Malibu's Mayors

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Malibu Mayor Andy Stern presides over a City Council meeting during January 2006. Photographed from Malibu Public TV broadcast of the meeting.

Malibu's First Mayor

Edgar Rice Burroughs, who created the Tarzan books, bought a home at 90 Malibu La Costa Beach, one of the first there. In 1933 he was elected honorary "Mayor of Malibu Beach." This title had no legal basis, but ERB has to be considered the first.

Mayors of Malibu

The City of Malibu is a general law city and operates under the Council-Manager form of government. The five member City Council is elected at-large to serve four year terms. The Mayor's office is rotated annually among all Councilmembers.

The Malibu cityhood election in June 1990 also selected the first Malibu City Council, individuals who had been active in the Malibu cityhood movement.

Councilman Walt Keller was elected Malibu's first mayor. The Mayors of Malibu have been:

March 1991 Walt Keller
September 1991 Larry Wan
April 1992 Walt Keller
April 1993 Carolyn Van Horn
April 1994 Jeff Kramer
April 1995 Joan House
April 1996 John Harlow
April 1997 Jeff Jennings
April 1998 Joan House
January 1999 Walt Keller
April 2000: Tom Hasse
April 2001: Joan House
April 2002: Jeff Jennings
April 2003: Ken Kearsley
April 2004: Sharon Barovsky
April 2005: Andy Stern

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