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This isn’t one of those springs when the hills are covered in a vivid profusion of wildflowers. The Santa Monica Mountains have received just a fraction of the average rainfall for the season. Hot weather is already arriving, drying...
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The Trump Administration is taking aim at the California Coastal Commission, and according to a recent New York Times article, the President may have an ally in California Governor Gavin Newsom. The Times headline states “Trump and Newsom Find...
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If it’s dangerous, difficult, or downright impossible and it involves American infrastructure, disaster recovery, or water resources, there’s a good chance the US Army Corps of Engineers will be the ones called in to deal with it, sometimes with...
Malibu Reeling 
Suzanne Guldimann, March 7, 2025 8  
The Malibu stretch of Pacific Coast Highway turns 100 next year. It’s strange to know its centennial will begin with a third of the houses, businesses, landmarks that have built up along this road over the past century almost...
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Sarah Lejeune

Sarah Lejeune is a writer, artist and urban planner who lives in Topanga. She began her writing career working under the mentorship of Pulitzer Prize winning Topanga author Al Martinez and the long running Topanga Writers Workshop that he led until 2015. She is completing a novel set in the Santa Monica Mountains. Sarah is on Instagram @sarahdlejeune.
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The Manroot 

Sarah Lejeune, April 18, 2025 0 4 min read  
In late January, when we were allowed to return home after the fire, we went first to the mountain trails. The beautiful land where we had walked everyday was unrecognizable. What struck me most was the silence. Where I...