UpdatedThu, May 6, 2021 at 8:55 pm PT Reply(1) MAY 30: An LAPD officer holds a nonlethal weapon during demonstrations following the death of George Floyd on May 30, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES, CA — The City Council this week requested a report from the Los Angeles Police Department on officers' detention of journalists during March demonstrations in Echo Park and the department's broader conduct toward journalists. "The right of a free press to cover demonstrations, political protest and police activity is essential to a functioning democracy and must be preserved," stated the motion, which was introduced by Councilmen Mike Bonin and Kevin de Leon.