Long Beach Pride parade rages on after festival’s shock cancellation
Tamara Ceaikovski
Undeterred by the shocking, last-minute cancellation of the city’s annual Pride Festival, Long Beach’s Pride Parade roared forward Sunday. The event marched on along Ocean Blvd — kicking off at 10 a.m. as planned under this year’s “Fearless and Free” theme, celebrating resilience, authenticity, and equality — despite city officials pulling the plug on the 43rd annual Long Beach Pride Festival on Friday because of missing paperwork and inspection failures. In response, city leaders sprang into
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