Although the carnival has struggled financially in recent years, money was still going back to the community annually in the form of partial proceeds schools received for selling ride tickets before the event.
However, in what may be a final blow, financial records obtained by us from the City of La Mirada indicate that pre-sale ride ticket revenue in 2017 fell almost 40% from the previous year.
Bonnie Murphy was a familiar face and volunteer at the carnival during its heyday, “It’s too bad. It was a source of community pride. A revenue source for groups, that could help sustain their activities for the year and it was a way to bring the community together.”
