Tension over toilets (you read correctly) is playing out in a beloved hiking spot not far from L.A. Owners of historic cabins in Big Santa Anita Canyon lament that bathrooms in the highly-trafficked area have gone away in recent years. It turns out about half the facilities vanished in less than a decade, according to information provided to me by the U.S. Forest Service. Public land managers are often left with the complicated task of providing access with limited budget and staffing. But given the droves of people who come through the canyon, some believe the current level of services is untenable. If the agency doesn't step up, cabin owners say, they'll literally have to clean up the mess. Read more about this s***storm in my latest for the LA Times:
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2dConsidering the various bureaucracies involved, where did the toilets go and who/whom signed off on their removal?