Two City Council Members Seek Report On Journalists' Detention In Echo Park
By City News Service Apr 1, 2021 LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Two Los Angeles councilmen today introduced a motion requesting a report from the Los Angeles Police Department on officers' detention of journalists during demonstrations last week 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,'' Councilmen Mike Bonin and Kevin de Leon said in the motion, which was seconded by Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez. The motion cites the de...