The irony in this is the law of unintended consequences. The residents of Berkeley are very well-trained in the use of boycott, a favorite local political tool.
In Berkeley, city politics takes the place sports takes in many other cities. Community participation is very strong. The current political situation is very interesting, because the 5/4 split and apparently widespread disapproval of the councils actions could result in a markedly different city after the next elections. While the election of a political conservative is unlikely, even the election of what most would consider political moderates would be locally noteworthy, and a swing to the center would be a very marked shift in Berkeley's tradition of radicalism.
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