On July 14, 2025, coordinated street takeovers in Long Beach and South Los Angeles led to looting, vandalism, and business devastation. J & G Market, El Super, Walgreens, and others were hit. The Citizens Coalition for Change condemned the lawlessness and called for urgent action: deployment of surveillance tech, real-time monitoring, facial recognition, stricter laws, and fast-track courts. “Let’s take back our communities.”