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MALIBU CITY COUNCIL DENIES CITIZENS THE TRUTH
In 2014 Malibu voters resoundingly approved Measure R because they could no longer trust their council to listen to resident’s concerns regarding the dangers of overdeveloping Malibu’s Civic Center. Last Monday night their distrust in this council’s decision-making was again validated. After Malibu residents packed the Council chambers and delivered some five and a half hours of testimony on the planned Whole Foods mall, the City Council, in a 4 to 1vote (Skylar Peak voting no), approved the project which will now go to a vote of the residents this November. Residents listened, astounded, as council stamped approval on this mall EIR based upon some of the most outlandish testimony ever delivered at a Malibu council meeting. This City staff, and council along with developers justified the impacts of this mall by:
DENYING: TRUTH.
Preposterously claimed that Malibu traffic has not only not increased in the last 25 years, but has in fact decreased.
DENYING: FACTS.
Whole Foods dangerously increases traffic as proven in Malibu’s recent PCH Safety Study, approved by this very Council.
DENYING: EXPERTS.
Caltrans, Sheriff’s Dept, Fire Dept, Beaches and Harbors, LA County Lifeguards and this City’s own PCH Traffic Safety Study states that Malibu traffic has significantly increased.
DENYING: RESIDENTS.
Denied Serra Canyon residents the necessity of a safe evacuation route in the case of a catastrophic fire or earthquake emergency.
DENYING: STUDIES.
Economic impact studies show that adding yet another supermarket in Malibu would harm, and possibly destroy, existing businesses across this town.
ON ASSIGNMENT : Exec. editor Steve Woods watched the entire 5 plus hour meeting from Kauai as the Malibu City Council validated - and passed - a flawed Environmental Impact Report for the Whole Foods in the Park Project.
“I WANT YOU TO DO MY TAXES” - Andy Lyon to the traffic engineer who grossly underestimated traffic counts in the Whole Foods in the Park Environmental Impact Report.
DENYING: SAFETY.
Denying every report that more traffic on PCH creates greater dangers for residents and visitors, more accidents and more fatalities. Dangerously, this fabricated and flawed traffic study will be the baseline for every future Civic Center development: Hotels, Malls, Expansions, etc.. It is clear that our current council and staff have elected to ignore Malibu residents and instead now represent commercial developers as together they lay the groundwork for massive new development in the Civic Center.
WITH JAWS DROPPED...
Malibu residents listened in total disbelief as Lou Lamont said “The traffic study is going to take more time, it is going to delay it.” he continues “I don’t care what the law actually says ,what it really means to me is we couldn’t actually refuse this project entirely, all we can do is delay it.“ Followed by another outrageous statement from Laura Rosenthal who spoke to the council by phone “I have confidence in the reports we got.” Many longtime residents also testified about the steep increases of traffic volume on PCH, but it was Andy Lyon who delivered the most poignant line of the evening when he pointed to the City’s Traffic expert and said ,” I want you to do my taxes.” Elected City Councils are sworn to office to represent the citizens of their towns. This one repeatedly fails to do so.
- STEVE WOODS 
NEWSWORTHY CITY OF MALIBU HIRES DEVELOPER ACE TO PLANNING COMMISSION Malibu locals Sam Hall Kaplan and former mayor Jefferson Wagner recently went on record with the 97.5 KBU about the newly hired City Planner Chris Deleau following the announcement via press release from City Hall.
SAM HALL KAPLAN’S “THE CITY OBSERVED” RUNS SATURDAY MORNINGS ON FM 97.5 KBU IN WESTERN MALIBU, AND IT CAN BE STREAMED AT RADIOMALIBU.NET. HIS OPINIONS ARE NOT THOSE OF THE RADIO STATION, WHICH OFFERS THOSE WITH CONTRASTING OPINIONS A FREE PLATFORM. If you live, and care, about Malibu as a community, if not just your property values, you have to be sensitive to the overt politics swirling in and above a confused City Hall. The latest municipal machination has to be the surreptitious announcement late Friday – not incidentally the preferred time for controversial press release – of the hiring of Chris Deleau as the city’s planning manager. There was little question that the amiable Bonnie Blue was not up to the job in which she had been recently appointed; indeed was a deer in the headlights during the recent city conflagrations, as has been most of the skittish city staff. But DeLeau for all his affability and, yes, planning experience, is a primarily private sector lobbyist and a most questionable choice, coming as he does from the consultant firm of Schmitz and Associates. Talk about a wolf being invited into the hen house. The firm and its indefatigable director Don Schmitz has been very much a presence in Malibu, seen at almost every meeting of the City Council and Planning Commission, as well on the fringes of several task forces, ever ready with a quip and comment. Principal among those he represents has been the sprawling La Paz development, which was one of the projects that prompted Measure R. Very much also a presence acting as Schmitz’s gofer and echo through the protracted planning process has been DeLeau. Recuse himself as he may, Deleau sitting behind a dominant desk at City Hall has to send a powerful message to staff as well as to the public. In my opinion as a experienced planner and journalist, what we have with this appointment is nothing less than the politicalization of City Hall. I was willing to give the city the benefit of the doubt over its mishandling of a confusing Measure R, which I fear will not be the best matrix to judge a large development, especially if well packaged as Whole Foods promises to be. But then there was the pathetic abdication of the city council and city staff of its planning prerogatives to the slick consultants of developers; that is what triggered the last minute effort to save the hallowed trees at PCH and Cross Creek. Yes, they were saved, but a lot of aggravation would have been avoided if the city was doing its job. Then there was the staff fumbling and the council’s feebleminded embrace of the fabricated traffic studies, and once again showing little initiative. There also is a history of the staff not responding to resident queries, and the council quick to denigrate anyone challenging their questionable judgment. And now this appointment. Several weeks ago this commentary was taken to task for describing the city council as timorous. The phrase I would now use is inept. Time for a recall?
- SAM HALL KAPLAN
FORMER MAYOR JEFFERSON WAGNER GOES ON THE RECORD. WAGNER TELLS KBU NEWS THAT HE’S SHOCKED, BUT NOT SURPRISED BY THE LOBBYIST MOVING TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE. DELEAU FIRST AND FOREMOST IS A CAPABLE DEVELOPER … AND WILL BRING A DEVELOPER’S PRIORITIES TO THE CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT. WAGNER, A FORMER CITY COUNCILMAN, TOLD KBU NEWS THAT THIS, QUOTING NOW, “MEANS THERE IS GOING TO BE A FASTER PROCESSING OF DEVELOPER’S APPLICATIONS. AND NOT AS MUCH OF AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE APPLICATIONS THEMSELVES.” “I GUARANTEE YOU“ WAGNER SAID.``YOU ARE GOING TO SEE MORE APPLICATIONS FROM COMMERCIAL DEVELOPERS. YOU’RE GOING TO SEE THEM MOVE QUICKER, AND YOU WILL SEE THE CITY SIGN OFF ON MORE VARIANCES AND INTERPRETATIONS THAT FAVOR THE DEVELOPER.” WAGNER SAID THE APPOINTMENT SHOWS THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL APPARENTLY DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THE MESSAGE SENT IN THE LAST ELECTION WHERE AN ELECTION BALLOT WIDELY INTERPRETED TO BE A SLAP AGAINST A RUSH ON COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT PASSED BY AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY. AGAIN, QUOTING JEFFERSON WAGNER, “WE HAD A 6040 VOTE THAT SAYS PEOPLE ARE UNHAPPY WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY. THE CITY DOES NOT SEEM TO COMPREHEND THAT. CITY MANAGER JIM THORSEN TOLD KBU MONDAY THAT DELEAU IS A MAJOR ASSET AS HE IS A MALIBU NATIVE WHO UNDERSTANDS THE CITY’S COMPLICATED ZONING RULES AND LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM. THE OVERRIDING ZONING PLAN THAT THE STATE HAS IMPOSED ON MALIBU. THORSEN BRISTLES AT CRITICISM THAT DELEAU WILL DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN A PROPER AND IMPARTIAL JOB. THE CITY DID NOT EXPLAIN WHAT DELEAU’S ROLE WOULD BE VIS-A-VIS PLANNING DIRECTOR BONNIE BLUE.
OPINION THE
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“How long have you been having these hallucinations?” asked the psychiatrist once his patient was stretched out comfortably on his couch with his eyes closed. “Well, they really started about twenty years ago when I began to see more and more of them packed together like sardines – all over the road actually, and on both sides of it.” “But you’d read all the density reports, hadn’t you?” “Yes, of course, cover to cover, especially that last one to Malibu City Council, terrific piece of work, all the statistics and the tables and the comparisons and the correlations, awfully good. I studied all the LOS criteria and the V/C ratios and the signalized and unsignalized control delays, the congestive queuing patterns and all the rest of it, all proving without a shadow of a doubt that there’d been no increase in traffic at all, that it was all just an illusion on my part, but – ” “But you still saw – “ “I still saw what I saw. I tried everything, new eyeglasses, bifocals, contact lenses in various colors, lasers, Lasek, somebody even suggested photorefractive keratectomy – ” “Treating the symptoms, and not the cause.” “Yes. The underlying cause was still a mystery.” “Tell me, under what conditions did these hallucinations occur?” “Well, all the time actually.” “But were they especially vivid under certain conditions?” “Well, when it was hot, now I come to think of it.” “When it was hot… really? Winter or summer?” “Well, summer, I suppose, naturally.” “Weekdays or weekends?” “Hmm… let me think, well, weekends, yes, now you come to mention it, especially on weekends.” “So… hot… summer… weekends… hmm…” The psychiatrist’s ballpoint raced across his notepad. “You thought this imaginary traffic was heaviest on hot summer weekends? “Yes, I kept seeing so many cars, more and more cars, bumper to bumper, the whole length of Malibu, all the way from the Getty Villa to Ventura County Line, and lined up on both sides of the PCH, Kanan Dume blocked, Malibu Canyon blocked, all the parking lots overflowing, Paradise Cove a nightmare. It had never been like that before. Never. Traffic had doubled, tripled. It was as if all those scrupulously researched traffic density reports had never been written. And the fumes…” “The fumes!” The psychiatrist put his finger to his lips. “The fumes…” Suddenly, he sprang to his feet and began to pace up and down his office. Then he stopped in his tracks. “You know what?” “What?” “I think I know what’s ailing you.” Photo by Steve Woods “What?” “I think you have MMS.” The patient shot up straight. “MS! Oh, my God!!” The psychiatrist chuckled. “No, not MS, this is not physical, this is all in the mind. MMS: Malibu Mirage Syndrome.” “Malibu Mirage Syndrome?” Oh, my goodness. I’d never heard of that before. Is it serious?” “No, it’s very minor, actually and very common – and very easily cured.” “Mirage… that makes sense, all those fumes, all that shimmering hot air rising up from the hot asphalt on a hot summer day.” “Exactly, what people report seeing in the desert, a naturally occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays are bent to produce a displaced image of distant objects. People actually see castles in the air, whole cities, elaborate, vertically stacked images – ” he laughed, “or in your case, horizontally stacked.” “People have even taken pictures of mirages, haven’t they?” exclaimed the patient. “They’re so realistic, but they’re still mirages, phantoms, like phantom leg syndrome when an amputee can still feel real pain in a leg that’s no longer there. Mirages… that explains everything. There is no increase in traffic. None at all. All those reports were dead on. It’s all in the brain, as you say, doctor.” “Exactly again.” “So what’s the cure for MMS?” “These.” The psychiatrist held up a sachet of little pills. “On special at CVS as we speak, bundled with your flu shots. Just take two tablets before bedtime and call me in the morning.” “And then I’ll see clearly?” “Yes, just like that reggae chap, Jimmy Cliff.” “Of course. I remember him,” cried the patient. “Oh, how I wish I’d come to see you earlier, doctor!” And he began to sing, “I can see clearly now…” “…the rain is gone,” segued the psychiatrist in his deep baritone as he took the patient’s hand and they began to dance around his office together, “I can see all obstacles in my way. Gone are the dark clouds that had me down.”
OIL SPOIL
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Could a new oil slick off spotted off Goleta be arriving in Malibu beaches to the weeks ahead ? Kayakers off the Goleta shoreline reported a large oil sheen and an odor July 29 to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, a fire captain told television station KEYT. The Fire Department was waiting for the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Environmental Protection Agency to arrive. Initially described as measuring 60 feet wide, the oil sheen by Wednesday evening had stretched 3.5 miles long and half a mile wide, U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Ryan Schmid said. As tides moved, the oil split into sections and covered only about one-third of the total area, he said. The patch was seen floating near an oil platform owned by Venoco Inc., but the company denied that its platform was involved. That platform, known as Holly, was shut down in May, a company official said. Its pipeline was flushed of any oil and refilled with seawater. The Coast Guard, meanwhile, said the sheen could have been an ordinary, natural seepage. At Coal Oil Point, a seep field in the Santa Barbara Channel, thousands of gallons of oil flow into the ocean each day, something residents have grown accustomed to. Beachgoers were being advised to stay out of the water near Goleta and it is not known at this time if the slick will get caught in currents or prevailing westerly winds to local Malibu beaches. Meanwhile State agencies are refusing to disclose the sources of oil that washed onshore in Malibu after the Refugio Oil spill. - STEVE WOODS
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MARIPOSA WAR on the ARTIFAC TREE BY DAVID STANSFIELD When the people currently destroying yet another historical Malibu landmark gave their company the unfortunate name the “Mariposa Land Company” they were obviously blissfully ignorant of the genocidal antecedents of the word. At first blush, Mariposa sounds lovely: a nice, cosy, cuddly word that is Spanish for butterfly in honor of the evanescent petals and markings of the Mariposa Lily, a native American wildflower found in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Mariposa lilies also have deliciously edible roots that used to be one of the mainstays of the native Americans inhabitants of what used to be the most densely populated corner of this state. Until 1849. When the White Man came and these native Americans had to go, for they had committed two unpardonable sins: one, they were not White Men; and two, they occupied land that contained deposits of gold. So the mere fact of having lived here for a thousand years was a poor excuse for being allowed to remain.
With the invasion of gold miners during the Gold Rush, the Ahwahneechees objected to their eviction from Yosemite . The Mariposa Battalion was formed to remove the “heathens “ from the valley.
Hence the “Mariposa War” in which a lynch mob of Forty-Niners saved the valley for civilization, dubbing it “Yosemite” in honor of the local tribe they were exterminating. So much more “suggestive, euphonious, and American,” one of the valiant lynchers said, than the name the Yosemites themselves gave the valley, Ahwahnee, “Land of the Gaping Mouths,” referring to its deep ravines surrounded by sawtoothed mountains, and also no doubt to the expression on the Yosemites’ faces when the intrepid patriots put their villages to the torch, castrated their men, raped their women, and smashed their babies’ heads like egg shells against the rocks. The redskins had long relished the edible roots of their Mariposa Lily, but could never have imagined it would bear such fruit. Not a single Yosemite survived this genocide, destroyed without leaving a trace of themselves behind but their name – and the Mariposa Land Company.
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Born and raised a Colony kid, Brian Asher never wandered too far from his beachfront roots. And nowhere is that more evident than in his photography.
With an eclectic taste in subject matter, Asher travels the world with a camera in hand. “Most people take a picture but I like to create a photograph.” He was a student at Webster Elementary when he first picked up a camera at his childhood home on the north end of Colony Beach. “My dad always had a camera around the house.” Asher’s father was writer/producer/director William Asher who with his first wife, actress Dani Nolan, bought their home at 23926 Malibu Road in 1953. William Asher, who directed such television classics as I Love Lucy, Gidget and Bewitched (a collaboration with his second wife, actress Elizabeth Montgomery), brought Malibu to the big screen in the 1960s when he directed the Beach Party film series. It was a beach William knew well––he’d spent his own childhood there. The Malibu Movie Colony was newly built in 1930 when producer E.M. Asher, a Universal executive known for films like Dracula and Bride of Frankenstein, and his actress wife, Lillian, bought a home at #30 Malibu Colony for their family, including William and daughter Betty. The younger Asher recalls his 1950s childhood as a different one from today. “Malibu was a kid’s dream. We could ride horses on the beach, run our go-carts in the Mayfair parking lot, surf, sail and snorkel.”
Family Portrait
A few houses down lived John Bryson, a former editor turned freelance photojournalist at Life magazine. “[Photographer] George Silk was visiting and asked John’s son to gather up some of the neighborhood kids with their Halloween costumes. I was the lucky one who made the cover.” In his teens, Asher’s photographs began to attract attention. His work was featured in local and national surf publications. After college in Santa Cruz, Asher married Janine Larronde, an etched glass artist, at her family’s home on Carbon Beach. Their son, Keith, is a graphic designer living with his wife, Ashley, in Encinitas, California, and their daughter, Keala, is a photographer in Aspen, Colorado. They raised their family in Oak Park but he was never far from Malibu——surfing, taking photos or building houses. Working in construction, he oversaw residential projects from Beverly Hills to Montecito, and often back in Malibu, including long-term work with Point Dume resident Bob Dylan. When not working, wanderlust took Asher and his family around the world with cameras in tow. “We’ve been lucky to be able to travel to many places on this rock. Mexico, Central and South America, the Galapagos Islands, Asia, Europe. Once I photographed a total solar eclipse in the Black Sea.” He also is fascinated with urban art and the way that it fills public spaces. “I would see wonderful artwork on the sides of building around LA. Sometimes the art would go down as fast as it went up. Wherever I go in the world, I hunt out street art and now have two books on it.” “If you run into one of my pieces I want you to see it and say, ‘Hey, that looks like an Asher.’ I think I got my father’s eye and enthusiasm. I see things as photographs. My daughter also sees things this way and is on her own path to creating great photographs.”
A George Still Halloween
Asher’s look is distinct. Digital manipulations add a layer to every story he tells— from highly saturated beach skies to the backdrops of his “Jumping For Peace” series, capturing friends and strangers leaping midair. “Jumping” photos hold an unmistakable resemblance to the image of 7-year-old Asher on the cover of Life. Life imitates art imitates Life.
Malibu Dream
Brian Asher was born and raised in Malibu. He grew up on the sands of Colony Beach. Asher started taking pictures at an early age developing his craft in the darkroom processing black & white images. Although Asher has travelled the world, Malibu continues to be one of his favorite subjects and backdrops. brianasherphotography.zenfolio.com
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MAN ABOUT TOWN:
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LAST DINOSAUR An Everyman’s Guide To The New Woman By Marlon Young Continued... So, this is how it will be with women. A few hold onto the old rules but most are re-inventing themselves. “What do I do with this new freedom? What does it mean to be an independent woman? Who am I and how do I make my place in this society that has only seen me as a maternal and a sexual object?” Tough questions, huh? Not the toughest, as far as I’m concerned. The really hard question is, “How does she figure out all that out for herself and still be the woman I was told to expect she’d be for me?” I mean, really! She’s got her hands full, this first generation independent woman, with just trying to be herself. On top of all that, I’m asking her to be June Cleaver-esque as well? That’s a lot of stuff going on for her, man, and she’s got no rule book to follow. She’s trying to figure it all out on the fly. Now, call me crazy (and I’ve been called worse) but I don’t think she has the capacity to do it right now and I don’t care how smart she is. So, here we are at the “Mexican standoff” of men and women relating to each other. Both sides have their own back story of crap going on which is what it’s always been. But, you had a rule book, though. Page 35, paragraph 3: If a man didn’t like the way the argument was going, he could say he was “putting his foot down” and that was it. He went and got a beer from the fridge to calm down and the woman busied herself sulking and cleaning the house...and quietly plotting his accidental death. However, there’s a new woman in town. And with this new woman comes new crap. New crap, new approach. THE OFFSPRING So, we’ve covered what is the make-up of the “baby-boom man” and the “baby-boom woman.” I will eventually get to what I think the “band-aid” has to be for these two factions to get along. But first, let me talk about what the result has been of the coming together, the clash of these two new people. Actually, there have been several results and most of them not good because this change happened so fast and neither side was ready for it. For us men, it was as if we woke up one day and not only were we not in charge of the society anymore but, as well, our testicles had been removed and locked in a strongbox somewhere in the house and women had the key. At least, we’re pretty sure they had the key. Maybe we were the ones who had the key and either forgot where we put it or just plain lost it. I don’t know. Either way, we could no longer put our symbolic foot down and bring what we thought was order to the relationship. We were now met with the proposal of talking about an issue that had come up. “Talk about it? What the hell is that?” It’s sitting down with your significant other when a hiccup in the relationship comes up and the two of you coming up with a viable solution together. That’s it. Well, what happened to the man saying, “This is what we’re gonna do?” Gone. What happened to her saying, “Whatever you think is best, honey?” Gone. Gone. “What about...?” Gone, gone, gone. Women now had the balls ...hmmm... anyway, women now had the balls to demand that their point of view be heard. Demand it! They’ve had a lot of years of listening to what women before them thought about situations but were too hampered or too afraid to speak out about them. Now that they have the freedom to do it, they are going to speak up whether you like it or not. And usually, we don’t like it. Why not? Because it’s coming from a woman’s perspective and we don’t understand it. If we don’t understand it, we definitely don’t want to hear it. Well, that’s partially true. I think we don’t want to hear it because we’re afraid it might make more sense than our knee-jerk reactions that we’ve become accustomed to. Not that our decisions were right or wrong. We just got used to assuming that the man was always the one who came up with the solution so it’s difficult for us to understand why our decision is being questioned. Moreover, why these women think they have a better solution. Guess what. Sometimes, they do. They DO have a better solution and if you don’t take the time to sit down and listen, you’ll never hear it. A better solution to the problem won’t just appear and you’ll be stuck with the problem until a better solution falls from the sky. “What kind of problem can a woman solve better than a man other than a feminine problem?” Well, that’s a stupid question but I’ll give you a simple one: You ever have an overdraft on your bank account that they have charged you, let’s say, seventy dollars because you miscalculated how much money was left in your account or just plain forgot or you didn’t balance the checkbook that week? Of course you have. We all have. Now, you’re upset and you’re gonna call the bank and get those charges taken off your account. After all, you’ve been banking there for ten years and this is the first time you’ve made this mistake. They should cut you, the loyal customer, some slack. So, you call the bank and you get the automated answering recording that tells you you’re important to them but you’re thirtieth in line for the next available asshole. Now you have to wait on the line on a day when you have so much other stuff to do. They don’t seem to know that or care. Why don’t they care? Didn’t they grow up in a house where people worked and had errands to run? Apparently not if they think I have time to be waiting for the next operator. But, you wait. You wait because you have to get this problem taken care of because if you don’t, chances are you’ll get too busy with other important stuff and forget to do this. But, the longer you wait, the angrier you get. By the time someone says “May I help you?,” all you can do is launch into a fit about how upset you are and demand satisfaction. Do they remove the charges? Nope. You know why? Because you’re some pissed off man telling them how to do their job. They don’t have to remove the charges. They have the option of doing it, maybe, but if that’s the case, they will exercise that option when they see fit. Right now, you ain’t fit so pay up, you angry bastard. Now, you’re really pissed off with no outlet. Do you know how a woman solves that overcharge problem? They wait. They wait until the next day when they are no longer upset. They clear their schedule so that they have no place else to be and nothing else to do other than waiting on the phone to be helped. Then they calmly and sweetly ask the person on the other end if it is possible for them to help solve the problem...please. They usually do. Now, you may think that that’s a bullshit example but think of every situation where you have been at the mercy of customer service: getting a better table at a restaurant, having to wait for seven hours for the cable guy, getting your car worked on at the mechanics. Your patience, or lack of, always comes into play. Most of these situations become less time consuming and less painful when negotiated by a woman because women are not as off-putting in their approach and they innately know how to call upon their patience. Continued...
Photos by Denise Malone Marlon Young is an actor, screenwriter, and author of the most succinct, easy-to-digest book that addresses the fundamental problems in relationships to come along in a while. www.thelastdinosauraudiobook.com
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HER LIFE IN MALIBU AND REELING IN THE STARRING ROLE IN THE NEW RHIANNA VIDEO Interview by Joanna Shroeder
Part of what makes Malibu special is the way the extraordinary becomes a part of everyday life along our twenty seven miles of coastline: The flawless beaches, mountain trails, waterfalls and giant boulders – not to mention celebrities, gorgeous women and cool cars. But it’s not often you come across all of those things at once. That’s exactly what makes actress and model Rachel Roberts stand out: She’s just as likely to be found in the surf with her kids or driving one of her head-turning classic cars as she is smiling flawlessly into the cameras of fashion and film’s best photographers and directors. Most recently, Roberts has gained worldwide attention for her bold role in Rihanna’s game-changing video for Bitch Better Have My Money, where she plays the target of Rihanna’s revenge fantasy. Rachel is stuffed into a trunk, hung from her ankles in a dark warehouse, and nearly drowned ... yet somehow she remains stunning throughout. Although she’s just now gaining a new form of viral stardom, the actress is far from a newcomer. She starred opposite Al Pacino in the film S1m0ne, a Hollywood satire, and received praise of her own – a Saturn Award nomination. She’s also had numerous guest starring roles on television, including CSI, Numb3rs, and Entourage, and a recurring role opposite Joseph Fiennes in the highly lauded ABC Sci-Fi drama FlashForward. As an actress, Rachel has lived the fantasy of nearly every woman in America: She got to kiss Jon Hamm in a Season Six episode of Mad Men. But the best things about Rachel are also what makes her so very “Malibu”. She’s fun, she’s quick to laugh, she’s an engaged and loving mother, and she truly relishes days out in nature with her family, as I learned when we got a chance to talk about her very Malibu life, for 90265 Magazine.
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MALIBU JS: Your decision to play Mads Mikkelsen’s wife in Rihanna’s “Bitch Better Have My Money” was a bold one, but clearly so right. You kill in this role! Did you know from the start you wanted it? RR: I’ve never done a music video before but I was attracted to the fact that it was telling a story. Also, so ambitious in its filmmaking. And it didn’t hurt that I knew the song already and loved it. JS: Rihanna co-directed the video, how did it feel to help make her vision come to life? RR: I think one of the reasons Rihanna chose me is that she knew I was game for anything and would go on this roller coaster ride with her. I also had the acting experience to draw on to hopefully give it some authenticity. For her part, she was very prepared and had a complete vision for what she wanted. I was happy that she was happy with what I did.
JS: You clearly love the beach. Is that what drew you to Malibu? RR: I do love the beach and surfing. I love the small town feel of Malibu (if you can ignore the paparazzi). It would be impossible for me to live in California and not be connected to the ocean, I need to feel grounded. One walk down our beach and all your problems drift away. The ocean is very humbling. Nothing makes you feel more insignificant then seeing only nature stretched out in front of you. We see snowy egrets, seals out on Seal Rock or pelicans on Pelican Rock (obvious by it’s white top covered in poop). We see tons of dolphins and even the occasional whale. Deer, coyotes, snakes, you name it. Who wouldn’t want to live here?
JS: If you had to choose one way to spend a beach day would it be lying on the warm sand or playing in the surf? RR: In the surf, no question. Unless I have a great book or script to read you won’t see me lying in the sun. As an actor and model I’m not allowed to sunbathe. Plus it’s boring.
JS: I’ve heard rumors that you’re a sucker for classic cars. What’s your favorite car - both your own and a fantasy dream car? RR: I have become a bit of a gear head. I used to have a 63’ Chevy Corvair (the poor man’s porsche) but I actually really love 60s muscle cars. I own a 65’ GTO Convertible and a 68’ Impala Fastback with a big front bench seat which the kids love.
As for a dream car? Hmm… I’ve always been a sucker for a 55’ Porsche Spyder, the one James Dean drove. Either that or JFKs 1961 Lincoln Continental. I love the suicide doors. Sorry for such morbid choices but they really are beautiful cars.
JS: Being a busy model and actress with a thriving career, you have to travel a lot. Other than your family, what part of Malibu do you miss most when you’re away? RR: Apart from the beaches - Surfrider, Leo Carrilo, El Matador - I couldn’t survive without Levon’s European Shoe repair, my heels take a beating! Also, I hate to sound like a snob but I love the sushi bar at Nobu. I always miss it when I’m away. JS: You have two young kids, how do you stay in such awesome shape? RR: My dare-devil 6 yr old keeps on my toes - it’s kind of like the “worry workout”. I ‘m always scared she’s got my klutzy gene and is going to
face plant. I do pilates with Diana Nicholson at Malibu Beach Pilates a few times a week. Also, I’ve recently joined the hordes of SoulCycle addicts. For some reason I never thought spinning was my thing but’s it’s great. You get your zen-yogi soul searching, nightclub dance party and hardcore sweaty cardio workout all rolled into one - and it’s in the dark! Perfect!
JS: Speaking of young kids, as a working mom, how do you balance it all? RR: I’d like to say I have some magic solution but I often think I suck at it. When my husband’s working as well, I “nanny up”! I’m sure it’s a juggling act for every working parent. I’m very lucky that my job is fairly flexible, I don’t have to work 9-5 every single day. When I’m not shooting, I’m with my family as much as possible. JS: You’re a total hands-on mom. What lessons have you learned since having kids? RR: Mostly to still stay a kid myself, hopefully until I’m a grandmother! I had my kids pretty young so I get to grow up with them. Most of the time I still see myself as the 15 yr old girl who left Vancouver with a crazy dream of becoming a model like my mother.
JS: I know you’re passionate about a few non-profits. What causes are closest to your heart? RR: Definitely the Breast Cancer Foundation because that’s what took my mother at too early an age. Smile Train because my stupid grin is what often gets me hired, and Environmental Action because, hey, if Malibu’s about anything, it’s about nature! JS: If you had to leave Malibu (God forbid!) and live somewhere else, where would that be? RR: Manhattan. It was my first home in the States and where I really grew up (if I ever did). By the way, they both have Native American names. Malibu means “loud water” (perfect name, it is loud). Manhattan means “island of the hills”.
Joanna Schroeder is a feminist writer whose work on social issues, relationships and parenting has appeared on Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Babble, MariaShriver.com, TIME.com, and more. She and her husband are outdoor sports enthusiasts raising very active sons. She just finished her first novel.
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ZUCCHINI “PASTA” WITH MINT PESTO BY CHEF MURIEL ANGOT 4 zuchinis 1 cup of cherry tomatoes (halves) 1 cup of peas optional (or other veggies of your choice) For the Pesto: 3 cups of fresh mint (I add a little kale as well) 1/2 cup pine nuts 2 medium cloves of garlic 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese or Romano cheese 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil salt and crushed pepper I add a tsp of lemon juice to the pesto at the end 1. Make the pesto in the mini Cuisinart: Add the mint, kale, roasted pine nuts, garlic, parmesan cheese, olive oil, salt and pepper. Pulse until you obtain a SMOOTH paste. Add a little lemon juice if you wish. 2. Peel the zucchini, and proceed with the Turning Slicer (Super fun). In a large skillet or pan, add a little olive oil and under medium heat cook the zucchinis and frozen peas for about 5 minutes until bright green. Add the pesto and the tomatoes. (If you have fresh peas you might want to cook them a little longer. I steam mine for 5 extra minutes before adding them to the zucchinis). 3. Serve in individual bowls and decorate with some fresh mint. Muriel Angot’s cookbooks are available on HSN or procapslab.com
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CHEERS! BY DIANA NICHOLSON
Like the theme song from the TV show “CHEERS”... “People want to be where everybody knows their name… and they’re always glad you came.” During the summer months it’s hard to resist the allure of an outdoor activity... however, don’t underestimate the value of keeping one foot in the gym. Exercising in groups provides strength in numbers. Researchers and fitness professionals agree that working out together can provide a variety of benefits you might miss out on if you choose to work out on your own; a) Social environment b) Safe and effectively designed classes c) Consistent schedule d) Accountability e) Motivation f) Workouts that require no prior exercise knowledge or experience. Experts agree that the support a group provides can help improve physical and mental health, and can also be pain relieving when exercising with others. As kids, we loved to play with our friends. Group exercise provides us with an opportunity to feel young again. According to Brad Norris, owner of the Malibu Health Club “You don’t achieve the same resistance training outdoors so hit the gym regularly to adequately stimulate your fast twitch muscle fibers, which are the ones responsible for tightening and toning your body.” Malibu Beach Pilates (inside the Malibu Health Club) is a community that you will take pride in being a part of, a place where everyone cares and has a vested interest in you reaching your goals. Getting and staying motivated is difficult. Come join us at the “CLUB.” Additionally if you ask your fitness instructors about their favorite outdoor activities, chances are they would invite you to join them on local hikes (http://www.meetup.com/Malibu-Hiking-Meetup/), paddle boarding, surfing, bike rides...etc., MALIBU BEACH PILATES IS A “CLUB” you will enjoy, the inspiration and personal attention you get will fortify you, strengthen your core and keep you on task! malibubeachpilates.com
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OWNING YOUR OWN SHADOW ARE YOU WILLING TO GO THROUGH THE DARK SIDE? BY TED MC DONALD All of us Star Wars fans are counting down the days until December 18 and the release of The Force Awakens. We will glimpse into the dark side with baited breath in hopes that Yoda’s wisdom and use of ‘The Force’ will prevail. It’s Hollywood, I’m sure it will. And if not, they’ll keep us waiting until the next go around for our entertainment and their own job security. But what about real life? This is real life, isn’t it? So many of us go through our lives without ever looking inside and without ever contemplating whether we’re doing the “right” thing. Most of us aren’t willing to look closely at our behavior to see how we fit into society. How did we get to where we are? Do we like ourselves? Is there anything we can change? Are we serving the needs of others or simply our own? As Louis C.K. said, are we “non-contributing zeros” or do we actually have a positive impact on the world? There comes a time in everyone’s life when you’re forced to look within. You may choose to look at those deep dark secrets and deal with them or you may decide, like many people, that’s not the path for you. You may decide to live the unexamined life and choose the superficial level with the gossip columnists. I’m not one to judge, so I’ll leave it to Socrates who said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Pretty harsh words from history, but more importantly is the fact that there really is a rainbow on the other side of pain. Whether you were abused as a child, had abusive parents, or just didn’t learn proper coping skills, it’s time to walk through the fire. If you find that you cannot fulfill your dreams and desires today, most likely, there is something going on inside preventing you from your full potential. There is no time like the present to look inside. I spent years in therapy, reading selfhelp books, figuring out why I behaved the way I did. I created a toolbox of coping skills that continue to help me today. Mindfulness, yoga, exercise, better communication, righting my wrongs as soon as possible. Simple things like going to the movies or taking a walk on the beach. All of these things help me today. Many of us have issues that go unattended. That relationship we haven’t quite closed the door on or the apology that we know we need to make. The confrontation of that none of us like to make or the dreams we gave up on. These are small examples of things that hold us back. Remember action cures fear. The quickest way out of these circumstances is through them. Sometimes we need to go through the pain alone. We need to sit with our own actions, our own thoughts, body, self-image and submerge ourselves in the anguish, sadness, and depression. Sometimes we need company, support and love to get through the dark times. There is a light at the end of that tunnel and there are only benefits on the other side. We build character, we become stronger, we get to help others go through similar circumstances and ultimately we become a better society. So, don’t live in fear, pull out your virtual light saber, cut through it and watch it disappear in front of your eyes.
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PHOTOS BY JEN BEL
The essence of the Call to the Wall is tradition. As a world-class surfing event this contest is recognition of the cultural roots of the sport from a distinct family perspective. Surfers from around the globe gather at Malibu’s famous Surfrider Beach to share in this experience of family, camaraderie and tradition to gain bragging rights through friendly competition. This contest represents the best of the Coalition of Surfing Clubs. In early 1992, a group of Malibu surfers founded the Malibu Boardriders Club and started the Call to the Wall competition The vision of the Club was to use surfing to promote community, the local environment and mentoring kids in a sports setting. We take pride in all the community based projects that our Club has helped develop. As members of the Malibu Boardriders Club we continue to carry out our dedication to community, charity, water, surf and the cornerstone of our club - to “Ride with Tradition”.
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FRANKIE SEELY This contest represents the best of the Coalition of Surfing Clubs. The Malibu Surfing Association Club and the Malibu Board Riders Club had home court advantage and it showed in the 1st place results. Jr Women 14-17 Long Boarding 1st place HONOLUA BLOMFIELD MSA Women 18-27 Long Boarding 1st place FRANKIE SEELY MSA Women 38-45 Long Boarding 1st place CARLA ZAMORA MBC Men 29-35 Long Boarding 1st place JOSH SAMUEL MSA Men 36-40 Long Boarding 1st place VINCE FELIX MSA Men 41-50 Long Boarding 1st place CASEY LANDRY MBC
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Men 16-39 Shortboard 1st place 16 year old Sean Woods MBC ( Yeehaw !!! See By Line ) PHOTO: BEN THOMPSON
70+ Legends Longboard 1st place MICKEY MUNOZ
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UNCERTAINFUTURE BY DANIEL BRALVER
Now I’m not going to approach this from a geologist’s perspective, because I have little authority on the complexities of plate tectonics; but from the vantage point of where I was yesterday, I had a nature’s eye view of the physics of a vast region of California. At this moment, I am looking at a relief map of California and again at a relief map of western North America. In northeastern Utah the Uinta Range runs east-west, and in the fantastic jumble of the San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado, it appears that there is an east-west range just to the north of Durango. Other than these two ranges, every mountain group in North America runs north-south, I assume, on the basis of the plates pushing up against each other giving the crust of the Earth no alternative but to lift skyward. The exception is at the base of California’s great Central Valley. The San Andreas Fault lies just below my vantage point to the south in the form of the Carrizo Plain where no water exits and the little rain that does fall here collects in a broad, shallow lake bed that quickly evaporates and leaves behind large white, crusty salt flats. I am on a ridge of hills that cuts into the Eastern Carrizo Plain and forms a narrow plain to the north that is about twenty miles long and arrow straight called the Elkhorn Plain. This is the empty place, the silent place, the place that seems to put this soul in the proper position with the rest of existence. From my vantage point I can see at least six, perhaps as many as ten mountain ranges going in every direction. For the sake of name dropping I will elaborate: 1) Temblor Range to the north 2) Caliente Range to the South 3) Sierra Madre beyond the Calientes 4) San Emigdio range to the east, and across the Great San Joaquin Valley below me: 5) Greenhorn Mountains to the northeast 6) Sierra Nevada range above the Greenhorns With a covering of snow atop the Great Western Divide On the map, these ranges start to bend very near to where I am, high above the southernmost point of the Great Central Valley, and trend from north-south to east-west all the way to the coast below Point Conception. This is because the San Andreas Fault makes a slight turn eastward here. Judging by the complexity of the jumble of ranges I can see from here, we denizens are looking at a very uncertain future.
Before the action packed Hollywood thriller San Andreas hit the movie theaters, my friend Danny and I headed out on an adventure. We traveled north of Ojai and east of Santa Barbara to the remote Carrizo Plain in anticipation that some late season rains had ignited the drought stricken landscape with one of the worlds best displays of wild flowers. Though it was a weekend ,we drove down dirt roads all day through canyons , valley’s and over ridges carpeted in a cornucopia of mind boggling colors and did not encounter another human. To be in the Carrizo is to step back in time but this time warp of California ‘geography has not stood still as the North American and Pacific Plates continue to slide against each other here .The obvious gash that runs down the length of this valley is the San Andreas Fault where rock has been ground into a chalk like fine dust that wild flowers thrive on . Many have been lured to the world renowned poppy field displays of Lancaster to the east but for those bored with pure orange , the Carrizo and Elkhorn Plain will show you a pallet of colors that Van Gogh would be envious of. - STEVE WOODS
The main thing is; the remarkable thing is: I can feel from this place how California came to be what it is. I can feel its geologic history much more than knowing it. There across the great expanse of the Central Valley below are the Sierra Nevada, one of the great unbroken ranges of the Earth, nearly 450 miles of a solid block of mountain. Although I cannot feel the ground beneath my feet moving, compressing, splitting and lifting, I am very conscious of the fact that I am living in a time of transition; and that every generation of every species before and beyond me were and will be living in a time of transition.
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Adopt Don’t Shop! That has been the battle cry for several years. As director and founder of Bound Angels (boundangels.org) I have led many campaigns to get dogs out of our nation’s shelters. Many of the big organizations have also spear-headed campaigns to help the plight of shelter dogs, but I’d like to delve a bit deeper into the whole issue. To start with, it is my opinion that the problem is not caused 100% by people who choose to get a dog from a breeder instead of a rescue. There are many people who will take issue with this statement, but it needs to be looked at. The problem is caused by people who don’t keep their pets when the going gets rough. Dogs are animals with needs that can be difficult to deal with, and unless we’re ready to deal with them, we will fail the dog. Rescuing a dog is no good unless it’s done right. Well-intentioned people will “rescue” a dog from a shelter with no idea of what that rescue might entail. Dogs with behavioral problems and medical issues are often highlighted, rescued and then dumped back in the shelter when they turn out to be more than the person can handle. This is the problem currently facing our nation’s pitbulls. Pits are a great breed, but unless a person is savvy with the dog these dogs face a host of problems that never get resolved. Pits are a very small percentage of our nation’s dog population, but the greatest percentage of the shelter population. This is caused by irresponsible ownership, backyard breeders, bad breeding and people not understanding the breed and its needs. The work of Bound Angels focuses on educating pet owners as well as shelter management and employees on one of the most important (and overlooked) aspects of dogs: behavioral training. Dogs that are properly understood, trained and cared for throughout their lives have a much higher chance of staying in a home for their entire lives. Structured training and a structured life is what all dogs need, and most people aren’t willing to give their dogs that gift. Instead they make excuses like, she was abused, he isn’t good with other dogs, I don’t want to be too rough with him – he’s a rescue. I can tell you that most every behavioral problem can (and should) be solved in a positive and fair manner. Most of my clients love their dogs even more after I help them understand what’s troubling their dog – and their dog is always happier after the training and communication has been established. So, before you rescue, or buy, your next dog, think about the 10+ year commitment, think about what you will expect from your dog and what you are willing to give him. Are you going to give him the tools to live a happy life with you until he takes his last breath, or will you eventually give up on him and take the easy route? If so, do yourself and that dog a favor and walk away. boundangels.org
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