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Stella Pride Festival application prompts debate over timing, insurance and city support
Summary
Community organizers said the city has historically supported pride events and asked staff to accommodate a Stella Pride Festival application that arrived late; staff said rules require applications, nonprofit sponsorship for fee waivers, and adequate insurance and time to schedule busy park weekends.
Community members and event organizers asked the council to allow the Stella Pride Festival to occur in South Gate this summer after the city earlier signaled it would not host the event this year. Several speakers said a late‑submitted application and questions about nonprofit sponsorship and insurance, not opposition to the event’s content, were the reasons for the delay.
Organizers and allies described the…
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