ABC7

Confrontation erupts on last day of operation at Griffith Park pony rides

GRIFFITH PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A confrontation took place on the last day of operation of the iconic Pony Rides and Petting Zoo at Griffith Park. It was animal rights advocates versus those in ...
Untapped Cities

To Live and Die in LA – The Abandoned LA Zoo

In 1912, the city of Los Angeles petitioned to build a “healthier” zoo in Griffith Park, but funding stalled and they had to make do with a mere fifth of their budget, an inadequate amount to build ...
Yahoo

L.A.'s historic Griffith Park Pool won't reopen. Here's the $28-million plan to replace it

9:38 a.m. July 3, 2025: A previous version of this story said the city plans to build two smaller new pools and a splash pad. The plan is to build one smaller new pool and a “training pool” splash pad ...
NBC Los Angeles

3-acre fire burns near LA Zoo in Griffith Park

Firefighters contained a small brush fire that burned an estimated three acres of vegetation in Griffith Park on Sunday. The fire that ignited near 5400 W. Zoo Drive was reported around 6 p.m., ...
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

In LA Zoo battle, critics decry loss of habitat as officials defend expansion

Los Angeles city officials have proposed a makeover at the Los Angeles Zoo, developing 13 acres of its open land in Griffith Park to expand the zoo’s visitor services and animal conservation efforts, ...
WBAL

Brush fire ignites in Griffith Park behind Los Angeles Zoo

(WASHINGTON) — A small brush fire broke out Friday morning in Griffith Park behind the Los Angeles Zoo, prompting staff to prepare for the evacuation of some animals. The fire burned about 30 acres of ...
Yahoo

Firefighters Extinguish Blaze in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park

The Los Angeles Fire Department said Monday afternoon that firefighters successfully extinguished a fire in Griffith Park. The LAFD said the brush fire was reported at 1:02 p.m. and involved “light ...
Los Angeles Times

Groups sue city of L.A. over planned zoo expansion

Two groups sued the city of Los Angeles on Wednesday over its planned renovation of the Los Angeles Zoo in Griffith Park. Friends of Griffith Park and the Griffith J. Griffith Charitable Trust filed a ...
KCRW

The Griffith Park Fire

The Griffith Observatory, the Greek Theater, the LA Zoo and the Great Western Museum were among the features of Griffith Park threatened by a fire that won’t be fully contained until tomorrow - if all ...
NBC Los Angeles

Savor free Shakespeare in Griffith Park at the ‘intimate' Dell above the Old Zoo

Mavens of a certain celebrated scribe understand that settings have a way of shifting in dramatic and memorable ways. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. In the tales of William ...
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

City is sued over plan to expand the Los Angeles Zoo in Griffith Park

The city of Los Angeles has been hit with a lawsuit over a City Council decision to green-light an expansion plan at the Los Angeles Zoo, with opponents saying the plan shouldn’t proceed until ...