Trump Rally Clashes With Counter-Protesters Outside Jerry’s Famous Deli in Studio City

A rally in support of president Donald Trump snarled traffic along already-busy Ventura Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley this weekend, with supporters and counter-protesters mixing it up in front of Jerry’s Famous Deli in Studio City at the end. The 100-car caravan started in Woodland Hills and made its way to Studio City, with many vehicles showing large flags and honking horns along the way.

Apparently the ad hoc meet-up was coordinated via social media, with no advanced warning to Jerry’s Famous Deli in Studio City. The result was a lot of back-and-forth shouting between different groups, the arrival of nearly a dozen LAPD officers, and several calls about possible gunfire or a brandished firearm at the event, though that remains unconfirmed and no one was hurt. Jerry’s was forced to make a statement on social media claiming no knowledge of the event, stating unequivocally that they “did not support this rally.” Eventually both groups dispersed without further incident.

And in other news:

• The LA Times reports that a Central Valley chicken processing plant owned by Foster Farms has closed temporarily after eight workers died from COVID-19.
• Belle’s Bagels is moving across the street in Highland Park. The popular breakfast shop has become a staple for the area, selling from a window out of the Hi Hat music venue, but with an uncertain future there the team decided to make for a new space. Now they’ll be selling from the former Cote Est address right across the street; expect the same long lines as ever.

• 1802 Roasters in Cypress Park is hanging on, says the Eastsider, having transformed its parking lot into a drive-thru coffee and roasted beans pickup.
• Triniti in Echo Park has apparently flipped into Super Rich, an onigiri takeaway doing daytime hours from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• A new book called Abandoned and Historic Los Angeles explores the forgotten and very, very old places hiding in plain sight around the city, including several restaurants.
• Sycamore Kitchen on La Brea reopens tomorrow. The breakfast and lunch spot, which has been closed since the beginning of the pandemic and shut-down orders back in March, has a new outdoor dining setup and all the necessary COVID-19 protocols in place. Expect extended breakfast timing, and hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.