"We're a surrogate for the resistance against the Trump administration certainly, and for progressive values, " he said.

"It's not lost on me that I'm Berkeley's first Latino mayor. I have been outspoken against the Trump administration," he said. "I have to wonder if the mayor was white, would we see such hate."

He has dealt with hate mail and death threats, he said.

He also has tried to grapple with the presence of extremist anti-fascist groups in his city.

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