COVID-19 at 3 months Fighting Entropy
Entropy is the concept that all matter is decaying to a state of lower energy. A spinning top slows and falls motionless to the floor. A Koi pond deprived of the pumps and attention that keeps it clear and beautiful, soon turns into an ugly mosquito infested green marsh. For the last three months, we […]
A week to remember and a modest proposal
Last March, I attended a meeting where several members of the City Council, all of the Public Works, Public Safety and Planning Commissioners and some members of the public met with CalTrans to learn about a crosswalk they intended to add in the vicinity of Malibu Seafood. That meeting was a disastrous display of how […]
Permit pace accelerates
Four new Fire Replacement permits in one week! This is exciting news. Over the 3 previous weeks the rate was 2 and 2/3 permits per week. In the last week five new applications to rebuild came in and according to the Rebuild Status page on the City’s website, four new fire rebuild permits were granted. […]
Paul Grisanti 4 City Council to make a better Malibu
Traffic and Parking Malibu has gotten a reputation as a place where our visitors can get away with anything. We need more law enforcement. We’re already spending about $9,000,000 on the Sheriffs annually. I have been advised that we have the ability to increase the cost of a parking ticket and that it’s a fairly […]
Power outage sparks Woolsey memories
On Sunday August 2nd, I got up at 5:45 AM and crept into the bathroom to get ready for my day. I flipped the light switch and nothing happened. Immediately my mind switched into Woolsey mode. Why is the power off? Did I pay the bill? Did someone hit a pole? It was too early […]
Why we are glad it’s over.
The year began with anger, confusion, pain, and uncertainty about the future on all sides. The County of Los Angeles and the City of Malibu were just as overwhelmed as the residents. Finger pointing, commiserating and rumors were the currency of the day. Woolsey was larger than anyone (State, County, or City) had contemplated. The […]
Citizens of Malibu
I will appear in November on the ballot as a Candidate for the Malibu City Council. This campaign will be a little unusual due to the constraints of COVID. Supporter coffees in each of the neighborhoods, candidate debates, shaking hands and kissing babies all seem unlikely at this writing. The column above is being included […]
Traffic hell on PCH as COVID-19 moderating
On Sunday the 26th, I was reminded why I try not to leave the neighborhood after noon on a summer weekend. I accepted three appointments between 1:00 and 3:30 and ventured forth into Malibu’s version of Dante’s Inferno. As I inched past Zuma Beach, I counted 4 cars who had stopped on the traffic lanes […]
Malibu West Fire Brigade and a Covid-19 update
Shortly after Woolsey, I learned about the Malibu West Fire Brigade in the Malibu West neighborhood where my wife and I had been remodeling the income property that is now our home. I attended some meetings and submitted my application and fingerprints to the LACo Sheriffs for a background check. I am now one of […]
Karen Farrer lauded, Mikke Pierson sworn in, and a pause on the stampede to “By District” elections.
Last week’s Malibu Times had an excellent article by Jimi Tallal about a tentatively successful appeal in the litigation over whether Santa Monica would be required to move to “By District” elections. That appeal was subsequently confirmed on Thursday July 9th. Santa Monica had appealed a Superior Court order mandating voting “By District” in Santa […]
