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In Los Angeles, a restaurant owner is speaking out about her choice to aid police officers who were tear-gassed during riots near her establishment on June 7.
Elizabeth Mendoza, the owner of La Ceiba Restaurant, a Salvadoran eatery in Long Beach, recounted to Fox News Digital that she welcomed both police officers and protesters who sought refuge in her restaurant after being pepper-sprayed that Saturday afternoon.
“I feel saddened because my city is a good city,” she expressed. “My people are honest and hardworking. I have been here for 14 years, and I know my community. Seeing the police officers, I felt bad. The police needed assistance, too, because they are human just like me. They experience emotions just like me.
“They have to … work,” she said, adding she has received thanks from police for helping officers that day
A police officer’s face is covered in pepper spray outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles June 8, 2025, after an immigration raid protest. (Jae Hong)
The rioting continued into the weekend and ensuing weeknights.Â
