Gilbert Haro with sons Richard, 8, and James, 6, walk 4th street in the upscale shopping district of Santa Monica Monday morning looking to help cleanup after looters destroyed numerous stores.

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‘We lost everything in 10 minutes’: Santa Monica merchants survey what’s left after looting

Hundreds of volunteers help clean-up in Santa Monica after looting

Gilbert Haro and sons Richard, 8, and James, 6, walk 4th Street in Santa Monica on Monday morning looking to help clean up after looters destroyed stores on Sunday. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

VENICE, CA - JUNE 1, 2020 - - Jack Sapar, owner of Fabric Planet, walks out of his business with a customer with the front windows boarded up today against more protests along Lincoln Blvd. in Venice on June 1, 2020. The boards features images of African-Americans who died at the hands of police including George Floyd, from left, Ahmaud Arbery, Breouna Taylor and Sandra Bland. The art was created by street artist MuckRock today. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Jack Sapar, owner of Fabric Planet in Venice, walks out of his business with a customer. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

SANTA MONICA, CA - JUNE 01: The National Guard stationed at the Santa Monica Pier on Ocean Ave at Colorado as brigades of people with brooms descended on the upscale shopping district of Santa Monica Monday morning after looters spent hours yesterday smashing windows, stealing items and setting several fires. Protestors once again gathered en masse in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died last week in police custody after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him down by his neck for several minutes. Santa Monica on Monday, June 1, 2020 in Santa Monica, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

A National Guard soldier at the Santa Monica Pier. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

VENICE, CA - JUNE 1, 2020 - - A woman walks along Abbot Kinney Blvd. where a storefront is boarded up with a positive message for possible protesters in Venice on June 1, 2020. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

A woman walks along Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

SANTA MONICA, CA - JUNE 01: People with brooms clean up the sidewalk in front of the Patagonia Store on 4th street in the upscale shopping district of Santa Monica Monday morning that was marred after looters spent hours yesterday smashing windows, stealing items and setting several fires. Protestors once again gathered en masse in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died last week in police custody after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him down by his neck for several minutes. Santa Monica on Monday, June 1, 2020 in Santa Monica, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

People clean up on 4th Street in Santa Monica on Monday. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

VENICE, CA - JUNE 1, 2020 - - Kristian Vales, owner of neighbor restaurant, spray paints a message to protesters along Abbot Kinney Blvd. in Venice on June 1, 2020. Protesters marched down Abbott Kinney and didn't cause any damage to Vales' restaurant. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Kristian Vales, owner of a restaurant, spray-paints a message to protesters along Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

SANTA MONICA, CA - JUNE 01: The National Guard watch "Koa" the dog belonging to Michelle Villemaire, second from right, as she and others clean graffiti from a wall at Santa Monica Place Mall as people with brooms descended on the upscale shopping district of Santa Monica Monday morning after looters spent hours yesterday smashing windows, stealing items and setting several fires. Protestors once again gathered en masse in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died last week in police custody after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him down by his neck for several minutes. Santa Monica on Monday, June 1, 2020 in Santa Monica, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

The National Guard in Santa Monica. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

SANTA MONICA, CA - JUNE 1, 2020 - - Good samaritans help clean up graffiti and the sidewalk at Ocean Park Blvd. and Main Street after a night of protest and looting in Santa Monica on June 1, 2020. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Volunteers help clean up graffiti in Santa Monica. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

SANTA MONICA, CA - JUNE 01: Diane Ngyuen and Chris Kim, center, clean graffiti off the Pottery Barn Store on 4th street in the upscale shopping district of Santa Monica Monday morning that was emptied after looters spent hours yesterday smashing windows, stealing items and setting several fires. Protestors once again gathered en masse in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died last week in police custody after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him down by his neck for several minutes. Santa Monica on Monday, June 1, 2020 in Santa Monica, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Cleaning up in Santa Monica. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

SANTA MONICA, CA - JUNE 1, 2020 - - Members of the California National Guard make their presence known along 4th Street in Santa Monica after a night of protest and looting in Santa Monica on June 1, 2020. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Members of the California National Guard make their presence known along 4th Street in Santa Monica. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

SANTA MONICA, CA - JUNE 01: Nayla Toress, 24, and her brother Jesus Torres, 28, clean broken glass in front of the Sake House Sushi Bar destroyed by looters and fire at the corner of 4th Street and Santa Monica Blvd in Santa Monica Monday morning after looters spent hours yesterday smashing windows, stealing items and setting several fires. Protestors once again gathered en masse in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died last week in police custody after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him down by his neck for several minutes. Santa Monica on Monday, June 1, 2020 in Santa Monica, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Jesus Torres, 28, and his sister Nayla, 24, clean broken glass on 4th Street in Santa Monica on Monday. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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‘We lost everything in 10 minutes’: Santa Monica merchants survey what’s left after looting