Surf, Sand and the DNC

Malibu has become an unlikely center of political power.

Holly Bieler · April 2, 2026

The buff men outside Whole Foods in Malibu aren’t paparazzi, anymore. They’re secret service.

Indeed Vice President Kamala Harris, who [moved to Point Dume in December,](https://pagesix.com/2026/01/23/hollywood/kamala-harris-upgrades-la-real-estate-portfolio-with-8m-mega-mansion-in-malibus-celeb-packed-pt-dume/) is just the latest political refugee riding out the second Trump administration at Taverna Tony.

It's where Hunter sought refuge during his federal investigation, ultimately drawing more controversy, when it [surfaced taxpayers were paying $400,000](https://abcnews.com/US/secret-service-paying-30k-month-malibu-mansion-protect/story?id=83821498) a year for secret service to live on Big Rock.

And for Joe Biden's first 4th of July post-presidency, he skipped Rehoboth, in favor of a [idyllic stretch of Carbon Beach.](https://nypost.com/2025/07/04/us-news/biden-struggles-to-set-up-beach-chair-in-malibu-during-first-fourth-of-july-weekend-since-leaving-office/)

Pictures of the former president, sitting in the sand in his trademark Delaware slacks, weren't even the most absurd of the day.

Just 10 miles up PCH, at his home in the hills, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current Secretary of Health and Human Services, snapped a shirtless photo of himself at the barbecue, hunks of elk sizzling on the grill.