Fourteen years ago, Mitrice Richardson took the journey to Malibu, in the midst of what we now know to be a serious mental health episode, which wrongfully landed her behind bars and ultimately cost her her life. Was it murder? Dr. Ronda Hampton and I think so. Hampton, a clinical psychologist and mentor to Richardson,…
Since 2018, after experiencing the most devastating natural disaster to hit the area, Malibu’s idyllic lifestyle – and the coastline – has changed dramatically. For most, the area has become almost unrecognizable from the rural coastal gem it once was. On November 9th, 2018, the Woolsey Fire devastated more than 96,949 acres with over 600…
The end of an era. After five decades, Gladstones the iconic oceanside seafood landmark will shutter its doors to pave way for a new Wolfgang Puck project designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry. Gladstones first opened in 1972 in Santa Monica Canyon before moving to its beachfront location in 1981. Sources say the restaurant will…
Finally, a little light after the darkness of the Maui Fires that devastated Lahaina. T S Restaurants, which owns several iconic restaurants in California and Hawaii, posted on their social media that all of their over 700 employees were accounted for and safe after the Maui Fire that destroyed much of the historical oceanfront Lahaina…
Malibu born and raised artist/creator and model Paris Brosnan took over mega-brand Golden Gooses’s Rodeo Dr. store yesterday for a “Co-Creation” event where his artistic style and limited edition collection was on display. Brosnan “tagged” Golden Goose product in an exclusive “1OF1 Co-Creations” with event attendees. PIN IT PIN IT PIN IT PIN IT Brosnan…
Kian and Joel Schulman of Poison Free Malibu need the community’s help to rally together to push through policy ban harmful pesticides in Malibu which has had a serious negative impact on environmentally sensitive habitat, wildlife and ocean quality. This issue goes to a vote before Malibu City Council on July 10th. On December 9,…
The Los Angeles beaches as the County’s Public Health Department issued a bacteria advisory for 12 beaches — eight of them in Malibu. The department collects samples weekly from various sites year-round to test and monitor bacteria levels. On Wednesday the division found the ocean water at eight beaches in Malibu exceeded state standards for…
Much discussion about architect Tadao Ando, the world famous architect who designed the 40,000 s.f. recently purchased by Beyoncé and JayZ for $200 million and setting the record for the highest price tag paid for residential real estate in California. Last year Kanye West purchased another Ando project, a 4000-square-foot ocean front home. He purchased…
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!
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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.
