Owners/operators behind Paradise Cove Mobile Home Park and its affiliates have a long record of environmental and public-access controversies: state regulators cited the park for spilling roughly 2,000 gallons of raw or partially treated sewage into Malibu creeks and the ocean in 2007–2008, triggering a proposed $1.65 million fine that was later drastically reduced after board action; press at the time labeled Steven Dahlberg the “polluter of Paradise Cove.” The State Lands Commission and Coastal Commission also forced the operator to restore public beach access and halt improper fees and surfing bans, while a class action later targeted the company for charging the public to reach the shoreline. As recently as 2025, Malibu hearings featured complaints of chronic sewer problems and management pressure on homeowners, underscoring ongoing conflicts at the property. These are the donors who helped fund Traci Park’s rise at City Hall.