By Sam Hall Kaplan The names of Malibu Mayor Doug Stewart and Planning Commissioner Drew Leonard are prominently cited in evidence submitted to the LA County Sheriff at the direction of LA County District Attorney’s Cyber Crime Division. Stewart and Leonard along with several internet imposters are being accused of electronic harassment under the California…
August 9th, 2024 marked the 14th anniversary of Mitrice Richardson’s remains being found in Malibu Canyon. Recently, podcaster Dana Goodyear who hosts the Lost Hills Podcast produced by Pushkin Industries, claims Monte Nido local Rick Forsberg is believed to be Mitrice Richardson’s killer. Goodyear bases her claims on what she admits is circumstantial evidence, and…
Staggering summer heat has raised wildfire risk exponentially this year with significant new growth as a result of the wet winter season. According to statistics from California from CalFire 626,000 acres have burned to date in 2024. Currently the Park fire is raging in Northern California with over 300,000 acres burned at zero containment. A…
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…
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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.