Proposal Would Name Square for Sakharov
Hoping to avoid merchant opposition that doomed an earlier effort to honor Soviet human rights activist Andrei Sakharov, two Los Angeles city councilmen proposed Friday naming a key Studio City intersection after the late Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Under the plan, the intersection of Laurel Canyon and Ventura boulevards would be designated “Andrei Sakharov Square.”
An earlier proposal to rename nearby Ventura Place after Sakharov ran into fierce opposition from merchants, who complained that some customers would be unable to find the renamed street and that they would have to change stationery and advertisements.
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