LOS ANGELES - Mayor Karen Bass has announced a curfew will be put into effect for one square mile of downtown Los Angeles following several nights of sporadically chaotic protests during which the LAPD arrested more than 150 people.

The curfew will extend from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. It will apply to the area of downtown from the 5 Freeway to the 110 Freeway and from the 10 Freeway to where the 110 Freeway and the 5 Freeway merge, Bass said.

The Los Angeles Times reported the mayor imposed the curfew Tuesday evening. She had suggested earlier in the day that she would consider a curfew if violence broke out again. She said the curfew would not be necessary citywide, as the protests have been largely centered in the downtown area.

"I wanted to let the city know that I have declared a local emergency and issued a curfew for downtown Los Angeles to stop the vandalism, to stop the looting," said Bass at an evening news conference.

Bass said she expected the curfew to last for several days.

Story Date: June 11, 2025