"As KPIX reports, San Francisco's new Rose Parade float, which is set to appear before a global audience on New Years Day, pays homage to several of the city's landmarks, including a 24-foot-tall Golden Gate Bridge, 8-foot Painted Ladies, a giant cable car, and the Chinatown Dragon Gate while capturing the "spirit, color, and creativity that make San Francisco one of the world's most beloved cities," per its website."
"Per Bay Area Reporter, SF Travel appears to have missed the mark with intended goal of representing the city's culture, diversity, and collaborative spirit that define our city, as the absence of San Francisco's iconic rainbow flags makes the float feel very one-dimensional and dare we say, basic. BAR is quick to point out that SF Travel is very LGBTQ-friendly, but the publication ponders why the sea lions at Pier 39 carry more weight than the historic Castro Theatre. At the very least, couldn't the sea lions sport some rainbow bandanas? BAR asks."
San Francisco Travel built a float for the 137th Rose Parade debuting January 1, the city's first Rose Parade float since 1978. The float includes a 24-foot Golden Gate Bridge, 8-foot Painted Ladies, a giant cable car, the Chinatown Dragon Gate, and prominent "SF" letters. The San Francisco Travel Association invited the public to help decorate sections at Union Square's Winter Walk after shipping parts from Pasadena. Bay Area Reporter criticized the omission of rainbow flags and the Castro Theatre, saying the float feels one-dimensional and more focused on tourism imagery than on cultural and LGBTQ representation.
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