90210 going down, lootings everywhere, LA mayor asking for National Guard

[Baclava]

Melrose, Beverly Hills being overrun

[sarisataka]

1. Link?

[Baclava]

2. cant, on tablet, Twitter, "National Guard deploys to L A as looting, vandalism, violence worsens "

Holy shit, twitter feeds from somewhere up high, zooming in on storefronts being busted out, streams of people breaking in

[sarisataka]

4. LA Times from 830 this morning

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-30/hundreds-arrested-after-looting-vandalism-sweep-downtown-la

[Baclava]

6. What? NO, its live on CNN now! Block after block on Melrose Ave burning

[sarisataka]

8. sprinkleeninow found a much newer article below

[Baclava]

9. Its happening live, u can watch it! This shit is going down, LA is being torn apart on live tee-vee

[sarisataka]

10. It is a mess

looks like Minneapolis two days ago

[Baclava]

11. This is Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, high end luxury stores like Gucci, Cartier, cleaned out

[tishaLA]

7. KABC has good coverage

https://abc7.com/watch/

an here's CBS: https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/live/cbsn-la/

[sprinkleeninow]

3. From the WaPo...

Los Angeles mayor: National Guard to be deployed overnight - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/los-angeles-mayor-asks-for-national-guard-amid-violence/2020/05/30/0af266d6-a2f0-11ea-be06-af5514ee0385_story.html

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles mayor said National Guard troops were being sent in to the nation’s second-largest city after continuing demonstrations Saturday saw protesters torch police cars and vandalize and burglarize stores while clashing with lines of officers.

Mayor Eric Garcetti said he asked Gov. Gavin Newsom for 500 to 700 members of the Guard.

[sarisataka]

5. That is newer info than the link I found