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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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.