State of Emergency and curfew declared in LA amidst ongoing protests
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles as protestors and police clashed during a protest Saturday.
Earlier in the afternoon, LAPD police cars were set on fire and vandalized near the CBS Television City on Fairfax Ave. and 3rd Street.
Although the protest began as a peaceful march through the Beverly Hills area, by the afternoon, tensions ran high as LAPD police officers stopped protestors from moving forward.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti called for a curfew for downtown LA late Saturday afternoon but later extended the curfew to the entire city of LA— Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Santa Monica, Pasadena and Culver City shortly following.
People in the City of Los Angeles are required to stay indoors tonight, starting at 8 p.m. until 5:30 a.m. on Sunday morning” and a phone alert shortly followed this announcement.
