Cece Woods

The Current Report Editor in Chief Cece Woods founded The Local Malibu, an activism based platform in 2014. The publication was instrumental in the success of pro-preservation ballot measures and seating five top vote-getters in the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Malibu City Council elections.

During the summer of 2018, Woods exposed the two-year 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 one million hits across her social media platforms.

Since 2020, Woods was the only journalist reporting on the on-going public corruption involving former L.A. Metro CEO Phil Washington. Woods worked with Political Corruption expert Adam Loew, DC Watchdog organizations and leaders in the Capitol exposing Washington which ultimately led to the withdrawal of his nomination to head the FAA.

Woods also founded Malibu based 90265 Magazine and Cali Mag devoted to the authentic southern California lifestyle.

Blazing Trails

SMCC PLANNING LEADS PUBLIC ACCESS HIKING TRAILS THROUGH RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS CAUSING CONCERN FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS The Malibu Trails Committee and the Trails Plan was an effort started with the best of intentions.

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Truth and Tough Love

Always one to promote successes, I am equally one to own up to the failures – especially of those we fought so hard to support and lead our community, and in this

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California Strategies

Malibu has paid nearly $2 million over the last decade to a glad handing Sacramento consultant firm with minimal accountability, contrary to commonly accepted governmental practices, The firm of California Strategies and

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A Case For Big Clay

By Janet Friesen  I love art for all the positive energy it brings into our life, and I also love art for the controversy it can provoke. I decided to do an

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Leadership Lost

It became overwhelmingly apparent since the Malibu City Council meeting on March 13th that the new pro-preservation majority, Skylar Peak, Rick Mullen and Jefferson Wagner, have now settled into their new political

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