McHenry Avenue was quiet by 1 p.m., but trash, pieces of broken glass, unlighted illegal “flaming ball” fireworks and spent pepper-spray rounds and a flash-bang canister still were lying about. Richard showed the flyer for the event, which called it a celebration of heterosexuality, masculinity, femininity, babies born and unborn, Western civilization, “our wonderful country” and Christianity. Peterson, a radio host known for his homophobic stance, did not attend and instead participated via Zoom, Richard said. He had driven from Solano County after seeing the advertisement for a straight pride event that included the Rev. “See what the repercussions were when they protected antifa,” he said to a a few lingering officers. A few streets away, Richard was confronting the police.
