5:30 p.m.: Mayor Darrell Steinberg, city council give update on potential citywide curfew

Sacramento City Council held an emergency meeting at 3:30 p.m. today to vote on declaring a local public emergency and setting a citywide curfew following vandalism, break-ins and theft by some demonstrators this weekend.

Watch live here at 5:30 p.m. as council members, Mayor Darrell Steinberg and city staff to announce the details of the curfew.

4:12 p.m.: California National Guard arriving in Sacramento in preparation for more protests

Today, approximately 500 California National Guard troops started arriving in Sacramento to assist law enforcement following a weekend of protests, the city announced.

The National Guard will assist the city and county of Sacramento in “protecting key infrastructure,” according to the city. They arrive following two days in which peaceful protests during the day transitioned into more destructive demonstrations at night as some groups vandalized, broke into and stole from businesses in downtown and Midtown.

Officials say the National Guard arriving today will help additional Sacramento Police officers respond to reports of violence and destruction of property.

The city of Sacramento and the Sacramento Police Department made the request for more assistance on Sunday. The National Guard has already been in Sacramento for several weeks helping with food distribution and working on the field hospital at Sleep Train Arena.

The National Guard has already been deployed in Los Angeles and Long Beach, and is currently on standby in San Francisco.

The Sacramento City Council is meeting at 3:30 p.m. to discuss details of its planned curfew and how it will be enforced.

2:42 p.m.: Prayer gathering planned Monday evening in Sacramento

A prayer gathering for victims of police violence is being held Monday at 5 p.m. at Cesar Chavez Plaza, as Sacramento determined how it will implement a planned curfew after nights of demonstrations and property damage.

The event is hosted by the Anti Police-Terror Project. The group recommends people bring food and water, wear personal protective equipment and practice social distancing.

The group says it will end its event before any curfew takes effect, telling attendees to "Please understand the risk you will be assuming if you stay out past curfew, and make sure you are really willing and able to assume that risk."

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.

After 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.