The California State Legislature began debating the question of whether Antifa should be classified as a street gang last Monday, following following the lead of Berkeley mayor Jesse Arreguin, who criticized “Antifa” after its violent assaults against protesters were captured on video the day before.
Berkeley mayor Jesse Arreguin is calling for “Antifa” — the so-called “anti-fascist” group that proudly uses violence to silence views with which it does not agree — to be classified as a street gang by police.
Left-wing activists are scrambling to excuse the violence carried out by Antifa activists at Sunday’s counter-protest in Berkeley, as Mayor Jesse Arreguin is now calling on UC Berkeley to cancel “Free Speech Week.”
The Mayor of Berkeley and the University of California Police Department (UCPD) union blamed the administration of UC Berkeley on Friday for not preparing for the violent riot that forced the cancellation of a speech by Breitbart News tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos, according to Bay Area public broadcaster KQED.
Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin has apologized and retracted his claim that MILO is a “white nationalist” amid heavy criticism.
A statement from the mayor of Berkeley, California released on Thursday morning called Breitbart Senior Editor MILO a “white nationalist.” MILO is demanding an apology.
