Details Emerge of an LA Festival Disaster
On September 4, San Diego non-profit Empowering Spirits Foundation staged a downtown LA event billed as the Free To Be Festival. However, because a great many Angelenos exercised their freedom to be elsewhere that day, vendors and performers are now reportedly scrambling for payment.
According to a thorough investigation by San Diego Gay and Lesbian News, instead of a final attendance forecast of 7,200, less than 100 people showed up! The absence of a crowd followed initial plans to hold the event in San Diego and a last-minute LA shuffle:
ESF switched the date to Sunday Sept.
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