Protests continue in downtown Los Angeles

Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti visits the Occupy Los Angeles campsite outside Los Angeles City Hall on Tuesday.   (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Shayne Eastin, 27, of Los Angeles protests at Los Angeles City Hall on Sunday, part of Occupy Los Angeles. Eastin is trying to find work. “I am here to protest the top 1% of the population who pay little taxes while others are out of work,” she said. Several hundred protesters set up camp in front of City Hall this weekend.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Tony Rodriguez, 25, of East Los Angeles smokes in his tent on the Los Angeles City Hall lawn Sunday. He arrived Saturday night and is part of Occupy Los Angeles, which is inspired by the anti-corporate Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York. Several hundred protesters set up camp in front of Los Angeles City Hall over thy weekend, saying they are there to stay.  (Gary Friedman/Los Angeles Times)

Dancers from South Gate High School, including Rafael Campoy, perform on a float during the Trespass Parade in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday. The parade was part of Pacific Standard Time, a collaboration of Southern California cultural institutions celebrating the birth of the Los Angeles art scene.  (Christina House / For The Times)

Trespass Parade participants Nina Tahash, left, and S. Adrian Massey before the event. Tahash’s dog, Seneca, got in on the action.  (Christina House / For the Times)

Ice cream vendor Alberto Roja, left, greets Trespass Parade participant Tivu Chesterbaum.  (Christina House / For The Times)