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- Public comments
- 16
- Last 30 days
- 16
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 20, 2026.
Public comments (16)
An 8-year-old riding student, asked the city to keep Rose Bowl Riders and Myrtle Hill Farm so she can keep taking lessons.
City Council Meeting: - Oct 20, 2026 · 1:29:09 →Mother of a young rider, urged the city to work out a long-term lease, calling the equestrian center a historic treasure that builds confidence in children.
City Council Meeting: - Oct 20, 2026 · 1:30:30 →A 12-year-old volunteer with the lesson program, described how riding changed her life and asked the council to let them stay.
City Council Meeting: - Oct 20, 2026 · 1:31:57 →A 14-year-old horse owner, said she's scared about what lease termination means for her horse's future and asked where the horses would go.
City Council Meeting: - Oct 20, 2026 · 1:32:49 →Said Rose Bowl Riders got a termination notice after being the sole respondent to the RFP, and urged the city to reopen negotiations and preserve the 80-year legacy.
City Council Meeting: - Oct 20, 2026 · 1:33:59 →A young rider whose family lost their home in the Eaton Fire, described Rose Bowl Riders as a place of safety and stability and asked that it remain at Hahamonga.
City Council Meeting: - Oct 20, 2026 · 1:35:04 →A mother of a young rider, described the barn as a safe, multi-generational, therapeutic place her daughter is at seven days a week, and said the board remains committed to working with the city.
City Council Meeting: - Oct 20, 2026 · 1:36:36 →A five-year rider, asked the council to extend the lease so other kids can have the same opportunities.
City Council Meeting: - Oct 20, 2026 · 1:38:35 →Said the barn gave her anxious daughter a community where she came out of her shell, and asked the council to preserve that refuge.
City Council Meeting: - Oct 20, 2026 · 1:39:49 →A ten-year rider who started at age five, described the barn as her second family and asked the council to let other kids have the same experience.
City Council Meeting: - Oct 20, 2026 · 1:41:01 →Vice president of Rose Bowl Riders and a ten-year volunteer, argued the city blocked improvements during the RFP process then faulted the club for failing to improve the property, and warned history will remember the decision.
City Council Meeting: - Oct 20, 2026 · 1:39:23 →Argued Rose Bowl Riders already fits the city's climate resilience goals at Hahamonga and said residents don't want more development there; asked why the RFP was canceled without explanation.
City Council Meeting: - Oct 20, 2026 · 1:44:34 →President of Rose Bowl Riders, said the city initially gave reasons for termination but withdrew them when challenged, and urged the council to postpone action and disclose its plans for the property.
City Council Meeting: - Oct 20, 2026 · 1:46:34 →Accused the city of lack of transparency, hypocrisy compared to COVID tenant protections, and breach of fiduciary duty by eliminating a potential RFP contender.
City Council Meeting: - Oct 20, 2026 · 1:48:05 →A Tarzana neighborhood councilman and equestrian facility advisor, questioned which commission is responsible for the decision and offered his expertise.
City Council Meeting: - Oct 20, 2026 · 1:49:54 →Whose family has been at RBR for over 20 years, urged the council to negotiate in good faith so the facility can keep serving the community.
City Council Meeting: - Oct 20, 2026 · 1:51:45 →