Long time Missing Persons advocate Dr. Ronda Hampton, an integral part of the high-profile Mitrice Richardson case has launched a social media campaign to assist in the search for Elaine Park, a young actress that went missing in the same general area of Dark Canyon in 2017. Over the last 11 years since Mitrice Richardson…
The families of three high profile cases that occurred in the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department jurisdiction, were recently denied additional assistance to get answers in their unsolved cases. The families of Mitrice Richardson, Elaine Park and Matthew Weaver Jr. personally contacted Sheriff Alex Villanueva on April 1st, 2021 requesting a lateral investigation. Five days later,…
As mandatory evacuations are on-going in the Palisades Fire, which grew to 750-acres as of last night according to fire officials and is 0% contained, law enforcement sources revealed LASD/Lost Hills Station deputy Cory Gaudet detained the arson suspect shortly after midnight at the Arco Station at Topanga and PCH. LAPD and LA City fire,…
Today, Lost Hills Station Captain Becerra hosted leaders from law enforcement agencies from a 30 mile radius at Pepperdine Univer is hosting with his counterparts, Captains, Detective Lt. at Pepperdine University to discuss preparation for a potential uptick in crime now that COVID mandates have relaxed and the economy is gearing up for a full…
An over-crowded AirBnB rental, whose max capacity was six people was the scene of a balcony collapse Saturday. Shortly after 5 p.m., in the 20500 block of W. Pacific Coast Highway the structure collapsed with 15 partygoers. At least nine suffered injuries, four were hospitalized with tw0 patients critical conditions. Fire officials declared a Malibu house…
Kyle Kiddy, the man arrested on April 11th with an arsenal of weapons at Zuma Beach is due in court May 17th. Malibu resident Danette Eilenberg, fearing for her safety and the safety of beach goers, called the Lost Hills Station for help after an encounter with Kiddy, who was wearing a bulky trench coat with…
Erica Wu, the widow of Tristan Beaudette who was murdered at Malibu Creek State Park in June of 2018 experienced a temporary set-back in her lawsuit against the county and state last Friday when Judge Mark H. Epstein ruled there was not sufficient evidence to mandate the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department and State Parks to…
Well Malibu, the pandemic is winding down and it’s looking like the fat lady is about to sing. Sources close to city officials told Malibu Daily News City Manager Reva Feldman’s (never-ending) exit strategy is in place and according to Malibu City Council’s Special Meeting agenda, Feldman’s days are numbered and will be finally parting…
UPDATE: 4/15/21 4:21 pm: At press time of this article and the time of my interview with NBC (I contacted reporter Robert Kovacik directly about this story because of the critical nature of this event and potential crime), bail amount was not yet reported. Suspect Kiddy is currently at Twin Towers under psychiatric evaluation with bail…
In the early morning hours of Sunday morning California Highway Patrol responded to a shooting occurring just before 2 a.m. Sunday on the northbound 101 Freeway north of the Lost Hills Road under-crossing California Highway Patrol Officer A. Magana told the Daily News. “For unknown reasons, a white Dodge Charger, occupied by an unknown number of suspects,…
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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.