She published the essay below a couple of weeks ago in the Huffington Post. It has proven to be very popular and she has given us permission to reprint it. I think you’ll see why people like it. And trust me (I used to be a scientist), it’s all true.
WHY I AM AN
OCEAN OPTIMIST by Nancy Knowlton, Ph.D., Smithsonian Institution I began my scientific career as a student in Jamaica, where we noted the scarcity of fish due to extreme overfishing. Fast forward 30 years, and I am pummeled daily by news of dissolving baby oysters, collapsing fisheries, growing dead zones, and mounting tons of plastic, not to speak of fresh images of seabirds once again soaked in oil. Yet I am still optimistic that we can reverse our course, put in the work to rebuild and protect ocean habitats, and improve our ocean’s health, for our own good and that of marine life.
GO TO: #OCEANOPTIMISM for inspiring stories of saving the oceans Where does my ocean optimism come from? Two years ago, I spent a month diving in the Southern Line Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean — a part of the world that didn’t get the doomsday message. Vibrant coral carpets the seafloor, and turtles and manta rays and groupers roam. What is their secret? Simple: They are resilient thanks to the abundance of fish and the lack of pollution coming from the land. Where human impacts are minimal, ocean life remains healthy. Sharks represent another cause for hope despite catastrophic overfishing caused by the demand for shark fins used in shark-fin soup. Why? There is growing public disgust with the images of still-living, finless sharks dumped overboard to slowly bleed to death. As a result, governments and companies around the world are taking action to protect sharks. Nearly 100 countries have banned shark fishing, finning, or the sale of fins, while 26 airlines refuse to transport shark fins. The Chinese government has set an example by no longer serving shark-fin soup at official banquets. A 2014 survey from WildAid, an anti-wildlife trafficking organization, found that 85 percent of people in four Chinese cities said they had given up shark-fin soup within the last three years and shark-fin sales had declined by 50-70 percent as shark-fin prices dropped by 50 percent. Want some more reasons to be optimistic? Ospreys, pelicans and bald eagles now thrive on our coasts, saved from the fate of the dodo because we banned DDT in 1972. Ditto the snowy egret, whose lovely feathers once adorned so many ladies’ hats. They were saved by a campaign similar to the one that aims to keep sharks off the menu today. Many humpback-whale populations have come back from the brink, and sea turtles are returning to some beaches. Sea otters, once decimated by hunting, now support a huge tourist economy in Monterey Bay. Conservation and media organizations are increasingly aware that ever more vivid documentation of huge problems without solutions leads to apathy, not action; you can’t scare people into caring. Ocean conservation and restoration are no different from other social movements: they too can go from seeming impossible to becoming inevitable with the efforts of individuals and communities
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A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE Not all environmental news is negative and in the essay below, Nancy Knowlton, Ph.D., from the Smithsonian Institution gives us hope that humans can reverse troubling trends. With the ban of DDT, the endangered Californian Brown Pelicanhas made a complete recovery. Dolphins that were a rare sight 40 years ago are flourishing in local waters along with migrating Gray Whale populations. The water pollution levels in Santa Monica Bay are continuing to improve. Passionate local activists have lobbied a ban on rodenticides that have been responsible for poisoning local wildlife. And in a press release concerning a previous EPA deemed toxic dead zone in local waters is a report released June 10th with a comprehensive post restoration monitoring report of the Malibu Lagoon that indicates its goals success. The former “Dead Zone “ is now a healthier system with increased water circulation and improved oxygen levels, during open and closed conditions, bringing the wetland back to a greater diversity of life forms. For more details read the report in this issue. - STEVE WOODS Malibu Lagoon photo by Tim Horton
TWITTER IS YOUR GATEWAY TO OCEAN OPTIMISM
If you too have had it with doom and gloom, search for #OceanOptimism on Twitter for inspiration on how you can work locally to restore ocean habitats. Every day, new posts appear thanks to a movement launched on World Oceans Day in June 2014. Read these stories, and think about how fast our world changes. RIGHT: Nancy Knowlton is Editor in Chief of the Smithsonian Ocean Portal and author of Citizens of the Sea. Photo by Christian Ziegler
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FEATURE
JUICY COUTURE
FOUNDERS
PAM GELA
Quintessential Cali Girl style. Nobody knows it better than Pam Skaist-Levy & Gela Nash-Taylor, founders of the uber popular, game changing fashion brand JUICY COUTURE. Executive editor ( and fashion powerhouse in her own right ), Kym Gold, co-founder of True Religion Brand Jeans, sits down with the original BFFs in the Malibu Colony recently to find out the who, what and wear of their eponymous new clothing line and their inspiring book The Glitter Plan: How We Started Juicy Couture for $200 and Turned It into a Global Brand. K.G.: How does it feel to be back in the fashion game? P&G: We were in fashion prison due to a long non compete… so it is super fun and exciting to be back. Watch out! K.G.: We both grew brands at a time before the true power of the internet had been established - especially before ecommerce and social media platforms were so popular. How important do you think social media plays a role in fashion now than when you started Juicy Couture? P&G: There was very little social media then, I think My space and the beginning of Facebook. We were focused on traditional marketing. It has changed traditional retail - the way the consumer perceives and identifies with a brand. K.G.: Starting a new brand is a lot of work. Are you having fun? P&G: Absolutely. We’re the luckiest girls in the world! K.G: What made you want to write the The Glitter Plan? P&G: We have a great story to tell, and wanted to share it, in hopes of inspiring entrepreneurs with a burn like we have. K.G.: Having a strong team to build a new brand is crucial. How would you define yours? P&G: Our team is everything! We’ve always loved the Andy Warhol Factory mentality - we’re a family. K.G.: With so many new retail stores out there, both online and brick and moarter, which do you most want to be in? P&G: We are in the stores we want to be in! Maxfields, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Elyse Walker, just to name a few. We love our stores, great partners are a huge part of the success. K.G.: Describe your ideal PAM & GELA girl. Who do you most want to see where your fantastic clothing line? P&G: The quintessential cool LA girl with an edge - she loves fashion, comfort, luxury and fun. K.G.: Will you be expanding into more areas with the brand? P&G: We are a lifestyle brand, it’s world of Pam & Gela. In 2016 we will introduce shoes, bags and jewelry - we’ve always been obsessed with accessories & lifestyle. K.G.: How many of your own retail stores would like to open? P&G: We are opening 2 pop up stores next year - LA & NY. We are looking at LA, NY, Miami & Vegas for our first store locations. K.G.: Start-ups are hard work! When you finally have have downtime, where is your favorite place to vacation? P&G: Malibu! K.G.: You both have amazing personal style. Who are your favorite designers other than yourselves? P&G: It changes. At the moment it’s Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli at Valentino & Hedi Slimane at St. Laurent. K.G.: What is your favorite time of year? P&G: Summer! The clothes are amazing.
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SUMMER STYLE FREAK OUT muscle tee.
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Embroidered tunic with tribal necklace, a key accessory piece for the PAM & GELA girl.
Black muscle henley
Blonde vs. brunette muscle tee
Pam & Gela in the Malibu Colony.
PAM& GELA’s
Fave Malibu hot spots
NOBU
22706 Pacific Coast Hwy,
TAVERNA TONY’S Malibu Country Mart 23410 Civic Center Way
MALIBU FARM
Located at the Malibu Pier
MAXFIELD
3939 Cross Creek Rd
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THE SUMMER ISSUE RELEASING ON SUMMER SOLSTICE Welcoming Malibu’s most celebrated season.
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Returns to Point Dume
Retail queen Jamie Lewis recently re-opened her eponymous storefront, Jamie Malibu ( at her old location no less! ) in Point Dume Plaza to the delight of locals. After a hiatus which left the Point with a lot less style to choose from the last few years, Lewis is back with the latest and greatest from designers like FRAME, SUNDRY, EQUPMENT, MARA HOFFMAN just to name a few.
ABOVE: Malibu’s own 27 Miles by local designer Katharine Marinaro and RIGHT: Beautiful imported Malas.
ABOVE: Malibu local Shannon Lewis models a pink plaid shirt by Rails in front of Jamie Malibu located next to Sunlife Organics. LEFT: A curated collection of denim includes CURRENT ELLIOT, FRAME
Jamie Malibu 29169 Heathercliff Rd. #111 Malibu, CA. 90265 (310) 457-9819
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DEE DEE DESCHANEL
#INSTAGOOD: @madonna’s recent post on instagram.
at CANVAS MALIBU
Malibu based designer DEE DEE DESCHANEL recently became a part of the highly curated men’s boutique CANVAS MALIBU in the Malibu Country Mart. Deschanel’s line YCD - Young Couture Dreams was chosen by boutique owner Arlington and Jacqueline “Jac” Forbes for it’s exceptional design and pret-a-porter style. CANVAS MALIBU 3835 Cross Creek Rd, Malibu, CA 90265 (310) 317-9895 Also available online at YCDEE.COM
SEXY STREAKS
Summer’s vibrant hues goes straight to your head with permanent and semi permanent options for neon streaks like the look Madonna has been sporting recently on instagram. When we spied this sexy take on streaks and ran straight to Paula Marchetti’s salon located above Beauty Collection. - Call for an appointment. PAULA MARCHETTI HAIR 3900 Cross Creek Rd., Malibu 310-317-4727.
PAULA MARCHETTI
HAIR Paula Marchetti H A I R delivers fresh new beauty trends that resonate the Malibu lifestyle 3900 Cross Creek Rd. (inside the Beauty Collection ) Malibu, CA. 90265 310-317-4247 A full service salon, specializing in corrective color and styling hairbypaulamarchetti.com
MALIBU
LIFE HAPPENS
so give it the slip it’s washable!
The WHITE SLIPCOVERED SOFA. It’s the ultimate beach house statement piece. The Moss Studio Custom Upholstered & Slipcovered Furniture available at Malibu Beach House in the Trancas Country Mart is the perfect solution for the coastal chic look that’s able to withstand everyday life. The washable slipcovers make living with neutral palettes far more pleasing so you can enjoy your home instead of having to stress over every little spot. So give it the slip! Life happens... It’s washable! 30745 Pacific Coast Highway, Bldg. R, Ste 3, Malibu, CA. 90265 310-457-5600
UNIQUE GIFTS COASTAL INSPIRED FURNISHINGS CUSTOM BEDDING, ONE-OF-A-KIND VINTAGE PIECES EXQUISITE TABLE TOP AND SO MUCH MORE...
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LOVE YOUR BODY LOVE YOUR HEALTH
Mulberries one of the planet’s most nutritious super foods, have been used by ancient Chinese healers for centuries for their natural healing properties. Along with green tea, the two have powerful nutrients to build a strong immune system.
This unique blend of the finest Turkish Green Tea and Mulberry Juice ignites a smooth tasting flavor that is both healthy and delicious. WWW.MULBERRYLOVE.COM
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MALIBU
MONA at Malibu Beach Yoga THERESA Mona Therese is trained in the lineage of Krishnamacharya, and her main focus is on breathing, Hatha/Vinyasa Yoga and meditation. Her fascination with the human being, not only physically but also mentally and spiritually, shines through in her teaching and her own self. Mona Therese’s journey on the path of yoga started at the age of 18 when she got the book “Ramana Maharshi and the Path of Self-Knowledge”, which was a great inspiration and gave her a bigger understanding of her own spirituality and where she wanted to be in life. Her teachings are influenced by the practice of Ashtanga Yoga by her teachers ,Lino Miele and the late Gwendoline Hunt. An injury and a deep desire for understanding how Yoga Asana works led her to venture into the practice of Iyengar Yoga with one of her teachers, Claus Wittig in Denmark. When she read “Autobiography of a Yogi,” Mona Therese found the missing link in her own practice and got initiated into Kriya Yoga by Sri Swami Shankarananda Giri from Rishikesh, India. Mona Therese started meditating at age 21 with her first introduction to meditation through TM (Transcendental Meditation). During her first visit to India she was introduced to the practice of Zen Meditation and the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh. She immediately realized she had to explore his teachings more. This desire brought Mona Therese to Plum Village for a long retreat in the South of France, an experience that had a great and life changing effect on her, and she took the practice and teachings to heart. Mona Therese attended a five-day workshop on the topic of the Heart Sutra in Copenhagen Denmark with his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama This workshop opened a new door in her personal practice and her longing for wisdom and knowledge. It was the impetus to begin her next journey on her life’s path. Mona Therese graduated from the Chopra Center University in Carlsbad, California as a Certified Primordial Sound Meditation Teacher. Her many years as a teacher of Yoga, and as a therapist of Body Work, Massage, Reflexology and Reiki Healing, has given her a profound insight into the mind/body connection. It is Mona’s goal to inspire her students to find their inner being of strength, peace and compassion, thus allowing the students to water their own seeds towards “Self Realization.” Through her own healing from cancer, Mona has gained the insight and knowledge of the power of thoughts, and how we can transform ourselves through positive intentions and affirmations. Mona is the creator of the app “Affirmation/ Transformation.” She is a published writer and an “Architect of Change” with Maria Shriver. Mona has been instrumental in the guidance and teaching of international celebrities including heads of state, movie stars and leaders in the medical field in the Art of Yoga, Pilates and Reiki Healing. She continues to integrate Eastern and Western philosophies and traditions. Mona has taught nationally and internationally throughout her life and has been teaching at the Vajra Pani Yoga Teacher Training for four years on the topics of Vinyasa Flow, Chakra Anatomy and Pranayama. In 2013 Mona started to teach “Asana Alignment & Assist” and the “Basic of Ayurveda” at the Rasa Yoga Teacher Training. Mona lives in Malibu, California, with her husband and her cat. She practices as a Reiki Master Healer, teaches Yoga classes, and is available for personal training, groups and corporate classes.
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MALIBU
GET in the
GAME
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By Diana Nicholson Summer is a time when all things are possible! In literature it symbolizes freedom, and growth. It’s also a great time to drop a few pounds and get ready for the warm weather, but let’s be honest, most people start exercise & diet programs and few stick with their plan long enough to realize their goal. Have you ever been so afraid of failing that you decided not to try at all? Well, if you’re tired of making excuses and serious about wanting to make changes, whether it’s to shed a few pounds, look better on the beach or start a healthier diet, you must set your intentions. You don’t need to detox before you start your cleanse or be in shape before you start your workout program. You just have to start eating right and exercise! It’s time to “get in the game.” Life demands participation, preparation alone won’t make it happen. The trick is to create an effective routine in line with your current fitness level. Be realistic, ask yourself what your goals are, how long it will take to get there, and how much time can you commit to exercise? Creating a two week fitness calendar with a diet and exercise plan is a great way to start. Make these workouts work for you, on your schedule, based on your fitness level. Ideally finding a good instructor who can coach you through your two week plan will greatly enhance your chances of success.
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For me the first thing I do is make a “COMMITMENT”. I put my calendar on the fridge so I can easily view what my workout plan and food guideline of the day is. I focus on small changes in my diet, limiting processed foods, alcohol, refined sugar, cookies, salt, dairy, meat, and grains. Instead I focus on seasonal fruits and veggies, big salads, black olives, hummus, potatoes, yams, brown or black rice, legumes, braggs amino acid as a salt alternative, and for a delicious salad dressing and dip I mix shallots with fennel and garlic in a food processor (greatly enhances the flavor of veggies, fish, chicken and meat) Keep it simple with whole organic foods. Refreshing beverages such as fresh squeezed lemonade (sweetened with a little maple syrup, honey, stevia, or agave) and watermelon are a delicious, super healthy choice! Summer Seasonal Fruits and Veggies: Fruits: Apricots, Plums, Blackberries, Blueberries, Cherries, Figs, Melons, Peaches & Nectarines, Raspberries, Strawberries & Apples. Veggies: Arugula, Avocados, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Garden Peas, Hot Peppers, Mushrooms, Zucchini,Green Beans & Shallots.
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This is not the pre-game! Jump in..one action builds on another and you will achieve your goals!
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Pilates instructor Diana Nicholson trained under Master Teacher, Marie Jose Blom Lawrence at “Long Beach Dance and Conditioning” She is a certified “Health Coach” from “The Institute for Integrative Nutrition” and a graduate of the California Healing Arts College”, as well as Yoga Certified through UnityOneYoga.
SUNLIFE ORGANICS NOW OPEN AT THE MALIBU COUNTRY MART!
The Local’s favorite organic smoothie stop, Sunlife Organics, opened it’s second Malibu location on Wednesday June 10th in the Malibu Country Mart. Sunlife Organics is occupying the former Howdy’s location continuing to offer the community healthy choices in freshly made juices, protein shakes, meals to go and other wellness products. The newly renovated space has the same global goodness feeling as it’s other three locations, yet retains their signature, hyper local, coastal lifestyle vibe.
MALIBU FOOD
HAUTE & HEALTHY
Palate pleasing gourmet recipes by contributing editor, chef Muriel Angot ZUCCHINI CARPACCIO 3 zucchinis 1 large garlic clove minced 1 lemon + zest Himalayan sea salt and crushed pepper 1oz fresh mint 1oz basil 1/2 cup olive oil 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (shaved) 1/2 cup Pumpkin seeds (can be replaced with Pine nuts) 1. Shave the Zucchinis with a vegetable peeler. 2. Mix in the mini cuisinart: Half of the mint and half of the basil with the lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper, most pumpkin seeds and parmesan until it looks like a greenish paste. Reserve a few Pumpkin seeds for decoration. 3. Place the shaved zucchini on your serving dish. I place it like a ribbon of roses. 4. Sprinkle some of the pumpkin seeds, and the zest of the lemon on it. 5. Add the basil and mint leaves and drollops of the pesto. Serve immediately with extra pesto on the side. Voila! Muriel Angot’s cookbooks are available on HSN or procapslab.com
SALMON ON CUCUMBER SLICES WITH LEMON ZEST: 1 pack of sliced Lox 1/2 cucumber, sliced 1 lemon + zest 3 tbsp mascarpone cheese (cream cheese works well too) 1 cup heavy whipping cream 1 avocado Dill 1oz 1/4 cup salmon roe salt and pepper This is a lovely recipe that will impress all your guests. A little time consuming but worse the trouble :-) 1. In the mini blender (or in a bowl with a fork), mix the avocado, mascarpone, lemon juice, pinch of salt and pepper. Mix well until smooth. 2. In a bowl, beat the whipped cream until fluffy. Add the lemon zest. Dill is optional. 3. Cut the cucumber in slices 4. Place the slice of cucumber first, then avocado mousse. Add a thin slice of Lox. Fold it over and repeat the process. 5. Decorate with a dollop a whipped cream, a little Dill and salmon roe. Voila!
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HAPPY HOUR Mon. - Fri. 3-7 p.m.
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MALIBU
SUMMER SESSIONS at Cross Creek Farm
Sabine Buchwald and Lancero 6.
CROSS CREEK FARM had great success on the spring
horse show circuit in Southern California. Cross Creek riders show in association with Waldenbrook Farm at hunter/jumper shows on the “A” horse show circuit. The barn has a great show series coming up in late spring and summer for riders of all ages—adults, juniors, and younger pony riders. Pony camp begins at Cross Creek Farm in June and will continue throughout the summer, weekly from Tuesday through Friday. In addition to lessons on horseback, students will learn a variety of horse care skills, and will establish a connection to the horses outside of time in the saddle. Activities each day will vary, and campers will enjoy games, arts and crafts, and observing various equine professionals such as veterinarians and blacksmiths. Students are encouraged to participate with grooming, feeding, and caring for the horses and learning the importance of human’s roles in a well-balanced horse. No previous riding experience is necessary, we offer camp to riders ages 4-15. Contact: crosscreekmalibu@gmail.com 310.650.7146
CROSS CREEK FARM Malibu, California
H U N T E R S, J U M P E R S, E Q U I T A T I O N, P O N I E S
LESSON HORSE PROGRAM Welcoming riders of all ages and abilities We have a quality selection of horses and ponies for sale or lease. Lesley Bulechek (310) 909-3883 Diane Dufau (310) 650-7146 Karli Postel (805) 496-6057 3661 Cross Creek Rd. Malibu, CA. 90265
PETS
CANINE CONVERSATIONS Nothing seems more perfect than throwing a tennis ball for your dog to fetch. We’ve all seen it; the happy dog running down the beach, fetching the ball and bringing it back only to have it thrown again. What can be more fun? The question might be, “Can it be dangerous?” Tennis balls come in all sizes and colors, some specifically made for dogs, some bright yellow, and some multi-colored, yet they all pose similar risks for dogs. But before I talk about the dangers, I’ll admit that there are times when I have (and will) use them in training / rewarding a dog. The primary danger comes in when dogs are left to play with them and chew them up. It’s one of the first things I stress to clients when I find tennis balls at their homes. Dogs who are ball crazy often make great detection dogs for explosives, narcotics, SAR and more. It’s an amazing reward and dogs that have high “ball drive” will do anything to get the ball. We use balls as rewards when training competitive dogs as well as protection dogs. Sometimes we use tennis balls, but mostly I opt for other balls that provide the same reward for the dog. Beside the obvious and very common danger of dogs getting the tennis ball stuck in their throats and suffocating, there are other risks including chewing the ball apart and getting internal obstructions, chipping and cracking teeth from pebbles being stuck in the felt, wearing down the enamel of their teeth from the constant chewing and grinding and more. It is exactly what makes the ball so desirable that makes it so dangerous. Because the dog is so crazy for it, his drive levels go up and he is likely to chew it apart or play so hard that it gets lodged in his throat. If your dog gets a ball stuck in his throat you must reach in and get it out, chances are you will have no time to get him to a vet. If you find pieces of a tennis ball and you know it’s not the “whole” ball, I suggest you visit your local vet. All in all, if you are going to use the ball as a dog toy, I suggest using another type of ball. Balls with a string attached and harder rubber balls specifically made for dogs are a better option. But still, don’t leave these balls or any toy that presents a danger around for your dog to chew on, especially when you’re not around. When you’re done playing, put the ball away. If you want to leave him something to play with consider using a Kong toy stuffed with some of his favorite treats. Most dogs don’t play with toys when you’re not around, and if you want to develop a great relationship with your dog make playing with your dog an interactive experience, that will require bringing the toy out when it’s time to play. If it’s always with him, you look like a jerk to your dog. “Here he comes again, taking my toy and I gotta try and get it… yippee!”
TENNIS BALLS Friend or Foe?
By Robert Cabral
SPORTS
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Retail is a tough gig in Malibu, but local surfer Mitch Taylor, has made his tenure at Becker Surf Shop, a lifetime achievement serving the Malibu community since 1994. Taylor started surfing at the age of seven turning his passion into a nine year professional career riding for O’Neill and Becker leading him to his current position at the company, now owned by Billabong USA. Although his first love is surfing, paddleboarding has provided another way for Taylor to enjoy the ocean and interact with locals. Taylor took up the new wave watersport 8 years ago and started teaching private paddleboard lessons shortly thereafter. Paddleboarding’s revolutionary core work out has become the most sought out water sport for all ages. Contact Mitch Taylor for further information about one on one lessons and group tours 310-905-2887 Photo by Benjamin Horton web: benhorton.biz instagram: @benhortonphoto
SOUCYCLE NETFLIX RIDE
The Soulcycle Malibu studio was one of 9 locations hosting complimentary rides as a part of a special promotion with NETFLIX. MLBU instructor Roarke, a local favorite ( his classes are Monday and Wednesday 8:30 and 9:30 ) led the class on Monday June 15th. For more information go to soul-cycle.com or call the Malibu studio at 310.973.7685
Malibu instructor Roarke Walker Satava
27960 SEA LANE
Located on one of the most desirable beaches in Malibu, this Paradise Cove beach home is an architectural masterpiece. Originally designed by Steven Ehrlich and completely remodeled by interior designer Michael Lee, this double gated, multi-level four bedroom/five bath home boasts privacy and quality in a truly sensational setting. Walls of glass provide unparalleled ocean views in the romantic owner’s suite with deck, spa-like bathroom and two spacious closets; chef’s kitchen with Gaggenau appliances and sub-zero; and spacious living, sitting and dining room combination with deck that leads directly to the sandy beaches. Three additional ocean view bedroom suites, library/office, wine room with bamboo floors, elevator, two car garage and more completes this absolute gorgeous must see Malibu home.
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