Posted on 03/21/2009 11:08:57 AM PDT by calcowgirl
The deficit-facing city council has made noise recently about halting its practice of waiving the fees levied on community events — but for sci-fi writer and Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard's birthday, no problem.
From the council agenda:
8-0568-S1 CD 8 e. MOTION (PARKS-LABONGE) relative to declaring the L. Ron Hubbard Birthday Event on March 21, 2009 a Special Event (fees and costs absorbed by the City = $3,000)
Others up for fee waivers at that price level include the March for Water on March 22 ($3,000) and the 16th Annual Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice and Cultural Arts Street Festival on March 29 ($4,872.)
(Excerpt) Read more at laobserved.com ...
City Approves $3,000 in Funding for Church of Scientology's Ron L. Hubbard's Birthday EventFrom LA Weekly:"Will you be celebrating Jim Jones and David Koresh's birthday?" gadfly Arnold Sacks dramatically said during public comment before the City Council voted to approve around $40,000 in fee waivers--meaning the city absorbs the costs of paying overtime for workers to shut streets down--for special events around the city, including $3,000 for a L. Ron Hubbard Birthday Event taking place Saturday at the Shrine Auditorium.
Activist and pain-in-the-council's-neck Zuma Dogg hypothetically questioned what the public would want to do with a $5,000 gift to the city. Would you rather have "homeless services on skid row, give it to the underprivileged kids of LAUSD programs, how about keeping the parks an libraries open that we're thinking of cutting," he asked. "With all due respect, you got people like John Travolta and Tom Cruise that are part of this organization, how about if they can chip in and pick up the tab?"
The motion was passed unanimously, although Councilmembers Eric Garcetti, Tom LaBonge, Ed Reyes and Bill Rosendahl were absent from the meeting.
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City Council's Birthday Gift to Scientology...from Councilman Bernard Parks' motion:
"This annual celebration recognizes the achievements of Mr. Hubbard, Founder of the Scientology religion, and honors Churches of Scientology internationally. The event is attended by over 7,000 local Scientologists, their families and friends, as well as by representatives of other religions and professions."
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Was David (the human yardstick) Miscavige seen? He’s been AWOL for months!
They could at least hold the event on his actual birthday.
Yeah, but Friday the 13th was reserved for Jason. ;-)
Oops... I guess his B-day was on the Ides of March.
Send the invoice to Tom Cruise
And me.
LRH Day is March 13.
Happy belated birthday to you!
I found conflicting info as to when LRH’s b’day was. Regardless, it isn’t today, LOL.
Than-Q
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