I had a nightmare last night, a real terror that left me sweaty and fearful. It was a vision of Oakland, placed somewhere in the not-very-distant future.

When Seneca Scott announced for Mayor, few Oaklanders had ever heard of him. True, he’d run for City Council two years previously, but lost, and in the intervening period Seneca had very little public visibility.

As I write this morning, our Mayoral race is still undecided. The “rank choice” system is complicating things. But at this hour (about 7 a.m.), Loren Taylor has a nice lead over second-place Sheng Thao, while our preferred candidate, Seneca Scott, is trailing far behind, in seventh place.

Short post today. I’ll comment only on one topic: Sacramento’s Measure O. If it passes, Sacramento would essentially become the first California city to allow residents to sue the city for “harm [caused] by unlawful camping or unlawful storage on City-owned property.” If the plaintiff wins the case, Sacramento would be required to cover “their costs and attorney’s fees.”

Tomorrow is Election Day! I have to admit feeling antsy. It’s down to the wire. The Coalition came out strong for Harold Lowe, in D2, and Seneca Scott, for Mayor. We knew both candidates faced an uphill battle. Neither got union funding, because the unions know that Nikki Bas and Sheng Thao are buyable, and will be more pliable in their controlling hands.