During an El Cerrito City Council meeting Tuesday, several people spewed racist and antisemitic rhetoric during the public comment period that was so vile, the meeting abruptly ended.
Several Bay Area public meetings have been under attack. Far-right extremists and hate groups are targeting cities and counties to harass officials and amplify their hateful messages.Hate speech is spreading and hijacking government meetings in the Bay Area, forcing some local officials to restrict virtual public comments.City Council meeting Tuesday, several people spewed racist and antisemitic rhetoric during the public comment period that was so vile, the meeting abruptly ended.
Wilk said Walnut Creek was the first in the Bay Area attacked by outside groups. Other cities including"They are looking to make people numb with this hate speech, to normalize the hate speech," he said. "This is not normal." is tracking an overwhelming increase in hijacked meetings and is working on a report that will provide data.
"To attract attention to themselves, to recruit and raise money and unfortunately stop government from serving the public," said Levine. But Mayor Motoyama warned that the city has to follow the law and cutting off comments could be costly to taxpayers. In Sonoma County, supervisors restricted public comment to in-person only this week to prevent hate speech.
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