County Makes Major Error On Malibu Ballots, Flub May Hurt School Bond

A major screwup on your election ballot: the county mistakenly said voters in Malibi can vote on the Santa Monica school bind election.  And vice versa … that oters in Santa Monica can vote on the Malibu bond issue.

The mistake wasn’t discovered until the erroneous ballots started arriving in people’s mailboxes.

The Santa Monica- Malibu school district has been split into two separate “facilities districts” … with only voters in each facilities district are eligible to cast ballots for their own area.

Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan stated he takes “full responsibility for this error. Although we cannot modify the voting materials at this stage, we will ensure that only votes cast by eligible voters within the defined SFID boundaries are reported and certified.”
But this mistake means that voters have been told … on their ballots … that two school bonds will affect their taxes. 

County elections officials say they think they can fix this … by counting only Malibu voters’ ballots in the Malibu tally … and only Santa Monica voters’ ballots for the Santa Monica tally.

But the election ballot materials being mailed out right now are wrong – and they my sway some voters to think that Santa Monica’s taxes would be imposed on Malibu properties. 

L A County registrar recorder Dean Logan is refusing to say anything more … opting instead to hide behind the one page press release. 

School district officials are researching election law … and looking at court decisions to precedent. 

This error is so unusual … and bound supporters fear it might be devastating to a school community that needs a 55 percent supermajority to pass the bond issue. 

The margin for error is small … and a mistake like this may sink the bed issue. 

Election Day(s) Start(s) Today, Election Ends in 29 Days

Heres a little know secret about voting in Los Angeles County,

The vote counting in Los Angeles County actually will be starting tonight.

And election day is today… and every day between now and November 5th.

Every single registered voter in Los Angeles and Ventura counties will be getting their vote by mail ballot early this week.

And some people have already voted in person at the county elections department… On imperial highway down in Norwalk.

As ballots arrive via mail… The county will be running them through the vote tabulators.

Of course… The results are an official state secret until the polls finally closed at 8 PM November 5 hey how many days until November 5.

Wait 29 days until you can find out who the winners are.

Of course, in Malibu… We already know who three of the winners are.

That would be incumbent Santa Monica school board members, Jon Kean … Maria Leon Vasquez and Jennifer Smith and Maria Leon-Vazquez.

The victors in that race have already been declared …. Because there fourth candidate … Christine Falaguerra withdrew from the race last week.

Attention protest voters …. Christine Falaguerra’s name will still be on the ballot. 

City Looking Into Traffic Circles On Malibu Cyn At Pepperdine And HRL

Roundabouts and traffic lights may be coming to a second major road in Malibu.

The city of Malibu is considering a roundabout on Malibu Canyon Road at the Civic Center Way entrance to Pepperdine University.

Another roundabout is also being studied for the entrance to the Hughes Research Lab. 

This … according to a report in the Malibu Times. 

The idea is to create slower traffic … and breaks in the traffic … at the northern end of the city … on Malibu Canyon Road.

Residents who live on streets that branch off of Malibu Canyon have complained that it is hard to get a break on the major road … 

Some of those residents include two city council members .. who have complained about the traffic challenge at past city council meetings. 

People attending services or events at Malibu pacific Church have also complained about fast cross traffic … with no breaks. 

The city public works department is still evaluating Malibu Canyon Road… and the talk about adding roundabouts. 

Man Slashes Cop At SMPD Station, Is Shot And Killed

A man was shot and killed buy a police officer at the front door of the Santa Monica police department headquarters Saturday evening.

An officer was reportedly in front of the station … at Olympic and 4th … at 5:21pm  …. collecting information from a resident about an unrelated call.

A man in his 30s confronted the officer.

Chief Ramon Batista said that the officer was attacked without warning, as the individual pulled a knife from his clothing and attacked the officer.

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“It was in that moment and in that exchange that the subject unexpectedly without warning attack the officer. 

“He pulled a large knife from his clothing and attacked and stabbed the officer. “It is incredibly frustrating to see this attack so close to home and so unprovoked … in an instance when the officer was just doing his job.”

The officer retreated around a corner … while there suspect continued to slash and stab the officer … who pulled his gun and fired.

The attacker was pronounced dead at the scene. 

His name has not been released … he is described as an officer in his mid 30s … with the department for 10 year.s so close to home and so un

SoCal Shakes Set Modern Record For Most Mag 4+ Shakers

Southern California has set a record for the most earthquakes above magnitude 4 in in modern times.

A magnitude 4.0 quake was felt by at least one person in Malibu … 

It was epicentered near the Ontario International Airport at 3:51 Sunday morning … according to the USGS.

That’s 70 miles east of Malibu. 

Seismologists at Caltech say the Southland is entering an active quake phase … but these are not necessarily related. 

Gabrielle Tepp is a Caltech seismologist.

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“You guys, they don’t happen in a pattern or they would be easy to predict. 

“So sometimes we have earthquake droughts, where we don’t get many and sometimes we have a lot. It can just be that we are in a period where we have a lot. 

“But at the same time … I can’t really rule out … because I don’t have any information to rule out … that this may be indicative of something else.”

The last significant aftershock from the Malibu quake series was magnitude 2.2 last Wednesday afternoon.

More than 25 significant aftershocks have the same epicenter in the Malibu mountains … as the magnitude 4.7 quake that rattled the area on September 12th.

Salmon Wait One Week Before Swimming Past Removed Dam

In northern California and southern Oregon … four dams on the Klamath river were demolished this summer.

Last Thursday … the first salmon in more than 100 years swam into waters formerly blocked by dams. 

Scientists with the nonprofit California Trout have a sonar camera pointing onto the river where Iron Gate Dam once stood … just south of the California-Oregon border.

The dam was removed last month.

On Thursday the camera captured what was almost certainly a chinook salmon migrating.The San Francisco Chronicle reports it was a big one … roughly 2½-feet long.

That fish is thought to be part of the Klamath River’s fall run.

Since the early 1900s, the construction of four hydroelectric dams has kept fish from swimming to hundreds of miles of upstream waterways in what was once the third-largest salmon-producing river in the West. 

The lack of access to these cold waters for spawning is one of the reasons for the steady demise of California’s iconic salmon population.

At 10:06 p.m. Thursday, the sonar camera at the site recorded a fish swimming upriver .. according to the San Francisco Chronicle. 

The same story might be about to unfold on Malibu Creek. 

Rindge Dam is about to get broken up and hauled away.  

Within 6 years … the state hopes to  open 18 miles of Malibu Creek habitat to fish … swimming up from the ocean. 

Walz Motorcades And Gaza Protests May Disrupt West LA Traffic Today

If you’re driving on the Westside today … be aware of these potential traffic jams,

Tim Walz is in LA … doing interviews and appearing 

Walz’s plane arrived in Long Beach … instead of LAX … due to fog.

This afternoon … Walz will be in downtown Hollywood … to tape the Jimmy Kimmel Show. 

And … today is the one year milestone of the Gaza war’s beginning. 

You can expect there to be protests and street closures all across the Westside. 

Word to the wise … Westwood … Beverly Hills … Hollywood and the USC area may see street closures today. 

RFK2 Spotted At Malibu Starbucks – Alert The Paps

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was spotted in Malibu Saturday. 

He and his wife … Cheryl Hines … were spotted together at the Cross Creek Starbucks by paparazzi working for the New York Post. 

That alleged newspaper reports this was the first time the couple was spotted in public together for the first time since the ex-presidential candidate was revealed to have been involved in an alleged cheating scandal.

Malibu 44, Vista Meridian 20

Malibu High School’s 8-man football team blasted away to its highest score of the season Friday.

They clobbered Vista Meridian 44-20 on Friday. 

Malibu’s Tanner Kies, who rushed for 86 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 34 receiving yards.

Sawyer Keegan threw for 293 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes.

This was Malibu’s third straight straight win at home … their record up to 3-2. 

Malibu’s homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Blair at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. 

More Clouds And Fog Today 

Another day of dense fog on the beach … and hot air in the Santa Monica Mountains … is on tap. 

This morning … the National Weather Service says “the marine layer has been smooshed to under 1000 feet.

That means all the marine moisture washing ashore has been compressed to a tight one thousand feet above sea level.

Dense fog slathered the coast from Santa Barbara to Long Beach.

Get above 1 thousand feet in elevation … and you can expect sun and highs of 95 to 105 degrees.

That’s 12 to 18 degrees above normal.