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  • Dozens of ‘No Kings’ protests will be held across Los Angeles County

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    Building on the “No Kings” protests in June, organizations across the United States, including those in Southern California, are once again rallying and marching Saturday to protest against the Trump administration.

    On June 14, more than 50 million people across all 50 states joined in one of the largest single-day protests against “President Trump’s authoritarianism,” according to Studio City Rising, a local event organizer.

    The latest “No Kings” rallies and marches will take place in dozens of Los Angeles County locations.

    “Our community is peacefully coming together to push back against President Trump’s violent, authoritarian actions,” said Studio City Rising. “We’re standing with our neighbors and residents from all over our city to share a simple resolved message: We don’t do dictators or kings in America. Our diversity is our strength and empathy is our superpower.”

    The national event is backed by groups that include the American Civil Liberties Union, American Federation of Teachers, Common Defense, 50501 Movement, Human Rights Campaign, Indivisible, League of Conservation Voters, MoveOn, National Nurses United, Public Citizen and Service Employees International Union.

    An interactive map of “No Kings” events across the U.S. can be found online.

    Here is an alphabetical list of 30 of the “No Kings” rallies in Los Angeles County, the times and locations, along with notes for attendees.

    Alhambra
    When: 10 a.m. to noon
    Where: Alhambra Park, 500 N. Palm Ave.
    Event notes: Attendees will gather at the park on the corner of Alhambra Road and North Palm Avenue. There will be access to restrooms.

    Beverly Hills
    When: 2 to 4 p.m.
    Where: Along Olympic Boulevard at Roxbury Park, 471 South Roxbury Drive
    Event notes: Nearby on-street parking is available. Organizers encourage attendees to carpool to avoid any parking problems.

    Burbank
    When: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
    Where: Abraham Lincoln Park, 300 N. Buena Vista St.
    Event notes: Attendees will have access to restrooms. The event will take place mainly on flat ground.

    Covina
    When: 4 to 7 p.m.
    Where: Heritage Plaza Park, 400 N. Citrus Ave.
    Event notes: Attendees will have access to bathrooms and the rally will take place mainly on flat ground.

    El Segundo
    When: 10 a.m. to noon
    Where: Main Street and East Imperial Avenue
    Event notes: Organizers say this rally is slated to be a family-friendly, dog-friendly and nonviolent community event. Attendees are asked to stay on the grassy areas and off of the roads.

    Glendale
    When: noon to 2 p.m.
    Where: Public plaza outside the Social Security Office, 225 W. Broadway
    Event notes: The event will take place mainly on flat ground.

    La Habra
    When: 10 a.m. to noon
    Where: The corner of South Beach Boulevard and Imperial Highway
    Event notes: Attendees will have access to bathrooms and dedicated parking spots.

    Lakewood
    When: noon to 2 p.m.
    Where: Lakewood City Hall, 5050 Clark Ave.
    Event notes: Attendees are asked to meet in front of Lakewood City Hall at noon for a quick introduction speech along with a reading of the poem, “Bread and Roses” by James Oppenheim. Accommodations such as water and earplugs will be available at the first aid table.

    Long Beach
    When: noon to 3:45 p.m.
    Where: The corner of East Ocean Boulevard and Junipero Avenue
    Event notes: Attendees are encouraged to bring signs, water, lawn chairs and walking shoes.

    Los Angeles
    When: noon to 2 p.m.
    Where: Los Angeles Unified School District Headquarters, 333 S. Beaudry Ave.
    Event notes: Education Workers including school custodians, teachers, special education assistants, food service workers, principals, school maintenance workers, child care providers and others will rally and march from the headquarters of the Los Angeles Unified School District to join the massive “No Kings” rally in downtown Los Angeles.

    Los Angeles, downtown
    When: 2 to 5 p.m.
    Where: 200 N. Spring St.
    Event notes: The rally and march is hosted by Democracy Action Network and Indivisible DTLA No Kings. The event will be held mainly on flat ground.

    Los Angeles, downtown
    When: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
    Where: In the larger park, up the hill from the main crowd where the park intersects North Hill Street
    Event notes: No Kings Silver Lake suggests protesters join the event dressed as a taco. Anyone with an extra taco costume is encouraged to bring it for other attendees.

    Los Angeles, Pico Robertson
    When: 4 to 5:30 p.m.
    Where: The corner of La Cienega and West Pico boulevards
    Event notes: The event will take place mainly on flat ground.

    Los Angeles, Historic Filipinotown
    When: 10 a.m. to noon
    Where: Unidad Park and Community Garden, 1644 Beverly Blvd.
    Event notes: The rally will be hosted by the Indivisible – Historic Filipinotown / Echo Park and the Filipino American Lakas Alliance. It will be held mainly on flat ground.

    East Los Angeles
    When: 8:45 a.m. to noon
    Where: Salazar Park, 3864 Whittier Blvd.
    Event notes: Organizers encourage attendees to wear face masks as a flu and COVID-19 precaution.

    Southeast L.A., Lynwood
    When: noon to 2:30 p.m.
    Where: The corner of Atlantic Avenue and Imperial Highway
    Event notes: The rally will take place mainly on flat ground.

    Pasadena
    When: 1 to 3 p.m.
    Where: Pasadena City Hall, 100 Garfield Ave.
    Event notes: The event will include seven speakers including Rep. Judy Chu (D-Monterey Park) and Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena). Music will be provided by the Nextdoors band and the All Saints drum circle. A long banner-style petition will be available for attendees to sign.

    Rancho Palos Verdes
    When: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
    Where: 1 Trump National Drive
    Event notes: The No Kings Harbor of Hope Rally will include parking access for attendees and will take place mainly on flat ground.

    San Dimas
    When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
    Where: The corner of West Arrow Highway and West Bonita Avenue
    Event notes: The rally will take place on flat ground.

    San Pedro
    When: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
    Where: The address will be shared upon submitting an online RSVP.
    Event notes: Organizers anticipate a large showing of demonstrators as a car show is taking place the same weekend. The rally will take place mainly on flat ground and there will be bathrooms nearby.

    Santa Monica
    When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
    Where: Palisades Park on Ocean Avenue
    Event notes: Event hosts say parking is available at the beach parking lots and attendees can walk over the Montana Avenue or Idaho Avenue bridge to the rally. Attendees are encouraged to spread across Palisades Park from the California Incline to San Vicente Boulevard while staying on the grass. Santa Monica police officers will be in attendance to keep the event peaceful.

    Sherman Oaks
    When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
    Where: 15233 Ventura Blvd.
    Event notes: The rally will take place across from the Sherman Oaks Galleria. Attendees will have access to restrooms and dedicated parking spots.

    Sierra Madre
    When: 10 a.m. to noon
    Where: 1 Kersting Court
    Event notes: An Indivisible group, Rooted in Resistance SGV, is sponsoring the event.

    Studio City
    When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
    Where: The corner of Laurel Canyon and Ventura boulevards in Studio City
    Event notes: Attendees should line up on Ventura Boulevard.

    Torrance
    When: 10 a.m. to noon
    Where: El Prado Park, 2201 W. Carson St.
    Event notes: The march will begin at El Prado Park, which is directly across from Torrance High School, and end at Torrance City Hall. Participants are asked to keep sidewalks clear, stay on the grass and avoid blocking entrances and driveways. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own signs, flags, water, snacks, sunscreen as well as comfortable hats and shoes. Protest hosts, Indivisible South Bay LA, have provided the chants online so that participants can print them ahead of the event.

    Venice Beach
    When: Noon to 3 p.m.
    Where: The corner of Abbot Kinney and Venice boulevards
    Event Notes: Attendees are encouraged to bring water, signs and comfortable shoes.

    Westchester/Playa
    When: 4 to 5 p.m.
    Where: The corner of South Sepulveda and South La Tijera boulevards
    Event notes: The rally will take place mainly on flat ground.

    Whittier
    When: 4 to 5:30 p.m.
    Where: Whittier City Hall, 13230 Penn St.
    Event notes: The Whittier Indivisible Chapter is hosting the rally and march which will begin at the Whittier City Hall. Attendees are encouraged to wear patriotic clothing and bring handcrafted signs and flags.

    Whittier
    When: 8 to 9 a.m.
    Where: 605 Freeway overpass on Obregon Street
    Event notes: Attendees will rally on the 605 Freeway overpass.

    Wilmington
    When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
    Where: The corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Avalon Boulevard
    Event notes: Attendees are encouraged to create their own signs and help clean up when the rally is over.

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    Karen Garcia

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  • NWSL roundup: Pride edge Thorns on own goal

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    (Photo credit: Mike Watters-Imagn Images)

    A Portland own goal during second-half stoppage time gave the Orlando Pride the needed tally to notch a 1-0 victory over the visiting Thorns on Friday night.

    Marta took a corner kick in the second minute of extra time and her boot went toward the mass of people flocking in front of the net. Portland goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold was eyeing the ball but teammate Mallie McKenzie tried to clear it and the ball hit off the side of her head and went into the net.

    The victory was the second in three matches for Orlando (10-8-6, 36 points), which won for just the second time in their past 12 NWSL matches (2-5-5). The Pride jumped into third place in the standings with the sixth-place Seattle Reign set to play later Friday night.

    Arnold made five saves for Portland (9-8-7, 34 points) and kept the match scoreless with a stellar save on a right-footed shot by Orlando’s Ally Watt in the 61st minute. The Thorns are tied for fifth with Seattle, pending the outcome of the latter squad’s match against Bay FC.

    Watt put two balls into the net in a three-minute span late in the first half but was flagged for being offsides on both. She was clearly offside on the first attempt but the second one was extremely close as shown by multiple replay angles.

    Anna Moorhouse had four saves for Orlando.

    Racing Louisville 1, Chicago Stars 1

    Bethany Balcer scored in the third minute of second-half stoppage as Louisville earned the tie against visiting Chicago.

    Balcer was in position near the net when the pass from Janine Sonis came in her direction. She put her left foot on the ball and knocked it into the upper portion for Racing Louisville (9-9-6, 33 points), who are undefeated over their past three matches (2-0-1).

    Jameese Joseph scored for last-place Chicago (2-11-11, 17 points). The Stars are winless in their past five matches (0-2-3).

    The match was scoreless in the 85th minute when Ivonne Chacon slid the ball from the left side to the right. Joseph arrived just as the ball neared and she delivered a right-footed shot into the left corner to put Chicago ahead.

    Stars goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher made eight saves, including a big stop on Ella Hase’s shot in the fourth minute.

    Jordyn Bloomer’s only save for Louisville was a crucial one as she stopped Ally Schlegel’s header in the 54th minute.

    –Field Level Media

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  • Commentary: I got COVID for the first time and can’t smell. But RFK Jr.’s vaccine policies still stink

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    For five years, I dodged every bullet.

    I don’t know how I managed to beat COVID-19 for so long, even as family, friends and colleagues got hit with the coronavirus. Although I took precautions from the beginning, with masking and vaccinations, I was also out in public a lot for work and travel.

    But my luck has finally run out, and it must have been the air travel that did me in. I returned from a cross-country trip with a razor blade sore throat and a stubborn headache, followed by aches and pains.

    The first test was positive.

    I figured it had to be wrong, given my super-immunity track record.

    The second test was even more positive.

    So I’ve been quarantined in a corner of the house, reaching alternately for Tylenol and the thermometer. Everything is a little fuzzy, making it hard to distinguish between the real and the imagined.

    For instance, how can it be true that just as I get COVID for the first time, the news is suddenly dominated by COVID-related stories?

    It has to be a fever-induced hallucination. There’s no other way to explain why, as COVID surges yet again with another bugger of a strain, the best tool against the virus — vaccine — is under full assault by the leaders of the nation.

    They are making it harder, rather than easier, to get medicine recommended by the overwhelming majority of the legitimate, non-crackpot wing of the medical community.

    Under the new vaccine policies, prices are up. Permission from doctors is needed. Depending on your age or your home state, you could be out of luck.

    Meanwhile, President Trump fired Susan Monarez, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, essentially for putting her own professional integrity and commitment to public service above crackpot directives from a cabal of vaccine skeptics.

    And following Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s cancellation of $500 million in mRNA vaccine research, Trump is demanding that pharmaceutical companies show proof that vaccines work.

    My eyes are red and burning, but can COVID be entirely to blame?

    I got a booster before my travels, even though I knew it might not stand up to the new strain of COVID. It’s possible I have a milder case than I might have had without the vaccine. But on that question and many others, as new waves keep coming our way, wouldn’t the smart move be more research rather than less?

    Trump downplayed the virus when it first surfaced in 2019 and 2020. Then he blamed it on China. He resisted masking, and lemmings by the thousands got sick and died. Then he got COVID himself. At one point, he recommended that people get the vaccine.

    Now he’s putting on the brakes?

    My headache is coming back, my eyes are still burning, and unless my Tylenol is laced with LSD, I think I just saw a clip in which Kennedy and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attempted 50 pull-ups and 100 push-ups in 10 minutes.

    I appreciate the health and fitness plug, and because Kennedy and I are the same age — 71 — it’s impressive to see him in the gym.

    But there’s something that has to be said about the Kennedy-Hegseth workout tape:

    They’re cheating.

    Take a look for yourself, and don’t be fooled by the tight T-shirts worn by these two homecoming kings.

    Those were not full chin-ups or push-ups.

    Not even close.

    Cutting corners is the wrong message to send to the nation’s children, or to any age group. And how is anyone going to make it to the gym if they come down with COVID because they couldn’t get vaccinated?

    Honestly, the whole thing has to be a fever dream I’m having, because in the middle of the workout, Kennedy said, and I quote, “It was President Trump who inspired us to do this.”

    He is many things, President Trump. Fitness role model is not one of them, no matter how many times he blasts out of sand traps on company time.

    Getting back to cutting corners, Kennedy said in slashing mRNA research that “we have studied the science,” with a news release link to a 181-page document purportedly supporting his claim that the vaccines “fail to protect effectively.”

    That document was roundly eviscerated by hordes of scientists who were aghast at the distortions and misinterpretations by Kennedy.

    “It’s either staggering incompetence or willful misrepresentation,” said Jake Scott, an infectious-disease physician and Stanford University professor, writing for the media company STAT. “Kennedy is using evidence that refutes his own position to justify dismantling tools we’ll desperately need when the next pandemic arrives.”

    I lost my sense of smell a few days ago, but even I can tell you that stinks.

    steve.lopez@latimes.com

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  • Kuma’s Corner Calling it Quits in Fulton Market After Seven Years

    Kuma’s Corner Calling it Quits in Fulton Market After Seven Years

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    Kuma’s Corner’s seven-year run in Fulton Market is coming to an end. The burger restaurant will close on Friday, November 1, confirms owner Ron Cain. The original announcement came earlier in October via WGN-TV.

    Cain says workers were informed of the pending closure at 852 W. Fulton Market on Monday, October 1. After the shutter, three Kuma’s locations would remain: the original in Avondale, a suburban restaurant in Schaumburg, and another in Indianapolis.

    The chain debuted 19 years ago at 2900 W. Belmont Avenue. The restaurant was a pioneer, open in Avondale before venues like Honey Butter Fried Chicken, Parachute, Beer Temple, and Dmen Tap arrived. Kuma’s quickly gained credibility for loud music, often showcasing bands on independent labels. As the hype increased, folks not into that music scene began infiltrating the restaurant and Kuma’s turned down the volume. Ron Cain, Mike’s brother, bought the business and the restaurant added locations in Lakeview, Schaumburg, and Vernon Hills. Kuma’s also poured beer from local craft breweries, which appealed to suburban dads.

    When Kuma’s opened in Fulton Market, it was a departure from the independent vibe of the original. The restaurant wanted to compete in an area crowded with restaurants along Fulton Market and near Randolph Restaurant Row. The bar that once detested bros and ballcaps was now inviting them inside to watch the game and even advertising on sports radio.

    However, COVID arrived in 2020, and the pandemic crushed restaurants. Inflation remains, even after a vaccine. Ron Cain blamed inflation for the Fulton Market closure, saying economic forces made operating the restaurant unsustainable. The local craft beer scene has also imploded in recent years, with breweries closing at a record clip.

    Additionally, the parent company behind Kuma’s in June filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. At the time, Ron Cain said he expected the company to emerge from the filing as a health entity. In September, Ron Cain’s attorneys submitted a plan to pay off $3.4 million in debt (which includes a $2.5 million claim from Mike Cain), according to court documents. Chapter 11 offers protection, so parties who file don’t pay the full amount of what’s owed. Instead, they pay a portion or a fair pro-rata share. The next court hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, November 20.

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    Ashok Selvam

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  • Column: Vandalism or street art? What the graffiti-tagged high-rises say about L.A.

    Column: Vandalism or street art? What the graffiti-tagged high-rises say about L.A.

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    From a parking lot on the corner of 12th and Figueroa streets, Michael Lopez carefully commandeered his drone through the skyline around LA Live.

    A video screen showed the drone’s slow ascent. Up and up it went, until it framed a shot almost straight out of Ansel Adams. The cloud-covered San Gabriel Mountains. Green foothills glimmering from recent rains. And an abandoned, half-finished skyscraper plastered in bright, bubbly graffiti.

    Two other towers were similarly hit, virtually every floor of each 20-plus-story building featuring graffiti on the corners.

    The unfinished Oceanwide Plaza in downtown L.A. is marked with graffiti after being tagged this week.

    (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

    The audacity and visibility of the taggers’ feat — you can see it from the 10 Freeway and as far away as the Sixth Street Bridge — and the fact that the Grammys will be held on Sunday across the street at Crypto.com Arena has attracted worldwide attention.

    It’s also become L.A.’s latest Rorschach test.

    For civic leaders and professional L.A. haters, it’s the latest proof that the city is spiraling down in a doom cycle, another nightmare to add to our dumpster fire of street takeovers, homeless encampments and mass break-ins. The $1 billion behemoth, called Oceanwide Plaza, was once one of the biggest real estate projects in the city, but construction was halted five years ago when its Chinese developer ran out of money.

    For Lopez, however, the graffed-up buildings, which were supposed to feature hotel and retail space as well as luxury condominiums and apartments, are the latest thing to love about his hometown.

    “It’s beautiful. It’s amazing,” he said. He held his drone shot and waved over a friend who goes by Juan G. The two had driven up from South L.A. to take in the scene.

    “I know it’s getting mixed reviews,” Juan deadpanned, before adding, “I’m sure the people who live in the lofts across the street didn’t like getting peeped at!”

    He continued to crane his neck upward. I rattled off some tags visible from the lower floors — Axion. Inkz. Cuts. XN28.

    “You’re never going to see something like this again,” Juan continued. “The rules are going to change. The security is gonna come in here hard. But to have been a part of that? To see this up close? It’s a once-in-a-lifetime moment.”

    I’m no fan of graffiti, but I couldn’t help but admire what the taggers had accomplished. Before us was a monument to the Los Angeles of the moment, highlighting so many issues, consciously or not. Rampant overdevelopment downtown. Civic corruption. Out-of-control graffiti.

    A place with so much potential, yet so much desmadre.

    If someone tried this at Art Basel, it would sell for millions. If Banksy pulled off a project of this scope, he’d be hailed as a genius. Since it’s a bunch of mostly anonymous people (two have been arrested and released), polite L.A. is in an uproar. Even Kevin de León, the city council member who represents downtown, emerged from his hiding hole on Groundhog Day to tell KTLA Channel 5 that Los Angeles should not be an “open canvas [for] budding artists.”

    It’s easy to portray the taggers as vandals intent on destroying L.A. But the towers have rotted while L.A.’s bureaucracy has done little to address the situation.

    Taggers have graffitied what appears to be more than 25 stories of a downtown Los Angeles skyscraper

    Oceanwide Plaza has sat empty and mostly forgotten, until a group of taggers spray-painted graffiti on the towers.

    (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

    Instead, the taggers took it upon themselves to transform something ugly into something far more vibrant. Isn’t that L.A. at its finest?

    That they used the medium of street art makes their work that much more Angeleno.

    The city has felt under siege from graffiti for decades. I used to estimate my drive time on the 10 by tracking the exit ramps on the freeway signs. Now, I can do it based on which giant tag on which huge warehouse I just passed.

    Graffiti at its worst does nothing to beautify neighborhoods. But what happened at Oceanwide Plaza wasn’t some spur of the moment scribble. The ingenuity in methodically bombing every corner with dozens of names, exemplifies the teamwork we should all aspire to. The failure here was from a company that has no money to afford security guards and a city government that should never have approved the pie-in-the-sky venture in the first place.

    Besides, graffiti has been a part of working-class Southern California for decades. Even I, a nerdy teen, scratched “Pharaoh” on windows and wooden desks in eighth grade until security guards at my Anaheim school took away my etching tool. There was something liberating — validating even — to see an art form long demonized as vandalism, at the same time that large corporations have appropriated it, take over such a visible part of downtown.

    “All of this doesn’t just belong to the developers,” Lopez said. “It belongs to all of us.”

    Above the parking lot where he and Juan stood loomed a two-story mural featuring Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard, street-art style. He was surrounded by bromides such as “Never Never Give Up” and “Follow Your Dreams” in scrawls that tried to mimic graffiti but were as cool as mom jeans.

    “They call this art,” Juan said before waving back toward the skyscrapers, “and not that?”

    I left them and walked to the front of the Crypto.com Arena. There, I found Zack Woodard taking photos of the tagged-up high rises before asking a friend to capture him with the buildings as a backdrop. High above him, a tattered, pockmarked white banner that read “Oceanwide Plaza” hung from an unfinished structure.

    “When I Ubered to here on Wednesday, it was only half-done,” said Woodard, who’s in town for the Grammys as program director for the Grammy Museum Mississippi. “It’s really impressive to see how quickly they finished it.”

    Another friend, Rachel Patterson, continued to look upward. “I couldn’t imagine going all the way up there!”

    “People say it makes the skyline look bad,” Woodard said. “But it’s not going to be there forever. It’s done nice. Besides, street art is a part of L.A. history.”

    He asked me what the buildings were supposed to have been. When I told him residential and retail, Woodard scoffed — “Just like everything else in L.A.”

    As I drove off, I passed by the parking lot where I had met Lopez and Juan. More people surrounded them, all looking up, all with big smiles on their faces.

    I smiled, too. There are a lot of things wrong with Los Angeles, but tagged-up ruins that bring happiness to locals and tourists alike are the least of them.

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    Gustavo Arellano

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