Doug Stewart
CA · Member, Malibu City Council
Doug Stewart is a Malibu councilmember and former mayor who leads an industrial real-estate investment firm after a 40-year banking career. He focuses on public safety, including CHP patrols and speed cameras on PCH, and on cutting homelessness.
Where Doug Stewart stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (2 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (6 records), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Made the motion asking Governor Newsom to suspend some building code rules to speed Palisades Fire rebuilding in Malibu. It passed unanimously.
July 3, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: malibucity.org
Amended the 2024-25 city budget so money for a new Community Development Director stayed locked until the council approved a reorganization plan. The budget passed 3-2.
June 24, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: malibucity.org
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 6 support
Made the motion directing staff to work with the sheriff to remove people camping illegally in Malibu's very high fire hazard areas, with arrest if needed. It passed unanimously.
November 24, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: malibucity.org
Made the motion approving the city's use policy for speed cameras on Pacific Coast Highway. It passed unanimously.
August 11, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: malibucity.org
Made the motion to move one special-assignment sheriff's deputy into a school resource officer post for Malibu schools in 2025-26. It passed unanimously.
July 14, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: malibucity.org
Made the motion to send a city letter supporting a state bill adding extra license points for driving 26 mph or more over the speed limit. It passed unanimously.
March 11, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: malibucity.org
Made the motion approving a city contract with the California Highway Patrol for traffic enforcement in Malibu. It passed unanimously.
January 22, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: malibucity.org
Made the motion to send a letter opposing a county plan to rotate sheriff's patrol deputies out of Malibu at least every five years. It passed unanimously.
May 8, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: malibucity.org
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted to approve a legal settlement with a neighboring property owner that had disputed the planned Malibu skatepark. It passed 3-2.
March 4, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: malibucity.org
Track record — General
General · 10 records
Made the motion appointing Joe Irvin as Malibu's city manager starting March 2, 2026. It passed unanimously.
December 17, 2025
Source: malibucity.org
Recused himself from a council vote on a project because he owned property within 700 feet of it.
October 15, 2025
Source: malibucity.org
Made the motion to ease temporary-use and sign permit rules to help Malibu businesses recover from the Palisades Fire. It passed 4-1.
August 25, 2025
Source: malibucity.org
Made the motion to bring back a city policy statement opposing rent control like the kind proposed in state bill AB 768. It passed unanimously.
May 21, 2025
Source: malibucity.org
Voted against exploring a program letting fire-rebuild applicants certify their own plans. It passed 3-2.
April 28, 2025
Source: malibucity.org
As mayor, voted against scheduling a discussion on having the county or state run Malibu's fire rebuild permits. The item passed 3-2.
April 14, 2025
Source: malibucity.org
Was chosen as Malibu's mayor by a 4-1 council vote on July 8, 2024; he abstained on his own nomination.
July 8, 2024
Source: malibucity.org
Made the motion to bring back an ordinance accepting the Coastal Commission's changes to the zoning plan for the Sea View Hotel project. It passed 4-1.
June 12, 2023
Source: malibucity.org
Seconded a motion to start disbanding Malibu's Homelessness Task Force and hand its work to the Public Safety Commission. It passed 3-2.
April 10, 2023
Source: malibucity.org
Was sworn in to the Malibu City Council on Dec. 12, 2022, after winning a seat in the city's Nov. 8, 2022 election.
December 12, 2022
Source: malibucity.org
Past race Doug Stewart ran in:
- Member of the City Council, City of Malibu · November 3, 2026 · Malibu city, California · incumbent