Right-Wing Protesters Picket Oakland Cafe That Declines to Serve Police | Eater SF

"A POC, worker-owned coffee shop and radical bookstore at 2701 Fruitvale Avenue, Hasta Muerte Coffee drew a right-wing protest on Sunday after reports that staff had declined to serve a uniformed Oakland police officer—later identified as Oakland police Sgt. Robert Trevino—asking him to leave “for the physical and emotional safety of our customers and ourselves” under a cafe policy. Protesters waved American flags, chanted pro-Trump and “Blue Lives Matter” slogans, and squared off with customers and supporters; reports on Twitter mentioned a scuffle that allegedly involved pepper spray and a Taser and more than a dozen officers responded, though the OPD said no police actions were taken. The cafe says conservatives have attacked it on social media and Yelp, but it has received an influx of business and donations in support of its mission, and it encouraged patrons to come by for a Cambodian food pop-up, posting on Instagram, “Got some ugly tryna hold us down. Psh,” and “It’s a beautiful day, no rain. And some bomb food planned. Out here!”" - Caleb Pershan