In 2020, a series of protests took place in California related to the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while in police custody.

On May 31, 2020, the California Department of Human Resources advised "all state departments with offices in downtown city areas" to close on June 1.

[3] Protests occurred in at least twenty-nine cities in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Protests occurred in at least forty-nine cities in Los Angeles County.

Protests occurred in at least seventeen cities in San Diego County.