Time for a reset of the political process
Things aren’t going as smoothly as one would hope at the moment. Friday night and Saturday morning my phone blew up about Friday’s invasions of private properties and Beaches and the lack of response from the Sheriff’s Department. Lifeguards called for law enforcement backup and didn’t get it. Homeowners called the Lost Hills Sheriff’s station […]
We are lucky to be in Malibu
One of the joys of life in Malibu is the opportunity to spend time with friends, neighbors and clients who are very smart, talented and successful in a variety of fields. I was having a conversation with one such gentleman about COVID-19 statistics and he explained that he had created a spreadsheet and updated it […]
What next?
Last week, Antigen testing arrived in Malibu. Malibu Urgent Care obtained a supply of what is supposed to be the most reliable approved test out there. The test requires a blood draw so they can run it through two separate tests. One of the tests is very reliable if the infection has been cured for […]
Test results are in!
Last Wednesday, I followed through on the opportunity presented by the City and had myself tested for COVID-19 to reassure myself that I am not an asymptomatic spreader of the virus. The process was accomplished quickly, with some discomfort in the chosen nostril, as a swab was inserted to a depth that I would have […]
Why I’m going to get tested now for Corona Virus
The “Staycation” has gotten markedly less fun in the last few weeks as the number of locally diagnosed cases has increased. We have been sobered by the two reported deaths. It hasn’t helped that the projected end has been shifted first to the end of April, then the middle of May and now the end […]
The meaning of community
I’ve spent the last few days thinking about the passing of John Bell from COVID-19 and the hole that he leaves in my community. I moved to Malibu in January of 1978 and my “community” consisted of one family. Over the next 4 years I held about 240 open houses a year and spoke to […]
Drive through testing comes to Malibu
Malibu got a jolt last week when L.A. County Health started breaking out the COVID-19 cases for municipalities with a population smaller than 20,000. We went to bed thinking there were no cases in Malibu and woke up to a press release announcing that we actually had 5 cases. No information is available as to […]
The Malibu staycation extended through April 30th
The City of Malibu is working hard to keep everyone current issuing daily updates of the everchanging Corona Virus response. I know that Reva , Karen and Mikke have been on the phone nonstop since crazy Saturday making calls to our State and Federal partners. I have not been in contact with Rick, Jefferson, and […]
The Malibu staycation continues
Last Saturday, I went to the closed office to return some emails, pick up some files and the mail. As I left to return home around lunchtime, I found that we had suddenly become Disneyland on a National Holiday! The Malibu Pier was packed. Westbound traffic was backed up to the Civic Center and everywhere […]
Adapting to the new normal
Greetings and welcome to the California “Staycation” in which we have all been asked and/or encouraged to isolate our families for at least the next two weeks. Like many of you I have devoured everything I can find on the internet or in my inbox about the Corona Virus. The math and the bad examples […]
