There’s a group within the Congress of the United States called the Problem Solvers Caucus, which describes itself as “an independent member-driven group in Congress, comprised of representatives from across the country – equally divided between Democrats and Republicans – committed to finding common ground on many of the key issues facing the nation.” The group believes “that there are commonsense solutions to many of the country's toughest challenges,” if only politicians will “break through the gridlock of today’s politics.”

I had a meeting yesterday at OPD, and walking down Broadway I came to Latham Square, with its sculpture of Breonna Taylor. And I have to say that I wondered, “Where’s the memorial for Jasper Wu?”

There’s a desperation in the anti-police movement in the Bay Area, a sense that they know they’ve lost all public support, but they’re going down fighting, throwing increasingly lunatic ideas out there, in the hope that something sticks to the wall and makes them popular again.

Carl Chan reports good news! The paperwork for the Recall has finally cleared the Alameda County Registrar’s office, where it had been stalled for a while. This means that signature gathering can now begin! Not immediately, though. Carl will be organizing training workshops for the signature corps; I will share the details when he releases them. Meanwhile, I urge everyone to please volunteer to gather signatures. The task will be formidable: we need around 76,000 valid signatures to get the Recall on to the ballot. I’ll be out there, and if I can do it, so can you!

Here is the Amicus Curiae (“friend of the court”) brief from Gov. Newsom to the U.S. Supreme Court, filed on Sept. 22, 2023, supporting the City of Grants Pass, Oregon, in asking for a Writ of Certiorari, or a request for SCOTUS to review a ruling by a lower court.