A violent brawl broke out when dozens of angry tenants barged into a cocktail party held by landlords to celebrate the end of a local eviction moratorium.
Around 100 angry renters showed up to the event with picket signs and a cake that read, “Hey landlord, get a real job,” to protest outside the party — until things got heated.
The disruptions quickly flew into a rage when demonstrators entered the Freehouse bar and the two sides began shoving and punching each other, Berkeley Property Owners Association (BPOA) President Krista Gulbransen told Berkeleyside.
The renters carried picket signs that read: “They throw us out, we throw them out” and “no peace for evictors” when they descended on the party Tuesday.
“This is what tenant power looks like!” the Tenant and Neighborhood Councils (TANC) wrote on Twitter.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/09/14/upset-berkeley-renters-crash-vicious-landlords-party-celebrating-end-of-3-year-eviction-ban/
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