A man has been fired from his job as a 'hospitality ambassador ' in California after video surfaced that appeared to show him beating up a homeless man . A male and female employee , dressed in neon shirts and baseball hats , began arguing with the two homeless men before the worker hit the man across the face behind a CVS store in Berkeley on March 20 . The ambassador continued to attack while the homeless man was curled in a ball on the ground . Then , as the two men packed up their belongings to leave , he pinned the other against the wall by the throat . YouTube.com . The two 'hospitality ambassadors ' confronted two homeless men in downtown Berkeley , California . The 'ambassador ' was caught on camera swinging a powerful punch which floor the homeless man . As the man 's dog leapt around in panic , the city worker continued to beat the homeless man while he lay on the ground in a ball . Berkeley 's ambassador program is coordinated through the Downtown Berkeley Association , a non-profit group . Downtown Berkeley Association CEO John Caner apologized for the incident and said the man was fired on Thursday after a video of the beating was posted online . He said a second 'hospitality ambassador ' who witnessed the beating and did nothing to stop it has been suspended . The names of both ambassadors have not been released . Mr Caner told Berkeleyside.com : 'It ’ s clearly totally unacceptable . We apologize to ( the victim ) and to the community . 'This is clearly so out of the realm of acceptable behavior and totally contrary to all of the training provided to ambassadors . ' The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the homeless man who was assaulted was later arrested by police on suspicion of assault and making criminal threats based on a report by the ambassadors . The ambassadors ' purpose is to create a more welcoming environment for residents and visitors . The two ambassadors hassled the homeless men until they gathered up their belongings and moved along . However the man could not resist taking one final swing at the vagrant - pinning him up against the wall .
The city ambassador in California , Berkeley was fired on Thursday after video of him emerged beating a homeless man . The attack took place behind a CVS store on March 20 .