🚨 Emergency protest at Olympic Division Station where protestors from the Cancel Rent Day are being held. At least two protestors in custody have sustained injuries at the hand of the police 🚨
Windsor Square: BLMLA arrived at the Mayor’s mansion early this morning with a group of around 50 people protesting the expansion of the Community Safety Partnership program among other things.
Good morning! It’s foggy by the coast with a high in the low 70s and sunny with a high in the low to mid 90s in the valleys. Air quality is moderate and UVs are maxing out!
Bring extra water for yourself and wear a mask
Bring extra water for yourself and wear a mask
Downtown: Around 50 protestors have gathered near City Hall for the Hoop for Justice march
Downtown: In the past half hour protestors blocked both directions of traffic on Spring at Temple
Downtown: LAPD estimates the crowd to be 70 people marching alongside a school bus
Covina: A group of protestors have gathered for a vigil in front of Sheriff Deputy Miguel Vegas house, the deputy who shot and killed Andres Guardado
Covina: Photos of Covina High School parking lot showing numerous police vehicles includes at least one armored vehicle
Covina: Activists are demanding charges be brought against Deputy Vega and have promised to return until that happens
Covina: Estimated crowd of 50-60 gathered at the vigil with two 🐷s monitoring across the street
Covina: Representative from Mitch O’Ferrell’s office addresses crowd to say “thank you, keep going”
Covina: At least 4 officers have arrived on scene saying “we had an agreement, no trespassing” to one protestor, possibly referring to post-it notes and chalk in front of Deputy Vega’s house
Covina: One officer has entered Deputy Vega’s home implying that he may be inside. The crowd has grown to 75 people.
Covina: What looks to be about 6 cops have detained a woman for being on the lawn of Vega’s house. The crowd is demanding they release her.
Covina: LAPD on their way to Vega’s house. LASD are on the scene as a large group along with the armored vehicle and squad cars.
Covina: Sheriffs in vests, helmets, and batons in hand have formed a line and are pushing in on the crowd, declaring an unlawful assembly