Shortly after his successful 2002 campaign for mayor, he admitted to throwing away copies of The Daily Californian on the day before the election after the student-run campus newspaper endorsed his opponent, then-Mayor Shirley Dean. He was charged with an infraction and was fined $100. During his term, Mayor Bates worked with the City Council to pass a law outlawing the stealing of free newspapers. Additionally, he took the opportunity to speak to Berkeley public school students about the consequences of his actions.[5]
This is what Bates thinks of free speech, its only his right to have. Typical
I think the marines should bring in an old tank and park it in pinko’s spot. berk Pd could not tow it....