Operation Gridlock Protest Brings Around 60 Drivers to Downtown L.A.
By
Joe Linton
9:03 PM EDT on April 22, 2020
A few dozen right wing “Operation Gridlock” protestors descended on Downtown Los Angeles around 11 a.m. today, honking, waving American flags, and screaming, “Give me liberty or give me death” into the void as they circled the otherwise empty streets around city hall.
Most Angelenos are abiding by needed public health rules, avoiding unnecessary travel, and doing their part to flatten the infection curve.
Joe Linton is co-editor of Streetsblog LA.
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