Update (May 31, 2020 at 4:06 p.m.): Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has extended the city’s curfew for a second night. The curfew will last from 8 p.m. until 5:30 a.m.
Story (May 31, 2020 at 3:27 p.m.): California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency across Los Angeles County. As a result, the National Guard has been deployed to the nation’s second largest city.
“California approved the city and county’s request to deploy members of the National Guard to assist Los Angeles and neighboring communities,” he stated.
“We shouldn’t have to feel like this.” pic.twitter.com/jdeSonMM2L
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) May 31, 2020
“The California National Guard is being deployed to Los Angeles overnight to support our local response to maintain peace and safety on the streets of our city,” he continued on Twitter.
Newsom’s order comes just hours after Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued a citywide curfew following days of protests against police brutality, income inequality and much more. Other cities such as Seattle, Atlanta and Columbus also issued curfews last night. Furthermore, National Guard personnel have been spotted in Minneapolis and Washington, D.C. At this moment, there is no word on whether these curfews will extend into Sunday night as well.
