The animal rescue community has rallied together raising fears $25,000 for information leading to the arrest of the person or persoons responsible for dumping a German Shepard with a zip tied muzzle on a hiking trail in Malibu July 3rd. The LA County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call from hikers who discovered the dog…
Ten years after the controversial development project slipped through the political cracks – and the Measure R formula retail ordinance aimed at preserving Malibu’s coastal rural character – the property has been sold for a whopping $80,000,000. Despite Measure R overwhelmingly passing with 67% of the vote in November 2014 to keep chain stores out…
Legal counsel for Nobu and Malibu resident, Perry Wander, announced on social media shortly before the Fourth of July, that his client, Nobu Malibu, would move forward with the annual high-profile White Party hosted by Bootsy Bellows. As a result of that decision, one of the guests who attended the event, social media influencer Summer…
This article was updated at July 6th, 2024, 2:21 PM. The Fourth of July holiday ended with a fatal head-on collision on PCH in Malibu, killing one person. That brings the total count to 61 people killed in a 14-year period on one of the nations deadliest stretch of highways. Sources at the LA County…
Almost 15 years after she was released from the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station shortly after midnight on September 17th, 2009, Mitrice Richardson’s disappearance continues to get attention. Her case has become known as one of the most tragic examples of negligence and mishandling by members of law enforcement in a potential murder case. Richardson was…
*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 the beginning of the most dangerous time of year for locals as we officially enter Wildfire Season July 1st. California has seen more than 30 fires in…
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, Dennis Smith…
Despite the tragic deaths of four Pepperdine Students by a speeding motorist last year, a Pepperdine alumni, Jacob Roy Szarzynski, continues to hold high profile luxury racing car events in Pacific Palisades and Malibu resulting in increased road hazards and dangerous driving conditions on PCH. Szarzynski, CEO of Malibu Autobahn, graduated with an economics degree…
On September 17th, 2009 Mitrice Richardson disappeared into the darkness after being released from the Lost Hills Station shortly after midnight with no cell phone, no money and no transportion to safety. Ten months later on August 9th, 2010, her partially mummified remains were found just 1.5 miles from the last place she was seen…
An updated complaint was filed against Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide detective Dan McElderry after it was revealed in recent court findings that McElderry lied in a case leading to the false conviction of Miguel Solorio who was wrongfully convicted of murder. Photo byThe National Registry of Exonerations The defense and the prosecution’s failure…
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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.