Member of the City Council, City of Malibu
What does this office do?
- Passing city laws, called ordinances
- Approving the city budget
- Funding city services, such as police, trash, and parks
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan
A. Sam Dibaei spent ten years as a general counsel and trial attorney and has worked in talent acquisition since 2017. He names fire, water, and safety as Malibu's top issues and proposes tolls on Pacific Coast Highway with residents exempt.
Nonpartisan
Danny Smith lost his beachfront Malibu home in the 2025 Palisades Fire and has publicly criticized the pace of the city's rebuilding. He wants Malibu's city government to give more help to residents who lost their houses.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
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.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 6 for, Government Efficiency 2 for, Public Infrastructure 1 for
Nonpartisan
As of October 2026, we found no public information about Jason Herz's job, background, or goals.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Marianne Riggins is a Malibu councilmember and former mayor who worked 17 years in the city's planning and environmental sustainability departments. She wants to create a separate Malibu Unified School District apart from Santa Monica.
Records: Government Efficiency 2 for, Public Infrastructure 2 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 2 for,
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