Whereas, Saturday, April 29, 2023, marks the 31st anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles riots; Whereas the 1992 Los Angeles riots are also referred to as the Los Angeles riots, Sa-I-Gu, which means April 29 in Korean, the Los Angeles civil unrest, the Los Angeles race riots, the South Central riots, the Rodney King riots, the Los Angeles uprising, and the 1992 Los Angeles civil disturbance; Whereas, on March 3, 1991, Rodney King, a 25-year-old Black man, was nearly beaten to death by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Sergeant Stacey Koon and Officers Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind, and Ted Briseno during a traffic stop; Whereas Rodney King was tased, kicked in the head and body, and beaten with a baton resulting in facial fractures, a broken leg, and multiple bruises; Whereas a bystander recorded the encounter that was subsequently picked up by media outlets; Whereas the footage of the horrific act of police brutality sparked public outrage; Whereas, on March 15, 1991, Officers Koon, Powell, Wind, and Briseno were charged with felony assault; Whereas the trial was moved to Simi Valley, a predominantly White neighborhood 40 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles; Whereas, on April 29, 1992, the officers were acquitted of all charges; Whereas the 1992 Los Angeles riots began in South Central Los Angeles, California, following the acquittal of the 4 LAPD officers; Whereas the acquittal immediately resulted in the formation of large crowds and a public outcry over concerns of racial injustice and police brutality, which soon led to civil unrest at the intersection of Florence Avenue and Normandie Avenue in Los Angeles and spread throughout Los Angeles; Whereas, during the 1992 Los Angeles riots, more than 60 individuals lost their lives amid the unrest, including 9 shot by police and 1 by the National Guard; Whereas, of those killed during the riots, 2 were Asian, 28 were Black, 19 were Latino, and 15 were White