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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: A LEGACY OF TRIUMPHS AND TROUBLED WATERS 
March 21, 2025 0 76  
Mission Impossible U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
Suzanne Guldimann, March 21, 2025 0  
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...
Pacific Palisades: Paradise Lost 
Suzanne Guldimann, February 21, 2025 1  
The Palisades fire is named for the Palisades Highlands, where the blaze erupted on the morning of January 7, 2025. The conflagration rapidly spread throughout Pacific Palisades and then into Malibu and unincorporated Los Angeles County, including Sunset Mesa,...
LA ON FIRE 
Suzanne Guldimann, January 24, 2025 0  
Once the fires began on January 7, stopping them was impossible. Hurricane-force winds and extreme dry conditions with single-digit humidity created a tsunami of flame, a towering wave of destruction that destroyed everything in its path and was carried...
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Suzanne Guldimann

Suzanne Guldimann is an author, artist, and musician who lives in Malibu and loves the Santa Monica Mountains. She has worked as a journalist reporting on local news and issues for more than a decade, and is the author of 11 books. Suzanne's newest book, "Life in Malibu II", explores local history and nature. She can be reached at suzanne@topanganewtimes.com
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I Love You Mom 

Suzanne Guldimann, May 3, 2024 0 5 min read  
Happy Mother’s Day! May is the month to celebrate the mothers, grandmothers, aunts, older sisters, mother figures, and female mentors who have been a positive influence on our lives. Thank you for everything you do—we wouldn’t be the people...