Jessica P. Ogilvie

Units were depoloyed to the city in response to protests held to combat racism and systemic injustice, sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police Department.

Marked by a series of events that unfolded yesterday, the legal system is being deployed on behalf of protesters from the week’s demonstrations.

Slowly but surely, some tangible changes appear to be coming out of this week’s protests.

L.A.’s protests against the killing of George Floyd began last Wednesday during a scheduled demonstration outside District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s office.

At yesterday’s police commission meeting, Angelenos turned out by the hundreds to condemn what they described as LAPD’s heavy-handed response to peaceful demonstrations.

Chava Sanchez was tear-gassed by police in the Fairfax District, Adolfo Guzman-Lopez was hit in the throat with a rubber bullet by an officer in Long Beach, and both Emily Guerin and Josie Huang had weapons aimed at them by law enforcement.

For the past few months, I’ve been starting this newsletter, almost without exception, with news about the coronavirus. But this weekend, an uprising erupted.

L.A. County public health officials have confirmed 1,379 new cases of the coronavirus and 25 new deaths, bringing the total in the region to 55,001 positive cases and 2,362 deaths.

As the country protests the death of George Floyd, the 46-year-old man killed by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin earlier this week, Angelenos are grappling with our feelings as well.

In the best of times, giving birth is full of unknowns.