Op-Ed: Venice tried to oust the LAPD 50 years ago. Today we're talking about the same issues (via latimesopinion)
July 4, 1969, was a day of festive parades and picnics across Southern California: Pacific Palisades had its annual “Americanism” parade, the West Covina parade had two Vietnam vets for its grand marshals and Claremont had an “Old Tyme Parade.
Venice had been an independent city when it was founded in 1905, and it remained one until it was annexed by the city of Los Angeles in 1926. De-annexation was legally possible if a majority of residents voted in favor of it, and the July 4 event had been planned as the kickoff for an independence campaign.
After the parade permit was denied, and the plans for a major police mobilization at the beach became clear, Free Venice made a painful decision: The parade would be cancelled, and instead a silent vigil would be held outside Venice police headquarters, several blocks from the beach. The decision was explained in a leaflet distributed widely on July 3: “We know of no instance where the police have prepared for a riot without producing one,” the group explained.
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