Measure R May Be Down… But Not Out
Malibu City Attorney Christi Hogin reported from a July 10 City Council meeting that in a closed session meeting prior to the regularly scheduled meeting, there had been one reported action involving
Has The Lagoon Restoration Project Ruined The Iconic Surfrider Wave?
Surfrider Beach was the concern of a group of surfers from Malibu Surfing Association representing the Malibu Lagoon Action Committee who spoke during the public comments at the June 26th City Council
The Battle For Bluffs Park
The Deceptions By Pro Development Politicians and What Their Political Power Base (The PARENTS), Doesn’t Know. Malibu’s fight for the preservation of open space reached a fever pitch recently when the pro-environment
Supersize Just Got Smaller
By Lester Tobias In a classic, Malibu style confrontation between property rights and “keep Malibu, Malibu”, the city council, led by “Team Malibu” (Peak, Wagner, Mullen) voted to resuscitate a long dormant
Malibu Schools vs. SMMUSD: Why Does Divorce Cost So Much? Because It’s Worth It!
By Sam Hall Kaplan Talk about a divorce, no matter how amiable the negotiations, reasonable the settlement, and the mutual agreements for the sake of the children, as the split nears, there
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.
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
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
Malibu Gets Punked: The Unofficial Sanctuary City Sign Takes Aim At Malibu Elite
On April 4th, mysterious “official” looking City signs appeared at both ends of Malibu. This obvious effort to humiliate the residents of Malibu after City Council voted 3-2 in favor of becoming
A Sanctuary To Threaten Our Sanctuary
By Elisabeth Johnson On March 14, 2017, in a 3-2 vote, the Malibu City Council declared Malibu a sanctuary city. Martin Sheen initially proposed the idea to the City Council in December.