The protesters gathered in downtown L.A. are a microcosm of the Democratic coalition that has dominated the city for decades.

The Oceanwide Plaza project, once envisioned as a $1.5 billion (£1.2billion) luxury development in downtown Los Angeles, has transformed from a symbol of opulence to a canvas for graffiti artists ...

Just across the 101 freeway is the El Pueblo de Los Angeles historic plaza, which marks the site where settlers of Native American, African, and European heritage first arrived in 1781.