Good evening! I’m OTG on Huntingnton Beach to check out Adrian’s kickback. There’s several men in Viking helmet beer serving hats and fireworks. I’ll report more soon.
There’s *at least* thousands of people here
Indeed, #adrianskickback is very alive and well here in Huntington Beach. Many many people in the street, crowding cars.
Now lots on top of cars.
Less lethals deployed. Lots of folks running away, going about one block down to another area where there is a lot of partying.
Some bottles, one firework and a glow in the dark frisbee thrown towards the police. More less lethals (mostly pepper bullet munitions) into crowd. #adrianskickback
A man in a Spider-Man costume is taking photo ops. A few people@offered him white claws. Spider-Man declined for now. #adrianskickback
Crowd is back in the street. Some cars doing burnouts. Crowd greatly outnumbers police presence, but both pretty large. #adrianskickback
Definitely a wild event. People all over the Pier area. Bottles being thrown, fireworks… #adrianskickback
Lots of people getting on of a white van. More less lethals deployed. #adrianskickback
One man works here, has to close up shop early. #adrianskickback
Police taking bottles occasionally. Returning fire with less lethals. #adrianskickback
Crowd is now taking flower pots and footballs left at a shop. #adrianskickback
Pepper munitions into crowd - enough to where the air is causing people to cough. Crowd running. #adrianskickback
Police dropped some pepper bullets. Firework thrown at police. I was just hit by less lethal munitions in bio and… back of head. #adrianskickback
My hip hurts right now but I can’t get to my car so I guess I’ll be covering for the rest of the night.
There’s currently a police operation. Not sure exactly what the story is (I’ll follow up). Police entering front gate of a home. Hearing “get off my property” then a taser. Some arrests made. #adrianskickback
Good afternoon! I’m here in front of Royce Hall in UCLA, where a banner drop reading “Cops Off UCLA.”
Was just handed a flyer and a Zine from an organization called @copsoffearth .
Some debate between a man and Ho says he’s a faculty member and an organizer group. The faculty member takes issue with the F word and wants reform, the group is calling for “abolition now.”
Good afternoon! I’m on the ground covering the “Open Air Aztec Market” at Club Bahia in Echo Park.
There are about 20 vendors: lots of traditional garb, feathers, instruments, one person selling “Zapatista Coffee”, and a vegan taco spot called A Pinch Of Love pictured here.
A jewelry vendor here, who was nice enough to let me get in for a very close shot.
Good evening! I’m on the ground in Westwood, near UCLA covering the area during and after the Bruins facing Gonzaga in the Final Four Men’s Basketball Game.
Streets are very quiet right now.
Some LAPD cruisers circling the area with four to a car.
At least one horse mounted unit staged nearby. I asked a few of the LAPD officers if the response unit today was big, and he replied “we are ready,” while nodding his head.
Good afternoon! I’m OTG at the Getty Mansion (mayor’s house) where about 10 people gathered “in solidarity with the unhoused.” LAPD arrived and told protestors there are noise restrictions on protesting homes.
Crowd is up to about 30 now, giving speeches. Lots of talk about the lack of housing for the unhoused.
Following up on reports of an OIS near MacArthur Park roughly an hour ago- there were active IG lives up until about 30 minutes ago.
Currently, the area around MacArthur Park is blocked off. There were IG lives of woman on the island area attacking wildlife that reported the woman had a gun.
I’ve elected not to link them as there is harmful and racist language as well as abusive language toward mentally ill.