Footage: LAPD officers guarding mayor Garcetti’s mansion

LOS ANGELES — The 10th consecutive day of demonstrations outside Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s official residence is planned for Thursday in an attempt to persuade President-elect Joe Biden not to appoint Garcetti to his cabinet.

The theme of the protest will be “Defund the police,” according to organizers.

About 100 people gathered Wednesday morning outside Getty House chanting that Garcetti is the “worst mayor in the nation” and that he needs to address the immediate problems Los Angeles faces.

During the protest, Melina Abdullah, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles, instructed protesters to flood Twitter with messages asking Garcetti if he would remove his name from any shortlist Biden may have for consideration of cabinet positions, using the hashtag #BlockGarcetti.

“Protests come with the territory as mayor,” Garcetti said. “I will alwa... (Read more)

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