The protests were timed to Flag Day and Trump's 79th birthday as he held a military-style parade to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary in Washington, D.C., featuring tanks, so

More than 1,500 events were announced throughout the U.S. to send a loud message to President Donald Trump: “In America, we don’t do kings.”

The Los Angeles Police Department has declared all of downtown as an unlawful assembly, telling all demonstrators to leave the area immediately. "Downtown Los Angeles has been declared as an UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY. You are to leave the Downtown Area immediately," police said on X.

Protesters began gathering early on the west steps of the state Capitol in Sacramento as a so-called “No Kings” protest against Trump administration policies, part of a nationwide day of demonstrations meant to coincide with a military parade marking the 250th anniversary of the U.

In Los Angeles, 38 people were arrested downtown on Saturday night, police said Sunday. In Huntington Beach, police arrested a convicted felon they said had a loaded handgun.

Dozens of protests are planned across Southern California on Saturday in response to the military parade being held in Washington D.C. No Kings website Locally in Southern California, dozens of "No Kings" protests are planned. A full list of events can be found here, but some are listed below:

The protest comes before leaders vote on whether or not to pass a budget that is expected to lock new undocumented immigrants out of Medi-Cal.

No Kings protests took place across the country from New York City to Atlanta to Los Angeles. The 50501 Movement, which stands for 50 states, 50 protests, one movement, said the nationwide protests are aimed at calling attention to what they say are authoritarian actions of the Trump administration.

Details on the "No Kings" protests scheduled Saturday across Los Angeles, including locations, times, and how to find “No Kings protest near me" and “No Kings protest locations."

LAist reporters witnessed LAPD officers firing less-lethal munitions into crowds and taunting protestors from a helicopter. State law and a federal court order restrict the use of crowd dispersal weapons unless specific criteria are met.