SF Bay Area fireworks fall victim to tough economy

SFGate.com ^ | 7/2/11 | Carolyn Jones

[tubebender]

I guess I shouldn’t have sent that link to the Beach Boys/My 409? We will have $30,000 worth of fireworks here on Humboldt Bay but the overall odds are 60% that they will only be visible to Mars or maybe the space station due to our evening fog. The funds were donated by businesses and individuals

[sergeantdave]

Socialists would never think of asking businesses to sponsor the fireworks. Happens in a lot of places in rural America.

These fireworks are brought to you by Joe’s Burgers on 5th street, Andy’s used car lot and Herman’s bait shop. Enjoy.

Or the volunteer fire department can hold a barbecue for $10 a plate to pay for it, followed by a band and dance - $5 admission, $2 for a beer. Some communities do that and thousands of people show up.

Without businesses, the stupid socialists would be farting in caves and fingerpainting.

[tflabo]

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked bears rule, the people mourn…. Proverbs 29:12

[Cobra64]

"It's hard to justify fireworks when you're laying off 100 people," said Oakland spokeswoman Karen Boyd. "The police OT, the cost of the fireworks - it adds up."

Maybe they should reconsider supporting millions of ILLEGAL ALIENS.

[newzjunkey]

San Diego's got fireworks.

An activist lawyer tried to get them banned because stringent environmental impact reports hadn't been required by the city. A judge declined to issue a restraining order.

Our 20 min community fireworks shows are paid for by donations. I'm not sure about what they do downtown.