In a stunning display of mixed messages and political double-speak, Los Angeles County is witnessing a leadership meltdown that’s crippling its law
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As if the political climate weren’t already toxic enough, no one should be surprised that inside Los Angeles County’s Hall of Administration, oversight is only tolerated when it serves political interests. The sudden retirement of Inspector General Max Huntsman has
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By Sam Hall Kaplan Some good news, that is if the neophyte City Council and concerned citizens can assert themselves in the discretionary municipal budget review now going on at a paranoid
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By Sam Hall Kaplan So, the attorney for the over reaching Malibu Beach Inn has threatened to sue the city if it does not approve a public-be-damned proposal calling for a traffic
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By Sam Hall Kaplan The thought of the fire still haunts me, as I am sure it haunts many in Malibu, especially the burnouts but also persevering residents who are acutely
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When asked what one word would best describes post disaster Malibu, I offered “fractured,” then amended it to “hurting,,” then “changing,” followed by “challenged.” Actually words really don’t describe the conflicted feelings
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By Lester Tobias On Monday night, one person, one Malibu citizen, one fifth of our only elected body in Malibu decided to impose his will on every single property owner in this
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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
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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.
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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
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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
MoreThe 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
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