STREET BEAT: ‘Will the No Kings protests have an impact?’

Jessica Milner

Los Angeles

“I hope so. I don’t know how long it will take, but the government isn’t doing anything. They’re not listening to the people.” 

Mark Davis

Culver City

“Seven million people are unhappy with the current president and the way things are going. That has to mean something.”

Miller West

Los Angeles

“Frankly, I think it depends more on the midterm elections. Folks can protest all they want, but the bottom line is who has the power to make decisions.”

Robert Slater

Santa Monica

To the people in power, it’s not going to make much of a difference. But when it comes to showing where the nation is as a whole and where we’re headed, I think it will.”

Compiled by Cynthia Gibson in Los Angeles.