karen bass, Curfew and protests
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Downtown Los Angeles is under a curfew for a fourth night after more than a week of protests. Mayor Karen Bass praised what was mostly peaceful protests on Saturday for No Kings day.
The curfew comes amid a public dispute between President Donald Trump and California's Democratic leadership over the handling of the Los Angeles riots.
After four nights of rioting and destruction, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass instituted a downtown curfew on Tuesday, leading to relative peace over the past three nights. With the curfew a demonstrated success,
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.
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell says the 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. curfew will begin Tuesday and anyone found in the one-mile radius that comprises the downtown area "will be arrested"
She said in a news conference that she had declared a local emergency and that the curfew will run from 8 p.m. Tuesday until 6 a.m. Wednesday.
The one-mile-radius curfew covers a portion of downtown Los Angeles. Parts of Chinatown, Little Tokyo, the Fashion District, and the Arts District are within or near the curfew's boundaries. You can see the curfew's parameters in full, below:
Mayor Bass asserts Los Angeles is ready for upcoming events and stresses peaceful protest, with a firm stance against violence and vandalism.
“The Los Angeles Mayor’s Office has updated guidance on the downtown L.A.-area curfew and has granted an exception to allow individuals with tickets to an indoor venue to attend that event as scheduled,” said a statement released by the group that manages performances at the L.A. Music Center.
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.”