City offers new emergency response training
The city of Malibu will offering free daytime Community Emergency Response Team training classes beginning March 7. Those attending the classes will learn disaster preparedness, fire suppression, medical techniques, light search and rescue and how to respond to terrorism.
The classes will take place on Tuesdays at City Hall from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Previously, the classes had only been offered in the evenings. The program continues through May 9. For more information, call Brad Davis at 456.2489 ext. 260 or send an e-mail to bdavis@ci.malibu.ca.us
Malibu Film Fesival tickets on sale
The seventh annual Malibu Film Festival will take place April 7-9, with movies being screened at the New Malibu Theater and the Aero Theater in Santa Monica.
The festivities will begin on April 7 at 7 p.m. with screenings at both theaters. Later that night, an opening night gala and fashion show will take place at Sunset Restaurant. The following day, the centerpiece film will be screened. The closing night film will be screened on April 9. The festival will conclude with an awards night party on April 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Taverna Tony’s. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 866.468.3399 or go to www.ticketweb.com
Nominations sought for parks award
The city of Malibu Parks and Recreation Department is requesting nominations for the Jake Kurejian Citizenship Award. This award recognizes outstanding individuals who give their time and resources to the youth, adults, seniors and families of Malibu through contributions to parks and recreation programs. Completed applications should be submitted to the director of Parks and Recreation at City Hall, which is located at 23815 Stuart Ranch Road.
The deadline to submit nominations is Feb. 9. The nominations will be considered by the Parks and Recreation Commission at its meeting next month. For more information, call 456.2489.
City wins court case
A Los Angeles Superior Court sided with the city of Malibu Tuesday morning and denied Myron Nathan’s claim that he had the right to build a 35-foot-high home on Morning View Drive. Nathan had received a permit to build a home of that size from the county prior to cityhood. The city had argued Nathan’s right to build the home had expired.
-Brian Foy