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Regarding the matter of the alleged violations of the Malibu Election Law, we have adopted a nonpartisan resolution, deploring the personal attacks on and continuing harassment of our city attorney and others, contributing to the perception that Malibu is a vicious and mean-spirited community.

We demand that our laws be enforced equally, fairly and impartially, regardless of party or factional affiliation in accordance with legally acceptable principles and procedures.

Please join us in this resolution which we will present to the City Council. Call 317-1693 and leave your name, and if you have no objection, your telephone number so that we may provide you with further information.

Margaret and Clint Ancker

Caroline Berry

Gretchen and Wayne Hays

Dorothy and David Kagon

Carol and Carl Randall

and others

Car washers soft-soap commission

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A car wash business, located next to the Malibu Country Mart, now has a bit more elbow room. The Malibu Planning Commission voted to allow the hand wash and detail operation to “spot check” cars in four parking spaces that had previously been used only for parking the freshly washed cars.

The decision came after much debate about past code violations by the business. According to a staff report, the car wash has received violation notices for activities found to be in conflict with the business’s Conditional Use Permit. Those violations include using designated parking-only spaces to detail vehicles, using up to 14 parking spaces for the business when the most allowed was seven, and placing illegal “no parking” signs on trash containers. The operation was also found to have occupied its office building before it was permitted.

“You guys are working in violation of your Conditional Use Permit,” said Commissioner Ed Lipnick, who said he recently visited the site and saw someone buffing a car in one of the spaces designated for parking only.

“No matter how we condition this project, it’s not going to work,” said Commissioner Jo Ruggles. “This business is too successful for its location. They do excellent work, but we can’t tolerate code violations either.”

Commissioner Andrew Stern said he had recently visited the business on a Saturday and found the applicant working on eight cars simultaneously.” “No matter what condition is placed on this business, the applicant doesn’t seem to be playing by the rules,” Stern said.

“Code enforcement is expensive in any city,” said Commissioner Ken Kearsley. Kearsley said the business does fine work and is well respected but added that work “must be restricted to the original bays.”

Previously, work had been restricted to three stalls. Car wash owner Justin Silvers said he wanted to be able to “spot check” vehicles in the four parking spaces adjacent to the office structure that have been used for the parking of cars after they were washed. According to Alan Block, attorney for Silvers, spot checking would include “dusting, dressing tires, cleaning windows and occasionally vacuuming the interior of automobiles.”

“Frankly, that sounds like detailing to me,” said Planning Director Craig Ewing. “The more spaces you give them, the bigger parking problem there will be.”

“Ninety percent of the business is for people who are already visiting other tenants at the shopping center,” said Block, adding that his client was not trying to expand his business.

The staff recommended the commission deny the requested expansion of the use. A motion to approve the staff recommendation died for lack of a second. So did a motion to send the matter back to staff to allow work in five spaces. Finally, a motion did pass that allows work to be done in the existing seven stalls and designates three additional spaces for parking only. The vote was 4-1, Kearsley opposed.

Silvers said he wants to put an additional tent or canopy over four spaces. In order to do that, he must obtain a variance.

Also at Monday’s meeting, the planning staff asked the commission for input in order to move toward a regulatory process for development. One issue discussed was the definition of a “basement.” Currently, a room, or rooms, is considered a basement if it sits deeper into the ground than it sticks up. The current definition allows for the averaging of walls and for openings such as garage doors.

Planning staff suggested a new definition in which no more than three feet of any basement wall be above ground. “If the floor above is no more than three feet above grade, then the basement is a basement and not counted as a story,” said Ewing. Each wall must comply, which would do away with the averaging of walls. Also, the basement “can’t project beyond the perimeter of the first floor,” Ewing added. “That will make people who want basements push them down.”

Floor area requirements will be more strict as well. Currently, there is no limit on the square-footage of basements. A basement can be as large or larger than the footprint of the house and not count toward the maximum square-footage for development. The consensus reached by the commissioners will allow people to exempt 300 square feet of basement space from the total square footage. Every square foot over that will count toward total development.

Planning staff will draft an ordinance amendment for the zoning code and will likely bring it back to the commission in September or early October.

Educators debate skills test results

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Most of Malibu’s public school students performed substantially better than the national average on a skills assessment test administered last spring, but in a potentially troubling signal to parents of students at Juan Cabrillo Elementary School, roughly half of the students there posted low scores on the statewide test, which measured skill levels in reading, mathematics and other basic subjects.

The second- and fourth-graders at Juan Cabrillo trailed the nation, according to the results of the Stanford 9, the first statewide skills test for public school students in four years. And Juan Cabrillo was the only Malibu school to regularly score below the average for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, even though hundreds of students with limited English abilities at the district’s Santa Monica schools tended to lower the district’s overall score on the test, which was administered only in English.

Sue Gee, a district assistant superintendent, said that because of summer vacation, district officials have not yet had the opportunity to analyze the scores with school principals and teachers. Gee refused to speculate on Juan Cabrillo’s performance, until more analysis of the scores was done. “I do not have a clue [how to explain Cabrillo’s performance],” said Gee.

Betty Glass, retiring principal at Juan Cabrillo, said the test was administered for the first time in California last spring, and that students did not have any special advance preparation for the exam.

“It’s just based on what the students learned in the classroom,” said Glass.

She said that she had seen higher scores on the other kinds of assessment tests that are regularly administered, like the California Test of Basic Skills.

“We expect the great majority of our students to score at or above the national average,” said Glass. “We’re all concerned when students score below the 50th percentile.”

Scores for third- and fifth-graders at Juan Cabrillo were mostly above the national average and more in line with the district average.

The Stanford 9 test was designed to assess the academic skills of California’s public school students relative to the nation’s as a whole. The scores released to the public in July by the state Department of Education show how each grade level at each school performed on the exam as measured against a national sample of public school students who took the same exam. Individual test scores have been sent to students’ homes.

A score of 50 represents the 50th percentile and the national average. With the exception of Juan Cabrillo, Malibu’s schools scored roughly between the 65th and 75th percentile on most of the subjects tested. Juan Cabrillo’s second- and fourth-graders scored, on average, in the 46th percentile.

All California students were tested in reading, mathematics and language. Students through eighth grade were also tested in spelling, while students in grades nine through 11 were tested on science and social science as well. California’s scores as a whole were below the national average, roughly between the 38th and 44th percentile.

Point Dume Marine Science and Webster Elementary Schools

Among Malibu’s elementary schools, Point Dume Marine Science Elementary School posted the highest scores for students in second through fourth grade, but Webster Elementary School had the strongest fifth-grade class of the three schools.

For comparative purposes, scores from Roosevelt and Franklin Elementary Schools in Santa Monica are also provided in the accompanying charts. The students at those two elementary schools, on Montana Avenue, are drawn from the more affluent communities in Santa Monica. Point Dume and Webster’s scores were generally comparable to Roosevelt’s and Franklin’s scores, although Franklin regularly posted the highest scores of the four schools.

Malibu Middle School

Malibu Middle School was the only school in the city to consistently outscore the district average, but Lincoln Middle School, on Santa Monica’s north side, had higher scores at every grade level in every subject except reading. The sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders in Malibu had their weakest scores in the spelling category. Those scores were close to the national average.

Malibu High School

Santa Monica High School, with a far larger portion of students with limited English skills, had, with one exception, lower scores across the board on the all-English test than Malibu High School.

Reading scores for ninth- and tenth-graders at Malibu High were the lowest scores among the academic subjects tested. The reading score from eighth- to ninth-grade dropped more than 20 points. But the lower reading scores in high school are consistent with the results for the test across the state.

Assistant superintendent Gee said that because of the statewide drop in reading scores, she felt that some of the grade levels’ curricula was more aligned with the test than other grade levels’.

“What are we not teaching them at grade nine that we’re testing them on?” said Gee.

For comparative purposes, scores from Beverly Hills High School are also included in the accompanying charts. That school is widely regarded as one of the better public schools in California. On average, it scored in the 69th percentile. Malibu High, on average, was in the 64th percentile.

More information on the test is available at the Department of Education Web site, at www.cde.ca.gov.

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[NOTE: Since I faxed this letter out on Friday, I have received calls from Gary Timm at the California Coastal Commission Ventura office, city of Malibu Code Enforcement Officer Keith Young and two city councilpersons — Carolyn Van Horn and Tom Hasse. All have expressed concern about the legality of this structure.]

Homeowners on Riviera One (Zumirez Drive on Point Dume) have constructed a large sign on the beach. It was finished July 29. The purpose of this sign is to intimidate the public into believing they have no right to use the beach.

The sign is already doing its job. That morning a beach visitor told me, “My girlfriend was afraid to go past the sign. I told her the beach is public. It is . . . isn’t it?”

The sign is located at the foot of the bluff between Paradise Cove and what is popularly called “Hut Beach,” below and a bit east of the Streisand property. It stands 7-feet 4-inches high on a 3″X3″ square steel post buried in cement perhaps three or four feet deep in the rock outcropping. Because it sits on an outcropping, it towers 12 or 15 feet over the adjacent beach. The 4’1″ high X 3’1″ wide sign itself is white, secured on a heavy steel frame, with a protective cover of plastic bolted on. The three-inch high square lettering in red and black reads:

PRIVATE PROPERTY

NO TRESPASSING

CA. PENAL CODE SEC. 602 (N)

MALIBU RIVIERA

ONE

OWNERS ONLY

NO LIFEGUARD

ON DUTY

The present location of the sign was apparently a second choice. A few feet away, under a fresh 10-foot high, four-foot deep destabilizing cavity at the bottom of the bluff is an abandoned hole in the rock filled with standing water and cement bleeding over the side. The foot-deep, two-foot-wide hole is a perfect place for a toddler to drown.

This structure stands out, away from the base of the cliff. It changes the entire aspect of the beach, like so much garbage strewn at the bottom of the cliff. It is a raw scar on the landscape — unsettling, intrusive and arrogant.

What has happened to our environmentally sensitive City Council? Are they all asleep? Did the city grant a building permit for this monstrosity? If so, they have little regard for the public. Did the Coastal Commission OK this thing? If so, they have abandoned their mandate.

This abominable sign has a profound impact on a once-graceful stretch of beach. It as alien as a spaceship. It displays all the courtesy of a punch in the face. How can people willfully damage the environment like this?

It confirms everyone’s image of Malibu: elitist, rich, uncaring and exclusive. If we acquiesce in the creation of such aggressively hostile structures, we are that image, and we deserve to be held in contempt by those who will be deterred from respite on these beautiful beaches.

If we do not take the part of the public, most of us, certainly our children and grandchildren, inevitably one day will be on the outside looking in.

Do the Riviera One homeowners actually think they are going to keep the public off that beach? Their fear of liability and their right to post a (smaller) sign does not grant them the right to blight the beach and to bully people. If their concern is about environmental damage, they should stop treating the public like morons and should instead post educational signs in three or four languages, explaining littoral habitats and granting visitors the dignity of concluding that they have a part to play in protecting nature.

I urge the appropriate governmental body to order this sign removed immediately. The homeowners can put up their “posted” sign in a less intrusive manner — something that takes into account that there are other human beings on the planet. I am the first to champion private property rights, but this sign is overkill. It is a slide into despotism.

The beaches belong to the people! It is the law.

Tina Fisher Forde

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@normal:SURFBOARD, “Progressive”, perfect condition. 75″, flame design. $150 obo. 310-829-1233

@normal:SATELLITE DISH FREE FOR THE TAKING. For info call Gary. 457-1671.

@normal:DRYER, Kenmore, small, works fine. Green. $50 obo. 456-7644

@normal:REFRIGERATOR, reg. size. White. Works great. $90 obo. 456-7644

@Header:Flooring

@normal:CARPETS, HARDWOOD new/refinish. Free Estimates. Call Carl Leon, Paseo Flooring. 310-416-9947.

@normal:VIKING FLOORS Specializing in Installation & Finishing of all types of flooring. 457-7823.

@Header:For Sale

@Normal:TAYLOR ICE CREAM YOGURT machine, twin floor model, for sale or lease 310-457-1625.

@normal:WEDDING DRESS never worn. Traditional style, white with lace and beads, long train. Never altered, size 10-12. Paid $1200, will sell for $400. 818-706-1123

@normal: G.E. HOT POINT Washer & Dryer, heavy duty, extra capacity. Electric. $300 for both. ROPER REFRIGERATOR side by side, 27 cubic feet, 32″ wide, 29″ deep. $600. 457-2613 leave message or 457-9948 11am-5pm Tues.-Fri.

@normal:NEW FURNITURE SALE. Rustic pine armoires, chests, bookshelves, etc. Slipcovered sofas & chairs, leather sets, sleigh beds, bedroom sets, mattresses, bunk beds, kid’s furniture, dining room, coffee tables, rugs, lamps, artwork, etc. All new. 310-397-7061

@normal:MOVING SALE Guesthouse furniture. Simmons Sofa Bed, Pastel Blue & White, like new $250 obo. Rattan Rocker w/pad & foot stool $100 obo. Country Blue Floral throw rug with end table $50. Southwestern ceramic pots $20 each. White metal patio table and chairs $75 obo. 310-457-4415.

@normal:QUALITY blonde rattan 6 piece sectional w/ottoman. Sage green linen w/tapestry pillows. $500. 42″ round glass coffee table w/3 white cement fish bases. $150. Call Carol at 457-1681

@normal:COMPLETE CHILLING UNTOLD STORY behind SoCal arson wildfires of ’93 and possible arsonists exposed by “Fedbuster” himself. 317 pages. $25 or SASE for more info. Thomas Larsen, 14526 Sherman Way, #494, Van Nuys, CA 91405

@normal:FURNITURE FOR SALE. Huge, beautiful glass/acrylic coffee table, $200,obo. White & glass modular bookcases, curio display cabinet, & desk extensions. $10-$50 each, or $100 all, obo. 310-208-6343

@normal:REALLY MOBILE MOBILE HOME. 10’x60′. Ideal construction trailer. See at Malibu Labor Exchange. Monday-Friday, 7am-Noon. $5,000 obo. 310-457-4470

@normal:RARE STEINWAY PIANO. Style B, 7 ft concert grand. Mint condition, used very little. Will let go for $27,000 obo. (Retails @ $55,000). 619-748-3199 *BMX

@normal:JOHN LENNON ORIGINAL DRAWING (not print) with provenance. Approximately $7K, negotiable. Serious collector only please, no brokers. Sale by local party. Please contact information on my voice mail 818-615-3684.

@NORMAL:WOLFF TANNING BEDS. TAN AT HOME Buy direct and SAVE. Commercial/Home units from $199.00. Low monthly payments. Free color catalog. Call today. 1-800-842-1310 Cal*Scan

@normal:STEEL BUILDINGS, Arch & Straightwall. No reasonable offer refused. 1-800-973-3366. Cal*Scan

@normal:TAKE A PEEK at what Austrailian Harley riders wear. So tough, it won’t rust. To a $5.00 catalog, call toll free 1-877-OUT-OF OZ. Cal*Scan

@normal:STEEL BUILDINGS SALE: 5,000+ sizes. 40x60x14, $8,734; 50x75x14; $11,354; 50x10x16, $15,257; 60x100x16, $17,445. Mini-storage buildings, 40×180, 36 units, $18,175 Free brochures. www.sentinelbuilding.com Sentinel Buildings, 800-327-0790 extensin 79. Cal*Scan

@normal:SURF THE INTERNET! Only $299 for complete color Mac System, software instructions and modem. Refurbished & guaranteed from the industry leader, Sun Remarketing. 800-821-3221. www.sunrem.com Cal*Scan

@Header:Garage Sales

@normal:WHEN YOU ADVERTISE WITH THE MALIBU TIMES you will receive FREE Garage Sale signs & arrows. Call us at 456-5507 Ext.108 to place your Garage Sale Classified Ad.

@normal:HUGE ESTATE SALE!! Antiques, rugs, art, crystal, furniture, household items, collectibles & books galore. Sat. & Sun. July 25 & 26, 9am-4pm. 530 PASEO MIRAMAR. ( Pacific Palisades. Sunset, just off PCH)

@Header:Glass

@normal:MALIBU GLASS & Mirror & Screens 3547 Winter Canyon Road. 456-1844.

@normal:PRECISION Sliding Glass Door Repair. Full mobile service, repairs and installation. New mirror closet doors, swinging or sliding screen doors. Replace sliding glass door tracks. 800-700-8508.

@normal:BEVELED GLASS WORKS. Beveled, Leaded & Carved Glass doors, Windows & Entryways. Catalogue Available. 457-5252 home.sprynet.com/sprynet/bgw01

@Header:Handyman

@normal:NEATNIK CONSTRUCTION. Meticulous carpentry, tilework, painting & remodeling. Long-term Malibu resident. Responsible & dependable. Reasonable rates. Excellent Malibu references. Kent, 457-5214

@NORMAL:A to Z HOME IMPROVEMENTS. No job too large or too small. Carpentry, painting, tile, retaining walls, decks, masonry, dog houses, and more. Honest, reasonable, reliable. Local references. Bill 317-2221

@Header:Hauling

@normal:***HAULING CLEAN-UP***. YARDS – GARAGES – JUNK. Free Estimates. 310-399-4337 Richard.

@Header:Health & Fitness

@normal:WANTED: Two beginner to intermediate adventure racers to complete a team for high tech challenge in October. Male or female. Serious inquiries please! Call Tina. 310-456-7300. 1st timers welcome!

@normal:IMPOTENT DUE TO Diabetes or other medical disorder? Medicare pays for vacuum erection therapy. Call for details. Easy. Safe. Effective. Liberty Medical 1-800-627-8406 Mention AT-CA48. Cal*Scan

@normal:GREAT NEWS! DIABETICS Medicare pays for testing supplies. You’ve seen us on TV. Liberty Medical Supply. No up front costs. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Free Shipping. 1-800-776-2900. Cal*Scan

@Header:Heating & Air

@normal:MALIBU REFRIGERATION Quality heating repairs. 457-9986.

@Header:Help Wanted

@normal:JOURNALISM INTERNSHIP. The Malibu Times is offering an intern position to those who want valuable newspaper experience. Must have experience on school or community newspaper, or equivalent. Internships qualify for credit at some schools. Small stipend included. Call Arnold York, Editor at 456-5507, ext 101, or for immediate consideration fax resume, clips to 456-8986

@normal:EXPERIENCED INTERIOR PLANT TECHNICIAN. Must have valid CA driver’s license & insurance. Must speak fluent English. 457-1625

@normal:“VALET GIRLS NEEDS PARKERS” for private parties. California license, DMV printout, must drive sticks. Local part-time work. $6 per hour plus great tips. Call Dana at 310-457-6657.

@normal:EXPERIENCED EXTERIOR LANDSCAPE SUPERVISOR. Must have good references, truck, insurance, valid California driver’s license and speak fluent English. 457-1625 x4.

@normal:THE MALIBU TIMES is looking for an experienced political & investigative reporter to cover City of Malibu. Call Arnold York, Publisher at 456-5507, ext 101. Fax resume & clips to 456-8986, Attn: Arnold York.

@normal:OFFICE HELP NEEDED. Monday thru Thursday, 9am-2pm. Small office in Pt. Dume area. Computer, telephone, people skills a must. Fax resume: 310-589-1526

@normal:HOST/HOSTESS WANTED FOR MALIBU RESTAURANT. Will train. Part-time or full-time. Call 456-3132

@normal:**TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT** Lots of great jobs: Receptionist, Administrative Assistants, Clerks, Secretaries. One year experience required. Fax resume: 310-826-7939. Work on the Westside.

@normal:BOOKKEEPER WANTED! Preferable w/general office skills. WordPerfect & experienced in bookkeeping software. Santa Monica property management & law firm needs 24 hours per week. Fax resume: 310-586-1998, phone 310-586-1599

@normal:CARETAKER. Live-in couple needed for estate in Malibu. Maintenance, cooking skills, housekeeping & laundry a must. Fax resume & salary range to 310/276-0612.

@normal:GENERAL OFFICE.Work in Calabasas. Data Entry, Administrative Assistant, Customer Service, Receptionist. Long and short term assignments and temp to hire openings. Royal Staffing Services. 805-373-9909, Fax# 805-494-4365

@normal:PT ASSISTANT for busy orthopedic physical therapy practice in Malibu. Experienced preferred. Students welcome. Must train first. Call 310-456-9332 or fax resume to: 310-456-5868

@normal:RECEPTIONIST. Entertainment – Beverly Hills. Upbeat, positive attitude a must. Possible temp – hire. $9.00. Growth potential. 6 months experience. 2 openings. Fax resume: 310-826-7939.

@normal:AVON PRODUCTS – Start a home-based business. Work flexible hours. Enjoy unlimited earnings. Call toll free (888)561-AVON.

@normal:PRESCHOOL TEACHER WANTED! West Malibu preschool seeking full-time teacher. Minimum of 6 units ECE & experience. 35-40 hours per week. Start Sept. 1, earlier possible. Please fax resume to: 310-457-2857

@normal:PHOTOJOURNALIST. The Malibu Times is looking for a News Photographer to shoot news, community events, sports, etc. Darkroom/Halftone experience helpful. Contact Arnold York at 310-456-5507, Ext. 101

@normal:PHOTOJOURNALISM INTERNSHIP. The Malibu Times is looking for a photojournalist intern to learn all aspects of newspaper photojournalism & darkroom work & earn professional clips. Interns may shoot civic meetings, community activities, sports events, etc., write photo captions, assist in all phases of production. Must have experience on school or community newspaper, or equivalent. Internships qualify for credit at some schools. Includes small stipend. Internship last 4-6 months, 15 hours per week minimum, Tuesday production hours, other hours flexible. Call Arnold York, editor-in-chief, at 310-456-5507 ext. 101, or fax resume/samples to 310-456-8986

@normal:DIETARY SUPERVISOR for 99 bed skilled nursing facility nestled among hills, fruit trees, lakes & rivers. Must have completed food service course, be a strong leader & team player!! Great facility to work in. Pos. avail. immed. Pleasant Care of Ukiah, 131 Whitmore Ln., Ukiah, CA 95482.m 707-462-6636. Fax 707-462-0742. Cal*Scan

@normal:PRIVATE TENNIS CLUB, part-time positions. Weekends/weekdays. We are looking for personable, hard-working, customer oriented individuals. (Tennis experience a plus). Call 310-456-3313, ask for Jerry or Erik.

@normal:MEDICAL ASSISTANT Full-time. Single physician, Malibu family practice needs motivated, self starting individual. All aspects of primary care. VENIP. EKG. INJ. Minor Surg., pediatrics. Good phone skills a must. At least 2 years experience required. Fax resume attn: Mark Leonard, 310-393-5234

@normal:MALIBU COUNTRY INN is looking for waiters, waitresses and bus boys. Call Bruno at 310-457-9622 for appointment.

@normal:LAUNDRESS. FT washing & ironing of fine clothes for estate in Bel Air. Experience & transportation required. Please call 310-589-2667

@normal:HOUSEKEEPER. Needed for estate in Bel Air. Gen. hsekpg. duties, as well as washing & ironing of fine clothing. 5/dys/wk. Please call 310-589-2667

@normal:PERSONAL ASSISTANT/OFFICE MANAGER. Fast-paced home office. Pt. Dume. 35-40 hours/week. (8:30-4:30 M-F) PEOPLE, phone, organizational skills a must. Detail oriented. Self-starter. Fabulous working environment. Minimum one year commitment. $10/hour starting. Fax resume to 457-2681 or phone 457-9307.

@normal:NANNY/HOUSEKEEPER 4 days a week. Live out, must have car. Children ages 4-1/2 & twins 21 months. Broad Beach area. References required. Call Stephanie at 457-0609

@normal:GOVERNMENT JOBS. Now hiring in your area. $16,000-$68,000. Call 1-800-883-0819 ext J-400 for current Federal County, City & State lists. Cal*Scan

@normal:$1000 POSSIBLE TYPING. Part-time. At home. Toll free 1-800-218-9000 ext T-5139 for listings. Cal*Scan

@normal:HOME TYPIST/PC USERS. Steady work. Full-time/Part-time $45,000 per year earning potential. Call toll free 1-800-883-0819 ext. T-400. Cal*Scan

@normal:FIREFIGHTERS. No experience necessary. Paid training & relocation. High school grads ages 17-34. Call 1-800-345-6289 M-F. Cal*Scan

@normal:SHARE AMERICA WITH Scandinavian. European, South American, Asian, Russian High School Exchange Students arriving August. Become a Host family/AISE. Call 1-800-SIBLING.

@NORMAL:ASSEMBLE ARTS, CRAFTS, TOYS, jewelry, wood items, typing, sewing, computer work from home in your spare time. Great pay. Free details call 1-800-632-8007, 24 hours. Cal*Scan

@normal:FREE TRAINING & 1st year income $30K – Stevens Transport – OTR truck drivers wanted! Non-experienced or experienced – Toll free 888-279-4058 EOE. Cal*Scan

@normal:DISTRIBUTORSHIP! Free sample. Local route. No selling. Protected territories. Inv. req. 800-737-9495 (24 hrs). Cal*Scan

@normal:$1000 WEEKLY stuffing envelopes at home. Free details. Rush (long self-addressed, stamped envelope) to ACE, Dept. 503. P. O. box 5769, Diamond Bar, CA 91765 Cal*Scan

@normal:DRIVER OTR COVENANT Transport just has a major pay increase. Experienced drivers. Owner Operators Teams 1-800-441-4394. Graduate students 1-800-338-6428. Bud Meyer Refrigerated Truck Lines call toll free 877-283-6393; 877-BUD MEYER Solo Drivers & Contractors. Cal*Scan

@normal:GET PAID $15 – $30 per hour processing insurance claims for local doctors office. Complete training provided. Computer and modem experience required. Call 800-942-8141 ext. 12. Cal*Scan

@normal:DRIVER-FLATBED. GLASS/HEAVY haulers. 34-37 cents/mile. Great benefits. Consistent miles. 3 yrs. OTR + 1 yr. flatbed exp. Combined Transport. 1-800-637-4407. Cal*Scan

@normal:DIRECTOR OF STAFF Development for 99 bed SNF. Live among fruit trees, lakes, rivers & mountains. Seeking exper. only state approved D.S.D. to run a strong education program for all staff. Position available immediately for this exciting Alzheimers facility. Pleasant Care of Ukiach, 131 Witmore Lane, Ukiah, 131 Whitmore Lane, Ukiah, CA 95482. Fax 707-462-0742 Cal*Scan

@Header:Horses

@normal:**BOARDING** Large individual turnouts, approximately 1/4 acre each with shelter. Good trail access. Located near Paradise Cove. Available now. $200. Call Sara. 310-457-5017

@normal:PURE BRED MORGAN HORSES. Babies, yearlings & great family horses. Show & pleasure. Training available. 310-280-3406. Please leave contact number.

@Header:Housekeeping

@normal:PROFESSIONAL HOUSEKEEPER available to clean homes, apartments, offices, etc. Monday-Saturday. Experienced. References available. Own transportation. Speaks English. Call 213-256-2538 or 818-265-1244. Ask for Maria or Veronica. Or leave message at 213-483-4425.

@Header:Housesitting

@normal:**SECURITY, HOUSESITTING, ANIMAL CARE** for your home or estate in exchange for living accommodations. FORMER LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE. Non-smoking, non-drinking, college degree, trustworthy. Impeccable references. Contact David at 310-375-2781

@normal:HOUSESITTER/CARETAKER available. 30 year Malibu resident. Extremely reliable. Care for your home, pets including horses, plants, mail, etc… Nonsmoker, nondrinker. Excellent local references. Deborah. 310-459-4653.

@Header:Instructional

@normal:PIANO LESSONS-VOCAL TRAINING by professional Malibu resident teacher. Children/adults. Private or small group. Please call 310-280-3406 Msg.

@NORMAL:

  • *SWIMMING LESSONS*
  • group or private. Complete ocean swimming safety camp. Please call Rob LeMond 310-456-7731.

@normal:*DANCE* SWING, BALLROOM, LATIN Malibu, Calabasas, Culver City. Groups, Privates, Parties. Ms. M.C. Callaghan, Instructor. 818-880-2159

@Header:Jewelry

@normal:MALIBU GOLD I buy, sell and loan gold, diamonds, watches and antique jewelry. Instant Cash! 317-GOLD(4653).

@Header:Landscaping

@Normal:MALIBU PLANTSCAPING. Interior & Exterior plant care design and maintenance. Call 310-457-1625.

@normal:GARDENING & LANDSCAPING. Sprinklers installed, repaired. New lawns, groundcovers, shrubs, trees, planted & pruned. Drainage systems, RR tie walls, pathways, low voltage lighting. Please call Malibu Sprinkler & Landscaping. 457-7228. #512484

@Header:Lost & Found

@normal:FREE LOST & FOUND ADS. Have you lost a pet or found an article? Please call our Classified Dept. at 456-5507 Ext 108 and we will be glad to take your classified ad at NO CHARGE.

@Header:Medical Services

@normal:ROLF METHOD OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION Experience Dr. Rolf’s original system of manual therapy. For a light, fluid & balanced body, free of pain, chronic stress & stiffness. Changes you feel that last! John Baier, GSI, ABMP#466912 visit www.rolfguild.org. 317-4839.

@Header:Mobile Homes

@normal:AT THE BEACH FOR 40K. Cute, cozy clean & close to the water. One bedroom mobile home in Paradise Cove for beach get-a-away. Only $40,000. 310-589-5756.

@normal:REALLY MOBILE MOBILE HOME. 10’x60′. Ideal construction trailer. See at Malibu Labor Exchange. Monday-Friday, 7am-Noon. $5,000 obo. 310-457-4470

@Header:Musical Instruments

@normal:RARE STEINWAY PIANO. Style B, 7 ft. concert grand. Mint condition, used very little. Will let go for $27,000 obo. (Retails @ $55,000). 619-748-3199 *BMX

@Header:Office Space

@normal:OFFICE SPACE AND/OR STORAGE SPACE POINT DUME. 140 sq. ft. Quiet location w/a view. Carpeted. Private bathrooms. Plenty of parking. $250/month. 457-2106

@normal:ATTRACTIVE OFFICE/STUDIO, Pt. Dume. 850 sf., private bath. Parking. Quiet garden setting. $1,250/month inclusive.* ALSO* 275 sf. office available. 310-457-9326

@Header:Painting

@normal:**INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PAINTING** Large jobs as well as small. Superb craftsmanship. Best materials. No mess. Free Estimates. Phone Steve at 310-456-6534

@normal:E.B. PAINTING COMPANY 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Excellent prep & clean-up. Interior, exterior, stucco repair, plastering licensed, bonded, Insured, Excellent client list. 818-762-0140.

@normal:JAMES THE PAINTER Looking for an excellent job and lowest prices? Interior, exterior, licensed, bonded. We repair stucco and water damage. Acoustic ceiling repair and removal, Wallpaper removal. 213-732-3034.

@normal:MISTER ROBERTS PAINTING Serving Malibu Since 1965. Interior, exterior, licensed, bonded. Industrial products for rust Inhibitors. 310-456-0409. 1st place custom home painting award.

@normal:**THE FAUX ‘HO** Certified interior designer specializes in decorative paint finishes for every surface of your home or office. Standard painting services also available. Call Patricia at 213-874-0937 or 213-854-0848

@Header:Party Services

@normal:

  • ***BEAR TO BEAR BALLOONS***
  • Balloons & Bouquets for all Occasions. Now carryingBEANIE BABIES 21217 Pacific Coast Highway & Rambla Pacifico. Malibu. Call 456-9746.

@Header:Personals

@normal:HAS SHYNESS BEEN HOLDING YOU BACK from satisfying relationships? Learn how to change this now. Call for free audio tape. “THE TECHNOLOGY FOR TRANSFORMING SHYNESS”. 310-395-2883

@Header:Photography

@NORMAL:PHOTOGRAPHY Portraits, parties, publicity. Your poodle or Porsche. I shoot it all. Please call Diane Baldwin 310-478-9508.

@normal:**INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER** is available for immediate work. Publicity stills for motion picture & television, actors’ headshots & model portfolios. Contact Regina Ginsberg at 310-456-5237

@Header:Picture Framing

@normal:MALIBU GALLERY Serving Malibu’s picture framing and art collector needs since 1981. Colony Plaza (near Hughes). 310-456-5393.

@Header:Plumbing

@normal:McDERMOTT PLUMBING & PUMPING Residential, commercial. Call on us to handle what ever comes up. 24-hour emergency service. Plumbing 456-2286, Pumping 456-1173

@Header:Pools

@normal:PINEAPPLE POOLS Replasters, repairs, service. Firepumps, Non-chlorine Systems. 456-3766

@Header:Real Estate

@normal:**TOM STURMAN – REAL ESTATE SALES** Homes, Rentals, Commercial, Estates. 310-457-3909 or 310-915-4275.

@normal:AT THE BEACH FOR 40K. Cute, cozy, clean & close to the water. One bedroom mobile home in Paradise Cove for beach get-a-away. Only $40,000. 310-589-5756.

@normal:GOVERNMENT FORECLOSED HOMES for pennies on $1. Delinquent Tax, Repo’s, REO’s. Your area. Toll free 1-800-218-9000 Ext. H-5139 for current listings. Cal*Scan

@normal:GOVERNMENT FORECLOSED HOMES. Pennies on the $1. No money down government loans available now. Local listings. Toll Free 1-800-669-2292 ext. H-4000. Cal*Scan

@normal:NO DOWNPAYMENT?? PROBLEM credit? Own the home you need now, without a big down payment. Complete financing is qualified. DeGeorge Home Alliance 1-800-343-2884. Cal*Scan

@normal:NW ARIZONA RANCH- 40 acres – $15,900. Beautiful old ranch, rolling acreage, good water, EZ access. Spectacular views! Arizona Land & Ranches toll-free 877-BIG-LAND (244-5263). Cal*Scan

@normal:SOUTHWEST COLORADO MOUNTAINS. 6 acres – Mesa Verde $39,000. 35 acres – Ute Mtn. & BLM boarder – $69,000. (All utilities & water included!) Durango – Cortez region. Several mountain ranges. Cedar & pine wood. Very private. Financing – new lower rates. No closing costs. Call now, Redstone Land, 970-882-7707. Cal*Scan

@Header:Real Estate Appraiser

@normal:STATE CERTIFIED REAL ESTATE APPRAISER: 25+ years in Malibu and the Westside. Appraisals available for sale, purchase, litigation, etc. E-mail at “Value90265@aol.com” for call 310-457-4190

@Header:Real Estate Commercial

@normal:PRIME COMMERCIAL SPACE AVAILABLE. Great location in Malibu Civic Center. Convenient w/nice views. Foot traffic. Please call Maggie at 310-456-2051

@Header:Real Estate Retail

@normal:MALIBU PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, 480 sq. ft. front corner store w/high visibility. 310-456-7031 ext 175.

@Header:Rentals

@normal:WEST SADDLE PEAK, behind the gates. Panoramic Santa Monica Bay, ocean/mountain views. 3 bedroom, 5 bath, living room, dining room, den/entertainment center. 3000sf. Spa, deck. Only $3,950/month. 310-457-2894

@normal:POINT DUME. Cozy 3 bedroom, 2 bath home. Master bedroom w/private courtyard. Large fenced yard nicely landscaped. Laundry facilities. Beach access. $2,350/month. 457-2920

@normal:OCEAN FRONT BEAUTIFUL GUEST HOUSE w/separate entrance on large estate. One large room w/separate fully equipped kitchen. Walk-in closet, private bath. Sautille paver floors. 4 miles past Trancas Market. Dramatic ocean/mountain views. Private beach. $1,250/month. Will consider reduction or free rent for housekeeping & animal care. 310-457-5351

@normal:PANORAMIC WHITEWATER & OCEAN VIEWS from every room overlooking Broad Beach. Beautiful 3 bedroom, 3 bath home on 1.2 acres. Brand new remodel. Private beach rights. A magical location. $4,000/month. 310-457-5640

@normal:SPACIOUS HOME. 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, pool & more. Large, custom, quality entertainment home. Excellent floor plan. Near Pepperdine. Only careful, responsible parties w/good credit need inquire. Lease. $6,000/month. 213-628-6368.

@normal:POINT DUME HOUSE FOR RENT/LEASE. 3 bedroom, 2 bath home. Fenced backyard w/private court yard. Laundry. Large living room w/fireplace & hardwood floors. Private beach access. $2,850/month. 457-2106.

@normal:MALIBU WEST HOME FOR LEASE. Available immediately. Nice, clean, simple 3 bedroom, 2 bath, unfurnished. Great yard. Walk to schools, beach club & tennis court. Includes gardener. $3,300/month on annual lease. Broker/owner. 310-457-7774

@normal:MALIBU/LA COSTA: Sweeping ocean view. New 3 bedroom, 2 bath, Jacuzzi tub. Office/den/gameroom. 3/4 acre hillside. Six skylights, beam ceilings. Gas fireplace. $3,900/month. Private beach club & additional guest apartment also available. www.accessnv.com/malibu 310-456-5185 or 702-260-9507

@normal:TINY, TINY SINGLE APARTMENT near Kanan & PCH. Furnished or unfurnished. One person. $550/month including utilities. No pets/smoke. Owner/Agent 457-2584

@normal:BEACHFRONT PENTHOUSE SUPERPAD 1 bedroom plus office, furnished ? $3,300/month. And ULTIMATE BEACHFRONT FURNISHED ONE BEDROOM W/FIREPLACE $4,400/month. Also 3+2 ,$5,300/month. BEACHFRONT SHORT-TERM FURNISHED RENTALS. From $1,500/week. Pets ok? Resort-like, close in. 310-456-0375

@normal:MALIBU PT. DUME HOME. 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath. Tennis court. 2 fireplaces, family room w/wet bar. 3-car garage. View Private beach access. Gorgeous! $4,500+ security deposit. **VIC Realty** 805-482-2773

@normal:MALIBU PARADISE. Spectacular whitewater ocean view. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2-car garage. Walk to beach. References required. All new. Available now. $3,300/month. 310-457-3272

@normal:TIVOLI COVE, one bedroom, one bath. Private beach, guard gated. Pool, spa, gym, tennis. $1,500/month. Available August 1st. Yearly lease. Owner/broker. 457-3837

@normal:FABULOUS MALIBU BEACH RENTAL. Best rate at beach. 2 story, 3 bedroom, 3 bath. Upper/lower decks. 180 ocean view. Tennis, pool, beach. Gated townhouse community. 6-month lease 3,600/month. Longer lease possible. 310-335-5433

@normal:2 RENTALS – $3,000 & $3,500 PER MONTH. Close-in. Oceanfront. – short-term furnished – (or submit) and/or longer (unfurnished?) Totally remodeled. Excellent condition – On the beach! Realtor, Delanie Bryant: 310-456-9810

@normal:COUNTRY LIVING 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch house plus separate mobile home for caretaker on 6 acres on Mulholland near Decker. Plenty of room for horses. Fabulous canyon/mountain views. $2,350/month. *ALSO AVAILABLE* Small studio cottage w/ separate adjacent mobile home. $795/month. 310-264-8200

@normal:LOWER FLOOR OF 3-STORY HOME in Ramirez Canyon. 2 bedrooms, living room, efficiency kitchen, brick floors. Large outdoor patio, private entry. Canyon views. No smoking. $1,800/month, includes utilities. 310-589-0241

@normal:GUEST APARTMENT, CENTRAL MALIBU. One bedroom, one bath. Terra cotta floors throughout. Furnished or unfurnished. Beautiful patios w/gorgeous ocean views. Fruit trees. $1,400/month. 310-888-9565

@normal:MALIBU GARDENS. 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo. Light/bright upper. Fireplace, walk-in closet, balcony. Mountain views, small ocean view from front. 2 subt. parking. 1-year lease. Avail. August 15th. $1,600/month. 818-883-9576

@normal:BUY OF THE CENTURY MALIBU ROAD. 180¡ ocean views. Spectacular 3 bedroom, 2 bath completely upgraded. ONLY $795,000 adjacent lot included. Regal Properties, Inc. Ask for Benik. 310-275-8888

@normal:SUBLET, FURNISHED FABULOUS BEACH PAD. $1,500 per week! August 1st through August 22nd. Sleep to the sounds of waves. Flexible terms. All offers considered. Pager #310-319-0783.

@normal:ONE BEDROOM GUEST APARTMENT attached to beach house. Close-in with 1 car off-street parking. Can furnish. Kitchen, fireplace. Direct beach access. $1,650/month. 456-1753

@normal:SUMMER ON THE OCEAN. Casual, homey, close-in Malibu oceanfront. 2 story, 3 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 decks. Fully furnished & equipped. Kids & pets welcomed. Weekly or monthly. 310-456-3150

@Header:Rentals To Share

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@normal:NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL COMPANY is seeking large house or building for office & storage. View & condition unimportant. Can renovate & repair. Tax benefits for lessor. 888 801 WOLF

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@normal:MALIBU SELF STORAGE The only storage facility in Malibu’s Civic Center. Short drive to your unit. Ground level convenience. Located 100 yards North of Civic Center Way. 24 hour recorded information: 456-2822. Operated by Mariposa Land Company. 310-456-5555.

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@normal:COYLE’S TREE SURGERY. “The Conscientious Professional.” Certified arborist #WC200. Complete Tree Service. Free Estimated. 310-456-TREE (8733)

@normal: RONN HAYES Skilled Arborist serving Malibu exclusively for 15 years. 457-7569

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@normal:1978 GMC PICKUP 4 door dually. Truck has 1991 sheet metal front & bed. Truck has a custom 3 color pearl paint job, ALCOA wheels, rear roll pan & handle shaved from tailgate Recently rebuilt 454 engine w/headers. Truck has A/C, cruise control, power steering, AM/FM cassette, and has dual gas tanks. Truck is perfect except for interior. Divorce forces sale. Have invested over $15,000. Asking $9500 OBO. Jay 805-379-7220.

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@normal:SMALL PORTABLE REFRIGERATOR in good condition. Call 818-889-3562

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@normal:HARMONY YOGA and Touch. Gentle Hatha Yoga for stress and limited range of motion. 1-800-685-1407.

Jason George, who plays Michael Bourne on NBC’s daytime soap "Sunset Beach," at Models Volleyball Challenge. Photo by Nicholas Chang.

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Jason George, who plays Michael Bourne on NBC’s daytime soap "Sunset Beach," at Models Volleyball Challenge. Photo by Nicholas Chang.

 

Commission looks at little houses on the hillside

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The Malibu Planning Commission is taking a close look at how the area’s hillsides should look. In a workshop this weekend, the commission will hear input from staff, designers and architects before revamping the city’s zoning code.

“We hope to have the commission establish direction for future zoning changes, especially with regard to hillside development,” said Planning Director Craig Ewing. The commission will be looking at issues of structure size, slope density, landscaping, basements, parking, height and color restrictions and buildable area.

At Monday’s meeting, Ewing asked commissioners to clarify their goals for the city, in order to make greater progress at the workshop. “Tell us what you want to regulate and we’ll give you the tools to regulate it,” Ewing said. “If you want to regulate design, say so and we’ll show the ways to do it. If you want to regulate grading, we can show you the ways to do that.”

One problem with pinpointing trouble spots in the city ordinance is that most of the development was built under Los Angeles County standards, which allow for more height, greater bulk and more extensive grading. The city is just 7 years old, and its interim zoning ordinance is only 5. “We don’t have a lot of new development in this community built under the IZO,” said Ewing. Because of that, Ewing said there may not be “enough progress to tell us whether or not our rules work.”

Also at that meeting, the commission postponed discussion of a proposed 4,978-square-foot storage facility to be built near Pacific Coast Highway and Kanan Dume Rd. The land is zoned for commercial use and the proposed structure meets current zoning code, but, because of the nature of the business, a Conditional Use Permit must be obtained.

The plans called for access to the facility from Kanan Dume Road, but neighbors objected and staff asked them to rethink their plans. “They’ve asked us to enter and exit off of Pacific Coast Highway,” said Don Schmitz, a consultant for the project. “We do want to take the path of least resistance,” Schmitz told commissioners. “We’ve been working with the city for several years on this.” Schmitz said the plans were redesigned and once again submitted to the city Tuesday morning.

Ewing said he expects the project to ultimately gain approval. “The commission has looked at it twice now,” said Ewing. “I’ve not heard them say that this doesn’t belong here.”

In other business, the commission approved plans for HRL Laboratories (Hughes) to build a 3,456-square-foot greenhouse at its Malibu Canyon Road location. HRL plans call for the greenhouse to be used for research on plant growth.

Fireworks warning

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You couldn’t miss the fireworks going off last Saturday night. Rumor was it was Danny DiVito. Don’t know but what I do know is that it would have been nice to have been informed that it was going to take place. As harmless as it might seem, it takes the lives of animals.

A horse jumped out of its yard, five dogs ran away and that’s all that I know. I’m sure someone else could add to the list. In the future, please post and put an ad in the paper so we can protect our pets. I would imagine the city of Malibu approved this.

Concerned for the Pets

Come to their Cabaret

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“You’ve never seen a production like this,” says Dr. Frank X. Ford, Santa Monica Civic Light Opera artistic director. He says he doesn’t mean merely this play but rather any theatrical production — this one breaks the rules of conventional theater. Ford sounds neither brassy nor overconfident. He sounds thoughtful.

The CLO presents “Cabaret,” opening July 29 at Santa Monica High School. Ford rates this version PG-13. “You can’t do it in a nice way. It’s not a nice play. But it can have some very powerful moments.”

He selected the play, he says, “because I’ve always felt every production I’ve ever seen of it missed the essence of the play.

“The book and music don’t form a traditional Broadway musical,” he notes. “They don’t come together that effectively. People try to solve it by attaching some thematic elements to the play instead of attacking the central problem, which is, how do you make a melodrama and a Brechtian musical come together.”

Ford discusses the moral issues raised by the work. “I have a very strong moral slant on everything I do. I’ve only done three violent plays in my life — and one of them was ‘Hamlet.'” He also quotes Jefferson: “The only thing necessary for tyranny to prevail is if enough good people do nothing.” Ford says Cabaret’s demonic emcee (the multitalented Matt Walker) will manipulate reality. “So the audience is not sure the actors are actors. The only reality is the cabaret.”

Ford hopes the audience will make its own interpretive decisions. He recalls Alfred Hitchcock, speaking at USC, saying, “I’m not as creative as you give me credit for being,” and noting it was the audiences who derived the meaning from the films. Says Ford, “Trust the tale, not the teller. Let the play speak for itself.” He hopes the audience will realize that the work “rubs your nose in the corruption that you’re perfectly happy to watch.” Nothing smarmy or vulgar, promises Ford. “It will put some new colors in your paintbox as far as theater is concerned. But always to a point.”

Cabaret appears in the Humanities Center Theatre while historic Barnum Hall undergoes restoration to its Art Deco style. “We’re doing this to keep people conscious of Barnum Hall,” says Ford.

Every cast member but one is a Santa Monica High School alumnus or student, classes of 1986-1999, including Malibuites Colleen Ford and Tara Morrow.

Ford, 16, performed in the CLO’s first production, “Annie,” in which she portrayed the smallest orphan. Her mother knew since Ford was in diapers, climbing atop tables to dance to Tina Turner, that her daughter was destined for a life in theater. “My first role ever was the scarecrow in Malibu Community Center’s theater,” she recounts. The Paradise Cove resident decided to attend SMHS for its theater department and the opportunity to work with Frank Ford. As a freshman, she played Peter Pan, as a sophomore, she played Rosie in “Bye Bye Birdie.” She also appeared in the CLO’s “My Fair Lady.” “And I’ve played Annie three times.” As for Cabaret, she says, “They’re going to walk out of this thinking. Even being in it, it’s a difficult play to understand.”

Morrow grew up in Malibu and attended Pepperdine (class of ’84), where her family has taught. She participated in Pepperdine’s opera company, singing in “Die Zauberflte” and “Cosi fan Tutti,” and hosted Songfest. Her husband is the university’s assistant director of admissions. Of preparing for Cabaret, she says, “We’re thinking all the time.” She expects the production to provide a powerful audience experience. “I told my friends they can’t turn their brains off when they come to see this,” she says.

Morrow and Ford share character Frulein Schneider. “We’ve established that she is everywoman,” says Morrow. Otherwise, notes their director, each actor builds his or her own subtext for their characters.

The two actors found ways around the recent landslides. Ford drove through the Valley to attend rehearsals. Morrow drove Fernwood and got carsick. They stayed in Santa Monica for three nights of slumber parties. Says Morrow, “It’s been really fun working with the alums — because I’ve done something [prior productions] with each member of the cast.”

Morrow babysat a young Colleen Ford. “We have the pictures to prove it,” says Ford.

The production staff includes the summer school theater students who are interested in learning about technical theater production.

“Cabaret” appears July 29 – Aug. 16 at Santa Monica High School’s Humanities Center Theatre; alternating with “Clown’s Labours Lost,” at the school’s Greek Theatre in August. Call 458-5939 for schedule and tickets.

Wrongful death lawsuit against lifeguard settles

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As a Malibu jury deliberated last week over a case brought by the parents of a 2-year-old boy hit and killed by an L.A. County Lifeguard truck, lawyers for the county and the parents settled the case for an undisclosed amount. Even without a jury verdict, the case may force the county to change its policy on the use of lifeguard trucks on county beaches.

Ricardo and Janeth Aban brought their wrongful death case against the county over the loss of their son, Kevin, who was struck and killed by a lifeguard truck as he fed a group of seagulls on the dry sand at Santa Monica Beach late on a summer afternoon two years ago.

The toddler was between 30 and 50 feet from where his mother and other family members sat when he was hit by the truck, driven by Lt. Conrad Liberty, a 36-year veteran lifeguard. Mrs. Aban’s back was turned at the time of the accident.

Liberty, who was responding to a call about a dog on the beach, did not see Kevin playing on the sand, and, as Liberty testified at the trial, he did not see any beach patrons as he drove toward the Santa Monica Pier that afternoon.

“It was so empty, you could, proverbially, shoot a cannonball down the beach,” Liberty said in his testimony.

The county argued that Liberty was not negligent in the accident because the toddler ran from outside Liberty’s peripheral vision into the path of the truck.

The plaintiffs argued that the county should have posted signs warning beach visitors that lifeguard trucks drive on the beach, because the Abans, who were infrequent beachgoers, did not know they did. They also said that the county should have required Liberty to send out warning signals as he drove down the beach.

But because of a pretrial ruling by Superior Court Judge James A. Albrecht, the jurors could find the county liable for the accident only if they first found that Liberty was negligent at the time of the accident.

After a day and a half of deliberations, Holly Muir, a juror on the case, said the jury was evenly divided over the issue of whether Liberty was negligent.

“Even if a case could be made that he was negligent, it was clear that so much more was going on, like the policy allowing the trucks on the beach,” she said in an interview after the case was settled.

During deliberations, the jurors asked the judge whether they could first find the county negligent and, from there, find Liberty negligent only because he was an employee of the county. That question apparently prompted the county and the Abans to settle the case, rather than risk an unfavorable jury verdict.

After the settlement was reached, Albrecht told the jurors he understood if they were frustrated.

“I apologize if you folks feel a sense of loss — or waste,” he told the jurors. “It has not been a waste.”

He said the parties were unable to settle before trial, and the jury deliberations really pushed the settlement. As is typical with cases settled by the county, Albrecht ordered the parties not to disclose the amount of the settlement until the county claims board reviews the terms and makes that information public in approximately four weeks. In prior settlement negotiations, the county had offered $450,000, while the Abans were seeking $3 million.

In his pretrial ruling, Albrecht ruled that the county could not be liable for the accident independent of the behavior of its employee, because the county was not on notice that the lifeguard trucks were so inherently dangerous that it should have known of the hazards the trucks posed.

But the county’s own witness in the case, Scott Hickman, an accident reconstruction specialist, testified that the height of the truck, the frame around the cabin’s window and the rear-view mirror all created a permanent blind spot for the driver of the vehicle.

That testimony may now have put the county on notice that the lifeguard trucks are inherently dangerous, and the county, in response, may seek to protect itself in future lawsuits by requiring lifeguards to sound a warning from trucks as they move down the beach. Currently, lifeguards are required to sound a siren only during an emergency call.

Muir, the juror, said she would like to see a change in county policy, preferably the removal of the trucks from the beach altogether, except in emergencies.

“I had to sit and look at that mom and dad, and hear their grief, and I kept thinking, somebody else could go through this again in 10 weeks or five years or sometime,” she said. “When will it happen again?”

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