Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has lifted the curfew for the downtown L.A. area after more than a week of protests and demonstrations, some of which spiraled out of control.
The curfew was instituted on June 10 after individuals looted businesses, torched cars and vandalized government buildings. It had previously covered less than eight square miles of DTLA.
In a press release, Bass remarked that the curfew and crime prevention efforts have been “largely successful” in protecting property from “bad actors who do not care about the immigrant community.”
Several businesses throughout SoCal had reported struggles during the civil unrest.
“I am lifting the curfew effective [Tuesday], and as we continue quickly adapting to chaos coming from Washington, and I will be prepared to reissue a curfew if needed,” Bass said. “My priority will continue to be ensuring safety, stability and support in the downtown neighborhoods.”
The curfew had been reduced on Monday as part of officials’ phased approach following a “marked reduction” in violence, vandalism and looting, the mayor’s office added.
Between June 7 and June 15, over 500 arrests were made by the Los Angeles Police Department in connection with protests and criminal activity that became associated with some of them.
