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SAVING THE COAST

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...

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,...

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Marsha Maus: As Free as Her Wild White Hair

Ivan Kashinsky, April 4, 2025 0

Old Malibu: Connected to the tides As we sat in Marsha’s home in Old Agoura, she remembered a Malibu from another time. She smiled softly and gently closed her eyes, almost as though she could feel the ocean breeze...

DITCHing School: Jessica Jacobs’ Radical Approach to Hacking Education

Diana Mathur, April 4, 2025 1

Jessica Jacobs has never been a fan of school. Growing up in Marin County, she challenged teachers; as an educator, she clashed with administrators. Frustrated by the rigidity and irrelevance of mainstream education, she founded DITCH School in 2010. ...