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California Civil Unrest

California Civil Disorder

This is a general Thread to Discuss civil strife in California where protests are causing clashes with authorities.

When riots happen in California how are they normally quelled?

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Police hit with bottles, rocks; 6 arrested

SAN DIEGO — Hundreds of demonstrators marching in response to a grand jury decision not to indict a police officer in the fatal shooting of a Missouri teenager twice blocked a freeway ... Ref. SignOnSanDiego.com

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Small protest again in City Heights

SAN DIEGO — Demonstrators gathered Wednesday evening in City Heights for the second night in a row, marching in another protest against a grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer ... Ref. CNN

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Massive L.A. Fire shuts down parts of 2 freeways

More than 250 firefighters were battling a huge fire that broke out in a residential structure in downtown Los Angeles on Monday. Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman David Ortiz said he did not believe anyone was living or working there when the fire broke out. He says the 101 Freeway was closed in both directions. The California Highway Patrol says transition lanes between the 110 and 101 freeways were shutdown. Ref. USAToday

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SD income rises, but high poverty persists

Median household incomes in the region increased by $4,111 last year and have surpassed 2007 levels for the first time since the economy collapsed. But new census data shows that despite the ... Ref. Source 7c

California Civil Unrest

Protesters block freeway after videos show Sacramento police firing 20 shots at unarmed black man. Stephon Clark, 22, was shot at 20 times by two officers who believed he had a gun. Clark was holding a cellphone. Source 7g.

California Civil Unrest

Cop cars burned in absolute chaos. Police cars are burning in Los Angeles where huge crowds are facing off against police in the heart of the city. Source 6f.

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I was watching some of the protests in the Santa Monica area on TV. They have a 4:30 curfew but people were totally ignoring that.