There is a degree of hysteria making its way through the community that goes something like this: City Hall is so corrupt that the City Council is essentially relegated to yes men and women to a cabal whose ring leader is the city manager, city...

Almost everyone who runs for City Council says they want to “preserve Malibu.” Because that is a popular thing to say in order to win votes. But those words won’t necessarily translate into legislative actions that residents want.

In...

When the city of Malibu shut down city offices all those months ago, did they lay off some staff, and furlough any other employees?

Nope.

Did they stop using outside contractors for street maintenance, inspection services and legal...