Downtown Los Angeles, Bass and curfew
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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,
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.
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 curfew comes amid a public dispute between President Donald Trump and California's Democratic leadership over the handling of the Los Angeles riots.
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,
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said that an overnight curfew for downtown neighborhoods will remain in effect indefinitely.
The downtown curfew will be in effect from 8 p.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday, with violators subject to arrest and prosecution.
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.