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Community members answered the call to help clean up broken windows and tagged properties following a weekend of protests in downtown Sacramento.
The Downtown Sacramento Partnership put out a call on social media Monday morning, asking for help with the clean up efforts.
The partnership asked volunteers to wear face masks and to bring supplies, from brooms to trash bags.
9:15 a.m.: Sacramento under curfew starting Monday nightAfter peaceful protests against the police killing of George Floyd ended with violent confrontations, property theft and vandalism in Sacramento over the weekend, Mayor Darrell Steinberg announced the city will be placed under a curfew Monday night.
“After two nights of this, I think it’s time to ratchet it up," Steinberg said during a press conference.
He also said he is still considering whether to call on the National Guard to help with the demonstrations.
“A lot of this (holding up a rock) is coming from outside of our community,” Steinberg said. “It is well organized. We heard all kinds of reports that people on bikes, with phones, are organizing the various movements around town.”
The city council is holding a closed meeting to discuss the curfew at 2 p.m. Monday. The curfew could start at either 7:00 or 8:00 p.m.
“We are not going to tolerate people destroying our community,” said Steinberg.
8:00 a.m.: State offices closed due to George Floyd protestsGov. Gavin Newsom is expected to address the statewide demonstrations and police confrontations during a press conference at 12 p.m. Monday.
In a memo to state departments, the California Highway Patrol and the governor’s office advised them to close offices in downtown and city areas due to “escalating conditions.”
Sacramento police officers say 25 people were arrested Sunday night following weekend protests against police violence and the killing of George Floyd.
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