Mr. Malibu sees CA Wildlife Sealion Rescue

• This is an example of bond money gone wild.  State bond funds have been used even though there is nothing about the plan that improves water quality for swimmers.
  
  
• Damage and further destruction of the famous Malibu Wave may likely result from implementation of the State Parks plan, harming the heart of Malibu, hurting the Malibu economy, and impairing surfers' ability to enjoy their favorite sport.  Because no hydrology studies were done, the plan approved by the California Coastal Commission does not take the waves into consideration and results will be experimental, at best.
  
  
• There are no clear budgets available for the public to understand how public bond moneys are being used. Somewhere between $7 million and $30 million has been allocated for this project.The animals at the lagoon are currently thriving.
  
  
• State funds could be recaptured by the state and put it to much better use in the Department of Education.  If a proposal is slashed the funds can go back to the general fund.  Budgetary moneys were cut from programs to help blind children.  Any of the programs that were cut could make better use of the funding.  With the state's budget in dire shape, this is an extravagance that we can ill afford.
  
  
• The permitting of this plan violates several sections of the California Resources Code, as well as the California Constitution, which requires that maximum public access to the sea be maintained.
  
  
• Please take back the money and put it to much better use in the Department of Education.  If a proposal is slashed the funds can go back to the general fund.  Budgetary moneys were cut from programs to help blind children.  Any of the programs that were cut could make better use of the funding.
  
  
• The project will put nearby homes in danger by creating a peninsula of beach homes that could well be in harm's way with the next 50-year storm.  With weather patterns changing, this could come sooner, rather than later because it already has been 25 year since the last such storm.  Moreover, aspects of the plan call for nearby houses to be cordoned off from the park by an unwanted wall with no escape routes from fire or tsunamis.  Maintenance issues also come into play.  Graffiti already is a problem in the State Park, and enclosing homes with a wall, instead of a border of plants, creates new surfaces for gang writing. 
  
  
• The three wooden walkway bridges - destined for removal - should remain in place.   Public access pathways presently in place should remain.   Picnic tables should be located at the beach and at the parking lot rather than next to areas used by wildlife.

  
  
• Since 1983 Malibu Lagoon's marsh has been healing itself, and last year more bird species than ever before were present, including some new sightings of nesting and rare species.
  
  
• The endangered Tidewater Goby is thriving in this ecosystem. This small fish, which is an important part of the food chain, needs shallow, still water. The plan would deepen the marsh channel to increase circulation - the opposite of what this imperiled species needs.
  
  
• Malibu Lagoon has been designated an Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area in the Malibu Local Coastal Program.   If excavation work is to be conducted at the lagoon, it should be done quietly, by hand, and with respect for wildlife. Heavy construction equipment is not appropriate for this project.
  
  
• Bulldozers should be ruled out of any project to improve the environment at Malibu Lagoon.

  
  
• Instead of funding such a drastic program, any restoration and/or improvement program is minimal enought that it can rely on volunteers, community groups, environmental and nature groups, and school groups have been proven effective in removing non native plants and replacing them with those that grow naturally in the area. 
  
  
• This plan should be rejected as is, or tabled until a suitable alternative plan can be proposed and approved by voters. 
  
  
• The Save Malibu Lagoon alternative plan be considered.   The wildlife friendly alternative does not utilize bulldozers or man-made structures or materials.
  
  
• Bulldozers should be ruled out of any project to improve the environment at Malibu Lagoon.

  
  
• Instead of funding such a drastic program, rely on volunteers, community groups, environmental and nature groups, and school groups have been proven effective in removing non native plants and replacing them with those that grow naturally in the area.

David Horowitz the world famous TV personality who fights for the viewers sent a response to Mr. Malibu.

Prem Rawat was invited by Gianni Pitella, First Vice President of the European Union, to share his vision of peace at a special event called "Words of Peace for Europe," held at the EU Parliament House in Brussels. Mr. Rawat spoke to a diverse audience of diplomats, local leaders, and other honored guests from many countries.

Mr. Rawat's remarks offered a clear and challenging perspective. "If we have the power to make such a mess out of this earth, then certainly we have enough power to bring peace to this earth, too," he said. "The question remains whether or not it is something that we want to do, because peace begins with every one of you. It is individual human beings who need peace; it is individual human beings in whom the desire resides; and it is on the individual human being's stage that peace needs to dance."

Mr. Malibu invites Jen Aniston to speak out against enviro destruction in Malibu at the Malibu Lagoon wetland area.

Actress Samantha Lockwood introduces cool new earings called "Fleurings" that hold real flowers.