Date: May 31, 2020 at 9:50:26 PM PDT
Subject: Protest in Westwood On Monday
Senior Leadership,
The scheduled protest scheduled for Monday at the Federal Building has now been moved up to 2 PM. Based on the instability of these events, it is prudent that you encourage all UCLA personnel that are able to stay home tomorrow to do so, or at least have them leave the area before 12 noon. Most employees are already working remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions, but there are still thousands of faculty, staff, and student employees that are still working on campus and it would be good to minimize staffing even further.
VC Mazziotta and his team are evaluating precautions that they can put in place tomorrow and will message those plans directly to the health system.
Westwood businesses were being boarding up today and the National Guard has been deployed and is already present in Westwood Village. LAPD and CHP will also be out in force. UCPD will focus on protecting UCLA facilities and will be supported by officers from other campuses that will arrive tomorrow. We understand that many of our students may choose to participate in the protest so VC Gorden is working with Chief Lee to develop options for them to be able to return to campus safely if the event becomes unstable.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Michael J. Beck
Vice Chancellor
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