A cocktail party thrown by the Berkeley Property Owners Association in celebration of the end of the city’s eviction moratorium resulted in protests and even physical fights.
The event at Freehouse taproom was met with protests from local residents, who stood on Bancroft Way chanting, “See our might, see our power, landlords get no happy hour,” according to Berkeleyside. Meanwhile, landlords had drinks and appetizers inside the bar.
About an hour passed before protesters entered the bar, at which point multiple fights broke out, Berkeleyside reported. According to one witness, a male BPOA member who attended the event slapped a female protester in the face and pushed her.
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