Griffith Park & Silver Lake Blog.
Posted in Meetings as Theatre on Nov 27th, 2008
Start the month off with a festive meeting! In case you wondered what these Griffith Park meetings are like, here’s your chance to see. These meetings are always open to the public, and new people are warmly welcome. I don’t think food has ever been offered before, so take advantage and come on by! Fun [...]
Posted in Meetings as Theatre on Oct 30th, 2008
I wish I knew baseball better, because I’d put it in baseball terms. And I do know the Phillies won! My father is happy. Photo ©Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times. This is so wrong I had to reprint it here. Composite city, whoever you are, you don’t do it for me. Since I didn’t [...]
Posted in Meetings as Theatre on Oct 29th, 2008
For those who haven’t been following the Griffith Park adventure, a few years ago there was a Master Plan proposed by Councilman Tom LaBonge for the future of the park. That’s okay. I like a man who sets boundaries and likes to talk about our future! However, this Master Plan includes a hotel, restaurants, a [...]
Posted in Meetings as Theatre on Aug 28th, 2008
There’s been a lot of press lately about Griffith Park’s move to get historic-cultural status – that is, be a designated Cultural Landmark. I thought, why all the fuss and the flurries of emails? It seems obvious that a park with a rather lurid past (look up Colonel Griffith and prepare to learn), that is [...]
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, [...]
Posted in Meetings as Theatre on Jun 16th, 2008
Okay, I think I can talk about it now. This was soon after the Griffith Park fire in 2007. You might have heard about it: the one that burned 800 acres, 25% of the park, and almost burned many Los Feliz homes? Thousands of trees and animals and birds died. Councilman Tom LaBonge was one [...]
