The Fire and Our Fading Democracy
By Sam Hall Kaplan Like the residue of toxic ash from the Woolsey fire that is embedded in the soil of my Malibu, there are many aspects of that disaster that should
Take Back Malibu – Notice of Intent to Recall Council Members Skylar Peak and Rick Mullen
Council members Skylar Peak and Rick Mullen were served with the Notice of Intent to Circulate a Recall Petition at the City Council Meeting on Monday, February 11th, 2019.
The City Observed: Reva Must Resign for Rebuild to Succeed
By Sam Hall Kaplan When the Woolsey Fire ravaged a significant slice of Malibu, it also laid bare the city’s collective innocence, exposing a failed leadership and a flawed first response, and
Resign or Recall
By Sam Hall Kaplan Let there be no mistake about a recall for my ailing Malibu. It would be wrenching, for a city already fractured by a dwindling citizenry displaced by a
A Fire Safety Specialist or Smoke Screen for Reva’s Rank and File?
The City Observed. By Sam Hall Kaplan To coordinate the disparate efforts that tragically failed the city in the Woolsey fire, the Malibu’s bungling bureaucracy wants to hire a specialist in fire
The Fire’s Out, But City Hall’s Toxic Ash Remains
The City Observed by Sam Hall Kaplan The holiday season is almost over, but sadly the daily reminders of the disastrous fire and an overpaid, under performing City Manager, her indulged entourage
Building in the Bu – DEBRIS REMOVAL: A Burnout’s Analysis
Our resident pitbull with building and planning (even more so after the Woolsey Fire!), Architect Lester Tobias, goes deep on the subject of debris. Debris Removal: A Burnout’s Analysis I have been
Building in the Bu – The Supervisor Speaks with No Real Answers…
Our resident pitbull with building and planning (even more so after the Woolsey Fire!), Architect Lester Tobias, navigates us through Supervisor Sheila Kuehl’s Town Hall Meetings which, in a nutshell was too
Building in the Bu – An Open Letter to Supervisor Sheila Kuehl
Our resident pitbull with building and planning (even more so after the Woolsey Fire!), Architect Lester Tobias, sends an open letter to Supervisor Sheila Kuehl. Dear Supervisor Kuehl, I watched the live
Editor’s Letter: Gender Neutral – The Race for City Hall Has Begun
August 30th was the first candidates forum for Malibu City Council at the Red Ladder Gallery in Cross Creek…and red flags were waving from the get-go. Given how vocal this editor in