Boys & Girls Club of Malibu Receives $53K From Malibu Half Marathon and 5K

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The Malibu Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk recently gifted the Boys & Girls Club of Malibu $53,178.27, proceeds raised from the annual race event. On Monday, the organization presented the check to the Boys & Girls Club Teen Center. “The Malibu Half Marathon is all about building community, so I’m beyond thrilled that we are able to support ...
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Build Malibu Better: What I Am Thankful for in the Last 12 Months

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Twelve months ago, the repopulation of Malibu was just beginning. Anger, confusion, pain and uncertainty about the future were the primary emotions tearing apart our lives and the community. The County of Los Angeles and the City of Malibu were just as gobsmacked as the residents. Finger pointing, commiserating and rumors were the currency of ...
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Where Does Malibu Stand When It Comes to a Rodenticide Ban?

The Malibu Times
On Dec. 9, Malibu City Council is expected to once again discuss a proposed anticoagulant rodenticide ban—a ban on poison bait boxes that kill rats and other small rodents. Though designed as pest control, the practice of poisoning rats is known to spread poison up the food chain to pets, birds and larger mammals, including mountain lions.
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'Rescues to Arrests': Longtime Malibu Lifeguard and Decorated Police Officer Writes Book About Career

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Mark Cleavenger has been the seasonal head lifeguard at the Malibu West Swim Club for the past eight years, and in that time has gotten to know lots of Malibu West residents and other locals. Imagine their surprise to learn he’s written a book full of ...
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New Septic Tax in Effect

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Los Angeles County septic tank users including those in Malibu were sent bills this week from the county Department of Public Health (DPH). The department warned homeowners with septic systems that a new tax or permit fee would be assessed starting Jan. 1, 2020. DPH sent letters in July explaining the Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems policy.
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Most of LA County's Homeless People Come from LA County

The Malibu Times
Recent data published by LAHSA—the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority—debunks the misconception that the majority of Los Angeles’ homeless population are transients who migrated to Southern California. Several years ago, the LAHSA, a joint county/city agency, added a question to its homeless survey asking each person how long they ...
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Build Malibu Better: Viewing Guide for Council and Planning Commission Meetings

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The building code will be updated on Jan. 1, 2020. It is my fondest holiday wish that all those who lost a home in Woolsey get planning approval by Dec. 31 in order to rebuild under the current codes. The new code changes will embrace some fire resistance improvements, as well as new energy, seismic and other calculations that will require a ...
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Telltale confirms it will make The Wolf Among Us 2

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The Wolf Among Us 2’s development was interrupted when Telltale Games ran out of money and shut down in 2018. In August, Malibu, California-based LCG Entertainment completed its purchase of the Telltale Games brand, assets, and technology with the intent to revive the original company’s back catalog of games and to develop new works based ...
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So-California: Los Angeles

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3rd Point Malibu had a few. Zuma might be fun, but the tide was a little low ... The swell was waning, so we sprinted down the cliffs thinking we’d struck a little California gold, only to be let down by the first lull. The swell was taking its last dying breaths. Apparently, “yesterday was good.” That afternoon was spent bobbing in ...
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Designers find inspiration in a ‘Winter Forest’

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California, don’t expect to see any typical red-and-white combos. “We don’t do obvious,” says Jennifer Juhos, who, along with her business partner, Nicole Renna, brings an earthy, organic style to the studio’s creations. And don’t expect fake trees or snow flocking on branches at any of their events for Malibu plant-based skin care ...
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