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Karen Bass stiffs Valley’s longest-running July 4 parade — why?

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A starkly unpatriotic decision by Karen Bass has landed like a dud firework.

The mayor has pulled support for the Sunland-Tujunga Fourth of July parade in the San Fernando Valley, prompting its cancellation.

Her reason for the snub? Pennies, in effect.

Bass apparently found the cost of traffic control and road closures for the parade — about $20,000 — too much to bear.

This, she decided in the eleventh hour. On the nation’s 250th birthday. Leaving organizers with no time to fund-raise or find another sponsor.

The mayor would do well to reverse course and restore support for the beloved event, which dates back more than 50 years.

As it is, her move is puzzling, at best.

And it rankles parade organizers, given the millions LA spends mopping up after activism encouraged by city officials.

Lydia Grant, president of the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council, told The California Post: “All the ICE........

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