By Paul Taublieb The Election Halloween Chronicles Are Here! She’s Baaaack from The Departed A Walking Dead (Person) in Malibu! Zombie City Official Resurrected! Nightmare on Zuma Beach! Get Out – Now She’s Getting Back In?! Night of the Living City Hall Nightmare!! Headlines aside, let’s start off with some humor with Halloween upon us….
Friday, the City of Malibu announced that Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1297, co-authored by Senator Ben Allen and Assembly Member Jacqui Irwin, into law. SB 1297 is a key component to turn the tide on what Governor Newsom described earlier this year as, “one of the most iconic drives in California, if not the…
By Paul Taublieb My reputation to write about my interactions, ponderings and musings about miscellaneous goings on about Malibu politics preceded the meeting at a local coffee shop with Haylynn Conrad, candidate for city council, as she acknowledged when we sat down. I may be many things, but mysterious I am not. And, of course,…
By Sam Hall Kaplan If there is a paramount issue in the upcoming local election, it is the candidacy of Paul Grisanti, and the imperative importance of his defeat. Malibu does not need, neither can it afford, four more years of his scheming on City Council; his blatant bowing to special interests, blocking urgent public…
By Lester Tobias City Council, City Manager and Council candidates, In my 2013 self-help guide, BUILDING IN THE ‘BU: NAVIGATING THE MALIBU ZONING CODE, I open the book by stating that fixing the broken planning process and planning department is an election season, lip service issue that is promptly dismissed once the ballots have been…
With the California Wildfire Season well underway, fire prevention is a top priority in our region. This Sunday, Malibu residents will be able to talk to public safety and security experts including members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and L.A. County Fire, about the best way to protect their loved ones and properties…
A terrifying event turned a holiday picnic traumatic when a five-year-old boy was attacked by a mountain lion over Labor Day Weekend. According to California Fish and Wildlife officials, at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, a young mountain lion came out from under the brush and grabbed the five-year-old by the head causing significant injuries….
On August 30th, the City of Malibu announced that Senate Bill 1297 (SB 1297), has successfully passed out of the California Legislature and is now headed to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk for final approval. SB 1297 was co-authored by Senator Ben Allen and AssemblyMember Jacqui Irwin shortly after the deaths of four Pepperdine Students last…
The traditional Fourth of July White Party at Nobu Malibu continued on this year despite the City of Malibu denying the Temporary Use Permit for the event based on the total chaos caused by the party the year prior. In 2023, the event was over the approved occupancy by approximately 500 people, with limousines and…
Two male suspects were detained after reports of suspicious activity Pepperdine University campus Wednesday morning. Students received alerts via Everbridge to beware of suspects in a white SUV displaying what appeared to be a firearm. A Malibu resident was driving behind the suspect’s vehicle and was able to catch the driver displaying the weapon outside…
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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.