By Tim Reid and Kristina Cooke LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Juan Ibarra stands outside his fruit and vegetable outlet in Los Angeles' vast fresh produce market, the place in the city center where Hispanic restaurateurs,

She says the curfew protected stores, restaurants, businesses and residents from people engaging in vandalism and looting.

Despite the downtown Los Angeles curfew lifted, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell says his agency will maintain a "strong presence" in order to "uphold the right to lawful assembly