In addition to entertainment venues, the closures will seriously impact the business of hundreds of downtown restaurants and clubs. Some restaurants, such as Camélia in the Arts District, will pivot to lunch and happy hour and close early for the duration of the curfew. See more restaurants closing early here .

“I am exercising my mayoral powers to implement a curfew within Downtown Los Angeles,” said Bass. “If you do not live or work in Downtown L.A., avoid the area. Law enforcement will arrest ...

Over the past week, 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines have been deployed to Downtown LA in response to protests of sweeping immigration raids enacted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. And despite a judge’s ruling this week that the deployment was illegal, an appeals court has allowed the troops to stay put for the time being.

About 200 Marines have moved into Los Angeles to protect federal property and personnel. Some troops were seen outside a federal building by midday Friday. Maj. Gen.

Los Angeles will allow ticket holders for Center Theatre Group's 'Hamlet,' L.A. Opera's 'Rigoletto' and others to stay out past Mayor Bass' curfew; the Broad museum plans to close this weekend.

“Multiple groups continue to congregate on 1st St between Spring and Alameda. Those groups are being addressed and mass arrests are being initiated. Curfew is in effect,” read a post on the LAPD’s social media, sent at 9:09p.m local time on Tuesday night.

The curfew extends to sections of downtown Los Angeles where protests have turned into instances of vandalism and looting.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass implemented an 8 p.m. curfew for the city’s downtown following days of protests. “I issued a curfew starting tonight at 8pm for Downtown Los Angeles to stop bad actors who are taking advantage of the President’s chaotic escalation,