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robin May 12, 2013 at 08:02 pm
Yes!!! Now if we can only get RHE to STOP the over development..... Another piece of untouched…Read More space, full of trees, now lays empty and just a pile of dirt on Rolling Hills Road. And with this PV Dr N project..... Sucks.... RHE is ruining this hill. Sad state of affairs.
Noel Park May 10, 2013 at 12:34 pm
As a long time member of the PVPLC I really appreciate this recognition of Mr. Ailor.. He has made…Read More history in PV for sure. And also a shout out to the many loyal members who have contributed a LOT of money and sweat equity to bring about this huge asset to the quality of life, not to mention property values, in our communities.
Well done and thank you.
Cece Stein April 16, 2013 at 11:58 pm
The claims made by Ms. Hanscom and a few others have not come to fruition and those that were…Read More soundly researched and documented in the thousands of pages of studies and design documents have. The restoration will continue to become even more successful as time goes by.
Cece Stein April 16, 2013 at 11:57 pm
Hanscom used fear tactics like “traffic would clog PCH and ruin summer business” to…Read More raise money and the ire of residents, politicians, and local businesses. But the project exported much less soil than the worst case scenario planned for. Additionally, the State avoided truck trips during peak hours, busy beach days, and required the contractor to minimize all noise impacts. All this work was done while keeping a portion of the parking lot available for public use and providing beach access during the entire construction process, as promised. In contrast, Ms. Hanscom used the above-mentioned fear tactics to raise money from concerned Malibu residents and businesses to line her own pockets. It is questionable if those funds were even tax deductible. Some of these funds were seemingly used for lawsuits and appeals that were resoundingly rejected by the Superior Court. There is the smell a boondoggle but the State promised and delivered on their responsibilities. What about you Ms. Hanscom? By all measures this project has been successful. The intensive studies, scientific review, rigorous engineering, and using science to inform the restoration designers has proven to be the correct way to restore wetlands which have been diminished by more than 90% in southern California.
Cece Stein April 16, 2013 at 11:56 pm
Hanscom claims that if she had "one more year" they could have stopped the project, but…Read More everyone should know that the Lagoon project has been in the works for 20 years. Ms. Hanscom participated in the process for almost that whole time. The EIR was certified in March 2006 and since that time, Hanscom changed her position and began opposing the project. In any case, that seems like more than enough time to halt the project if there was truly any reason to do so.
Hanscom has accused hard working people of being “on the take”. None of the State workers or agency personnel have financially benefited from this project. These employees get a regular salary, whether or not they are working at the lagoon. Additionally, the public has volunteered thousands of hours over the 8 month project to help layout plants, weed, conduct fish surveys, and sample water quality providing for a significant cost savings on the project. The project is significantly (millions) under budget.
Barbara Epstein April 19, 2013 at 01:42 am
Sad to live without hope or imagination. How do you get through your days?
We were lucky enough to…Read More be treated to a guided walk by journalist and broadcaster Patt Morrison, who wrote the book about the river, along part of the river and saw the restoration progress with our own eyes.
Volunteers help clean up and created lovely walking paths many people enjoy every day.
Douglas Fay April 18, 2013 at 03:22 am
Lewis Macadams deserves our respect and support. Why hasn't te Santa Monica Bay Restoration…Read More Commission and Foundation embraced his efforts? It sounds like the proposed $50 million Annenberg Foundation development on the Ballona Wetlands should have been considered for the railroad property. Oh that's right, the SMBRC/F secure millions of grant dollars then create projects so they can make our money disappear.
rubberband April 30, 2013 at 01:04 am
@Gem City Muse and Kim Neal:
You make my point exactly...you show recovery and spirit... I joke a…Read More lot, but not right now...Showing kindness and empathy when folks are suffering is the most awesome thing you can do. Gem City Muse: My friends weren't selfish as much as super scared and in shock...They had no idea what to say or do...deciding to stay with someone and just listening or holding them ,watching over them while they hurt is really a gift. Much like recovering from a stroke, forgiving people who cannot tolerate other peoples pain seems to be part of it. You two have a great week.
Kim Neal April 30, 2013 at 12:17 am
Overcoming right side paralysis after a stroke in May 2007. Learning to walk...talk...and becoming a…Read More lefty while my right hand/arm took its sweet A** time to come around (about A year or more) & getting back to work as a mail carrier was a blessing if you ask me...showed me who I truly am, what I'm made of, and what IS NOT important ....Before I climb outta bed in the morning..I thank the Universe and say two things to be grateful for (whatever they may be..in that moment)!
B.K. Holthaus April 29, 2013 at 05:19 pm
Your corrections are duly noted and you make a good point! And thank you. It's not all that usual…Read More for an unmarried man to adopt, but with my experience in teaching, an open heart and my time running out a bit...it did seem the right thing to do. As noted, it has worked out very well :) Your rewards are great when you take risks!
Susan Hoge April 29, 2013 at 03:09 pm
Beautiful story - but poorly worded in how it refers to people with disabilities. "The…Read More disabled" refers to people with disabilities as objects ----- please use people with disabilities. Always, the focus should be on the person not the disability. Thanks!!
Do not take a Lane out on Lankershim for bikes April 27, 2013 at 09:26 pm
What a wonderful story this is great.
Betsy April 27, 2013 at 12:12 pm
Some Angels come to us in human form!.This woman and her son are an inspiration to many and her…Read More message sends a good reminder, for us to be grateful to have opportunities to do for others, what we could do for ourselves. lt is too an honor to hear a story of the love in a home and "from a mother's perspective", and so close to the soon to be "Mother's Day".
l think for this woman, this last must feel, "as a regular day" as my own Mother always say..." why celebrate for me only one day? ... l am your Mom each and everyday!" So true and so giving is she...we all feel guilty for not doing enough for others when we can.
Gloria. Happy Mother's Day every day
for you! :-)
John May 2, 2013 at 04:43 pm
A wonderful idea although given the popularity of our local dog park, dog owners have not been the…Read More most model owners in cleaning up after their dogs. This is a problem not just inside the gates but from the parking lot all the way up to the park. What will be done to insure the beach does not suffer the same fate?
Kerry Miller May 21, 2013 at 07:58 pm
Restaurant owners should monitor reviews and watch for trends like food inconsistency and bad…Read More service. I would never reply to reviews and it's very important to know that it's impossible to make everyone happy. There will always be trolls and bashers but when the general public looks at Yelp, they can usually tell if a review is genuine.
David Mallen May 22, 2013 at 09:07 am
California is near the bottom of spending on education, just ahead of Mississippi.
Of the limited…Read More education funds, the question is always: "Where does the money go?"
The less bureaucracy, the less bloated administration, the better. First thing we can do to free up education funds is to dump "No Child....er....No Testing Service Left Behind" -- an expensive boondoggle that has produced minimal results and encouraged teachers to teach the test or cheat the test.
Second, let kids collaborate more in the classroom, like smart businesses do. We should be educating for the 21st century, not for the industrial revolution.
The South Bay kids will always have enough resources to do just fine. If you want to predict academic success, just look at what is happening in the home. Are parents reading to kids and helping when necessary. Are parents going out of pocket for their kids' education? Here, the answer is yes.
Parents and their hard-working Education Foundations will always take care of the local kids, with or without government social engineering.
The schools with kids from broken homes, with minimal parental involvement, will always under-perform regardless of how much money is spent.
The people criticizing schools and teachers need to remember that education begins and ends at home. That is a statistical fact.
If you are paranoid about kids learning morals and values at school that don't square with your beliefs, then take more time to get involved and be an active parent. Or home school. Or limit what your kids are doing on the internet. (Or wrap them in a protective bubble and never let them leave the house).
Shari Twidwell May 21, 2013 at 10:04 am
Mr. Muratsuchi, thank you for working to communicate with the community this way, letting us know…Read More what your priorities are, and how to give input. I am SO glad that SCROC has an ally in Sacramento, as I truly believe it has been a phenomenal asset to our communities for decades, and it would be a travesty to see it go. I wish you could suggest our Governor come down to take a look at SCROC himself, and to see what other ROCs in other areas do, too.
As for the funding discrepancies for schools state-wide, I'm not sure there's a great solution for that. It does seem to be clear that enormous school districts like LAUSD don't work, and that they encourage huge amounts of fiscal waste. I wish the state would take a look at that along with whatever the legislature decides to do in terms of funding this time around.
Thanks again for keeping us posted, and I hope you will continue to do so, despite the occasional lunacy that ensues in the form of comments. :)
CLaude Todoroff May 21, 2013 at 01:16 am
You can't improve the education system without making the tough choices like implementing the…Read More Wisconsin reforms. Next you have to stop Common Core in its tracks. Common Core is just a way for the federal government to institute another phase of Agenda 21 by taking over the education system at all levels. The education of our kids must be done at the local level and not in D.C. or Sacramento. There has to be tenure reforms that makes it easier to terminate bad teachers who are tenured. At the same time we have to reward teachers who are doing an excellent job. We also need to recognize that not all students are created equally when it comes to grey cells. We have to stop trying to dumb down the bright kids and give them the opportunity they need to fly to new heights. Some kids are going to end up hamburger flippers while others will be rocket scientists or the next Steve Jobs or perhaps the next Herbert von Karajan. The answer is not to dump more money into this bottom less pit that gives us no results.
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