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Malibu Planning Commission elects Elizabeth Riddick chair and John Mazza vice chair
Summary
At its Nov. 17, 2025 meeting the Malibu Planning Commission completed its annual reorganization: Elizabeth Riddick was elected chair and sworn in; John Mazza was elected vice chair and sworn in. Commissioners proceeded with a full agenda including permit hearings and public comment.
The Malibu Planning Commission on Nov. 17, 2025 completed its reorganization, electing Elizabeth Riddick as chair and John Mazza as vice chair.
Commissioners nominated two candidates for chair and voted by roll call; the body announced that Elizabeth Riddick had won the post. Riddick took the oath of office at the dais with her son, Nixon Riddick, assisting. The commission next elected John Mazza as vice chair, and he repeated the oath before the commission.
The reorganization took place at the start of a meeting conducted in a hybrid format that allowed both in‑person and Zoom participation. With leadership in place, the commission moved quickly into its agenda, approving a reordering of items so that an after‑the‑fact coastal development permit for a Point Dume property could be heard earlier in the evening.
The item also provided an administrative note: because of the change in chair, resolutions and minutes adopted that evening will carry the new chair’s signature line. The commission then proceeded to staff reports, public comment, and multiple public hearings on coastal development permits and amendments. The meeting included both routine consent business and contested discretionary projects that drew extended public testimony.
