LOS ANGELES – On Monday morning, a homeless man sat in front of the county courthouse in Malibu, where he sleeps each night.
In front of him was a small, green propane tank affixed with a torch, which he said he uses to cook and form wood pipes for tobacco and cannabis.
A short walk away is Legacy Park, an oasis of coastal prairies, bluffs and native woodlands. The Santa Monica Mountains rose in the backdrop…