On June 7, hundreds gathered at Mariachi Plaza on foot and in cars to protest police brutality in Boyle Heights, a historically Latino neighborhood. They were detained for upwards of twenty hours in what the National Lawyers Guild called "punitive". On June 26, between 24 and 28 protesters were arrested in Beverly Hills on entirely nonviolent charges, excepting one individual suspected on an arson charge. A city curfew was imposed starting at 8 p.m. Fireworks were set off near police cruisers, and widespread vandalization occurred. Demonstrators were largely peaceful, but opportunistic looters broke into luxury stores along Rodeo Drive and other locations. On May 30, protesters entered Beverly Hills, having marched from the Fairfax district in Los Angeles. On June 3, a small protest was held at the Avalon town square by young adults in Catalina Island.
The protest was organized by the Altadena-based grassroots organization My Tribe Rise, which aims to feed the homeless and contribute to various communities throughout Southern California. On June 6, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Charles White Park in Altadena to protest the murder of George Floyd and other acts of police brutality. On June 4, about 200 residents marched from Almansor Park to Alhambra City Hall. This is a list of protests that took place in Los Angeles County, California following the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while in police custody.
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