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NOVEMBER 2014 VOL. I, ISSUE I
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Welcome to the premier issue of The Local. A “magazine style” newspaper born from a need to communicate significant and impactful stories relevant to Malibu, Santa Barbara and the surrounding coastal communities. Our iconic coastline is a very unique culture in and of itself , and while we will report on the life lived well in these respected, affluent beach towns, we will also emphasize a life lived fully and responsibly, understanding our sphere of influence and how we can have a positive impact on the global community at large. We welcome your submissions and look forward to informing and inspiring our readers.
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MALIBU. PRESERVED.
photo of the Malibu Pier by Deano Mueller
Nov. 4th the residents of Malibu headed to the polls with the highest voting attendance in many years and passed Measure R with a healthy majority but not without the drama of pitting wealthy developer Steve Soboroff against outspoken celebrity Rob Reiner in a heated debate over the future of Malibu’s commercial zones. Malibu residents are nervous about the City maintaining the integrity of it’s General Plan and Mission Statement to protect the rural coastline and limit development. Led by the Preserve Malibu Coalition, grass roots groups united in an effort to give residents a greater voice in rejecting a future of our coastal utopia becoming another strip mall-shopping destination by the sea. Residents have long sacrificed corporate shopping experiences, with the exception of only the most crucial needs and services, in order to maintain Malibu’s small town charm. This protection of Malibu’s ‘way of life’ is directly spelled out in Malibu’s official Mission Statement as this city’s preservation goal. Malibu residents have had a long and colorful history protecting this hamlet. In 2011, once again, residents’ passions were reignitied when the new owners of the Trancas center, a Walmart heir, served an eviction notice on Trancas Nursery, a 30 year old, beloved small business. It was one eviction too many in a seemingly endless stream of small business losses. Needless to say, Malibu residents revolted. A group was formed to fight back, and the nusery lease along with Sea Lily florist, were both saved. Those businesses are alive and well today and out of this effort, Preserve Malibu was born. Passionate local politics again came to life in a high stakes, controversial showdown that pitted out of town land owner’s constitutional rights to develop against locals who believe added traffic and commercial development would degrade their quality of life.
YES on R supporters were diligent in providing information on social media, which in the end, was pivotal in thwarting the efforts by developers to scare residents into believing that desirable amenities such UrgentCare and the movie theater would no longer exist. Similar measures have been successfully implemented in other cities such as Del Mar, Encinitas and Escondido whose residents have the right to vote on commercial development. Similar business legislation is in place in cities across California, including: Carmel, Coronado, Sausalito, Ojai and San Francisco. Malibu residents voted to follow suit in order it’s quality of life and rural coastal charm. Passing Measure R was not only a win for Malibu residents but a win for those who visit our beaches and hiking trails. Developers and commercial land owners are none too happy about Malibu’s overwhelming sentiments which could lead to legal challenges, but for now, Malibu is preserved the way it was intended in the Malibu General Plan and Mission Statement. Malibu 1 - Developers 0 - Steve Woods
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photo of Station 71 by Jackie Robbins
Campaigns on both sides spent tons of money hurling accusations and distorting facts in an attempt to persuade those still on the fence about Measure R. Leading up to the Nov. 4th election, many residents were suspicious of the cozy relationships between Developers, the Malibu City Council and the Building Deptartment. And the City did nothing to dispell those suspicions when Jim Thorson, the City manager, hired a firm to take down campaign signs on city easements. The bulk of the signs that were removed were “YES on R” and they were also removed from private properties, infuriating residents who believed the City was actively opposed to passing Measure R. Although an official apology was given by the City along with the explanation ( their take: the firm who was hired to remove the signs acted over zealously ), the whole incident, right down to the apology, backfired into the pooresrt P.R. move of the entire campaign. At the official Measure R debate, held at Malibu’s City Hall, the attendees were separated and broken out into two groups. On one side of the room sat Malibu residents representing the YES on R side. And on the NO on R side? Developers, their representatives and four of Malibu’s City Council members, further cementing the pro-development reputation of Malibu’s City Hall.
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L.A. County Fire Station #7 has a completely new facility that was dedicated in a ceremony attended by Malibu mayor Skylar Peak, County Supervisor Zev Yaroslovsky, L.A. County Fire Chief Daryl Osby and close to 100 fire personnel and members of the community. The original station was built almost five years ago on the corner of Zumirez Dr. and PCH. Since then it has been outgrown by more modern fire equipment and has now been updated to suit the needs of a 21st century fire fighting team. Improvements include larger engine bays, for vehicles, better living quarters, a modern kitchen and separate men’s and women’s showers.During construction the station relocation to the parking lot at Zuma Beach adjacent to the lifeguard headquarters. So although most of the squad was sad to see their beachfront digs go, the improvements made to the new station were greatly appreciated. The original mosaic tile front of the building was designed by Matt Doolin of Topanga Art Tiles. Read The Local’s exclusive interview by Jackie Robbins at thelocalmalibu.com -Rob Taylor
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PARADISE LOST? Beach access is and always has been a contentious issue in Malibu and a proverbial pandora’s box could be opened as the Coastal Commission threatens to open free access to Paradise Cove and pier inside the private headlands of majestic Pt. Dume.
With only a small road leading into the densely populated private trailer park and the extremely popular restaurant on the beach, tensions have risen over a lack of parking and dangerous traffic conditions on the busy PCH intersection. The extreme back up of parking on PCH also creates a menace for residents attempting to pull out from West Winding Way and Sea Lane Dr., as parked vehicles completely block any view of oncoming traffic. Out of town visitors are angry over having to pay $40 for parking inside the park or having to pay exorbitant $20 walk-in fees. Local park residents are also angry with the high traffic loads blocking access to their homes. Current conditions have traffic backed up onto both sides of PCH and now the Coastal Commission has issued a mandate to open free access to the general public. This directive from the C.C. appears to be arbitrary with no concern with actual current conditions, no period of review and opportunity for public comment. In a letter to the operator of Paradise Cove, the Coastal Commission said that charging a fee for those seeking access to Paradise Cove pier and beach violated terms of the company’s lease with the California State Lands Commission. The agency said the operator also restricted access by building an unpermitted gate that blocks the pier. “Paradise Cove is prohibited from taking actions to limit reasonable use of the access by the public,” the Coastal Commission said.
Photo of Paradise Cove by Tim Horton
Sarah Christie the Coastal Commissio’s legislative coordinator was quoted recently in the L.A.Times as saying “we’re very troubled and we hope to resolve the situation quickly in the public’s favor.”
The new stance by the CC creates worry for locals. The greatest concern is that there aren’t sufficient facilities to supoort an onslaught of public - no bathrooms, no trash cans and no maintenance. The impact to our pristine coastline could be devastating. Local residents who have been maintaining the private beach for years are having to deal with the increasing amount of trash left behind and are concerned about the lack of supervision of those drinking alcoholic beverages without adequate bathroom facilities in the recently established Marine Sanctuary. Tensions between surfers have risen as well as theft and DUIS of patrons leaving the Cove at the end of the day. Additionally the highway is not designed to handle high density vehicle and pedestrian traffic especially during busy summer months. Longtime paradise Cove local Mikke Pierson is concerned about the potential increase in PCH parking and traffic stating: “ PCH was never meant to be a parking lot. Too many cars in too small a space running at high speeds is a disaster waiting to happen.” As any Malibu resident knows, PCH is already a very dangerous thoroughfare. Wailing sirens from emergency vehicles are a constant soundtrack to the summer months with multi car collisions, injured cyclists and even fatalities being common occurences. The Coastal Commission’s position poses many questions as to their actual authority to deprive property owners of their right to control over private holdings as well as creating serious public safety issues. Does the Commission truly hold dictatorial powers over the community or are they overstepping their bounds? At this point the City of Malibu needs to step in and review this potentially illegal attempt to subvert City control of local issues. This is an urgent matter that is developing quickly. All concerned local residents are urged to attend City Planning and City Council meetings to voice their concerns during the public comment section at the open of each meeting. Additionally, written letters to the City Attorney requesting a full review of the Coastal Commission’s legal authority are essential.Watch this space as The Local keeps a close eye on this critical issue. -Rob Taylor
Malibu’s newest beach parking bonanza! City officials were recently seen at a ceremonial kickoff for the $5.5 million, Dan Blocker Beach, a longtime public land holding that was supposed to be more accessible to the public - but is the beach really more accessible now? Last January, the City of Malibu Planning Commission approved a Coastal Development Permit with a 3-0 vote for the Dan Blocker Beach project, which includes contruction of 14 parking spaces and one ADA-compliant space, public viewing areas and a public restroom along the one-mile stretch of beach near Pacific Coast Highway and Corral Canyon Rd. Dan Blocker County Beach was originally donated to the State of California by Lorne Greene and Michael Landon of the T.V. series Bonanza in memory of dan Blocker. Mr. Blocker played Eric s Cartwright, affectionately known as “Hoss” on the popular T.V. series. The State transferred the property to Los Angeles County in September, 1995. With 15.2 acres of bluff and beach property and over one mile of ocean frontage, Dan Blocker State Beach draws surfers, divers and scuba enthusiasts. Other activities at this beach include swimming and fishing. Although the sparkling new facility boasts 14 new parking spaces, clean modern railings, bronze commemorative statues and front row seat to our iconic coastal view, buyer beware there is no safe access to the quaint sandy shoreline below and can only be accessed safely at low tide through the free parking at either the Corral Beach access or the Latigo Point Stair access. So unless you bring your hiking shoes, Dan Blocker Beach is nothing but an unnecessary, glorified, observation post bound to cause significant beach access issues both on the beach and PCH. - Steve Woods
photos by Cece Woods
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MALIBU banned the use of plastic bags in 2008
The FIRST state to BAN the bags.
PLASTIC BAGS ARE HISTORY IN CALIFORNIA
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By Lisa Kaas Boyle, ESQ.
It is a common sentiment: Plastic Bags Blow. California’s recently passed statewide ban on plastic grocery bags has broad support among voters according to a USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times Poll. Sixty percent of California voters who answered the survey said they support the ban, signed recently by Governor Jerry Brown. California became the first state in the nation to approve the bag ban, this landmark achievement accomplished by the California State Legislature in the final hours of Aug. 29th at the close of the 2014 legislative session. Environmental leaders passed the news of the bill’s passage at around 11:30 p.m. to legions of supporters who have battled fierce lobbying backed by significant cash from the petrochemical and plastic industry during a decade-long battle to win the support of the legislature. Although a handful of attempts to pass statewide legislation have failed in the last few years, environmentalists also advocated, and found success, at a local level. In fact, at the time the statewide bill was passed, 124 cities and counties in the state had already adopted a local bag ordinance, to cover 36% of the population. SB 270 provides a uniform, statewide solution to the rest of the state, modeled after the local ordinances already in place and successfuly implemented. Mark Murray, Executive Director of, Californians Against Waste, one of the bill’s sponsors, stated, “We no longer have to speculate on whether bag bans are good policy. For nearly 10 million Californians, life without plastic grocery bags has been a reality in their communities for at least a year. Bag bans reduce plastic pollution and waste, save taxpayers massive costs in cleanup, save wildlife from death through ingesting the bags, protect seafood from contamination by plastic ingestion, and now we’re seeing job growth in California at facilities that produce better alternatives.” Murray has been working on the issue for over a decade at both the local and statewide level joined by his peers at Heal the Bay, Surfrider, Clean Water Action, Clean Seas Coalition, 5 Gyres and Plastic Pollution Coalition amongst other non-profits. The state of Hawaii is also plastic bag free, accomplished through local ordinances, island by island, instead of through one bill passed by the state’s legislature. With two states covered by plastic bag bans, and only 48 more to go, expect the fireworks to move across the nation. SB 270 prohibits grocery stores, drugstores, and convenience stores from distributing single-use bags, going into effect first in large grocery stores in July of 2015. Stores can sell paper, durable reusable bags, and compostable bags with a minimum of 10 cents each. The 10 cent charge is to encourage consumers to bring their own reusable bags. The bill also seeks to protect and create green jobs by creating standards and incentives for plastic bag manufacturers to transition to making reusable bags. “The bill is a step in the right direction - it reduces the torrent of plastic polluting our beaches, parks and even the vast ocean itself,” Governor Jerry Brown said upon signing the historic legislation. “We’re the first to ban these bags, and we won’t be the last.” *Ban takes effect 7/2014
Above: Artist-activist Asher Jay’s “Plastic Soup”. Below: Surfrider Foundation, with their “Rise Above Plastics” campaign.
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OF YOUR SPHERE OF INFLUENCE? By Asher Jay I’m going to ask you a series of questions that might take you out of the comfort zone you have retreated into out of habit and ignorance. It is my hope that you will answer these questions for yourself, honestly and with awareness of one simple premise - what you consume now will change the world you live in forever. Every choice you make today results in consequences that will outlive you. Every choice you save a penny on today was pinched out of another’s pocket yesterday and will end up costing you more tomorrow. Making an informed, inclusive choice in the present tense will help you account for the past and ensure a future. Thinking about the following questions will help you choose the healthiest shopping aisles and the most rewarding checkout lanes in the global market place. You will feel like a whole new person, I promise you that. Ready to question your choices? Walk over to your linen closet and scan the inventory. What brand of detergent do you use? Why? Do you use bleach? Softeners? What do they contain? Do you know where each of those ingredients ends up? The largest organ on your body, your skin, absorbs every one of those hard to pronounce ingredients from every clean article of clothing you choose to wear. It also accumulates in every living organism it comes in contact with, once it rinses out of your washing machine. Now walk into your bathroom, examine your line of toiletries, what made you buy the brands you own? When you brush your teeth, do you ever wonder about the impact the ingredients will have on your health both directly and indirectly? Does your toothpaste, scrub or shower gel contain micro beads? When you shower off the shampoo you’ve lathered your hair in, ever stop to ponder how far your shampoo choice travels, from drain to aquifer or river, to ocean? Will knowing more inspire you to make informed, responsible consumer decisions? What propels your purchases now? Did you carry your purchases home in a plastic bag? A paper bag? A cloth bag? Do you know where the produce you purchased was grown? How far did it have to travel to get to your store? To your home? Do you care enough to take a moment to question? Questioning the impact of every choice you make with your wallet every single day of your life might be utterly inconvenient but it is absolutely necessary. Why? Because the answers not only improve your life, and wellbeing, but also assures a sustainable, holistic future for lives beside your own.
“Code Blue” by artist-activist Asher Jay
“YOU IMPACT THE WORLD AROUND YOU EVEN IN YOUR SLEEP”
Every decision you make as a consumer in this globalized world economy results in the erosion and destruction of our home planet’s finite resources. Make no mistake, while we take the earth’s bounty for granted, it is finite, and it will run out, and since our lives depend on it, it will result in our demise. Are we each intelligent enough to fight for a healthy future? Can we choose to live a socially, and environmentally conscious life that will allow for a future that isn’t deprived and divisive? Our modern houses and structures are fitted with plumbing systems that hide both the source of our fresh water and the destination of our dirtied water. A few clicks on your phone gets food delivered to your door in disposable plastic containers that will outlast your time on earth. We close our trash up in bins and tie them up in bags so we don’t have to see or smell it. We disconnect. We take the trash “out” — but where are we taking it to? Who is picking up after you, daily? As a conservationist I work to raise awareness for issues I believe to be of catastrophic importance on a global scale. Wildlife trafficking, marine plastic pollution, loss of biodiversity, climate change etc… But I often come across people who are disempowered, who have resigned to being victims of a failing system. They believe that many of the realities in our world are wholly beyond their control. Why fight for rhinos or elephants or lions today, they are all the way in Africa? You have never seen an elephant but managed to get on just fine, so why lend a voice to the voiceless? I’d argue compassion, and appeal to your humanity, but it’s more than that. By shirking your responsibility, you are choosing to remove this reality and your role in perpetuating it from your awareness. You choose to disengage because you can get away with it, and you can get away with it because no one is holding you accountable, not even you. I have heard numerous friends say, “I’d rather focus on what I can do in my life — I can’t control anything else.” You can’t control it, but you can be conscious of it, and you can care. You can even care enough to acknowledge your contribution to the problem and choose to be an active participant in discovering a solution. In the 21st century, you just cannot hide from the fact that you are connected to everything that is happening in the global narrative, because you’re biologically and evolutionarily connected to all living things and because your personal habits directly affect all living things. Irrespective of your awareness of the impact you have, you have impact. You impact the world around you even in your sleep; with every breath you inhale and exhale. Grow conscious of your life, start with your breath. Our food systems, our technology production, our jet setting vacations: all of these things are affecting the energy and ecosystems around us, as well as across the world. You can choose to be blind to these truths, but you can’t choose to be immune to them.
MALIBU The micro-beads in your toothpaste and scrub, that tumbled down the drain with the day’s dirt this morning, your disposable razor blade clicking off into the trash can, tampon applicators and beverage bottles. All of these plastics you use and shed in the name of daily convenience will eventually bio-accumulate in marine ecosystems everywhere from sardines to Blue Fin Tuna. And in a perfect example of karmic design or the boomerang effect, these plastics end up back at your doorstep every time that delicious sushi is delivered in a plastic take out box. Bon appetite. Yes, it is easier to leave some of the harsh realities in our world shrouded by a veil of darkness, but that does not mean we escape the ramifications of our poorly thought out choices. What we do, comes back to affect us, within our lifespan, sometimes within a matter of months. Personal responsibility does not end with the impacts that are obvious, and a blind eye can’t erase the damage we have thus far wreaked on our planet through our daily choices. Ultimately all the chain reactions of a badly designed paradigm result in the collapse of the paradigm itself, and since the paradigm is us, we will, as a culture and civilization, collapse under the weight of the problems we propagate. It comes down to your personal sphere of influence, and where you think your sphere ends, which defines what your sphere encompasses and what it excludes. Your sphere ends where your ignorance begins. For me, that sphere of influence, or sphere of responsibility extends to the entire world. I am not afraid to face my impact and I am not afraid to expand my sphere to let more life in. To be held accountable as a guardian is a privilege, hold yourself accountable.
YOU CAN’T FUEL LIFE WITH DEATH - ASHER JAY
When Asher Jay is not thinking of rhinos, she’s thinking of elephants. In particular she’s a persistent voice of truth, even in the midst of misguided good intentions - like the crushing of elephant tusks a year ago by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Denver. They were following in a worldwide trend that started in Hong Kong - the complete destruction of ivory from elephant tusks. But the U.S. version jumped the track. when they only smashed the tusks into shards which they say will now be used to make a sculpture calling attention to the issue. Doesn’t work. She says it is, “as ill informed as whaling for research and offers as much educational output as Orcas in tanks at Sea World.” Ouch. Those are words to bring the issue home to Malibu, where Kirra Kotler received national attention for her protesting of the orcas at Sea World. same deal. As Asher says, “You can’t fuel life with death.” And she has a final loud message to everyone who owns ivory made from elephant tusks and dismisses what they are doing by believing the lie that tusks are just like teeth. discarded from time to time, no big deal. That’s wrong. Tusks have to be sawed off an elephant, and that usually only happens after they have been slaughtered. If you are wearing the elephant ivory, you are supporting the slaughter. So cut it out. TUSKS ARE NOT TEETH! - Randy Olson asherjay.com Facebook: facebook.com/earthheiress Twitter: @earthheiress
National Geographic Emerging Explorer Asher Jay
LOCAL ACTIVIST KIRRA KOTLER
Local Malibu student Kirra Kotler was so moved by the documentary “Blackfish” and the treatment of Orcas in captivity, she protested the annual school field trip to Sea World. The protest lead to worldwide attention landing Kotler in Sacramento to lobby for the fair treatment of Orcas. The Assembly Water Parks and Wildlife Committee began discussing Assembly Bill 2140, The Orca Welfare And Safety Act back in April. The bill would end the practice of exploiting orcas for entertainment purposes.
Photo by Dana Fineman for 90265 Magazine
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When it comes to the question of Climate Change and Sea Level Rise, whether one is a denier, a skeptic, a concerned open minded academic or a doomsday activist marching to stop man made greenhouse pollutants, there is no doubt climate is changing and sea level is rising. Climate change is not new and has been changing since the dawn of time. Sea level has been rising ever since the last ice age about 18,000 years ago. Ice ages have come and gone and sea levels have dropped and risen. Approximately 125,000 years go, sea levels were 20 feet higher than present and 400 feet lower 22,000 years ago.
THE ONLY THING THAT IS CONSTANT IS CHANGE. - Herculitis 535 B.C.- 475 B.C. Scientists long theorized that the first waves of nomadic hunters arrived to the Americas from Asia by following big game herds over an ice land-bridge between Siberia and Alaska some more than 13,000 years ago when sea levels were hundreds of feet lower than present. Once in North America, as the story goes, they trekked through the interior. But in recent years, a new thinking has emerged suggesting the first immigrants arrived by boat and followed a coastal route into Chumash territory. Some evidence shows that ancient mariners were much more advanced than originally thought with signs that Malibu’s Chumash had Polynesian contacts and maritime influences. Sea levels at the time of the earliest migration over the Bering Strait were 300-400 feet lower than present as the polar caps crept toward the equator from the south and the north. The four Channel Islands of Anacapa, Santa Cruz, San Miguel and Santa Rosa were all one much larger island referred to as Santa Rosae and was only 4.7 miles from Pt Hueneme and Pt. Mugu with much easier access for the Chumash to reach in Tomol canoes.
ENVIRONMENT There is also evidence to suggest that a now submerged island, Calafia, may have had elevations of 30 ft above sea level in the channel between Santa Rosae and the mainland near Santa Barbara. In July of 1994, the remains of the first Pygmy mammoth were found and are thought to be descendants of Columbia mammoths that swam to the Channel Islands before the arrival of man 13,000 years ago. Given that the Columbia mammoths were good swimmers, they were able to cross the short body of water and inhabit the nearby island, adapting to the new environment through evolution but may have gone extinct due to being hunted by island inhabitants. In 1960, several bones from a 13,000 year old skeleton were discovered and knick-named the Arlington Springs Man. As early as 11,000 years ago, a band of Chumash settled in the northern Channel Islands. The Chumash also traditionally made their home on the coastal plain between Morro Bay and Malibu.
Tomol Crossing from Channel Islands Harbor to Limuw ( Santa Cruz Islands. Paddlers l-r: Oscar Ortiz - Maya, Steve Villa - Chumash and Mati-Waya - Chumash. Photo by Robert Schwemmer of NOAA.
The island-dwelling Chumash were known to the mainland Chumash as the Michhumash or “the makers of shell bead money” which has been found in many ancient village sites throughout Malibu. From roughly 16,000-8,000 before present, the climate warmed and rapidly melted the polar ice caps causing sea level rise and forcing coastal indigenous people to continually seek higher and higher ground. Many ancient village sites became submerged with a vast treasure trove of archaeological evidence lost below in depths to 400 ft. During the Midieval Warm Period ( 950-1300 ) it was warmer than today, as it was in the Roman times and during the Holocene Climate Optimum ( 3500-6000 years ago ). During the last major ice age ( Pleistocene ), each of the last four interglacials, going back nearly half a million years, was several degrees warmer than today. The rate of sea level rise slowed down about 8,000 years ago but still has been rising modestly with minor rates of rise and fall. Until recently, as it appears climate has fluctuated warmer and sea levels may be increasing slightly again. Was the recent warming a normal natural cycle or is man responsible? Current sea level rise is about 3mm/yr. worldwide. Previous sea level rise has been recorded at about 1.8mm/yr. according to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administraion ( NOAA ), “this is a significantly larger rate than sea level rise averaged over the last several thousand years.”, seven inches in the last century and the rate may be increasing. Sea Level rises can considerably influence modern day human population in coastal and island regions. In the past, coastal populations could easily abandon a coastal cave or relocate a small village or rebuild a hut above rising sea levels but modern day man is finding fixed shore front structures and properties are not so easy to relocate a little further inland.
PROJECTED IMPACTS
Future sea level rise could lead to potentially catastrophic difficulties for shore-based communities in the next centuries, many major cities such as London, New Orleans and New York already need storm-surge defenses and would need more if the sea level rose. Though they also face issues such as subsidence, The Mississipi Delta and it’s protective barrier islands are shrinking because of sediment barrier loads have been altered with flood control levees and upstream dams. Sea level rise could also displace many shore base populations: for example it is estimated that a sea-level rise of just 7-8 inches could create 740,000 homeless people in Nigeria, Maldives, Tuvalu and other low-lying countires that are among the areas that are at the highest level of risk. The U.N.’s environmaental panel has warned that, at current rates, sea level would be high enough to make the Maldives uninhabitable by 2100. Future sea-level rise, is not expected to be globally uniform. Some regions show a sea level rise substantially more than the global average ( in many cases of more than twice the average ), and other sea levels fall. However, models disagree as to the likely pattern of sea level change. Since the 1800’s many coastal builders on the east coast have gambled to build on the shifting sands and West coast developers have built structures on eroding coastal bluffs overlooking the Pacific only to have the sea claim it all. Is Malibu’s Broad Beach sand erosion problems and it’s need for an emergency rip rap boulder fortification a result of rising sea levels or a lack of beach replenishment due to watershed sediment sources being blocked from damns, flood control culverts and general urban development or both? The most sensible long term-solution, scientists say would be for development to retreat landward and allow oceanic forces to sculpt the coastline as they have for milleniums. Waves and tides gnawing at the land would turn back-beach dunes, cliffs and hillsides into beaches of the future. Yet that’s not likely to happen given the investment in beach front homes and roads built on low lying, concrete armored coastal bluffs. So, short-term solutions get approved, often as emergency measures. Concrete sea walls and barricades of boulders get thrown up to protect such structures which can exacerbate the problem even worse. Malibu’s Broad Beach residents found their beach disappeared after a series of large storms swept thousands of cubic yards of sand away, threatening homes and septic leach fields. The Home Owner’s Association were approved for an emergency permit to place boulders along the beach and have recently been approved to import forty three thousand truck loads of sand to replenish the once “broad beach”.
ENVIRONMENT The problem is that imported sand gets scoured away over time and the fortification of shoreline with concrete or boulders, while effective in the short term at protecting homes, often accelerates sand erosion. Sea walls act like mirrors, refracting the energy of the waves and magnifying their scouring power. Recently I was visiting friends at a home on the beach between Topanga and Big Rock. The tide was not very high and the surf was small yet the house’s wooden sea wall was getting hammered and the house shook. I looked up the coast towards Big Rock at all of the other houses built over the mean hightide line on wooden pilings and realized how vulnerable this stretch of coastline is with existing natural rate of sea-level rise compounded by the lack of natural sediment replenishing the beaches. Throw in the higher ocean levels, a dash of astronomical high tides and a heaping El Nino swell and you have a recipe for disaster. Our coast lost a house in the ocean this summer that was built on the beach in the 1960’s and surely a hefty El Nino winter will claim more victims. But are things as bad as some scientists predicted? Yes, Climate has recently recorded historic warm temperatures but has also recorded record cold temperatures. The arctic ice had melted at alarming rates but the inconvenient truth is that Al Gore’s scary predictions that the polar summer ice cap would be completely melted by 2013 along with increased Atlantic Hurricanes has not panned out into reality. While many scientific models have predicted warming temps, rapidly melting ice caps and fast rising sea levels, there are signs leading some scientists to question the projected models and that the climate is much more complex than the information experts feed into the models. Many glaciers around the world are declining but what you do not hear too much of are facts, which makes one scratch their head and wonder “What really IS going on?”. Has the arctic ice started to reverse it’s melting trend? The last two years has seen a slow down of Arctic ice loss with increasing ice extents. Canadian and U.S. residents will not forget the last two years of the long Polar Vortex winters and record cold temperatures. Europe, India, Russia and Asia also We all know the local weather is different than global climate but in 2011 while many glaciers were shrinking, a few glaciers in other parts of the world expanded. Both the Hotlum and Wintun Glaciers on Mount Shasta have nearly doubled in size since 1950, says an article on Wikipedia. The Bolam Glacier has increased by half, while The Whitney and Konwakiton Glaciers have grown by a third. Alaska, Oregon and Washington have reported similar occurences. The City of Mount Shasta, sitting at the foot of the mountain about midway between San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, has broken a 108-year-old snowfall record for March 2011 with 97.9 inches, according to the National Weather Service. The old mark of 88 inches was set in 1903.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA:
A. ( previous page ) When sea levels were four hundred feet lower Malibu shorelines were 1-2 miles from current mean high tidelines. B. ( previous page ) Historical graph of sea level changes over the last 22,000 years. C. ( above ) Graph shows Arctic Ice Extents reversing to averages after recent melting.
Have some Glaciers grown as a result of global warming because of the warm water evaporation of moisture enhancement affecting many coastal glaciers? Why are the Antarctic ice extents above historic highs? Can the growing Antarctic ice fields balance out the shrinking Arctic and soften rapid increases in global seal levels? Modern man has prospered greatly during the last 8,000 years of relative sea level stability. Will the planet resume it’s 18,000 year trend with rising temps and sea levels? Will the power of the sun and the powerful mysterious forces of nature trump man’s ability to affect our future climate or will man manifest his own doom? Does mother nature have an unseen trick up her sleeve to keep things from getting too extreme for all the populating, polluting humans? Is there another ice age in our future? Will the polar ice caps completely disappear? Or will we leave shortsightedness behind and trudge to higher ground or sail to higher islands as our predecessors have done for eons. While the high profile, powerful residents in the Malibu Colony are protected behind the gates of oceanfront front homes, they became power-less recently with Hurricane Marie brought astronomically high tides threatening their beach front homes, ripping apart decks, stairs and underming sea walls. In the end, Mother Nature will do as she pleases and the only thing constant is change.
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Has the arctic ice reached it’s pinnacle of melting or will it soon disappear? Has sea level topped out, stabilized or will it rise 20 more feet in our near future? Climate debate rages on, with some scientists on both sides accusing the other of cherry picking data to support their narrative. In the early 1970’s, every major climate organization endorsed an impending ice age scare, including NCAR, CRU, NAS, NASA - as did the CIA. One headline in the New York Times dated January 5, 1978 read:
Above: THE TIP OF ANACAPA, imagine this pinnacle 400 additionalfeet above sea level. CHANNEL ISLAND seals ( right ) are not displaced as a result of constant climate change.
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Malibu Pier is a Southern California icon in an area once reffered to as the “Riviera of America”. The historic landmark is located in the heart of California’s surf culture. The festive seaside atmosphere of good food and fun has returned to the famous pier offering classic seaside dishes and organic locally grown produce, complementing the pier’s beautiful coastal location and rich history.
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CALIFORNIA SPINYHAPPY LOBSTER CRANBERRY POMEGRANATE WHITE WINE REDUCTION.
It is a very special time of year... Avacados dripping from the trees, Meyer lemons floating like luminescent golden orbs, calling to be picked, pomegranates as bright as neon flashing out “eat me� from the trees above - bountiful and beautiful. One of our favorite, most delicious treasures makes itself a bit harder to harvest. It is lobster season folks - and the bugs are better than ever this year! On a side note, did you know that our California spiny lobster is actually a crayfish with no claws? Even lacking claws, the tails are arguably sweet, or even sweeter than their popular cousins from Maine.
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1/2 cup chicken stock 2 TBS unsalted butter or Ghee 1 Tsp Lemon Juice 1 TBS fine chopped shallots 2 TBS fresh Pomegranate Seeds and / or 2 TBS Fresh Cranberries 1 tsp agave or raw sugar - Put wine/stock/butter in a small saucepan at back of grill while the bugs cook. - Stir the bottom occasionally until you see it has reduced by half - Add the rest of the ingredients for the final minute. Cheers!
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Here is a fast and easy-to-follow recipe for you to enjoy our coastal bounty straight from the salt water to your grill, seasoned with either drawn butter or ghee. Grilling Lobsters - Split and clean the lobsters. You can gently put them to sleep in the freezer - and then use a cleaver to split the entire carcass in half. - Remove the green and orange gross tomale from the head area. (For those more adventurous who like a gamier flavor, leave it in) - Dress the lobster with good extra virgin olive oil, salt + pepper. - Preheat your grill for 20 minutes until it is super hot (450 degrees). I like to throw some fresh bay leaves and rosemary right on the flames. - Grill your lobster shell-side down for 6-8 minutes with the grill top lowered to enhance the smokiness.Then lift the lid and flip the bugs for 1-3 minutes for grill marks and browning. Lobster is a tender meat so take care not to over cook.
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Intense exercise is a great fat burner but the question most people ask is “Why am I so hungry after a workout?”
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The post workout snack is an important meal for those who care about their nutrition or want to build muscle, lose fat and improve their body. However, it’s also the meal that confuses people the most. Let’s face it, it’s not uncommon to feel like you’re starving after a particularly hard workout. But here’s the deal, it’s not the workout that makes you hungry. Typically it’s dehydration and poor meal planning! Timing your pre-workout meal so that when you finish your workout it’s time for your next protein rich snack which helps avoid skipping a meal or eating an extra one. Carbohydrates are also important to make sure you are getting the most of your post workout snack. Both are vital in sustaining energy. More importantly stay hydrated during and after exercising. Thirst is often mistaken for hunger” - so drink up!
SEE A COMPLETE LIST of Diana’s selections for the best protein-packed snacks at 90265magazine.com DIANA NICHOLSON is a trained and certified Pilates coach providing a precise, concentrated Pilates program that offers Diana guides you through deep core strengthening and a repertoire of exercises, biomechanically correct, finding your weak links. This srategy strengthening the muscles around the moveable joints, with as much balance as is possible to achieve. Diana is also a trained Health Coach receiving her training from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, a cutting edge health coach training program. Her goal is to help you achieve optimal health and fitness and guide you toward a comprehensive holistic approach to a healthier lifestyle. Contact Diana for a private consultation. malibubeachpilates.com @malibubeachpilates
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PROTEIN Timing your protein will greatly greatly contribute to fat burning and increased energy. Eating a normal meal 2-3 hours before a workout, however if you have only an hour before your workout focus on easily digestible carbohydrates. The best snack after a workout if a meal is hard to come by? A protein packed smoothie.
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Gaelle Kennedy, founder of Gaelle Organic developed a passion for skincare while working as a model in the cosmetics industry. After modeling, Gaelle transitioned into career as an esthetician working for mega skin care guru Aida Grey in Beverly Hills, eventually launching her own skin care line using only the best organic ingredients. Kennedy took her devotion to organic products to a higher level by becoming certified by ECOCERT, Europe’s leading certifier who’s organic cosmetic standard supports top quality skin care without the use of alcohol. Other synthetic ingredients common in personal care products are known to harm the skin. Other ingredients have been identified as health hazards that can be absorbed into the body. Which is why more and more people see organic skincare as a healthier choice. - Tara Owens Gaelleorganic.com
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ENTERTAINMENT AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT OF VIACOM ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
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The following is an excerpt from the premiere episode of INDUSTRY STANDARD with BARRY KATZ with special guest, DOUG HERZOG. Herzog oversees some of the most successful networks in the country, including Comedy Central, TV Land, and Spike TV. In his tenure, he has launched some of the most groundbreaking series on television, including “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” “The Colbert Report,” “South Park,” “Bar Rescue,” and “Hot in Cleveland.” BK: What advice do you have for young artists and young executives in the entertainment business and beyond? DH: I think there are so many opportunities for young people to express themselves these days and when we were coming through…I had to go to Emerson College just to get my hands on a camera. Now everyone’s got one in their back pocket, so I think you just do it. There’s no reason not to be doing it every day and to be creating and to be putting it out there and taking your chances…and if nobody pays attention, then nobody pays attention…stay at it…you haven’t lost anything. Any young person who comes in my office these days and wants to be in the business…and if they’re not out there doing something at this point…I look at them and say…”What are you doing? Get out of my office!” There is no excuse not to be writing, producing…you can do it all—you can do it all on your iPhone. Figure it out. If you really want it…Go for it…It ain’t coming to you…you got to go to it. Go get it! I think that also pertains to those who want to be on the executive side or on the business side…but you have to make your way into an organization…you still have to enter the institution. BK: How does a young person get the attention and enter the institution and how do people get your attention? DH: You have to be a little relentless. You have to be a little bit of a pain in the ass. You have to not be willing to go away…and you just got to keep at it…and ultimately, hopefully, somebody will say yes and you’ll get your chance…your foot in the door…and its up to you, but people who kind of go out of their way…this is probably a bad thing to say on a podcast…but people who go out of their way to get to me, I always figure out a way to spend a little bit of time with them because I feel this person made a real effort and they found their way to me—some way by hook or by crook—and I respect that and I’ll give them the benefit of whatever it is for 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes or a half hour and whatever I can figure out…return an email...because I feel that those who make their way—sort of a good organic way—I’m not talking about everybody who’s sending me a link to their show on line…but like young kids who don’t have the wherewithal yet….if they figure out a way to find their way to me…I try to spend a little time with them. BK: So there you go…its just persistence. DH: Persistence! Just showing up Barry, right? Look at us! BARRY KATZ is a theatrical comedy manager and tv/film producer who lives in Malibu. His podcast, INDUSTRY STANDARD, which you can subscribe to and download on iTunes, takes you behind the curtain of the entertainment industry with a new episode every Monday featuring inspirational interviews with some of the most powerful people in Hollywood. At the date of this article, the podcasts that Katz has appeared on have been downloaded over 3 million times.
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Marc Cohn
Saturday, January 10, 8 p.m. $20-45 Smothers Theatre
The Hot Sardines
Thursday, January 15, 8 p.m. $15-35 Smothers Theatre
Collin Raye
Friday, January 16, 8 p.m. $25-50 Smothers Theatre
Tommy Tune: Taps, Tunes & Tall Tales
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Calidore String Quartet
Sunday, January 18, 2 p.m. $22-28 Raitt Recital Hall
Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals
Thursday, January 22, 8 p.m. $25-55 Smothers Theatre
Versa-Style Dance Company
Sunday, January 25, 2 p.m. $17-35 for adults $17-20 for youth Smothers Theatre Join us for a dance party after the show!
Jesse Cook
Tuesday, January 27, 8 p.m. $20-45 Smothers Theatre
Leo Kottke
Saturday, January 31, 8 p.m. $22-45 Smothers Theatre
The Marcy and Zina Show
Tuesday, February 3, 8 p.m. $15-35 Smothers Theatre
Roberta Flack
Friday, February 6, 8 p.m. $40-75 Smothers Theatre
Christine Lamprea, Cello
Marionetas de la Esquina: Sleeping Beauty Dreams
Saturday, March 7, 11 a.m. $12-15 for adults $10 for youth 17 Smothers Theatre Join Us for Family Art Day! Featuring special art projects and Weisman Museum tours. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
SHUFFLE Concert
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2CELLOS
Sunday, February 22, 2 p.m. $22-28 Raitt Recital Hall
Wednesday, March 11, 8 p.m. SOLD OUT! Smothers Theatre
Bettye LaVette
Pilobolus
Wednesday, March 4, 8 p.m. $22-45 Smothers Theatre
Wednesday, March 25, 8 p.m. $25-50 Smothers Theatre
Northwest Dance Project
Saturday, April 18, 8 p.m. $20-40 Smothers Theatre
The Okee Dokee Brothers
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Parkening International Guitar Competition May 26-30 Final Round and Awards Ceremony: Saturday, May 7:30 p.m. $40-70 Smothers Theatre
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MALIBU DIVERS 21231 Pacific Coast Highway Malibu, CA. 90265 310-456-2396 malibudivers.com
Stop by Malibu Divers for all your underwater needs. We are the highest rated PADI DIVE CENTER in the Western U.S. offering training for beginners to instructors and beyond. Trips to the Channel Islands and beyond in the most up to date boats and knowledgeable crew and guides. Shop for all the latest gear and essentials. Come in for the fullest air fills and equipment maintenance to keep your dives safe and fun!
HISTORY Malibu Divers was founded in 1969 by Mike Bright, a now legendary Southern California waterman and Olympic athlete. Mike nurtured the store through the 70’s when diving was populated by ex-navy frogmen and serious underwater hunters and was neither considered or promoted as an activity for anyone but the most rugged and athletic of ocean enthusiasts. In 1974 Mike hired Lynn Freeman to teach scuba classes at Malibu Divers. Lynn was affiliated with a then fledgling training agency called PADI or Professional Association of Diving Instructors. Having been a PADI facility since 1976, Malibu Divers became one of the first 5-Star facilities in 1983, teaching all levels of PADI training exclusively. During the 80’s, Lynn presided over the training of a growing number of divers, chartering local boats and leading groups to the Channel Islands and all corners of the world to dive. In 1992, Lynn sold Malibu Divers to it’s current owners and then Director of Training, Carter Crary and his dive buddy wife, Barbara Gentile-Crary, also a scuba instructor. Still in it’s original location, the store’s guiding philosophy also remains the same: “To send our customers out the door with the best training possible and a smile on their faces. Malibu Divers make the World’s Best Divers and Dive Instructors.”
IT’S LOBSTER SEASON!
2014 Lobster season got off to a great start in late September with flat conditons and great visibility. Contrary to most years, the lobsters are being found deeper ( 30-40 ft. ), the prevailing theory being that they are staying out of the shallowsdue to warmer water temperatures. While long swins have been necessary, the catches have been good from Big Rock to Deer Creek. You can purchase a California State fishing license on-line at wildlife.ca.gov and don’t forget the lobster harvest report card. Get your tank and all your gear needs at Malibu Divers. Also a great to talk story and compare notes on recent dives with friends.
MALIBU DIVE CONDITIONS Current dive conditions in Malibu are some of the best of the year. It is not uncommon in the fall to find near flat conditions, great visibility (10-20’+) and still warm water. With the lack of rain, water quality in Malibu has been very good, even at Surfrider (check out the Beach Report Card at healthebay.org). Tides will be most extreme on the Full and New moons (Nov 6th & 22nd). Best visibility can be found on the high tide as clear water floods into the beach. Current short term predictions show no North Pacific storms that could drive surf into Malibu (especially West of Pt Dume). For the most up to date surf and dive conditions, check out Malibu Divers on Twitter (@MalibuDivers) or you can find our Twitter feed on the home page of our website; malibudivers.com
Tide chart courtesy of Surfline.com
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“Zuma set” on Big Wednesday by Bill Parr
Electric, the global, premium sport and lifestyle accessory brand rooted in Southern California’s rich action sports, music, art and customization culture expands their watch collection with the introduction of the Digital series. Applying the re-engineered classic design ethos with a nod to 80’s pop culture, the Electric digital watch brings you the best of modern technology in an easy to use digital format. The Electric digital watch’s retro look is thin, light, and tough enough to provide you with just the right amount of information and durability for hard use. The basic digital, dubbed the ED01, will include time, date, stopwatch, timer, alarm and light. In addition to the features found on the ED01, the digital tide watch, or ED01-T, features a simple tide prediction index and moon phase. Electric is available at Becker, 23755 Malibu Rd, Malibu (310) 456-7155 or Drill Surf & Skate, 30765 PCH, Malibu (310)-456-7715 electriccalifornia.com
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