The race to save a museum

Its 200-foot ramp stands ready to beckon giddy children through a wonderland of fun.
Its leaders stand determined to keep the Children's Museum of Los Angeles from becoming a derelict hulk at Hansen Dam.
And the clock is ticking.
The museum has less than a month to produce $1.25 million in cash and pledges to get a matching city loan to pay its builder. After struggling for years to raise money, officials say they are revamping their strategy to try to win community support.
"It's a call to action. We're almost there," said Cecilia Aguilera Glassman, the museum's new chief executive officer. "We are extremely confident that we'll reach our initial goal."
Staff writer Dana Bartholomew reports on the museum's problems in Sunday's Daily News.