Fewer than last year

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At 9 a.m., there were a dozen cops on motorcycles driving down Broadway toward City Hall. A minute later, another dozen cops on motorcycles drove back and forth a number of times, as if gauging the crowd. At 9:05 a.m., half a dozen police on bicycles rode to Olympic and Broadway and met with cops on motorcycles. They then all drove down Broadway toward City Hall, bikes behind motorcycles.

The streets are still open. Last year, at 9 a.m. the streets were already closed because the crowds were so big, according to Steve Montel, a Los Angeles fire inspector. He was walking the area on Olympic and Broadway to give updates to his command post.

The marchers have until 3 p.m. to finish up at City Hall. The marchers could leave at 11 a.m. and still make it in time. The crowds aren’t as big as last year, and they are not having to close streets yet.

-Tami Abdollah at Olympic and Broadway