PASEDENA , Calif., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- With the new year comes the annual Tournament of Roses parade, which this year features heightened security after the shootings in nearby San Bernardino, Calif.
Friday's parade in Pasadena, and the Rose Bowl football game which follows it, have been assigned "Special Event Assessment 1" ratings by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, indicating they are of such national importance they require extensive federal interagency security and incident management preparedness.