Moore Ruble Yudell, Marmol Radziner and other prominent architects are located in the canyon. Development conflicts Rustic Canyon has long been a site of conflict between real estate developers and local residents. Local legends from the 1930s tell of residents staging displays of chasing each other with kitchen knives down the street to scare away real-estate agents. In more recent times, such conflicts have resulted in long legal battles. The wealthy and prominent residents of the neighborhood have demonstrated both the budget and access to the legal system necessary to block unwanted developments. During the 1980s Steve Tisch, a film producer and Loews Hotels heir, fought a five-year battle against local residents for expanding his large property to include a public city street, and eventually lost the case. Setback encroachment Beginning in 2001, a long-running and complicated legal battle in the canyon at Brooktree and Greentree Roads has questioned a setback encroachment by the owners, raised allegations of corruption within the city of Los Angeles' Building and Safety Department, and as of 2013 remained unresolved. The owners had erroneously calculated the required front yard setback. If a final ruling is ever reached enforcing the setback, the addition's encroachment would need demolition and removal. In September 2007 a judge ruled that the new addition to the Beglari residence was over the setback requirement and closer to the Greentree Road than permitted by the Los Angeles Municipal Code's zoning law. Even though judges have ruled: the use of invalid building permits for the nonconforming addition; and a post-construction occupancy permit being improperly granted; the owners have fought to maintain their non-compliant house for over 12 years. Still without definitive resolution or demolition, another unsuccessful appeal was filed by the owners in 2013. See also Will Rogers State Beach Will Rogers State Historic Park Topanga State Park—natural upper Rustic Canyon and Rustic Creek Murphy Ranch References External links Hikespeak.com: Rustic Canyon Trail in Will Rogers State Park Santa Monica Library digital images: Palisades Historical Image Collection Pacific Palisades Historical Society — based in Rustic Canyon. Neighborhoods in Los Angeles Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles Westside (Los Angeles County)