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Residents and advocates press Calabasas to pursue autism‑friendly city certification
Summary
Local parents, an autistic advocate and the nonprofit Just Be urged the Calabasas City Council to certify the city as autism‑friendly, describing everyday sensory challenges and proposing training for businesses and first responders; medical and advocacy representatives offered a curriculum to support implementation.
Several speakers during public comment on March 11 urged the Calabasas City Council to pursue autism‑friendly city certification and adopt practical changes to make public spaces more accessible to neurodivergent residents.
Leila Luna, founder and CEO of the nonprofit Just Be, described founding the organization after personal experience raising a nonverbal son and said Just Be has certified municipalities in other…
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