Following the announcement of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, or CBP, agents’ imminent arrival in the Bay Area, Berkeley Mayor Adena Ishii began her first State of the City Address Wednesday night to include a warning: She believes that President Donald Trump intends to send the National Guard to Berkeley in order to make an example out of the city. ⁠ ⁠ Ishii expressed resistance toward increased federal presence while attempting to reassure Berkeley’s immigrant communities that the city was on their side. ⁠ ⁠ “The moment we’ve been preparing for as a city has arrived,” Ishii said in her speech. “I never expected that during my first year as mayor that Berkeley would be called upon to help protect the very ideas of democracy and the rule of law in our country.”⁠ ⁠ Read more through the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ ✍️: Eric Urbach⁠ 📸: Phillis Wan⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #ucberkeley #dailycal #berkeley #adenaishii #cbp #donaldtrump