Planning Commission meeting goes late…
very late
With numerous neighbors coming out to protest or support projects on the agenda, the Jan. 17 Planning Commission meeting lasted nearly eight hours, continuing well into the early morning hours of Jan. 18.
The commission approved coastal development permits for additions to homes on Grayfox Street and Cliffside Drive. It also approved permits for construction of a two-story home on Bonsall Drive and a one-story home on Malibu Road.
Architect appeals
permit approval
Architect Ron Goldman has filed an appeal of the planning manager’s approval for an 11,158-square-foot home proposed to be built next to his office building on Pacific Coast Highway. Goldman cited several reasons for his appeal, including biological and environmental problems that he said existed with the project.
The appeal will go before the Planning Commission.
The Method Fest entry deadline extended
The late entry deadline for The Method Fest, a Calabasas independent film festival in its eighth year, has been extended to Feb. 1
The Method Fest will take place from March 31 to April 7. The entry fees are $50 for features and $40 for short films. Student entries cost $25. Screen formats accepted are 35 mm, Beta SP and DigiBeta. For entry information, call 310.535.9230 or go to www.methodfest.com
Youth sports offered
A middle school volleyball clinic is taking place every Tuesday from this week until March 7 at Bluffs Park. The entry fee is $30.
There is also a girls lacrosse program for persons in grades one through eight. The program costs $195 for new players and $145 for returning players with equipment. The league plays on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. from Feb. 27 to April 5.
For information on either of these programs, contact Steve Leungsikul at 456.2489 ext. 363 or send an e-mail to sleungsikul@ci.malibu.ca.us.
Environmental T-shirt contest to take place
The Calabasas Environmental Commission is holding a contest for anyone interested in designing a T-shirt logo for upcoming citywide creek clean-up events. The winner will receive a $100 prize.
To be considered, designs must include graphics involving creeks and creek clean-up, the city of Calabasas logo. They must also be innovative and fun.
Entries must be submitted by Feb. 6 at 5 p.m. The contest is not limited to Calabasas residents. The Environmental Commission will choose the winner at its Feb. 7 meeting. For more information, call Heather Stotland at 818.878.4225 ext. 312
Worth magazine gets new publisher
Michael Schneider was named last week as the new publisher of Worth magazine, which is owned by Malibu-based Curtco. Worth is a financial and investing publication aimed at a wealthy readership.
Schneider has been working for Worth since 2003. Prior to that, he worked for nine years in sales management at The Wall Street Journal.
Curtco purchased Worth in 2003. Prior to being purchased, the magazine had been in bankruptcy.
Malibu toy company makes purchase
Malibu-based Jakks Pacific Inc., which makes action figures for World Wrestling Entertainment, has agreed to purchase Creative Designs International, a Pennsylvania firm that makes girls’ dress-up tiaras and vanity tables, according to the Los Angeles Times. The reported price tag is $116.5 million.
The purchase, according to the Los Angeles Times, would allow Jakks to make dress-up accessories based on Walt Disney Co. characters.
Paradise Cove home for sale makes headlines
A Paradise Cove home with a $65 million price tag is ranked No. 6 on Ultimate Home Magazine’s 2006 list of the 1,000 most expensive properties for sale in the United States. The property is on a seven-acre private bluff and includes a riding ring and a private road to the beach.
The most expensive listing in the nation is Donald Trump’s Palm Beach estate, which can be purchased for $125 million.