The mayor said the curfew will run from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. local time, and cover roughly a square mile of downtown. She said she expects it to last several days.

A curfew for downtown Los Angeles is now in effect. It began at 8 p.m. local time and will last until 6 a.m. The curfew applies to an area about one square mile in downtown LA, which has been the site of clashes between police and protesters over the past several days.