Overview
- The Long Beach Pride Festival was canceled minutes before its planned opening after the city said required paperwork was still missing.
- City officials said organizers failed to submit detailed operational plans, construction documents and public safety plans needed for inspections and emergency exit checks.
- Without those filings, the city said it could not review the main stage, electrical systems and large tents to confirm the site met safety standards.
- The separately organized Pride Parade is still set to go forward with 141 entries, which the city says is the most ever.
- Long Beach Pride called the decision deeply disappointing and urged Mayor Rex Richardson, the City Council and public safety partners to help preserve a festival the group says has anchored the community for more than four decades.