Still recovering from sticker shock after the record setting real estate transaction that made Beyonce and JayZ’s $200 million Malibu purchase the most expensive home purchase in California real estate? Look no further than “The Kaizen Home” which was on the market last spring at $75 million for this contemporary Spanish-Mediterranean estate. The gated property…
It was absolute mayhem at our local surf spots as filmmaker Brad Jacobsen documented. You gotta love the stoke to get stuck in a line-up like this!
Mega-celebs Beyonce and Jay Z recently recently set the record for purchasing the most expensive home in California. The $200 million, 40,000 s.f. designed by Tadao Ando, a Japanese master architect, shatters Marc Andreessen’s former record in California, set with his $177 million purchase in 2021, also in Malibu. The house was built by art collector William…
More than 13 years ago, Mitrice Richardson disappeared into the Malibu Hills never to be seen alive again. The high-profile case has continued to gain media attention consistently throughout the years and will continue the trend with the new children’s book series “The Skool Kids” inspired by Dr Ronda Hampton’s journey as an advocate for justice in…
On April 3rd, 2010, the Malibu community was devastated by the tragic death of 13 year old Emily Rose Shane who was struck and killed walking home along the right shoulder of PCH near Heathercliff Drive. Sina Khankhanian, 26, was driving a 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer erratically for several miles on PCH prompting numerous 911 calls…
Almost five years after the murder of Tristan Beaudette at Malibu Creek State Park, the trial for his accuser is about to begin next week. Anthony Rauda who is charged with Beaudette’s death and the attempted murder of nine others including Beaudette’s two children who were in the tent with him when he was shot…
UPDATE: Yesterday, 5/10/22 I received a message from the head of the HOA in one of our neighboring cities serviced by the Lost Hills Station. He was unaware Jennifer Seetoo was appointed Captain (he was originally messaging me about the Sheriff’s election). This was exchange: Last week, the Captain’s selection process by City Managers in the region…
For over a decade, Dr. Ronda Hampton has fought for justice on behalf of those who have no voice. Hampton, a clinical psychologist from Diamond Bar, began her journey as a Missing Persons and Mental Health advocate immediately after 24-year-old Mitrice Richardson disappeared under suspicious circumstances after being released from the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station…
The Interim City Attorney has provided “guidance” to the City Council about the scope and limits of the ability of the ceremonial “Mayor” to control public comment at City Council meetings. The bottom line is that it may be permissible for the Mayor to limit or cut-off “disruptive” comments, “profane” comments, and comments respecting matters…
🧡 Saturday March 26th from 11-3 join Malibu Village to support Prosperity Market & over a dozen black-owned LA-based small businesses! 🪴From @issarae’s choice for sustainable chic candles to some of @iamtabithabrown & @aliciasilverstone’s favorite new plant-based chefs & provisions, as well as organic seeds & plants for your garden, & much more! 💚 Go…
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Malibu Daily News Editor in Chief Cece Woods founded The Local Malibu, an activism based platform, in 2014. The publication was instrumental in the success of two ballot measures, seating three Malibu City Councilmen in 2016 and the supporting the top two vote-getters again in 2020.
During the summer of 2018, Woods exposed the law enforcement cover-up in the Malibu Creek State Park Shootings and a few short months later, provided the most comprehensive local news coverage during the Woolsey Fire attracting over 1 million hits across her social media platforms.