The application to designate Griffith Park a Historic-Cultural Monument passed the City Council on a 15-0 vote this morning, January 27th, 2009.This is a great victory for Griffith Park and its supporters!
Thanks so much to all those who registered in support of our "precious resource" Griffith Park,
And thanks to the many organizations that endorsed Monument status, including.... The Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council, Hollywood United Neighborhood Council, Franklin Hills Residents Association, Los Feliz Improvement Association, The Oaks Homeowners' Association, the Sierra Club, and many others organizations who want to preserve Griffith Park as a wilderness park, free from development.
If you haven't registered to support Griffith Park, please register below. We hope you'll add your name to guarantee a sustainable Griffith Park

For more info on the subject check the GGPNC website: The GGPNC website has a compilation of articles on the subject.

Background: Griffith Park is a 4,218-acre public park. Most of the park is chaparral wilderness of rocky hills, canyons and gullies with large portions of open, rugged natural landscape. In 2005, a Master Plan draft proposed changes to this park forever. Some of the proposals include multi-level parking structures, two aerial tramways, destination restaurants and additional development.

In May, 2008 the Griffith J. Griffith Charitable Trust filed an application with the City of Los Angeles to designate Griffith Park as a Historical-Cultural site. It would join New York’s Central Park, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, San Diego’s Balboa Park, and Washington’s Rock Creek Park (among others) as parks with historical designations. Designation recognizes the site (including existing structures, landscape, plant life, hiking trails) as important to the history of Los Angeles.

For more info on the subject check these links: The LA Conservancy Strongly Supports the Designation
The Sunday, Sept 28th LA Times had an interesting article on the subject.

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