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
Malibu Haunted by Fire and City Hall Serpents
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
Whither Malibu
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
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
The Ultimate Shameless Plug (for Feldman), Primes Peak for Recall
By Sam Hall Kaplan FIRST THE BULLSHIT: The California City Management Foundation, a self aggrandizing bureaucratic boondoggle of which Malibu City Manager, Reva Feldman is an officer, has named her “City Manager
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
Fire Liaison – Another Poser Position at City Hall?
This letter to was sent to Council this morning after a resident pointed out some very important details, clearly overlooked by City Manager Feldman. Mayor Wagner and Council Members, Can
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