Los Angeles, curfew and Amid Protests
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Hundreds of protesters marched on L.A. City Hall on Wednesday evening. What began as a peaceful demonstration reportedly turned violent, as police used less-lethal munitions and horses to disperse crowds, with many protesters fleeing into nearby Grand Park
In a court hearing this week, Snelling criticized a plan to allow CPD to issue 30-minute curfews in an attempt to stop teen takeovers.
LA Mayor Karen Bass issued an overnight curfew for about 1 square mile in downtown LA, which has been the site of clashes between police and protesters over the last six days.
Dodger Stadium Express service is expected to continue as usual during the Dodgers' weekend series against the Giants despite a downtown curfew.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced the curfew on Tuesday. It encompasses a one-mile area of the city and is in effect from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. PT.
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The curfew was ordered as Mayor Bass declared that nights of protests that had sometimes dissolved into vandalism and looting had reached a “tipping point.”
Following four days of escalating protests that defaced landmarks and damaged property in downtown L.A., Mayor Karen Bass imposed a regional curfew on Tuesday in an effort to restore order.
The curfew took effect at 8 p.m. Pacific time and applies until 6 a.m., covering a roughly 1-square-mile area between the 5 Freeway, 110 Freeway and 10 Freeway. Authorities have warned that the curfew could be in place for several days.
With a curfew again imposed on downtown L.A. on Wednesday, several local businesses are closing earlier, canceling events — or not changing plans at all.
A curfew was ordered for parts of downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday night, after police made more than 114 arrests Monday for looting and vandalism at dozens of businesses, amid ongoing protests over ICE raids.
Los Angeles police arrested at least 25 people Tuesday night amid a curfew downtown as faith leaders made calls for "nonviolent resistance."
The curfew extends to sections of downtown Los Angeles where protests have turned into instances of vandalism and looting.