Almost five years after the murder of Tristan Beaudette at Malibu Creek State Park, the trial for his accuser is about to begin next week. Anthony Rauda who is charged with Beaudette’s death and the attempted murder of nine others including Beaudette’s two children who were in the tent with him when he was shot…
For over a decade, Dr. Ronda Hampton has fought for justice on behalf of those who have no voice. Hampton, a clinical psychologist from Diamond Bar, began her journey as a Missing Persons and Mental Health advocate immediately after 24-year-old Mitrice Richardson disappeared under suspicious circumstances after being released from the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station…
A REPLY TO BURT ROSS / MALIBU TIMES LETTER The Malibu Times recently published a Letter to the Editor from Burt Ross, a self-proclaimed humorist who writes a column for the newspaper. For personal financial reasons, Mr. Ross is aligned with a pro-development faction in Malibu, which is currently represented on City Council by Paul…
Malibu Resident to Council Member Mikke Pierson: “Go Facilitate Yourself”! This Local Perspective by Bill Sampson sheds (more) light on the questionable ethics and decisions made by Councilmember Pierson solely for his own political gain. By Malibu Resident Bill Sampson At the March 14, 2022, City Council meeting, Councilmember Mikke Pierson accused some of the…
This is the first installment of our new series Local Perspective where Malibu residents and concerned citizens chime in on the issues affecting the community. BoS, Probation Department Quietly Plan to Move DJJ Offenders To CVK, Malibu Location Submitted by: Concerned Malibu Preparation to transfer Department of Justice Juveniles (DJJ) to the Los Angeles County’s Campus…
In 2018, during my investigation into the Malibu Creek State Park Shootings, I met Dr. Ronda Hampton, who I have since continued to work with on multiple missing persons cases. In September 2019, in collaboration with Dr. Hampton and as a result of my reporting on the shootings, a new tip came in in the…
By Cece Woods, Editor in Chief *Originally published on thelocalmalibu.com March 28th, 2021. EDITOR’S NOTE: Long before the pandemic, law-enforcement defunding and the-worst-presidential-election-drama-ever was the first of a series of events, the murder of Tristan Beaudette at Malibu Creek State Park, which became a turning point for our community, forever changing Malibu as we once knew it….
By Cece Woods, Editor in Chief Recently, family and friends of Elaine Park who went missing January 28th, 2017 in an area referred to as Dark Canyon in Calabasas, went on the Find Elaine Park Facebook page to ask for the public’s help in the on-going search for Elaine who was last seen on security camera footage leaving…
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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.