Los Angeles County Imposes Third Night of Curfew

Los Angeles County will be under a countywide curfew that runs from 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, through 6 a.m. on Wednesday, June 3.

The curfew does not apply to individuals voting in Special Elections occurring today in the City of Commerce and in El Rancho Unified School District in Pico Rivera. In both elections, all voters were mailed ballots and the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk has one mobile vote center in each jurisdiction that has been open daily since Saturday and will be open today until 8 p.m. Poll workers are also exempt from the order.

This is the third night a countywide curfew has been ordered.

The County curfew applies to every municipality in Los Angeles County but cities can implement stricter curfews.

In addition to voters and poll workers being exempt, the countywide curfew does not apply to the following: peace officers; firefighters; National Guard or other military personnel deployed to the area; emergency medical services personnel; individuals traveling to and from work; individuals working on a public work of improvement construction project; credentialed media representatives involved in news gathering; people experiencing homelessness and without access to a viable shelter; and individuals seeking medical treatment.

The following cities have already implemented stricter curfews:

• Beverly Hills – June 2nd curfew starting at 1 p.m. 
• Culver City – June 2nd curfew starting at 4 p.m.
• Santa Monica –  June 2nd curfew starting at 2 p.m.
• West Hollywood – June 2nd curfew starting at 4 p.m.

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