Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said arrests and confrontations with the police had declined since the initial weekend of demonstrations. She said the seven-day curfew was a success in helping ease

LOS ANGELES -- Downtown Los Angeles businesses are hoping customers will return after Mayor Karen Bass lifted a curfew she had imposed last week to prevent vandalism and break-ins during nighttime protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday lifted the downtown Los Angeles curfew that has been in place for one week, as protests, violence and vandalism in the neighborhood have ebbed following a wave of high-profile federal immigration raids.