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Pringles, plywood and chalk: The supply chain sustaining the Cal State L.A. encampment

Valeria Mena opened the trunk of her SUV near Zamora Park in El Monte and beamed.

She had emptied it to make room for as much stuff as possible.

“This is as clean as it’s been in a while,” she joked to a group of friends.

In went board games,
a five-gallon jug of water and
a pack of mini-water bottles,
a soccer ball
and boxes of Svenhard’s Danishes
and Pringles.

Next up: a trip to Walmart to buy
safety goggles,
zip ties,
blankets
and fire-resistant gloves.

The final destination:
a pro-Palestinian encampment at Cal State Los Angeles

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-05/student-encampment-cal-state-los-angeles-gaza