Griffith Park & Silver Lake Blog.
Posted in Creatures, Forest Fire on Nov 9th, 2009
I was very sad about the 2nd column I wrote for the LA Weekly about animals killed in the horrific Angeles Station Fire. (I mean, the topic: the column itself came out fine.) The L.A. Times wrote that a huge number of big animals had died in the fire. I was going to call about [...]
Posted in Creatures, Forest Fire on Sep 24th, 2009
More importantly, who set the Station Fire? If you tell me, I’ll share the $150,000 reward with you, 50- 50. It’s unbelievable, this wretched fire is still burning in places, several weeks later. KHTS: The Station Fire is 94 percent contained, with full containment now expected September 22. So far, the incident has consumed 160,557 [...]
Posted in Fire Department 101, Forest Fire on Sep 2nd, 2009
I started this blog because of fire, and I’m picking it up again for the same reason. This time it’s the Station Fire. What, you expect me to just stand by while once again terrible things happen in LA because the city can’t take care of the Fire Department? I live in LA proper, and [...]
Posted in Forest Fire on Sep 24th, 2008
George Grace, founder of the Griffith Park Natural History Survey, was also clever enough to find a new stream of water in the park!! (Well, the only stream, actually.) And he didn’t even have to use a divining rod. There is a subterranean stream under the Toyon landfill (garbage dump) in Griffith Park that the [...]
Posted in Forest Fire on Aug 27th, 2008
Not that I’m one to call people names. Some people are referring to him as a transient. Some call him homeless. Me, I like how Councilman Tom LaBonge describes our gp visitors with poor money management skills: “As we all look around at each other here..and down at our shoes and socks… we’re living a [...]
Posted in Forest Fire, Meetings as Theatre, People who don't know any better on Aug 19th, 2008
There were tv crews and everything at the meeting on arsonists tonight. Carolyn Ramsay, of Councilman LaBonge’s office, was at the door handing out important pieces of paper. I reached for one, and she said the agenda was on the seats. There weren’t any seats left, so I held my hand out to her again, [...]
