By Cece Woods, Editor in Chief At approximately 4:24 a.m. on February 28th, a fire was reported in the Knolls areas of Malibu Canyon forcing evacuations of approximately 30 residents, road closures on PCH to Corral Canyon and from Mulholland on Las Virgenes/Malibu Canyon to PCH. Additionally, power outages caused traffics lights to malfunction. The…
Sheriff Alex Villanueva showed his support publicly for victims at a vigil to kick off recall efforts against DA George Gascon saying “the entire foundation of his campaign was based on lies”. thecurrentreport.com
By Cece Woods, Editor in Chief Editor’s note: This article was originally published on our affiliate site thelocalmalibu.com December 16th, 2020 Monday night, I had the pleasure of witnessing years of reporting on public corruption manifest into a giant b*tch slap in the face of Malibu City Council. Malibu icon, former mayor and Marlboro Man…
Originally published February 17th, 2021 on our affiliate site The Current Report. Some people just like the theatrics. And LA District Attorney George Gascon seems to be setting his sites on an Oscar for the high-profile sh*t show he produced, directed and starred in since being sworn in on December 7th. Barely three weeks into his…
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in our affiliate publication The Current Report January 13th, 2021. Last week, the nation watched in disbelief as cracks and weaknesses in our national political infrastructure in Washington DC became glaringly evident. Thousands of protesters surrounded the Capitol as a pod of sanctioned militants calling themselves “patriots” stormed the…
By Tammy Arlidge Originally published in Malibu 90265 Magazine on March 9th, 2020 Tears. Shock. Disbelief. These three words have forever marked January 26, 2020, the day Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others perished in a helicopter crash only miles from Malibu. They were headed to Bryant’s Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks where the…
Longtime Malibu local Darren Morrow, a legendary character at First Point passed away recently. Morrow was known for his uniques style of surfing waves on a beach chair attached to a beat-up longboard. Morrow was part of the classic Malibu surf era and will be missed.
This article was originally published on December 5th, 2021 on our affiliate site The Current Report. You gotta hand it to Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva. The man has some Mad-Max forward-thinking skills. Back on July 21st, based on the decisions made by our county leaders, Sheriff V predicted if massive defunding continued, the streets of Los Angeles would…
By Cece Woods, Editor in Chief On September 26th, 2020, LASD sources told The Local Malibu, 40 year old Sodsai Dalzell entered the short-term rental home near the 22000 block of PCH rented by hall of fame quarterback Joe Montana and his family. Dalzell entered the home from the beach, snatching the Montana’s grandchild inside the home. The child was eventually…
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Editor-in-Chief Cece Woods founded Malibu Daily News in 2021.
Woods began publishing in 2013, creating the lifestyle publication 90265 Magazine. One year later, she launched 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 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.
Woods went on to create the LA political platform The Current Report, exposing the corruption at LA Metro under Philip Washington. She worked with Federal investigators, a watchdog organization, and senators, ultimately leading to Washington withdrawing his nomination to become head of the FAA.
In 2020, Woods added Cali Mag to her extensive list of successful publications.