By Lester Tobias In Malibu, regulations pertaining to retaining walls and landform alteration (grading) have created a firewall to overdevelopment that most architects under- stand, accept, and to which we develop inventive,
Surfrider Beach was the concern of a group of surfers from Malibu Surfing Association representing the Malibu Lagoon Action Committee who spoke during the public comments at the June 26th City Council
By Lester Tobias In a classic, Malibu style confrontation between property rights and “keep Malibu, Malibu”, the city council, led by “Team Malibu” (Peak, Wagner, Mullen) voted to resuscitate a long dormant
SMCC PLANNING LEADS PUBLIC ACCESS HIKING TRAILS THROUGH RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS CAUSING CONCERN FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS The Malibu Trails Committee and the Trails Plan was an effort started with the best of intentions.
Always one to promote successes, I am equally one to own up to the failures – especially of those we fought so hard to support and lead our community, and in this
On April 4th, mysterious “official” looking City signs appeared at both ends of Malibu. This obvious effort to humiliate the residents of Malibu after City Council voted 3-2 in favor of becoming
The SHAKE-UP RUMORS ARE GETTING LOUDER Could change be in the air at City Hall? Over the past year, there has been a continuous cycle of disturbing changes at City Hall, which
It became overwhelmingly apparent since the Malibu City Council meeting on March 13th that the new pro-preservation majority, Skylar Peak, Rick Mullen and Jefferson Wagner, have now settled into their new political
City Council passes the ‘symbolic’ gesture with a 3-2 vote sending shock waves through the community by passing a national issue with- out feeling the pulse of the people. March 13th, 2017, will
The Machine attempts to muscle control by shutting out members of the community who could have valuable input on the new Santa Monica College satellite campus that will be located in the