L. RON HUBBARD WAY ENDORSED : COUNCIL BACKS REQUEST TO RENAME STREET IN FRONT OF CHURCH.(News) From: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) | Date: October 2, 1996 | COPYRIGHT 1996 Daily News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Patrick McGreevy Daily News Staff Writer

L. Ron Hubbard, the 1950s science fiction writer who founded the controversial Church of Scientology, will soon be the name of a Hollywood street.

After some heated debate, the Los Angeles City Council voted 8-3 Tuesday to preliminarily approve renaming a stretch of Berendo Street, which runs in front of the church's landmark building, as L. Ron Hubbard Way.

Council members Marvin Braude, Ruth Galan...