Crowds began disbursing within an hour after curfew there, but in nearby Milpitas, videos showed looters breaking into the Great Mall.The evening became so chaotic with roving bands of ransackers that at one point, a false report of a tiger on the loose at the Oakland Zoo was tweeted, then retracted, by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.The lawlessness obscured the message of protesters, who continued to demonstrate across the country Sunday against the killing last week of George Floyd, a black man, by police in Minneapolis. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 1: A man is detained for breaking curfew in front of San Jose City Hall in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Monday, June 1, 2020. Gavin Newsom on state's response to COVID-19 pandemic. Protesters blocking Highway 101 in Morgan Hill “This could escalate things. “We know people are hurt, are upset, are angry — all kinds of emotions.”But, she added, assaults on people, and the damage done to businesses in the city — including from fires set and looting — “is really not something we can tolerate.”The curfew, Breed said, would last until the situation is “under control.”Kids in the US are eating more fast food, the CDC reportsHere's why this recession has been different from any otherJulia Prodis Sulek, Annie Sciacca, Maggie Angst, George KellySan Jose, Walnut Creek, Danville declare curfews as conflicts erupt again amid national protestsShow full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)Despite five days of continued protests outside of City Hall, San Jose on Tuesday became the Bay Area’s first large city to make plans to lift its overnight curfew order after dozens of residents argued that it violated their civil rights.Culminating a five-hour discussion about the merits of the curfew, the San Jose City Council voted 10-1 to amend the citywide regulation, which went into effect on Sunday to curb violence and looting and did not have a designated end date. GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. I wouldn’t be asking for this tool for my officers,” he said.Under the city’s current curfew order, residents must remain in their homes and stay out of streets and public areas from 8:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. The city of Santa Clara imposed a similar curfew. Santa Clara on Tuesday joined Portland in lifting its order.In a statement Tuesday the city of Santa Clara said that “while two businesses — Walgreens and Skechers — experienced vandalism Monday night, the imminent threat of larger-scale looting throughout Santa Clara can now be managed through regular police authority.”San Jose decided to implement a curfew after the first two days of demonstrations on Friday and Saturday, which began as peaceful protests in downtown but later also included looting and property damage to storefronts. But in neighboring San Jose, their citywide curfew continues until 5 a.m. on Thursday, June 4. Residents believe that Mayor Sam Liccardo and the San Jose … People need to go home and be mad at the right things, channel their anger in the right direction. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)SAN JOSE, CA - JUNE 2: A protester holds a rose outside City Hall in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, June, 2, 2020. “Let things cool down and we can concentrate on the hard work ahead in rebuilding a more equitable San Jose.”The council will reevaluate their decision Friday morning after what is expected to be the first night of protesting without a curfew in five days. She's a Chicago native and previously covered breaking news for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and education for the Island Packet in Hilton Head, S.C. His officers made 100 arrests.In “an abundance of caution and in the interest of safety,” Santa Clara County’s presiding judge announced she was closing the courthouse on Monday.

Tear gas, clashes in Beirut amid fury over massive blast The order provides exemptions for police officers, emergency personnel, members of the media, individuals seeking medical care or experiencing homelessness.More than two dozen residents tuned into the virtual council meeting Tuesday night and sent a resounding message: the city was turning their freedom to assemble into a crime and cops in riot gear were only escalating the peaceful protests, they said. San Jose to lift protest curfew order on Thursday San Jose will lift its overnight curfew order on Thursday morning following the protests and death of George Floyd. Demonstrators were heard imploring others not to turn over dumpsters.A Bay Area News Group reporter covering the protest was brought down by police, told to put her face to the ground and threatened with a baton — even after identifying herself as a member of the media that is considered  “essential”  and except from the curfew order.By early evening Sunday, looters had made their way to San Leandro where local police were warning locals to stay away from the south end of town as well as Bayfair mall, the Marina Square shopping center, and Walmart  on Hesperian Boulevard where looters were ransacking stores.In Walnut Creek, Esmerelda Brown, a 21-year-old Diablo Valley College student and Northgate High graduate, said she and her friends had come to peacefully protest with their “Black Lives Matter” signs, but were caught up in the mayhem as looters fled and pointed weapons that could fire tear gas and rubber bullets.The curfews were met with mixed reactions, causing some to fear the new restrictions would only heighten tensions.Luis Falcon, a 32-year-old teacher who was one of hundreds protesting at San José City Hall, said a curfew would violate his First Amendment rights and could lead to more violence as officers will be forced to enforce it whether protesters leave or not.“We have been nothing but peaceful, so I don’t understand why he has to take these drastic measures,” Falcon said of Mayor Sam Liccardo.