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Here's your daily audio briefing (updated weekdays):ProtestsA group of protesters were slowly being released from the Beverly Hills jail late Saturday afternoon, after spending most of the day in custody.Beverly Hills police arrested 24 protesters around midnight on Saturday for gathering in a residential neighborhood. One protester reached by phone Saturday evening said only five people had been released as of 7:30 p.m.He said he was arrested at 1 a.m. and not processed until 6:30 p.m., right before his release at 7."At 2 a.m. we arrived at the station. They started processing us, took our belongings and then just put us in a cell. They didn’t read us our rights. They didn’t offer us a phone call. And they didn’t tell us what we were being arrested for," he told LAist. "I kept asking for my phone call and they said ‘we’re really busy right now, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.’ I asked them for 17 hours."He said the protesters were each put in a different cell, so they couldn't communicated with each other. He received a citation for "rioting," he said, adding, "I think they just wanted to lock us up and scare us, to keep us from ever coming here [to Beverly Hills] again."A spokesperson from Beverly Hills PD said the protesters violated the city's Civil Emergency Order, which was issued on June 13. The order prohibits more than 10 people from gathering in a public residential area btween the hours of 9 p.m. and 8 a.m.Beverly Hills Police Sergeant Thomas West told LAist that since the protesters were arrested on Saturday, police technically did not hold them overnight.Twenty-four protesters were charged with unlawful assembly. One was charged with a misdemeanor and is being held on a $5,000 bail for attempted arson "According to the city, no force was used on the protesters.But Sarah Watlington, with the National Lawyer's Guild, said some of the protesters were held for over 16 hours before being processed. "Our news is free on LAist. To make sure you get our coverage:. To support our nonprofit public service journalism:— Gina PollackBlack Lives MatterEtienne Maurice is trying to keep Black Lives Matter running front-and-center in his neighbors' minds.The activist-filmmaker has for the past three weeks held walk-runs through his Mid-Wilshire neighborhood, followed by town hall-style forum with protesters.Protests have waned somewhat as time passes from when George Floyd was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis. But Maurice said he feels a responsibility to keep organizing for the weeks and months to come. He noted the Montgomery bus protests lasted for almost a year."We're out on the street occupying space to create a movement," Maurice said. "Not just a moment."READ MORE— Josie HuangCoronavirusThe L.A. County Department of Public Health is reporting significant increases in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations adn the testing positivity rate this week.The 7-day average of daily new cases is now over 1,900. Two weeks ago that average was 1,379.In addition:Barbara Ferrer, the director of the county's public health department, says we are at a "critical moment" in our COVID-19 recovery efforts:"Over the last few weeks, businesses and public spaces have reopened, and many more people have been out around others...and the data is now showing concerning trends."COVID-19 cases are spiking among LA County residents aged 18-40. While we are reopening sectors of the economy, please continue to wear a face covering, practice physical distancing and wash your hands often.— LA Public Health (@lapublichealth)Ferrer urged Angelenos to continue to follow social distancing and mask protocols and to stay at home when possible. She said we all must "take immediate action to reverse the trends we are seeing."Our news is free on LAist. To make sure you get our coverage:. To support our nonprofit public service journalism:— Gina PollackCoronavirus: Reopening CaliforniaOn June 20, the day after in L.A. County, about 500,000 people decided to go out for a drink, according to the Department of Public Health.Compare that to the days or yore, before the COVID-19 pandemic (remember that?), when about 700,000 people went out to nightlife spots such as bars, breweries, wineries, and lounges every weekend. Once the county-wide Safer at Home policy went into effect, that number dropped to around 200,000 (which still feels like a lot seeing as bars were closed ... but OK). We have reached out to the department for clarification on that number.Between April 6, when nightlife visits were at their lowest, and June 20, visits to bars increased by 157%.That means a LOT of the people who went out in the Before Times, are going out again. Those numbers do not include private parties, which the department only finds out about if there is a major outbreak.In a statment, the L.A. County Department of Public Health said: "Because this virus has not changed and is still easily transmitted among people in contact with each other, it is important for everyone to follow the directives and to do their part every day to keep everyone as safe as possible."Our news is free on LAist. To make sure you get our coverage:. To support our nonprofit public service journalism:— Gina PollackCoronavirus: Healthcare Workers— Julia PaskinCoronavirus: Reopening CaliforniaOn June 15, the county found that inspected since reopening weren't in compliance with new guidelines. That was based on inspections of 2,000 food service businesses.Maybe if the Public Health Department had given restaurants more advanced notice to prepare for reopening ... or didn't rely on the for safety precautions, this could have been avoided. To be fair, the department is obviously overwhelmed right now, but this is NOT OK.1. don’t go— kylie brakeman (@deadeyebrakeman)READ MORE ABOUT RESTAURANT REOPENINGS:— Julia Paskin and Gina PollackLos Angeles ActivismProtests and rallies against police brutality and sytemic racism continue this weekend.Here are several of the events being held today:HOLLYWOOD: march to demand justice and change, Hollywood Blvd. and Ivar Ave., 9:30 a.m.WOODLAND HILLS: family-friendly Black Lives Matter rally and march, Warner Center Park, 5800 Topanga Canyon Blvd., 10 a.m.MID-WILSHIRE: two-mile walk/run/ride followed by a townhall, L.A. High Memorial Park, 4625 W. Olympic Blvd., 10 a.m.USC: youth march for Black Lives, Jefferson Blvd. and McClintock Ave., 10 a.m.ENCINO/SHERMAN OAKS: skate/board/bike rolling protest, 5101 Libbit Ave., 11 a.m.LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE: #BLM protest, Memorial Park, 1301 Foothill Blvd., 11 a.m.SANTA ANA: defund the police protest, Flower &amp; W. 6th St., noonSHERMAN OAKS: BLM protest, Galeria, Ventura at Sepulveda boulevards, noonSANTA ANA: "Black Panther Park," 507 W. 4th St., noonBEVERLY HILLS: march to the British Consulate, La Cienega Park, 8400 Gregory Way, 1 p.m.NORTH HOLLYWOOD: Black joy rally, NoHo Park, Ostego St. and Tujunga Blvd., 2 p.m.View this post on Instagramon Jun 26, 2020 at 11:52am PDTWESTLAKE: Black Trans Lives Matter, MacArthur Park, 2230 W. 6th St., 2 p.m.DOWNTOWN L.A.: City Hall near Grand Park, 2 p.m.INGLEWOOD: anti-racism/gentrification, 919 S. Prairie Ave., 3 p.m.LOS FELIZ: Los Feliz Blvd. @ Riverside Dr., 4 p.m.EAST L.A.: justice for Paul Rea, 300 S. Gerhart Ave., 4 p.m.EAGLE ROCK: BLM protest, Colorado Blvd. @ Townsend Ave., 4 p.m.BOYLE HEIGHTS: anti-police rally, Mariachi Plaza, 1831 E. 1st St., 5 p.m.— LAist StaffCoronavirusCiting the unrelenting spread of the coronavirus, a federal judge has ordered that all children currently held in ICE custody for more than 20 days must be released by July 17.Judge Dolly Gee of California issued the scathing order Friday afternoon, saying the Trump administration had failed to provide even the most basic health protections for children and their families amid the pandemic.She described the ICE-operated facilities as being "on fire," adding that "there is no more time for half measures." Gee wrote:"Although progress has been made, the Court is not surprised that COVID19 has arrived at both the [Family Residential Centers] and [Office of Refugee Resettlement] facilities, as health professionals have warned all along."The order by Gee, who is Central District of California judge based in Los Angeles, applies to all three of the family detention facilities in the U.S. Two are located in Texas and a third is in Pennsylvania, as well as shelters housing unaccompanied minors.As of June 25, at least 11 people at a family detention center in Karnes City, Texas, have been diagnosed with COVID-19, according to an independent report filed with the court. Four employees at another facility in Dilley — about 90 miles away — have also tested positive for the respiratory illness, and test results for residents there remain pending.Meanwhile, an independent monitor and a physician who inspected ICE's family detention centers reported earlier this month that given the infection rates in the counties where the Texas facilities are located, there is "even more cause for concern."Court documents show that as of June 8 there were 124 children in the three detention centers housed alongside family members. Another 507 children were in ORR shelters as of June 7.The order essentially forces ICE to adhere to existing laws established in the Flores Settlement Agreement, which limits how long minors can be held in ICE custody.Holly Cooper, co-director of the University of California, Davis Immigration Law Clinic and one of the lawyers representing Flores agreement class members, is elated by the latest ruling.She says Gee's decision could lead to the long-awaited the release of entire families. Some of whom have been living in which she called "horrific conditions" for more than a year.Until now, ICE has been reluctant to release children held in family detention centers "because in order to do it in a humane way, they have to release the child with a parent," Cooper said.Instead, the Trump administration has offered families a binary choice: stay together in detention or allow the children to be transferred to a sponsor or family member somewhere in the U.S.The problem is "ICE makes a real horrible guardian of children ... and so far ICE has opted to keep children detained ... during a global pandemic," Cooper said.But now, under pressure of the looming July 17 deadline, Cooper said, "What we're hoping is that ICE will do the humane thing, and not separate any child from their parents because that's what the children want. That's what our class members want. That's what the advocates want. That's what the parents want."Our news is free on LAist. To make sure you get our coverage:. To support our non-profit public service journalism:— Vanessa RomoToday's LA NewsKeep reading for moreThe Past 24 Hours In LAPolicing The Police:Reopening L.A.:Coronavirus Updates:The Air We Breathe:Here’s What To Watch This Weekend:First Person:To support our non-profit public service journalism:Weekend ReadsMany immigrant familiesThis profileHelp Us Cover Your CommunityGet our daily newsletters for the latest on COVID-19 and other top local headlines.SUBSCRIBEand— Jessica P. OgilvieShow More News© 2003-2020 . All rights reserved.&amp; .

Here's your daily audio briefing (updated weekdays):ProtestsA group of protesters were slowly being released from the Beverly Hills jail late Saturday afternoon, after spending most of the day in custody.Beverly Hills police arrested 24 protesters around midnight on Saturday for gathering in a residential neighborhood. One protester reached by phone Saturday evening said only five people had been released as of 7:30 p.m.He said he was arrested at 1 a.m. and not processed until 6:30 p.m., right before his release at 7."At 2 a.m. we arrived at the station. They started processing us, took our...

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