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WELCOME BACK 90265 MAGAZINE GLOSSY!

When passions for the oceans unite, you get the DevOcean.The concept of celebrating the world’s most notable ocean conservationists, many of whom live in Malibu, was the perfect time to re-release the print issue of 90265 Magazine that had been on hiatus for the last 18 months while we evaluated where glossy print media was headed. Widespread distribution of the print version of the DEVOCEAN issue will begin after Sept. 8th.

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Recently we distributed a print preview of the DEVOCEAN issue and, I must say, it was a beautiful sight to see the fruits of our labor side by side on the newsstands.

The magnitude of the content is unprecedented and we are proud to be showcasing this issue at the ICUN Congress in Hawaii along with over 170 countries and ov er 1500 hundred organizations, all of whom are diligent in their efforts to save the environment. Malibu will be well represented with the DEVOCEAN issue showing that we are on the forefront of protecting our oceans. -Cece Woods

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CITY HALL GABFEST THE CITY OBSERVED

BY SAM HALL KAPLAN

If anyone wanted to glimpse the conceit of small town government and get a discordant earful of local issues, a good seat would have been a recent heralded candidate and city leadership workshop at Malibu’s City Hall.

The workshop was sponsored by the Malibu Times as a non-partisan presentation of what one needs to know to run for office in Malibu, or at least be a conscientious citizen. Attending was a gaggle of candidates, lobbyists, city hall junkies and stooges, and my ever-curious self for KBUU and The Local. No non-partisans were spied.

The gathering ,attracting an estimated 40 or so persons, was heralded by Times publisher Arnold York as a public service, though a few ruefully noted that the newspaper no doubt will make a pretty profit from the political advertising sold in the next two months up to elections.

Hopefully some of the anticipated boost in advertising income might cover the cost of increased and more perceptive election coverage, in addition to the usual surfeit of specious letters to the editors.

Not seen was anyone from the sadly withering Surfside News, edited as it now is in Chicago and therefore missing out on another source of needed advertising, if not news.

Actually, it was less a workshop than a gabfest, with the morning session focusing on the workings of city hall, its organization and management, and financing and budget, delivered with a modicum of megalomania and a pinch of paranoia.

Featured were neophyte city manager Reva Feldman, and persevering city attorney Christi Hogin, always ready to tell why the city can’t do something, except if certain interests want it to, and the city can afford the additional legal fees. She did not disappoint with her convoluted comments.

Nor did Bonnie Blue, officially the city’s planning director, but in reality its top zoning apparatchik; real planning in Malibu, I feel, having been left to developers and accommodating consultants.

Stirring comment at the session was the reminder that Malibu, with its 15,000 or so residents, was not a rural seacoast village, as it likes to be described, but with 15 million annual visitors, it is in effect a tourist town.

Those 15 million and rising, about equal to Disneyland’s annual attendance, is what actually drives the city’s pricey development; and that the increase in traffic on the PCH, which is not really from people wanting to go shopping in Malibu, but rather apparently primarily to go to the beaches and parks.

Also revealing was the remark by genial mayor Lou La Monte, that all anyone needed to know about how the city works was in a thick packet council members receive from staff detailing upcoming agenda items.

Too bad it’s all buried in bureaucratic babble, making it maybe legal but difficult to dredge and understand. If the city is sincere about wanting citizen involvement, this information needs to be transparent, and somehow summarized and prioritized for the public.

That would be a real service by City Hall rather than grinding out as it now does self-aggrandizing press releases.

More easily consumed was the free lunch, the cost of which was apparently met in part by the donations of the Pepperdine School of Public Policy, whose conservative politics I thought are not particularly sympathetic to free anything for those in need. Advocating free enterprise is another matter.

Lending some humor to the proceedings at lunch was the remarks of a political campaign consultant, playing to four of the six city council candidates vying for office who attended. Trying to stay non-partisan, no names will be mentioned here, but you can guess.

The afternoon session was announced to be a discussion of specific issues around specific problems, according to York, not a forum for airing grievances, or candidate grandstanding. This would make a rare Malibu event.

Despite being weighted with what can be considered pro-development panelists, the session did indeed get off to a coherent start with school board member Craig Foster giving an optimistic update on Malibu’s efforts to divorce itself from the Santa Monica dominated School District.

He noted that the issue of finances was methodically being resolved, as is at long last the safety and upgrading of school facilities. And this despite the persistent criticism of a self-promoting, disingenuous parents group and the unfortunate over reaction of the district. That brew over the presence of PCBs and what to do about them has been politically toxic.

Then it was on to the constant resident concern of over development, with realtor Paul Grisanti stating how it was undermining the pressing need to upgrade the city’s water infrastructure.

Chiding that concern was caustic lobbyist Don Schmidt, who went on a length to comment on the imperative of development, adding that the city was going to have to let property owners build or spend the big bucks trying to stop them and then buying their land for whatever purpose. More tempered was panelist and former conservative mayor, and now planning commissioner, Jeff Jennings.

Long time resident Barbara Cameron also was on the panel, but being on the city payroll she wisely kept mostly quiet. Not so the iconoclastic John Mazza, who reportedly apparently elbowed his way on, as he is wont to do, and argued convincingly that Malibu already was overbuilt and PCH just cannot handle more traffic.

And so it went, with mostly Schmidt and Mazza trading observations, making me at least feel that I was sitting cramped between the two in a car creeping long a gridlocked PCH. At least it was air-conditioned.

But soon it was 3 o’clock, and class was let out. As for the issues not discussed as had been publicized, I guess I’ll read about them in a Malibu Times thick with political advertisements.

TRAGIC ACCIDENT TAKES LOCAL TEEN’S LIFE Erwan McKeown, 19, was tragically killed in a hit and run accident on August 24, 2016.The accident happened at Van Owen Avenue and Tampa Street in Reseda at 7 a.m. Erwin was on his way to work when he slammed into the truck making a left turn in front of him. The driver took off, police said.

Erwan was a wonderful, free spirited, loving, young man who was gorgeous, kind and brilliant. He worked at Cafecito Organico coffee shop in Point Dume Plaza.

The family needs to raise money for Erwan’s funeral and for his family to return his ashes to France where he was born. A GoFundme page has been established to accept donations.

Any donations are very much appreciated. Erwan was always the first to help someone in need.

If you can assist his family in any way, they would greatly appreciate your support.

To make a donation go to: https://www.gofundme.com/2thqpm7w

Erwan McKeown

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SKYLAR PEAK LEADS EFFORT TO ELIMINATE STYROFOAM IN MALIBU

STEVE WOODS As a new father, a hard working small business owner, and by far the youngest council member, Mayor Pro-tem Skylar Peak attended - 94% of City Council meetings. He always votes in favor of protecting Malibu and protecting YOU on every crucial issue. City records prove both!

Because styrofoam is a major pollution source of our beaches and ocean, Mayor Pro Tem Skylar Peak is leading an effort to have the City Council ban it’s use in Malibu.

On September 12, 2005, the City Council adopted an ordinance banning expanded polystyrene food packaging in the City. Exempt from the ban were coolers and ice chests made of expanded polystyrene. The ban applied to all food vendors, including restaurants, food retailers, such as grocery and convenience stores, and event organizers and food vendors for events held in the City.

Mayor Pro Tern Peak has requeted the Council further amend the code to remove the exemption for polystyrene coolers and ice chests, and to expand the ban to include all products rnade from expanded polystyrene. This would add packaging and shipping materials to the list of products banned in the City and make the ordinance applicable to all businesses, organizations and individuals. The council was generally supportive but put off the passage of a ordinance until the ordinances of other cities are studied and returned to the city council within a month.

Peak, who is also an avid surfer, consistently sees the affects of Styrofoam pollution and other debris the ocean is washing up on a day to day basis. Peak is not just ignoring the problem as many beach visitors have, he is being proactive in finding solution. Peak’s environmetal efforts include being on the forefront of council action in eliminating Rodenticide Poisoning from our Malibu Ecosystem.

TEAM MALIBU 2016

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CAMPAIGN KICK OFF PARTY

Thursday evening over 125 neighbors filled the home of Skylar Peak and Janet Friesen for a successful campaign kick-off party for Team Malibu 2016. Skylar Peak, Rick Mullen and Zuma Jay have endorsed each other for City Council and are running on a slate. The intimate backyard family setting was attended by many notable Malibu Locals in support of the trio running for the three open seats to be decided in the November election.

Music played while the crowd, along with many of their pets, mingled and enjoyed a warm Malibu evening. A wide range of residents where there, many whose families settled in Malibu as far back as the late 1940s. Tales were shared of the frontier days of early Malibu, to newcomers, all of whom share a common concern for this election – how to keep Malibu the special place that it is.

Theo hard at work constructing lawn signs for guests to take home.

Cece Woods, host Janet Friesen and Jae FloraKatz.

The turnout was spectacular. Skylar, Rick and Jay with longtime locals.

Matt Rapf, Skylar Peak and Matt Palmieri.

Skylar Peak and his daughter Dusty.

Rick Mullen, Julie and Lester Tobias.

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APPARENTLY, MALIBU IS BEAR-ABLE!

BY STEVE WOODS

A real-life Winnie the Bu may be finding the Malibu area and its cool marine air to its liking.

Benton Ward, who lives about 2 miles from the coast in the Corral Bowl area, told NBC4 that he set up wildlife cameras to capture video of unsuspecting mountain lions, bobcats, foxes and coyotes - but he never expected a bear to trespass across his property.

Presumably Malibu’s new Winnie the Bu has managed to safely cross the 118 and 101 freeways, cross into the upper Trancas Canyon, hike into Malibu Creek State Park, climb up the steep ridge over the Back Bone trail near the Corral Canyon Caves, and may be looking for an oak tree filled with a honey hive. Or is Winnie checking out some affordable Malibu real estate? Good luck with that!

Local Corral residents often see bobcats and coyotes...and a few see the elusive mountain lion, but nobody has ever witnessed a wild black bear in Malibu or the Santa Monica mountains. It’s been over a hundred years since the Santa Monica’s have had a bear population and that population was not of the black bear. It was the grizzly who reigned supreme as the apex predator among the Chumash, but was killed off by early settlers in the late 1800’s. The black bears have never been native to Southern California but after black bears captured from Yosemite National Park were introduced to the San Gabriel’s in the 1930’s, the black bear population in Southern California has taken off.

“I think it’s pretty fascinating,” said Ranger Kate Kuykendall of the National Park Services. “It’s really rare to have a bear south of the 101 freeway in the Santa Monica Mountains.” On June 10th, a wildlife camera in the upper Zuma/Trancas Canyon area snapped a photo of a bear nearly a month and a half before it walked in front of researchers cameras in Malibu Creek State Park, according to National Park Service spokesman Zach Behrens.

According to wildlife experts, they do not know if the bear is a male or female (or its age) but the bear looks healthy. In a recent Corral Canyon game video footage the young, cute looking, black bear is seen sniffing around a residents property before happily scampering off under some oak trees and may be in search of some sweet tasting honey. Wildlife experts are happy about the new visitor but Craig Sap, head of State Parks, is warning residents in the area not to feed any adorable looking bears. Feeding a bear would embolden the bear to become less reliant on native food sources and become a nuisance, which could cause it to be removed or destroyed.Residents who may come across Winnie are encouraged to scare the bear away from homes with loud noises, yelling or throwing rocks.

Good Luck Winnie!

MEASURE R UPDATE:

PROPONENTS FILE BRIEF IN APPEALS COURT

Thanks to your help, our attorneys last night filed our brief in support of Measure R with the appeals court. And we’re not alone -- we’re excited that the City of Malibu is filing a brief as well, reflecting the overwhelming desire of Malibu residents who want to ensure that our community’s unique character is preserved.

After being defeated at the ballot box twice, through Measure R and Measure W, developers turned to the courts to push their mega-projects through. But since our community has remained united, we are standing up to them in court just like we did at the ballot box.

In our brief, our attorneys make a strong -- and correct -- case that the people of Malibu have every right to vote on large projects and that Measure R does not deny developers any of their “rights.” As our brief states: “the voters sought to ensure thoughtful long-term planning for the City’s Civic Center, and limit formula retail stores to those that promote a diverse commercial base and preserve Malibu’s small-town character.” This is what our efforts are all about. You may download the full brief here: http://bit.ly/2bjIhNu We will keep you posted as our appeal moves forward. The next step is for the Measure R opponents to file their brief, which they must do within 30 days. We then have 20 days to file a reply. The Court will then schedule a day for both sides to argue in person, something that often takes months, but which could happen faster in this case.

Again, we thank you for continuing to stand united. This is a critical moment for Malibu.

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20TH ANNIVERSARY FAVORITE LOCAL SPOT UNVEILS NEW DECOR

Duke’s Malibu, a landmark restaurant in the area since 1996, hosted its 20th-anniversary party on Friday, August 12 and showed off the newly renovated restaurant exterior and interior. The festivities began with a private blessing performed by several Kahu (Hawaiian spiritual ministers), honoring Duke’s foundation in Hawaii. Paul Strauch, one of the original members of the Duke Kahanamoku Surf Team, attended the blessing and addressed the crowd, mentioning that the statue was the best likeness of Duke he has ever seen. Party guests were treated to passed appetizers, Duke’s signature Mai Tais, food & beverage stations, and live music from The Roman Helmets. Raffle proceeds raised $4,000 for Life Rolls On, a local charity.

The Duke’s 20th-anniversary party was also the occasion to reveal the completion of decor renovations to both the exterior and interior of the restaurant. “We are so thankful for all the support the community has given us for the last 20 years and our anniversary party is a way to bring folks together to show them our appreciation, raise some money for a great local cause and have some fun,” said Jimmy Chavez, General Manager. “This year’s celebration is particularly special because we are so excited to share the transformation of the restaurant from the just completed renovations. We strived to preserve the local, authentic soul of Duke’s Malibu while introducing new décor elements that make the dining experience fresh and vibrant. We hope that Duke’s will continue to be a local favorite for the next 20 years.”

Duke’s Malibu has been a favorite spot for locals for the past two decades. The restaurant recently completed renovations in time for its 20th anniversary.

The Barefoot bar has seen many a Taco Tuesday with many familiar faces. The newly remodeled bar area is bright and colorful, filled with vintage surf memorabilia.

ECOMALIBU AND MALIBU NOSERIDING INVITATIONAL WELCOMES NEW DIRECTOR OF SPONSORSHIP

Josh Morgan, Regional Director of Operations for California, T S Restaurants, Jimmy Chavez, General Manager, Duke’s Malibu, Scott McGill, Corporate Chef, T S Restaurants, Kamana Opono, Susie Saxten, Chairman of the Board, T S Restaurants, Kalani Akui, Jackie Reed, CEO, T S Restaurants, Randy Carrasco Greg Portagies aka chief Tama.

EcoMalibu is pleased to announce that David H. Cheresh will direct the Sponsorship and Benefactor Procurement Team for EcoMalibu’s 2017 Edutainment Program and its Malibu NoseRiding Invitational. Mr. Cheresh spent forty years in the financial services industry, with an emphasis on brokerage, wholesaling, sales and marketing.

“The experience Mr. Cheresh has in marketing and networking should prove to be invaluable in forwarding our cause. He brings to the table insights that will most certainly engage benefactors for EcoMalibu as well as major sponsors and advertisers for the Malibu NoseRiding Invitational,” states Bob Purvey, MNI Executive Director.

Please visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/MalibuNoseRidingInvitational/ and “Like” to get the latest updates, and view the potential contenders.

Should you have any benefactor, sponsorship or advertising inquiries, please contact Mr. Cheresh at dhcheresh@ecomalibu.org.

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FACES OF TERROR

BY DAVID STANSFIELD EDITED BY ALLEN WALDMAN

OPINION

7. AN-NUSRA FRONT

OCEAN CONSERVATION

IF THE OCEANS DIE We

Die

BY CAPTAIN PAUL WATSON Twenty Seventeen will mark the fortieth year since I founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and my passion for this mission that began four decades ago has not waned. Rather, it has become ever more invigorated each and every time my thoughts dwell on the reality of the consequences that face all life on this planet should the Ocean die.

The Ocean is dying. Since 1950, the year I was born, we have witnessed a 40% diminishment of phytoplankton populations in the oceanic ecosystems. Phytoplankton produces some 70% of the oxygen the all animals require for survival. We have witnessed the destruction of half the non-human wild biomass on the planet and the removal of some 90% of the fishes from the sea.

For hundreds of millions of years, the sea has been the life support system for this planet that should rightfully be called Ocean. The sea not only produces oxygen, it is the foundation of the global food chain and the regulator of global climate.

For the last two centuries, one species, our own, has arrogantly and systematically been plundering this life support system, undermining it and setting the stage for this sixth major extinction event we now call the Anthropocene.

What has been happening cannot be halted by protests. At the moment, there is no political or economic motivation for governments and corporations to seriously address the rapidly diminishing conditions that threaten biodiversity in the sea and thus all life on land.

I differentiate the sea from the Ocean. Many people think that the sea is the Ocean, however it is but one part of it, the part that is the most obvious.

The Ocean, however, is the entire planet and the one element that gives all living things the gift of life. It is water in continuous circulation, underground, in rivers and lakes, in the clouds, locked in glacial ice and coursing through the cells of every single living plant and animal.

The truth is each and every one of us is the ocean. It is within us, it surrounds us, and we are immersed in it. It flows through our bodies and into the ground, to the sea, transforming into gas and solids and back to liquid again. When we diminish any part, we diminish the whole. When we pollute any part of it, we pollute ourselves.

"For hundreds of millions of years, the sea has been the life support system for this planet" There are immediate solutions to saving the ocean, addressing climate change, and species diminishment and extinction. I presented these solutions to the 2015 Climate Change Conference in Paris but, unfortunately. my solutions are not what world leaders want to hear.

Simply put, we need to stop deforestation in the worlds’ tropical and temperate forests, we need to end all world government subsidies to industrialized fishing and we need to ban all heavy gear fishing technologies like longlines, gill nets, draggers and super trawlers. And, most importantly, we need to somehow move away from animal agriculture to a plant based diet, especially in the developed nations where resource consumption is significantly higher per capita than underdeveloped nations.

The key to turning this around can be found in the observation that the strength of any eco-system is in diversity. Therefore, we need a movement of diversity with action in the field: with education, legislation, litigation and enforcement of conservation laws.

Over the years Sea Shepherd has focused on upholding international conservation law in accordance with the United Nations World Charter for Nature. We have forged working alliances with governments, law enforcement, non-governmental organizations and companies. We have created the largest conservation navy on the planet with nine ships dedicated to intervention and enforcement.

This past year, Sea Shepherd’s Operation Icefish shut down an Antarctic toothfish fleet of six boats wanted by Interpol. Operation Driftnet worked with China to arrest another six-ship Chinese fleet illegally using drift nets in the Indian Ocean.

In the spring, Sea Shepherd’s Operation Albacore, in partnership with the Gabonese Navy, arrested three Chinese trawlers fishing illegally in the waters of Gabon.

Meanwhile, Operation Milagro, a campaign to protect the critically endangered Vaquita porpoise in the Sea of Cortez--worked with the Mexican Navy to seize and confiscate over 50 illegal gill nets and longlines. That saved hundreds of animals, including the life of a Humpback whale.

Sea Shepherd has also formed a partnership with Ecuador to protect the Galapagos National Park Marine Reserve. Presently our Operation Siracusa is working with the police in Sicily to defend the Sicilian marine reserves from poachers.

On top of that, Sea Shepherd has beach clean-up operations around the world. Sea Shepherd ships and crews have removed over 100 tons of abandoned ghost nets from the Southern Ocean and the Mediterranean.

We do what we can with the resources available to us to shut down illegal fishing and to address pollution, and, as a volunteer organization, we provide the means for people to passionately exercise their concerns with actions that achieve concrete results.

I have come to understand over the years that we will only turn this threat around by all of us doing what we can. We need people with passion, imagination and courage to fight for the ocean with a diversity of strategies, tactics and approaches.

I remain hopeful that humanity will soon begin to realize that there is no greater challenge than stopping the diminishment of biodiversity in the sea and on land. The consequences if we fail will fall upon all of us and all future generations. seashepherd.org

SESSIONS

SURFAID WAS BORN FROM ONE SURFER’S DESIRE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. JOIN THE TRIBE. SURFAID.ORG

AN INTERVIEW WITH SURFAID AMBASSADOR SHANE DORIAN LM: You and Kelly (Slater) are being honored by SurfAid as their Humanitarian of the Year.

How did you become involved with the organization and what inspired you to help support their cause?

SD: A close friend of mine is on the board at Surf Aid and knew I was involved in a fundraiser.

He told me about the impact Surf Aid is making and I did a bit of research to find out more.

What really stood out is their “hand up not a hand out” ethos. I have spent time surfing in a lot of the very remote areas that Surf Aid is working to improve, so I have seen first-hand how tough it can be for people in those areas to get help.

LM: Surf exploration can bring us into contact with people whose needs are greater than ours.

We often want to help the local communities, but don’t know how or where to start. How do you see SurfAid bridging this gap for surf travelers?

SD: Surf Aid has “boots on the ground” in a lot of these areas already, so it is quite easy to get involved for those who want to make a difference.

LM: SurfAid works with 4 extremely remote communities in Nias,Sumba,Sumbawa and the Mentawai in Indonesia. Do you have a favorite amongst these breaks or a secret spot that you want to share with us?

SD: I love the Nias area and have scored incredible surf there many times. My last trip there I was chasing a really big swell and ended up getting huge waves at a remote spot I had never even heard of before.

LM: SurfAid works with small, remote communities that have little to no access to even the most basic things like healthcare and clean water. Having a family of your own, what does it mean to you to be taking such a massive stand in support of these island communities?

SD: For people who live in America or any other first world country, it’s hard to imagine not having access to healthcare or clean drinking water. When you travel to very remote areas where people have very little it really opens your eyes to what other people’s reality is. To be able to help support those in need is a privilege and I am grateful for the chance to be involved.

LM: You live in an island paradise of your own. How do the waves in Indo compare?

SD: It’s pretty hard to beat the surf in Indonesia. The quality and quantity are mind blowing. At the same time, I am very thankful to live in Hawaii, where the ocean is warm and clean and the surf is really good.

LM: The Surf Aid Cup is in its 5th year here in Malibu and we hear you are going to be one of the featured pro contestants. What will you be riding?

SD: I am not sure. Probably something very short and wide that will go fast. I am hoping for a good, southern semi-swell!

For more information got to surfaid.org

Shane Dorian and his son Jackson.

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KICK-OFF PARTY AND HUMANITARIAN AWARD CELEBRATION FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 6 – 10PM DUKES, MALIBU WITH SPECIAL GUEST SHANE DORIAN LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE AT SURFAID.ORG/EVENTS FOR SPONSORSHIP OR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES CONTACT ERIN@SURFAID.ORG

CONGRATULATIONS TO SHANE DORIAN AND KELLY SLATER 2016 SURFAID HUMANITARIANS OF THE YEAR

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SUPPORTERS

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SESSIONS

SURFAID WAS BORN FROM ONE SURFER’S DESIRE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. JOIN THE TRIBE. SURFAID.ORG

SURFAID CUPS PAST AND FUTURE Photos by Nikki Brooks As we are getting excited for the upcoming annual SurfAid Cups in Malibu and Sydney in September, we’re stoked to reflect on such an epic first annual SurfAid Cup Santa Cruz that took place in April! I’ve had a chance to catch up with two amazing and long-time supporters of SurfAid about their take on the day, the surf, and why they support SurfAid. Jason Lewis, captain of Team Benchmark Properties, led his team to first place fundraisers. Chris Parr, an annual competitor in our Malibu Cup, volunteered his time in this contest as an incredible water marshall.

Chris, how was the surf at Pleasure Point day of the contest?

It was fair. Considering the very stormy weather front that went through the day before, that was really lucky. It was raining sideways on the day before our event. Day of the contest, the clouds parted, the wind dropped and we had really fun 6-10 foot surf. All of the main CA spots were described as “poor” on Surfline that day. Pleasure point was the only spot that we saw that had a “fair” rating.

Jason, how was the vibe on the beach?

The atmosphere around the event was great. Good vibes. Even though this was a surf contest, the competitors weren’t all agro in the heats. In one of the heats, my buddy Greg was #4 surfer and another competitor was #5 surfer. He said to Greg, “I’ve already caught a wave, you get the next one.” Good stuff.

Chris, what were some highlights of your day?

Just hanging out with the pros/ legends and our SurfAid volunteers. To hang out with Wingnut was great. He’s such a vibrant, positive guy who I really like being around. He is a big supporter of SurfAid, and a Santa Cruz legend. It was so fun to be around him and watch him work his magic at his main spot, Pleasure point. He surfed both contests that day (The SurfAid Cup and The Logjam Classic) and in his first heat he got a tube ride. I asked him about his heat and he told me about the tube ride with such humility and also just pure stoke! He’s so gracious and humble. We are lucky to have him in our SurfAid Tribe.

Being a water marshall for the contest was really fun. I had a front row seat to all the competitors and their rides. It was some fun and challenging surf that day, and people were ripping.

Allen Sarlo was a standout, and the local crew of Wingnut, Shawn Dollar, and Anthony Tashnick were all ripping. Everyone had a big smile on their face.

It was really fun being in the water helping to raise money for all the villages. We raised a total of $64,000; that’s amazing for a first annual contest. All the teams really stepped up and worked hard to reach their fundraising goals. Congrats to all those who raised the money.

I also had some cool conversations with some other pros/legends like Anthony Tashnick, Shawn Dollar, and of course Allen Sarlo. It’s really fun to be able to be around those guys in that kind of environment where they are doing something for a great cause, and everyone is smiling and doing something they love for SurfAid. It was a really special day, and that’s why I donate my time. I just love these events.

Chris, I hear you had a pretty special moment out in the water. Please do tell.

In heat number two, the surf was a bit bigger. Two otters laying on their backs like this guy pictured, were chilling, just outside of the lineup. As a couple competitors dropped into some great waves and rode to some big scores, the otters rolled over on their backs and clapped.

I was in awe.They were applauding us; the waves; the rides and our wonderful efforts to save lives.True story. I just smiled and laughed.

Jason, what sparked you to create a team for the contest?

I had known about the contests in Malibu over the years, so in late December when Erin (US Director of Development) mentioned the event in Santa Cruz I thought it would be fun to be a part of. Once I knew we would have enough guys to commit to the contest is when I decided to create a team. This is in large part to my friend Greg (fellow teammate), who invited a couple friends from Santa Cruz to join us.

Chris, why is the SurfAid Cup contest important to you?

It’s simple. We are saving lives. We are changing the way people go about their daily lives in the regions where we work. The results of our hard work can be seen and we are clearly making a difference. The reward is seeing the malaria numbers go down, seeing the number of child deaths reduced, and seeing the people thrive. It’s so evident and so rewarding to be doing something real for these villages.

Jason, why do you support SurfAid? In 2004, I was fortunate enough to go on an adventure surfing in the Mentawai Islands off the coast of Sumatra. While on the boat for about 12 days I gained a unique perspective and appreciation for my life. It was after this trip that I learned about SurfAid and the amazing work they do for the local people living in these isolated areas of Indonesia.

Chris, what’s your favorite spot to surf in the Mentawai’s?

One of my favorite sessions in the Mentawai was Lances Right. I’m a regular footer, and we got an all-time session there which was really good. Even though we were on a boat trip, we did spent a full day on land. I remember seeing the poverty and sick people and it made me feel sad, probably very similar to how Dr. Dave felt when he first went there, which inspired him to create SurfAid. I remember wishing I could do something to help these people. SurfAid is such a great organization and I feel lucky to be part of it.

Chris, will you be participating again in the upcoming SurfAid Cup Malibu in September?

Yes, this will be our 5th consecutive year competing at the Malibu SurfAid Cup. My team – Malaria Sucks, did not do very well the first three years we competed, but last year we were on the podium with a third place finish! And this year we hope to get on the podium again.

Team Firewire, watch out!!

It’s not too late to join in the surfing and fundraising fun for our upcoming SurfAid Cups in September! Malibu, CA – 10 September. Sydney, AUS – 23 September. If you’re interested in getting involved, we’d love to hear from you! http://www.surfaid.org/contact#event-contact OR: events@surfaid.org

Shane Dorian heads to Surfrider Beach for the SURFAID Malibu event Sept.9-10

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So, after the recent fires (three to be exact), I was so happy to get back to Sherman’s Place.

It was the start of a beautiful day - and then the phone rings. Andy Lyon’s daughter (Georgie) had a pony that went missing from Shari Latta’s house.

I made my way up to Shari’s house with my friend Heather Devlin and found Gina Merz and her friend Susie tacked up and ready to ride the trails to find Cody. The search was on!

It was blistering heat in the canyon (103 degrees), loads of ticks and shrubs, but nothing could stop us from searching for this lost pony whose 11 year old owner was devastated.

A few funny things happened along the trail. Half of the hikers spoke no English - it was either French or Farsi -but we managed to communicate with a lot of neighing sounds and hand signals. I am pretty sure they understood we were looking for a lost animal (I hoped anyway).

After a few games of charades with some well meaning hikers, we noticed what looked like a tiny toy helicopter in the sky. I said “Wow. That looks and sounds so real...it IS real and Andy Lyon is in it!”

It was great to have a moment to laugh in the middle of all the stress during the search.

More air support came by way of two generous locals, Jarrod Denson and Randall Berkeley from Drone Tech Aerial Photography, who came with their drones. Through the brush and up the hills they climbed. No complaints, just determination to help.The drones were really helpful, showing us many trials that Cody could have used, but still no sign of him. At night, we left for a few hours and Mark Meador and I returned at 10 pm to continue the search. As a precaution, so we wouldn’t get lost, Gina, Shari and Blythe were texting and tracking us via GPS until 2 a.m. I must say, Andy and Blythe felt Cody was close by.

Andy Lyon left, with his daughter Georgie, Sherman Baylin and Cody.

Sunday morning we met at the trails at 7:30 a.m. You know, you don’t have to live in Malibu to feel like a local. The big push to find Cody continued when Vicki Montaga from Little Rock (no, not Arkansas) came to help because she has a lot of horses in and out of Malibu and felt compelled to be there and support us. Also, Guardian Aftercare offered to pay for the helicopter if it was needed again on Sunday to continue the search.

Suddenly the good news was in! Shari and Lainey (Patterson) texted Andy: “We found him! A hiker found him safe and sound!”

Malibu locals always pull together - and this time it had a happy ending.

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This traditional style Malibu home got a modern update with a bohemian, contemporary spin by interior designer Janette Mallory.

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My clients purchased a house that had not been updated in years with the intention of living in it at first and decided soon into the project that they wanted to remodel the home to sell as quickly as possible.

The challenge was not only to complete the project according to the client’s accelarated time frame, it was also to make sure the project stayed on budget giving it an updated Malibu lifestyle look.

My goal was to keep with the traditional style of the house, but update it to a more transitional contemporary look with a Malibu bohemian touch. Every bathroom was completely remodeled, as well as the kitchen, updated lighting, flooring, fireplaces, etc.

I used a lot of micro cement on the floors, fireplaces and shower which I had never done in the past. Using micro cement is a faster, easier way to update old flooring with a more contenporary look.

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MEET DR. MARC BITTAN, D.V.M OF MALIBU HOLISTIC HEALTHCARE For more than 25 years I have used a variety of herbs, homeopathics and whole food nutraceuticals to treat, heal and cure animals for every condition that we treat in conventional veterinary medicine.

From skin allergies to brain tumors, I have been successful, very successful, with the entire spectrum of problems that our pets have, achieving equal or better results than conventional medicine for so many problems. The reason I say this is because if things look equal on the outside, I know they’re doing better on the inside with what I have used, and what I have done, compared to the known residues, side effects and toxicities with conventional treatment. It’s easy enough to Google the fact that more than 100,000 people die each year from PROPERLY prescribed medicine. On the other hand, many times it is vital to use conventional treatments. Adding holistic will only make the outcome better.

Over 90% of the products that I use are labeled for human use. So just think about that. For more than 25 years I have been treating the gamut of medical problems using human products for animals.

Could you imagine if the pharmaceutical companies experimented on animals for that long a time before putting it out there for us? So with no placebo effect in animals and thousands of successful cases(some being extraordinary)it is obvious that my arsenal is safe and EFFECTIVE.

It is not important to have a holistic pharmacy that is based on a gigantic variety within categories.

This holistic pharmacy is based on the use of, and the personal knowledge of, the effectiveness of the companies that I have used for more than twenty-five years. I have had many clients come in for their first appointment with a shopping bag of supplements from the internet that were not worth the cost of the plastic bottles that they came in. It’s easy enough to produce a beautiful label. It’s easy enough to Google the fact that a large majority of herbal products on the Internet that were tested simply contained rice and wheat.

Of course, new treatments are added to my pharmacy when warranted. But decisions are made about new protocols with more than 25 years of experience behind the decision and thorough research to back up the decision. So some holistic pharmacies may believe that variety is the way to go, to try and satisfy every shopper. This pharmacy is about health. Health, well-being, and quality of life. Having a focused group of treatments (still a very large variety, but with a level of confidence to endorse this purposefully concentrated variety because of actual real-life experience) I know the chance to accomplish each individual’s goal for his or her health will be greatly increased. Without health there is nothing. Health is not a lack of disease. Radiant health is about feeling so good that you don’t even think about your health except for the gratitude you express when you give thanks.

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These are over the counter, extremely effective products to achieve the health you want for yourself, your family and friends, and for your pets.

Our goal is to help you move toward achieving radiant health. Whether you are in tip top shape(and maybe for that exact reason holistic to keep you tip top) or have autoimmune, chronic and degenerative issues and life isn’t feeling very good, holistic will make it better than it is, all the way to being tip top.

Holistic Veterinary Healthcare - for your pets This is what I’ve been doing for the last 25 years :Acupuncture, chiropractic, laser, herbs, homeopathy, nutrition and more, to treat, heal, and cure allergies, acute infections, particularly viral, chronic infections, asthma, autoimmune, acute and chronic liver, kidney, heart, skin, pancreatic conditions. Arthritis, cancer, dementia, behavioral and seizures have all been treated successfully, sometimes with almost immediate dramatic effects, often being able to limit or eliminate pharmaceuticals and leading to a better quality of life and many times with unexpected longevity. If you believe that health is more than just the absence of illness, then you see taking care of your health or your pets health as on ongoing process; a routine that allows you to focus on health and well-being without it being a chore.

Malibu Holistic Healthcare can be the guidance in regards to supplements for you and your pets. And because it is an on going process to optimum health - Radiant Health-we wanted to offer a number of services.

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Malibu Holistic Healthcare has an extensive line of Chinese herbal formulas.

Dr. Bittan is a veterinarian and therefore cannot diagnose medical conditions for humans. Malibu Holistic Healthcare carries natural holistic remedies that are available without a prescription. The supplements available at Malibu Holistic Healthcare are the foundation of Dr. Bittan’s 25 years of success in his holistic veterinary practice with the endless number of maladies that are common both to people and pets. Inflammatory Bowel Disease, epilepsy, diabetes, allergies, anxiety, heart disease, kidney disease :the list goes on and on. Most of these conditions listed can have dangerous and damaging results with conventional treatment. Like endless Prednisone or Flagyl or Cyclosporine (Atopica for your dog) for example. Or conditions that are just managed with variable results at best no matter what pharmaceutical (Apoquel for your dog) is offered. There are many people that would like to talk to someone regarding their health with the confidence that they know that the person making recommendations actually knows what they are talking about.

When Dr. Bittan picks a protocol for a German Shepard with Inflammatory Bowel Disease,he’s using supplements made for humans for IBD. A concierge membership is something to considerif someone wants to take a journey using health producing supplements and having a monthly sit down while setting individual goals and moving in a direction of radiant health .Dr. Bittan will schedule a free 30-minute discussion for people who want to map out a concierge program for either themselves or their pets. These are not consultations for any particular illness but as someone brings up health concerns Dr. Bittan will make recommendations about how his services can best be used.

He will figure what level of service is needed or necessary according to the goals desired.

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Aldous Huxley famously visited Lake Atitlan, the caldera-formed lake in Guatemala and wrote in his 1934 travel tome Beyond the Mexique Bay: “Lake Como, it seems to me, touches on the limit of permissibly picturesque, but Atitlan is Como with additional embellishments of several immense volcanoes. It really is too much of a good thing.”

Guatemala is a country of contrasts: Over the water bungalows at the luxury resort Las Lagunas near the ancient Mayan ruins of Tikal.

Huxley would have really tripped out at the All Soul’s Day Giant Kite Festival that takes place every November 1 at Santiago Sacatepequez cemetery, about an hour from Antiqua.

Little-known outside of the Central American country, the annual gathering is just one highlight of culturally themed sojourns offered by Bella Guatemala Tours based in Los Angeles.

(If you’ve been to the kite festival – and few have – you can venture further afield to another All Soul’s Day event, where village men ride up and down the main dirt drag on horseback, drinking a beer at the end of each revolution until they fall off their horses flat ass drunk!).

Guatemalan-born Elsie Yidony founded Bella Guatemala a decade ago when she started taking family and friends on tours throughout her beloved homeland. She recently expanded to include other curious travelers. The itineraries— as well as the Elsie’s hand-picked guides, like charming anthropologist and Mayan art expert Jose Antonio Gonzalez, who is passionate about Meso-American history – rock.

Dense volcanic jungle and wildlife.

After our group partied with the locals at the cemetery kite festival, we flew to the Mayan ruins at Tikal and relaxed in jungle luxury at the amazing Las Lagunas eco-lodge. We also explored one of the 3,000 volcanoes (Pacaya) that dot Guatemala’s landscape via horseback and hiking (a four hour feat in itself), soaked in mineral springs and shopped until we dropped at local markets and weaving co-ops. Guatemalan cuisine is simple and has yet to reach the culinary heights of Peruvian or Mexican cuisine, but is tasty nonetheless.

From the ruins of the Lost City to the charm of romantic Antiqua and beauty of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala revealed itself as a place to explore on future trips, like one last spring designed around the very busy and popular Semana Santa (Easter week) in the romantic town of Antiqua. But it’s the beautiful (bella) people of Guatemala that really enhance any traveler’s experience of this magical, not-to-be missed destination just a half day travel away.

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PHILANTHROPY

LAST CHANCE FOR ANIMALS HONORS CINDY LANDON LONGTIME MALIBU LOCAL WILL BE HONORED OCTOBER 22ND IN BEVERY HILLS.

Malibu local, activist and philanthropist Cindy Landon will be honored at the Last Chance for Animals Gala on October 22 at the Beverly Hilton for her philanthropic and activism for the ethical treatment of animals. Landon, who has a long history of supporting organizations dedicated to children, the environment and animals, has extended her activism to the creative realm producing of profound documentaries with important messaging and awareness for causes that are important to her.

Last Chance for Animals is an important cause to Landon who has been with the organization for 7 years. “Chris De Rose is an inspiration. He has spent over 30 years focusing on investigating, exposing animal cruelty and ending animal exploitation. The more I learned about the organization, the more I felt compelled to be involved.

Chris is a hero to all animals.” The Local sat down recently with Landon to ask a few important questions...

“AS A YOUNG GIRL, MY HEART WAS ALWAYS CONNECTED TO LIVING CLOSE TO NATURE... I BECAME A VEGETARIAN AT THE AGE OF 14 AND EVENTUALLY BECAME A VEGAN BECAUSE OF MY LOVE AND RESPECT FOR ALL LIVING BEINGS.” LM: What laws in California would you like to see changed?

CL: I would like to see laws that put into place basic rights for all animals. For example a ban on all vivisection (the use of animals in lab experiments), a ban on puppy mills so people adopt not shop, laws to ban circus animals and use of marine animals for entertainment, anti-poaching laws, international ban on dog meat and the use of animals for the fur industry. The list goes on and on. There are no federal laws governing the conditions in which farmed animals are raised and the majority of farmed animal suffering is exempt from state criminal anti-cruelty laws.

There are 77 BILLION land animals raised for food per year. The conditions they are raised in are unconscionable and inhumane.

LM: If people tell you they are having trouble converting to all vegan, what advice do you give them?

CL: I tell them that my choice to stop eating meat as a young girl was for ethical reasons. It is a process. I was a vegetarian for years but as I learned more and more about animal cruelty I decided to give up all animal products. I didn’t give up everything overnight. We make the transition through education and awareness. It’s then that we start to make better choices and find that it’s better for our health, for the planet and by doing so we are no longer contributing to the needless suffering of animals. There are several books on the market about eating vegan that they can pick up that will guide them through this important lifestyle change. I remind them that it is a myth that you need to have animal protein to be strong and healthy.

LM: When you meet people who claim to be environmentalists but eat meat what do you say to them?

CL: I usually say if you really care about the environment you can’t ignore the fact that raising animals for food and factory farming is the number one contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. The EPA reports that the nation’s 18,000 confined animal feeding operations generate 500 MILLION TONS of manure annually. People in the environmental world have to acknowledge that raising animals for food causes more destruction than all the cars, planes and vehicles put together. Let alone the quantity of essential resources like water and land that are used in raising the animals. An average of 2,500 gallons of water are need to produce 1 pound of beef.

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LM: How do you separate the fact that your dog eats dog food?

CL: My dogs eat mostly a vegetarian diet from Just for Dogs with fish, vegetables and grains.

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Do you ever wonder why, despite all of your positive intentions and work you do to improve your life, that certain issues seem to happen over and over again?

The answer is due to the fact that we are allowing our past to create our future. History repeats itself…but who says our future has to repeat the past?

Most places contain objects and images from our travels, experiences, and lives before today. In essence, our environments are reflections of where we have been and what we have known and liked in the past.

When we react to our environment and all the familiar things, we are just living in and from the past.

By midlife, over 90% of who we are is a series of subconscious programs that have become automatic.

Daily routines such as driving a car, brushing our teeth, worrying about the future, judging or blaming others, not believing in ourselves, etc. have all become patterns that we do without much thought. Therefore, we are all mostly on auto-pilot and the conscious mind is not running the show.

Our bodies are also “addicted” to the past. Every second of our lives our brains are recording memories.

With our brains full of memories of the past, and our environments reinforcing this, is it any wonder we are running in repetitive circles?

Most of us may want to be happy, but after several years of repetition of pain, suffering and experiences, we are now living by habit. Our habitat has actually become a habit, which is essentially creating our future!

Positive thinking is good, but that doesn’t always get the results we had hoped for. The reason for this is that positive thinking, without positive FEELING, cannot change much. The key is to feel with our senses what it is that we are wanting to create.

In the world today, many people do not realize that when they are watching devastating things on the news, for example, they are feeling, thinking, and responding with their emotions to what they are witnessing. The effect of this is having more of those types of things happening. Literally what we focus on grows.

Senses activate the brain and “re-mind” us of things we have felt before. Therefore, a big hint to understanding what we are manifesting comes from the use of our senses.

If you are thinking and feeling from your past, then you can only create from the past. It is time to “re-member” the future! Think greater than yourself…much bigger than you ever have before…dream!

When you match your behavior with your intentions…and then match your actions with new thoughts, you can tap into the immense potential and power that already exists inside of you. The key is to be clear and imagine what would make you feel amazing in every way…and then FEEL it…really, really feel it!

Also, if you want something, you must to be in the position to receive it. If you stay wanting, you will not get it. You must already be ready to have it. If you wanted to book a ticket to some great place like maybe Hawaii or Tahiti, you would start imagining yourself there and get super excited about…but you aren’t there yet! That doesn’t matter because you KNOW you will be there…and that is how you will get there! The more you get happy and excited about it, and get ready for it, the easier you will manifest it actually happening!

This is exactly how you need to feel about what you want in your future. Align your feelings and thoughts to visualize and feel happy about what you are going to experience.

This is not a form of denial as to what is happening around us. It is rather a way to OBSERVE everything from a place that is out of time, and then FEEL what you want to see happening. It is your choice if you want to create more of the same that you have already seen…or if you want to create something better and beyond the past.

The soul wants change…just as the seasons change and everything is in constant movement in nature and the universe.

To cause an effect, you must SEE in your mind and FEEL in your body what you want. Visualize this by just taking a few minutes every day to sit down, close your eyes, and see it!

Really let yourself have fun imagining it! It is really just as simple as being a kid using your imagination….but now you are an adult adding intention to your imagination. The results will astound you!

Here is a simple, yet very powerful example of the power of your mind: There was as study of one group of people who imagined lifting their index fingers for just 5 minutes a day for 2 weeks (without actually moving them)…and a second group that actually did physically lift their fingers for the same amount of time that the first group did. At the end of the study, the first group had increased their finger strength by 22% and the second group increased their finger strength by 35%! That study goes to show just a fraction of how powerful your mind is. How could the group who just used their minds and imaginations actually create physical results?

This is not magic...it is science. What you focus on grows!

Your mind is powerful…and it is yours to use as you wish! We have incredible untapped potential inside of us, patiently waiting for us to just use our imaginations!

Remember, that to manifest something, you must already have it in your mind and feel it with your emotions as being real. In other words, you must already be feeling and enjoying the thought of it…not worried about when or whether you will be receiving it. If you can change yourself before your dream shows up...you will be better equipped to receive your intentions. That old saying of “Build it and they will come” is actually true!

To reinforce your environment to support you in your new visions of your future, get rid of anything that you do not love in your home…give it to someone who will love it more than you do. Add things that remind you of what you want to create. The reason for this is that the subconscious mind is constantly reading and copying its environment. So by understanding basic natural laws of feng shui and physics, just seeing things that make you happy will bring you more happiness! Simple changes can be so incredibly profound!

Let’s leave the past in the past, where it belongs. The future can (and will) be incredible, if we make it so. You are “the one” you have been waiting for. Remember to choose wisely what you react to and put your attention on. Allow yourself to dream and follow your true bliss!

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