Protests to reopen California pop up around the state

Over 1,500 people attended a rally at the capitol in Sacramento, May 1, 2020. asking for the reopening of the economy, closed due to the coronavirus.   (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times)

Over 1,500 people attended a rally at the capitol in Sacramento, May 1, 2020. asking for the reopening of the economy, closed due to the coronavirus.   (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times)

Alicia Cruz, center, of Elk Grove, Calif., takes part in a protest at the California State Capitol. She said she was there to protect civil liberties, her children’s future and future livelihoods.   (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

A protester holds a U.S. flag outside his car while joining a rally at the intersection of Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to reopen beaches and lift stay-at-home orders.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Gareth Davies of Aliso Viejo waves the U.S. flag in Huntington Beach while protesting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s closure of Orange County beaches.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Huntington Beach lifeguards patrol with a boat to try to clear surfers out of the water while protesters rallied nearby.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

An aerial view of surfers in the waters off Huntington Beach on Friday.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Mounted police line up to keep protesters on the sidewalk at the intersection of Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Motorists join the protesters at the intersection of Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Hundreds of protesters rally at the intersection of Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Protesters rally at the intersection of Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Mounted police line up to keep protesters on the sidewalk at the intersection of Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

California Highway Patrol officers take into custody a woman who refused to follow orders to move off the Capitol grounds during a protest Friday.  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

More than 1,500 people took part in a protest at the Capitol in Sacramento, seeking a reopening of the California economy.  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

California Highway Patrol officers take into custody a woman who refused to follow orders to move off the state Capitol grounds in Sacramento during a protest Friday.  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Hundreds of protesters gather at the state Capitol in Sacramento to protest Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order to slow the spread of the coronavirus.  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Protesters converge on Huntington Beach on Friday to demand stay-at-home rules be lifted.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Protesters at Huntington Beach on Friday demand stay-at-home rules be lifted.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Protesters demand that California’s stay-at-home rules be lifted at Huntington Beach on Friday.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Hundreds of people converge in downtown Los Angeles to call on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to lift stay-at-home orders and reopen the state economy, saying the coronavirus lockdown has hurt workers.   (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles)

A proponent of opening the economy as quickly as possible, right, gets into a verbal altercation with a counterprotester at Los Angeles City Hall.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

A protester calling for the end of stay-at-home restrictions, left, argues with a counterprotester outside L.A. City Hall.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

A Los Angeles police officer stands outside City Hall on Friday as protesters call on the city and state governments to lift stay-at-home orders.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Protesters demanding that stay-at-home rules be lifted gather outside L.A. City Hall on Friday.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Protesters call for the end of coronavirus stay-at-home orders outside City Hall in downtown Los Angeles.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Protesters in downtown Los Angeles call for the end of stay-at-home orders.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Protesters demanding the end of the coronavirus lockdown wave flags in downtown Los Angeles.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Hundreds of people converge in downtown Los Angeles to demand the reopening of the California economy.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

A protester walks into the water in Hermosa Beach following a rally voicing their disagreement with California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s closure of beaches. The residents were joined by about 100 people in chanting to “open the beach,” and then a march to the sand and eventually water, near the Hermosa Beach Pier.   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)