Issues

Manure Desposal

Manure     ... loss of manure recycling impacting stables ...

Equestrian Park in Lake View Terrace

War Horse Proposes Equestrian Park in Lake View Terrace    The Equestrian Park would provide affordable facilities for trail trails, a cross-country course, and tent pegging events.

La Tuna Canyon Trails

La Tuna Canyon Equestrians Allege Developer Not Living Up to Promised Trails    As The Hoof Beat went to press, La Tuna Canyon equestrians reported ...

Stonehurst Historic Neighborhood

Historic Preservation Overlay Zone of Stonehurst Community    The Stonehurst Community nestled between Shadow Hills and Sun Valley ... Stonehurst Update    On November 5th, William Maloof, Suzanna Wood, Lloyd Hitt, Al Knight and I met with the planning department. Historic Equestrian Community Gets Reprieve from Ignorance    ... seething and overflowing chamber of very upset homeowners ...

Sun Valley Redevelopment -- Eminent Domain

Sun Valley Redevelopment and Stonehurst Community    The initial news of redevelopment and the potential eminent domain taking of the whole Stonehurst community in Sun Valley

National Animal Identification System

The National Animal Identification System (NAIS) is Here    registration of premises, animal identification, and animal movement tracking The National Animal Identification System

City Planning Commission

City Planning Gets Serious    After 40 years of the words "City Planning" being an oxymoron ...

Chatsworth

Drivers: Please "Slow Down And Pass Wide" for Horses!     Corral 54 Hosts Chatsworth Trail Ride for Councilmember Greig Smith    Charlotte Brodie lead the June ride for Los Angeles City Councilmember Greigh Smith's ride on the Chatsworth Trails Corral 54 Ride With Councilman Greig Smith    Blaizing Trails with the Los Angeles City Council

Cuyamaca Equestrians

Cuyamaca Equestrian Association    Update on Cuyamaca horse camp

Assembly Bill 576

Assembly Bill AB 576 Could Have Wide Impact on Recreational Horse Usage in State Parks    "Animal Feeding Operation" is a federally defined term that includes horses

Proposed Zoning Change Shadow Hills

Motion for Shadow Hills General Plan Amendment    It is true that the 20,000 square foot lots are too small for the very serious horsemen ... Amending Shadow Hills and Sun Valley General Plans    Wendy Greuel submitted a City Council motion that was aimed at requiring future equestrian subdivisions in Shadow Hills and Stonehurst to be a minimum 1 acre in size... Horse Community Zoning Change    The potential for negative impact associated with a change from RA to E zoning is real ...

Gibson Ranch

ETI Corral 210 and Gibson Ranch Host TeamFox Parkinson Research Benefit    On November 3rd, hundreds joined ETI Corral 210 and Gibson Ranch ... Gibson Ranch on Wentworth Needs Assistance    Do you have photos of the Circle K or Rocking R Ranches from the 70's? No Team Penning    Cattle shortage affects Gibson Ranch... County Files Quiet the Title Action against Gibson Ranch    Dale Gibson and his family run a model ranch on Wentworth St in Sunland/Shadow Hills. Email from Gibson Ranch    Property boundary dispute with County.

Rose Bowl Riders

Rose Bowl Riders    This is an important time in the history of Rose Bowl Riders ... First Annual Cheri Blue Moonlit Memorial Ride    The Rose Bowl Riders are hosting the 1st annual Cheri Blue Moonlit Memorial Trail Ride ... Pasadena Latino History Parade    Rose Bowl Riders ride for the first time in the Latino Pasadena Parade

San Gabriel Mountains, National Forest Or National Park?

San Gabriel Mountains, National Forest Or National Park?    Congresswoman Solis introduced legislation to study making San Gabriel Mountains a National Park.

State of the Horse Convention

State of the Horse    Great appreciation and thanks to all who contributed to ... State of the Horse Convention at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center    Despite stormy conditions, several hundred attended the all day event. "State of the Horse" Convention will be held Saturday, January 27, 2007     State of the Horse, Eye Opening Success    The 1st Annual "State of the Horse" Convention and Equine Trade Show State of the Horse Comes to Lake View Terrace    The 1st Annual "State of the Horse" Equestrian Trade show & Convention...

Scenic Corridor

Stop Development of LA River Property in Scenic Corridor and Critical Habitat    Can you help? Canyon Hills Decided at PLUM    PLUM approved 221 homes on the north side of the 210 Freeway ... Editorial: Why Did You Move Here?    Take a moment will you and write to City Councilperson Wendy Greuel and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa ... Letter to Councilmember Wendy Greuel    Whitebird Development Project Hundreds Cheer to "Save the Verdugos" on the 4th of July    Their goal is simple--new housing developments should have to abide by the Community and Scenic plans... What is going on with Whitebird Canyon Hills    We're coming up on another hearing, so it's time to get busy again. Preserving our Open Spaces    ...preservation in perpetuality... City Planning Commission Feb. 24 Decision On Whitebird Canyon Hills    a mixed bag of contradictory legal positions ... Councilmember Wendy Greuel’s Testimony on Whitebird Development    how do we protect and preserve open space in perpetuity? Critical Vote for Sunland, Tujunga, and La Tuna Canyon    Planning Commission of the City of Los Angeles SHPOA takes Position on Whitebird Development    ... opposes the project as it is proposed for many reasons ... Letter on behalf of VHOA: Canyon Hills/Whitebird Project    The limiting factor that this developer wishes to bypass is the Slope Density Ordinance ... Final Environmental Impact Report    Whitebird Canyon Hills proposed development ... Protecting Neighborhood Councils    I will not tolerate anyone trying to covertly taint the neighborhood council process. Verdugo Hills Fund Raiser, Sept 19th    Have a fun night out and support keeping the equestrian zoning and scenic plans ... Singing to Save the Verdugo Hills & Equestrian Zoning    Concert and Bake Sale raised funds to protect the Verdugo Hills Save the Verdugos Benefit Concert, Attention All Musicians    Day long musical event on Saturday, July 24, 2004 Open Space , The Pressure Is On from CAP Views Newsletter    All of this is to point out that our community is the way it is BY DESIGN. Scenic Plan Passed By City Council Happy New Year to one and all!    Los Angeles City Council officially passed the San Gabriel/Verdugo Mountains Scenic Preservation Specific Plan Petition    ... preserving the Scenic Area Plan and agricultural zoning Hike to see the Canyon Hills property    Spend a couple of enjoyable Saturday hours on an easy hike to take a look at what we might lose. Block Captain meetings to get the wordout    Over 30 days has passed since the Planning Department released the Draft Environmental Impact Report... Organizing Meetings November 10 and 17    If you were wondering what you could do to help with our efforts to get out the word about Whitebird’s Canyon Hills development ... Canyon Area Preservation    Thank you for your response to my recent plea for donations ... Canyon Hills Project to be Explained by Developer October 22    Requesting variances from zoning ordinances, the Scenic Preservation Specific Plan, the Community Plan, and the General Plan ... Whitebird Developers Hire Controversial PR Firm    Whitebird requires variances from zoning, the Community Plan, and the (future) Scenic Plan ... Santa Monica Mountain Conservancy to buy Duke Property    The most amazing thing happened ... “Scenic Plan Still Not Ratified”    Councilperson Wendy Greuel’s office had released the new version of the Scenic Plan ... Canyon Area Preservation Update    Whitebird, Inc. is the out-of-state company planning to build 280 homes … San Gabriel/Verdugo Mountains Scenic Preservation Specific Plan    This was the culmination of nearly 20 years of work ... Future Location of the Canyon Hills Project aka Whitebird Development    Map Scenic Plan Input Deadline    The Hearing Officer said that input would be accepted until June 13 ... April 2nd Workshop on the revised Specific Plan    We will be mailing out to about 17,000 + people Public Hearing October 30th Postponed    Scenic Preservation Specific Plan in jeopardy ... Public Hearing October 30th at 2 PM    HELP: Scenic Preservation Specific Plan in jeopardy ... Preserving Our Open Land SWAP Briefs VHOA (Oct 2001)    Small Wilderness Area Preservation La Tuna Canyon Development     A proposed 375-unit housing development that would straddle the hills on both sides of the 210 Freeway ... Scenic Corridor Fight Continues (Jul 2001)    The fight continues to try to protect our prominent ridge lines ... Scenic Corridor Issues (Dec 2000)    The scenic corridor hearing process continues. ...

Gardner Ranch Development Shadow Hills

Proposed Zone Change at 9945 Wheatland Ave. Shadow Hills    Please retract any letter or form of conveyance recommending or supporting a zone change ... Maria Mejia Wins in Court of Appeal    City's approval of the Wheatland Development to be set aside. Wheatland Development Returns to Court    Thursday, January 8, before Judge Yaffe of the Los Angeles Superior Court Saga of Wheatland Development    ... a temporary restraining order to prevent CHD from removing over 290 trees ... Editorial: Developers Who Do Us Favors    Is there an illiteracy problem amongst developers? An Open Letter to Neighbors about the Gardner Ranch Development    I have opposed the proposed development... March 7th Hearing on Gardner Ranch Development on Wheatland in Shadow Hills    The process is starting over... Court Rules Against City of Los Angeles    The undeveloped property on Wheatland, near Art Street... Shadow Hills New Development    Committee is scheduled to vote ... [Property on Wheatland]

Bradley Landfill -- Waste Management/Sun Valley

Bales of Hay Have Done Little to Stifle Noise    Sun Valley—Equestrians and residents in the Stonehurst community of Sun Valley... Bradley Landfill Environmental Impact Report    Bradley landfill expansion in Sun Valley ...

Law Targets Wild Horses, Sale for Slaughter

City of Los Angeles RESOLUTION    Horse Protection Act (HP A) to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering ... A Message from Willie Nelson for America's Horses    American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act High Rock, Nevada Wild Horse Round-Up     Man Hauling Horses To Slaughter Charged With Animal Cruelty    Just days after a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives tried to kill legislation .… Stop the slaughter    slaughter of horses for human consumption is illegal in Texas Sheldon Fish and Wildlife Service Runs Foals to Exhaustion and Leaves them to Die in the Desert    On June 6th, the Special Research Group exposed a plan formulated by the Fish and Wildlife Service ... BLM and National Cattlemen's Beef Association partner to dispose of wild horses    In what could be its most absurd and cynical move yet, the Bureau of Land Management ... Pryor Mountain wild horse herd    BLM plan to round up 50% of the coming yearlings, as well as 12 bachelor stallions ... Clark Mountain Burro    The NPS is in the process of eradicating burros from the Clark Mountain area. Continuation of Horse Slaughter    International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act    Bill passes in US. House of Representatives 263-146 Email from Senator Dianne Feinstein    Thank you for writing to me to express your opposition to the practice of horse slaughter for human consumption. U.S. House of Representatives will be voting on H.R. 503    American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act Sulphur Herd Round-up    Round-up season is now in full swing. U.S. Senate Votes 97 to 2 to Stop the Horse Slaughter in 2006    Horses were protected from slaughter in United States for human consumption overseas for another year. Rahall/Whitfield Wild Horse Amendment Passes, 249 to 159    Preventing funding for the sale/slaughter of wild horses for fiscal year 2006. American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign    Secretary of the Interior's office has suspended indefinitely all sales of wild horses ... Alliance of Wild Horse Advocates    More information can be found on-line about the Wild Horses ... Has Your Congressman Co-Sponsored to Stop the Slaughter and Sale of Wild Mustangs? Call Them    47 Representatives have co-sponsored House Bill 297, 2 Senators have co-sponsored Senate Bill 576 Friends of the Wild Horse    At Risk now are 8,400 wild horses. Wild Horse Slaughter Prohibition Must Be Reinstated    ...legislation introduced... Law Targets Wild Horses, Sale for Slaughter    What they fail to mention is that these horses were unnecessarily removed from their rightful range due to pressure from special interest groups ...

Altadena Trails

Horses Still Welcome in Altadena    Thanks to letters from the Valley Horse Owners Association members and many other equestrians ... Altadena Councilmember Wants Horses Forbidden on the Streets    If you live in Altadena, please put May 17th on your calendar ... Connecting the Trails in Altedena    "The La Vina project entitlements specifically require the dedication of the equestrian and hiking trail easements ... " Altadena Riders Want an End to Broken Trails & Promises (Feb 2002)    Hundreds of riders and hikers took to the broken trails ... Altadena equestrians and trail lovers    Town Council meeting to lobby for the intended use of our funds ...

Inclusionary Zoning

AB 2702 Vetoed, Horse Properties Remain Protected    Assembly Bill 2702 was vetoed. Governor Schwarzenegger Returns AB 2702 Unsigned    I am returning Assembly Bill 2702 without my signature. Call Today or Loose Your K-Zoning Protections Tomorrow    You might want to fax/call/email Governor Schwarzenegger... State Senate Moves to Abolish Single-Family Neighborhoods in California     Will There be Open Spaces and Recreational Use of the Land?    The 90-day hearing period began in May and will soon be over.

Hansen Dam Development

Mosquito Spraying in Hansen Dam    If any mosquitoes test positive for WNV, they will begin aerial spraying of the Hansen Dam basin. Neighborhood Watch Takes a Ride    Senior Lead Officer Larry Martinez, whose area includes Lake View Terrace and Shadow Hills... Let's Make the Valley Fair an Equestrian Event    If you are interested in showing off and coming out to make a BIG equestrian showing... Hansen Dam to Lose Dedicated Park Rangers    Hansen Dam will lose the dedicated Park Rangers who currently patrol the park Friends and Neighbors of Hansen Dam, Letters Needed    Fairplex facility with off track betting? Action Alert: Hansen Dam Needs Your Help Thousands of Letters Needed    Equestrians are in danger of losing yet another facility in Los Angeles... Fish Bypasses Public Hearing Process in Court, Big Tujunga Creek Designated Critical Habitat    Los Angeles--This story is about a little guy measuring about six inches... Feingold-McCain-Daschle Bill Could Impact Hansen Dam Area    The bill being introduced today would force the Corps to reevaluate outdated projects... Golf Course Trail Update    Construction of a loop trail ... Senator Feinstein Calls on Army Corps of Engineers to Clean up Hansen Dam of the Pollution it Created    The following environmental threats of particular concern include the dumping of dredge and building material... Army Corps ordered to remove debris from Hansen Dam Lakes    Part 2 in the story... Letter: Tujunga Watershed Council & Stakeholders    You may have heard by now about our Tujunga Watershed Council & Stakeholders' recent success on October 2, 2003. Valley Fair Proposes Destroying Agricultural and Open Space Heritage of Hansen Dam    The San Fernando Valley Fair is proposing to close the 16 acre equestrian center ... SF Valley Fair seeks Permanent Home in LVT    Meeting of Hansen Dam Park Advisory Board Oct 2nd Letter on Dual Use of Hansen Dam Soccer Fields    California Polo Club would like to use facilities at the Hansen Dam Open Letter to Councilman Padilla    I don't ride horses, but I think it's important for you and other City officials to know ... Berman Secures $3.16 Million for Hansen Dam Projects    Congress had approved $3.16 million for recreation and environmental work ... News Brief    Opps...City Paves Over Equestrian Trail News Briefs    Blowing up the Hansen Dam? Army Corp of Engineers Confesses to Dumping into Hansen Dam Lakes    Where is the Lake in Lake View Terrace? Bike Trail Construction at Hansen Dam    The new bike trail can be seen ... Has the City Council Told Major League Baseball Your Opinion?    It’s time to write Major League Baseball and let them know what you think of the new baseball academy... Hansen Dam Bike Path Construction    A Bike path project which will extend off the top of the dam and link to Wentworth Street... Excerpts from the Master Plan    To caution against possible precedent-setting actions including zone variance, conditional use, or subdivision that might endanger the preservation of horsekeeping uses. Letter to Major Leage Baseball    Our membership does not support any modification of the current zoning to make way for a profit motivated multi-billion dollar industry ... Letter in Response to Baseball Academy    Instead, I was lied to, humiliated and appalled by proponents of the project. ... Baseball Academy Funding Meeting February 27th    There is a Baseball Academy meeting to grant public funds for this fundamentally non-public venue. Baseball Academy Public Hearing    Friday, February 22nd, 10:00 A.M. Tujunga Wash Community Clean-Up: Saturday, February 23rd    This area is ideal for walks, horse rides... Hansen Dam Bike Path Construction    ... link to Wentworth Street is currently taking place by the tunnel ... Hansen Dam Advisory Committee (Feb 2002)    Meetings of the HD Advisory Committee are ... Hansen Dam Sports Facilities (Feb 2002)    Progress on the controversial Baseball Academy has been held up ... Baseball Academy Update    Major League Baseball Coming to a Place Near You?... 500 Signatures!     ...requests a State Ranger training program at the Hansen Dam. ... NO to Major League Baseball, YES to a Veterinary Hospital     John Blue of Lake View Terrace presented his proposal... Proposed Baseball Academy (Oct 2001)    ...children in the Northeast San Fernando Valley are not eligible... Political PR Heyday Turns Sour (Jun 2001)    An actual Hansen Dam plan might be in order. ... Baseball Youth Academy Targeted for Hansen Dam (Jun 2001)    Reprinted from the Lake View Terrace Times ... Hansen Dam, What's Happening?    ...onslaught of development aimed at Hansen Dam...

Orange Park Acres

Horse Communities at Risk, Current Status?    The ordinance effecting the 75 year old equestrian community of Orange Park Acres...

North Area Plan

Supervisor Yaroslavsky’s Punitive Ridgeline Ordinance Passes    The proposed ordinance before the board today again is contradictory because we are going opposite those commitments that we made and as the public record indicated. Grading & Ridgeline Ordinance    t would place a mandatory CUP requirement on every horse activity in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area LA County Ridgeline Grading Ordinance to be Appealed    ...planning commission approved the ordinance without any notice or major changes... County Ordinance Would Deny Horse Keeping to Poor and Middle Class    Los Angeles County--It takes the average family half a lifetime to save enough to purchase their first home... Editorial: Open Space Used as an Excuse to Tax Equestrians    ... the county has now come up with a new ordinance that would tax equestrians who have already created their dreams and any new equestrian property ... North Area Plan Approved (Dec 2000)    The Los Angeles Times reported October 25th, that the Los Angeles County Supervisors voted 5 to 0 to approve the North Area Plan. ... ISSUES (Nov 2000)    The North Area Plan intends to severely limit recreational, equestrian and agricultural use of open space in LA County. ...

Equestrian Contribution to Pollution Undetectable

Newport Beach Enforces Pet Pooper-Scooper Laws on Livestock Owners    ... horses eat hay and what comes out is pretty much digested hay ... Horses and Water Pollution    Horses and livestock contribution to pollution undetectable... New Significant Ecological Areas Plan Due Soon    The first draft plan released two years ago met massive resistance... Coastal Commission Threat to Backyard Horse Owners May Spread Statewide    Senate Bill 1916 addressing nonpoint source pollution prevention passed the Senate ... Existing Property Rights Denied    If the Coastal Commission has not already significantly reduced the value of your property ... Malibu Conference Center at Calamigos Ranch April 13th    Land Use Plan for Malibu by the California Coastal Commission will have a serious negative impact on property rights, recreational access, equestrian lifestyle, and agricultural issues...

Stonehurst Recreation Park

Riding Lessons at Stonehurst Park    The Horseback Riding Program started up again at Stonehurst Recreation Center the week of October 8th. Stonehurst & Shadow Hills Residents Celebrate New Public Arena    The historic Stonehurst neighborhood with its rock houses and horses... Stonehurst Park's Trail & Arena Update    We can expect to see construction start in the early fall ... Equestrians Share their Love of Horses at Stonehurst Park    Stonehurst Park is expanding their children's horse back riding lesson program ... Multi-Use Trail and Equestrian Arena at Stonehurst Park    We need to show a large turnout at the meeting ...

City Backslides on Chatsworth Master Plan

Mayor Villaraigosa Saddles up with Chatsworth Equestrians    Good to his campaign promise, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa came to Chatsworth in September ... Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to Cowboy Up in Chatsworth    Saturday September 17th at 2:30 p.m. Chatsworth Council Office Meeting for K-District Feb 10th    The long awaited follow-up to discuss the expansion of the K-District and equestrian issues is scheduled. Letter: Important Notice for Chatsworth Equestrians     Chatsworth ECHO Needs Your Support    ... preserve Chatsworth's rich equestrian heritage ... Chatsworth Horse Owners Sue the City of Los Angeles    ... a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles and developer D.J. Properties ... Chatsworth General Plan to be Heard April 1st, Please Attend    The Planning and Land Use Committee of the City Council has deferred their consideration ... Letter to Planning and Land Use Management Committee    Environmental Impact Report (EIR) done is in violation of the California Environmental Quality Act ... The Hoof Beat    March Elections Critical to Chatworth’s Equestrian Future Chatsworth General Plan    Letters must be received before January 9, 2003. Write to... News Briefs    This Needs Repeating News Briefs    Lobbying Efforts Target Chatsworth's General Plan Preserving an Equestrian Chatsworth    Daily News poll... Letter    If you believe in truth, justice, and the American way please help us Chatsworth Equestrian Land Use    City Council Attempts to Rewrite Decades of History and Promises Chatsworth's horse-keeping rights    In the Old West horse thieves worked their trade with a long rope and a hot iron. ... Save Chatsworth, Inc. Announces Formation    Citizens in rural Chatsworth are trying to protect their community from excessive development ... Commentary from Chatsworth    It's a shame the Mayor feels he has no authority ... Chatsworth Equestrians Ride in Celebration of Legal Victory    Chatsworth equestrians took to the streets once again ... Chatsworth Targeted Ride (Eagle's Nest)    Pot o’ Gold Targeted Ride & 2nd Annual Box Lunch Auction March 16 Hearing Notice - February 28    Originally, the developer wanted equestrian homes but changed it to higher density ... Fundraising Barrel Race (Feb 2002)    These groups are working hard to preserve the horse keeping in Chatsworth... Bernson's Back in the Saddle Again (Feb 2002)    ...in a strange turn of events, Los Angeles City Councilman Hal Bernson ... Chatsworth Neighborhood Council    Formation of Neighborhood Council and update on Chatsworth ... Chatsworth Trails     Eagles Nest Development... Mayor Jim Hahn    North Valley Area Planning Commission Appointments ... Letter to Mayor James Hahn     I join others in urging a review of Mr. Winger's conduct... PLUM Approves Trail on Topanga     A Chatsworth development dogged by controversy... ECHO Rides to Save Chatsworth    Poker ride raises funds for war chest... Planning Commission in the Wrong, DA Lays Down the Law    Letters Needed... PLUM Hearing Date Changed on 3 Chatsworth Appeals    Chatsworth Appeals PLUM Hearing Date Changed ... PLUM to Consider 3 Chatsworth Appeals    Full Council to Consider Immediately after PLUM ... Good News from Chatsworth    ...any further violations by any member of the commission will be dealt with both civilly and criminally ... Echo Poker Ride October 13th    Help us save Chatsworth... Hal Bernson's Legacy to Los Angeles Politics and His "Crank" Constituents (Sep 2001)    ...is just lame or lame duck politics... Around The Bend In The Trail (Sep 2001)    But there is strength in numbers! ... CLPA Files Law Suit    Thanks to your contributions and support, the CLPA lawsuit has been filed. ... Equestrians Rally in Chatsworth (Sep 2001)    Ride it! Live it! Keep it! Newsprint on Chatsworth Chatsworth Protest Ride     Photographs of the ride (July 18, 2001)... Photos Chatsworth's Spot Zoning Would Deny Property Owners Their Rights and Endanger Lives (Jul 2001)    This new MND will go before PLUM and the City Council without a public hearing. ... Chatsworth Development Notice    Letters needed in response to mitigated negative declaration... Chatsworth Horse Owner's BBQ and Fundraiser a Success (Jun 2001)    The hundreds of local horse and property owners ... Another Proposed K Zoning Overlay for Chatsworth (Jun 2001)    Councilman Bernson entered a motion ... Corral 54 Holds Two Targeted Rides in Chatsworth    The second ride was held April 14th ... Chatsworth Update: Neighborhood Residents Are Heard    Round 2 of the contention over the spot zoning ... Chatsworth Equestrians Schedule Ride    DATE: April 14th, Corral 54 has scheduled a Targeted Ride in Chatsworth. Mayor Riordan Supports Chatsworth Residents    Update on Chatsworth spot zoning, letters needed to City Council. Chatsworth Spot Zoning Creates Newsprint    Update on Chatsworth spot zoning. City Planning Commission Backslides on Master Plan     Public Hearing    DATE: March 22, 2001, TIME: 8:30 AM, PLACE: Sherman Oaks Women's Club, 4808 Kester Avenue, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403, Vesting Tentative Tract No. 53292 located at 22101 Chatsworth Street. Letters Needed    Planning Commission voted in favor of recommending zoning change from equestrian to high density housing in Chatsworth despite Master Plan to preserve equestrian zoning. ... Public Hearing    DATE: February 22, 2001, TIME: 8:30 AM, PLACE: Airtel Plaza Hotel, 7277 Valjean Avenue, Van Nuys CASE NO: CPCC 200-3881. Proposed change in Chatsworth Master Plan to build higher density housing in the middle of equestrian area. ...

Development

Zoning and Horses? Where to put the stable?    Is my property horsekeeping? How far from my property line can I put the staple? What about barns? What's a K-zone? How many horses per acre? City of Los Angeles Zoning Code, Manual and Commentary    Proposed "animal keeping structures" (including equines), must be constructed... Equestrians Building a Future in the Valley, A New Generation    The language of community plans in equestrian areas reflects the people who created these communities... Horse Study Reveals $39 Billion Impact On Economy    $39 billion in direct economic impact to the U.S. economy and supports 1.4 million jobs on a full-time basis... VHOA Position on Developments    Examples of developers who fail the trust test with equestrians ... Ahmanson Ranch to become a Public Park    On September 5th, in a 15-0 vote, the council approved a motion ... Where's the Water?    ... thousands of homes have been proposed ... Is there a Plan?    ... a politically driven variance approval machine ... New Fencing Straight as an Arrow    ... construction for the horse trail and fences started at the development on Sheldon. Equine Keeping Community Summary and Recommendation 10/15/2002    For many years the horsekeeping community for the City of Los Angeles has wanted to modify the existing horsekeeping ordinances to address certain concerns ... Submitted to PLUM Committee, Sunland/Tujunga Hearings    ... on behalf of the members Valley Horse Owners Association. Standing Room Only for East Valley PLUM Committee Hearings    ... hearings at Councilperson Wendy Greuel’s Sunland Council offices ... News Briefs    Challenging the Ahmanson Ranch Project Construction starts on the development between Wentworth and McBroom in Shadow Hills.    Photo Councilmember Wendy Greuel Takes Action to Protect Horsekeeping    The horsekeeping tradition of Los Angeles is as old as the city itself. ... January Meeting Minutes (Feb 2000)    V.H.O.A. has endorsed a letter presented by Elizabeth Lancaster regarding the construction of the very low income housing development proposed at 11681 Foothill Blvd. ...

California Coastal Commission

8th Annual Recreation and Equestrian Coalition Ride    We are pleased to honor Dr. William Burke of the California Coastal Commission. Coastal Commission Approves Permit Application for Malibu Valley Farms    Commissioners Rebuke staff recommendation and faulty report Malibu Valley Farms Targeted by Coastal Commission    This is a state of the art, modern horse breeding ranch and stables... California Coastal Commission    Cease and Desist and Restoration Orders apply to the ENTIRE farm. Coastal Commission Threat to Backyard Horse Owners May Spread Statewide    Senate Bill 1916 addressing nonpoint source pollution prevention passed the Senate ... Existing Property Rights Denied    If the Coastal Commission has not already significantly reduced the value of your property ... Malibu Conference Center at Calamigos Ranch April 13th    Land Use Plan for Malibu by the California Coastal Commission will have a serious negative impact on property rights, recreational access, equestrian lifestyle, and agricultural issues...

Animal Supplements

Animal Supplements may be Banned    Write your federal representatives and tell all your friends, family and pet suppliers to do the same...

Pierce College

Pierce College    Los Angeles Pierce College offers horse husbandry & riding classes Pierce College Breaks Ground for New Equestrian Center    On Saturday, March 8th ... News Briefs    Pierce College

Los Angeles Equestrian Center

2007 Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Los Angeles Equestrian Center    Thousands packed the Los Angeles Equestrian Center to witness ... Los Angeles Equestrian Center Moratorium on Non-Equestrian events    The Los Angeles Equestrian Center was originally designed to function as an equestrian center... Keep Place Only for Horses, Neighbors Urge (Aug 2000)    A battle is brewing over the Los Angeles Equestrian Center’s application to hold non-equestrian events after a five-year moratorium on BMX bike races, concerts and car shows. ...

Will Rogers State Park

Another Season at Will Rogers    The last weekend of the season was October 6th with the 40th Annual Will Rogers Memorial Tournament. Judge Denies Writ at Will Rogers State Park    ... Borders to request an emergency extension from the appellate court ... Equestrian Boarders Petition Courts on Will Rogers State Park    The opening volley could be seen in editorials in the Los Angeles Times in late January... Equestrian Boarders Petition Courts on Will Rogers State Park     Will Rogers State Park (Feb 2002)    Equestrian Advisory Committee... Will Rogers State Park    State Parks is forming an Equestrian Advisory Committee ... Will Rogers State Historic Park     Rusty Areias' response ... Will Rogers State Park Petition    Petition that can be copied, distributed, etc. ... Will Rogers State Park More Information    More information on situation ... Horses "Ordered" Out Of Will Rogers Within 90 Days    In a meeting the State held tonight ...

Deer Lake Development

Letter from Hal Bernson, City Councilman     ...regarding plan approvals for a project called Deerlake Highlands. Commission Deadlocks on Chatsworth Property Decision Postponed Until April 25th    The development of the property located at 10701 Topanga Canyon Boulevard is before the Planning Commission. ECHO NeedsYour Help    James would like to hear from horse owners across the Valley so he can address everyone's concerns ... Letter from Hal Bernson, City Councilman     ...regarding plan approvals for a project called Deerlake Highlands. Chatsworth Deer Lake Highlands Update     Chatsworth Ridge Estates Environmental Impact Report ... Deer Lake Highlands Alert (Jun 2001)    A real estate developer has been quietly buying up parcels ...

Conditional Use Permits

County Ordinance Would Deny Horse Keeping to Poor and Middle Class    Los Angeles County--It takes the average family half a lifetime to save enough to purchase their first home... Editorial: Open Space Used as an Excuse to Tax Equestrians    ... the county has now come up with a new ordinance that would tax equestrians who have already created their dreams and any new equestrian property ... Peacock Hill Hosts Annual Harvest Moon Barbecue & Dance    -It was a dual celebration at Peacock Hill Ranch ... Peacock Hill Ranch Wins CUP Appeal    Great news for those who don't yet know. Peacock Hill Conditional Use Permit    Peacock Hill Ranch has been officially granted their conditional use permit ... Why License Your Horse?    Equinekeeping District lots shall be allowed to be continued if ... VHOA Supports Peacock Hill Ranch Conditional Use Permit Application    Ranch has been the home of equestrians for more than 4 decades Valley Horse Supports Conditional Use Permit for Peacock Hill Ranch    This is a rural equestrian community with a very strong consensus to preserve this way of life. La Tuna Canyon Equestrian Center Granted Conditional Use Permit    The K-District permits all types of equestrian uses, not just some types. ... State-of-the-Art Equestrian Facility Approved for La Tuna Canyon (Dec 2001)    ...giving the Equestrian Facility the go ahead to proceed albeit with some stipulations... VHOA Minutes October 5th Board Meeting (Nov 2000)    Ken attended a meeting in Granada Hills about Conditional Use Permits on behalf of VHOA. ...

Redisricting

Redistricting Letter    The redistricting plan that has been proposed for the City of Los Angeles is a classic case of gerrymandering... Redistricting Letters Needed ASAP    ...communities of Lake View Terrace, La Tuna Canyon, Shadow Hills and Sunland/Tujunga are no longer part of the same district. Don’t Blink, Redistricting is on the Fast Track (Feb 2002)    We do not have a lot of time... North Valley Area Redistricting Meeting (Feb 2002)    Our neighborhood homeowners groups were not informed... Redistricting Draws First Criticisms (Feb 2002)    In response to a complaint ...

Foothill Trails Neighborhood Council

Please Write to Councilwoman-Elect, Wendy Greuel    We are very happy that we will still have Joel's staff to depend on... Foothill Trails Neighborhood Council     ...the first meeting held in Shadow Hills greatly enlarged community participation...

City Horse Boarding

Sec. 53.15.1. Equine License Fee    Any person owning or having custody of any equine shall pay ...

County Horse Boarding

Good News Everyone (Oct 2001)    Supervisors are very supportive of the equestrian way of life. County Horse Boarding Ordinance    REC representatives have been meeting with County officials... County Launches New Attack on Backyard (Jul 2001)    Continuing their efforts to promote a solution where there isn't a problem... Horse Boarding Still an Issue in LA County    REC has been working for months to combat an internal change in policy at the County, which makes it illegal to board horses on less than five acres...

City Planning Commission: Accelerated Zoning Changes

Rush to Provide Housing Could Threaten Planned Zoning Citywide     Public Hearing    DATE: January 25, 2001, TIME: after 8:30 a.m., PLACE: Airtel Plaza Hotel, 7277 Valjean Ave., Van Nuys, CA, CASE NO: CPC 2000-4788

Valley Fair proposed at Hansen Dam

Minutes for February 1, 2001 (Feb 2001)    The Army Corps of engineers reported to the 51st Agricultural District that Gabrieleno Park and the Hansen Dam area was in a flood plain and therefore no permanent structures were allowed there. ... Neighborhood News    San Fernando Valley Fair: ...voted to hold this year's San Fernando valley Fair in the Sports Center region of Hansen Dam... Valley Fair, Regular Board of Directors' Meeting    January 5, 2001, 9:00 AM, Conference Room, 2nd Floor (Small Conference Room), Explorer Bldg., Galpin Motors, Inc., 15555 Roscoe Blvd., North Hills 91343 Advisory Panel of Citizens to Recommend Site for Fair (Dec 2000)    A citizens advisory panel made up from Valley community leaders, Phyllis Hines, Nancy Snider and Marie Harris, will have the responsibility of making recommendations concerning a Fair site at Hansen Dam. ... Minutes for November 3, 2000 (Dec 2000)    We still wish to encourage the consideration of other sites such as Lopez Canyon or the Sheldon-Arleta Polytech location, which offers 85 to 100 acres of prime location just off of the Roscoe and Sheldon exits on the 170 freeway. ... ISSUES (Nov 2000)    We all need to write to our representatives find another home for the fair outside of Lake View Terrace. ... MasterPlan for the San Fernando Fair (Nov 2000)    The fair as planned would need $34,000,000 for the development of an 85 acre fair grounds, 30 acres of which will be parking lots--all on the Hansen Dam Equestrian Center grounds and on the other side of Gabrielino Park. The arenas we fought so hard and long to get put in would be wiped out. ...

Angeles Forest Trails

Angeles National Forest to Host Forest Plan Open Houses    ... six preliminary alternatives for its draft revised Land and Resource Management Plan ... Angeles Forest Plan Update    6-week deadline extension to the current phase . . . Forest Plan Update (Feb 2002)    US Forest Service Plan Revision process... Mapping our Trails for the US Forest Service (Feb 2002)    VHOA would like to thank Terry Kaiser and CTUC ... Equestrians Could Lose Trails In The Los Angeles National Forest    The necessity to map the trails in the Los Angeles Forest was discussed... Minutes for February 1, 2001 (Feb 2001)    Terry Kaisers attended the meeting to tell VHOA about the California Trail Users Coalition...

Correction of Misleading Reports

Polluted Beaches? Blame Malibu...    Malibu residents responsible for contaminating the 25 miles of beaches... REC Endorses More Manure Research (Dec 2000)    There has been a great deal of speculation, and darn little reliable research about the effects of horse manure on water quality. ...

Woodland Ordinance

Action Alert (Sep 2000)    As we explained in the last issue of the Hoof Beat, this ordinance would create havoc for all. ... Woodlands Ordinance Will Kill Recreation (Aug 2000)    he impacts of this ordinance are critical because single family residences and recreational activities will bear the onerous burdens if the Board of Supervisors adopts this ordinance. ...

Ponds

The Trails are Back    Trails at the ponds dedicated.... Neighborhood News    The Ponds: As many of you are aware, work is proceeding on he restoration of the ponds area... Big Tujunga Wash Mitigation Bank Update (Dec 2000)    As those of you who use the Dam already know, as of this writing, after the special flyer and all, nothing is happening out there! The project is running about six weeks late. ... VHOA Minutes October 5th Board Meeting (Nov 2000)    Tama came out of the meeting next door by the Charter Committee performing the mitigation work on the Ponds. ... What's Happening With The Ponds? (Oct 2000)    The next phase is exotic plant and wildlife removal and native habitat restoration. Some areas will be off limits during this time. ... March Meeting Minutes (Apr 2000)    We discussed the mitigation project proposed by the Chambers group concerning the land between the 210 freeway and the Wheatland on-ramp, including the ponds. ... Draft Mitigation Plan for Big Tujunga Wash (Mar 2000)    As many of you may know, L.A. County bought the land in Big Tujunga Wash, from Wheatland on the west to the 210 freeway on the east. ... February Meeting Minutes (Mar 2000)    As far as the mitigation project, (Wheatland to the freeway including the Ponds), some things have already been realized. ...

Malibu State Park

Letters.....they need letters    Malibu State Park: ETI Corral 63 is trying to get equestrian overnight camping in Malibu State Park. ...

Building & Safety

Minutes April 5, 2001 VHOA Meeting    A longtime resident horse keeper in Sylmar has been experiencing difficulty in resolving a Building and Safety citation.

Proposed RR-L Zoning Santa Monica Mountains

County backs off Horse Restrictions on Residential Land (Jul 2000)    After fighting for more than a year against a proposal to limit horses on residential land, local equestrians were thrilled Thursday over a Los Angeles County decision to abandon the plan. ... County Proposal to Limit Horse in Canyon spurs Protests From Owners (Jun 2000)    More than 200 people packed a public hearing Wednesday to protest a proposed zoning change they fear could lead to restrictions on horse ownership in rural areas across the county. ... Proposed County RR-L Zone Ordinance (May 2000)    Equestrian activities are under the harshest attack yet in the Santa Monica Mountains. ...

Health Insurance for Equestrians

American Horse Council Opposes Proposed Federal Rules Affecting Riders