Posts Tagged ‘malibu’


Planned house demolition upsets Malibu neighbors

February 2, 2012 at 6:00 am
www.latimes.com - A New Yorker's plan to demolish a Bart Prince-designed home and build a two-story California Mission-style residence has neighbors concerned over the potential loss of ocean views and what some decry as the waste of a perfectly good house.

Malibu’s Legacy Park recognized as California’s Project of the Year

January 30, 2012 at 5:29 pm
www.scpr.org - The 15-acre and $35 million Legacy Park in the center of Malibu has been awarded the state’s “Project of the Year” by the American Society of Civil Engineers.The relatively new park was just completed in 2011, and features a state-of-the-art stormwater/urban runoff system capable of treating over 2.5 million gallons of the stuff a day.“The [...]

Hitting The Refresh Button At A Malibu Bootcamp

January 24, 2012 at 12:19 am
www.huffingtonpost.com - There were a few signs that FATHOM contributor Crystal Meers needed a vacation: She had two BlackBerrys and an increasingly pronounced cramp in her right thumb. And a weekend in Mexico had her searching for an internet connection in the middle of the desert. When I was invited to The Ranch at Live Oak, a week-long [...]

Hiking Malibu Creek State Park

January 23, 2012 at 6:14 pm
www.examiner.com - Tired from the hectic city, traffic jams and standing elbow to elbow with strangers on the street? Get away from it all by traveling to the Malibu Creek State Park, a quiet patch of trails located in the middle...

Assessing blocks of beachfront in Malibu

January 17, 2012 at 6:00 pm
www.latimes.com - On a bus tour, California Coastal Commission members strive to find out what's keeping the public from some of the state's most desirable beaches. One thing they didn't see: 20 pathways that were set aside on paper but have yet to be built.The California Coastal Commission was on a mission to find out what's keeping [...]

Pierce Brosnan remains bonded to Malibu despite house sale

January 15, 2012 at 11:00 pm
www.latimes.com - The actor who played the fifth James Bond in the series and his wife, Keely Shaye Smith, sell a Malibu beach retreat that they put on the market while building another home nearby.Actor Pierce Brosnan has sold his Malibu beach retreat for $2.6 million.

Coastal Commission Investigates Unopened Malibu Beach Accessways

January 13, 2012 at 6:35 pm
losangeles.cbslocal.com - MALIBU (AP) — Members of the powerful California Coastal Commission took the unusual step Thursday of visiting several exclusive beaches, including some that lack proper public access to the shore. The commission took a four-hour bus tour around Malibu as part of its regular meeting in nearby Santa Monica. The commission has long sought to mandate as [...]

Zuma Jay Backs Osborn for State Assembly

January 10, 2012 at 7:40 pm
santamonica.patch.com - Sunday was a good day for Torie Osborn, candidate for the state Assembly's 50th District seat. First, she received the endorsement of the Malibu Democratic Club. Later in the day, she got word that Malibu City Council member Jefferson "Zuma Jay" Wagner was backing her campaign. Osborn announced the endorsement from Wagner, who until Sunday was [...]

Malibu club’s rules questioned after Assembly race endorsement

January 9, 2012 at 12:00 am
www.latimes.com - The Malibu Democratic Club endorses community activist Torie Osborn for a new Assembly seat, but the club's leader says Osborn's supporters may have taken advantage of the club's rules. In a battle among the three Democrats running for a new, open Assembly seat, community activist Torie Osborn was the overwhelming choice of the Malibu Democratic [...]

A public beach in Malibu with few amenities for the public

January 8, 2012 at 5:00 pm
www.latimes.com - Dan Blocker County Beach has been in Los Angeles County's hands since 1995 but remains hard to reach via a steep bluff. A Malibu councilman wants the city to take it over, but the county says no.A prime stretch of Malibu coastline has been in public hands for decades, but you wouldn't know from looking [...]

Candidates for 50th Assembly District to Square Off Sunday

January 7, 2012 at 2:44 pm
pacificpalisades.patch.com - Pacific Palisades voters will get an opportunity Sunday to hear from the three Democrats competing to represent the community in the state Assembly. Assemblywoman Betsy Butler, political veteran Torie Osborn and Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom, all candidates for the newly created 50th Assembly District, which includes Pacific Palisades, will participate in a forum at [...]

Monster Waves Expected As Surfers Head Out To SoCal Beaches

January 6, 2012 at 5:49 am
losangeles.cbslocal.com - It’s only the first week in January, but surfers along Southland beaches are already grabbing their longboards as a high surf advisory took effect this week. An unusual storm system in the Central Pacific has generated dangerous waves, riptides, and coastal flooding in LA County -- and is also hitting Hawaii with the largest waves of the season.