Independent Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A City Council committee has recommended that Billy, an elephant that has lived at the Los Angeles Zoo for most of his 30 years, undergo an independent health study by a three-member panel of outside experts who are not too closely associated with any zoos. The Arts, Entertainment, Parks…
Read more
LOS ANGELES — A City Council committee wants an independent study of Billy the elephant, but it rejected a proposed set of qualifications and guidelines on the makeup of the panel that was presented to it by city staff June 18. The Arts, Entertainment, Parks and River Committee has been considering a motion to have…
Read more
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Zoo is in need of a new governing model and other reforms, as the current leadership structure has resulted in an institution that does not live up to its full potential, according to a report issued April 25 by City Controller Ron Galperin. “Amid staffing shortages, infrastructure challenges and…
Read more