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
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
Last Thursday afternoon, wildfire worries became a reality when the Santa Ana season officially swung into action. With a single wind shift, not one, but two potential wildfire threats to our area
By Paul Taublieb Back in May, I wrote an article for the The Local titled, “I Hope I am Wrong,” expressing grave reservations about the process of selecting Management Partners, and then
by Erik Cooper When Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge William F. Highberger disqualified law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP from representation of any victims of the Woolsey Fire, The
By Erik Cooper No one who has ever suffered a loss wishes to extend their suffering from that loss any longer than absolutely necessary. While the wheels of justice sometimes turn painfully
There is no doubt the earthquakes that rocked Southern California recently was a serious reminder to be prepared for a disaster. As the first official fire season fast approaches, and after hard
By Cece Woods, Editor in Chief, co-authored by Dr. Amora Rachelle, J.D., Ph.D., M.D.R., ONE Peace and Restorative Justice Center This is the second installment of a multi-part series where The Local Malibu exposes the
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
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
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