on in his uc berkeley office, a signal to the campus that he's here. >> 24 over seven hassner staging a sleep in protest to help prevent violence between students, i decided to engage in a very quiet, non-aggressive, peaceful form of protest. >> i dragged a mattress into my office. >> this political science professor says he is making the small office his temporary home, teaching all classes on zoom until the university takes steps to address anti-semites on campus. he says many students have faced harassment. >> they're facing, bullies who are anti-semitic. in addition to being anti-israel. >> well, last month, the university condemned a demonstration by activists who surrounded zellerbach hall, where a pro-israel advocate was speaking on monday. jewish students are planning a march to, quote, liberate the gate, where activists have blocked passage to say, their gate for weeks. >> our message is that jewish students have a right to be present and safe on this campus, as much a right as anyone else. >> in a statement, the university says the administration is committed to confronting

professor ron hassner has been locked inside his office since thursday at 6 p.m. saysúit's his way of trying to persuade the university to do more to protect jewish studentsn hassner will leave his office once he sees change on campus. meantime, a group of about 300 students, staff and faculty alumni are expected to demonstrate on campus tomorrow morning in response to, say, their gate being blocked by protesters. in. >> in the last few weeks, jewish students on the berkeley campus have had to suffer, a good deal of harassment, there's been a blockade in the middle of campus , and, the, the students who are sort of guarding that blockade, are targeting jewish students specifically, sort of threatening them, intimidating them, hannah schlacter is a graduate student at uc berkeley who testified before congress in february about what sheúcalls a crisis on the university's campus. some people argue the university is being selective when applying its policies to different protesters. on february 26th, the pro-palestinian protest committee blocked sather gate, forcing s

hassner says some students were attacked and property was damaged. >> i know the administration is thinkingout ways to mitigate that in the future. their options are limited, berkeley is a very large administration. things move slowly. my goal is, to light a bit of a fire under that, to demonstrate that some urgency is needed to make sure that these events do not recur to. >> professor hassner hasn't left his office since 6:00 last night. he says he plans to teach, eat and sleep in his office until monday, when a jewish student rally is scheduled to happen. >> a jewish owned bagel shop in berkeley says that it was targeted by anti-semitic graffiti. boychik a popular bagel chain, posted this message on social media. it says on wednesday the phrase israel baby killer was found spray painted on the sidewalk directly store.t goes on to say boychik has no stance on the israel-hamas war, and is solely focused on providing the community with bagels. >> the generalt-spelection in ne to replace east bay congresswoman barbara lee simon is vying to represent district 12 in the house of representatives

uc berkeley professor ron hassner has set up a mattress in his office, teaching all his classes on zoom, and he's keeping the light on the political science professor is staging a sleep in protest to help prevent violence between students. he says he will be there 24 over seven until the university takes steps to address anti-semitism on campus. last month, the university condemned a demonstration by activists who surrounded zellerbach hall, where a pro-israel advocate was speaking. but the professor says more needs to be done. he says many students have faced harassment and they're facing uh- bullies who are anti-semitic. >> in addition to being anti-israel. i decided to engage in a very quiet, non-aggressive, peaceful form of protest. i dragged a mattress into my office. >> in a statement, the university says the administration is committed to confronting anti-semitism and holds professor hassner in great esteem. and it is in conversation with him about his concerns. and today, jewish students are planning a march to, quote, liberate the gate, where activists have blocked passage for

uc berkeley professor ron hassner has set up a mattress in his small office, teaching all his classes on zoom, and he's keeping the light on. the political science professor is staging a sleep in protest to help prevent violence between students. he says he'll be there 24 over seven until the university takes steps to address anti-semitism on campus. last month, the university condemned a demonstration by activists who surrounded zellerbach hall, where a pro-israel advocate was speaking . the professor says many students have faced harassment. >> they're facing, bullies who are anti-semitic. in addition to being anti-israel, i decided to engage in a very quiet non aggressive, peaceful form of protest. i dragged a mattress into my office. >> in a statement, the university says the administration is committed to confronting anti-semitism and hold professor hassner in great esteem. and it is in conversation with him about his concerns. and today, jewish students are planning a march to, quote, liberate the gate where activists have blocked passage for weeks. a student says that the messa

theresa of a king can professor ron hassner provided some pretty graphic descriptions of what he says. >> has been happening to jewish students on campus. he says that it is so disturbing that he had to take action, which is why he is been in his office sleeping for the past 2 weeks. >> i wanted to find a way to protest. that was not confrontational. that sent a very clear message of support for jewish students. that was perhaps a little uncomfortable of for campus administration. but i also didn't want to embarrass the campus in some way. ron hassner is a political science professor and chair of israel studies at uc berkeley. >> he says that he had to take action following what he called cowardly actions against jewish students. i have about 10220 visitors in my office every day. >> they come here to chat to eat too, talk to friends to lean on one another to share stories of of difficulties and harassment. >> he says some of the stories that he hears are quite alarming. students have a spat one walking past a gate. >> was was grabbed and shaken. and the person who did that again with

professor ron hassner hasn't left his office since thursday night.ally over what they say is an increasingly hostile environment for jewish from uc berkeley coming up heret at 9 a.m. >> voters head to the tuesday fe latest swing state primary oft& the 2024 election. both president biden, donald trump making campaign stops in georgia yesterday. it is a state that political experts say will play race for the white house. the first lady, jill biden, introduced her husband in a rally that was in atlanta, president tells his supporters last night he disagrees with trump on virtually every major issue, including immigration reform. instead of celebrating the contributions of immigrants to our country, to our economy and our communities, donald trump calls them vermin poison the bloody and poisoning the blood of america. >> no one should ever doubt where my heart is. unlike donald trump. on my first day in office as president, i introduced a comprehensive, comprehensive plan to fix our immigration system. >> meanwhile, donald trump held a rally about 70 mil

hassner, eight, slept and even held classes in the cramped space during his sit in. he says he left his office last thursday and wrote a lengthy letter to his students. >> he's running for president as an independent in 2024, and now robert f kennedy jr is naming his running mate, lawyer and oakland native nicole shanahan. >> it isn't just about policing, it is about the school to prison pipeline. it is about a broken and dismally functioning infrastructure. it is about recidivism that we have not taken the right approach to. >> kennedy made the announcement at a rally in oakland today. shanahan spoke of her childhood there, as well as the issues that drive her today climate change, chronic disease and criminal justice reform. shanahan attended saint mary's high in berkeley and law school at santa clara. she was married to google co-founder sergey brin. the two divorced in 2022, and we have an update now on the race for california's 16th congressional district, a razor thin margin continues to separate santa clara county supervisor joe simitian and assemblyman evan l

it is happening at the office of ron hassner, the chair of israel studies here at berkeley.started his protest saying he will teach, eat and sleep in his office, that will be open at all hours of the day and night to students who do not feel safe or have been subjected to anti-semitic abuse, or students who wish to chat. he wrote, quote, i am pessimistic that this will sway the administration certainly in the short term. i am willing to wait it out as long as i can. but the main reason i'm doing this is not to exert indirect pressure on campus leaders, but to signal to you students that we, the faculty, care. professor hassner's sit-in comes after pro-palestinian students disrupted a event that was abruptly canceled because of security concerns. since that time, the federal government has launched a discrimination investigation for its handling of anti-semitism. this, despite the school's strong condemnation of the incident, saying in part, quote, we share your anger and concern, and we understand that we must do all that we can to prevent anything like this from happening a

hassner, eight, slept and even held classes in the cramped space during his sit in.says he left his office last thursday and wrote a lengthy letter to his students. >> he's running for president as an independent in 2024, and now robert f kennedy jr is naming his running mate, lawyer and oakland native nicole shanahan. >> it isn't just about policing, it is about the school to prison pipeline. it is about a broken and dismally functioning infrastructure. it is about recidivism that we have not taken the right approach to. >> kennedy made the announcement at a rally in oakland today. shanahan spoke of her childhood there, as well as the issues that drive her today climate change, chronic disease and criminal justice reform. shanahan attended saint mary's high in berkeley and law school at santa clara. she was married to google co-founder sergey brin. the two divorced in 2022, and we have an update now on the race for california's 16th congressional district, a razor thin margin continues to separate santa clara county supervisor joe simitian and assemblyman evan low.

hassner says some students were attacked and propertyc was damaged.r says he plans to teach, student rally is scheduled. >> a jewish home bagel shop int& berkeley says it was targeted by anti-semitic graffiti. boychik a popular bagel chain, postedúthis message on social media. it says on wednesday the phrase israel spbaby killer was found spray painted on the sidewalk directly in front of the store. the post goes on to say boychik has no stance on the israel-hamas war and is solely focused on providing the community with bagels. >> happening today, youúare certain to seeúmany flower lovers at one of san francisco's most popular shopping spots. a display of more than 80,00p tulips will cover most of union& square in the city's annualt& flower bulb day. everyone is invited to pick up a bunch of free tulips to take home, just in time for spring. if you want to get down there, get in on all of this. this event begins at 1:00 this afternoon. it is expected to draw a big crowd, so if you're going to head there, you are being encouraged to take mass transit.

it's it's it's not a one man show. >> professor ron hassner. i'm sorry.re out of time, but appreciate you coming on to talk with us this afternoon here on kron 4 to learn a little bit more about the sleep and you're holding in your office and how you're also going to be leading this across the state for other students to be joining in. we appreciate your time. good luck. quick live look outside. can see what's happening in san francisco keilar is here to talk about what's going on in th weather department now. yeah, it's a beautiful day out there. no doubt about it. and we've had warm temperatures. we are going to see a change in that. >> but at least today, tomorrow, looking good. we're going to start to see those temperatures roll down. and it's because of this. we are going to look at future cast here to show you a few clouds tonight and then tomorrow we start off with even the possibility. a little coastal drizzle. i think in the morning. but we have a pretty nice day tomorrow and friday. things change. this is what we've got a front rolling across. y

he moved into his office earlier this month, even holding classes in the cramped space, hassner tells abc seven. he ended the sit in last thursday after the university agreed to his request. the request included making sure jewish students are able to pass through sather gate without being blocked and harassed by protesters, and mandatory islamophobia and anti-semitism training on campus. >> he is running for president as an independent in 2024, and now robert f kennedy jr has named his running mate attorney and oakland native nicole shanahan. >> it isn't just about policing, it is about the school to prison pipeline. it is about a broken and dismally functioning infrastructure. it is about recidivism that we have not taken the right approach to. >> kennedy made the announcement at a rally in oakland yesterday. shanahan spoke of her childhood there, as well as the issues that drive her, such as climate change, chronic disease and criminal justice reform. shanahan attended saint mary's high in berkeley law school at santa clara. she was married to google co-founder sergey brin. the two

caused kron four's terisa joins us live from the newsroom with more theresa grant, vicki professor ron hassnerme graphic descriptions of what he says he's been happening to jewish students on campus. he says that it is so disturbing he had to take action, which is why he has been in his office sleeping for the past 2 weeks. pastor join kron. 4 news just a moment at 2 o'clock to put a spotlight on what he called. >> cowardly actions against jewish students. this falls on the heels of a pro palestine demonstration last month

theresa of a king can professor ron hassner provided some pretty graphic descriptions of what he says. >> has been happening to jewish students on campus. he says that it is so disturbing that he had to take action, which is why he is been in his office sleeping for the past 2 weeks. >> i wanted to find a way to protest. that was not confrontational. that sent a very clear message of support for jewish students. that was perhaps a little uncomfortable of for campus administration. but i also didn't want to

caused kron four's terisa joins us live from the newsroom with more theresa grant, vicki professor ron hassner provided some graphic descriptions of what he says he's been happening to jewish students on campus. he says that it is so disturbing he had to take action, which is why he has been in his office sleeping for the past 2 weeks. pastor join kron. 4 news just a moment at 2 o'clock to put a spotlight on what he called. >> cowardly actions against jewish students. this falls on the heels of a pro palestine demonstration last month forcing police to evacuate attendees and andres israeli speaker at an event, a rally then took place with hundreds of students, faculty and alumni gathered on campus saying school leaders are not doing enough to protect jewish students from anti-semitism. professor hasner is chair of israel studies at uc berkeley. he says that the harassment has escalated to an alarming point. he says he started camping out in his office to get the attention of the administration. >> i wanted to find a way to protest. that was not confrontational. that sent a very clear message o

professor ron hassner is chair of israel studies at uc berkeley and he says he started the sleep inn-palestine a demonstration last month forced police to evacuate attendees and and israeli speaker at the event in response, hundreds of students, faculty and alumni gathered on campus saying the school leaders are just not doing enough to protect a jewish students from anti-semitism. pastor says his goal is to get the attention of the administration. >> i wanted to find a way to protest. that was not confrontational. that sent a very clear message of support for jewish students. that was perhaps a little uncomfortable of for campus administration. but i also didn't want to embarrass the campus in some way. the campus knows that at the summit is a serious problem at berkeley. the campus is trying to address it as best it can maybe needs to move a little faster. >> pastor says he is gaining support with professors from other schools like stanford who are now also sleeping in their offices. uc berkeley sent us this statement in response saying, quote, the university remains committed to f

studies professor ron hassner prompted sleep in on campus this week. he says he started the sleep inn after a pro-palestinian, a pro palestine demonstration last month forced police to evacuate attendees and in israeli speaker at an event on campus in response, hundreds of students, faculty and alumni gathered on campus saying school leaders are doing nothing or at least doing not enough to protect jewish students from anti-semitism. pastor says his goal is to get attention from administrators, not necessarily to embarrass them. i wanted to find a way to protest. that was not confrontational. >> that sent a very clear message of support for jewish students. that was perhaps a little for campus administration. but i also didn't want to embarrass the campus in some way. the campus knows that at the summit is a serious problem at berkeley. the campus is trying to address it as best it can maybe needs to move a little faster. it has says he's getting support with professors from other schools like stanford. >> who are now also sleeping in their offices. uc

professor ron hassner began a lock in inside his thursday in hopes of persuading the university to do more to protect jewish a speaker came to campus to talk about the israel-gaza conflict, a mob of 200 masked students and non-students, attacked the venue , harmed multiple students, broke glass, damaged university property. >> so, now students are really, really scared and worried. >> the march isúset to begin at 1145 this morning. zellerbach playhouse and will continue to sather gate now a statement was released by a spokesman for uct& berkeley about last month's protests at sather gate and also the protests planned for later today. >> it reads in part,úmembers of the campus administration are in contact with both the organizers of the existing protest at sather gate and those of the planned counter-protest. the administration is aware of, and is concerned about, rising tensions on campus. through dialog, we're seeking to reduce tensions so as to reduce the risk of conflict and violence on our campus and relating to the protest by professor hassner, the university said this the admin

professor ron hassner is the chair of israel studies and he's staging a sleep in on campus this week.decided to do that because of what happened on campus last month where pro-palestinian demonstrators descended on a theater where students were gathering to hear from an israeli speaker, their demonstration got out of hand and that force the police to evacuate people who wanted to go to that israeli demonstration and they had to move the event to another location in response, hundreds of students, faculty and alumni gathered on campus to say school leaders are not doing enough to protect jewish students from anti-semitism. has there says his goal is to get the attention of the administration. >> i wanted to find a way to protest. that was not confrontational. that sent a very clear message of support for jewish students. that was perhaps a little for campus administration. but i also didn't want to embarrass the campus in some way. the campus knows that at the summit is a serious problem at berkeley. the campus is trying to address it as best it can maybe needs to move a little faster.

lead inspiration behind this protest is the chair of israel studies at uc berkeley professor ron hassner. he's been sleeping in his office on campus for the past 2 weeks in protest of how the university has responded to the rise in anti-semitism there. and last hour during our 2 o'clock show, i spoke with the professor on what he is hoping to accomplish. >> i wanted to find a way to protest. that was not confrontational. that sent a very clear message of support for jewish students. that was perhaps a little uncomfortable of for campus administration. but i also didn't want to embarrass the campus in some way. the campus knows that at the summit is a serious problem at berkeley. the campus is trying to address it as best it can maybe needs to move a little faster. >> a group of more than 20 other faculty across the state, including at stanford and san francisco state have also agreed to hold their own citizens are sleep ins this week in solidarity with the professor. congress is asking berkeley to hand over documents related to reports of anti-semitism at the university. they're investig

professor ron hassner, the chair of israel studies is staging a sleeping on campus this week and he saysdo this after what happened on campus last month in which pro palestinian demonstrators descended on a theater where students have gathered to hear from an israeli speaker. the demonstration got out of hand that forced police to evacuate attendees and move them to a different location. in response, hundreds of students, faculty and alumni now gathered on campus to say school leaders are not doing enough to protect jewish students from anti-semitism. pastor says his goal was to get the attention of administrators. >> i wanted to find a way to protest. that was not confrontational. that sent a very clear message of support for jewish students. that was perhaps a little for campus administration. but i also didn't want to embarrass the campus in some way. the campus knows that at the summit is a serious problem at berkeley. the campus is trying to address it as best it can maybe needs to move a little faster. >> pastor says he is gaining support with professors from other schools like sta

spprofessor ron hassner began a lock in inside his office on thursday evening in hopes of persuadingniversity to do more to protect jewish students. when a speaker came to campus to talk about the israel-gaza students and non-students,kedt- attacked the venue, harmed multiple students, broke glass, damaged university property. >> so now students are really, really scared and worried. >> the march is set to begin at 1145 tomorrow, and will continue to say their gate. >> a spokesman for uc berkeley released a statement on both the protest at sather gate and the planned protest for tomorrow. it does read in part. members of the campus administration are in contact with both the organizers of the existing protests at sather gate and those of the planned counter-protest, but the administration is aware of and is concerned about rising tensions on campus so as to rede risk of conflict and violence on our campus. now, in regards to professor hannah's protest, the university said the administration is committed to confronting anti-semitism and hold professor julie haener in great esteem, and

professor ron hassner, the chair of israel studies is staging a sleep in on campus this week and he says he decided to do this after what happened on campus last month in which pro-palestinian demonstrators descended on the theater where students had gathered to hear from an israeli speaker. the demonstration got out of hand forcing police to evacuate attendees and move that event to another location in response, hundreds of students, faculty and alumni gathered on campus to say that school leaders aren't doing enough to protect jewish students from anti-semitism. pastor says his goal, it's simply to get the attention of administrators. >> i wanted to find a way to protest. that was not confrontational. that sent a very clear message of support for 2 students. that was perhaps a little for campus administration. but i also didn't want to embarrass the campus in some way. the campus knows that at the summit is a serious problem at berkeley. the campus is trying to address it as best it can maybe needs to move a little faster. >> it has says he is gaining support with professors from other

he moved into his office earlier this month, even holding classes in the cramped space hassner tellshe ended the sit in thursday after the university agreed to his request. the request included making sure jewish students are able to pass through sather gate without being blocked and harassed by protesters, and mandatory training to address islamophobia and anti-semitism on campus. a prevention a new law could help you prevent getting roofied at a bar starting in july, bars and nightclubs will be required to have drug testing kits available for customers. the kits can identify if common date rape drugs have been added to your drink. the law will impact about 2400 businesses. it is up to the business to decide whether they charge customers for the test. >> at this year's 420 event at hippie hill in golden gate park has been canceled. now there are alternative events planned there for that day. instead, alex aquino is the 420 organizer. he says the cancellation is because of city budget cuts and a lack of sponsorship money. he tells abc seven news many people in the cannabis industry a