Westside Today Headlines http://www.westsidetoday.com/malibu-beach/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:16:04 -0700 en-us Copyright 2013, Westside Today http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/wc6yrcHfCpc/find-out-how-to.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9614/find-out-how-to.html Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:16:04 -0700 In her latest book, “How to Get Your Child to the Top”, Megan Lisa Jones posits that if a child born in to any circumstance can succeed if s/he receives a good education. Through research, interviews and surveys, Jones finds that opportunities increasingly go to the more educated and skilled but that our education system is sadly, not keeping up with the changing realities our children face as they graduate into a weak job market, breakdown of traditional career paths and new industries. Va...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9614/find-out-how-to.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/NxB0_NCwutQ/la-county-public-health.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9554/la-county-public-health.html Sat, 01 Jun 2013 22:16:04 -0700 Los Angeles County has one confirmed case linked to the outbreak. A second case is still under investigation.As of May 31, at least 30 cases are being investigated nationwide. In California, seven confirmed illnesses in persons who consumed this product have been reported from Humboldt, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino (2), Los Angeles and San Diego counties. Three of these individuals have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.“Those that have purchased this product should discard...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9554/la-county-public-health.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/k_QJaLpupBQ/jordan-pease-a-funny.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9550/jordan-pease-a-funny.html Wed, 29 May 2013 22:16:04 -0700 A variety of pop culture images come to mind when New Jersey is mentioned. Snookie, The Sopranos … go on… Chris Christie, the Jersey Shore, the Garden State… and … you still haven’t thought of a Gay Italian-American comic, yet have you? Well, Jordan Pease is about to change that. Jordan Pease is a 22 year-old comedian and writer, his memoir Accidentally Okay, was just published and his work appears on The Huffington Post. He’s gay, sure, and while he jokes about this aspect of his ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9550/jordan-pease-a-funny.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/XeWWmRJBqZU/sipping-sitting-and-sleeping.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9549/sipping-sitting-and-sleeping.html Wed, 29 May 2013 22:16:04 -0700 “I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts/there they are standing in a row…” is the chorus of an old song written in the days when coconuts were used for tropical drinks and other sweet treats. Times have changed coconuts are everywhere nowadays – coconut water, coconut flooring (on top of which I am sitting as I type) and now coconut mattresses. Palmpring USA’s Puri organic coconut and natural latex mattress will be on display at Met Lofts in downtown Los Angeles in four units designed b...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9549/sipping-sitting-and-sleeping.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/sLWPd6yGlTE/virginia-morell-discusses-her.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9524/virginia-morell-discusses-her.html Thu, 23 May 2013 22:16:04 -0700 Many of the most beloved works of children’s literature feature anthropomorphized animals. Turns out that ascribing emotions to animals is not as far off as many parents would have their young readers believe. In her third book, "Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures", noted science writer Virginia Morell, takes readers on a fascinating exploration into the hearts and minds of wild and domesticated animals. The prolific author who has spent the last 30 year...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9524/virginia-morell-discusses-her.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/MmxqSpg9rXo/local-gymnasts-making-extraordinary.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9505/local-gymnasts-making-extraordinary.html Wed, 22 May 2013 22:16:04 -0700 The men’s and women’s gymnastics teams at Broadway Gymnastics School (BGS) just completed their 2012-2013 competitive seasons with amazing leaps of improvements. Several gymnasts were able to obtain scores high enough to skip levels due to all the new skills they learned since the last competitive season while winning numerous individual medals and team trophies! BGS Boys TeamJunior Olympic (JO) Men’s National Championships were held in Portland, OR May 2-5, 2013. BGS’s Level 10 (L10) g...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9505/local-gymnasts-making-extraordinary.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/RwWrYUnbwHU/hi-diddle-dee-dee.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9503/hi-diddle-dee-dee.html Wed, 22 May 2013 22:16:04 -0700 I’ve noticed a trend of late – service providers who offer one thing, do it well and accommodate walk-ins. There is Dry Bar and its clones where you can walk in with a rat’s nest on top of your head and walk out with lusciously blown locks with or without an appointment. Now there are other hair and massage services that do the same. “After grey hair is colored, it usually starts to grow out in 2-3 weeks time, which means that women (and men) have to quickly come back into the salon to...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9503/hi-diddle-dee-dee.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/EKYCLjuEMfs/take-voice-lessons-from.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9515/take-voice-lessons-from.html Wed, 22 May 2013 22:16:04 -0700 Angela Michael has taught voice lessons for 8 years and has done amazing things with her own singing career. She sang on Kim Possible, The Muppets, Get Him To The Greek, Rock of Ages, Phineas Ferb, Land Before Time, Dancing With The Stars, American Idol, X-Factor, Rod Stewart and more! Angela's teaching style focuses on proper vocal alignment so that when you are using the technique properly, your voice does not fatigue and is not in any danger of vocal damage. She teaches endurance, stamina, a...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9515/take-voice-lessons-from.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/bSxgEXKWtk4/lange-foundation-holds-estate.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9497/lange-foundation-holds-estate.html Tue, 21 May 2013 22:16:04 -0700 The Lange Foundation whose mission is to help animals maimed by accidents or abuse which most shelters can't afford to treat, raised much needed funds for these special needs animals at an estate sale that started on May 15 2013 and will continue through June.The 99 Cent Only Stores purchased the property at 11040 West Pico Blvd in West Los Angeles but is still in the planning stages and is generously allowing The Lange Foundation to use the 10,000 square foot empty space for their Annual Estate...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9497/lange-foundation-holds-estate.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/peEhRe-YGGU/swim-to-save-lives.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9454/swim-to-save-lives.html Fri, 17 May 2013 22:16:04 -0700 Now in its third year, LA Tri Club’s Coast 2 Coast Swim Challenge (C2C) is a unique aquatic charity event held to heighten awareness of drowning, the leading cause of death of children 14 and younger in California and to combat this problem locally by raising funds to provide free swim instruction for under-served LA kids.On Sunday, June 2, 2013 5:30am – 6:00pm, swimmers of all ages and abilities will unite in a marathon of lap swimming at the Culver City Plunge, 4175 Overland Avenue in Culv...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9454/swim-to-save-lives.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/1ygaSUg6jJI/share-s-60th-denim.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9457/share-s-60th-denim.html Fri, 17 May 2013 22:16:04 -0700 The gala featured cocktails, live and silent auction, sit-down dinner and entertainment by the Grammy Award winning R B band The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards. The Temptations performed a medley of their hits -- “My Girl”, “Just My Imagination” and “Get Ready”-- with John Byner serving as emcee and the fabulous dancing SHARE LADIES also performing. Celebrity guests included Nigel Lythgoe, Yakov Smirnoff, Robert Davi, Ryan O’Neal, Laura San Giacomo, Norm Crosby, Ka...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9457/share-s-60th-denim.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/-r73vl9pw04/-sailing-into-spring.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9440/-sailing-into-spring.html Wed, 15 May 2013 22:16:04 -0700 Redondo Beach, Ca. --, Senior Comedy Afternoons will be producing it’s “Sailing Into Spring” A Nautical Comedy Revue and Luncheon May 19th at The Reef Restaurant On the Water in their Harborview Ballroom located at 880 South Harbor Scenic Drive. Doors Open at Noon for Lunch Showtime is 1:15 There is a dock adjacent and slips are available from Harbor Light Landing should you want to park your boat outside!Headlining our show will be Emmy award- winning comedienne and writer Monica Piper, w...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9440/-sailing-into-spring.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/NKa1_tG01OY/rabbi-miriam-e-hamrell.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9427/rabbi-miriam-e-hamrell.html Sat, 11 May 2013 22:16:04 -0700 Rabbi Miriam E. Hamrell was honored by councilman Zev Yaroslavsky at a gala held on May 4, 2013 in Los Angeles. This award was granted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles for, "Ten years of service as a motivational leader, teacher and founder of Ahavat Torah synagogue" and signed by Zev Yaroslavsky. She holds the unique and distinguished honor of being the first and only Israeli born and raised woman to head an American Jewish congregation for the past ten years....http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9427/rabbi-miriam-e-hamrell.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/bEcn9faQ8to/safety-tips-for-tweens.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9420/safety-tips-for-tweens.html Fri, 10 May 2013 22:16:04 -0700 I’m the type of person who talks to strangers on the street, at the grocery store…wherever. So, warning my daughter about “Stranger Danger” a popular public service salve won’t work in our household. “Mom, WTF…” I imagined my tween asking as I tell her to “do as I say not as I do”… constantly… and often to her embarrassment.Then, I read about the salvation of the three women who had been held captive for a decade in the home of a deranged Cleveland criminal and I though...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9420/safety-tips-for-tweens.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/fxsoe5ojl0I/henry-waxman-background-checks.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9425/henry-waxman-background-checks.html Fri, 10 May 2013 22:16:04 -0700 Congressman Henry Waxman just sent out another missive on his campaign listserv. Instead of taking on the Republican leadership for "denying science" about "climate change", Waxman slammed United States Senators who had voted against the "background checks" legislation, a bipartisan effort from Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania) and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia)."Dear Friend, "Last month, a group of Senators voted to filibuster bipartisan legislation that would e...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9425/henry-waxman-background-checks.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/7zPY4qiNa9Q/facing-forward-toward-mother.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9417/facing-forward-toward-mother.html Thu, 09 May 2013 22:16:04 -0700 Local charity Face Forward which provides pro bono reconstructive surgery for women and children fleeing abusive relationships is using Mother's Day to create a unique fundraiser. Face Forward is asking everyone to donate a dollar to the organization in honor of every women you love. Donate five dollars and honor a best friend, a sibling and maybe even a daughter -- it's a good cause and a heck of a lot better than a rubber chicken dinner.For more information on the charity: www.FaceForwardLA....http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9417/facing-forward-toward-mother.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/chDTNYTfBxY/yes-hillary-it-makes.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9418/yes-hillary-it-makes.html Thu, 09 May 2013 22:16:04 -0700 Before the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took "full responsibility" for the Benghazi security breach, which lead to four deaths, including US Ambassador Christopher Stevens.While answering questions about what she knew, and why the failure of security which misjudged the attacks from US Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), she made a fool of herself, dismissing the concerns of lawmakers. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel provided the f...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9418/yes-hillary-it-makes.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/EgxdDaByxwQ/czech-that-film-fest.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9413/czech-that-film-fest.html Wed, 08 May 2013 22:16:04 -0700 Czech That Film festival will kick off in Los Angeles on Friday, May 10 at 7:30 pm with screening of the Flower Buds (Poupata), winner of four Czech Lions. The screening will take place at the Billy Wilder Theater (10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles). The opening night will feature a special guest, the highly acclaimed Czech director Zdeněk Jiráský, who will be available after the screening for a QA session. The screening will be followed by After-party opened to all ticket holders at the Itali...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9413/czech-that-film-fest.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/5p0Z_onYb2Q/confirmation-for-why-the.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9402/confirmation-for-why-the.html Mon, 06 May 2013 22:16:04 -0700 The Republican Party is facing soul-searching following the crushing loss in 2012. Should the party be more "Gay Friendly"? Should the party move to the center on key social issues, like abortion and gun control? The Republican Party has turned into a tired bastion of rich, old, white men who control Wall Street and contort national policy to suit their minute yet elite interests.And then there's the "Hispanic vote". If only Romney spoke more Spanish, did not say "self-d...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9402/confirmation-for-why-the.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/r0T_I9SB6-U/los-angeles-diaper-drive.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9396/los-angeles-diaper-drive.html Fri, 03 May 2013 22:16:04 -0700 Los Angeles Diaper Drive is a non-profit organization that distributes approximately a million diapers a year to low-income families throughout Los Angeles through partnerships with community agencies. Since 2005, more than 33,000 families have benefited from The Los Angles Diaper Drive (LADD). LADD partner agencies use the diapers as an incentive to encourage low-income parents into parenting, life skills, GED prep and other life-improving classes. Our partners report that attendance doubles a...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9396/los-angeles-diaper-drive.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/YwyD1pnT-K4/the-library-and-legacies.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9383/the-library-and-legacies.html Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:16:04 -0700 Since President since Herbert Hoover, former chief executives have placed their imprint on history through their own libraries. President George W. Bush (Bush 43) certified his own at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.Presidents, past and present, commemorated the event with small talk and highlights of Bush ‘43’’s administration. Jimmy Carter celebrated Bush’s aid for AIDS in Africa. Handicapped and ailing, Father Bush shared a few words to congratulate his son (only the se...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9383/the-library-and-legacies.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/fy3EuMWqCb0/how-to-take-california.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9377/how-to-take-california.html Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:16:04 -0700 Here's a positive agenda to take California from "worst to first":1. Give cities, counties, and school districts freedom to negotiate labor costs pensions and benefits. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's 2011 "Act 10" reforms would be a good start: paycheck protection for public employees, plus restricting collective bargaining to wages.2. Pension reform is a must, yet already the state legislature is planning on going backwards. Luis Alejo (D-Watsonville) introduced AB 160, w...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9377/how-to-take-california.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/9yqAmtT0idc/a-26-2-tributte.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9367/a-26-2-tributte.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:16:04 -0700 As my family, friends and I watched and read news coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings, we wiped away tears and wondered what we could do. On Sunday, April 21, 2013 a group of friends from throughout Los Angeles ran a marathon relay through the streets Los Angeles, "in the hope of putting a little light out into the world," said one of the event organizers, Stephen Saux. "We ran for those who didn't get to finish. We ran for those who may never run again and to sending our ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9367/a-26-2-tributte.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/6xYMXadKUmk/city-year-los-angeles.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9359/city-year-los-angeles.html Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:16:04 -0700 City Year Los Angeles’ third annual “Spring Break: Destination Education” fundraiser last night raised $1.3 million to support the work of their 275 AmeriCorps members who serve as tutors, mentors and role models to more than 4,000 students who are at risk of dropping out of school. City Year Los Angeles is an education-focused, nonprofit organization that partners with public schools to help keep students in school and on track to graduate. In the 2011-2012 school year, 91 percent of teac...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9359/city-year-los-angeles.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MalibuBeach-WestsideToday/~3/vL8GyXg1HBQ/got-milk-get-sleep.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9319/got-milk-get-sleep.html Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:16:04 -0700 Like every other multi tasking mid-lifer I know, I’m pooped. And while I am no Madeline Kahn, “Let’s face it, I’m tired.” And yet… there are nights, no matter how exhausted I am when I tuck myself in, that I watch as the clock creeps past the double digits and in to wee hours of the morning. I grunt, I curse, I vow to give up caffeine and work out more, then finally fall asleep around 2:00am – just in time for a nap before waking to rouse my family for the next day. Grrr….Slee...http://www.westsidetoday.com/m6-9319/got-milk-get-sleep.html