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'We Have To Do Better': San Francisco Mayor Lifts Curfew As Peaceful Protests Grow

Thousands of people defied a curfew Wednesday to march in San Francisco.
A protester holds up a sign during a rally for George Floyd and against police brutality near Dolores Park in San Francisco, California on June 03, 2020. - Thousands of people gathered at Dolores Park and marched through the city in support of George Floyd and against police brutality. (Photo by Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)

San Francisco is lifting a city-wide curfew on Thursday after days of protests over police brutality and the death of George Floyd. 

Several cities nationwide have issued curfews in an effort to tamp down on the few among thousands that have taken part in vandalism and looting. Many peaceful protesters have ignored those orders. 

On Wednesday night, more than 10,000 people in San Francisco defied the curfew to peacefully march in honor of Floyd and other black Americans who have been killed at the hands of police. Only a handful of arrests were made. 

After issuing an indefinite curfew on Sunday night, San Francisco Mayor London

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