For a quarter-century, the annual La Jolla Cove fireworks display begun by restaurateur George Hauer went almost without a hitch each year.
\nThen came environmental challenges alleging environmental damage to the ocean from the annual coastal fireworks display. Then Hauer stepped back relinquishing control of the event to others in the community. They struggled initially to raise the approximately $60,000 it now takes to stage the event.
\nFor a year or two, it was nip and tuck with event funding, as promoters would sweat over donations, nearly canceling the event, before finding money somehow at the 11th\u00a0hour to stage it at least once more.
\nThose days \u2014 and many of the uncertainties surrounding them \u2014 are gone. The show will go on this year.
\nBut fireworks organizer Deborah Marengo had this caveat to issue to the community in announcing the 32nd\u00a0annual La Jolla Cove fireworks display is on for July 4.
\n“We hate to always be crying about it, but funding is still really important,” said Marengo, adding, “People really have to be made aware that this is really a grassroots community effort. There isn’t funding that comes from anywhere else. The community really shouldn’t take it for granted that the show is just going to happen.”
\nMarengo noted that big-time sponsorships up to $5,000 are hard to come by. One, from a local hotel, dropped out this year. But a replacement was found and the event is moving forward.
\nSponsors at $5,000 for this year’s La Jolla Cove fireworks display include:
\nCisterra Development, George\u2019s California Modern, Hughes Marino, John Barbey, La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, Leo Loves Fireworks, Willis Allen and three anonymous donors.
\nEvent sponsors at $3,000 are Duke\u2019s La Jolla and La Valencia Hotel.
\nDue to funding issues, the community\u2019s 29th annual fireworks display in 2014 was canceled \u2014 then saved \u2014 at the last minute. The event was also plagued by several lawsuits over the years challenging the city’s permitting process for events, especially those involving fireworks over water.
\nIn 2011, an environmental lawyer claimed that debris from the explosives harmed sea life in the La Jolla area. That legal situation has since been resolved, and no more such suits will be forthcoming.
\nLa Jolla Village Merchants Association, the community\u2019s business improvement district, took over the fireworks extravaganza in 2015, and things have run more smoothly ever since.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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