[Bean Counter]

Since when does a State Employee, (in this case a “School Counselor”) have any authority whatsoever to request any business to restrict their sales for any reason?

I realize this is the People’s Republic of Berkeley were talking about here, but there are legal limits on what they can do as well.

[Michael.SF.]

Just a guess here, but there was probably a thinly veiled threat of a boycott behind her discussion with him. Remember, he did this voluntarily. Much like Budweiser, "voluntarily" awarded a very lucrative beer distributorship to Jesse Jackson s kid.