An evacuation order for Santa Maria Rd North of Topanga Canyon was issued last night instructing residents to “LEAVE IMMEDIATELY” as authorities believe there is an immediate threat to life. The area is lawfully closed to public access. The order reads as follows: “AN EVACUATION ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED DUE TO POSSIBLE MUD OR DEBRIS…
On September 2oth, the Malibu Daily News broke the story of the former chair of the Fair Political Practices Commission and distinguished attorney Ann Ravel’s letter to City officials regarding her intention to file a formal complaint with the FPPC against Council members Paul Grisanti and Marianne Riggans and their appointments to the Planning Commission,…
Shortly after 11 p.m. on Tuesday near a lifeguard tower at Las Tunas Beach off Pacific Coast Highway, a hispanic man in his 20s was stabbed in a domestic dispute sources at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told Malibu Daily News. According to investigators, witnesses heard arguing between the victim and the woman. There…
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…
Last week, bestselling crime author and Calabasas resident Lee Goldberg, shared footage media outlets of intruders on his property in what looked like an attempt at a home invasion until the suspects saw Goldberg on the phone – that phone call turned out to be law enforcement. Goldberg’s neighbor had just been burglarized before Thursday’s…
A disturbing burglary trend in Malibu continues as another home on the Point is hit this week stripping the home of everything of value – including their cars. An email alerting neighbors was sent out by a local resident: “Just wanted to give a heads up that our friends, house got robbed … at around…
For over two decades, the family of Gladys Arellano hoped for justice in the 17 year-old’s murder which took place on Super Bowl Sunday in 1996. Arellano’s body was found two days later in Topanga Canyon, 30 feet off a main road in a ravine. Authorities said she was partially clothed and appeared to be…
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 City of Malibu invites all Malibu community members to join the next virtual workshop to learn about the importance of, and how to participate in, the City’s Organic Waste Recycling Program, on Wednesday, June 15, 7:00 PM. Participants will receive a free, 1.9 gallon, dishwasher-safe kitchen scraps caddy. They are just the right size…
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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.