Politics & Government
Citizens Support Mayor Jeff Wagner At Malibu City Council Meeting
Warrants were served at Malibu Mayor Pro Tem Jefferson Wagner's home and surf shop in March.
MALIBU, CA – At the first Malibu City Council meeting since warrants were served at Mayor Pro Tem Jefferson Wagner's home and surf shop, about a dozen residents came to voice their support for the longtime community member, according to Malibu Times.
Deborah Frankel told the newspaper that the accusations are “seriously uncool,” and Skylar Peak told Malibu Times that Wagner is “one of the most honest people [he] has ever known.”
There were also a few people who came to the meeting to accuse those they thought were responsible for accusing Wagner of not living within city limits, Malibu Times wrote.
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Warrants were served at Malibu Mayor Pro Tem Jefferson Wagner's home by the the hills above the city and at his central Malibu surf shop March 31 by the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office.
Investigators declined to divulge the nature of the probe, according to KBUU radio, but Wagner has faced questions about his eligibility to serve on the City Council, since the home is outside the city, in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County.
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During the 2016 Malibu City Council election, Wagner said he bought a condominium within city limits and would be living there for the four years of his term, KBUU reported. During his election campaign, he assured voters that he was within the letter of the law by buying the condo and using it as his official residence.
Wagner was inside the home in the 26900 block of Old Chimney Drive when investigators arrived to serve the warrant Thursday morning.
"They are being very amenable. They let me fix breakfast," Wagner told KBUU.
Six officers were searching the home on a mountainside above Escondido Canyon. Several cargo vehicles owned by Wagner were also inventoried.
Investigators told KBUU they were also serving a warrant at Wagner's business, Zuma Jay's Surf Shop in central Malibu.
Wagner is in his second term on the Malibu City Council.
City News Service and Patch staffer Emily Holland contributed to this post; Image via Shutterstock
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