On Saturday, Oct. 25–like every Saturday since mid-July–supporters of President Donald Trump gathered in Beverly Gardens Park in front of the Beverly Hills sign. The rally has grown from a couple dozen, to a couple hundred, to more than two thousand on Oct. 24. The Courier has reported from each of the weekly “Freedom Rallies,” and has observed one constant fact. Namely, that most attendees are not wearing masks, in violation of a City ordinance.
While the City has issued more than 300 citations for lack of face coverings over the course of the pandemic, it has issued zero citations at the Freedom Rallies. Now, after months of watching unmasked rally-goers march down Rodeo Drive, residents of Beverly Hills have begun speaking up about the civil infraction.
