Group Protests Governor's Curfew At Santa Monica Pier

Santa Monica CA

30 November, 2020

11:15 AM

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SANTA MONICA, CA — About 80 people gathered at the Santa Monica Pier to protest Gov. Gavin Newsom's limited stay-at-home order, which sets a 10 p.m. curfew prohibiting public and private gatherings, but there were no arrests, authorities said Sunday. The protesters began gathering at the pier at 8 p.m. Saturday, said Santa Monica police Sgt. B. Cooper. "They moved around the pier and the downtown area," Cooper said. Police never declared an unlawful assembly. By 11:30 p.m. the crowd was shrinking, under the watchful eyes of officers, he said. Protests and faith-based services have been exempted from COVID-19- related orders because they are constitutionally protected rights. Some of the participants Saturday night were Trump supporters, including Latinos For Trump. Every Saturday 8-11pm @ Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica Pier Lockdown & Curfew Protest Support Small Business!#SmallBusinessSaturday pic.twitter.com/Pyt4DMwWSp— Atlanta Pipe Leak Latina O'Crazio CornPop (@OcrazioCornPop) November 29, 2020 Santa Monica Pier Lockdown & Curfew Protest #LatinosForTrump Support Small Business!#SmallBusinessSaturday pic.twitter.com/3br9jcMMmm— Atlanta Pipe Leak Latina O'Crazio CornPop (@OcrazioCornPop) November 29, 2020- City News Service and Patch Editor Nicole Charky contributed to this report.