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Cancel the Condos, Burbank, CA (2025)

04/07/2025

This photo exists because of the Historic Mariposa Equestrian Bridge — a vital gateway connecting equestrians and hikers to the wild beauty of Griffith Park across the LA River.

Riders come from everywhere: the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, backyard barns, the Ranchos of Glendale and Burbank. Some even trailer in just to explore these iconic trails. This bridge isn’t just wood and steel — it’s a living link to LA’s equestrian heritage, and it fulfills the original vision of Mr. Griffith himself: for the people of Los Angeles to experience nature, freedom, and the open air.

But now, all of that is under threat. A massive condo development is planned just 53 feet from the bridge — putting the character, safety, and future of this historic corridor at serious risk.

🛑 We need your help.
Support the fight to protect this irreplaceable part of LA’s soul by donating to Friends of the Equestrian Bridge, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. They’re taking a stand — in court and in the community — to preserve the integrity of the Riverside Rancho and the magic of this bridge.
(Link in bio to gofundme)
Photo credit

03/18/2025

Thanks to everyone who came by this weekend to chat with us .usa at
It was wonderful to meet you all and talk about how important stopping this condo development is. Thank you for your donations and listening to us speak on the panel. It was an amazing weekend seeing so many neighbors and new faces celebrating our beloved equestrian culture.
Hope you enjoyed the fun facts about the neighborhood and learning the history of the historic Mariposa equestrian bridge!

This is a neighborhood worth fighting for and so happy you agree!

Loved getting to hang with The Duke! Who kept us company at the booth 🤠

Reminder we’re excepting gofundme donations in our link in bio to pay for the legal fight!

03/18/2025

So proud of this incredible equestrian community!

The volunteers and the team at truly stepped up when the devastating fires hit LA. LAEC opened their stall doors to hundreds of animals, providing a safe haven when it was needed most. Without hesitation, people showed up to get stalls ready, dropped off supplies, took care of the evacuated animals and drove into danger to evacuate animals. To this day some of these animals are still being cared for by volunteers at LAEC.

Equestrians and this special community are truly one of a kind— It’s a community that always has each other’s backs and is the first to step up in times of need. Their dedication, resourcefulness, and compassion are unmatched. It was incredibly meaningful to see these efforts recognized tonight by LA City Council Member ,

It you’re interested in still making donations check out they are raising funds to supply evacuated animals and their owners items that they need.

03/15/2025

See you this weekend for .usa
We will have an info booth and participating in the panel discussion on Saturday at 1pm in the Equidome!

Let’s show Iron a warm welcome to the Rancho, and help spread the word as to why this historic and special Rancho is so important to protect!

03/12/2025

I am honored and excited to participate in the panel discussion “Keeping the West Alive: Ranching in Los Angeles Today” at .usa Hollywood Rodeo this weekend. I will speak from my personal experience founding a grassroots effort to raise awareness about condo development projects threatening our small Historic Riverside Rancho community. I look forward to sharing insights and learning from the incredible perspectives of my fellow panelists. A heartfelt thank you to Stefan .siegel , founder of .usa for creating a space that not only celebrates Western and equestrian culture but also fosters conversations about preserving our heritage and looking toward the future.

Panel is at 1pm on Saturday - swing by! Grab ur tickets to the rodeo it’s going to be something truly special. So thrilled that Iron is coming to the Rancho, let’s show them a warm welcome!

02/01/2025

👏👏Extremely excited to share this letter from the MCRA and RiverLA, who proudly announce the purchase of 914 S. Mariposa!

Please note this is not the land where the condos are proposed. It is the land directly adjacent to the condo project, between that property and the Historic Equestrian Bridge and the LA River.

This is incredible news for the Equestrian community, the rancho community and the people of LA because it prevents development and ensures stewardship of this special, unique, and historic land along the LA River.

It is also of great importance that Studio Horse Rentals will be able to stay, and continue to serve the greater community by facilitating horse rides for beginner riders, youth and visitors into Griffith Park.

A big congratulations to the wonderful people involved in making this monumental purchase happen.

From Cancel the Condos, our intention has always been to preserve, protect and improve this special community. We are so greatly inspired by the focus and determination of the people named in this letter. We appreciate their dedication to protecting open space, recreation, animal habitats and the equestrian history in LA. Bravo! We are thrilled to know this lil corridor is a going to be protected and guided for generations to come.

12/10/2024

If you are able to help our Equine neighbors in Malibu and Topanga please go to Facebook group - Southern California Equine Emergency Evacuation for updates on who needs help.

https://m.facebook.com/groups/158954694272977/?ref=share&mibextid=S66gvF

12/10/2024

Call to action!! City Council meeting tonight - Please email or attend city council meeting to share your thoughts on Agenda Item # N.7 on your Council Agenda for December 10, 2024, regarding an Urgency Ordinance and the Introduction of an Ordinance regarding Amendment to the City’s Streamlined Ministerial Review and Approval Process for Development Projects Subject to Streamlined Ministerial Review When Required by State Law.

🛑Please share requests to keep the public informed and not having staff act in secrecy.🛑

12/10/2024

Environmental protection agency ad from the 70s, “The good things in life belong to all of us, let’s protect them.”
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency Name on Item: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Date: 1975

12/10/2024

On December 10th the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will vote to approve a mass rezoning proposal known as the West San Gabriel Valley Area Plan in a geographical region that extends from the 605 freeway west all the way to La Crescenta-Montrose.

The botched roll out and failed community engagement of the West San Gabriel Valley Area Plan is yet another example of the failure of the department of regional planning to include our diverse communities in any meaningful participation as part of this process.

The lack of language access accommodations and incomplete and inadequate environmental assessment suggests that this proposal will only serve as the latest example of a massive blank check to the wealthiest corporations in an unprecedented land grab.

This proposal not only represents a significant encroachment on many sensitive ecological areas including the Whittier Narrows and adjacent communities of South San Gabriel and El Monte, but also along the arroyo seco and in places like San Pascual—another attempt by our planning department to eradicate our historic equestrian communities.

The Planning department is working with developers to develop unaffordable condominiums while eliminating urban agricultural opportunities. They seek to eliminate all single family zoned housing within the region, under the guise of sustainability, but the rezoning proposal fails to consider the mass displacement of working class communities and communities of color in places like West Altadena.

Please click the link below, fill out your name (no address required) click item 7, select oppose, provide reason why (urbanization will displace the equestrian community), and click next:

12/05/2024

We have been informed that after last week’s City Council action on the proposed condominium project at 910 S. Mariposa, the developer received a threatening email.
This type of hate speech is completely unacceptable and goes against everything we stand for.
We condemn it.
We have been informed that the Burbank Police are ivestigating and hope that the incident is brought to a conclusion.

12/03/2024

First THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY for showing up last week at the public hearing. Your public comment was very important in strengthening our fight, getting our concerns on the public record and displaying how strong our community is! 🫂
THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER!
💚🌳🦇🐎🦉🦆🦋🦎🕊️🌲🪺💧

Giving Tuesday is upon us! is asking you to donate to the local non-profit 501(c)3 - Friends of the Equestrian Bridge ’s Gofundme! Every dollar counts!
Your donation goes to help protect the Wildlife Habitat and Corridor along the LA River and beside the Historic Mariposa Bridge.
Help the fight to prevent a condo development from forever changing this unique, historic, and biodiverse area.

Your contribution matters to continue the fight!
Visit: friendsoftheequestrianbridge.org or link in bio!
for ways to donate

12/02/2024

WEDNESDAY DEC 4TH MEETING, 6-8PM (COME ANY TIME!)

INCLUDES FUTURE PLANS FOR THE CURRENT 🐴HORSE TRAIL BETWEEN THE LA RIVER AND THE 134 FREEWAY, WHICH RUNS FROM THE RIVERSIDE/VICTORY BRIDGE WESTWARDS TO BURBANK (APPROACHING THE MARIPOSA BRIDGE).
PLEASE SHOW UP, READ THE INFO, AND LEAVE YOUR COMMENT ON THE LA RIVERWAY PHASE 4 EXTENSION PROJECT BOARD STATION.
IT’S PROPOSED TO BE SIDE-BY-SIDE HORSE TRAIL & BIKE PATH. THE BIKE PATH WOULD INITIALLY DEAD-END BEFORE THE FOREST LAWN EXIT, WITH THE GOAL OF A FUTURE BIKE PATH EXIT THERE SUBJECT TO CALTRANS INPUT.

Let’s show up to support a design that incorporates the Rancho’s use of the trail and offer feed back!
See you there!

12/02/2024

🐴 Important meeting this week Thursday December 5th at 9:00am LA BOARD OF REC & PARKS COMMISSIONERS
Make sure to show up for public comment and email! This would greatly affect riders and everyone in our community.

Regarding agenda items:

1) Board Report 24-259 regarding AMENDMENTS TO ASM CONTRACT including EASTER FIELD BEING ADDED TO LAEC:
“CITY and ASM desire, by way of this AMENDMENT, to (i) extend the term of Agreement No. 3947 to account for the fifteen-month delay in the initiation of ASM’s services at LAEC, and (ii) expand the facility premises to include Easter Field”
“The First Amendment also expands the facility’s premises to include Easter Field, a field within Griffith Park generally utilized for over-flow LAEC parking and event staging purposes.”

“The use of Easter Field shall be limited to use for overflow horse trailer parking during events or parking for basecamps for filming activity; any other use of Easter Field must be pre-approved by the RAP General Manager or his/her designee.”

2) Board Report 24-254 regarding LAEC BOARDING RATES (see comments to download from the link with a lot of info)
COMMENTS? e-mail by Wednesday to: [email protected]
and/or come to the meeting to speak.

The Rec & Parks Commissioners oversee/approve significant Griffith Park decisions.

Meeting Location:
Valley Plaza Recreation Center
12240 Archwood Street

North Hollywood, CA 91606
PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON ONLY: EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GRANTED A MAXIMUM OF TWO MINUTES FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS AND TWO MINUTES FOR BOARD REPORT PUBLIC COMMENTS.

Email : [email protected]

11/27/2024

The Burbank city council members tried to help but were convinced by the City Attorney that they were compelled to approve the monstrous 910 S Mariposa condos project because of the draconian state law SB35. The city claims and approved last night that the project meets all the SB35 guidelines - WE DISAGREE.
thank you to everyone who emailed, called and came to the meeting. We flooded their emails with 133 emails with proof, facts, expert reports, renderings, videos, photos etc. It will all be apart of the record. 45+ people spoke in person and over 12+ callers called in opposition to approving the project.
We have to raise our voice louder, and get the fight out further because ultimately this affects ALL RANCHOS in California. Together we will be stronger. This law encroaches upon our civil rights. In the near future we will be planning rides to help champion the Rancho and our message against sb35 and developers. Keep talking about this, don’t be discouraged. Keep informing people, raising awareness, calling friends we need to network this to the greater equestrian community, and communities fighting against SB35 and Scott Wiener’s office. We still need to raise funds for Friends of the Equestrian Bridge for their legal efforts against the City of Burbank and the developer for 910 South Mariposa (1) and possibly new litigation…So please help us get the word out.
I want to shout out the active members of Cancel the Condos, Friends of the Equestrian Bridge, and everyone who showed up last night in every capacity too many to name! And everyone who has been contributing to our cause - by participating in our community engagement. WOW - The community showed up and brought technical and passionate arguments to the city last night. I AM PROUD OF THIS COMMUNITY. What you don’t see in the 1min of public comment are the 1000s of hours put in outside of everyone’s jobs, preparing, fundraising, researching and planning how to put the best fight forward. I am proud to be apart of this community it’s a badass group of passionate souls who believe in their community, eachother and our animals. THANK YOU to everyone for your efforts and fighting for where I call home.

11/26/2024

This image really puts things into perspective. This shows how close the Historic Mariposa Bridge is to the project site. Not only is the bridge located there, but two trails meet at the entrance of the bridge and Mariposa St and Valley heart both intersect there. So 5 “trails” meeting 53ft from the project site…
For a 40-unit condominium building with 89 bedrooms in Burbank, the total estimated daily vehicle trips, including residents and deliveries, would be approximately 297 trips per day. This figure accounts for resident usage as well as modern delivery demands. Calculations based based on information from the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) to calculate the approximate traffic impacts. [visit site for comprehensive information : https://www.ite.org/tripgenappendices/ ]

This corner of the neighborhood is frequented by residents and visitors to enter Griffith Park and the trails boarding the Los Angeles River by the Historic Mariposa Bridge. Increasing vehicle traffic at this scale on this size of road will greatly impact the safety of residents and visitors. Mariposa is one lane road where cars cannot pass each other. This increase in traffic will create a bottle neck. Jeopardizing the public’s safety.

11/26/2024

Remember this? This is a truck entering the project site S 910 South Mariposa…completely blocks the road. How does a developments vehicle traffic take precedent over the public’s health and safety? The city staff not including reports on traffic and public safety does not mean the threats do not exist. They do!

11/25/2024

Nothing mini about our efforts! Might have seen our street crew this weekend! Hitting the streets passing out fliers and talking to the community about the public hearing this Tuesday 26th at 6pm

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