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
Covina: Two more protestors are being detained for “driving intoxicated”, they deny the charge.