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Neighborhood Character: Council fails to put the genie back in the bottle. Confusion reigns.

On May 24th of this year, Mayor Skylar Peak and council members Rick Mullen and Jefferson Wagner, in a never-to-have-been-anticipated action, opened the door to adding a “Neighborhood Character” component to review

October 25, 2017

Investigations·Politics

Something Happened On The Way To The Forum (I Mean Quorum): Roman Corruption and Deception Is Alive and Well In Modern day Malibu Politics

Respected historians have summized that while it was not one single, dramatic event that led to the decline of the Roman Empire, internal corruption and political incompetence played a major role. And,

October 24, 2017

Investigations·News·Politics

When Violators Exploit Lawlessness in Malibu

Selective enforcement leads to An increasingly unsafe environment for Malibu residents By Steve Woods As long as I can remember, since surfing Malibu in the late 60’s, you entered the city limits

October 23, 2017

Investigations·Politics

Residents Demand Recall Effort

A Stunning Rise Could Also Be An Even More Abrupt Collapse

August 9, 2017

Investigations·News·Politics

Is The La Paz Project Getting Larger? A Lose-Lose For Malibu

Most residents in Malibu have little idea that a enormous new retail mall/ of- fice building is poised to be built in the heart of Malibu, the Civic Center. The “La Paz”

July 17, 2017

Investigations·Politics

By Lester Tobias In Malibu, regulations pertaining to retaining walls and landform alteration (grading) have created a firewall to overdevelopment that most architects under- stand, accept, and to which we develop inventive,

July 17, 2017

Investigations·Politics

Appelante Court Says Measure R Doesn’t Measure Up

Malibu voters passed Measure R in 2014 in an effort to place certain limitations on developments and chain establishments within the city. The Measure R initia- tive was described as the “Your

July 17, 2017

Investigations·News·Politics

Measure R May Be Down… But Not Out

Malibu City Attorney Christi Hogin reported from a July 10 City Council meeting that in a closed session meeting prior to the regularly scheduled meeting, there had been one reported action involving

July 17, 2017

Investigations·News·Politics

Has The Lagoon Restoration Project Ruined The Iconic Surfrider Wave?

Surfrider Beach was the concern of a group of surfers from Malibu Surfing Association representing the Malibu Lagoon Action Committee who spoke during the public comments at the June 26th City Council

July 1, 2017

Investigations·Politics

Supersize Just Got Smaller

By Lester Tobias In a classic, Malibu style confrontation between property rights and “keep Malibu, Malibu”, the city council, led by “Team Malibu” (Peak, Wagner, Mullen) voted to resuscitate a long dormant

June 1, 2017

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