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The curfew was ordered by the mayor, an elected official (LA in the case of the video you linked), not the police.

Curfews are ordered by mayors and enforced by the police. The distinction, in this case, isn’t very relevant.

Especially when you watch the press conferences you can practically see the mayors’ puppet strings being pulled by the police chief standing next to them. Chicago was exactly the same. They know who the real power is.

Police chiefs are also elected.

Name any US jurisdiction with an elected chief of police.

The city I live in, Santa Clara, has an elected police chief. It's common, though not universal.

San Angelo, Texas.

It used to be more common, but most places switched to appointment by the mayor or city council or city manager. Now it is mostly just a handful of scattered cities in a few states, with the exception of Louisiana where I believe they are still mostly elected.

You are confusing police chiefs with county sheriffs.

I am not. It's not universal, but many municipalities have an elected police chief.

Overall, it seems less common than you aver. What percentage of cities do you think have elected police chiefs?

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