Election 2020: Time For A Change?
By Lance Simmens A prominent topic in City Council recently has been debate over whether or not the City should consider changing its electoral structure from the current at-large system to a
Mayor Pro-Tem Pierson Pushes Out Pro-Preservation Planning Commissioner – Will A Pro-Development Candidate Take His Place?
*This article was updated at 2:04 a.m. 2/24/20 Mayor Pro-Team Mikke Pierson pulled a fast one after Monday night’s Planning Commission meeting removing pro-preservation Planning Commissioner Kraig Hill from his position. Hill,
An Open Letter to Malibu City Council: The Decision You Make Today Will Affect the 2020 Election
Editors Note: Tonight, November 25th, 2019, Malibu City Council will announce their decision regarding City Manager Feldman’s performance review, and whether or not she will receive a raise. Yes, that’s right, City
Malibu Public Safety: Mayor of the Largest Contract City with LASD Tells Us the Truth About the Sheriff’s First Year in Office
In 2018, during the height of my reporting of the Malibu Creek State Park Shootings case, I was introduced to now Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who in the home stretch campaigning for the
Time to Leave the Party: An Open Letter to Council Urging the Termination of the City Manager’s Contract
Editor’s Note – This is an open letter to Malibu City Council written by resident, Emmy award winning documentary filmmaker, and contributing journalist Paul Taublieb regarding the City Manager’s review taking place
Who Me Worry? The Potential PCH Catastrophes That Almost Happened During the Easy/Getty Fire Blackout
Editor’s Note: Hold the presses. Sometimes a small thing reveals something bigger. The article below is about the Citys and Sheriff’s mishandling of the recent blackout and it stands on its own.
Integrity of D.A. Public Integrity Division in Question
Shortly after the Letter of Intent to Recall was served upon City Council members Skylar Peak and Rick Mullen, recall organizers became aware of serious illegal conduct by City Officials. Representatives of
Woolsey Fire Victims Struggle to Get Rebuild Permits, City Gives Concessions to Developers Causing Planning Commissioner to Call Out Corruption at City Hall
Edited at 6/24/2019 at 10 a.m. PST While burn-out victims are tangled in red tape going through the permit process at City Hall, who has issued little more than 5 permits to
Time for Citizen Budget Oversight
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
Proposed PCH Traffic Light Exposes City Mismanagement
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