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

Architects and Design Lighting Duo

Husband and wife architect and lighting design duo Geoff Sheldon and Roxane Berger opened their state-of-the-art mountaintop home and studio for the Topanga Chamber of Commerce’s July mixer. The focus of the…

AB 250 Raises a Red Flag to Conservation Activists

How much will low-cost lodging intrude into California’s pristine and protected public lands along the coastline and the Santa Monica Mountains and how long will affordable accommodations remain affordable before becoming a…

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Stinging and Biting Bugs of Summer

Stinging and biting insects, including mosquitos, black flies, and wasps, are an inevitable part of summer in the Santa Monica Mountains, especially following a wet winter.  There are a bewildering number of…

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Cohabiting where the Wild Things Are

There are just two major cities on earth where big cats and humans are known to coexist, one of them is Mumbai, India, where leopards still thrive, the other is Los Angeles,…

Kevin de León is California Strong

“WE ARE PRESIDENT TRUMPS WORST NIGHTMARE,” SAYS STATE SENATOR KEVIN DE LEÓN, CALIFORNIA’S FIRST HISPANIC PRESIDENT PRO TEM, ON A RECENT VISIT TO TOPANGA. California State Senator Kevin de León, President pro…

Our National Monuments

  Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s recent recommendation to review the status of 27 national monuments, “shrink” the size of California’s Bears Ears National Monument, and “privatize” other national parks has generated ferocious…

Rondell Oasis Hotel Blocks Historic Trailhead

Calabasas City officials continue to approve inappropriate development that encroaches into ecologically and culturally sensitive areas, this time at the mouth of Malibu Canyon at Las Virgenes Road where a three-story hotel…

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Restoring the Ballona Wetlands

Despite decades of environmental degradation, the Ballona Wetlands isn’t a bleak industrial wasteland.  When Topanga resident Richard Brody goes to work each morning, he isn’t headed for an office. Instead, he spends…

The Science and Spirit of the Ocean

Jonathan White grew up in Malibu. He learned to surf on a ten-foot longboard at Surfrider Beach, and to swim, fish, dive and sail along the local coast. That early love of…

Stern Brings Millenial View

State Senator Henry Stern is currently the youngest member of the California state Senate, and he brings a millennial’s perspective to the often hidebound legislative body that he serves. Stern represents District…