MILES FROM MALIBU
a webzine393 Miles from Malibu: 1st Appellate District, Court of California, Case #A134729, Disposition, Malibu Lagoon
Today, the 1st Appellate Court of the State of California handed down a decision that will soon effect all Malibuites. The Court denied the Appellants (#A134729) petition for a stay that would once again delay the June 1 start date. You can see the PDFs of the following documents here: Case Summary, Disposition, Scheduled Actions, Briefs, Docket, Trial Court, Parties & Attorneys.
The Disposition reads as follows:
Partial
Appellants have filed a petition for writ of supersedeas, seeking a stay of the construction project at the Malibu Lagoon. To support such a writ, appellants must show irreparable harm and “that ‘substantial questions’ will be raised on the appeal and must explain the underlying case in a manner that ‘facially’ demonstrates the merits of these issues.” (Civil Appeals and Writs, Eisenberg, Horvitz, & Wiener, ? 7:287 [citations omitted, emphasis in original]; see also People ex rel San Francisco Bay v. Town of Emeryville (1968) 69 Cal.2d 533, 537 [power to stay should be "sparingly employed and reserved for the exceptional situation."].) The petition is denied as appellants have not met that burden; specifically, they have not demonstrated that the appeal presents an exceptional situation presenting a substantial issue on appeal that, even facially, has merit. The application by the City of Malibu to file an amicus brief is granted.
Miles from Malibu: Preserve Malibu Cash Mob #2 (video)
Saturday, May 12th is the 2nd Preserve Malibu Cash Mob presented by Preserve Malibu… enjoy the sneak peek and see if you can guess the establishments!
Preserve Malibu Cash Mob #2
Meet @ PCH X Trancus Canyon Road
Saturday 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. (new location at 4 p.m.)
Spend $20 | Meet Three New People | Have Fun
Video Credit: Directed by Sue May | Produced by My Dog Spot Productions
21.1 Miles from Malibu: Andy Weber, Photo Essay
Andy Weber, world-renowned Tibetan Thangka master painter, visited the Los Angeles area this past weekend. This posting features a photo essay of Weber, his students, and their art work during the two-day class on Tibetan Thangka painting. Weber, hosted by Asian Classics Institute of Los Angeles (ACI-LA), directed by a Lama Marut. Thank you Andy, please return soon.
My own introduction to the world of Tibetan Thangka painting took place near the Boudhanath Stupa in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal.
~ Andy Weber
Photo Essay: © 2012 Sue May
Miles from Malibu: Malibu Lagoon Blessing by Dagmola Sakya (video)
In January, H.E. Jaymang Dagmola Kusho Sakya, a world-renowned Dharma (Buddhist) teacher and Tibetan Princess, gave a very special blessing for all the sentient beings at the Malibu Lagoon in Malibu CA.
I met Dagmola in 2000 at HHDL’s Los Angeles teaching, and without hesitation she extended her loving-kindness, attention, and warm hands. Now, I love it when she introduces me as her “friend” and “student.” Just being in her presence, one sees the concept of the Natural Great Perfection in play.
For some people (Tibetans) Dagmola represents the living emanation of the deity Tara. Carol Moss, a Malibuite and long-time friend of Dagmola, asked Dagmola to give a blessing for the lagoon, and the life in and around the area. Again, without hesitation, Dagmola gladly accepted the request. Informed about the controversy surrounding the lagoon, Dagmola did the blessing for all the beings, not for a specific political agenda or for or against any individuals involved in the controversy. Note that Impermanence and Equanimity are major tenets within the Dharma (Buddhism). Dagmola loves all sentient beings, seen and unseen, healthy and ill, animal and human, slick and slimy, rich and poor, small and large, good and bad, furry and feathered, and you & me.
Please remember that due to the loss of their homeland combined with a culture on the verge of extinction and no religious freedom, Tibetans are currently acting-out by self-immolation. Tibetans still in Tibet are unable to communicate with their families or the leaders who were forced out and scattered to the wind. Yet, Dagmola (sister-in-law to HH Dalai Lama and HH Sakya Trizin) is here with us, listening to us, loving and blessing us.
I’d like to extend a very special thank you to Dagmola Sakya, Carol Moss and Bibi Jordan and all the attendees of the Malibu Lagoon Blessing.
I hope you enjoy this video moment, a bridge, a sea-green view, abut an expressive highway, dwarfed by curvaceous hills, caressed by the ceaseless breeze, and amidst the panoptic sea, sky, and blessing.
Sue May, Editor
Miles From Malibu, Webzine
Produced by My Dog Spot Productions
Directed by Sue May
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**MFM is calculated from Malibu City Hall to a location, event, person, etc. in and around, and out of Malibu. Malibu is 21-miles long and approx. 5-miles deep – so don’t let the numbers fool you!
Miles from Malibu: Sakya Family in Malibu 2012, Photo Essay
Dagmola Sakya & Family w/Friends in Malibu 2012
A very special thank you to Dagmola and the Sakya family for visiting Malibu. Thank you to Malibuites Carol Moss, for hosting and so much more, and Bibi Jordan for photographing the Sakya family.
Photo Essay Credit: Bibi Jordan and Sue May
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Surf, Sun and Tibetan Royalty
January 22, 2012 | From the Editor’s Desk
Malibuite Bibi Jordan traveled 87.2 Miles From Malibu to the charming Rancho Embarcadero Community Center in Goleta. There Bibi interviewed Her Eminence Jaymang Dagmola Sakya, a Tibetan Princess and rare female Tibetan Buddhist teacher of the Sakya lineage. The Princess was warm and inviting, and known to her friends as “Dagmola.”
It’s been over two years since Dagmola last visited the Southland. This trip is particularly special since her two grandsons will be visiting in Malibu later in the week. The Sakya sect is over a thousand years old, and Dagmola’s grandsons are the newest generation in training to insure the lineage remains unbroken.
Dagmola is a wife, mother, grandmother and author of “Princess in the Land of Snows: The Life of Jamyang Sakya in Tibet,” with the forward by H. H. the Dalai Lama. (For more information on Dagmola’s fascinating life see the Seattle Times article here.)
Sue May, Editor
Also see “Tibetan Princess Shares Teaching in Malibu Home” if you’d like to meet Dagmola.
Bibi Jordan is a MFM guest creative, an accomplished photographer, author, and journalist.
