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What Did and Didn’t Happen in the Rebecca Grossman Case: What Is Scott Erickson Hiding, and Why Did LASD Let Him Walk?
Just after sunset on September 29, 2020, 11-year-old Mark and 8-year-old Jacob Iskander were skating across Triunfo Canyon Road with their mother in …
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Using Crisis as a Career Opportunity: Former Embattled Malibu City Manager Resurfaces in Yet Another Fire Related Scandal
They say lightning doesn’t strike twice, but Malibu knows better. In just seven years, another wildfire scorched through the region, this time gutting…
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SB 549 Paused, But the Agenda Marches On: Is Wildfire Recovery Just a Trojan Horse for State-Controlled Density Housing?
As charred neighborhoods in Pacific Palisades still smolder from the January 2025 wildfire, Governor Gavin Newsom rolled out a $101 million “recovery”…
THE LOCAL MALIBU
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Podcaster Claims Mitrice Richardson’s Killer Is A Dead Man. Is She Right? Or Is He A Scapegoat?
August 9th, 2024 marked the 14th anniversary of Mitrice Richardson’s remains being found in Malibu Canyon. Recently, podcaster Dana Goodyear who…
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Mitrice Richardson Case Makes People Magazine “50 Years of True Crime Stories”
Almost 15 years after she was released from the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station shortly after midnight on September 17th, 2009, Mitrice Rich…
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Fire Season is Officially Here: Wildfire Camera Locations For Malibu/Santa Monica Mountains Region
*This article is from The Local Malibu Fire Issue/Summer 2024 Summer may be the busiest season of the year for visitors to the area, but it also marks…
PUBLIC SAFETY
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Using Crisis as a Career Opportunity: Former Embattled Malibu City Manager Resurfaces in Yet Another Fire Related Scandal
They say lightning doesn’t strike twice, but Malibu knows better. In just seven years, another wildfire scorched through the region, this time gutting…
Breaking News
Malibu Creek State Park: Seven Years Later, a Compromised Investigation and Many Unanswered Questions – Will a Shooter Strike Again?
In the fall of 2018, after months of terror with a shooter on the loose in Malibu Canyon, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department arrested 42 year…
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Malibu Moves Ahead with Speed Cameras on PCH: Enforcement Set to Begin by Fall 2025
The City of Malibu is advancing its Speed Safety Program, aiming to install automated speed cameras along the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) to enhance r…
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Voters Beware: Malibu’s Failed Politicians Rally Behind Sheriff Luna—And Expose Their Own Track Record of Incompetence
On May 10, the same politicians who fumbled Malibu into chaos – Mayor Doug Stewart, Mikke Pierson, Karen Farrer, Paul Grisanti, and Lou La Monte…
MALIBU LIFE
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Using Crisis as a Career Opportunity: Former Embattled Malibu City Manager Resurfaces in Yet Another Fire Related Scandal
They say lightning doesn’t strike twice, but Malibu knows better. In just seven years, another wildfire scorched through the region, this time gutting areas that had barely escaped the wrath of Woolsey. But the flames weren’t the only thing making a comeback. Adding insult to injury, Reva Feldman, the former Malibu city manager whose disastrous handling of…
Breaking News
SB 549 Paused, But the Agenda Marches On: Is Wildfire Recovery Just a Trojan Horse for State-Controlled Density Housing?
As charred neighborhoods in Pacific Palisades still smolder from the January 2025 wildfire, Governor Gavin Newsom rolled out a $101 million “recovery” package, promising to rebuild with low-income housing. But beneath the banner of equity and resilience lies a deeper agenda, one critics say is about fundamentally reshaping California’s most desirable zip codes under the…
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Malibu Creek State Park: Seven Years Later, a Compromised Investigation and Many Unanswered Questions – Will a Shooter Strike Again?
In the fall of 2018, after months of terror with a shooter on the loose in Malibu Canyon, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department arrested 42 year-old Anthony Rauda in connection with the murder of Tristan Beaudette and multiple shootings. The shootings occurred in and around Malibu Creek State Park between November 2016 and June…
What Did and Didn’t Happen in the Rebecca Gro…July 27, 2025
Using Crisis as a Career Opportunity: Former …July 24, 2025
SB 549 Paused, But the Agenda Marches On: Is …July 17, 2025
CITY TALK
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Malibu Moves Ahead with Speed Cameras on PCH: Enforcement Set to Begin by Fall 2025
The City of Malibu is advancing its Speed Safety Program, aiming to install automated speed cameras along the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) to enhance r…
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SKATE-GATE: Malibu City Hall Tried to Shut Down the Temporary Skatepark—But the Community Fought Back and Won
Just weeks after Malibu officials lined up with golden shovels at the April 11 groundbreaking for the city’s long-awaited permanent skatepark, City Ha…
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Breaking News
Voters Beware: Malibu’s Failed Politicians Rally Behind Sheriff Luna—And Expose Their Own Track Record of Incompetence
On May 10, the same politicians who fumbled Malibu into chaos – Mayor Doug Stewart, Mikke Pierson, Karen Farrer, Paul Grisanti, and Lou La Monte…
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Around Town
Time to Reclaim Malibu’s Land for Malibu’s Residents
By Trevor Neilson Malibu’s identity has long been tied to its sense of community—a place where residents support one another, where small businesses a…
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Breaking News
Social Media Influencer Summer Wheaton Faces Gross Vehicular Manslaughter for Fatal Crash After Fourth of July Nobu Party
On July 4, 2024, Nobu Malibu defied the City of Malibu by hosting the annual “Red, White, and Bootsy” part after City officials denied the event permi…
Around Town
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Breaking News
Using Crisis as a Career Opportunity: Former Embattled Malibu City Manager Resurfaces in Yet Another Fire Related Scandal
They say lightning doesn’t strike twice, but Malibu knows better. In just seven years, another wildfire scorched through the region, this time gutting…
Breaking News
SB 549 Paused, But the Agenda Marches On: Is Wildfire Recovery Just a Trojan Horse for State-Controlled Density Housing?
As charred neighborhoods in Pacific Palisades still smolder from the January 2025 wildfire, Governor Gavin Newsom rolled out a $101 million “recovery”…
Breaking News
Malibu Creek State Park: Seven Years Later, a Compromised Investigation and Many Unanswered Questions – Will a Shooter Strike Again?
In the fall of 2018, after months of terror with a shooter on the loose in Malibu Canyon, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department arrested 42 year…
MALIBU 90265 MAGAZINE
90265 Magazine
Last Chance to Shop the Giorgio Armani Pop-Up at Little Beach House Malibu
This week, the Giorgio Armani Mare Capsule Collection made its California coastal debut. The collection opened Tuesday July 16th with a start-studded celebrity dinner party at Soho House’s Malibu location, Little Beach House. The pop-up, open until July 20th is located on the first-floor terrace of Little Beach House Malibu designed with custom turquoise Mare tropical palm…
90265 Magazine
Pay to Play: Serious Legal Questions Posed by Prominent Malibu Business Owner Re City Allowing James Perse Mega-Brand Takeover at the Malibu Lumber Yard
Serious legal questions were brought to the attention of City Officials and staff this week by Malibu residents and small business owners Brian and Shamra Strange, mega-brand James Perse and Washington Prime Group, the current leasing agent for the Malibu Lumber Yard, a City-owned property. Last week, the Malibu Daily News broke the story of…
Fire Season
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Malibu Are You Ready? Over 600,000 Acres Burned in California this Year as Fire Season Heats Up.
Staggering summer heat has raised wildfire risk exponentially this year with significant new growth as a result of the wet winter season. According to…
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Fire Season is Officially Here: Wildfire Camera Locations For Malibu/Santa Monica Mountains Region
*This article is from The Local Malibu Fire Issue/Summer 2024 Summer may be the busiest season of the year for visitors to the area, but it also marks…
LA COUNTY
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First Wave of Evacuations Issued in Malibu/Topanga Area as Catastrophic Storm Approaches So Cal
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…
Public Safety
Sergeant Danilo Castaneda Jr., An Unexpected Passing
This article was originally published on The Current Report By Retired LASD Captain Mike Bornman Like many others associated with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, we were left speechless this week when we learned of the unexpected death of Sergeant Danilo Castaneda. While the final results are unknown at this time, preliminary information tells…
NEWS REELS
Around Town
Crowd Control
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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Sheriff Villanueva Supports Recall Efforts Saying “Mr. Gascon Campaigned on a Lie”
Sheriff Alex Villanueva showed his support publicly for victims at a vigil to kick off recall efforts against DA George Gascon saying “the entir…
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