San Diego mayor says July 4 fireworks, even birthday parties, are in doubt after court ruling

Washington Post ^ | 6/01/11

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San Diego mayor says July 4 fireworks, even birthday parties, are in doubt after court ruling
By Associated Press
Updated: Wednesday, June 1, 3:26 AM

SAN DIEGO — The city’s Fourth of July fireworks displays aren’t the only celebrations in doubt after a judge ordered rigorous environmental reviews of large events, Mayor Jerry Sanders says. Birthday parties may be at risk if more than 75 people are invited.

Sanders says Friday’s ruling by Superior Court Judge Linda Quinn in a lawsuit over a La Jolla Cove fireworks show applies to the roughly 20,000 park permits that the city issues each year. That includes city fireworks shows and other large events that include a Mardi Gras party in the city’s Gaslamp Quarter and a Cinco de Mayo festival.

Thousands of events that require a park permit, including small private parties, would be subject to an expensive, time-consuming review under the California Environmental Quality Act, Sanders told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

“It’s ludicrous,” he said. “It takes forever, it costs a lot of money, and nobody would do it.”

If upheld, the ruling may also affect other cities, Sanders said.

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