They relished the contrast with Memorial Day 2020. Californians flocked to the beach in Santa Monica to celebrate Memorial Day. “We’ve had people who don’t even have relatives at the cemetery who want to come out and place flags,” Meza said. “Freedom isn’t free.”When she was a child, Herrera recalled, she would attend Memorial Day parades in Santa Monica and the Pacific Palisades. “It’s more hopeful.”At the Santa Monica Pier, crowds waited in line for churros at lunchtime.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 01, 2021 02:37 UTC