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March 26, 2021

Los Angeles Police Arrest Protesters, Reporters as They Evict Echo Park Encampment 
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In Los Angeles, local media report about a dozen people were arrested
Thursday night as protests continued over the violent police eviction of
hundreds of unhoused people living in an encampment in the city's Echo
Park. A reporter with the L.A. Times and two reporters with the outlet
Knock LA were also detained by police while covering Thursday's protest.
The expulsion of unhoused people from Echo Park comes after residents of
the gentrified neighborhood complained to city officials and police
about the encampment. Unhoused organizers say there is a major shortage
of permanent and affordable housing options in L.A.


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