A series of talks by controversial conservative speakers being planned at UC Berkeley by right wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos appears to be falling apart as the Sunday kickoff date approaches. “We are doing this in order to prevent any more sabotage than we have already faced, especially with the University’s latest behavior,” the email from Yiannopoulos’ event manager reads. Yiannopoulos, conservative author David Horowitz, activist Lisa De Pasquale and Breitbart News contributor Ariana Rowlands are the four confirmed speakers, according to the campus. UC Berkeley has incurred at least $1.4 million in security costs since February, when Yiannopoulos’ last appearance sparked violent protests. Mogulof said security costs for Free Speech Week would not be known until the program was finalized but could top $1 million.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 22, 2017 16:38 UTC