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outflow due to the planned wastewa-ter injections, impacts on fish that use the Malibu Creek for movement and removal of environmentally protected oak and walnut trees, among many other impacts.
Under a development prohibition placed on the City of Malibu in 2011 by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, the city is required to build a centralized waste-water treatment system in the Civic Center by November 2015. The city is nine months behind on that timeline.
The agreement also stipulates homeowners living within the Civic Center prohibition area must connect to the system by 2019 and phase out their septic systems.
The public has until July 28 to comment on the draft environmental report, which is available at http://malibucity.org/index.aspx?NID=608.
The project is estimated to cost $41 million. The city hopes to fully fund the facility through payments from Civic Center commercial and residential landowners to an assess-ment district. A tentative site has been identified for the facility on a parcel along Civic Center Way in Winter Canyon opposite the Maison De Ville condominiums.
Motorcyclist killed in Topanga head-on collision
A motorcyclist was killed in a head-on collision with a Mercedes-Benz last Thursday around 11:45 p.m. in Topanga.
The accident took place on Topanga Canyon Boulevard, about three miles north of Pacific Coast Highway.
Scott Falke, the 34-year-old driver of the motorcycle, died at the scene. According to a preliminary investiga-tion, Falke was headed southbound when he crossed over to the wrong side of the road during a turn and crashed into a car heading northbound.
The road was closed in both directions until around 3:40 a.m.
21 arrests made at weekend checkpoint
Authorities made 21 arrests, including one for DUI, on Friday dur-ing a DUI and driver’s license check-point in Malibu.
The checkpoint was set up on Pacific Coast Highway and Webb Way from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m., dur-ing which the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department checked 1,544 drivers out of 1,691 total vehicles that passed through.
Aside from the one DUI arrest, four were arrested on outstanding warrants, and six suspended/revoked drivers and 10 unlicensed drivers were arrested and sent to court.Statistics:• 1,691 vehicles through checkpoint• 1544 drivers checked at check-
point• One DUI alcohol suspect arrested• Two suspects arrested and
booked for $30,000 traffic war-rants and sent to court
• One suspect arrested for a $15,000 traffic warrant and sent to court
• One suspect arrested and booked for a felony narcotic warrant and sent to court
• Six suspended / revoked drivers arrested and sent to court
• 10 unlicensed drivers were arrest-ed and sent to court
• Three vehicles stored for one day• Five vehicles impounded for 30 days• Eight vehicles released per check-
point release procedures
UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica host CPR training
As part of National CPR Week, UCLA Medical Center is partnering with Santa Monica to host mini-CPR trainings that teach people tech-niques that could help save a friend, neighbor or community member.
The trainings take place Thursday, June 5, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in front of the 1245 16th Street medi-cal building. They will be drop-in and hands-only, and last about 10 min-utes. For more information, visit cpc.mednet.ucla.edu/course.bls.
Malibu rallies to replace stolen gym equipment
Locals are uniting to raise $5,000 in an effort to replace stolen gym and workout equipment at Malibu High School.
On April 30 — while students were on spring break — burglars
made off with barbells, weights, kettle balls, workout machines and other equipment from a storage container on the MHS campus. Most of the sto-len equipment was old and rusted.
“The strength and condition pro-gram at MHS led by Coach Vince Goldberg has thrived on the basics and frequently hosts more than 30 students and athletes from the foot-ball, basketball and other teams,” according to a media release. “Some students come for a team workout while other guys and girls attend the weights program without any sports affiliation but out of a desire to improve their overall fitness. This loss was a tragic blow to these teens.”
In response, locals are turning the negative into a positive by orga-nizing a workout competition and fundraiser. CrossFit Malibu owner Mike Anderson is hosting a gauntlet-style “Raise the Weights” event on Saturday, June 7.
Participants can pay $20 for a friendly weightlifting competi-tion beginning at 8 a.m. at CrossFit Malibu, 3728 Cross Creek Rd. Adults and students in sixth grade or above are allowed to participate.
For those not wanting to compete, donations can also be made to The Shark Fund for the cause. Participants can register in person or online.
Authorities bust marijuana farm above Malibu
Photo courtesy Chris WhittakerLaw enforcement authorities raid a pot farm in the Santa Monica Mountains on Friday morning.
Law enforcement authorities raided a massive pot farm in the
Santa Monica Mountains above Malibu early Friday morning.
The bust began around 7:30 a.m., according to neighbors who live in the area of Mulholland Highway and Stunt Road. Authorities spent several hours carting marijuana out of the area with a helicopter and doz-ens of trucks.
A helicopter was seen lifting large basketfuls of cut marijuana from a secluded area located near Stuart Ranch State Park. A parcel adjacent to the parkland is privately owned by UCLA.
One resident said he believed the marijuana plants were being farmed on State Parks land, but District Superintendent Craig Sap said the pot was not on state land, though State Parks vehicles were photo-graphed at the scene.
Sap later added that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was the lead agency during the bust. Calls to the department’s Marijuana Eradication Team investigators were not returned.
4.2 earthquake shakes up Malibu
An earthquake centered in the Santa Monica Mountains rattled the Westside on Sunday evening, regis-tering a magnitude of 4.2.
The quake occurred three to four kilometers below Earth’s surface near Brentwood and was felt from Malibu to Redondo Beach.
The U.S. Geological Survey ini-tially reported the quake at 3.7, but that number was increased to 4.2 hours after the temblor hit at 7:36 p.m. No damage was reported.
The Malibu Times seeks submissions for Father’s Day story
With Father’s Day fast approach-ing, The Malibu TImes is looking to profile local dads who have gone above and beyond for their families and children. If you know of an all-star dad, please send suggestions to [email protected].
Third endangered species seen at Malibu Lagoon
The Malibu Lagoon has seen
three endangered species within the first year after restoration was com-pleted, and the steelhead trout is the third and most recent. An adult steel-head trout, approximately 20 inches in length, was seen on May 15 during post-construction fish monitoring by the Resource Conservation District-Santa Monica Mountains, California State Parks and The Bay Foundation.
In order to live, the trout needs clean, cool, well-oxygenated water, all of which were goals of the Malibu Lagoon Restoration project. The two other endangered species that have been spotted at the lagoon within the past year are the California tern and tidewater gobies.
Malibu Playhouse hosts fundraiser at Chipotle
The Malibu Playhouse hosts a fundraiser dinner to help raise funds to continue running its shows. The event will take place at Chipotle, which will donate 50% of proceeds from patrons who visit on Friday, June 6, between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. and tell the cashier they are there for the event.
Chipotle is located at 3822 Cross Creek Rd. For more information, email [email protected].
The playhouse will also host a yard sale fundraiser on June 14 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., selling donated items, with proceeds going toward the theater. The sale will take place in the parking lot of the theater at 29243 Pacific Coast Highway. To make a contribution, email [email protected]
News Briefs
ClarificationIn the May 29 story “Using water wisely: Malibu deals with drought” it was stated that the City of Malibu is offering rebate incentives for replacing toilets, laundry machines, irrigation controllers, sprinkler nozzles, soil moisture sensors and turf. The city promotes rebates offered by the county, but does not directly issue rebates. Visit malibucity.org/rebates for a full list of current rebate programs.
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City releases enviro report analyzing Civic Center wastewater plant
A draft report detailing the environmental impacts of a pro-posed wastewater treatment plant in Malibu’s Civic Center has been released by the city.
The report highlights several “potentially significant” impacts the project’s construction could have on the vegetation and environmental resources located in the Civic Center, including removal of nesting vegetation for many species in the Malibu Creek and Lagoon, alteration of groundwater
SirensThe following crimes were report-ed in Malibu between May 23 and May 28:
5/23 Mulholland madnessn A suspect stole $500 worth of items, including a purse, wallet and GPS, from a car parked off Mulholland Highway.
5/25 Credit conundrumn At Malibu Lagoon State Beach, a vehicle burglary occurred while the owner of a car was surfing. Taken from their car were $3,500 worth of things, including three cell phones, a watch valued at $2,300 and cash. Six credit cards were also stolen and the suspect attempted to use them to complete a transaction in Pacoima, when the bank noti-fied the owner of potential fraud.
5/28 Pilates problemsn A car was robbed at Pilates Plus on Pacific Coast Highway. The suspect took two iPhones, a purse, wallet and an Apple Macbook Pro. n Also at Pilates Plus, a second act of burglary was committed, with $500 worth of damage done to a car window as well as $300 worth of items stolen, including a purse and a jacket.
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