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Board denies appeal; Bungee America cleared to keep operating at Bridge to Nowhere
Summary
After a public hearing with safety and environmental concerns on both sides, the Board of Supervisors denied an appeal and upheld planning approval allowing Bungee America to continue operating its long‑standing bungee site in the San Gabriel Mountains, 5-0.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on March 25 denied an appeal of a conditional-use permit for a bungee-jumping operation at the so-called Bridge to Nowhere in the San Gabriel Mountains, allowing the operator, Bungee America, to continue under county approval.
The appeal raised safety, evacuation planning and CEQA-review questions. The applicant and multiple speakers, including former employees, customers and state inspectors, said the operation has a long safety record and performs trail stewardship and rescue support in the canyon.
Nut grafs and context - Appellant counsel Grace Holbrook argued the unpermitted long-running commercial use and wildfire- and flood-related trail risks required a full environmental review and a formal evacuation plan before approval: "We would like an evacuation plan in place for those customers so that if another fire breaks out…there are a clear evacuation plan in place to limit impacts on…
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