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The Mitrice Richardson Investigation: A New Podcast Releases Featuring New Details in the 14-year Unsolved Case
Around Town, Breaking News, Malibu Life, Public Safety, The Local

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,…

Technology Steps Up to Save Lives – IPhone 14 SOS Satellite Communication Feature Increasing Rapid Response Times for First Responders and Your Chance for Survival
Malibu Life, Public Safety

Technology Steps Up to Save Lives – IPhone 14 SOS Satellite Communication Feature Increasing Rapid Response Times for First Responders and Your Chance for Survival

In a world where technology has taken over, it is nice to know the intrusion may actually be beneficial – and in some cases on a critical, lifesaving level. Recently, the internet was a buzz when multiple rescues were swiftly and successfully completed with the help of the Iphone 14 SOS feature which connects via…

LA County Dept. of Health Issues Malibu Beaches High Bacteria Warnings for Eight Malibu Beaches
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LA County Dept. of Health Issues Malibu Beaches High Bacteria Warnings for Eight Malibu Beaches

The Los Angeles beaches as the County’s Public Health Department issued a bacteria advisory for 12 beaches — eight of them in Malibu. The department collects samples weekly from various sites year-round to test and monitor bacteria levels. On Wednesday the division found the ocean water at eight beaches in Malibu exceeded state standards for…

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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.