Newsom responded later in the night that he granted the National Guard request and was declaring a state of emergency in the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County.

PT, Garcetti posted a statement on Twitter, writing: “The California National Guard is being deployed to Los Angeles overnight to support our local response to maintain peace and safety on the streets of our city.”.

The California National Guard is being deployed to Los Angeles overnight to support our local response to maintain peace and safety on the streets of our city.

News of the National Guard being mobilized came after the city of L.A.

As late as 12:30 AM Sunday, police and fire crews were finding pockets of looters in the streets, including at Melrose Avenue and Highland Avenue, where looters were ransacking the Melrose Mac store and the adjacent Mozza restaurants as local news helicopters caught the action from above!

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