The Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Commission, created by the voter-approved reforms to the city charter, recently held its first public hearing to receive community input with regard to boundary changes.
This change has been devastating for the families of Jewish children with special needs.
The changes approved by the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Los Angeles (JCCGLA) will eliminate after-school programs and senior services.
Several weeks ago, the eminent Harvard sociologist Nathan Glazer, one of the renowned New York intellectuals chronicled in the film \”Arguing the World,\” came to town for a lecture and seminar at UCLA.
The warm-up room at the \”Y\” where I exercise is right next door to the children\’s playroom. While I perform a sun salutation, I hear a little girl calling out in a tiny excited voice.
\”Can I have one? I want one!\”
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