Public Corruption specialist Rob Joseph, a previous contributor to The Local Malibu responds to the City’s release of interviews in the investigation into former City Council Jefferson Wagner’s Affidavit submitted to Council alleging corruption at City Hall before and during Reva Feldman’s term as Malibu’s City Manager. Joseph, a former Salt Lake City law enforcement officer and…
Family-friendly fright nights are back at Nights of the Jack at King Gillette Ranch returns to the canyon through October 31. Thousands of glimmering, expertly carved Jack O’Lantern installations from aliens and UFOs to sports teams to high end designers – every aspect of life is covered in a pumpkin-like vibe. The dimly lit yet…
PER the Lost Hills Station On September 4, 2021, deputies responded to 1250 16th Street, in Santa Monica (UCLA Santa Monica Hospital) for a reported assault with a deadly weapon. The victim, a 16 year old male, told deputies he, and his four friends (the witnesses), left the Chili Cook Off in Malibu. They walked…
On Friday, August 27th, 2021, a photo was circulated on social media of an officer crouched over a deceased mountain lion, shot through the heart with a high powered rifle. The photo went viral causing an uproar on social media resulting in the following press release released by the Department of Fish and Wildlife, whose…
Sheriff Villanueva’s kick in the pants to L.A. politicians to attend to the homeless issue on the Venice Boardwalk seems to have resulted in a swift clean-up, however, coastal and county areas patrolled by LASD have seen no action in catastrophic wildfire danger zones currently experiencing extraordinarily dangerous conditions and an uptick in fires primarily…
As violent crime skyrockets across L.A. County as a result of law enforcement defunding by the county Board of Supervisors and the pro-criminal directives of District Attorney Gascon, city leaders throughout the county, many unanimously, have voted No Confidence in DA Gascon’s leadership of the District Attorney’s office of the largest county in the nation. Approximately…
Mark your calendars for Malibu’s beloved Tracy Park Gallery must see events through Summer 2021. Friday July 16th, 2021 💎DIAMONDS AND 🥂COCKTAILS AND GOLD• Oh My!🤗🤗🤗 Join us this Friday Night! For a trunk show with jeweler Caroline Kanagt 7:00-9:00pm July 24th through August 24th – Jim “Taz” Evans July 24th through September 29th –…
Abigail’s Kids Closet, owned by local resident Alexis Crouse, will be hosting a book signing for “Seedling – A Novella” on July 17th at 5 p.m. Author David Dubois will be on hand to sign copies. Seedling – A Novella is a beautiful, handcrafted children’s book with fun characters and stunning, original illustrations. Seedling is…
In 2018, during my investigation into the Malibu Creek State Park Shootings, I met Dr. Ronda Hampton, who I have since continued to work with on multiple missing persons cases. In September 2019, in collaboration with Dr. Hampton and as a result of my reporting on the shootings, a new tip came in in the…
At Approximately 12:45 a.m., a brush fire erupted in Tuna Canyon, an area known for an increasingly growing population of homeless encampments. According to L.A. County Fire, the access to the fire presented challenges with firefighters having to hike in to the fire via a narrow trail in steep rugged terrain with approximately 2,000 feet of…
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.
