California
Laurel Canyon Park was permanently designated a part-time, leash-free dog park--the city’s first--by the Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Commission on Monday, but champions of canine rights still used the occasion to scold the city for ignoring pet owners’ needs.
Sept. 25, 1990
The Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Department staff has recommended that city’s first dog runs in the San Fernando Valley be in the Sepulveda Basin and Griffith Park, passing over Laurel Canyon Park where the controversy over unleashed dogs erupted.
Dec. 5, 1985
The Los Angeles Recreation and Park Commission has recommended that the City Council establish the city’s first--and, for now, only--dog run in Laurel Canyon Park after an emotional hearing that pitted pet owners against other users of the small park in the mountains above Studio City.
Dec. 12, 1985
City parks officials will recommend that new dog exercise areas be created in the Sepulveda Basin and in Griffith Park to relieve pressure on a popular “dog park” set up as an experiment a year ago at Laurel Canyon Park south of Studio City.
July 15, 1989
The Los Angeles Recreation and Park Commission Friday recommended that the City Council establish the city’s first--and, for now, only--dog run in Laurel Canyon Park after an emotional hearing that pitted pet owners against other users of the small park in the mountains above Studio City.
Dec. 7, 1985
A group of about 50 dog owners, who want a portion of Laurel Canyon Park set aside as a leash-free area for their pets, demonstrated Saturday in front of the Studio City office of Los Angeles City Councilman Joel Wachs.
April 13, 1986
After long battle with West Hollywood, preservationists celebrate opening of Laurel Avenue Park
Feb. 20, 2011
A group of Laurel Canyon parents began gathering signatures Wednesday on petitions seeking renewed enforcement of the city’s leash law in a park near their homes that has become a rallying point for dog owners who let their pets run free.
March 12, 1987
The Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Commission on Monday extended for six months a pilot program allowing dogs to run off-leash in Laurel Canyon Park, and recommended that the City Council set up new dog parks in Griffith Park and the Sepulveda Basin.
Jan. 9, 1990
A body was discovered Monday on a remote trail near Laurel Canyon Park, officials said.
Aug. 18, 2014