open season

“The brief is asking the Supreme Court to bless open season on anybody on Los Angeles who happens to be Latino.”

It’s like declaring “open season” for racism — an invitation to discrimination.

Acevedo also worried about officers feeling emboldened to bend or break the rules in the current climate: “You don’t want to re-create the perception, real or not, that it’s open season for bad policing, because you’re going to have that small percentage that’re going to act on that belief that they’re not going to be held accountable.”

But to get in during the open season of May 23 through Sept. 7, you’ll need tickets, which are available now.

"Even during our open season for visitors, the public aren't allowed on to this section because the seals are still here through the summer," he said.