Reparations. Affirmative action. Drag queens. Lots to think about over the weekend. Have a good one. Back on Monday.
In a funny way, our struggle against woke in Oakland is reminiscent of the LGBTQ struggle of past years
I watched a superb documentary last night, “L.A:. A Queer History,” that showed the history of the gay rights movement in Los Angeles, stretching all the way back to the 1930s. For those of us committed to gay rights, it was painful to see the injustices of the past, but inspirational how far we’ve come, from the horrible entrapment of the 1940s-1970s to legal gay marriage today (and thank you to Gov. Newsom for that!).
City Council & mayor sing Kumbaya while Oakland burns
It’s said that relations between the Oakland City Council and the mayor have never been warmer and less contentious than now, after years of squabbling between former mayor Libby Schaaf, a moderate-centrist, and the woke Council. The Council has always been to the left of the mayor, leading to ideological wrangling. But now, we have a leftist mayor who’s every bit as woke as the City Council. They get along because they’re ideological twins.
Don't depend on public money to solve the homelessness crisis
I read Heather Knight’s long, interesting front-page article on a San Francisco homeless woman’s ongoing struggles with fentanyl.
Pamela Price recall on fast track. Tick tick tick…
To get a sense of how negatively people in Alameda County view Pamela Price, visit the Twitter page of the Alameda County District Attorney’s office and read the comments. They’re almost 100% critical. Here’s a representative sample: