by Marvin Ramírez
A beautiful belly dancer kept an audience busy at Carnival. (photo by Marvin Ramírez)
For thousands of people who preferred to stay in their beloved San Francisco, the stay was worthwhile. Nowhere else could they have found the fun that SF Carnival offered for free. Dozens of floats and dancers made the day glorious on Memorial Day. It was the first time since its creation, that Carnival was organized and produced outside the Mission Neighborhood Centers, which was the organizer for almost 30 years. It was an event that attracted people of all the walks of life, ages and colors.
The two-day Carnival is one of the best attractions that brings well-needed tourism dollars to the city at a time when most city services are being cut amid a near collapse of the economy that threatens to become the next GreatDepression. This year, the brothers Ben and Peter Bratts – star and director of La Mission film, were the Grand Marshall of the Carnival.
