Exclusive | Karen Bass pulls funds for iconic Valley July 4 parade — leaving community devastated

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Jun 01, 2026 · 686 words · By Jamie Paige

Local Government Negligence Mayoral accountability Cultural Tradition vs. Political Activism

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Politics exclusive Karen Bass pulls funds for iconic Valley July 4 parade — leaving community devastated See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Politics exclusive Karen Bass pulls funds for iconic Valley July 4 parade — leaving community devastated See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on GoogleMayor Karen Bass is being slammed as un-American for a last-minute decision to pull funding for a neighborhood group who wanted to close their main street for a Fourth of July Parade marking America’s 250th birthday.

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The Sunland-Tujunga Fourth of July Parade, the longest-running Independence Day parade in the San Fernando Valley, has been canceled after organizers say the city withdrew support and left them facing at least $20,000 in traffic control and street closure…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Sunland-Tujunga Fourth of July Parade, the longest-running Independence Day parade in the San Fernando Valley, has been canceled after organizers say the city withdrew support and left them facing at least $20,000 in traffic control and street closure costs.”

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Multiple sources confirm the cancellation of the Sunland-Tujunga Fourth of July Parade and specifically mention the city's withdrawal of support and the resulting costs of at least $20,000 for traffic control and street closures.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sunland-Tujunga is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, within the Crescenta Valley and Verdugo Mountains. Sunland and Tujunga began as separate settlements and today are linked through a singl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunland-Tujunga,_Los_Angeles

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web search NEUTRAL — Sunland Park is a city in southeastern Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States, on the borders of Texas and the Mexican state of Chihuahua, with Ciudad Juárez adjoining it on the south and El Paso,…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunland_Park,_New_Mexico

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web search NEUTRAL — Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino showcases a vast selection of the most exciting and popular slots, video poker machines and electronic table games in the Southwest.
https://sunland-park.com/

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Claim 2: “Mayor Karen Bass is being slammed as un-American for a last-minute decision to pull funding for a neighborhood group who wanted to close their main street for a Fourth of July Parade marking America’s 250th birthday.”

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Multiple independent sources (Fox News, AOL, and other web search results) report that Mayor Karen Bass's administration withdrew support/funding for the Sunland-Tujunga Fourth of July parade, leading to public criticism.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eric Michael Garcetti (born February 4, 1971) is an American politician and diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to India from 2023 to 2025. He was the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles from 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Garcetti

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Karen Ruth Bass (; born October 3, 1953) is an American politician who has served as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Bass previously served in the U.S. Hous…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Bass

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spencer William Pratt (born August 14, 1983) is an American reality television personality. In 2007, he began dating Heidi Montag, a primary cast member of the reality television series The Hills and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Pratt

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Claim 3: “The event, hosted annually by the Sunland-Tujunga-Shadow Hills Rotary Club and the Neighborhood Council, is the centerpiece of the community’s Independence Day celebration.”

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Web search results explicitly state the parade is put on by the Sunland-Tujunga-Shadow Hills Rotary Club in partnership with the neighborhood council.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Sunland-Tujunga Fourth of July Parade, the longest-running Independence Day parade in the San Fernando Valley, has been canceled after organizers say the city withdrew support and left them facing…
https://nypost.com/2026/06/01/us-news/karen-bass-slammed-as-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Lydia Grant, president of the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council, said, “In this year’s Historic Sunland-Tujunga 4th of July Parade, Smokey the Bear and the Tujunga Hot Shots joined the event as the…
https://rmag.eu/a-crowd-enjoyed-the-fun-and-tradition-at-sun…

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Claim 4: “According to Grant, organizers were initially told costs would be around $15,000, but the final estimate exceeded $20,000.”

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While the total cost exceeding $20,000 is corroborated across multiple sources, the specific detail about the initial estimate being $15,000 is only mentioned in the context of the organizers' claims in the provided search snippets without independent secondary confirmation of the initial quote.

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web search NEUTRAL — On 26 April 1986, reactor 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located near Pripyat, Ukraine, exploded. With dozens of direct casualties and thousands of ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 · A beloved Fourth of July tradition that has brought families together for more than 50 years is being canceled, and furious residents are ...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/karen-bass-pulls-fund…

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Claim 5: “We’ve been doing this parade for over 50 years.”

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Multiple sources describe the parade as a '50-year tradition' or the 'longest-running Independence Day parade in the San Fernando Valley'.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Parade is put on by the Sunland-Tujunga-Shadow Hills Rotary Club in partnership with the neighborhood council. Facebook/@Sunlandrotary. Grant has said previously the community is already reeling f…
https://nypost.com/2026/06/08/us-news/karen-bass-suggests-mo…

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web search NEUTRAL — In Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass cancelled a Fourth of July parade in Sunland-Tujunga, in the foothills of the San Fernando Valley, a 50-year tradition.All over the country, socialist and Marxist offi…
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/25/can-leftists-really-can…

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Claim 6: “The cancellation comes as communities across the country prepare to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary year”

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Five independent cross-references (CNBC, The Guardian, KRDO, etc.) confirm that the United States is celebrating its 250th anniversary this year.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — the country's 250th birthday this year
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/11/budget-congress-national-par…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of its founding this year.
https://www.ft.lk/opinion/Sri-Lanka-s-Anthropogenic-Foreign-…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — celebrations this year marking 250 years of US independence.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/17/dc-national-…

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