Sacramento Expected to Announce Curfew Tonight

By Joey Tack on June 1, 2020

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 2020/05/29: A protester yells in the face of a police officer during the demonstration. A peaceful protest, spurred by the death of George Floyd, turned violent as protesters clashed with police, throwing rocks and bottles at police while police responded by shooting pepper spray balls at protesters and using flash bang grenades to disperse the crowd. (Photo by Stanton Sharpe/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

According to our partners at KCRA3

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg says the city will establish a curfew Monday after two consecutive nights of looting in the downtown area.

 

Steinberg said the city council will hold a special meeting at 2 p.m., where he will recommend the authorization of either a 7 p.m. or 8 p.m. curfew.

He also mentioned that he has spoken to Gov. Gavin Newsom, and has talked about the possibility of bringing in the National Guard to Sacramento.