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Council approves California Avocado Festival permit and up to $35,000 in city support
Summary
Council approved the special event permit for the Oct. 3–5 California Avocado Festival, designated the downtown footprint as a public park during the event, waived the permit fee and authorized up to $35,000 in city expenditures for law enforcement, traffic control and street cleaning. Organizers said the festival channels revenue to local nonprofits and runs extensive youth programming.
The Carpinteria City Council approved a special event permit on Sept. 8 for the 2025 California Avocado Festival, scheduled Oct. 3–5, including designation of the event footprint as a public park and authorization of city expenditures for public safety and logistics.
Public works staff presented the footprint and the safety plan; the event organizer described volunteer staffing,…
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