Suzanne Guldimann

Suzanne Guldimann is an author, artist, and musician who lives in Malibu and loves the Santa Monica Mountains. She has worked as a journalist reporting on local news and issues for more than a decade, and is the author of nine books of music for the harp. Suzanne's newest book, "Life in Malibu", explores local history and nature. She can be reached at suzanne@messengermountainnews.com

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The Amazing Revelations of Winter Tides

February’s full “supermoon” will generate “perigean spring tides,” the highest and lowest tides of the year that bring migrating species to the coast and humans to the beach to observe marine mammals…

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Toxic Fallout—True or False?

As parks impacted by the Woolsey fire are incrementally restored and opened, they are also inspected for toxic residue in the ashes and tested for radiation contamination at the old Santa Susana…

Measure A Competitive Grants Weighted Against SMMNRA

Los Angeles County’s final document outlining grant guidelines and policies for park funding, will be recommended for approval by the Board of Supervisors, on February 5. Local activists, working to ensure that…

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Is There a Mycologist In the House?

IT’S MUSHROOM SEASON AND LOCAL HIKERS ARE DISCOVERING SOME FASCINATING TROVES. GO TO THE COMMENTS SECTION AT THE END OF THIS PIECE AND IDENTIFY THESE MUSHROOMS IF YOU CAN AND WHETHER THEY…

Letters from Home

“Dear Los Angeles: The City in Letters and Diaries, 1542-2018,” is garnering rave reviews in literary circles, and it’s easy to see why. This collection of excerpts selected from writings spanning more…

New Laws for New Times

A bewilderingly large number of new laws took effect in California on January 1, 2019—1,016, to be precise. Some of these laws are obscure, others address high-profile issues like immigration and gun…

Malibu Creek State Park Murder Suspect Charged

Burglary suspect Anthony Rauda has been charged with the murder of Tristan Beaudette, a 35-year-old Irvine research scientist who was shot and killed while camping with his young daughters in Malibu Creek…

Post Fire Dust and Ash

This is dust and ash from the Woolsey Fire during 50 mph winds generated by the recent Santa Ana conditions. These photos were taken in Malibu from Point Dume, looking towards Escondido…

The Green Flash

“…A green which no artist could ever obtain on his palette, a green of which neither the varied tints of vegetation nor the shades of the most limpid sea could ever produce…

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Lovely Rain, Muddy Results

A series of winter storms continues to bring rain to the Santa Monica Mountains. Mudflows and rockslides have been a problem in parts of the Woolsey Fire burn area, but Topanga has…