Los Angeles residents and experts say that the National Guard's presence in Los Angeles in response to immigration protests is reminiscent of a long-standing dynamic in the state and around ...

including the Watts and Rodney King riots, and the 2020 protests against police violence, in which Newsom requested the assistance of federal troops. The last time the National Guard was activated ...

This is the first time since 1965—that supposedly tranquil year ... Sixty years ago the nation largely moved in a positive direction to address the festering problems that sparked the Watts riots.

Sixty years ago the nation largely moved in a positive direction to address the festering problems that sparked the Watts riots. I’m feeling less confident about where the country goes from here.

National Guard in LA: The 1965 Watts Riots The Watts Riots, also known as the Watts Riots, broke out in the predominantly black neighborhoods of Watts, Los Angeles, on August 11, 1965.

Members of the National Guard take aim during rioting in the Watts area of Los Angeles, during the Watts Riots, August 1965. (Photo by Express/Archive Photos/Getty Images) ...

Members of the National Guard take aim during rioting in the Watts area of Los Angeles, during the Watts Riots, August 1965. (Photo by Express/Archive Photos/Getty Images) ...