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A Deadly Trifecta: Covid Cases, Violent Crime and Public Corruption Rise Sharply in LA County – How Supervisor Sheila Kuehl “Reimagines L.A.”

You gotta hand it to Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva. The man has some Mad-Max forward-thinking skills. Back on July 21st, based on the decisions made by our county leaders, Sheriff

December 5, 2020

News·Politics

Malibu City Officials Response to the Coronavirus: The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same

By Paul Taublieb The erstwhile city of Malibu just released a statement which begins with “(our) number one priority is ensuring the public safety of the community.” Now, of course, this was

March 11, 2020

City·News·Politics

Time to Leave the Party: An Open Letter to Council Urging the Termination of the City Manager’s Contract

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

November 11, 2019

City·News·Politics·Woolsey Fire

Malibu’s First Taste of Wildfire Season Was a Potential Recipe For Disaster (Again)

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

October 16, 2019

FireWire·News·Woolsey Fire

Woolsey Fire: City Council Accepts Whitewash Report of Malibu’s Darkest Days.

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

October 16, 2019

FireWire·Woolsey Fire

The Local Malibu Exposes Judicial Misconduct and Potential Corruption in Woolsey Fire Litigation

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

August 24, 2019

FireWire·News·Woolsey Fire

Woolsey Aftermath: HIPPA Law Violations Among Concerns Associated With Voter Intimidation in RECALL Efforts

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

June 27, 2019

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Disqualified: Law Firm Prohibited From Representing Woolsey Fire Victims

By Erik Cooper Victims of the Woolsey Fire can no longer rely upon the law firm of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP for legal representation of damages suffered from the Woolsey

June 2, 2019

FireWire·News

In the Wake of the Woolsey Fire: What’s In Your Backyard?

By Cece Woods, Editor in Chief Since the Woolsey Fire devastated parts of Malibu and surrounding communities more than six months ago, questions remain today concerning the risk of nuclear contaminants and

May 20, 2019

FireWire·News

The City Observed – Reviewing the City’s Woolsey Fire Response with City’s Hired “Reviewers”

By Sam Hall Kaplan In its information gathering efforts, Management Partners, the firm retained by Malibu to evaluate the responses to the Woolsey Fire by CIty Manager Reva Feldman and the city

May 2, 2019

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