Good was, of course, the woman who was shot dead by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. The incident is pitting Democrats against Republicans, as usual, and is playing out on television screens across America. We, the people, are being asked to decide if the ICE officer needlessly shot Good, or if she really did attack him, thus justifying his fatal reaction.

I’m reproducing Seneca Scott’s recent press release in its entirety because it tells a story I haven’t seen anywhere else in the media. Many of us have long suspected that the deal to sell the Oakland Coliseum stank from the start; for years, AASEG’s reported failures to meet its payment obligations only added to this impression. Now, it appears things have completely imploded, in a way that is disturbing but hardly surprising, given the incompetence (and, possibly, the lawbreaking) of Oakland officials, especially Sheng Thao, Rebecca Kaplan and Nikki Bas.

From time to time I offer reports on my progress with cancer, because I know that many of you care. For that, I’m immensely grateful.

For months we’ve seen glowing reports about how crime in Oakland has gone down. The latest was from over the weekend: “SF, Oakland see fewest homicides since Cold War era”

Thanks to the redoubtable Rajni Mandal and her wonderful reporting, we now know exactly what excuses the grifting “special monitor,” Robert Warshaw, is using to extend his control—now in its second decade—over the Oakland Police Department, and to continue getting his $1 million annual salary.