It’s been more than three years since the Coalition for a Better Oakland started warning everyone that our city’s woke, extreme-leftwing politicians were turning Oakland into a dumpster fire.

Went for a long walk yesterday to Brooklyn Basin, and while strolling along the estuary near the Jack London Aquatic Center I came across a huge mess of at least eight decrepit but still floating boats, the rotting remains of broken piers, and piles and piles of trash.

Later today, I’ll drop off a $500 check for Save Alameda For Everyone (SAFE), the organization sponsoring the recall of Pamela Price. Headquarters is Carl Chan’s office at the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce. Carl is the driving force behind her recall.

I was walking back from the gym yesterday along Grand Avenue, approaching the big intersection at Harrison Street, when I saw this guy whom I’ve seen before, in the same general area. He was dressed in rags, wandering in and out of traffic in the middle of Grand Avenue, totally tweaked, gesturing wildly, ranting and cursing. When cars stopped at the light, he would walk up to them, bang on the windows; drivers were trying to avoid hitting him.

I’ve complained plenty about BART doing so little to deter fare cheaters from jumping the turnstiles. But now, it appears that BART really does have a plan: Their $90 million “Next Generation Fare Gate” project.