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,
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
Malibu City Council Candidates: Pierson, Palmer, Simmons and Dahmavandi Answer Questions for Voters – Farrar M.I.A.
The bolt to the finish line… the countdown is on… With less than a week to go, Then we can put another City Council election to bed just in time for the
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
Mayor Pro-Tem Jefferson Wagner: Official Target of Political Intimidation Tactics
Malibu CA. – It appears Malibu Mayor pro-tem Jefferson Wagner was the target of retaliatory efforts to deter an ongoing investigation of corruption at City Hall. Within days of meeting critical witnesses
Truth and Tough Love
Always one to promote successes, I am equally one to own up to the failures – especially of those we fought so hard to support and lead our community, and in this
California Strategies
Malibu has paid nearly $2 million over the last decade to a glad handing Sacramento consultant firm with minimal accountability, contrary to commonly accepted governmental practices, The firm of California Strategies and
Leadership Lost
It became overwhelmingly apparent since the Malibu City Council meeting on March 13th that the new pro-preservation majority, Skylar Peak, Rick Mullen and Jefferson Wagner, have now settled into their new political
Malibu Becomes A Sanctuary City
City Council passes the ‘symbolic’ gesture with a 3-2 vote sending shock waves through the community by passing a national issue with- out feeling the pulse of the people. March 13th, 2017, will