I want to acquaint you with a scam that we should all be outraged by. It consists of a cadre of aggressive, usually Black lawyers who call themselves “civil rights attorneys” but who in reality ride a gravy train of persecuting police that has made them very rich men.
One Flew Over Oakland
We know exactly why the Recalls happened. We don’t need “conjecture”
Steve Tavares, who generally does a good job reporting at his East Bay Insiders, was wide of the mark yesterday when he wrote that “It’s going to take some time to analyze what precipitated the Year of the Recall’ in 2024…the reasons why voters voted to remove two of the highest profile officials [i.e. Thao and Price] in the region remains [sic] conjecture.”
My meeting with a Mayoral candidate
A nice warm, quiet Friday
Not much going on in Oakland politically, so no column today. Have a pleasant, safe weekend! Back Monday.