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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Tiger Sanctuary appeals denial of CUP, David Casselman, Isis Sanctuary

Tiger Sanctuary Proponents Try Once More

Siberian white tiger

Posted: Friday, July 25, 2014 7:00 am | Updated: 8:55 am, Fri Jul 25, 2014.

By Emily Sawicki / emily@malibutimes.com |7 comments

Just when the dust seemed settled, advocates of the proposed tiger sanctuary in Ventura County just west of Malibu have re-opened the case, filing suit to overturn the decision against the facility.

Irena Hauser, who claims years of experience working with tigers, was denied the conditional use permit (CUP) to build a tiger training and housing facility in March and then lost a June appeal. This will be her third attempt to obtain permits for the tiger sanctuary.

On July 14, Hauser filed an appeal against the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, asking for a reversal of the original decision.

“The decision of the Board must be reversed and remanded,” reads the suit, which cites "deprivation of fair hearing" and "abuse of discretion" as the basis for the appeal.

The Ventura County Superior Court will now take the case, which was filed by Casselman Law Group on behalf of Hauser.

Hauser and her sister Sophia Kryszek seek a permit to construct a 13,500-square-foot exercise arena and enclosures. Hauser and her family tout years of experience training and working with the tigers. Hauser and Kryszek own ISIS Preservation, which supplies the white tigers for filming in the entertainment industry.

The sanctuary is controversial in Malibu and southern Ventura County, where many residents fear the tigers could pose a threat to native wildlife, as well as the people and pets living nearby.

Case information:

Case Number:	56-2014-00455399-CU-WM-VTA
Case Title:	Hauser vs The Board of Supervisors of Ventura County
Case Category:	Civil - Unlimited	Filing Date:	7/14/2014
Case Type:	Writ of Mandate	Case Status:	Pending
Judicial Officer:		Location:	Ventura

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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Appeal hearing before the Board of Supervisors today

We will be posting video from the appeal hearing today at the Board of Supervisors as soon as it is available.

Before the meeting started the lobbyist most likely paid by Lisa Siderman named Cheline Lundin put stickers on 2/3 of the chairs in the room. This caused there not to be enough room for Isis Preservation supporters to fit in the room. Some sat outside in the lobby and viewed the meeting on the tv screens.

Before the meeting an elderly woman with white hair came over to the supporters side and said "No tigers! No Russians!!!" directly in the face of Irena, Sophia and their lawyers. This same person whom I will name when I am 100% positive of her name then confronted a supporter physically. Security had to repeatedly warn this old white hair woman to control herself or she would be ejected and could be jailed. Before the hearing in the lobby these people stated that "someone should pick them off with a sharp shooter," "these people will never be our neighbor." During the meeting they stated that people might "cut open the cages and free the tigers."

At a previous hearing Planning Commissioner stated she would be able to see the roof of the enclosure from the Serrano horse trail. This was a bold face lie. There is no place on the trail where one could see the roof. Today Lisa Siderman showed photos stating you could see the side of the house from 1.2 miles away and below the structure. This proves Commissioner Nora Audukis lied when she stated she'd be able to see the roof. The side of the house will always be visible no matter if there are enclosures or not. The Hausers offered to put camoflague netting and add more trees need be.

Many other similar and very disgusting things happened before the hearing and afterward. These included falsified emails, defamation, libel, slander, threats to children and much much more.

One interesting thing came up today. It turns out Irena is an aerospace engineer who graduated from UCLA cum laude. She worked on the docking mechanism of the Space Shuttle. More tomorrow.

We do not know the plans of Isis Preservation at this time. We do know that one must appeal a Planning Commission decision to the Board of Supervisors. The BOP are voted in. They are not appointed. Therefore the BOP would want to do what what most people in Ventura county who can vote want to do. The case cannot be appealed to the State level until after it's appealed and denied by the BOP.

One last interesting thing was that the eight year old son of a supporter noted today that the detractor's logo is in fact a double negative. This means their logo actually means "yes, tigers."

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Ventura County Star article about the meeting
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2014/jun/10/live-updates-supervisors-hear-tigers-appeal/

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Saturday, March 22, 2014

Support letter for Isis Preservation in Malibu, Irena Hauser

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6QQek7gVUpyaEFlNDJXV2M0UDg/edit?usp=sharing

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Supporter letter from real estate broker, Isis Preservation, Malibu

Support letter from real estate appraiser stating the project will not affect neighbors, neighborhood and should be approved.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6QQek7gVUpydTRDRW9WSGVNdUk/edit?usp=sharing

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Support letter from animal friend, Isis Preservation, Malibu

Support letter from animal friend. Letter states neighbor Carlos Siderman bulldozed a protected creek, oak trees, brush and leveled land over the sanctuary property and the state park. These are violations.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6QQek7gVUpyelFSZDFBZlpvNm8/edit?usp=sharing

Documents attached to support letter concerning Carlos Siderman. All of these letters and reports are fair and privileged as they are public documents and were made to government agencies.

Carlos Siderman history of lawsuits
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6QQek7gVUpySjRhSVdycW9nWG8/edit?usp=sharing

Press release about Carlos Siderman being sued by the Department of Justice, Housing Urban Development for illegal kickbacks. He was forced to disgorge ill gotten gains in a class action lawsuit. His son Sergio was forced to sue him for defamation and unfair trade practices.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6QQek7gVUpyaGJKVlpOSW5SZ1k/edit?usp=sharing

Carlos Siderman was sued by his son Sergio for many horrible things
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6QQek7gVUpyb3NveFFiTEtlb1k/edit?usp=sharing

Sworn statement by Mirta Carlos Siderman's ex-wife of many years. She states he lies about starting Property ID in 1976. He started it in 1994. He did not graduate from college even though he tells people he's a real estate attorney
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6QQek7gVUpyNXZzdnZMZGppZlU/edit?usp=sharing

Sworn statement by Sergio Carlos Siderman's son. He states he forged a law school diploma and put it on his office wall. He did not even finish college. He tells people he's a lawyer when he's not. He lied about the amount of insurance he had on Property ID products. Many other horrible things
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6QQek7gVUpyNDlJQU9zSVdpVk0/edit?usp=sharing

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Tiger Sanctuary Malibu

Tiger Sanctuary Malibu is not Isis Preservation. We are not a lobbyist, public relations agency, marketing team or a social media firm. We are merely avid supporters of Isis Preservation, Irena Hauser and the wonderful work they do.

After a five year search Irena Hauser, Isis Preservation bought this property because it is zoned for wild animals, for tigers. There are no neighbors to the north for miles. There are only two neighbors to the west for miles. There are a few places nearby which already have tigers. She currently has all necessary permits (USDA, Fish & Wildlife) to have tigers in California. She has legally had tigers for 13 years in Los Angeles, California. She and her sister Sophia have many years of training and experience with tigers and other animals. They have a perfect history with all government agencies.

Irena Hauser applied for a conditional use permit (CUP). They met every single requirement necessary for the permit. The Ventura County Department of Planning gave them a negative declaration. This means the project will not negatively affect the environment, neighborhood or neighbors.

Their neighbor Carlos Siderman runs a business next door called Deer Creek Ranch Malibu. He breeds, boards and sells goats, horses and ducks. This is a residential zone. He cannot have a business without a CUP. He does not have a CUP. He would need Irena to agree to his CUP.

Carlos Siderman previously tried to buy this property but was denied. We believe he wants this property so he can illegally access the California state park on his horses. It's illegal to ride off trail in the park.

There is (was) a protected creek that runs between the two properties. This is a coastal area so all waterways, brush, oak trees are protected. Even though Siderman knew the creek was protected he bulldozed it, removed the brush and oak trees. He created a 15' wide half a mile long horse trail leading over Irena Hauser's property into the state park.

After Carlos Siderman heard Irena Hauser received a negative declaration and could proceed with the project Siderman hired a public relations firm to lobby against the project. This firm spread lies, propaganda and defamation about Irena and Isis Preservation via flyers, signs, protests, blogs, pages and media articles. They even made tshirts and hats saying "No Tigers!"

The lobbyist contacted organizations and politicians giving them totally false information asking them to write letters against the project. The lobbyist lied and told people they beat their animals, declaw them, breed them, the animals won't be enclosed... The animals are spayed, not declawed, they give them the best care and the animals will be in enclosures.

Because of the paid lobbyists spreading false information the Ventura County Planning Commission did a complete 180 degree turn. Even though the Department previously said the project met all requirements the Commission voted 3 to 2 against the project. Commissioners Michael Wesner and Stephen Onstot both voted FOR the CUP stating there is absolutely no reason why they should be denied. They met every single requirement and did absolutely everything the Department asked them to do. It was noted that Commissioner Nora Aidukas' husband works for Carlos Siderman. She should have recused herself but did not. She did not even disclose this before the March 20, 2014 meeting.

This blog is about the appeals process to the Board of Supervisors. We have posted the negative declaration, application, power point presentations, expert reports and letters of support. We also posted video from the hearings. We post all these things to see justice for Irena and Isis Preservation.

The Sidermans are public figures. We are speaking about issues of public concern. Everything we have posted here is the absolute truth backed by facts and our personal opinion. If you find an error, please send us a correction with supporting documents so we may correct things to tigersanctuarymalibu@gmail.com

Tiger sanctuary supports Isis Preservation in Malibu, California.

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