But the group in Los Angeles now has an “open line of communication” with Women’s March Inc. and will work together when necessary. In Los Angeles, thousands are expected to gather downtown, congregating at Pershing Square before marching to City Hall for a two-hour program featuring speakers that include Democratic Reps. Maxine Waters and Karen Bass of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, attorney Gloria Allred and activists Caitlyn Jenner and Ta’Rhonda Jones, among others. “We’re expecting about half a million people to show up to downtown Los Angeles. The noontime march, sponsored by OneLife L.A., will run from Olvera Street to Los Angeles State Park. While the Los Angeles march is nonpartisan, Democratic women make up the bulk of its base.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 17, 2020 20:48 UTC