Saturday’s launch of the Recall Thao campaign, at Jack London Square, got only scattered media coverage, but for the most part the recall hasn’t yet sunk in for most Bay Areans. I personally think that recalling Thao, which I support, is going to be a harder lift than recalling Price. The latter is clearly so dangerous to public safety that, if the election were held today, she would be voted out of office. But Thao’s recall, for various reasons, is going to be a tougher sell.

This is an edited transcript of a videotaped interview Cat Brooks gave to a CBS News reporter. (The video is contained within the body of the article.) The interviewer began by asking Brooks what she thinks of the CHP surge into Oakland initiated by Gov. Newsom. Brooks gave cops kudos for resolving stolen car cases: “That is actually the one thing that law enforcement is good at, because they ride along all day, popping license plate readers.”

Thanks to Angel Ruiz for bringing this to our attention. It’s a Twitter exchange between someone named “Tom” and Carroll Fife, the notorious City Council member from District 3.

Here’s an idea that could radically cut down on retail theft: allow security guards and store employees to use tasers on thieves.

I don’t mean to pick on Justin Phillips, I really don’t. I’ve never met him; he’s probably a very nice man. However, he is the poster child for woke wackiness, and as a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, he is not without influence. The things he says are so ridiculous, so insulting to common sense, that they demand to be rebutted. So let’s take a look at his latest column.