Thousands turn out for Women's March in downtown LA
LOS ANGELES - Diminished in number but not in spirit, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to advocate for reproductive rights, immigration reform, environmental justice and other issues as part of the fourth Women's March.
The crowd congregated at Pershing Square and then marched to City Hall for a two-hour program featuring speakers that included Democratic Reps. Maxine Waters and Karen Bass of Los Angeles and Mayor Eric Garcetti.
Similar marches and rallies were being held in Washington, San Francisco, New York, Chicago and other cities and towns across the country.
By 9:30 a.m., the crowd gathered at Pershing Square wasn't as large as in years past, but it slowly began to grow throughout the morning. Some of
