UPDATE 8:15 am: Great live blogging and tweeting of events as they unfolded last night from KPCC - Southern California Public Radio.
Mayor Villaraigosa is holding a press conference later this morning with Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck. Earlier this morning he praised the police. He issued this statement at 1 AM.
Meanwhile protestors are regrouping. There are multiple tweets reporting bail for those arrested is $5,000.
You can hear The California Report's coverage of the night's events.
Los Angeles police cleared the Occupy LA encampment last night. It had been the largest one still going in the nation. City streets around City Hall are still closed today for the clean up.