Protesters demanding a ceasefire in Gaza interrupt Ojai City Council

Feb. 15, 2024 2 PM PT

A meeting of the Ojai City Council was shut down on Feb. 13, 2024, by protesters demanding the city pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Cyrus Mayer, 29, covered in fake blood, came into the meeting screaming and collapsed on the floor while names of dead children were read.

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Hailey Branson-Potts

Hailey Branson-Potts is an enterprise reporter on the State Team who joined the Los Angeles Times in 2011. She reports on a wide range of issues and people, with a special focus on Northern California and the Central Coast. She grew up in the small town of Perry, Okla., and graduated from the University of Oklahoma.