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Just a week after the city of Oakland was making headlines for its Democratic Mayor warning ‘illegal aliens’ of possible ICE operations being at hand (see our related coverage), a new controversy is brewing which concerns American first responders.

In this case, you can take ‘brewing’ literally as it concerns a coffee shop that refuses to serve the city’s police officers.

In what seems to be an extension of Mayor Libby Schaaf’s policies, the coffee shop, called “Hasta Muerte Coffee”, states on its Instagram account that you need to "talk to your neighbors, not the police."

Related coverage: https://thegoldwater.com/news/20100-ICE-Says-Oakland-Mayor-Warns-Illegal-Immigrants-of-Raid

"We have a policy of asking police to leave for the physical and emotional safety of our customers and ourselves."

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Complete disrespect! Oakland, CA coffee shop refuses to serve cops I'm sorry but if you are a conservative I don't know how you live in the State of California; It doesn't seem so golden anymore <a href="https://t.co/upBktjwxl0">pic.twitter.com/upBktjwxl0</a></p>— EAGLE WINGS (@RealEagleWings) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealEagleWings/status/972093603190398976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2018</a></blockquote>

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A few weeks ago, it followed up on that policy and turned away an Oakland police officer.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hasta Muerte Coffee in Oakland CA, flat out REFUSES to serve members of law enforcement, in uniform.<br><br>It'll be a ironic shame, when one of the illegals that Libby Schaaf warned of ICE activity, robs the place, and no law enforcement shows up.<br><br>Sick!<a href="https://t.co/8hsDYisc24">https://t.co/8hsDYisc24</a> <a href="https://t.co/RTC3P5vBoX">pic.twitter.com/RTC3P5vBoX</a></p>— Mike (@Fuctupmind) <a href="https://twitter.com/Fuctupmind/status/972076139094081536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2018</a></blockquote>

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Workers at Hasta Muerte did not respond to requests for comment on the policy to refuse service to police officers.

Oakland City Councilmember Mr Noel Gallo: "My understanding is they're not going to serve police officers."

Related coverage: https://thegoldwater.com/news/19641-Obstruction-Oakland-Mayor-Schaaf-Tips-Off-800-Illegals-To-ICE-Raid-Thwarting-Operation

"I don't agree with that, 100 percent. I think we need to work together, not against each other."

Source:

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Coffee-Shop-in-Oakland-Refuses-to-Serve-Police-Officers-476352703.html