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Steve Lopez: Zuma Jay’s righteous choice: clean water

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 16, 2009 at 4:42 pm

From the Los Angeles Times, this from columnist Steve Lopez:

“If Matthew, Mark, Luke or John were alive and still writing, Malibu would definitely get a mention in an updated version of the Bible. There’d be a parable about a blessed place of heavenly natural beauty attracting people who foul their nest, introducing pollution to paradise.

In the absence of those four sages, there is Zuma Jay, a surf shop owner and city councilman who is about to become mayor of Malibu. Zuma Jay believes it’s time to quit fighting the state, enter the current century and install sewers to replace septic tanks that are threatening to turn the Malibu coast into a giant commode. He doesn’t expect his position to be popular with residents and other city officials.

“I’m going to be sitting alone. I’ll be taking the bullets. I’ll get chastised at City Council meetings,” Zuma Jay said.

That’s not his real name, by the way. But most people, including the Malibu city manager, refer to Jefferson Wagner as Zuma Jay or just plain Jay. Will he be Mayor Wagner or Mayor Zuma Jay? Either way, he’s an interesting fellow with an unusual bio, even by coastal California standards. … “

Read more of Steve Lopez’s column by clicking here.

November 16, 2009 · Filed Under Southern California

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