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All the conjecture voiced here seems valid. I will add one more thought.

I think the Entertainment dept heard the complaint about selling the spaces and therefore limiting the crowd as being unfair. In addition their were some "incidents" last year and complaints about to many outsiders monopolizing the party. So.... in order to appease everyone they just canceled and used the safety concerns as the reason. In their defence, the squares really are to small for such big draw events. Exactly the reason they moved the Christmas parade to the Polo Field.

Just my opinion wav