Today, at 10:15 a.m., there’s a memorial service at OPD headquarters for the 55 fallen officers who have given their lives in service to the people of Oakland over the decades. These brave officers deserve our respect. May their memories be a blessing.

I was on the KCBS evening news yesterday, after the station sent a crew out to film me. It aired at 5 p.m. They didn’t do a very good editing job, but it was nice to get my point of view across: that parcel taxes, of the kind Kevin Jenkins is proposing, are inherently unfair and arbitrary.

I fully understand why Tremon Chandler is upset over losing his $500 per month stipend from U.C.S.F. That’s a lot of free money the 25-year old aspiring rap artist was using to pay his studio expenses and music video bills.

As a lifelong Democrat, I’ll probably continue to be for a while despite the party’s considerable problems. It’s just that, compared to the opposition—MAGA Republicans—Democrats are far superior. At the very least Dems haven’t promoted radical religious maniacs to positions of power within their party.

Legislation that would prohibit local cities and jurisdictions from issuing fines and arresting unhoused individuals moved through a state senate committee last week.