>does anyone who maintains the following
>bike paths,
>Ballona creek? is it Culver city? LA? LACo?
>or the army corps of engineers?
>the same goes for the Beach path in Santa Monica,
>Venice...


That depends which foot of it your are talking about! There are several
agencies that operate and maintain the Ballona Creek Bike Path, only one of
which is the Co of LA. Believe me, I have tracked them down before on a
number of occasions.