Before you criticize me for bashing Barbara Lee before she’s even sworn in, tell me this: Why would you expect her to be any better a mayor than Sheng Thao (who was one of our worst mayors ever)? They both subscribe to the same political ideology, namely wokeness, in which racial matters favoring people of color receive higher priority than public safety, economic development, or support of the police. They both are largely untransparent to the general public, orchestrating their deals with unions in secret. And they both have a royalist view of the mayoralty, believing “Madame Mayor” to be above politics and, thus, not answerable to the needs of the people.

Do you believe Barbara Lee’s calls for bipartisanship? I don’t. Not for a minute. This is a far-left politician who didn’t show a bipartisan bone in her body during nearly 30 years in Congress. She was known as one of the most partisan members of the House of Representatives, and she never sponsored legislation that garnered support from Republicans. Indeed, Lee practically never sponsored legislation at all. She was essentially a do-nothing functionary who went along with the Democratic agenda like a loyal foot soldier.

I’m sickened by the results of the mayor’s race. I thought Loren had a real chance. I’m also disgusted with the progressives of Oakland. Time and again they elect these incompetent socialists who do not know how to govern, how to lead, or how to rescue the city that their wokeness has brought to the brink of disaster.

We may know the results of the Mayor’s election tonight, but it’s far from certain, given the Registrar of Voters’ leisurely approach to vote counting.

A new report commissioned by the City of Oakland that describes dangerously low staffing levels, both sworn officers and civilians, in the Oakland Police Department was muzzled by the City before pressure from the media compelled the City Council to release it.