The optics for California Democrats—particularly far-left Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Governor Gavin Newsom—have turned negative. Their characterization of the riots as “mostly peaceful” is increasingly being contradicted by viral X footage of looting, vehicle fires, and street-level chaos. Public sentiment appears to be shifting, with growing scrutiny on the role of well-funded far-left NGOs allegedly involved in organizing the unrest.
On Tuesday night, Mayor Bass was forced to impose a curfew on downtown Los Angeles—a move that stands in stark contrast to earlier claims from California Democrats that the protests were “mostly peaceful.”