A candlelight vigil for jobs

Demonstrators hold a vigil on two overpasses above the 101 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles on the eve of the U.S. Senate‘s vote on the American Jobs Act, which organizers with Good Jobs L.A. said would save or create 125,400 jobs in California. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

March 19, 2014 4:27 PM PT

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Luciano Guadalupe holds a sign and a candle at the vigil. Corporate greed was a target of the protesters. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Cesar Luis, 5, joins his parents in the candlelight demonstration. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Demonstrators with the group Good Jobs L.A. fill one of the downtown overpasses. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

A motorist on the 101 Freeway gestures in solidarity with demonstrators on an overpass above. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

As nighttime descends, demonstrators holding signs and candles join in a chant for “good jobs!” (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

A candlelight vigil for jobs

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