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M A LIB U ’S AWA RD W INN IN G N E WSPA P E R S I N CE 1 94 6 VOL. LXXVIII • NO. IX
THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2023
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Construction clock ticks for new Malibu High School
The Coastal Commission proval of the LCP Amendment will cost taxpayer funds, so it’s asks for another year to needlessly requesting the community write a review plans, threatening letter (preferably) or send an email to deny the CCC staff ’s request for to delay building By JUDY ABEL Special to The Malibu Times
The Santa Monica Malibu School District is calling on parents, students, and the community at large to help rescue plans to construct a new Malibu High School. Construction plans were threatened last week when the California Coastal Commission requested another year to review the Local Coastal Program (LCP) Amendment that includes Phase 1 of building a new high school. Each year construction is delayed would drive up costs by $14 million and could exceed the project’s budget. SMMUSD says delaying ap-
the one-year extension. SMMUSD Chief Operations Officer Cary Upton provided background reminding that Malibu voters overwhelmingly approved Measure M in November 2018 for the development of a new campus plan for Malibu Middle and High School (MMHS) and to fund construction of a new high school building on the former Juan Cabrillo Elementary site. The site was cleared last year. The California Environmental Quality Act Environmental Impact Report was certified, and the contractor was hired. But to continue, a Coastal Development CONTINUED ON PAGE A6
Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin and members of the LA County Fire Department Stations 88 and 71 answered questions residents had on Saturday, June. 24. Photos by Samantha Bravo/TMT
Assemblymember, County Fire Department hold a ‘Sidewalk Session’ for Malibu community Residents showed up for coffee and conversation with Jacqui Irwin and fire personnel on Saturday By SAMANTHA BRAVO Of The Malibu Times
Residents of Malibu had the opportunity to meet with Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin and the LA County Fire Department Stations 88 and 71 on Saturday for coffee and a conversation.
“Today, we are out meeting our constituents in Malibu, and we have a wide range of issues,” Irwin said. “In this area, I find that we are focused on fire, and already in the legislature, I have switched my focus to fire insurance and how we make sure that people are able to make the
coverage they can get to protect their homes. Other issues we hear are the campsites opening [and] anything that increases fire danger to the city of Malibu.” The scheduling of “Sidewalk Sessions” will be held on weekends in the various communities throughout
Malibu filmmaker to unveil tribute to first Aviator Nation in Malibu cuts staff American woman astronaut Sally Ride The Aviator Nation Malibu store is shown on Pacific Coast Highway. Photo by The Malibu Times
Former employees accuse retailer of unfair termination
By JUDY ABEL Special to The Malibu Times
After a flip-flop on downsizing retail staff at Aviator Nation it appears the trendy clothing company has slashed its workforce at some brick and mortar locations, including Malibu. The company that bills itself as a “1970’s inspired California lifestyle brand” is known for its cozy sweatshirts and sweatpants embla-
zoned with rainbow stripes, lightning bolts, tiger stripes or smiley faces and for its catchphrase “Pray for Surf.” The clothes aren’t inexpensive with a matching sweatsuit totaling more than $300 or outerwear jackets topping $800. Aviator Nation and its founder Paige Mycoskie have twice been featured in Forbes magazine this month, most recently last Friday. Forbes has reported Mycoskie as one of the richest self-made women in the U.S. with an estimated worth of $380 million. She owns nine homes, including one in Malibu. CONTINUED ON PAGE A6
City Council approves Sea View Hotel
Mayor Pro Tem Steve Uhring building. “We want to see that governcommented on the recent ment can work together in the Planning Commission inner agencies and for the good meeting and election of chair of our citizens,” Rouse said. For city manager updates, City By SAMANTHA BRAVO Of The Malibu Times Manager Steve McClary said the Busch Drive entrance is closed The Malibu City Council ad- due to water from the stream still dressed a series of items during flowing through and Westward Monday’s City Council meeting, Beach entrance may still be closed including the Award Agreement this weekend because of issues for Wireless Communication Fa- with the concrete path. cility Application Review Services, In regards to a meeting with Broad Beach Geological Hazard Beach & Harbor and Sheriff ’s Abatement District (BBGHAD), Department about Zuma Beach and the Sea View Hotel Project. traffic management for the HolFor public comment, Santa iday weekend and beyond McMonica-Malibu Unified School Clary stated, “So we’re concerned District (SMMUSD) Board of on traffic backing up on PCH and Education member Stacy Rouse we’ll be strategizing with Beaches asked the council for intervention & Harbors and Sheriff ’s DepartCONTINUED ON PAGE A8 on the new Malibu High School
the new 42nd Assembly District for an opportunity for residents to speak directly with the assemblymember about issues or concerns. “I always enjoy coming out and talking to people one-on-one,” Irwin said. “I have 10 cities that I CONTINUED ON PAGE A6
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Unveiling scheduled at popular Fourth of July celebration at the Reagan Library By JUDY ABEL Special to The Malibu Times
A Malibu filmmaker is about to unveil his latest project: not a movie, but a statue of the first American woman in space, Sally Ride. The larger-than-life monument will debut July 4 during a huge celebration at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley. Steven C. Barber, a Malibu resident for 22 years, is a successful documentarian focusing on World War II. “My moniker is ‘noble filmmaker’, travelling the world telling great American stories,” Barber stated. He “fell into the monument world” five years ago when a space documentary fell through. With some spare time to think on a bike ride he said he had an epiphany about building monuments. “Nobody had ever done it and the timing was good,” the 62-year-old explained. It was 2018 when he took his idea to NASA to build a monument honoring the crew of Apollo 11 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the trailblazing moon landing. Barber conceived and commissioned a 1,400-lb., 12-foot gold and bronze monument to Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin, a friend of Barber. It was Barber who raised $750,000 for its construction. The magnificent sculpture sits at the
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Malibu filmmaker Steven C. Barber poses next to the Sally Ride statue he comissioned. The statue will debut July 4 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. Photos courtesy Steven C. Barber
Kennedy Space Center where it’s viewed by 20,000 people daily. Barber raised money again to have a monument built commemorating the crew of Apollo 13. That spectacular artwork features the three brave astronauts who faced a near-fatal power loss that threatened their safe return. Barber called it a tribute to “fearlessness and a quest for adventure. Apollo 13, known as a successful failure brought the entire world together in prayer directed at the spacecraft to bring
these three legendary astronauts home. The world has never gotten together like that before or since.” That monument sits at the Houston Space Center. When Barber realized there were no monuments celebrating the more than 70 female astronauts he said, “Sally Ride made the most sense because she was the first American woman in space.” The late Ride, a physicist, made her groundbreaking flight on the CONTINUED ON PAGE A8
Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . A2 News Briefs . . . . . . . . . A3 • City of Malibu prepares for the Fourth of July holiday Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . A4 News Briefs . . . . . . . . . A6 • Expedited planning reviews offered for solar power system and generators Real Estate . . . . . . . . . A8 Malibu Life . . . . . . . . . B1 • Malibu Foundation hosts Summer Solstice fundraiser at the Malibu Bungalows People . . . . . . . . . . . . B2 • Billy Gale — the best kept secret in country music Community . . . . . . . . . B3 • Malibu Middle and High School musicians earn top honors and awards at Music in the Parks Festival Legal Notices . . . . . . . . B3 Business & Directory . . . B5 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . B7 Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . B8 • Waves basketball standout Maxwell Lewis selected in the NBA Draft