Southern California Works Toward Police Reform, Responds to Calls to Defund

A demonstrator at a protest over the death of George Floyd holds her hands up while she kneels in front of the police at City Hall in Anaheim, Calif., on June 1, 2020. Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images

ORANGE, Calif.—As protests sparked by George Floyd’s death continue in Southern California, demands for reforming and defunding the police have ramped up.

A petition on the Black Lives Matter website reads, “We call for a national defunding of police. We demand investment in our communities and the resources to ensure Black people not only survive, but thrive.”