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In today's newsletter:

  • Body found off Puerco Beach as Malibu battles coastal erosion emergency
  • What Malibu lost in court over control of local hiking trails
  • How a missing musician's search ended tragically off Malibu's coast.

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Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Friday: Sunshine and humid, with a high of 79 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Saturday: Humid with partial sunshine, temps: high: 78, low: 67.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 79 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Naked Man Found Dead In Water Off Malibu Beach: Reports (patch.com) — Malibu residents are learning more about a man found dead in the water off Puerco Beach on Wednesday afternoon, as sheriff's homicide detectives investigate but have not indicated foul play. The discovery comes while Malibu is already under a local emergency due to severe coastal erosion, high surf damage, and a sinkhole that forced evacuations along a beachfront road.
   

• Malibu can't take control of hiking trails to reduce wildfire risk, judge says – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — A Los Angeles County judge has rejected Malibu's attempt to take ownership of local hiking and equestrian trails from the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, limiting the city's control over wildfire-related vegetation and parking management. Malibu officials say they're disappointed but may appeal after City Council review, while also signaling they're open to negotiations to improve trail safety and maintenance.
   

• Missing California Musician Braden Pontoli Found Dead Off Malibu Beach (richlandtoday.com) — Authorities have confirmed that a body found off the Malibu coast near Puerco Beach is missing Los Angeles musician and choir director Braden Pontoli. Malibu deputies and firefighters responded Wednesday afternoon, and investigators are still determining his cause of death while friends and colleagues share tributes to his impact on the regional arts community.
   

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