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 ...

Do you really know the premier playground of the Santa Monicas? Hilly and hard to manicure, the park got its start when colonel Griffith J. Griffith donated 3,105 acres to the city in 1896. Here, some ...

Editor’s Note: “My Happy Place,” a CNN Original Series following celebrities on deeply personal journeys, airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. CNN also tapped its anchors and correspondents to share their ...

General view of the Hollywood Sign above Lake Hollywood on April 4, 2025, in Hollywood, Calif. In 1903, Griffith shot his wife in the face in a jealous rage and spent two years at San Quentin. “He was ...

Surely you are familiar with the sprawling, rugged glory of Los Angeles’ Griffith Park. But do you know about the park’s benefactor and namesake, Griffith J. Griffith? The philanthropist and felon ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- There's a big change happening at Griffith Park aimed at making the roads safer for bicyclists, pedestrians, and wildlife. As part of a new pilot program, the north end of ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A stretch of Griffith Park Drive is permanently closing to drivers as part of an effort to protect pedestrians and reduce traffic in the popular park. Many commuters used the ...

Two nonprofits are calling on artists to submit their ideas for a future memorial at Griffith Park intended to celebrate the beloved mountain lion P-22. The memorial is intended to inspire L.A. City ...

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A stretch of Griffith Park Drive will be permanently closed to cars after the Board of Recreation and Parks Commission voted Thursday to extend the temporary closure of the roadway indefinitely.

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