Sunset Junction Saved By Live Nation, Says Festival's Founder

With all the teachers getting laid off, (legitimate) charities losing funding and municipal services being cut because of a huge financial crisis the city is in, I’m pretty glad that the city is standing up to this guy. I’d much rather see our tax money bring back needed teachers than line the pockets of some douchebag (McKinley) who had thumbed his nose up at the local community and businesses that suffer this festival year after year. NO ONE is to blame for this but Michael McKinley. It’s sad that so many good local bands will be cancelled now. But then, I’ll be glad to see this replaced with a real community fest that headlines the best local talent and helps, rather than hurts, the local businesses and citizens. It hasn’t been a community festival for the past 5 years and was becoming even less so. Last year, surrounded by struggling local vendors trying to sell similar (but healthy) items, the festival let McDonald’s set up a booth and give away free milkshakes. I just hope that’s the closest McDonald’s ever gets to Sunset Junction. It’s sad the fest was so grossly mismanaged and misguided into their own greed. But I”m happy to see something better come along. Peace.

With all the teachers getting laid off, (legitimate) charities losing funding and municipal services being cut because of a huge financial crisis the city is in, I’m pretty glad that the city is standing up to this guy. I’d much rather see our tax money bring back needed teachers than line the pockets of some douchebag (McKinley) who had thumbed his nose up at the local community and businesses that suffer this festival year after year. NO ONE is to blame for this but Michael McKinley. It’s sad that so many good local bands will be cancelled now. But then, I’ll be glad to see this replaced with a real community fest that headlines the best local talent and helps, rather than hurts, the local businesses and citizens. It hasn’t been a community festival for the past 5 years and was becoming even less so. Last year, surrounded by struggling local vendors trying to sell similar (but healthy) items, the festival let McDonald’s set up a booth and give away free milkshakes. I just hope that’s the closest McDonald’s ever gets to Sunset Junction. It’s sad the fest was so grossly mismanaged and misguided into their own greed. But I”m happy to see something better come along. Peace.

With all the teachers getting laid off, (legitimate) charities losing funding and municipal services being cut because of a huge financial crisis the city is in, I’m pretty glad that the city is standing up to this guy. I’d much rather see our tax money bring back needed teachers than line the pockets of some douchebag (McKinley) who had thumbed his nose up at the local community and businesses that suffer this festival year after year. NO ONE is to blame for this but Michael McKinley. It’s sad that so many good local bands will be cancelled now. But then, I’ll be glad to see this replaced with a real community fest that headlines the best local talent and helps, rather than hurts, the local businesses and citizens. It hasn’t been a community festival for the past 5 years and was becoming even less so. Last year, surrounded by struggling local vendors trying to sell similar (but healthy) items, the festival let McDonald’s set up a booth and give away free milkshakes. I just hope that’s the closest McDonald’s ever gets to Sunset Junction. It’s sad the fest was so grossly mismanaged and misguided into their own greed. But I”m happy to see something better come along. Peace.

Hipsters don't understand #s or a budget. They can't comprehend a security bill. City should have put it in terms they understand. "you owe us 1300 worth of snap backs and 275 fixed gear bikes". City would have been paid that way and the festival would still be happening.

One of my good friends signed up and put in a hefty deposit to be a vendor here... now she won't make any money this weekend and who knows if/when she will get that deposit back.  F U to whoever the hell runs the junction!!

denied! 

"that Live Nation is serving as the Sunset Junction Neighborhood Alliance's benefactor comes as a shock to many"

I'm sorry -- who exactly is shocked by this? The fact that this is a giant corporate concert that only cares about the money has been embarrassingly clear for many years. 

Happen to be currently listening to the to Board of Public Works preceedings, and actually, it's still up in the air.  How presumptuous of this news outlet to report something that hasn't even happened yet. It hasn't been saved, the Board hasn't voted, and in fact, is totally admonishing Mr. McKinley for not paying the City's fees from 2010, for scuttling along on the 2011 fees, for coming with a bogus admission of "having the 2011 monies' when in fact they do NOT have it (their bank ledger shows that they, in fact, only have ~$57,000 in cash on hand, and the cashiers check writting from Live Nation hasn't even cleared the bank yet, and it's a loan they have to repay, which still leaves them unable to reconcile the 2010 fees!  Sunsent Junction SAVED?  I think not, at least not at this point 11:08am Wednesday morning!

this when a BIG band (perhaps a local band) should step in, donate the city fees, let the show go on for the locals and the community, and simultaneously act be the hero and all fans will follow...

$140,000 in fees required by the city of LA. Wonderful.

AWESOME way to provide speculation as proof. Great fact checking, guys!

You need to get real Facts as suppose speculating 

Actual Facts, need to be presented as suppose speculations!

Fuck Live Nation (aka Ticketmaster). They should scrap Sunset Junction in its current form and start over. Make Music Pasadena is totally free and they get some great bands. 

wonder how many clever ways music bloggers will include the words 'hipster' and 'corporate bailout' in their headlines.