Karen Bass stiffs Valley’s longest-running July 4 parade — why?

A starkly unpatriotic decision by Karen Bass has landed like a dud firework. The mayor has pulled support for the Sunland-Tujunga Fourth of July parade in the San Fernando Valley, prompting its cancellation. Her reason for the snub? Pennies, in effect. Bass apparently found the cost of traffic control and road closures for the parade...