But Long Beach Veterans Day Parade doesn’t love everybody, especially if they’re against the war

PHOTO by DANIEL DE BOOM
There’s no way you’d confuse the Long Beach Veteran’s Day Parade with Mardi Gras—no nudity—or the Tournament of Roses—no adorable 18-foot, mum-covered penguins—but, in its 11th year, the parade proved it still has drawing power. Last week’s [...]

PHOTO by DANIEL DE BOOM
Tues | Nov 6 So, it is agreed: the guy from Interpol sounds like what would happen if Ian Curtis of Joy Division and Fred from the B-52’s had a baby.
Wed | Nov 7 Resolved: The guy from The National sounds like what would happen if the guy from Interpol and [...]

The Supreme Court sided with “private” parade organizers in 1995 decision

Anti-war groups seeking to participate in Saturday’s Veterans Day Parade in Long Beach will have to contend with a 1995 Supreme Court decision that found private organizers of a St. Patrick’s Day parade in that city could not be compelled to allow gay-rights activists to [...]