This morning many business owners in Long Beach returned to broken windows and empty shops after another night of looting. The evening began with peaceful protesters asking for justice for George Floyd, but soon groups of outsiders managed to mingle in and started destroying property.
Last night Long Beach City Councilmember Rex Richardson put out Tweet asking the community to organize and help clean up the affected areas in the morning.
Richardson spoke to us this afternoon and told us about the recovery efforts this morning, what the city's doing to help both the local economy and protesters, and the conversations we'll be having moving forward.
Listen to our interview below: