A city in Colorado has mandated that all residents wear face masks to battle COVID-19 and that repeat violators could face up to a year in jail and/or a $2,650 fine.
Englewood City Manager J. Shawn Lewis issued an <a href="https://www.englewoodco.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=26817&amp;fbclid=IwAR1nlqqpSRMPADoHvpcxorGs8n3oXqxdSNngWfzvh-DtRqmeSrnbSfEDe3o" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">emergency order</a> that was approved by the city council on Monday requiring everyone over 6 years old to wear a mask that covers their noses and mouths while in any retail stores, commercial or government offices, as well as all health care facilities and even veterinary offices.
&#8220;All people taking public transportation are required to wear face masks. Drivers of public transportation services, like Uber and taxi services are required to wear a face mask unless members of their family are in the vehicle,&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/colorado-city-to-mandate-coronavirus-face-coverings-threatening-up-to-a-year-in-jail-for-violators">Fox News</a> reports. &#8220;Face coverings are not required when in a personal office and individuals are more than six feet apart from one another.&#8221;
The fines start low, says the order, which will go into effect July 10 at 8 a.m. A first offense draws a $15 fine, the second a $25 fine. The order also notes that “[a]ny person charged with an offense under this Emergency Order may choose to enter a plea of not guilty and be entitled to a trial as authorized by the law.”
The order also sets a maximum penalty of a fine that cannot exceed $2,650, or up to 360 days in prison — or both. And the edict says this: &#8220;Enforcement actions are intended to be cumulative in nature and Englewood may pursue one of more civil, criminal, and administrative actions, fees, fines, sentences, penalties, judgments, and remedies and may do so simultaneously or in succession.&#8221;
The Colorado city&#8217;s order follows another in West Hollywood.
“The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department West Hollywood Station said Wednesday it would start citing people for not wearing face coverings,” effective immediately, <a href="https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/07/01/west-hollywood-sheriffs-station-to-start-citing-people-not-wearing-face-coverings/">CBS-LA</a> reported last week. “The department said it took the step after receiving a number of complaints about people not wearing face coverings in West Hollywood.”
The fines start out low but soar for repeat offenders. For a first offense, there’s a $250 fine plus $50 processing fee, the sheriff’s department said in a statement. The second offense brings a $1,000 fine, the third a $2,000 fine — and for a fourth offense, a whopping $5,000 fine.
The sheriff’s department said they simply had no other choice but to implement fines. “Our last option was to conduct enforcement by issuing an Administrative Citation, but the risk to community health is too great,” the statement said.
But <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/you-can-now-face-a-300-fine-for-not-wearing-a-mask-in-west-hollywood/#:~:text=Sheriff's%20deputies%20in%20West%20Hollywood,station%20said%20in%20a%20tweet.">KTLA-5</a> said local jurisdictions have been given &#8220;leeway to decide how — or if — they’ll enforce the statewide mask mandate issued June 18. The order allows for fines and other penalties, including possible misdemeanor charges.&#8221;
While face coverings have been required in Los Angeles County since May 14, KTLA notes, the orders &#8220;have largely gone unenforced with punitive measures.&#8221; Only the West Hollywood station has instituted a citation, the site says.
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On the same day that Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D) posted a series of warnings to residents about maintaining mandated social distancing measures, including wearing face masks and avoiding gatherings with &#8220;anybody except for those you live with,&#8221; the Los Angeles Police Department posted a photograph of thousands gathered in the city for a social justice protest.
On Wednesday, Garcetti, whose profile photo on Twitter is now a picture of him wearing a black face mask, posted a series of reminders and warnings ahead of the July Fourth weekend.
&#8220;COVID-19 has taken control, and we need to take control back. That’s what we did in March, April and May, when we sacrificed, stayed safer at home and saved lives — we need that same commitment to flatten the curve now,&#8221; the Democratic mayor wrote in one of several COVID-19 themed posts (below). &#8220;We were the first major city to require face coverings, and we must continue to wear them,&#8221; he added in another tweet. &#8220;Gathering with anybody except for those you live with may spread this virus. And that’s why more businesses and places where people gather indoors are closing or must operate differently.&#8221;
&#8220;This 4th of July weekend, please wear face coverings and avoid gatherings,&#8221; he wrote in a post pinned to the top of his page. &#8220;This is a critical time in our fight against COVID-19. Beaches, piers, and beach bike paths in the City and County of L.A. will be closed from Friday, July 3 to Monday, July 6.&#8221;
&#8220;We will begin posting the COVID threat level at <a class="r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-1ny4l3l r-1ddef8g r-qvutc0 css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406" dir="ltr" title="http://Coronavirus.LACity.org/ThreatLevel" role="link" href="https://t.co/8biEGuYjcA?amp=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-focusable="true" data-nguardprocessed="true">http://Coronavirus.LACity.org/ThreatLevel</a> using the colors red, orange, yellow, and green. Today we’re at orange — the risk of infection remains high and you should stay at home as often as you can and only leave for essential activities,&#8221; Garcetti warned residents in another post. Prior to that post, Garcetti noted that the risk level had become high enough that California Gov. Gavin Newsom had &#8220;announced that indoor dining at restaurants is no longer allowed in our county.&#8221;
On the same day Garcetti was ordering residents to stay home, LAPD posted a photo and subsequent traffic advisory that one local reporter noted has resulted in blowback for officials.
&#8220;LAPD is monitoring a peaceful protest between City Hall and the Hall of Justice,&#8221; Commanding Officer Rick Stabile tweeted Wednesday along with an image of thousands gathered for the protest. &#8220;Please adhere to social distancing protocols,&#8221; Stabile added.
&#8220;TRAFFIC ADVISORY: There is a protest in the area of Temple and Spring Street in Downtown LA,&#8221; LAPD HQ posted regarding the massive protest Wednesday evening. &#8220;Please avoid the area, if possible, as there are street closures and heavier traffic than usual.&#8221;
&#8220;LAPD just posted this photo of people protesting tonight,&#8221; wrote KTLA&#8217;s Christina Pascucci, as noted by <a href="https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2020/07/02/thousands-gather-to-protest-in-los-angeles-as-the-state-bans-large-gatherings-for-july-4th-celebrations/">Twitchy</a>. &#8220;People are messaging me, asking how this is allowed, with no social distancing, when hours ago Governor [Newsom] said we shouldn’t even see our family for a July 4th gathering this weekend, unless we live with them.&#8221;
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TRAFFIC ADVISORY: There is a protest in the area of Temple and Spring Street in Downtown LA. Please avoid the area, if possible, as there are street closures and heavier traffic than usual. <a href="https://t.co/8WPyfCPmHJ">https://t.co/8WPyfCPmHJ</a>
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LAPD just posted this photo of people protesting tonight. People are messaging me, asking how this is allowed, with no social distancing, when hours ago Governor <a href="https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GavinNewsom</a> said we shouldn’t even see our family for a July 4th gathering this weekend, unless we live with them. <a href="https://t.co/ONq78nCok7">pic.twitter.com/ONq78nCok7</a>
&mdash; Christina Pascucci (@ChristinaKTLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChristinaKTLA/status/1278499560239755264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Ahead of his series of warnings about maintaining mandated social distancing measures on Wednesday, Garcetti also pledged the city&#8217;s support for the focus of the protests: social justice and radical police reform.
&#8220;We cannot let this moment come and go without positive change in our cities and our country,&#8221; he tweeted Wednesday. &#8220;We must reform policing and further invest in wealth building and health building in the Black community.&#8221;
Some of Garcetti&#8217;s Wednesday posts below:
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We cannot let this moment come and go without positive change in our cities and our country. We must reform policing and further invest in wealth building and health building in the Black community. <a href="https://t.co/7UerFRTAgt">https://t.co/7UerFRTAgt</a>
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Join me live for the latest steps we’re taking to protect Angelenos from the COVID-19 crisis and how you should stay safe this holiday weekend. <a href="https://t.co/b6k9Qvg25R">https://t.co/b6k9Qvg25R</a>
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We were the first major city to require face coverings, and we must continue to wear them. Gathering with anybody except for those you live with may spread this virus. And that’s why more businesses and places where people gather indoors are closing or must operate differently.
&mdash; MayorOfLA (@MayorOfLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MayorOfLA/status/1278486568546648064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2020</a></blockquote>
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We will begin posting the COVID threat level at <a href="https://t.co/8biEGuYjcA">https://t.co/8biEGuYjcA</a> using the colors red, orange, yellow, and green. Today we’re at orange — the risk of infection remains high and you should stay at home as often as you can and only leave for essential activities. <a href="https://t.co/ACACMFGKaj">pic.twitter.com/ACACMFGKaj</a>
&mdash; MayorOfLA (@MayorOfLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MayorOfLA/status/1278515878540140546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced, on Monday, that from Friday through next Monday &#8212; the entire Fourth of July holiday weekend &#8212; all beaches in the county will be closed &#8220;to prevent dangerous crowding that results in the spread of deadly COVID-19.&#8221;
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said, however, that his agency won&#8217;t be carrying out the county&#8217;s order.
&#8220;We were not consulted on the beach closure, and will only assist our beach cities in closing parking lots and traffic enforcement on PCH [Pacific Coast Highway],&#8221; the sheriff said in a statement to KTTV-TV reporter Bill Melugin. &#8220;In regards to enforcing the beach closure, we will not be enforcing it because we are &#8216;Care First, Jail Last.'&#8221;
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Full statement: “We were not consulted on the beach closure, and will only assist our beach cities in closing parking lots and traffic enforcement on PCH. In regards to enforcing the beach closure, we will not be enforcing it because we are “Care First, Jail Last.” <a href="https://twitter.com/FOXLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FOXLA</a>
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&#8220;This new order makes it illegal to trespass at these locations and is punishable by law to include, but not limited to, a $1,000 fine,&#8221; the department said.
In addition to beach closures, the county health department also said because of COVID-19, &#8220;the department is prohibiting fireworks displays in the county&#8221; over the weekend.
“Closing the beaches and prohibiting fireworks displays during this important summer holiday weekend was an incredibly difficult decision to make, but it’s the responsible decision to protect public health and protect our residents from a deadly virus. The Fourth of July holiday weekend typically means large crowds and gatherings to celebrate, a recipe for increased transmission of COVID-19,” said Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer in a press release.
“We all need to take this virus more seriously and residents and business owners must do their part. Physical distancing isn’t optional, wearing a face covering isn’t optional, spending time only with those you live with isn’t optional — these are requirements in the Health Officer Order and are the tools we have to protect each other, our families and those most vulnerable in our communities,” she said.
The department cited a &#8220;key metric,&#8221; saying they &#8220;continue to show steep increases in community spread of COVID-19. Today, the department announced more than 2,900 new cases of COVID-19, the single largest one-day case count since the pandemic began. Data show increases in people testing positive for the virus and increases in hospitalizations as a result. Projections by the Department of Health Services show a marked increase in hospitalizations in the coming weeks, which could cause a surge in our healthcare system.&#8221;
Over the weekend, NBC News reported that California&#8217;s Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom announced that bars in eight counties, including Los Angeles, would be closed due to coronavirus concerns.
As of Monday evening, over 8% of coronavirus tests in Los Angeles county have returned positive. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced in a later press conference on Monday that he was putting a “hard pause” on the re-opening of businesses, including theme parks and movie theaters, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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After the CEO of Los Angeles County, Sachi Hamai, announced a proposed budget that would cut roughly $145.4 million for police and jettison six units from the Los Angeles Sheriff&#8217;s Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva blasted her, asserting,  “The CEO and the Board have embraced the &#8216;Defund the Police&#8217; movement and are cynically hiding behind accounting maneuvers.”
Villanueva stated, &#8220;The budget cuts are targeted specifically to hurt public safety while sparing virtually every other function of county government from any reductions. These cuts come at a time when jails were de-populated of over five thousand inmates in order to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that restrictions are lifting, violent crimes, such as murder, are on the rise across the County. Now is not the time to cut vital law enforcement services, that should be the last thing cut,” as <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/los-angeles-law-enforcement-police-budget-cuts-special-victims-bureau">Fox News</a> noted.
He added, &#8220;The CEO and the Board have embraced the &#8216;Defund the Police&#8217; movement and are cynically hiding behind accounting maneuvers, knowing well that loss of revenue in sales tax can be made up by equitably distributing more stable revenue streams like property taxes. This is not acceptable and a willful abandonment of one of the top priorities of all local government, keeping people safe. Curiously, the bloated county bureaucracy remains virtually intact, which should always be the first to suffer reductions. The priorities of the Board of Supervisors are not the priorities of the good people of Los Angeles County.&#8221;
The proposed budget would eliminate the Safe Streets Bureau (Gang Enforcement). Parks Bureau, Special Victims Bureau (Sexual/Physical Abuse of Children, Rape, Human Trafficking), and Community Partnership Bureau (COPS Team)
Rani Mankarious, CEO of Crime Stoppers of Houston, expressed her anger at the proposed changes in Los Angeles this way:
<blockquote>The drastic move by local elected officials to appease this movement so quickly is premature and will backfire. We all agreed police reform was needed, but the step to defund police at this level is a con on every level. Reforming police in actuality means better training, investing in recruits, changes in police practices, and maintaining good officers. In theory, this would or could require an increase in funding for local police departments.</blockquote>
She added, &#8220;It&#8217;s wrong on every level, and elected officials in these cities have put down the call to very difficult work in exchange for appealing the voices they are afraid of. Change can and must happen – we have all agreed – but this massive punitive approach is sowing a storm whose effects should concern all.&#8221;
Tony Schiena, chairman of the MOSAIC private security group, echoed, &#8220;What happens when Al Qaeda, ISIS, or other groups, the general public haven&#8217;t even heard of decide to plan another attack? What about white supremacist groups that have been and are a serious threat to national security, now more than ever, decide to go operational with their skilled members in various parts of the U.S.? Fewer boots on the ground with decreased abilities will have catastrophic repercussions.”
Hamai was supposed to retire on March 31, but postponed that. &#8220;Hamai’s decision comes as the board is expected to grant her additional power in coordinating the county’s emergency operations — a job currently held by Sheriff Alex Villanueva — and in cutting through red tape,&#8221; the <a href="http://theavtimes.com/2020/03/30/county-ceo-postpones-retirement-as-board-moves-to-expand-her-authority/">Antelope Valley Times</a> reported on March 30.
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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced Monday evening that the county plans to close beaches and prohibit fireworks displays over the Independence Day weekend so as to mitigate the spread of coronavirus. 
“Closing the beaches and prohibiting fireworks displays during this important summer holiday weekend was an incredibly difficult decision to make, but it’s the responsible decision to protect public health and protect our residents from a deadly virus. The Fourth of July holiday weekend typically means large crowds and gatherings to celebrate, a recipe for increased transmission of COVID-19,” said Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer in a press release. 
“We all need to take this virus more seriously and residents and business owners must do their part. Physical distancing isn’t optional, wearing a face covering isn’t optional, spending time only with those you live with isn’t optional — these are requirements in the Health Officer Order and are the tools we have to protect each other, our families and those most vulnerable in our communities,” she said. 
Supervisor Janice Hahn tweeted that the county had “almost 3,000 reported cases just today,” and could not risk “having crowds at the beach this holiday.”
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Due to rising <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a> cases all <a href="https://twitter.com/CountyofLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CountyofLA</a> beaches will be closing again temporarily this weekend, July 3rd through 6th. We had almost 3,000 reported cases just today. We cannot risk having crowds at the beach this holiday weekend.
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<a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/la-county-beaches-will-be-closed-on-4th-of-july-weekend-officials-announce">Fox News Los Angeles</a> reports that anyone who violates the beach ban may be subject to a $1,000 fine. The Los Angeles County Lost Hills Sheriff&#8217;s Station also tweeted that they would be patrolling beaches. 
However, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva doesn&#8217;t seem to be on the same page as the county. 
“We were not consulted on the beach closure, and will only assist our beach cities in closing parking lots and traffic enforcement on PCH,” he said, reports Fox LA. “In regards to enforcing the beach closure, we will not be enforcing it because we are ‘Care First, Jail Last.’”
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Full statement: “We were not consulted on the beach closure, and will only assist our beach cities in closing parking lots and traffic enforcement on PCH. In regards to enforcing the beach closure, we will not be enforcing it because we are “Care First, Jail Last.” <a href="https://twitter.com/FOXLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FOXLA</a>
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1277762334929244161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2020</a></blockquote>
According to the <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-29/o-c-reports-highest-weekly-covid-19-death-toll-as-california-sees-spike-in-cases">Los Angeles Times</a>, officials estimate nearly 1 in 140 residents in the county may be spreading coronavirus unwittingly. In recent weeks, Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said it was “<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-29/o-c-reports-highest-weekly-covid-19-death-toll-as-california-sees-spike-in-cases">highly likely</a>” the increase in positive cases could be attributed to the national unrest and protests, which broke out after the Memorial Day weekend, reports the news agency. 
On Monday, Ferrer shared that the increase in cases could also be attributed to people behaving as if the pandemic had ended, and could not be pinned solely on an increase in coronavirus testing, according to The Times. 
“There are a number of businesses and individuals who have not followed the directives, and they’ve gone back to living like COVID-19 is not living in our community,” said Ferrer. “If you’re not part of the solution to slow the spread, you’re ending up being part of the problem.”
Over the weekend, <a href="https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/coronavirus/newsom-orders-bars-closed-in-la-county-recommends-three-other-socal-counties-to-close-nightlife/2387539/">NBC News</a> reported that Governor Gavin Newsom announced that bars in eight counties, including Los Angeles, would be closed due to coronavirus concerns. As of Monday evening, over 8% of coronavirus tests in the county have returned positive. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced in a later press conference on Monday that he was putting a “hard pause” on the re-opening of businesses, including theme parks and movie theaters, according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/la-county-health-officials-warn-alarming-increases-covid-19-cases-1301006?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.
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Law enforcement officials had to respond to a large group of Black Lives Matters activists late on Friday night that stormed a Beverly Hills residential neighborhood chanting &#8220;Eat the rich!&#8221; and &#8220;Abolish capitalism now!&#8221;
The Beverly Hills Police Department tweeted: &#8220;The unlawful assembly in the area of Rexford Dr &amp; Carmelita Ave has ended with arrests being made. Protesters have now left the City.&#8221;
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The unlawful assembly in the area of Rexford Dr &amp; Carmelita Ave has ended with arrests being made. Protesters have now left the City.
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Videos and photographs of the mob flooded social media as they shouted various messages throughout the residential neighborhood and tore down American flags.
Human Events Managing Editor Ian Miles Cheong compiled video highlights from the demonstrators on his Twitter account, noting that the group marched through residential neighborhoods in Beverly Hills shouting &#8220;Eat the rich1&#8221; and &#8220;Abolish capitalism now!&#8221; (posts below).
&#8220;The Black Lives Matter mob shut down Santa Monica Boulevard, Rodeo Drive, and intersections around the city center,&#8221; wrote Cheong. At one point the group &#8220;seized a privately owned American flag in a residential suburb, shredding it and pulling it down.&#8221; In the residential areas, video shows, the group played &#8220;loud music and blocked the streets.&#8221;
&#8220;The police showed up in full force to arrest members of the Black Lives Matter mob making a nuisance of themselves across residential Los Angeles streets,&#8221; Cheong captions one post with video of police arresting members of the group. &#8220;One pretended to be injured by the police and forced them to drag him.&#8221;
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The Black Lives Matter mob shut down Santa Monica Boulevard, Rodeo Drive, and intersections around the city center. They don&#39;t want you to do business. <a href="https://t.co/3C2kt7cSZI">pic.twitter.com/3C2kt7cSZI</a>
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The Black Lives Matter mob in Los Angeles seized a privately owned American flag in a residential suburb, shredding it and pulling it down. <a href="https://t.co/gCffXqZuwZ">pic.twitter.com/gCffXqZuwZ</a>
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The mob of Black Lives Matter activists took to residential neighborhoods in Los Angeles, blasting loud music and blocked the streets. <a href="https://t.co/GOJpa9Xxq7">pic.twitter.com/GOJpa9Xxq7</a>
&mdash; Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href="https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1276833926045036544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The police showed up in full force to arrest members of the Black Lives Matter mob making a nuisance of themselves across residential Los Angeles streets. One pretended to be injured by the police and forced them to drag him. <a href="https://t.co/9hBjv4og8M">pic.twitter.com/9hBjv4og8M</a>
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The City of Beverly Hills issued an order a couple of weeks ago that outlined new rules that it was implementing to keep things peaceful as violent riots have burned down buildings, attacked law enforcement, and looted businesses across the country in the weeks following the death of George Floyd.
&#8220;To preserve the peace and tranquility of residential neighborhoods, effective tonight and until further notice, no more than 10 people shall gather in an assembly in a public right of way in a residential area between the hours of 9 p.m. and 8 a.m.,&#8221; the City of Beverly Hills said in a statement. &#8220;An assembly is defined as any gathering or group of 10 or more people on a public street, sidewalk or other public place if those 10 people have a common purpose or goal.&#8221;
&#8220;Any assembly that is silent, such as a candlelight vigil, and gatherings on private property are exempt from this emergency order,&#8221; the city added.
The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/upshot/george-floyd-protest-cities-inequality.html">reported</a> earlier this month that angry demonstrators have shown up in wealthy areas across the country in recent weeks, primarily in blue states.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/black-lives-matter-led-drive-to-defund-the-police-also-targets-capitalism">Black Lives Matter-Led Drive To ‘Defund The Police’ Also Targets Capitalism</a>
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Nearly four years ago, the founding chapter of the Black Lives Matter activist network allied with the main teachers union in Los Angeles. They started organizing students to create a foundation that would transform the nation’s second-largest public school system from within.
The two groups became even more intertwined earlier this year when members of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) overwhelmingly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/black-lives-matter-member-elected-to-lead-los-angeles-largest-teachers-union">elected</a> a Black Lives Matter activist as its new president.
The union represents approximately 35,000 educators, librarians, and counselors, most of whom are employed by the LA Unified School District (LAUSD), which serves more than 600,000 students. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-edu-lausd-teachers-strike-guide-20190113-story.html">According</a> to the LA Times, the overwhelming majority come from low-income families.
“I see teaching as a revolutionary act, just the way I see organizing,” Cecily Myart-Cruz, who captured almost 69% of the vote, has <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwJ84Z_BLEw">said</a>.
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Yes!!!!! OUR Cecily Myart-Cruz, the force behind <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackLivesMatterAtSchool?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlackLivesMatterAtSchool</a>, comrade in the fight to end random searches of our children in LAUSD, and courageous visionary, was elected as the first woman of color president of <a href="https://twitter.com/UTLAnow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UTLAnow</a>!<a href="https://t.co/0ln3TliQoW">https://t.co/0ln3TliQoW</a>
&mdash; #BlackLivesMatter-LA (@BLMLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BLMLA/status/1233818281242312704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 29, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Myart-Cruz takes over UTLA leadership duties in July, but <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-29/first-woman-of-color-elected-to-lead-la-unified-teachers-union">according</a> to the Times, the incoming president “has long been part of the union’s activist wing.”
She helped <a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/los-angeles-teachers-strike-utla-organizing-solidarity/">form</a> a progressive caucus that gained control of UTLA in 2014, when she was elected as a vice president. The faction quickly changed the union from a service model to an organizing model, developing a plan that included children, parents, and local advocacy organizations.
Black Lives Matter-L.A. <a href="https://www.blmla.org/who-we-are#ourteam">describes</a> UTLA as its “partner” in a progressive coalition working on revamping public schools. The alliance functions “to advance racial justice,” promote “liberatory education,” and end “repressive practices that include the policing of our children.”
After teachers chose Myart-Cruz to be the new head of UTLA, its board of directors <a href="https://www.utla.net/news/imagine-police-free-schools-supports-students-deserve">agreed</a> to support BLM’s longtime demand to eliminate the district’s police department budget. The union argues that money should be redistributed to othpolicing of our childrener services and programs “with a particular focus on the needs of Black students.”
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UTLA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UTLA</a> Cecily Myart-Cruz speaks to crowd @ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LAUSD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LAUSD</a> headquarters in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LA</a> to de-fund the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Schoolpolice?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Schoolpolice</a> Tuesday. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BLM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BLM</a> <a href="https://t.co/bPXdNS5G3h">pic.twitter.com/bPXdNS5G3h</a>
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“We must dismantle white supremacy. We must dismantle racial capitalism,” Myart-Cruz <a href="https://www.dailynews.com/2020/06/09/teachers-union-board-calls-for-scaling-back-school-police-at-lausd-campuses-sparking-debate/">said</a> at a June 8 rally. “And definitely, we must defund the police and bring in the mental health services our students need.”
BLM leaders <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/black-lives-matter-led-drive-to-defund-the-police-also-targets-capitalism">teach</a> that cops exist to maintain America’s capitalist social order, which in turn is the root cause of police brutality and criminalization against people of color. They say racially biased policing and capitalism are connected structures of oppression that must be dismantled.
On Tuesday, the school board <a href="https://www.laweekly.com/lausd-board-votes-against-defunding-school-police/">rejected</a> three different motions directed at changing campus law enforcement. One of the plans called for a 90% cut in funding.
The LA School Police Department is the 14th largest force in California, employing 366 sworn officers and 95 non-sworn officers. Its annual budget is $70 million. Put into perspective, the district spends about $150 million every week.
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“It’s shameful that Board members who make statements or pass motions about making Black Lives Matter in schools wouldn’t take action to do just that. They squandered this opportunity to do the right thing&#8230;” – Joseph Williams, Black Lives Matter &#8211; LA <a href="https://t.co/YrJ3uW2s6a">pic.twitter.com/YrJ3uW2s6a</a>
&mdash; United Teachers Los Angeles (@UTLAnow) <a href="https://twitter.com/UTLAnow/status/1275878034214498304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2020</a></blockquote>
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“If you all remember a couple weeks ago, people acted like…the call to defund police was a radical call,” Dr. Melina Abdullah, lead organizer of BLM-LA, <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-15/defund-police-schools-case-security-guards-campus">said</a> at a joint press conference with UTLA and other labor unions. “We’re at a moment when all of a sudden, our most radical imaginings are possible. We can end the system of policing as we know it. We can defund the police. And we have to begin with our children.”
While calls to defund law enforcement agencies have recently gained momentum after the tragic death of George Floyd, BLM-LA began its drive to abolish school police several years ago. Chapter leaders launched youth activist camps and took other measures to train students to organize classmates, parents, teachers, and other faculty members.
In <a href="https://www.blmla.org/who-we-are#ourteam">2015</a>, Abdullah’s daughters co-founded the Black Lives Matter Youth Vanguard for children and adolescents aged 6 to 18. BLM-LA leaders also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/black-lives-matter-youth-vanguard-organizes-jeffrey-cawood">mentored</a> top organizers of another youth-centered group called the Schools LA Students Deserve. Primary objectives of both organizations have focused on ending the district’s mandatory random search policy, which activists said unfairly targeted black and brown kids.
The drive was part of an incremental BLM strategy to eradicate police from all campuses eventually. The coalition claimed a significant victory after the school board voted to stop the practice last summer. Myart-Cruz reportedly <a href="https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/lausd-students-not-suspects-searches-metal-detectors-vote-motion-stop/80001/">said</a> UTLA had negotiated on the student-activists’ behalf in a deal that had ended a six-day teachers strike in January 2019.
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TODAY WE ENDED RANDOM SEARCHES IN LAUSD SCHOOLS! Today, we disrupted the school-to-prison pipeline. Today, we made <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackLivesMatter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlackLivesMatter</a> in schools&#8230; at least a little more. Today, we proved that <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WhenWeFightWeWin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WhenWeFightWeWin</a>. Amazing work <a href="https://twitter.com/LA_StudentsDsrv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LA_StudentsDsrv</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/UTLAnow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UTLAnow</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BLMLAYOUTH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BLMLAYOUTH</a>!!!
&mdash; #BlackLivesMatter-LA (@BLMLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BLMLA/status/1141240878163537920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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“This is some of the most significant work of the Black Lives Matter movement…the disruption of the school-to-prison pipeline,” Dr. Abdullah <a href="https://twitter.com/DocMellyMel/status/1141279113388404741">tweeted</a>. “Our children’s bodies and spirits will no longer be violated by those who seek to criminalize them in schools.”
UTLA helped <a href="https://www.facebook.com/YouthJusticeLA/photos/a.320299461384906.73054.269856989762487/1166651263416384/?type=3&amp;theater">organize</a> the first official BLM event inside an LA public school on September 29, 2016. Participants filled the auditorium at Dorsey High School for a rally called “Making Black Lives Matter In Schools.” The themes focused on white supremacy, police presence on campus, and ways to “transform the school system to support black students.”
“It’s about having a movement, not a moment,” Myart-Cruz, then a UTLA vice president, <a href="http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/09/29/for-first-time-black-lives-matter-event-held-at-lausd-school/">told</a> KCAL-9 News, repeating a slogan often used by Black Lives Matter activists.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackLivesMatter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlackLivesMatter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YouthVanguard?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YouthVanguard</a> takes center stage <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackLivesMatterInSchools?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlackLivesMatterInSchools</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/LA_StudentsDsrv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LA_StudentsDsrv</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/UTLAnow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UTLAnow</a> <a href="https://t.co/GVBX7FBMUt">pic.twitter.com/GVBX7FBMUt</a>
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Dr. Abdullah <a href="https://vimeo.com/185514535">led</a> students in chants, while her daughter, Thandiwe, who was 12-years-old at the time, sat on a panel that discussed topics similar to grown-up BLM themes, like a distrust of law enforcement.
“Whenever I see a cop car, when I’m leaving home for practice, I actually get mad,” said an 8th grader who was identified by BLM as a Youth Vanguard member. “I should actually feel protected whenever I see a cop,” he continued. “Instead, I feel unprotected.”
The gathering concluded outside of the auditorium after attendees <a href="https://vimeo.com/185514535">paid tribute</a> to Assata Shakur, the customary ending of official BLM events.
Shakur was part of a revolutionary extremist group called the Black Liberation Army. Among the FBI’s “<a href="https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/wanted_terrorists/joanne-deborah-chesimard">Most Wanted</a>,” Shakur escaped from prison in 1979 while serving a life sentence for the murder of a New Jersey state trooper. She is living in communist Cuba under political asylum.
Leaders in the LA School Police Department soon began to take notice of UTLA’s cozy relationship with BLM and the anti-cop sentiment that seemed to be surrounding some of their events. After several BLM activists had spoken openly about their long-term objective of abolishing the school district’s police force, officers questioned whether the teachers union shared that goal.
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If you missed the 8am broadcast, please catch “Move the Crowd” on <a href="https://t.co/ZO9cEIVNNw">https://t.co/ZO9cEIVNNw</a> at 12 noon featuring the BLMLA Youth Vanguard talking about prison and police abolition, beginning with ending random searches and police presence in schools. <a href="https://twitter.com/BLMLAYOUTH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@blmlayouth</a> @la_studentsdeserve
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“I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt, but the more evasive they were about it, the more suspicious we became. We’re cops,” P.J. Webb, President of the Los Angeles School Police Management Association, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/black-lives-matter-rally-causes-rift-between-jeffrey-cawood">told</a> The Daily Wire in 2018.
At the time, UTLA insisted it did not have an organizational position on the abolishment of school police, but still refused to provide the two unions that represent school police officers statements of support. However, UTLA did delete specific posts from its official social media platforms, such as a tweet that encouraged “youth of color” to organize against the “over-policing” of LA public schools.
The teachers union continued to deny that it backed BLM’s plan to abolish the school police department until earlier this month.
According to Myart-Cruz, some UTLA members <a href="https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/education/the-first-woman-of-color-set-to-run-l-a-s-teachers-union-makes-racial-justice-her-mission/44665">said</a> they would stop paying their dues after the union issued a statement in support of BLM. Still, the soon-to-be president recently proclaimed she is “proud that my union is standing up,” adding, “we have to move this conversation forward, whether you are teaching Black kids or you’re a Black educator.”
“We need to have a set of demands that dovetail with Black Lives Matter,” Myart-Cruz <a href="https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/education/the-first-woman-of-color-set-to-run-l-a-s-teachers-union-makes-racial-justice-her-mission/44665">continued</a>. “We have to have massive political education. People will say, ‘Not all police are bad,’ but we’re not talking about that. We’re talking about racism as a social construct, systemic and institutional racism, and wrapped on top is white supremacist culture, which is the dominant culture. So as educators, how are we going to equip ourselves to become anti-racist, not for ourselves but for our students. We serve a school district with a 90% free-and-reduced lunch student population. We have to move the needle. It’s imperative to move the needle around racial and social justice.”
Myart-Cruz was a <a href="https://www.dsausa.org/2019-convention-a-world-to-win/">keynote speaker</a> at the Democratic Socialists of America National Convention last August, where she said teachers should engage with students “in a way that shakes the very foundation of our nation.”
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s Department (LASD) is reportedly investigating an incident where an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer found a tampon in a Starbucks drink late last week.
FOX 11 Los Angeles reporter Bill Melugin reported Monday that sources informed him that on Friday an off-duty LAPD officer allegedly discovered a tampon in his Frappuccino while he was &#8220;halfway&#8221; through finishing it. Melugin included an image of the tampon in his initial tweet (below).
The off-duty officer had purchased the drink with his police credit union debit card from a Starbucks in Diamond Bar, Melugin reported. The Sheriff’s Department has confirmed that they took a report and are investigating. LASD detectives have reportedly already obtained security camera footage and are in the process of reviewing it to determine if any criminality occurred.
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BREAKING: Sources tell me an off duty LAPD officer allegedly found a tampon halfway thru his Frappuccino at a Starbucks in Diamond Bar on Friday. I’m told he used his police credit union debit card. Sheriff’s Dept. confirms they took a report &amp; they’re now investigating. <a href="https://twitter.com/FOXLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FOXLA</a> <a href="https://t.co/HdLTreNuur">pic.twitter.com/HdLTreNuur</a>
&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1275271839732740098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2020</a></blockquote>
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FOX 11 Los Angeles <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/lasd-investigating-tampon-allegedly-placed-in-off-duty-lapd-officers-drink">noted</a> that the officer was furious when he made the discovery and went back inside to confront the employees at the establishment, which is a licensee located inside a Target store, meaning that the employees do not work for Starbucks.
The Los Angeles Police Protective League told the local news station: “This disgusting assault on a police officer was carried out by someone with hatred in their heart and who lacks human decency. We hope they are publicly exposed, fired, arrested, and prosecuted for their cowardly and repugnant actions.”
Melugin addressed the recent story involving a Shake Shack in New York City where several police officers went to the hospital after they thought they may have ingested a chemical in beverages that they ingested. It was later revealed that not only was there no criminality in the case, the officers <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/nypd-shake-shack-poisoning-claims-dismantled">did not</a> get sick.
&#8220;And yes, I’m aware of the Shake Shack hoax. That’s why I spent all evening working multiple independent sources and this didn’t come from the union. A police report has been filed, LASD reviewing video, and if the officer made it up, that’s filing a false report. That’s criminal,&#8221; Melugin tweeted. &#8220;We&#8217;ve since learned that because this Starbucks is a licensee location inside a Target, they&#8217;re technically Target employees. When we called the Target, a female employee said she was aware of the incident. Starbucks [is] following up with us in the morning.&#8221;
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UPDATE: We&#39;ve since learned that because this Starbucks is a licensee location inside a Target, they&#39;re technically Target employees. When we called the Target, a female employee said she was aware of the incident. Starbucks following up with us in the morning. <a href="https://twitter.com/FOXLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FOXLA</a>
&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1275315886962831366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The incident comes as far-left activists have called for defunding law enforcement agencies across the country in recent weeks in response to the death of George Floyd. Floyd&#8217;s death initially sparked riots, looting, and violence in the days immediately following his death but those efforts have waned in recent days as rioters have begun targeting statues across the country.
Rioters went after statues of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-rioters-burn-american-flag-on-fire-on-top-of-george-washington-statue-tear-it-down">George Washington</a>, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/portland-protesters-tear-down-racist-statue-thomas-jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a>, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rioters-in-california-tear-down-statue-of-ulysses-s-grant-he-defeated-the-confederacy-devastated-kkk">Ulysses S. Grant</a> last week. On Monday, rioters in Washington, D.C., tried to destroy a statue of former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-rioters-near-white-house-try-to-tear-down-presidential-statue-set-up-black-house-autonomous-zone">Andrew Jackson</a> before arrived on scene and were able to stop them. Amid the mounting activist pressure for the removal of historical monuments, the American Museum of Natural History in New York City announced on Sunday that it was going to remove a statue of former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-new-york-city-museum-taking-down-statue-of-president-theodore-roosevelt">Theodore Roosevelt</a>.
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Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) has revoked his endorsement of Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey, who is seeking a third term, amidst a simmering <a href="https://twitter.com/BLMLA/status/1274382347018756097?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet">pressure campaign</a> to oust her in November for failing to prosecute a sufficient number of police officers.
“This is a rare time in our nation’s history,” tweeted Schiff, in a coordinated statement with California Assemblymember Laura Friedman. “We have a responsibility to make profound changes to end systemic racism [and] reform criminal justice.”
“[We] no longer feel our endorsement of Jackie Lacey a year ago has the same meaning,” said Schiff. “We have decided to withdraw it.”
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This is a rare time in our nation&#8217;s history. We have a responsibility to make profound changes to end systemic racism &amp; reform criminal justice.<a href="https://twitter.com/laurafriedman43?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LauraFriedman43</a> and I no longer feel our endorsement of Jackie Lacey a year ago has the same meaning. We have decided to withdraw it.
— Adam Schiff (@AdamSchiff) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchiff/status/1274356380044910592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
Lacey, who is the county’s first African American to serve as district attorney, has long been a target of Black Lives Matter activists, even before the national unrest over George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. That said, Lacey told <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-20/adam-schiff-drops-endorsement-jackie-lacey-la-county-district-attorneys-race">the Los Angeles Times</a> in a statement, following Schiff’s decision to revoke his endorsement, that she was prepared to defend her prosecutorial record.
“As the first African American woman to hold the L.A. County D.A.’s office, I am proud of my record of taking on systemic racism and reforming criminal justice – from bail reform, to reducing juvenile cases by nearly 50%, to increasing our office’s focus on mental health treatment instead of incarceration,” said Lacey. “I am singularly focused on doing the work of the people of L.A. County during this time of crisis.”
Earlier this month, Mayor Eric Garcetti, who endorsed Lacey nearly 18 months ago, also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/l-a-mayor-appears-to-walk-back-endorsement-of-da-facing-heat-from-black-lives-matter-protestors">distanced himself</a> from the district attorney. Unlike Schiff, the mayor <a href="https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/mayor-garcetti-jackie-lacey-endorsement/">reportedly</a> didn’t actually contact her office before he appeared to walk back his endorsement and bring up the respect he has for her opponent.
“I have a tremendous amount of respect for George Gascon too. I’ve served alongside him, it was before he entered the race – my endorsement was with Ms. Lacey,” said Garcetti.
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Breaking: Today on &#8220;The Briefing,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/MayorOfLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MayorofLA</a> Eric Garcetti was asked about his past endorsement of Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey and whether, as host <a href="https://twitter.com/matthewferner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@matthewferner</a> asked, it&#8217;s time for a change in the office. Garcetti replied, &#8220;It may be.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/JFgIDeLJlx">pic.twitter.com/JFgIDeLJlx</a>
— The Appeal (@theappeal) <a href="https://twitter.com/theappeal/status/1271554010181443585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 12, 2020</a></blockquote>
In March, Lacey won nearly 49% of the vote, but was shy of the 50% majority she needed to avoid a run-off election in November, reports <a href="https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/03/20/los-angeles-district-attorney-jackie-lacey-gerge-gascon/">CBS News</a>. The election was held a day after David Lacey, her husband, pulled a gun on a group of Black Lives Matter protesters who gathered outside the couple’s home early in the morning with the alleged intention of wanting to speak with the district attorney.
A portion of the incident, which Lacey’s husband later apologized for, was posted to Twitter:
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a> This morning Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s husband pulled a gun out on Black Lives Matter activists who protested his wife in front of their house. <a href="https://twitter.com/BLMLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BLMLA</a> <a href="https://t.co/wnCFMMvaWV">pic.twitter.com/wnCFMMvaWV</a>
— Jasmyne Cannick (@Jasmyne) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jasmyne/status/1234477040365031424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2020</a></blockquote>
Lacey says that she has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/l-a-mayor-appears-to-walk-back-endorsement-of-da-facing-heat-from-black-lives-matter-protestors">tried to meet</a> with Black Lives Matter activists, but that they seem to only want to humiliate her. According to the Los Angeles Times, protesters once again gathered outside Lacey’s home on Saturday, the same day Schiff pulled his endorsement.
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VAN NUYS- SEPTEMBER 17 2014: District Attorney Jackie Lacey speaks during a press conference in fron

Schiff Revokes L.A. County DA Endorsement Amidst Protests; She Responds: ‘I Am Proud Of My Record’

Adam Schiff

On Monday night, a reporter for Fox News tweeted that he had obtained a memo from LAPD Police Chief Michel R. Moore that indicated the police offiers who had worked incredible amounts of overtime during the fiery protests in Los Angeles would not be paid for their time for time they served after June 7.
Bill Melugin tweeted, “LAPD officers racked up $40 million in overtime during the recent protests, but won’t be paid for it, and will instead be given comp time, according to a memo sent out by Chief Moore I obtained. Budget is out of cash. LAPD sources tell me morale is at ‘rock bottom.’”
Melugin continued, “According to multiple LAPD sources, LAPD Transit Division/MTA services, which is paid via OT, had 43 officers cancel their shifts today, and they are now averaging 12-18 cancellations per shift.”
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According to multiple LAPD sources, LAPD Transit Division/MTA services, which is paid via OT, had 43 officers cancel their shifts today, and they are now averaging 12-18 cancellations per shift. I’ll be live at 6 on <a href="https://twitter.com/FOXLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FOXLA</a>
&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1272687356378664960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Moore wrote to the DOC Communications Division on the evening of June 11:
<blockquote>I recognize that you have worked tirelessly these past couple weeks during the protests and prior to that during the Safer At Home order. Your dedication and commitment have not gone unnoticed. During this extraordinary time, including the full mobilization of our sworn members, the Department has expended more than $40 million dollars in overtime expenses. This amount far exceeds any budgetary reserve to address unusual occurrences.
Therefore, this notice is to advise Department personnel that as of June 7, 2020, pursuant to Memorandum of Understanding 24, Article 6. 1D, compensation for overtime shall be in the form of time at the appropriate rate (straight time or time-and-a-half). Previously, sworn employees could only accrue up to 150 hours of Compensatory Time Off. (CTO) As of June 7, 2020, this CTO cap will no longer apply.
Additionally, all non-essential overtime is canceled … Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) overtime will continue and be compensated in the form of time, until the Department is reimbursed by MTA …  Commanding Officers and Supervisors shall make every effort to ensure that essential overtime (i.e., court and extended end of watch) is minimized.</blockquote>
On Monday night, the LAPD, which has nearly 10,000 officers, as <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-15/lapd-spent-40-million-during-protests-coronavirus-officer-overtime-pay-is-curtailed">The Los Angeles Times</a> noted, issued this statement to Melugin:
<blockquote>The Los Angeles Police Department offers cash overtime to officers when it is available, and when those allotted amounts are depleted, that compensation is offered in time. The COVID-19 pandemic and full mobilization of the Department depleted that cash reserve before the end of the fiscal year and we transitioned to comp time last week. Regarding MTA details, consistent with our notice officers will be compensated in time, and when the MTA reimburses the Department the officers’ time compensation will be converted to cash.</blockquote>
The Times added, &#8220;The moves come as the City Council is scheduled Tuesday to take up a request to <a class="Link" href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-05/eric-garcetti-lapd-budget-cuts-10000-officers-protests" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">cut the LAPD’s budget by $100 million to $150 million</a>, and put the money into other programs. Neither Mayor Eric Garcetti nor the council has explained how those reductions would be achieved.&#8221;
This article has been revised to clarify that LAPD officers will not be paid in cash for work after June 7.
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ALL WORK, NO CASH: LAPD Worked $40 Million Worth Of Overtime During Riots And Protests. They’re Not Getting Paid Fully For It.

Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez, a Democrat, pushed to make drastic cuts to the Los Angeles Police Department&#8217;s (LAPD) funding amid a nationwide campaign by the far-left to defund police departments — a move she made while having an LAPD unit stationed outside her private home since April.
Spectrum News 1 journalist Natalie Brunell <a href="https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/news/2020/06/08/lapd-members-slam-city-council-over-private-security-details-amid-budget-cut">reported</a> that the unit, which guards Martinez&#8217;s home, usually includes two police officers and has been in place for the last two months.
&#8220;The private security detail infuriated some members of the force when Martinez became one of the council members to spearhead a motion to cut $150 million in funding to the LAPD’s budget,&#8221; Brunell reported Monday. &#8220;Multiple LAPD sources confirmed the units were directed to provide 24/7 security beginning April 4 at Martinez’s home, almost always staffed by two officers. As of May 6, we’re told the detail decreased to 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. with roving patrol checks overnight.&#8221;
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LATEST?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LATEST</a> LA Council Pres. Nury Martinez, who introduced a motion to cut <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LAPD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LAPD</a>’s budget by $150 million, had a private LAPD protection detail camped at her home from April to June. It was called off the night we called to ask her team about it. Full story coming to <a href="https://twitter.com/SpecNews1SoCal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpecNews1SoCal</a> <a href="https://t.co/1lv5ctqQEC">pic.twitter.com/1lv5ctqQEC</a>
&mdash; Natalie Brunell (@natbrunell) <a href="https://twitter.com/natbrunell/status/1270188701759320064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Neighbors confirmed to Brunell that the officers have been stationed in front of the home for the last two months and indicated that they apparently felt safer having the police around, although they did not want to speak on camera.
Detective Jamie McBride, who serves as director of the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the LAPD’s union, told Brunell, “It’s kind of ironic. Here she is demanding $150 million be reallocated from the police budget, but yet she has security at her house by the Los Angeles Police Department.”
McBride noted that the special protection for Martinez meant that there was one less unit on the streets to respond to 911 calls from residents in the area.
“It’s disgusting,” McBride said. “For two officers in front of a residence since April, you’re probably over $100,000 of the people’s money.”
Brunell reported that the protection detail was cancelled the night that she reached out to Martinez&#8217;s office for comment on the story.
A spokesperson for Martinez said that the reason the units were stationed at Martinez&#8217;s home was because of threats she had received, although McBride pushed back on that notion, suggesting that if there was a real threat there that the units still would be stationed outside her home.
Brunell recorded video of the LAPD units that were stationed outside of Martinez&#8217;s home.
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While one LA Councilmember was introducing a motion to cut $150 million in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LAPD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LAPD</a> funding, that official also had round-the-clock private security provided by the department at their home. <a href="https://twitter.com/LAPPL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LAPPL</a> calls it hypocrisy, adding it may have cost taxpayers around $100k. <a href="https://twitter.com/SpecNews1SoCal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpecNews1SoCal</a> <a href="https://t.co/lrrRC65oj1">pic.twitter.com/lrrRC65oj1</a>
&mdash; Natalie Brunell (@natbrunell) <a href="https://twitter.com/natbrunell/status/1270113486278778880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Very few Americans support defunding or abolishing the police according to polls and surveys. The Cato Institute <a href="https://www.cato.org/blog/americans-agree-policing-reform">reported</a> last week:
<blockquote>It’s also useful to keep in mind that few Americans of any racial group support some of the more radical changes demanded by some activists. For instance, few people support calls to abolish or defund the police: 9 in 10 black, white and Hispanic Americans oppose reducing the number of police officers in their community—and a third say their community needs more officers the Cato survey found. And a <a href="https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/098uixfv4a/20200531_yahoo_race_and_justice_toplines.pdf">Yahoo/​Yougov</a> survey found that only 16% of Americans favor cutting funding for police departments, including 12% of whites, 33% of blacks, and 17% of Hispanics.</blockquote>
On Monday, Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender made a series of head-scratching remarks after her city announced its intent to &#8220;dismantle&#8221; the Minneapolis Police Department. Bender <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-minneapolis-city-council-president-asked-who-to-call-if-someone-breaks-into-your-house-after-dismantling-police-says-step-back-check-your-privileg">told</a> CNN that people whose instinct is to call police if their homes are broken into enjoy &#8220;privilege&#8221; and later <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cnn-grills-minneapolis-city-council-president-how-do-you-stop-killers-without-police-she-struggles-to-respond">struggled</a> to answer what people would do if there was a killer on the loose and they couldn&#8217;t call the police.
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Nury Martinez

Top L.A. Democrat Pushed To Cut LAPD Funding While Having Private LAPD Detail At Her Home Since April

George Floyd

Christopher Street West, the non-profit organization that hosts LA Pride, has withdrawn its permit for a black solidarity march and apologized after an event organizer applied for a police protest permit, which mentioned the group’s historically “strong and unified partnership with law enforcement,” ahead of the upcoming march.
“We would like to apologize for missteps in our rush to create the June 14th solidarity march meant to rally against the systemic social injustice the Black community faces every day,” said LA Pride in an <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CBE4Xi1haMF/">Instagram post</a> on Friday.
The organization claimed that as they “quickly mobilized” the event, they “overlooked the direct police involvement” associated with protest permits, and further explained that they “understand that clearly goes against the demands for systemic police reform.”
According to <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/la-pride-organizers-under-fire-after-seeking-police-permit-for-black-lives-matter-solidarity-protest/">KTLA-5</a>, the 50th anniversary of the Pride parade was cancelled due to coronavirus, but instead of rescheduling it, the event organizers decided to plan a Black Lives Matter solidarity march to rally &#8220;against the systemic social injustice the black community faces everyday.&#8221;
“We are committed to listening to the Black community more closely and to truly be a better ally in the fight to end systemic racism and oppression,” continued LA Pride in its apology statement, which also noted that the organization itself has a “problematic” relationship with “marginalized groups within our community.”
Jeff Consoletti, an event organizer who filed the permit on behalf of Christoper Street West, has also withdrawn from the event and apologized for his actions, which he says “demonstrated the type of privileged, passive and systemic issues that permeate society today,” according to <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-05/la-pride-organizers-under-fire-after-seeking-police-permit-for-black-lives-matter-solidarity-protest">the Los Angeles Times</a>.
“I am appreciative of the education I am receiving on how to be better and can see now that it is not right to take up space or attention from the conversation of racial inequality and the injustice Black people face from law enforcement,” he said.
While a lack of permits hasn’t stopped demonstrations from popping up across the country in the aftermath of George Floyd&#8217;s death, it’s unclear whether LA Pride will still hold the solidarity event. In the apology, the organization said that the event, which was scheduled for next weekend, would be “reevaluated” in the coming days.
“Our board is continuing to meet today and in the days ahead to collaborate with Black leaders and organizations that share our desire for social justice for the Black community. The previously announced solidarity march scheduled for June 14 is currently being reevaluated through these discussions with more updates to be shared shortly. We pledge that the LGBTQ+ community will continue to speak up and speak out against racism and stand in solidarity with you on the long march to freedom and equality,” said the organization.
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LA Pride 2019

LA Pride Organizers Apologize After Involving Police In Upcoming Solidarity Protest

LGBTQ

Pride

During a speech at a predominantly African American church in South Los Angeles on Thursday, Mayor Eric Garcetti talked about the attention he claims to have received from other mayors across the country after he proposed slashing the police department’s budget by as much as $150 million.
“I got calls from mayors around the country, some of them saying ‘I’m so excited,’ and other ones saying ‘What the hell did you do, now I’ve gotta shift money,'&#8221; said the mayor. “That’s exactly the point. It starts someplace, and we say we are going to be who we want to be, or we’re going to continue being the killers that we are.&#8221;
CBS Los Angeles <a href="https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/06/03/garcetti-city-will-redirect-250m-from-budget-to-invest-in-black-communities/">reports</a> that the mayor’s budget cut will be used to partially fund a $250 million increase to address “health and education issues” affecting black communities, although the exact programs the money will go to remains unclear.
After Garcetti made his remarks, Jamie McBride, an official with the Los Angeles Police Protective League, issued a harsh rebuke of the mayor.
“He smeared every single police officer in Los Angeles and across the nation by calling us killers,” said McBride, reports <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-05/la-police-union-angry-garcetti-killers-comment">the Los Angeles Times</a>.
“Eric, do you really believe that Los Angeles police officers are killers?” asked McBride, reports <a href="https://patch.com/california/pacificpalisades/garcetti-calls-cops-killers-police-union-tuns-him">Patch</a>. &#8220;The same officers that provide you 24-hour security extra measures at your residence 365 days a year?&#8221;
The <a href="https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-mayor-security-costs-20181101-story.html">LA Times</a> previously reported that Garcetti&#8217;s out-of-state travels between 2015 and 2018 cost taxpayers nearly $450,000 of security from the Los Angeles Police Department. This figure does not include salaries or overtime pay for officers, or reflect any costs not related to travel.
The mayor said during a press conference on Friday that his &#8220;killers&#8221; comment was taken out of context, and that his message was that we &#8220;collectively have a choice of whether we’ll be those who heal or whether we’ll continue being the killers,&#8221; according to the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/police-union-calls-la-mayor-unstable-faults-budget-cuts/2020/06/05/b92db7e2-a795-11ea-898e-b21b9a83f792_story.html">Associated Press</a>. Garcetti also told Chuck Todd on <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/mtp-daily/watch/-don-t-retreat-la-mayor-garcetti-to-all-leaders-in-the-u-s-84500549758">MSNBC</a> on Friday afternoon that he didn&#8217;t regret using the word. 
“I’ll push back against anybody. I said ‘all of us,’ meaning 100% of us as Americans,” said Garcetti. “If we make a choice to allow death to happen in this country, to allow, if you grew up in Watts, to have 12 years less of life than if you grew up in Bel-Air.”
As reported by <a href="https://laist.com/latest/post/20200605/protests-lappl-police-union-garcetti-budget-cuts">LAist</a>, McBride also suggested Garcetti may no longer be suited to serve as mayor: &#8220;We are honestly concerned about his mental health, and I think that he should seek some help, and maybe have someone to talk to, a counselor or something, and reflect on some of his decisions, reflect on his ability to lead the city and keep the citizens safe.&#8221;
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Mayor Eric Garcetti Talks About Loss of Measure EE

LA Police Union Official Responds To Mayor’s ‘Killers’ Comment: ‘Smeared Every Single Police Officer’

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced on Wednesday that city officials are planning to cut the police department’s budget by $100-$150 million.
Garcetti’s announcement comes after violent riots have ravaged the city’s businesses and residents. The mayor called in the National Guard to help curb the unrest that has overwhelmed the city’s law enforcement.
The mayor said the cuts to the police department will be replicated across other departments as the city redirects roughly $250 million from its budget to invest in “communities of color and women and people who have been left behind.” The Los Angeles Police Department’s total annual budget is $1.86 billion, according to the <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-03/protests-demanding-racial-justice-gain-momentum-across-l-a">Los Angeles Times</a>.
The cuts will hit “every department, including the Police Department because we all have to be part of this solution together. We all have to step up and say, ‘What can we sacrifice?’” the mayor said.
Shortly after Garcetti’s announcement, three Los Angeles City Council members introduced legislation to cut funding from the LAPD&#8217;s 2020-21 budget.
Protesters began marching last week over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. The protests have been overshadowed by violent rioters that have wrecked stores, attacked police, and stolen with impunity.
Garcetti has drifted some in his response to the riots. Soon after saying National Guard units would not be necessary, Garcetti called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to send in the National Guard on May 31 and imposed a city-wide curfew to stop the violence and restore order.
The increased police presence appears to have curbed much of the violence as officers arrested hundreds of people for violating curfew, stealing, or attacking officers and others, per <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-01/la-braces-for-another-night-of-protests">the Los Angeles Times</a>. At least 60 people are now facing charges.
On Monday, Garcetti and Los Angeles police chief Michel Moore gave a virtual press conference in which Moore said that looters were “as much” responsible for Floyd’s death as the Minneapolis police officers who arrested him. The statement sparked strong blowback, and Garcetti apologized for Moore’s statement later on Twitter.
“The responsibility for George Floyd’s death rests solely with the police officers involved. Chief Moore regrets the words he chose this evening and has clarified them,” Garcetti said.
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The responsibility for George Floyd’s death rests solely with the police officers involved. Chief Moore regrets the words he chose this evening and has clarified them.
&mdash; MayorOfLA (@MayorOfLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MayorOfLA/status/1267651524504637440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The protests-turned-riots over Floyd’s death, which began last week in Minneapolis, have spread to many of the largest cities in the United States such as San Francisco, Seattle, and New York City. Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, is now facing murder and manslaughter charges after holding his knee on Floyd’s neck for roughly nine minutes while Floyd remained handcuffed on the ground.
Chauvin and three other officers involved in Floyd’s arrest were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department after a video of the incident surfaced on social media. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who is leading the prosecution against Floyd, announced charges of aiding and abetting in a murder against the other officers involved on Wednesday.
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LA Officials Push To Cut Police Budget By Up To $150M After Riots

Over the last few days, sections of Los Angeles have looked more like a war zone than neighborhoods. Some of the hardest hit are some of L.A.&#8217;s more high-end shopping areas, including the world famous Rodeo Drive. Unintentionally there to document a significant amount of the protesting, vandalizing, looting, and conflicts with cops was one guy who usually just posts videos of exotic cars.
In one of the videos, titled &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3LrRUfJsY&amp;t=770s">When Car Spotting Goes Terribly Wrong</a>,&#8221; the guy behind the YouTube channel &#8220;effspot&#8221; starts off trying to film some expensive cars cruising around the Rodeo Drive area, but ends up coming up on a roaming band of protesters/rioters. He keeps the camera rolling and captures a whole lot of chaos, eventually posting around 30 minutes of the mayhem carried out by Black Lives Matter and other protesters-turned-rioters at the scene.
Captured in the footage are multiple acts of vandalism and looting of various high-end stores in the famous shopping district. At different points, police appear on the scene, sending some &#8220;protesters&#8221; running. At other points, demonstrators and police square off.
In one particularly tense moment, police in riot gear stand in front of multiple firetrucks apparently called to the scene to address the aftermath of some of the &#8220;demonstrations.&#8221; Some of the rioters are caught on camera hurling objects at officers. As highlighted in the video&#8217;s thumbnail, one of things that ends up getting destroyed by rioters over the course of the day is a black Porsche.
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In another video, posted on Monday, &#8220;effspot&#8221; documents &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbxTqyW8yI0">the indiscriminate looting of Santa Monica</a>.&#8221; The video, which runs about 27 minutes, provides another unflinching look at the impact of the rioters on the area.
As in the scene at Rodeo Drive, large bands of protesters/rioters roam the area or cruise in vehicles and, as the filmmaker put it, &#8220;indiscriminately&#8221; loot and destroy, climbing in and out of broken windows, vandalizing, and lighting fires, at least one of which ends up sending smoke billowing in the air. Among the stores hit by rioters is a 24 Hour Fitness, a Coffee Bean, and a Vons.
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On Sunday, <a href="https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/police-vehicles-attacked-in-beverly-hills-rodeo-drive-store-looted/2371379/">NBC News</a> provided a summary of what took place on Rodeo Drive the day before (formatting adjusted):
<blockquote>What began as a protest in Beverly Hills Saturday over the in-custody death of George Floyd led to looting of the Alexander McQueen clothing store on Rodeo Drive, attacks on three police vehicles and multiple incidents of vandalism. Police used tear gas to break up the remaining 200-300 people gathered at Rodeo and Santa Monica Boulevard around 8 p.m., after the gathering was declared an illegal assembly. &#8230;
The Alexander McQueen store was looted by masked individuals around 6:20 p.m. as what appeared to be dozens of people entered the store and escaped with stolen items. There was also an attempt to loot the Gucci store. Three Santa Monica Police Department vehicles were attacked between 6 and 7 p.m. at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Rodeo. Santa Monica police were assisting the Beverly Hills Police Department on a mutual aid request.</blockquote>
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LA Looting

WATCH: Guy Goes ‘Car Spotting’ In L.A., Ends Up Documenting Rioters Sacking High-End Stores, Setting Fires, Battling Cops

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The Black Lives Matter activists who led an organizing rally in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon condemned “killer cops,” encouraged attendees to “disrupt white capitalism,” then announced the event had “officially closed” shortly before some participants clashed with police.
Featured speakers energized a diverse crowd with anti-law enforcement rhetoric. Kendrick Sampson, an activist who also stars on the HBO series Insecure, repeatedly asked the audience to recite Black Lives Matter’s <a href="https://twitter.com/blmla/status/1267048227242561543">two national demands</a>: “Prosecute killer cops,” they answered in unison. “Defund police.”
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Two national demands: 1. Prosecute killer cops. 2. Defund the police. In the name of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeorgeFloyd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GeorgeFloyd</a> and all those killed by state-sanctioned violence. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackLivesMatter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlackLivesMatter</a>
&mdash; #BlackLivesMatter-LA (@BLMLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BLMLA/status/1267048227242561543?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-31/protesters-explain-why-they-hit-streets-los-angeles">Thousands</a> met at Pan Pacific Park in the city’s Fairfax District “to organize and build power,” event planners said. The Black Lives Matter-led <a href="https://www.facebook.com/blmla/posts/3871673729571582">gathering</a> was held “in the name of George Floyd and the 601 people murdered by police in L.A. County since 2012.” Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died on March 25 while being arrested by a white Minneapolis police officer. The circumstances of his death have sparked nationwide protests against police brutality and racism that have sometimes descended into lawlessness.
Organizers led attendees to the busy intersection of 3rdStreet and Fairfax Avenue, near a popular high-end retail mall called The Grove. Demonstrators blocked traffic as the rally continued. Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors explained the location’s significance over a bullhorn, describing it as “the shopping industry” and “the heart of capitalism.”
Dr. Melina Abdullah, lead organizer of Black Lives Matter’s L.A. chapter, led call and response chants of “disrupt white capitalism,” a concept she believes is the root cause of police violence in America. Abdullah, who is also a college professor, went on to drop a string of expletives that seemingly foreshadowed what was to come after the rally would end.
“F*** the police,” she shouted into the megaphone. “F*** white capitalism. F*** The Grove. F*** 3rdand Fairfax. F*** Beverly Hills.”
By nightfall, stores at every shopping district Abdullah mentioned had been vandalized and looted, and several LAPD cruisers in the Fairfax District were reportedly set <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-30/protesters-march-toward-beverly-hills-demanding-justice-for-george-floyd">on fire</a>.
Abdullah’s 16-year-old daughter, Thandiwe, also addressed rallygoers. She co-founded the Black Lives Matter Youth Vanguard and has been speaking at local protests for several years. In 2018, she was honored by Time Magazine as one of the most influential teens in the country.
“I know you want to cry, I know you want to tear some s*** up,” Thandiwe said. “If you want to set some corporations on fire, you know what? I don’t care about Target burning. I don’t care that capitalism burns. I don’t care that white people in their f***ing office buildings are upset. I don’t care that you can’t go nowhere because you’re stuck in f***ing traffic. I don’t care that you can’t get to your job or your doctor’s appointment or to wherever the f*** you want to go.”
Organizers ended the rally while it was still peaceful, acknowledging the situation could potentially become unsafe for some folks in attendance.
“We ain’t saying y’all have to go home, but there’s a lot of youth and vulnerable people out here that should definitely leave,” a Black Lives Matter leader said over the bullhorn. “The action is officially closed,” he announced. “Whatever y’all do from here on out ain’t my business.”
<a href="https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/05/30/hundreds-gather-in-fairfax-district-as-part-of-latest-protest-over-deadly-arrest-of-george-floyd/">According</a> to CBS2, “tensions began to rise” after “the protesters began moving toward Beverly Hills” and other areas.” They were met by LAPD, which issued an unlawful assembly order and instructed participants and onlookers to leave. The L.A. Times <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-30/as-looters-hit-the-grove-mall-a-security-guard-begs-them-to-stop-were-one-of-you">described</a> the scene that developed as “a tense standoff” with “police shooting rubber bullets and striking demonstrators with batons.”
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More police brutality from the <a href="https://twitter.com/BLMLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BLMLA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WeBldPwr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WeBldPwr</a> protest yesterday where cops starting swinging batons and shooting projectiles at people simply standing there with there hands up. <a href="https://t.co/ibkKfZoAB3">pic.twitter.com/ibkKfZoAB3</a>
&mdash; Matt McGorry (@MattMcGorry) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattMcGorry/status/1267217360894562306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Sampson, who helped organize the rally with Black Lives Matter, <a href="https://twitter.com/kendrick38/status/1266929598622658564">claimed</a> the police instigated the altercation, alleging “some of the agitators in the crowd were plainclothes LAPD.” He broadcasted video excerpts on social media and <a href="https://twitter.com/kendrick38/status/1266924362210226177">tweeted</a>, “I actually got hit 7 times with rubber bullets and many with batons.”
LAPD <a href="https://twitter.com/LAPDHQ/status/1266866430751805440">asked</a> the public to avoid the vicinity as other violent protests emerged in the neighborhood. Several shops in the surrounding area were later looted, and officials implemented a citywide curfew that night.
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Black Lives Matter Issued Demands, Urged Crowd To ‘Disrupt White Capitalism’ At Weekend L.A. Rally  

Former Cleveland Cavaliers guard JR Smith took to social media this weekend after apparently beating up a rioter who broke his truck window in Los Angeles.
The free agent acknowledged that there&#8217;s video of the beatdown, (which can be viewed below), and emphasized that he chased down the rioter after he allegedly attacked his truck. &#8220;This ain&#8217;t no hate crime,&#8221; he says in the video, making a reference to the rioter being white.
&#8220;Before y&#8217;all see this s*** somewhere else, one of these little mother f***ing white boys didn&#8217;t know where he was going, broke my f***ing window in my truck,&#8221; he says, &#8220;broke my s***.&#8221;
&#8220;This is a residential area, there wasn&#8217;t no stores over here, no none of that,&#8221; Smith continued. &#8220;I chased him down and whooped his a**.&#8221;
The NBA player again noted that the footage is out there, but said he has &#8220;no problem with nobody that ain&#8217;t got no problem with me.&#8221;
&#8220;So if the footage come out and y&#8217;all see it,&#8221; he said, &#8220;I chased him down and whooped his a**. He broke my window. This ain&#8217;t no hate crime. I ain&#8217;t got no problem with nobody that ain&#8217;t got no problem with me, it&#8217;s a problem with the mother f***ing system. That&#8217;s it.&#8221;
&#8220;The mother f***er broke my window and I whooped his a**,&#8221; Smith repeated. &#8220;He didn&#8217;t know whose window he broke, and he got his a** whooped.&#8221;
In the video of the altercation, the athlete is seen kicking the apparent rioter while he&#8217;s on the ground and landing a punch before the alleged rioter sprints away.
According to <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29248958/jr-smith-beats-man-damaging-truck">ESPN</a>, Smith, 34, is a 15-year NBA veteran who played in 11 games for the Cavaliers last season and is yet to be on a roster this season.
Protests started to pop up across the nation on Tuesday over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a police officer had his knee on the 46-year-old’s neck during an arrest, according to a viral video.
“An eight-minute clip filmed by a person on the street shows Floyd telling police he can’t breathe and begging the cop on top of him to stop before he falls unconscious,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-riot-police-in-minneapolis-fire-rubber-bullets-tear-gas-at-protesters-demanding-charges-against-cops-involved-in-death-of-black-man">The Daily Wire</a> reported Tuesday. “Officer Derek Chauvin was identified as the officer who knelt on Floyd’s neck outside Cup Foods on Chicago Avenue and East 38th Street.”
However, things quickly turned ugly; arson, looting, and violence spiked in places like Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York City, Rochester, and other cities.
Since the incident, all four officers involved in the arrest have been fired, investigations from the FBI and state law enforcement have been opened, President Donald Trump has condemned the incident, and, on Friday, the officer at the center of the incident was taken into custody.
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JR Smith caught a vandal busting out the window on his car during the protests out in LA. The vandal caught those hands. 😵 [via <a href="https://twitter.com/TMZ_Sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TMZ_Sports</a>] <a href="https://t.co/NYBqC7EDIX">pic.twitter.com/NYBqC7EDIX</a>
&mdash; Knicks Fan TV 🏀🎥📺🏁 (@KnicksFanTv) <a href="https://twitter.com/KnicksFanTv/status/1267219896074678272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2020</a></blockquote>
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JR Smith

‘I Whooped His A**’: NBA Player Says He Beat Rioter Who Broke His Window. Here’s The Video.

A woman in Santa Monica, California, desperately pleaded with rioters who were allegedly looting stores in the area on Sunday, screaming at them that they were going to get President Donald Trump re-elected.
&#8220;This is going to get Trump re-elected!&#8221; the woman screamed. &#8220;Please stop! Think first.”
&#8220;Do not get Trump re-elected for your behavior,&#8221; the woman desperately pleaded. &#8220;Please! Santa Monica, please! We don&#8217;t want Trump re-elected! Please stop doing this! They&#8217;re only going to want him back because of your–”
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This woman ran up and stood outside a pillaged Vans and was begging people to stop looting because it will help get Trump re-elected. 
“We don’t want Trump re-elected, please don’t do this” <a href="https://t.co/739dYfD8ZT">pic.twitter.com/739dYfD8ZT</a>
&mdash; Brianna Sacks (@bri_sacks) <a href="https://twitter.com/bri_sacks/status/1267224316745146370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The Santa Monica Daily Press (SMDP) <a href="https://www.smdp.com/george-floyd-protesters-gather-by-santa-monica-pier/192254">reported</a> that hundreds of demonstrators came together for protests that eventually turned in riots as looting broke out at nearby stores:
<blockquote>A group of looters started breaking into downtown stores and the Santa Monica Place mall after 2 p.m., and police set up a perimeter around the Third Street Promenade. A protester tried to prevent looters from breaking into a downtown REI Co-op.
As the looting escalated, hundreds of protesters gathered peacefully near the pier and smaller groups continued to protest in a few other areas downtown.
After the looting began, officials issued a 4 p.m. curfew, closed all 10 Freeway off-ramps into Santa Monica and halted the Metro E line at the 26th Street station. Los Angeles County issued a 6 p.m. curfew throughout all areas of the county.</blockquote>
The riots initially started as demonstrations to protest the death of George Floyd early last week, a black man who died after being taken into police custody.
President Donald Trump weighed in on the incident shortly after it happened, saying that he directed federal authorities to quickly investigate what happened.
&#8220;At my request, the FBI and the Department of Justice are already well into an investigation as to the very sad and tragic death in Minnesota of George Floyd,&#8221; Trump tweeted. &#8220;I have asked for this investigation to be expedited and greatly appreciate all of the work done by local law enforcement. My heart goes out to George’s family and friends. Justice will be served!&#8221;
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&#8230;.I have asked for this investigation to be expedited and greatly appreciate all of the work done by local law enforcement. My heart goes out to George’s family and friends. Justice will be served!
&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1265774770877902848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 27, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Since then violent riots have broke out across the U.S. which have resulted in police being killed, businesses destroyed, stores looted, and lives upended in areas that were already hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
Attorney General William Barr <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-attorney-general-it-appears-some-violent-riots-driven-by-far-left-extremists-using-antifa-like-tactics">responded</a> to the riots on Saturday in part by saying: “In many places, it appears the violence is planned, organized, and driven by anarchistic and far left extremists, using Antifa-like tactics, many of whom travel from out of state to promote the violence. We must have law and order on our streets and in our communities, and it is the responsibility of the local and state leadership, in the first instance, to halt this violence. The Department of Justice (including the FBI, Marshals, ATF, and DEA), and all of our 93 U.S. Attorneys across the country, will support these local efforts and take all action necessary to enforce federal law.”
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Woman In L.A. BEGS Alleged Looters To Stop: ‘This Is Going To Get Trump Re-Elected!’

On Saturday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti stressed during a press conference pertaining to the ongoing riots that the city would not “call in the National Guard.” A short while later, Garcetti tweeted that “the California National Guard” was coming to LA.
“Would you support calling in the National Guard?” asked a reporter.
Garcetti replied:
<blockquote>No. I spoke with the governor earlier today. This is not a city – this is not 1992. We&#8217;re not going to evoke what happened then and call in the National Guard, but that&#8217;s also on all of us. Let&#8217;s just all deescalate. We&#8217;ve trained police officers to learn more and more about deescalation, and we still have more to do, but all of us as human beings can deescalate. You can escalate without a weapon. You can provoke without a baton. So, let us all deescalate, and no, I do not anticipate in any way needing to call in [the] National Guard. We got this, Los Angeles. Let&#8217;s show our better angels.</blockquote>
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Garcetti was, of course, referring the 1992 LA Riots, which followed the acquittal of four Los Angeles police officers who brutally beat African American man Rodney King.
Later, Garcetti changed course, issuing the following tweet: “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.”
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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.
— MayorOfLA (@MayorOfLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MayorOfLA/status/1266934742936514561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2020</a></blockquote>
On Sunday, Garcetti <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrAxt2diizc&amp;feature=youtu.be">said the following</a> during a press conference:
<blockquote>In the early evening last night, I spoke with Governor Gavin Newsom to provide him with an update on what was happening here in Los Angeles. I described the situation, I explained how it [had] become clear that a small group had turned a non-violent gathering into acts of violence and criminal acts against our local businesses. He offered to declare a state of emergency and send in and supplement National Guardsmen and women – everyday citizens who put on a uniform – that could come here to help us, and I said yes.
We&#8217;ve declared states of emergency for fires and earthquakes. We’re in one now for COVID-19. My heart breaks that we had to declare one because some people, some of them from outside of our communities, started fires and threw rocks and other dangerous items, people who drove from across town in caravans, in cars, to jump out to loot, get back in the car, and do it again. That’s the worst of us, and that&#8217;s clearly an emergency.
After this declaration, my office coordinated with the state’s Office of Emergency Services on our deployment of our 500 National Guardsmen and women, and another 500 that have headed here, I know, to back up the sheriff&#8217;s department. All of these steps are not to instill fear, they are not to exact punishment on anyone.</blockquote>
The Mayor of Los Angeles has issued a <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-31/looting-vandalism-leaves-downtown-l-a-stunned">second curfew</a> beginning Sunday evening at 8 p.m. local time. The first curfew, which was issued on Saturday, ran from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. local time.
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Currently, the curfew will apply to downtown Los Angeles between the 110 fwy on the west, Alameda on the east, and 10 fwy on the south, and 101 fwy on the north between 8 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.
— MayorOfLA (@MayorOfLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MayorOfLA/status/1266865725701939201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2020</a></blockquote>
Following days of rioting in cities across the nation, some states and localities are asking for National Guard deployment in order to help bolster their law enforcement presence and tamp down on the escalating disruptions.
These ongoing protests and riots began following the killing of 46-year-old African American man George Floyd after a Minneapolis police officer used his knee to pin Floyd’s neck to the ground. The officer in question, Derek Chauvin, was fired and has now been arrested and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, as previously reported by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/floyd-had-officers-knee-on-his-neck-for-nine-minutes-was-non-responsive-for-almost-three-says-criminal-complaint">The Daily Wire</a>.
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