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First Wave of Evacuations Issued in Malibu/Topanga Area as Catastrophic Storm Approaches So Cal
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First Wave of Evacuations Issued in Malibu/Topanga Area as Catastrophic Storm Approaches So Cal

An evacuation order for Santa Maria Rd North of Topanga Canyon was issued last night instructing residents to “LEAVE IMMEDIATELY” as authorities believe there is an immediate threat to life. The area is lawfully closed to public access. The order reads as follows: “AN EVACUATION ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED DUE TO POSSIBLE MUD OR DEBRIS…

Grisanti, Stewart and Riggins Continue to Stonewall Attempts to Strengthen Emergency Ordinance, State Transportation Secretary Visits Monday to Tour PCH Planned Improvements
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Grisanti, Stewart and Riggins Continue to Stonewall Attempts to Strengthen Emergency Ordinance, State Transportation Secretary Visits Monday to Tour PCH Planned Improvements

The continued stonewalling by the pro-development trio of Paul Grisanti, Marianne Riggins and Doug Stewart was prevalent at the December 11th City Council meeting when they voted down another opportunity to strengthen the City’s position to bypass CalTrans and expedite additional safety measures on PCH. This is second appeal by Mayor Steve Uhring and council…

Resident Outrage Forces City’s Hand – Malibu Farmer’s Market will Remain Open Until a Permanent Solution Can Be Negotiated
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Resident Outrage Forces City’s Hand – Malibu Farmer’s Market will Remain Open Until a Permanent Solution Can Be Negotiated

On Thursday November 30th, Malibu Daily News and The Local Malibu posted a letter from the LA County Health Department notifying Debra Bianco of the Malibu Farmer’s Market that they will not renew the permits of her vendors based on the City’s notification that the MFM was operating in an unauthorized  location, effectively attempting to…

The Mitrice Richardson Investigation: A New Podcast Releases Featuring New Details in the 14-year Unsolved Case
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The Mitrice Richardson Investigation: A New Podcast Releases Featuring New Details in the 14-year Unsolved Case

Fourteen years ago, Mitrice Richardson took the journey to Malibu, in the midst of what we now know to be a serious mental health episode, which wrongfully landed her behind bars and ultimately cost her her life. Was it murder? Dr. Ronda Hampton and I think so. Hampton, a clinical psychologist and mentor to Richardson,…

Pay to Play: Serious Legal Questions Posed by Prominent Malibu Business Owner Re City Allowing James Perse Mega-Brand Takeover at the Malibu Lumber Yard
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Pay to Play: Serious Legal Questions Posed by Prominent Malibu Business Owner Re City Allowing James Perse Mega-Brand Takeover at the Malibu Lumber Yard

Serious legal questions were brought to the attention of City Officials and staff this week by Malibu residents and small business owners Brian and Shamra Strange, mega-brand James Perse and Washington Prime Group, the current leasing agent for the Malibu Lumber Yard, a City-owned property. Last week, the Malibu Daily News broke the story of…

Mega Brand James Perse Pushes Local Retailers out of City Owned Malibu Lumber Yard: “Not My Crowd”
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Mega Brand James Perse Pushes Local Retailers out of City Owned Malibu Lumber Yard: “Not My Crowd”

Since 2018, after experiencing the most devastating natural disaster to hit the area, Malibu’s idyllic lifestyle – and the coastline – has changed dramatically. For most, the area has become almost unrecognizable from the rural coastal gem it once was. On November 9th, 2018, the Woolsey Fire devastated more than 96,949 acres with over 600…

Recent Skeletal Remains Found in Malibu Canyon A Stark Reminder of the Confirmation of Mitrice Richardson’s Mummified Remains Found in Dark Canyon Thirteen Years Ago
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Recent Skeletal Remains Found in Malibu Canyon A Stark Reminder of the Confirmation of Mitrice Richardson’s Mummified Remains Found in Dark Canyon Thirteen Years Ago

Today marks 13 years since the LA County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed the identification of Mitrice Richardson’s partially mummified remains, found just three days before on August 9th, 2010, in a remote area in Malibu Canyon known to locals as “Dark Canyon”. At the time of the discovery, Park Rangers were surveying an area previously…

Malibu Is Poison Free After Unanimous Vote by City Council – Next Step: Written Policy and Enforcement
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Malibu Is Poison Free After Unanimous Vote by City Council – Next Step: Written Policy and Enforcement

After a 13-year battle in the name of preservation of the environment and local wildlife, Malibu City Council finally passed the Poison Free initiative last night to ban all poisons and pesticides within the city limits. Watch the meeting here: Poison Free Malibu, the nonprofit organization founded by Malibu residents Kian and Joel Schulman, began…

Call to Action by July 10th: Poison Free Malibu Urges Community Members to Support New Policy Banning Harmful Pesticides Severely Impacting Environmentally Sensitive Habitat, Wildlife and Ocean Quality
Around Town, City, Environment, Malibu Life

Call to Action by July 10th: Poison Free Malibu Urges Community Members to Support New Policy Banning Harmful Pesticides Severely Impacting Environmentally Sensitive Habitat, Wildlife and Ocean Quality

Kian and Joel Schulman of Poison Free Malibu need the community’s help to rally together to push through policy ban harmful pesticides in Malibu which has had a serious negative impact on environmentally sensitive habitat, wildlife and ocean quality. This issue goes to a vote before Malibu City Council on July 10th. On December 9,…

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Editor in Chief, Cece Woods

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.