MESSAGE FROM ANDY ON THE LOOTING AND VIOLENCE - JUNE 2, 2020

Dear Members,
   Things seemed to be quite a bit calmer last night.  I heard reports that the police were at our eastern border at the start of the curfew (1:00 pm) and were stopping cars as they were coming in from the protests in West Hollywood and West LA.

The City of Santa Monica has issued another curfew for today starting at 2:00 pm and lasting until tomorrow morning at 5:30 am.  I have also received an email from councilmember Ted Winterer with an update on what's happened in the city.  I've included his comments below.

The police department is asking that people reserve 911 for life-threatening emergencies.  If you see something you think they should know about, please call SMPD Dispatch at (310) 458-8491.

Follow this link for more info from the city.
https://www.santamonica.gov/Recovery

We will make it better,
Andrew Hoyer
SMMCN Board President & Govt Affairs Officer 
Key Messages from Ted Winterer:

• Curfew in Santa Monica went into effect yesterday at 1:30 pm until 5:30 am. County curfew is in effect from 6 pm to 6 am. (Today's starts at 2:00 pm)
• Santa Monica Police Department in partnership with the National Guard is protecting the safety of everyone in our City. This is an “ALL CALL” a full deployment with significant mutual aid on the ground right now protecting every major corridor and the downtown.
• We will not stand for criminal behavior of any kind. We have made arrests for not abiding by curfew orders, though by and large our residents are at home.
• We are a City that comes together to face tough situations. We care deeply about all members of our community – residents, businesses, and those who work here. 
• The property damage and disrespect that some of our businesses experienced is devastating. To business and property owners. We are calling businesses one by one to assess damage and to ensure they know we are here for them and we will get through this tomorrow.
• Santa Monica is a community that stands in solidarity with the outcry for change and need to end systemic racism in our country. 
• We share in the grief and outrage at the killing of George Floyd, and the far too many men and women of color who came before him whose lives were unjustly taken. We stand united against police brutality and institutional racism.  
• We will work together as a community to, one foot in front of the other, and we will get through this.
• An extraordinary showing of love for Santa Monica is visible on our streets. Hundreds of community volunteers have come out in mass throughout the city to clean up the events of last night with their own brooms, tools, and trash bags. City leadership cannot express enough gratitude. 
• To report damage or to report criminal activity, including videos and photos. Please email those to info@santamonica.gov. Our hotline is now focused on COVID and recovery. It is open at 310-458-8400 until 8 p.m. tonight. Will resume Mon-Fri 8A-5P tomorrow, June 2.
• At this time, we ask for your patience, as Santa Monica Police Department is unable to receive or send officers to respond to report calls for property-related incidents where there is no suspect, or if the suspect is no longer present. If you need to file a report, please wait and report at a later date.  Please keep the non-emergency and 911 lines open to report in-progress or life-threatening incidents only.  

Situation Status: 
--We have a unified command in place with Santa Monica Police Department, Santa Monica Fire Department, and mutual aid agencies.  
--Emergency Operations Center is fully activated. 
--National Guard officers – 130 
--Public safety on site: 

• Entire Santa Monica Police and Fire Departments are fully deployed. This is an “ALL CALL” in Santa Monica. 

• Santa Barbara County Sheriffs, Culver City 

--We have made some arrests for not following curfew, but by and large people are abiding.
--Northbound 4th and 5th Street exit on the I-10 is closed.  
--Downtown parking structures are closed.
--Physical barricades in key areas of our downtown are in place. All downtown public parking structures are closed.   
--BBB service ended at noon today.  
--All rideshare service (Uber, Lyft) into and within Santa Monica is suspended. 
--Damage assessment teams have completed structure by structure along all Santa Monica roads citywide. As of 3 p.m. Monday June 1st there have been 347 damage reports submitted to the City. 

• 84 reports of graffiti
• reports of damage to retail businesses; 155 of which have significant damage 
• We plan on calling the 155 businesses with significant damage starting this afternoon to get further details on cost of damages, and cost of property stolen.

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