Voice of OC (https://voiceofoc.org/2020/05/)
During the curfew, all persons must not travel on any public street or public place, according to the City Manager’s order, issued under emergency authority.
Huntington Beach Police officials shut down a protest Sunday afternoon, calling it an unlawful assembly, less than two hours after protesters gathered.
Santa Ana residents — responding to social media posts calling on the community to help clean up — appeared at the sites of the protest the night before.
The crowds gathered in response to nationwide outcry over the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer.
Several organized protests against police violence sprung up across OC, with hundreds of people in Orange and Santa Ana and some arrests in Fullerton.
City Manager John Russo’s resignation comes just after a series of controversies including the Veterans Cemetery and a Voice of OC series on the Great Park.
The state senate’s Veteran Affairs chair is looking to examine multiple sites for the cemetery weeks after the Irvine City Council chose a location.
Sheriff officials say the flag was raised for an annual commemoration of law enforcement. Critics say the flag was tone-deaf amid nationwide protests.
An error in reporting on 10 coronavirus tests caused 10 OC elderly nursing home residents to be exposed to the virus and one has now tested positive for the virus.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing to decrease the overrepresentation of people of color in coronavirus cases and deaths across the state.