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The Malibu Times council election endorsements. A4 Growing Up Malibu Video Contest Winners announced. A13 March 18, 2010 I www.malibutimes.com Malibu’s Award. Winning Community Paper I Since 1 9 46 25 Cents I No. 11 Council candidates blast sitting council’s behavior During one election forum, candidates say the behavior of certain council members toward public speakers during meetings is inexcusable. Other issues addressed are school traffic safety and lights, as well as the proposed overnight camping plan for Malibu's parks. By Olivia Damavandi Assistant Editor The 2010 Malibu City Council election race candidates faced a firestorm of questions at two pub¬ lic forums in the past week. Malibu High School students last Wednesday and the Malibu Township Council on Saturday, who grilled the council hope fills on their knowledge and stance on key issues, including temporary lights for school sporting events and traf¬ fic safety, hosted the forums. But candidates were given the opportunity' to discuss a new topic when the Malibu Township Council asked whether they thought the sitting council has been polite and respectful when listening to public comments at city’ meetings. All the candidates expressed disdain at the behavior of the cur- See Election debates, page All Mayor responds to criticisms of city's finances Dana Fineman / TMT Mayor Sharon Barovsky during last week’s State of the City defends the council’s decision to defer rent from the Malibu Lumber Yard mall owners, and to purchase and renovate the new city hall building. By Olivia Damavandi Assistant Editor Marking the end of her term on the city' council, Malibu Mayor Sharon Barovsky’ deliv¬ ered her final State of the City address last week Thursday at the new city hall, during which she defended the council’s busi¬ ness decisions from criticisms that 2010 council race candi¬ dates have fired at the sitting council members. Attendees included Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky who, in addition to praising Barovsky’s public ser¬ vice achievements, announced that Santa Monica College will be the primary tenant in the county-owned Civic Center. The SMC satellite campus will replace the Sheriff’s sub¬ station. However, one class¬ room will be converted into an Emergency Operations Center in case of a crisis or natural disaster. The lease has not yet been approved by SMC but, Yaroslavsky said, “The devils are in the details and I think most of the details have been worked out and most of the devils are gone. I hope we’ll be moving on this very quickly.” Yaroslavsky also lauded See State of the City, page A8 Meet the City Council Candidates The Malibu Times sent a questionnaire to all 10 Malibu City Council candidates. They were all given the same time frame to respond and were limited to 75 words per answer. Two profiles will be printed, in alphabetical order, each week until the April 1 issue. Election Day is April 13. The full list of candidates profiles will be viewable online at www.malibutimes.com, under the tab, “Election News,” beginning April 1. Name: John Mazza Date of Birth: Nov. 8, 1945 How long have you lived in Malibu? 38 years What is your education and employment history? Education: B.A., Claremont McKenna College, 1967; MBA, University of Southern California Graduate School of Business, 1969; Employment History: 1969- 1988 William O’Neil and Co., O’Neil Data Systems, O’Neil See Mazza, page A8 Name: Laura Zahn Rosenthal Birth date: Dec. 31, 1954 How long have you lived in Malibu? 21 years What is your education and employment history? Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from USC; clinical psy¬ chologist for 27 years with a Malibu private practice; owner, managing director of the Brentwood Center for Eating Disorders; owner and See Rosenthal, page A8 Sketch released in Point Dume sexual assault case A woman was attacked in broad daylight Friday while jogging at the Point Dume Preserve State Park. By Laura Tate Editor Los Angeles Count)' Sheriff’s officials released a sketch of a man who reportedly sexually assault¬ ed a woman while she was jog¬ ging at the Point Dume Preserve State Park Friday last week about noon. The suspect fled in die victim’s white with silver trim, 2004 Toyota Land Cruiser with the license number 1VBA918, according to a press release from the Malibu/ Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station. The suspect is still believed to be in the possession of the victim’s car. The incorrect license number was given at first, which Sheriff’s detectives made it difficult to try and track the vehicle. “Hopefully, with the correct license we’ll be able to get this guy,” Sheriff’s Lt. Scott Chew said Tuesday. The city planner says sign enforcement is not a top prior¬ ity. Meanwhile, council can¬ didates say more needs to be done to enforce city codes. By Olivia Damavandi Assistant Editor An enormous sign encouraging the election of current Planning Commission Chair Ed Gillespie for Malibu City Council has sparked accusations that he and some other candidates are violating the city’s sign ordinance. A local resident who lives in the area said he talked to several See Attack, page A9 The 40-foot-long, 10-foot¬ wide sign was erected without a permit on the east- facing side of Super Care Drugs in Malibu Village on Sunday — the day after a public forum during which can¬ didates answered how they would ensure that code enforcement is a top priority within the city. “There are no size limitations on campaign signs in our city code,” Gillespie said Tuesday in a phone interview. “The only unfair¬ ness is die other candidates would like to have their signs there.” However, California state law See Sign controversy, page A9 Huge campaign sign generates ordinance enforcement issues Malibu City Council Election History: 1990 This article is the first in a four-part series on Malibu City Council elections from 1990 to 2000. This week's focus is on the 1990 elec¬ tion, in which voters were asked to decide whether Malibu should become a city and the five people who should serve on the first city council. The race included 32 candidates who were in the competition for a variety of reasons, not necessarily with the intention to win. By Jonathan Friedman Special to The Malibu Times By 1990, the sentiment for cityhood in Malibu was at the highest level it had ever been. Several times during past years, incorporation movements had formed in the coastal commu¬ nity, stretching from Topanga Canyon to Leo Carrillo Beach. Twice the issue went before die voters, with a landslide loss in 1964 and a near victory in 1976 when just 108 votes separated the noes from the yeses. That loss was blamed on the contro¬ versial inclusion of Sunset Mesa in the proposed city boundary since the residents of that area overwhelmingly rejected incor¬ poration. During the next cityhood effort, begun in 1987, the county government was threat¬ ening to install a sewer system that many said would pave the way for unlimited development, turning rural Malibu into Miami Beach. The threat of a sewer was nothing new, but this time it looked like the county was going to get it done, against the wishes of a vast majority of the 1990 Results Registered voters: 8,538 Voter turnout: 66.81 % Measure Y (Cityhood) Yes: 4,682 (83.99%) No: 892 (16.01%) Election of City Council members At-large: 3,669(71.85%) By district: 1,437 (28.15%) City' Council Election (Top 5 elected) Walt Keller— 3,453 Larry Wan— 3,181 Mike Caggiano — 2,616 Carolyn Van Horn — 2,287 Missy Zeitsoff— 1 ,9 1 2 John Merrick — 1,907 Frank Basso— 1,167 Joan House — 1,133 Seymour “Sy” Sudar— 942 Paul Shoop — 877 local residents who felt pow¬ erless without a local govern¬ ment. “That really galvanized the community because they felt the only way they could pre¬ vent the sewer was to have local control,” said Larry Wan, who headed the Malibu Township Council and became one of the 32 candidates seeking a seat on See Election history, page All Sally Womack— 855 Dick Idler— 844 Jack Corrodi — 489 Libby Sparks — 448 Ron Bloomfield — 388 Doug O’Brien — 332 Anna Hutchinson — 288 Mary Culbert — 282 Paul Grisanti — 280 Dennis Sinclair — 262 Philip Gillin— 168 Gene Wood — 159 Thomas Hirsch — 143 Paula Login — 77 George Mathy — 74 John St. Clair — 69 Sam Birenbaum — 69* Hassen Masri — 46 Jefferson “Zuma Jay” Wagner — 43* Robert Rhee — 40 Thomas Shotke — 40 Joseph Sole — 28 * Write-in candidates SUSAN^T MONIES Ultra-Chic Oceanfront Showpiece Brand new architectural showcase located on the beach on a desirable gated street in the Broad Beach area of Malibu. 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