A member of the Mayor's staff has been notified that the California National Guard has activated more units, including his. These new activations will allow the Governor to help local police jurisdictions to quell rioting and looting going on as part of demonstrations related to the killing of an African American man in Minnesota last week. This action will send a message to protesters that there are limits to all demonstrations and to the 1st Amendment Right of Free Speech. While speech is protected in its many forms, violence and mayhem is not included. The usual suspects are about taking advantage again of police departments in affected cities that don't have the resources necessary to quell the violence and looting that has accompanied many of the demonstrations.
Tahoma has been spared the problem due to a low population and insignificant numbers of furloughed workers. We will keep an eye on developments that could change the outlook for statewide recovery from the lock down orders of March 12th.
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