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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

February 9, 2019

Investigations·Politics·Woolsey Fire

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

February 1, 2019

Investigations·News·Politics

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

January 24, 2019

Investigations·Politics

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

December 29, 2018

Investigations·News

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

December 22, 2018

Investigations·News·Uncategorized

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

December 17, 2018

Investigations·News

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

December 14, 2018

Investigations·News

Blown Away – LHSD Dismisses Local “Unexplained” Explosion Amid National Scare

*EDITOR’S NOTE: LHSD, SCE, FRONTIER HAVE CONCLUDED THE RUPTURED CONDUIT IS NOT THE SOURCE OF THE EXPLOSION AND THAT THERE WERE “NO MALFUNCTIONS”. The Halloween vibe was in full swing on Monday

October 27, 2018

Investigations·Malibu Creek State Park Shootings

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

September 4, 2018

Investigations·Politics

Suspicious Circumstances Surround Disappearance of Matthew Weaver in Malibu Canyon Area Plagued By Shootings

This article was updated at 1:11 pm August 27th with additional information provided by law enforcement. New details have come to light in the disappearance of 21 year old Matthew Weaver Jr.

August 27, 2018

Investigations·News

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