Thursday Night at City Hall with UCLA

On Thursday night I attended a program sponsored by UCLA honoring their community partners for their commitment to improving the quality of life in L.A.  The UCLA Chancellor Gene Block was there and giving the awards along with council members Tom LaBonge, Jan Perry, and L.A. Times writer Steve Lopez. 

The first award, UCLA Tom Bradley Local Leader of the Year, went to former council member Bill Rosendahl.  Other awards went to the Riordan Programs at UCLA Anderson School of Administration and the First Star UCLA Bruin Guardian Scholars Summer Academy for youth in foster care.

The reason I was there was to seen Al Aubin receive the Bruin Caucus Advocate of the Year award.  I know Al from church and I joined in congratulating him for this achievement. 

The evening was very enjoyable with a reception in the rotunda with the program in the Council Chambers of the City Hall whose first image I saw on "Dragnet" a t.v. show in the 1950's.

UCLA Chancellor Gene Block addressing the audience