Amid intensifying protests and incidents of nighttime violence, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday imposed an overnight curfew in parts of downtown.
Mayor Karen Bass has imposed an overnight curfew from 8 pm Tuesday to 6 am Wednesday in a 1-square-mile section of downtown Los Angeles. The area has seen ongoing protests since Friday. Bass declared a local emergency, saying: “We reached a tipping point” after 23 businesses were looted.