Karen Bass: “It was 23 stores. The night before it was three stores.”

“And the graffiti in a way that I just have never seen before. There's also. There were some stores that were broken into and looted last night. That was really kind of the first time. It was 23 stores. The night before it was three stores. So the question is, is this an escalation or was it an opportunity? But I actually think that the crowds that are doing this are driven by social.” (04:03–04:07)

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