At hawthorn elementary school in Beverly Hills, where a small group of anti-maskers has gathered with signs and flyers to protest public safety measures. They are telling passing children not to wear masks.
Anti-maskers are handing out cards and flyers to kids. A few students have crumpled up the flyer.
An administrator asks the group why they’re not at the Department of Public Health. “To big for you?”
Today, anti-mask protesters went to the Beverly Connection Target and returned to the Westfield Century City mall. LAPD showed up to the mall in force, escorting some out of the mall. I witnessed no arrests or violence.
Immediately after entering, store security told them they needed masks or would need to leave.
A shopper apparently sprayed a cleaning agent at some of the anti-maskers.
Today, a group of anti-maskers protested at Ralph’s and the Century City shopping mall. Lots of angry confrontations with customers and a few physical altercations.
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A violent altercation broke out between a protester and a customer. Didn’t see see the inciting incident. She claims that the customer hit her; in response, she tries to ram him with a shopping cart and shout at him.
As the shopper was checking out, the anti-masker kicked him.
“Some guy take care of him out there, come on patriots.”
La Scala held a Recall Gavin Newsom petition signing drive today from 12-7. Social media posts show considerable signage all over the restaurant—much more than I observed tonight.
Evangelical Christian Sean Feucht held an outreach event at Echo Park Lake today, a spot with a large unhoused community. Activists came to protest the group and demand they wear masks to protect the community. No violence that I saw, but many confrontations.
Community activist and City Council candidate Clay Johnston got into it with one revival attendee. One of the issues activists had with the group was the sense that they were parachuting into a community without regard for its occupants. Feucht’s group handed out food earlier.
In a less heated conversation, the man in the black hat put on a mask. He copped to being stubborn, but said that aggressive confrontation wasn’t effective. Also accused the activists of hypocrisy by getting so close to him.