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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,
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 Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has begun arresting people Tuesday afternoon, as the unrest from protests and riots entered its fifth day in the City of Angels. Amid the ongoing tumult, city Mayor Karen Bass implemented a curfew for portions of downtown,
Mayor Karen Bass announced a curfew for downtown Los Angeles as anti-ICE protests continued on Tuesday. The curfew will begin at 8 p.m. tonight, last until Wednesday morning, and apply to one square mile of downtown L.A.
The curfew comes amid a public dispute between President Donald Trump and California's Democratic leadership over the handling of the Los Angeles riots.
The downtown curfew will be in effect from 8 p.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday, with violators subject to arrest and prosecution.
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 Karen Bass joins KCAL News Mornings to discuss the curfew she implemented in a portion of downtown Los Angeles, following days of violent protests. Bass says she will not tolerate vandalism or destruction and those involved will be held accountable.