{"id":22072,"date":"2025-10-24T22:38:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T22:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/22072\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T22:38:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T22:38:08","slug":"tiktok-star-brawls-in-southside-berkeley-after-anti-immigrant-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/22072\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok star brawls in Southside Berkeley after anti-immigrant rant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-attachment-id=\"546107\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.berkeleyside.org\/2025\/10\/24\/tiktok-star-southside-anti-immigrant-rant-ucpd-in-riot-gear-pro-palestinian-protesters\/image-276\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-berkeleyside-cityside.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-11.png?fit=1600%2C1066&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1066\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-berkeleyside-cityside.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-11.png?fit=360%2C240&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-berkeleyside-cityside.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-11.png?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761345488_934_image-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-546107\"  \/>Doe Memorial Library on the Cal campus. Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:Louis_H._G.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Louis H. G.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Heads up: We sometimes link to sites that limit access to non-subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>UCPD officers in riot gear cleared pro-Palestinian protesters wearing face masks as they held a teach-in at the Doe Library. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/news\/campus\/students-stage-teach-in-at-doe-library-uc-berkeley-deploys-riot-gear-police-in-response\/article_86343dc6-bbbe-4a74-8ca7-38551139e692.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Cal<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Joshua Block, a TikTok star with over 4 million followers, got in a fight outside a Southside sports bar after going on a rant against immigrants. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/news\/city\/crime-and-safety\/tiktoker-joshua-block-faces-charges-from-violent-altercation-in-berkeley-after-anti-immigrant-comments\/article_a0c9d6d6-c5c6-4dd8-a00d-4de3714dc637.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Cal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/10\/12\/joshua-block-punched-says-hates-immigrants-video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TMZ<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Free speech advocates, journalists and traffic safety activists are pushing back against Berkeley police\u2019s plan to close all their radio transmissions to the public. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.berkeleyscanner.com\/2025\/10\/21\/community\/berkeley-police-encryption-public-pushback\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeley Scanner<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>What Mayor Adena Ishii said in her State of the City address. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/news\/city\/city-government\/mayor-ishii-defiant-hopeful-in-state-of-the-city-address\/article_e72eb728-e1e0-4bec-aa85-ff6ae51eb114.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Cal<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Bob,\u201d the volunteer at Emerson Elementary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.berkeleyside.org\/2025\/09\/18\/the-wire-barts-plan-after-recent-system-shutdown-health-risks-of-encampment-sweeps\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">injured in a carjacking<\/a> near the school, was honored with an award for his kindness and dedication. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/news\/beloved-berkeley-school-volunteer-mr-bob-hurt-rampage-gets-award\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KTVU<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Demolition is complete of University Hall in downtown Berkeley, where Cal plans to build a research complex. (<a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/2025\/10\/university-hall-demolished-for-uc-berkeley-innovation-zone-downtown-berkeley.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SFYIMBY<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>The 95-year-old South Korean textile artist Lee ShinJa, whose work is <a href=\"https:\/\/bampfa.org\/program\/lee-shinja-drawing-thread\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">on display at BAMPFA<\/a> through February, is just now beginning to get global recognition for her craft. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/21\/arts\/design\/art-basel-paris-lee-shinja-textiles.html?partner=slack&amp;smid=sl-share\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Times<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>In a new competition, UC Berkeley students will tackle some of the city\u2019s most pressing challenges. (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.berkeley.edu\/2025\/10\/20\/in-new-competition-uc-berkeley-students-will-tackle-some-of-the-citys-most-pressing-challenges\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeley News<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>The University of California set a world record for Nobel Prizes in a single year. (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.berkeley.edu\/2025\/10\/17\/university-of-california-sets-world-record-for-nobel-prizes-in-a-single-year\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UC<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Why Lorde personally requested to perform at Berkeley\u2019s Greek Theatre. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/entertainment\/article\/lorde-ultrasound-tour-berkeley-virgin-21101254.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SF Chronicle<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>A car crash into a power pole near Whole Foods at Telegraph and Ashby avenues knocked out power for more than 1,000 people Wednesday night. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.berkeleyscanner.com\/2025\/10\/23\/community\/car-crash-knocks-out-power-to-berkeley-neighborhoods\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeley Scanner<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>The East Bay is suddenly seeing a \u201csignificant influx of OpenAI buyers\u201d for all-cash real estate deals. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/sanfrancisco\/news\/2025\/10\/24\/ai-allcash-buyers-homes-berkeley-east-bay-oakland.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SF Business Times<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gform_required_legend\">&#8220;*&#8221; indicates required fields<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Doe Memorial Library on the Cal campus. Credit: Louis H. G. 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