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5815 RAMIREZ CANYON ROAD Nestled amongst the hills of beautiful Ramirez Canyon is this romantic & stylish 2-story, 4 bed/4 bath, fully fenced/gated corner lot home on approx. 2acres of park-like manicured grounds. A seasonal stream & meandering trails lined w/fruit & avocado trees lead to multiple sitting areas w/ocean views as well as animal facilities. This extensively remodeled home w/hardwood & stone floors offers a wood-beamed ceiling living/dining room combo w/rock fireplace; custom veranda & a plethora of windows looking out to a resort-style pool/spa with areas for outdoor entertaining; triple skylight chef’s kitchen w/granite counter tops, masterful built-ins & breakfast/lunch eating area; sun-filled owner’s suite w/office area, fireplace & spa-like bath w/Jacuzzi®-style tub & glass shower and 2-large closets; plus 3 additional bedrms. A separate, gated service entrance, sports court & substantial parking areas are just some of the features that this Malibu property has to offer.”

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ISSUE 19 SEPTEMBER 2015

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I SPEAK “SUPERHERO”: With the story on the passing of local legend Johnny Strange and the “LOCAL” Superheroes at Point Dume Marine Science School, I realized how well versed I am in “Superhero” - a language only a few truly understand - like my son Travis ( above with his girlfriend Carly ) who has been SUPERHERO SPECIALIST since he was a toddler. With all that said, this issue was a painful one to complete.

R.I.P. Johnny Strange. Forever in our hearts. -Cece Woods

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A CELEBRATION OF LIFE MALIBU REMEMBERS LOCAL LEGEND JOHNNY STRANGE WITH A PADDLE OUT TRIBUTE AT ZUMA BEACH

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As the horrific news of Johnny Strange’s passing in Switzerland shot through the community of Malibu, a massive outpouring of love showed up for a paddle out up at Zuma Beach to honor and pay respects for a special young man.

Photo by LINDA ATKINSON

Organized on very quick notice, close friends Jordan and Trevor Jacobs along with Ted Silverberg, rallied the community and were blessed from the heavens as the clouds parted and rays of sunshine burst through from the sky on the first calm wind day of the week.

After the launching of hundreds of surfboards, kayaks and paddleboards, a massive circle was formed just as two airplanes piloted by pilots in honor of Johnny flew two perfectly coordinated circles above the paddle circle and flew off in opposite directions tilting their wings to their friend Johnny.

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THE LIGHT THAT BURNS TWICE AS BRIGHT, BURNS FOR HALF AS LONG AND JOHNNY’S BURNED SO VERY BRIGHTLY... - Marcus St John Dawe

“THE MOTHER OCEAN IS HAPPY WHEN HER CHILDREN PLAY WITHIN HER ARMS.” - John O’Rourke on the outpouring of love and participation in the

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A COMMUNITY MOURNS THE DEATH OF ADVENTURER JOHNNY

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It was one of those days. The type of day when you remembered where you were, what you were doing and who you were with when you got the news. On Thursday morning, October 1, sitting in front of Sunlife Organics on Point Dume, I heard the gut wrenching news; Malibu’s beloved adventurer and bonafide local legend Johnny Strange had died. He was just 23 years old.

You see, Johnny had a superhero quality about him. And for the record, I know a thing or two about superheroes. My son Travis ( now 24 ) has had an obsession with superheroes since he was a toddler. His preoccupation with Power Rangers and Ninja Turtles may have matured into Superman, Batman, Flash Gordon and the like. But the allure is still the same. The superhuman qualities like flying through the air and fighting for good against evil are the legendary tales my son dreams of, and what Johnny Strange lived for.

Johnny was often referred to as a “daredevil”. That never resonated with me. More often than not his feats had meaning and messages. When he climbed Mt. Everest and made it to the top, he marked the occasion by displaying a “Stop Genocide” sign. He did this during his quest to become the youngest person to scale the “Seven Summits” at age 17. When he jumped out of a helicopter and landed on the South Pole, he flashed ( in more ways than one ) a “CURE PARKINSONS” sign.

I mean, who does that?

A SUPERHERO does that, that’s who.

WHEN HE KNEW THE WORLD WAS WATCHING, HE HAD A MESSAGE. JOHNNY USED HIS MOST PROLIFIC MOMENTS FOR GOOD, TO RAISE AWARENESS, TO INSPIRE CHANGE. Wikipedia describes a superhero as a “heroic character possessing extraordinary talents, supernatural phenomena, or superhuman powers and is dedicated to a moral goal or protecting the public” and in true superhero fashion, Johnny was making plans to be come a Navy Seal before his accident is Switzerland.

Could you imagine anyone more capable of protecting our country - or better yet anyone more suitable to drop in on ISIS? I think not.

Johnny left an indelible mark on this community. So many memories legendary tales are made of. Executive editor Steve Woods remembers: “Sometimes Johnny was just a blur as he passed our house on his skateboard down the steeper parts of Corral Canyon, but other times he would come to a controlled 60 mph speed slide into our drive way sporting leather pads, gloves and a helmet with a giant smile just to say hello and get some water before continuing down to PCH on the newly paved road that he claimed was “as smooth as a finely polished roller coaster.”

Johnny would pass cars like they were standing still. Johnny passed many of us who have never felt the razor edged thrill of being on the edge between this reality and the next.”

Time stands still for now, as we remember the life of a local legend.

Our community mourns, but we will pass on the legacy of Johnny Strange to many generations to come.

“Never let anyone stifle your dreams no matter the feat, for if you have the heart and the courage, impossible is nothing.” - Johnny Strange 1991-2013 Johnny Strange in Switzerland on Sept. 27, 2015, a few days before his accident.

Johnny at the top of Mt. Everest at 17.

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When you get the news of someone’s passing, of course there is shock and sadness, but this was different. It did not resonate, it did not seem real. I was with a good friend who had just received the call. She looked at me as the color drained from her face and told me of Johnny’s passing. My heart fell to my stomach and my jaw dropped. I was speechless for a few moments and then managed to get a few words out: “Are you sure?” I repeated that same sentence at least two more times - as did my friend to the woman who called her with the news. “Are you sure? Are you sure?” I was dumbfounded. How could it be that this larger than life, brave and beautiful soul be gone? It did not seem possible.

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“I KNOW SOME PEOPLE THINK WHAT I DO IS IRRESPONSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE RISK, BUT THE DAY I LET MY FEAR DETER MY ABILITY TO FOLLOW MY DREAMS, I HAVE ALREADY DIED. I WILL, AS WELL AS EVERYONE ELSE DIE SOMEDAY, BUT ON THIS DAY, I WAS MORE ALIVE THEN I HAD EVER BEEN BEFORE.” - JOHNNY STRANGE

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SUPERHEROS Lady Bret Crain, volunteers every Friday to teach at Ms. Whitman’s thrid grade class at PDMSS where her son Romeo attends. On Setember 11th, she had her little artists create art depicting themselves as super heros.

“On 9/11-- a day everyday people became heros-- our class discussed heros and the qualities heros possess. We talked about the heros of 9/11 and moved on to their favorite super hero and how they each have their special qualities/abilities. Then the students came up with their own super hero. I asked them to come up with an onomatopoeia for their super hero. When you teach you learn-- even though I’m an English major who graduated from UCLA-- I didn’t know what an onomatopoeia was. It’s a written sound -- whoosh, bang, pow-- we see them in super hero comic books. So the artists designed their super hero and thought up the best onomatopoeia for their super heros. (http://m.writtensound. com/index.php) The next week, on super hero dress up day, the artists pasted their super heros on The Local Malibu. We discussed the local heros on the cover of The Local: Lyon Herron and Kimber Sissions. We talked about how Lyon was a hero battling cancer and keeping tough and positive. We talked about how Kimber was a single mom and how all single moms are heroines.”

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FALL EQUINOX

BY BRIAN TIELEMAN

Sat in the claw foot tub soaking while eyeballing the still cedars whose tips seemed to be touching the amber underside of the full moon hanging low and dying off in the indigo sky in the west. Sitting in a hot bath during a time of year when daytime temperatures are tripling isn’t a common practice of mine, but I woke up in the mornings dark and felt different... birthed, virginal, hopeful and wanting to feed on the let go of the not know of the changes that are upon all of us. Spent my last night basking in the sunset cotton candy pinks and Welch’s Popsicle purples at the Wishtoyo Chumash Village while the moon rose partially clothed in clouds but blood ochre painted in its exposed parts in the east.

In animals skins and high skyward pointed eagle feather headdress Mati Waiya, ceremonial leader, danced in circles keeping time and translating beat with split sticks slapping thigh skin and sinew callous hand and bass bellows of songs ancient liquid and drenched in lessons of humility and humor. “Welcome to this season and celebration of tremendous change!”,Mati mused as the all aged swoll crowd sat fireside in the semi subterranean ceremonial enclosure above Zeros, one of Malibu’s premier left hander surf spots.

A beautiful evening for Fall Equinox at the Wishtoyo Chumash Village.

“That’s the word”, I thought, ‘change’ that best defines the time we’re in and what’s demanded of us individually and collectively. It’s the fighting of the drastic change that draws up severe tension and stress and profound peace that accompanies the acceptance of that same change. More specifically this Fall Equinox is the time of year where there is a perfectly balanced, evenly distributed measure of light and dark; a marriage of the two, if you will, and in our personal lives like the natural world, there is a need for an integration of these two elements as well.

Left: The ceremonial fire pit.

Sitting in this tub surrounded by my baby girl’s floating ducks and octopus, I thought of my own dark, my own shadows that I usually strong arm away from my heart, from acceptance and integration for fear of being broken. I thought of the recent loss of an intimate friend and spiritual sojourner to cancer and how I want to run from how shattered, leg less and baseball batted I feel from his absence. My thoughts drifted to my 18 month old daughter, Phoebe Skye, and the wonderment and magic she slaps me around with till I’m dizzy delirious and dosed with a love that is too sacred for my shallow words. Dark and light lying down together and looking for me to change and make a home for heartbreak and elation in myself.

Change... “A celebration of tremendous change”...that is one that goes from running from to staying with the pain, digging deeper in the shadows and coming completely into an abundant explosive passion driven life.

How beautiful it all is, this life....Equinoxing out of my mind with a bloody moon rising and setting above a bunch of nuts making animal sounds of brown bear and wild coyote medicine, burning finger pinched sweaty tobacco and making the prayers that unseen ears hear and whose heart feels full and drops tears of Cheshire Cat laughter on the land.

Right: Ceremonial Leader Mati Waya, exec. editor Steve Woods and Brian Tieleman.

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FRAN

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INTERVIEW BY LINDA ATKINSON

CANCER SCHMANCER & THE WOMEN’S HEALTH SUMMIT 2015 That voice, that laugh, I once heard it while walking on Malibu Road and knew exactly who it was walking in front of me - none other than, Fran Drescher, established film and television comedian, actress, model, producer, ordained minister (who knew?) and of course activist. Two time Emmy Award winner and two time Golden Globe Award winner for Best Actress in a Comedy Television Series - The Nanny. Fran has had many accomplishments and a very full life, however in 2000 Fran was diagnosed with uterine cancer after two years of symptoms and misdiagnoses by eight doctors. She underwent a radical hysterectomy and made a full recovery and through this battle she wrote a book about her experience - ‘Cancer Schmancer’ and started a movement - the ‘Cancer Schmancer Movement’. Fran is a true Malibu local and we are proud to call her “one of ours”.The Local Malibu interviews her on this passionate mission and more.

L.A.: You are a uterine cancer survivor, my Mom just passed away from colon cancer, we all have friends and family fighting cancer what is the number one piece of advice you can give someone facing this?

F.D.: Attitude is the most important thing. You have to realize that sometimes the best gifts come in the ugliest packages. There’s always a lesson to learn. Maybe it gives you a new realization of what’s important to you. Maybe you discover that you’re much stronger than you ever thought you were. You have to stay positive and look for the good. Some people call it making lemons into lemonade. I call it turning pain into purpose.

L.A.: How has having cancer changed your life?

F.D.: There have been many silver linings that have come out of being a cancer survivor. I am now a person who can receive as well as give. I have learned to ask for help. I am in touch with my vulnerabilities and not afraid to share them. I know I can turn lemons into lemonade and pain into purpose. I live more in the present and am on a spiritual journey of self refinement. I manage my stress differently (better).

I started the Cancer Schmancer Movement. I wrote the New York Times Best Seller Cancer Schmancer. I helped make a law by unanimous consent in D.C. I was written up twice in the in the congressional record. I was appointed public diplomacy envoy for health. I can say I’m sorry and own my bads. I have deepened as a compassionate human being as well as an actor. I am grateful and try each moment of each day to live in grace.

L.A.: What was the inspiration for the Women’s Health Summit?

F.D.: It started several years ago. We’ve never done a big fundraiser, and we wanted to make some kind of a statement with it, something that represents Cancer Schmancer’s vision and mission. We love the big galas with dinner and entertainment, but we wanted to give our supporters something more than a chicken dinner and nice evening. So we decided to do a full day of education, where the women ( and men, too )who attend, can learn something that will make their lives better.

L.A.: What can guests expect to learn at the summit? Who will be there?

F.D: We’ve got experts on the cutting edge of all of their fields — nutrition, meditation, detoxing your home. There will be specialists in fields like cancer treatment and breast health, who will talk about prevention, so hopefully, if you take their advice, you won’t ever need to see them. We have a panel on the environment, on reducing your risk for disease by eliminating toxins and carcinogens in your daily life, and on integrative medicine, treating the patient as a whole person, mind, body, and spirit.

We’re very excited to be honoring Rosie O’Donnell, who’s sharing her very personal experience about her heart attack and the signs women need to be aware of. We’re honoring Senator Barbara Boxer for her work in championing women’s health and the environment. Dr. Kristi Funk, who performed Angelinia Jolie’s surgery, will talk about her approach to breast health. We have Ken Cook, the CEO of Environmental Working Group, who will discuss the enormous number of untested chemicals in the products we use every day and how to avoid the toxic ones.

I also need to take a moment to thank some people who are making the summit possible. Yes! by Finishing Touch, Hadassah, and USC Keck School of Medicine and the Keck Hospital at USC. They have been so generous to us. We’re also lucky to have the support of a number of other organizations who care about women’s health.

L.A.: Cancer Schmancer’s mission doesn’t include searching for a cure. Why is that?

F.D.: We definitely believe in research into a cure, and there are many organizations working on that. What’s lacking is our message of Early Detection and Prevention. I’m hoping to sound the alarm, to get people to be proactive in taking care of their health. Knowledge is power, so we’re giving people the knowledge and the tools they need to take control of their bodies and what we put and use “In, On & Around” us.

L.A.: Why don’t we hear more about prevention from the health industry?

F.D.: Western medicine tends to focus on treating you when you’re sick. Eastern Medicine is more about treating the total person. We’re very fortunate to have at our Women’s Health Summit some doctors who are on the cutting edge of integrative medicine, combining the best of both approaches. The best way to stay healthy is to treat not just the body, but also the mind and the spirit. We hope to give the women (and men) who attend the summit the tools to do this for themselves and to work with their own doctors on integrating this approach.

L.A.: What are some simple things people can do to detox their homes?

F.D.: Number one, read labels. Read the labels of the things you put IN your mouth, ON your skin, and AROUND your home and garden. If you don’t know what an ingredient on that label is, then don’t buy it because most likely if you can’t pronounce it, it’s no good for you! Buy products with ingredients that you recognize. What you don’t know can kill you.

This is a huge part of what Ken Cook at Environmental Working Group will be talking about at the summit. They’ve rated the safety of thousands of consumer products, and we actually have their consumer guides on our website at www.CancerSchmancer.org.

L.A.: Let’s talk about early detection. What can someone do not to be diagnosed with cancer at a later stage?

F.D.: First, get your annual screenings, and second, listen to your body. Know the warning signs and whispers of cancer, and listen to your intuition. If you think something is wrong, see your doctor. Dr. Kristi Funk will touch on this, I’m sure, in our breast health panel. She performed Angelinia Jolie’s double mastectomy, which I realize, not every woman can afford to do. But we can all be aware of our risks and do everything we can to reduce them. If you have a genetic predisposition toward cancer, if it runs in your family, you need to be vigilant.

L.A.: What’s the date, time, and location of the summit? Where can you buy tickets?

F.D.: It’s at the gorgeous Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, October 13th from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The best place to buy tickets is https://fdwhs.eventbrite.com, and we also have lots of information about the Women’s Health Summit at www.CancerSchmancer.org/whs.

“I’M HOPING TO SOUND THE ALARM, TO GET PEOPLE TO BE PROACTIVE IN TAKING CARE OF THEIR OWN HEALTH.”

L.A.: How can people get involved in Cancer Schmancer? What kind of opportunities are there?

F.D.: Well, come to the summit, of course, and you’ll get a great feeling for what we do and meet everyone involved in the organization. You can also sign up at CancerSchmancer.org. Membership is free. You can also email info@cancerschmancer.org for information about creating your own fundraiser and volunteering.

You can also be one a Trustee Roundtable Member, read more about that online too. I would love to garner some more amazing folks to lock elbows with me.

L.A.: You’re a resident of Malibu. What do you like most about living here?

F.D.: I love living in Malibu. It’s so beautiful and inspiring. Just looking outside re-energizes your spirit and keeps me grounded. Love the markets, the farms, restaurants & shopping.

There are so many beautiful walks and hikes I try to do daily. It’s just amazing. I think that the mental part of our health is so important. Our moods and emotions affect our body, and Mailbu is such a peaceful, calm place. The environment you put yourself in has such an effect on your well-being. I’m so grateful that I get to spend my time in Malibu.

L.A.: What’s up for you next work wise? what are you excited and passionate about?

F.D.: I have several writing projects I want to begin. There is another book and series in me. I am missing Paris, London, and safari in South Africa. I long for Austria, Amsterdam, and S. Petersburg for the L’Hermitage Museum. I love art, both viewing and collecting. I have a screenplay I wish to direct. I love being with my friends, going to concerts, hosting dinner parties, and being in nature. I enjoy my house, my husband, and my dog. i want to be with my parents more. I want to be better at meditating.

L.A.: What one takeaway would you like our readers to leave with today?

F.D.: I hope that everyone makes time to attend our summit. It’s going to be a life-changing day. I hope they make their health and the health of their families a priority and start to think about their health in a new way. One that’s focused on prevention and healthy living, rather than waiting until there is a problem. The control is in your hands.

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OPINION Does the proposed Shopping Center confrom to the Malibu General Plan ?

On July 13th the Malibu City Council had received the letter (below) from the Malibu Coalition For Slow Growth along with sentiments of Malibu residents who attended the standing room only City Council meeting in regards to the EIR for the proposed build out of one commercial property in the Civic Center. After hearing all of the comments concerning the project, the council in a 4-1 vote approved the EIR for the project. Skylar was the only one who voted against the data in the report. With the Councils approval, the commercial shopping building project can now be put on the November ballot to be voted on by residence in the city of Malibu as a result of Measure R which residence unanimously voted (60 - 40 ) for during the last election.

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The Local Malibu believes the residents of Malibu may be interested in reading the letter below which clearly points out many of the criticisms that residence have about a commercial project they will impact Malibu well into the future. The report is some 22 pages long and we will publishing sections of the letter in the build up to the election so that residence can read what the Council took into consideration or did not take into consideration in their decision. The final approval to go ahead with the Proposed shopping mall and the park is out of the hands of the Council now and in the hands of voters in November. Being informed is every voters responsibility. - Steve Woods

GENERAL PLAN This project has to conform with the General Plan. Here are but a few of the General plan provisions that are clearly not being adhered to in this proposed Specific Plan. The Implementation Measures of the General Plan are referred to as IM. LU IM 36: Require commercial development to be designed with a residential scale compatible with the surrounding residential neighborhoods.

Non Compliance: The supermarket structure at 24,675 square feet is a 100% failure in this regard. At almost 25,000 square feet it is completely out of scale with the its surrounding Knolls and Serra neighborhoods and is clearly not residential in scale.

LU IM 40: Adopt landscaping requirements and where feasible and excluding private garden areas,favor use of native plants.

Non Compliance: This project doesn’t meet the adopted commercial landscape requirements that says 40% of the lot area must be landscaped.

LU Policy 2.1.3: The City shall proportion commercially zoned properties based on community need.

Non Compliance: The city has not shown the need at this time for this project. The city has 2 supermarkets, and several smaller food markets, including the ones at Trancas, and PC Greens with a wide variety of organic products and foods. The farmers market also provides additional healthy and organic food choices. With approximately only 8,600 residences we do not need another supermarket. Other than another unneeded supermarket, there is no indication there will be any shops that are resident serving.

Certainly the owner, one of the largest private equity funds, doesn’t care about community needs. It only cares about making money and will fill the center with high end shops.

LU Policy 2.2.4: The City shall manage development in accordance with the efficient operation of the traffic system and service infrastructure.

Non Compliance: This project is slated to be constructed at a failed intersection which can’t be remediated hence development is not being managed with the efficient operation of the traffic system and service infrastructure. The La Paz addendum confirms that unavoidable and significant traffic impacts will exist at the intersection of Cross Creek and Civic Center Way by 2017 (1 ½ years from now ).

LU Policy 2.2.5: The City shall evaluate effect on road capacity of traffic impacts from all sources when determining the type and intensity of land use.

Non Compliance: Sunny summer days as visitors are shopping, hiking and going to the beach in Malibu and their arrival / departure from Malibu was not sufficiently evaluated. Is the road infrastructure sufficient to accommodate the 13 to 15 million visitors Malibu hosts each year?

There has been no evaluation as to how the failed intersection at Cross Creek and Civic Center way will function with the added traffic this project will generate ?

LU IM 44: Prior to approval of a specific plan, subdivision map, lot split, or other development project, require applicant to demonstrate by substantial evidence that the holding capacity of the area and infrastructure are sufficient to sustain the uses and intensity of development proposed by the applicant. .

Non Compliance: The additional amount of traffic created at this intersection as a result of a supermarket and other shops at this failed intersection of Cross Creek Road and Civic Center Ways was not evaluated.

LU Policy 2.3.1: The City shall protect and preserve the unique character of Malibu’s many distinct neighborhoods.

Non Compliance: The Civic Center area unique character is defined by its open space not by its build environment. In order to preserve this distinct commercial area both the Municipal Code and the LCP required that all commercial development projects retain 40% of its lot area as landscaped open space. According to the EIR this project only maintains only 12.8% landscaping most of which is mostly in the parking lot and along driveways.

In addition, this part of the civic center consists of small shops . A almost 25,000 square foot supermarket doesn’t belong at this location in the Civic Center since it doesn’t fit in with the neighborhood character of commercial properties north of PCH. LU IM 53(b): Establish an administrative procedure and guidelines to interpret and balance specific standards in the General Plan where uniform application of the standards appears to produce an outcome inconsistent with the intended purpose of the standard or may defeat another policy of the General Plan. This measure shall be applied in a manner to achieve the most environmentally protective result feasible.

Non Compliance: The 40% of the lot area landscape requirement was achieved in the 2 post cityhood newly approved commercial centers achieving the most environmentally protective result possible. With this proposed project, the city is allowing a project that is purposely designed in intentional violation of this of this implementation measure.

In addition, where there is a conflict among General Plan provisions , it is mandated that a measure shall be applied in a manner to achieve the most environmentally protective result feasible.

LU OBJECTIVE 4.1: COMMERCIAL EQUIVALENT TO THE ADJACENT RESIDENCES.STRUCTURES OF A LIMITED HEIGHT AND BULK Non Compliance: An almost 25,000 square foot supermarket doesn’t conform to the bulk requirement of nearby residences.

LU Policy 4.1.1: The City shall encourage park-like settings by requiring that structures be oriented toward open plaza areas rather than streets and parking areas and incorporating additional amenities such as benches and play areas for children.

Non Compliance: This project is designed around a parking lot rather than structures being oriented toward open plazas (like the Malibu Country Mart) creating a parklike setting. The only so called park like setting consist only of a very small green space wedged in between Cross Creek Rd and 2 storefront structures.

LU Implementation Measure 60: Minimize destruction of natural areas and, where possible, prohibit transformation of natural areas to commercial ones by limiting development to that which is necessary for public access and safety.

Non Compliance: The city failed to minimize the destruction of natural areas by recommending approval of a project that doesn’t conform to the 40% lot area landscape requirement and by the allowance of the destruction of 8 healthy and mature sycamore trees.

The Serra residents have continually expressed the concern for their safety which has not been addressed.

LU Policy 4.2.1: The City shall designate commercial areas which are accessible to major streets and adequately buffered from single-family residential uses.

To implement these policies the City shall: LU IM 75: Require commercial development to provide ingress and egress to parking areas in a manner that is not unreasonably intrusive to residential areas.

Non Compliance: The Serra residents are most concerned about the use of their private road for ingress and egress to this shopping center and that safe evacuation of the Serra residents will be impeded because of the traffic generated by this proposed center. Despite the unsupported statement that Civic Center way will be the primary entrance and exit, the Cross Creek entrance and exit, ( with the exception of trucks with 3 axels or more ) could be more, equally or more greatly used by customers and smaller delivery trucks.

LU Policy 4.4.1 The City shall encourage establishment and continued operation of small neighborhood and community serving businesses.

Non Compliance: this supermarket structure is allegedly going to be leased by Whole Foods which could without a doubt put out of business our small stores such as PC Greens , Vitamin Barn and the not for profit Cornucopia Farmers Market. The city is not encouraging the continued operation of our small businesses. Furthermore, there is no indication this centers other shops will be community serving rather than independently owned and formula retail luxury shops.

OS Policy 1.1.3: The City shall preserve, protect, and enhance the character and visual quality of natural open space as a scenic resource of great value and importance to the quality of life of residents and to the enhancement of the scenic experience of visitors.

Non Compliance: By reducing the amount of landscaped open space the city is requiring for this project the city is clearly not preserving and protecting its open space.

Green Walls , trees in a parking lot and adjacent to driveways and surrounding structures is not preserving open space.

OS IM 6: Require property owners to mitigate the impact of development on parkland and open space through dedications of land or payment of in-lieu fees.

Non Compliance: The city didn’t require any dedication of open space or the payment of in lieu fees.

OPINION

EMPTY SPACES

supports a NO vote on Measure W

With hundreds of thousands of square feet of EMPTY commercial space available in Malibu, why should we vote yes to build more?

WHOLE FOODS IS NOT THE WHOLE STORY. Tha last thing Malibu needs is something we DON’T NEED.

OPINION

ISIS WANTS TO K I L L YOU 7. THE CONQUEST SO FAR

BY DAVID STANSFIELD EDITED BY ALLEN WALDMAN

OPINION

7. THE CONQUEST SO FAR

OPINION

7. THE CONQUEST SO FAR

With his wife, Denise Boiteau, David has written and produced some four hundred television shows in Canada (both in English and French), PBS in the U.S., the -Discovery Channel, NHK, Encyclopedia Britannica and Time-Life. Their TV productions have been translated into numerous languages and have won over fifty international film and television awards, including the selection of their “The Middle East” series in the Academy Awards Best Educational Documentary category.

David’s most recent published books are One Last Great Wickedness, The Man Who Murdered Time, Take Nothing For Granted, Blood, Attack at Noon, The Seventh Coming, Got a Couple of Minutes? and Highway Robbery. He is currently working on a ninth book, provisionally entitled Cerebrum.

He graduated Summa Cum Laude in Modern Arabic from Durham University, followed by further studies in the same language at Cambridge University, the Sorbonne and the University of Toronto, whereupon he was recruited by MI6.

David and his wife, Denise Boiteau, have lived in Malibu for 28 years with the son and two daughters they have between them, each of whom founded a clothing company here: Pascal, Freedom Artists with Patrick Jensen; Claire, C&C California with Cheyann Benedict; and Olivia, Three Tees Golf with her husband, lifeguard and aquatic stuntman Brett Smith.

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OPINION

TWO ICONIC PICTURES OF WAR

BY DAVID STANSFIELD EDITED BY ALLEN WALDMAN

STORY

SHOWROOM CONDITION

BY DANIEL BRALVER

Leaving Malibu , I pulled up into Bob Grieners Chervon Gas station that used to be in the vacant Chili Cook Off lot in old Buttercup, a 1955 1\2 Chevy Pickup that had the roundness of the early ‘50’s pickups but the new style dashboard and instrument panel of the 1956 model. I don’t know why, but I wrote the name “Buttercup” on the soft yellow of the door in blue letters with a smooth calligraphy.

A huge fellow on a Harley Davidson pulled into the filling area across the pump from me and in an absolutely expected low gravelly voice said, “Is that your name or the truck’s?”

Well, Buttercup was a sweet ride all right but she had seen a few bumps in the road and had a number of looming issues to consider for a long distance run, and, being a road warrior, my horizons were limited.

I ran her carefully up to Big Sur to surf a large southwest swell, and in the morning I was the only one out in some double-overhead waves at a remote spot.

A huge set came in and as I paddled out to get past it, I realized I’d never make it at the last second.

I turned my board to get it squared up to the wave and plunge under the mountain of whitewater, but I didn’t quite get it perpendicular to the wave and the water hit me like a locomotive, ripping me sideways with a loud pop in my left shoulder. My arm was useless.

I made my way to shore and with only one usable arm had a huge effort scaling the 700 foot cliff to the road with my board and all my gear. I was going to be out of commission on what I thought to be at all levels for a good while.

The doctor said it was a separated shoulder. No surf, no work for six weeks. What was an action fellow like me going to occupy himself with for that time?

I set right to ideas. I went home and filled my backpack with thirty pounds of gear to see what would happen if I hoisted it over my shoulder with my good arm. I could barely move the fingers on my left hand.

Wow, over the top of the shoulder, no pain, no problem. My path ahead was clear, but where to go? My girlfriend had two cars, the smallest being an old red Toyota Corona that ran like a top, and she offered it to me to hit the road. I got out a relief map of the west and the curiously slanted Wind River range of Wyoming, sticking its 14000 foot spine down the empty sagebrush plains called to me like a siren. I geared up quickly and was on the road that afternoon.

I pulled into St. George, Utah near to midnight famished. As I walked into the only open restaurant, I saw a pile of local want ad newspapers on a rack at the entry and grabbed one.

As I ate dinner I ran through the columns until I came to trucks. There, halfway down the column, the three lines of the ad glowed like a diamond, shining in the midnight restaurant. “1965 Ford Pickup Showroom Condition $2500”.

What vehicle could possibly be concealed beneath the simple words of this ad?

I have an obsessive weakness for old trucks and I had once had a 1966 green Ford Truck with a 351 Cleveland engine, a true workhorse, and a four speed transmission that I had driven all the way down Baja 8 or 10 times and eventually sold to a Mexican fisherman friend in a remote Baja village and hitchhiked home the length of the peninsula.

The 1965 and 1966 Ford pickups have the most beautiful squared up classic shape with a tough as nails, unemotional, all-work grill face, especially the 1965. My captivation with those three lines, obviously, got really large.

I drove up to the Kolob Canyons area above Zion Park and hiked a few miles down to the creek, where it fell for miles into deep, crystal clear turquoise pools, and my journey’s first stop was a place of great beauty, with the green of the cottonwoods overhanging the pools.

That evening I called the number on the ad and got no answer, the first of a dozen or so such calls that I made in those two weeks where no one answered the phone.

I spent three days backpacking the unique plateau of the peaks of the High Uintah Range of northern Utah, drove into Rock Springs, Wyoming where the delicious young waitress said to me as she served my breakfast, “Why, you’re a cute little cowboy, aint’cha?”

Heart aflutter, I crossed northeast across the sagebrush plains towards the Wind Rivers, at first just a distant blue hump on the eastern horizon. Every ten miles or so, the range would become more featured. Soon I could see the bands of color, the low browns of the rising prairie, the narrow, light green band of the aspens, the darker, broader green band of the conifers, then above these the white granite of the high summit ridge with the even whiter white of the glaciers and snowfields.

This, to me, was the most archetypal of the Western ranges; everything about it, including its romantic name, said, “This is what you have been seeking.”

I barely saw a soul for a week in those exquisite mountains; clear lakes, bright rivers, high lonely passes, ferocious thunderstorms, magnificent light: everything a boy of the West could dream of.

I came down over the pass into a drenching downpour and back a gradually descending ten miles to the Big Sandy River and the little red Toyota Corona. I had to love that little sedan for getting me here, even its modesty.

I made a quick foray up the source fork of the Green River to see the Table Mountain and headed up into what was then the quiet little town of Jackson for a hearty dinner.

I came down the highway of the Hoback River through the mysterious Gros Ventes Range south and my journey home and up a dirt road found the most perfect hot spring at the base of a waterfall about ten miles in.

By this time I had called that phone number so many times that I fairly gave up, but I ripped the tiny ad out of the paper and threw the rest away.

I’d probably been home a few days, and my shoulder had enough movement without too much pain, to do a few necessary everyday tasks. Finally I got around to doing my laundry from the journey, and as I was going through the pockets of my clothes before I threw them in the washer, I found a little scrap of something in my jeans and went over to the trash to discard it with all the other detritus of the trip, but something stopped me.

STORY I uncrumpled the tiny fragment: “1965 Ford truck Showroom condition $2500” I’d almost forgotten, no, had forgotten about that shimmering diamond of paper about three quarters of an inch by one and a quarter inch in size. There it was.

That evening I called the number and, what do you think, a man answered.

“You still have that Ford for sale?”

“Yep, I sure do.”

“Is it as good as you say?”

“I think so.”

“What color is it?”

“Cobalt blue with white pin stripes.”

“Short bed or long bed?’

“Shortbed.”

“Fleetside or stepside?’ (I dislike stepside) “Fleetside.”

“What kind of transmission?”

“Four speed floor with the granny.” “ Which engine is powering it?”

“300 cubic inch straight six, rebuilt.”

“Don’t sell it.I’ll be there in two days, full price, okay?”

“Sounds good.”

“How come you’re selling it?”

“Well, I built that truck for my daughter, but she’s marrying a fellow I don’t rightly care for, and I couldn’t stomach seeing him driving it around town,” So, I knew somebody who’d give me a bundle for Buttercup. He really coveted that ride. I called him and told him it was his for $2600. ($100 for gas back from Utah.) It was gone in an hour.

I bought a Greyhound Bus ticket, one way, to Richfield, Utah, near to where the I 15 northbound turns East onto the I 70. I ducttaped the $2600 to the inside of my jeans and filled my backpack with a warm jacket, water, some fruit and cereal bars and off I went east on the great highways of America, Greyhound speed.

It was an overnight run and I arrived in the town around 10:00 AM and walked through the town according to the directions the seller had given me. I was to meet him at 11:00.

I got to the address, and, sure enough, there was a 1965 Ford pickup in the driveway, longbed, pale blue, and quite a bit the worse for wear. Man, I was about as crestfallen as you could imagine. All that diamond excitement, all that anticipation for a beat up old truck.

So I’m sitting on the rear bumper of the truck in the driveway, chin sorrowfully cupped in my hands, and I see a short squat, tough looking fellow come briskly walking around the corner. He comes up to me.

“Is this the truck?” I ask.

“Hell no. Follow me.”

So we walk around the block to a single car garage that’s standing at a severe Dr. Seuss like angle, shingles falling off, looks like it was hastily built about a hundred years ago; barely big enough for a Model T. I’m standing back a ways as he opened the single side door and from within the darkness of the interior, there was almost a flash of light. Shit, it was sitting in there gleaming like a Jules Verne spaceship, ready for the moon or beyond.

My heart was racing. The only word that I can think of to describe the emotion I felt in that instant is love.. He opened the front garage doors, pulled that ride out into the street for me to see. The straight six headers off the manifold made the

sweetest, soft purr imagineable. It truly did look like a showroom truck, from the dashboard, the metal insignias, the front seat fabric; all the way to the tailgate, where two blue dot taillights finished it off with elegance.

Duct tape off, papers signed, handshake, and I’m on the road home. When I pulled into the gas station in Las Vegas for my first fillup, every head turned.

PHILANTHROPY FROM MALIBU TO MONTAUK

CRUSHING on both COASTS CALI BASED A WALK ON WATER GETS THEIR EAST COAST STOKE ON FOR KIDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

PHOTOS BY TREVOR PIKHART

The AWOW team in Mountauk

Recently, Malibu locals Dale Rhodes, Steven Lippman and Timothy Hazelip all headed to the east coast with California-based non-profit A Walk On Water (AWOW), a family of waterman sharing the therapeutic powers of the ocean with those in need, joining forces with The Montauk Beach House (TMBH) to bring their services to the east coast for the first time.

Nearly 100 Eastern Long Island families with special needs children participated in a weekend of confidence-building surf therapy at Ditch Plains Beach. After experiencing the overwhelming support of the local community, AWOW further solidified its long-term commitment to the east coast by officially announcing their intention to have a full-fledged Montauk chapter up and running in 2016.

“I joined A Walk On Water three years ago to give these kids a voice through Surf Therapy. Ive been a long time advocate for children in ALL walks of life. The children are our future and we need to forge the path for them to have the tools for success”.

- Dale Rhodes, AWOW Member, Surf Instructor and V.P. of KATIN USA, a sponsor of AWOW “One of the greatest feelings is giving back to others less fortunate then you.”

- Steve Lippman, V.P. of AWALKONWATER.

Dale Rhodes

“I am honored to be a part of A Walk On Water.

Earning my jacket was one of the highlights of my life. It’s interesting how humbling pride can be. As proud as I am to be a small part of a big idea, the experience itself brings you right back down to earth like a rocket. I can’t say that about any other job I’ve had. There’s no crying in surfing... until you Walk On Water.

Nothing fills the soul more than sharing the stoke with a child. Breeding confidence, one wave at a time. That’s AWOW.” - Timothy Hazelip, Surf Instructor AWOW awalkonwater.org

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FOOD

PETA vs. WHOLE FOODS

It’s astonishing, but comes as no surprise to me, that the Malibu Times, September 24th, issue would publish a “cutesy” but non relevant editorial regarding the newly planned Wildlife Crossing. While I certainly support, and donate to the project, it has little or no relevance for Malibu residents. The more important, and relevant issue, of greater concern for all 13,000 Malibu residents, now and in the future, was news of a PETA class action lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed Monday, September 21st. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Why should this be of vital interest to Malibuites? The class action suit alleges, Whole Foods duped customers in their meat department. “You’ll see signs, placeards, and even napkins bragging about so-called “humane meat” sold at a premium price from farms that Whole Foods touts as having “No Cages, No Crates, No Crowding” and more. Further, the class action lawsuit states that Whole Foods’ “5 Step Animal Welfare Rating System” violates California consumer-protection laws by snowing shoppers into paying higher prices for meat from animals on farms raised under standards that differ little, if at all, from the industry’s paltry minimum standards. In the suit, PETA asks the court to prevent Whole Foods “from continuing its unfair and deceptive business practices”.

These allegations come on the heels of another run in with the law, as Whole Foods was recently fined by the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs for “systemic” overcharging customers. But Co-founder and Co-CEO John Mackey apparently saw it differently. He said, “We don’t think our track record is any different from any other supermarket.

It went viral in the media and we feel we were victims.”

WOW!! Whole Foods is the victim. Let’s blame the customer for our mistakes!! Not in our community.

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WELLNESS

TOP 5 WAYS TO CREATE ACCOUNTABILITY IN YOUR FITNESS REGIMEN FIND A BUDDY AND INCREASE YOUR WELL-BEING.

BY TED MCDONALD Oh, that snooze button! I love it. And I hate it. I’m the kind of person who will hit the snooze button a few times before getting out of bed in the morning. It’s horrible, I know, but it’s so nice to lie in bed, roll around under the covers half conscious and enjoy those moments of relaxation and bliss. But I would never get up if I didn’t have a fairly good reason. Thankfully, I’ve trained myself to have at least a fairly good reason to get up right away and avoid the snooze button all together… Accountability!

How have I instilled accountability in my life? Simple, I find friends who like to do the same things I like to do, then I make my “play dates” with them. I hit the trails, or I jump into the ocean, or I get on my bike, or meet some friends at yoga, etc. There are so many opportunities to stay healthy and fit. Especially when you make it social and fun. Community is the best way to create accountability for yourself and it really is simple.

Most of us tend to find excuses for avoiding things that we know are good for us.

I’m sure someone is doing a study on this, but why do we do that? Why do we continue to eat in an unhealthy way? Why do we need to be dragged to the gym?

And what’s with that darn snooze button?!

Lead your tribe! If you don’t have friends who are paving the way, do it yourself.

Find a run club or free yoga in the park. Nike and lululemon are great resources for free exercise and oh, you’ll meet new like minded friends. Make more play dates!

Here are my top 5 ways to create accountability and increase your overall well-being: 1. Get your friend or better yet, friends, to meet you for your workout. There’s nothing like chatting on a bike ride, or shooting the breeze during a casual tennis game, or even chatting while on the treadmill. You’ll have add in some intensity, at which time you won’t be able to chat, but that’s for a later post.

2. Hire a coach. With technology these days, you can have a virtual coach, get a daily email reminder, track your workouts and get feedback for improvement and encouragement.

3. Sign up for a race. This is my secret. I keep signing up for races. Anything from a 10k to a 100 miler. I’ll run, bike, swim or all three. It’s commitment and once I’m committed to the race, I’m also committed to the training.

4. Sign up for your corporate wellness program. Over 70% of US employers have them! Times are changing!

5. Do mostly what you like and a little of you don’t. At some point you’ll need to push yourself beyond your comfortable limits. Many studies show that the high intensity reaps incredible benefits. I know, not many of use like to push ourselves that much, but that’s when it’s time to face your fears. Go the extra mile and you’ll see, the rewards are great! As always, I’m happy to help.

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WELLNESS Why is it important to pay attention to the flora in your “GUT”?

Research over the past two decades has revealed that gut health is critical to overall health, and that an unhealthy gut contributes to a wide range of diseases such as diabetes, obesity, arthritis, autism, depression and chronic fatigue...etc.

Hippocrates said this more than 2,000 years ago, but we’re only now coming to understand just how right he was.

Humans have a second brain. The second one is called our Enteric Nervous System with 500 million neurons embedded in the lining of the gastrointestinal system, which plays a major role in human happiness and misery.

Have you ever had a “gut-wrenching” experience? Do certain situations make you “feel nauseous”? Have you ever felt “butterflies” in your stomach? We use these expressions for a reason.

The nuerons in the gastrointestinal tract are sensitive to emotion’s such as anger, anxiety, sadness and elation...etc., and they literally interact with your brain.

The brain has a direct effect on the stomach. This connection goes both ways. A troubled intestine can send signals to the brain, just as a troubled brain can send signals to the gut. The brain and the gastrointestinal system are so intimately connected they can be viewed as one.

Your gut may hold the key to better brain health. People assume the brain is the organ in charge but your gut sends more information to your brain than your brain sends to your gut!

The next time your suddenly craving a huge piece of decadent chocolate cake...consider the possibility that it’s not you doing the craving. New research suggests that the armies of bacteria living in our gut can pull the strings in our brains to get what they want.

“Bacteria within the gut are manipulative,” “There is a diversity of interests represented in the microbiome, some aligned with our own dietary goals, and others not.”

The human gut contains 10 times more bacteria than all the human cells in the entire body, with over 400 known diverse bacterial species. In fact, you could say that we’re more bacterial than we are human. Think about that one for a minute.

We’ve only recently begun to understand the extent of the gut flora’s role in human health and disease. Among other things, the gut flora promotes normal gastrointestinal function, provides protection from infection, regulates metabolism and comprises more than 75% of our immune system.

Unfortunately, several features of the modern lifestyle directly contribute to unhealthy gut flora: •Antibiotics and other medications like birth control and anti-inflamatory drugs •Diets high in refined carbohydrates, sugar and processed foods •Diets low in fermentable fibers •Dietary toxins like wheat and industrial seed oils that cause leaky gut •Chronic stress •Chronic infections Food toxins like gluten and other chemicals cause an immune response which affects not only the gut itself, but also other organs and tissues. These include the skeletal system, the pancreas, the kidney, the liver and the brain.

How to maintain and restore a healthy “Gut” Remove all food toxins from your diet... and from your body.

Eat plenty of fermentable fibers (starches like sweet potatoe, yam, yucca...etc.).

Eat fermented foods like kiefer, yogurt, saurkraut, kim chee, etc.

Eliminate parasites (“Paracleanse” by Simply Young www.befit.simplyyoung.com).

Stress management -Watch for these other common symptoms of stress and discuss them with your doctor. Together you can come up with strategies to help you deal with the stressors in your life, and also ease your digestive discomforts.

Physical symptoms Stiff or tense muscles, especially in the neck and shoulders Headaches Sleep problems Shakiness or tremors Recent loss of interest in sex Weight loss or gain Restlessness Behavioral symptoms Procrastination Grinding teeth Difficulty completing work assignments Changes in the amount of alcohol or food you consume Taking up smoking, or smoking more than usual Increased desire to be with or withdraw from others.

Emotional symptoms Crying Overwhelming sense of tension or pressure Trouble relaxing Nervousness Quick temper Depression Poor concentration Trouble remembering things Loss of sense of humor Indecisiveness Take a high quality probiotic! The effects of high brain (both of them) function will have a major impact on your overall health! malibubeachpilates.com @malibubeachpilates

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INSTINCT

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ENVIRONMENT

FIRE & ICE

Attention all Malibu Canyon dwellers: Like clockwork the very first seasonal puffs of warm air gently massaged the trees before dawn in the last days of a September morning marking the beginning of the Devil Wind Season.

Tonight, as the sun was setting, stronger gusts of hot air sapped the moisture from our recent rains and leaves sailed through the air, past electrical lines swaying to the passions of a new director.

The Fall Equinox is the fulcrum point that balances 12 hours of daylight with 12 hours of darkness and from this point forward until the Winter Solstice our dark nights will cool as winter storm fronts sink from the Pacific Northwest . Already on October 1st Mammoth Mountain Ski Area received its first doses of Snow with more in the forecast for the weekend . These early low cold fronts will migrate into the 4 corners area annoying the devil with an angry snarl.

Driving down the canyon on the way to a restaurant one evening 4 young men were standing on a turnout belching out lung fulls of smoke into the dry brush.

I stopped and reversed, rolled down the window and informed them that smoking was prohibited in the canyon and that we are in an increased level of fire danger.

They were surprised that smoking was prohibited even though they had passed 3 signs stating so. They apologized and put out their cigarettes.

Picking up trash in the last few days for National Cleanup Day along PCH and Corral Canyon I became very aware of the hundreds of cigarette butts discarded next to and IN the dry brush.

Ladies and gentlemen get prepared, the Devil’s breathe is here.

Our Hillsides are as dry as can be.

The stage is set .All it takes is a tiny spark .

Hope for the best but prepare for the worst!

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PHILANTHROPY

SOULCYCLE X RAINCATCHER GABBY REECE LEADS THE RIDE TO BRING CLEAN WATER TO AFRICA, AND THE HOPI NATIONS

September 26, 2015 - Ride for RainCatcher with Gabby Reece was big success at SoulCycle Malibu. Supporters pedaled to do their part to provide clean water in Africa and on the Navajo and Hopi Nations in northern Arizona.

Generous sponsors included: The Local Malibu, SoulCycle Malibu, Mulberry Love and Bonk Breaker. Learn more at www. raincatcher.org

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LOUIS LENARD:

MALIBU LOCAL MAKES W A V E S Hi, My name is Louis Lenard. I’m a small business owner and have been immersed in the community as a local Malibu resident for 39 years.

At 46, I’ve just decided to run my first marathon October 18th in Detroit to raise money for clean water filters through our friends at Waves 4 Water and I’d love for you to join me.

Each filter will provide clean, disease-free water for 100 people for 5 years, going to those in the world who need it most. Each one of these filters costs only $50.

The good news is that you don’t have to run the race with me. But if you’ll kick in $25, $50 or more, it’ll be so cool. Kinda like putting a turbo charger on my back to help me cross the finish line!

It would be rad if we could raise $10,000 to help 20,000 people in need. That’s just 200 filters. Can we make it happen? As of this writing, the campaign has raised nearly $5,000, so we’re half way there!!

Oh yeah, and each donation of $25 will automatically enter you into a drawing to win a Fender guitar signed by all the members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers!

Together, we can all make a huge impact to save lives all over the world by providing as much clean water as possible. So simple, so effective and it feels really good to give back, so LET’S DO THIS!

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PHILANTHROPY

TWO COASTS ONE OCEAN The Surfrider Foundation recently held its inaugural annual fundraising event in Malibu, CA to celebrate the special places it protects from threats and to launch its national effort to ensure that everyone’s coastal backyard is 100% protected.

The event was attended by celebrities who love sand and surf including musicians Anthony Kiedis and Portugal.The Man, actors Sam Waterston, Laura Dern and David Chokachi, surfers Laird Hamilton, Kelly Slater, Stephanie Gilmore, Shaun Thompson, Kassia Meador, Greg Long and Leah Dawson, swimwear designers Kalani and Oleema Miller, sports commentator Sal Masekela, fashion consultant Julie Gilhart, fashion bloggers Sheryl Luke of Walk in Wonderland and Sydne Summer of Sydne Style and creative director John Moore, among others.

“Our story began in Malibu when a handful of surfers fought to protect their favorite surf spot, so it was only natural for us to host our inaugural annual event there,” said Dr. Chad Nelsen, Surfrider CEO. “Malibu and Los Angeles are faced with coastal pollution challenges resulting from rapid growth, aging infrastructure and urban runoff. These are challenges that coastal communities across America are facing.”

Laird Hamilton and Kelly Slater

Presented by Ted Baker London and KROQ, attendees enjoyed the intimate coastal vibe of the event with tunes by DJ KK (big wave surfer Keala Kennelly) and a guest performance by Portugal, The Man with covetable auction items up for grabs, including a Chanel surfboard, a trip to New York Fashion Week with Rag & Bone, a trip to Miami Swim Week with Kalani and Oleema Miller, a private surfing excursion in Santa Barbara with surfer Shaun Thompson and swimming with wild dolphins in Kona with writer Susan Casey. surfrider.org/two-coasts

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