It will not shock me if, in the next six months, four of Oakland’s biggest employers—Kaiser, PG&E, Clorox and Blue Shield—announce they’re leaving town, bringing their thousands of employees with them and administering the final death blow to our beleaguered city.

We haven’t talked about the Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission (OPAC), but that changes right now, because you need to know about this powerful, secretive organization.

Today’s Chronicle front pager—Oakland recovery faces perfect storm: Investors pull back amid concerns about affordability, safety—may shock readers in San Mateo and Concord. But for those of us living in Oakland, it’s merely the latest drumbeat of doom, in a city whose moorings are rotting away with each passing day.

When I read about Oakland’s new Downtown Specific Plan, announced the other day by Sheng Thao, I thought “Super-great. Downtown definitely needs a re-do.”

Sheng Thao is out there assuring us that crime in Oakland is down and we’re once again a safe city, thanks to her vision and guidance.