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Residents warn Burbank board about alleged Scientology-linked groups and urge permit scrutiny
Summary
Multiple in-person speakers and a phone caller at the Jan. 20 Parks and Recreation Board meeting urged staff to vet organizations they said are affiliated with Scientology and to monitor permit and youth-program uses; staff said it will consult the city attorney and continue standard permit vetting and park patrol enforcement.
During the public comment period at the Jan. 20 Parks and Recreation Board meeting, several residents raised concerns about organizations they said operate as fronts for Scientology and urged the board and staff to scrutinize permit use and vet groups invited to youth programming.
Joel Schlossman raised a separate concern that a women’s club meeting at the Joslyn Adult Center restricts membership on the basis of age and college units, which he called discriminatory.…
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