Mr. David Miscavige Chairman of the Board,
Religious Technology Center
Opening Address
In honor of L. Ron Hubbard’s Birthday 1997

     And moving closer to home, as a matter of fact, right to our front doorstep, there’s one final tribute that definitely bears a word.

     You will recall late last year, I announced that the LA City Council voted to officially rename Berendo Street, home of our three largest western U.S. churches, to “L. Ron Hubbard Way.”

     The motion was placed on the table by the President of the City Council, who in doing so proclaimed:

     “Scientologists are very prominent in the community and it is only right that L. Ron Hubbard should get his own street.

     “They are a group that aids the survival of the community in a positive way.

     “They are a power that the community needs to be connected to.”

     But of course, if a street is to be named “L. Ron Hubbard Way,” that street must reflect the dignity and stature befitting the name.

     There was, however, one problem—Berendo Street looked like every other street in Hollywood, pot-holed, criss-crossed with telephone wires, lined with unsightly poles and otherwise like a set from a World War II movie.

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