response from nithya raman

This message was just received from Mashael Majid, Nithya Raman's Planning Director:

"Hi Steven, It was good speaking with you yesterday. As you know, our Office was recently made aware of what is taking place along Hastain Trail in Franklin Canyon Park. Closure of any right-of-way in public parkland will not be tolerated. We have reached out to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA), the public agency that manages Franklin Canyon Park, to follow up on this issue and see how we can best work together to address what is happening in Franklin Canyon Park. We are working to have the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) Code Violation Unit to investigate potential unpermitted construction activity and code violations.

We will continue to partner with LADBS to enforce city regulations and take immediate action should unpermitted construction be occurring or if fencing is blocking off any public access outside of Mr. Hadid's property line.

Additionally, we are urging LA City Planning to quickly implement the amendments to the Hillside Construction Regulation for expansion of these regulations to Bowmont-Hazen, Coldwater Canyon, and Franklin Canyon, and for new developments planned by Mr. Hadid in these communities, who has repeatedly shown bad faith in complying with building permits issued by the City of Los Angeles.

Councilmember Raman supports strong ridgeline protections (for which LA City Planning is holding a public hearing on June 17 at 1 pm) and wildlife habitat protections (for which LA City Planning is hosting a public workshop on June 10 at 6 pm), and the Office recently shared its hillside priority agenda as part of the City's budget process.

Kind regards, Mashael Mashael Majid Planning Director councildistrict4.lacity.org"