Here’s an idea that could radically cut down on retail theft: allow security guards and store employees to use tasers on thieves.

I don’t mean to pick on Justin Phillips, I really don’t. I’ve never met him; he’s probably a very nice man. However, he is the poster child for woke wackiness, and as a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, he is not without influence. The things he says are so ridiculous, so insulting to common sense, that they demand to be rebutted. So let’s take a look at his latest column.

One of the more amusing trends of the past few days has been the reaction of Pamela Price, Sheng Thao and Nikki Bas to the startling news that Gov. Newsom has taken over the Alameda County District Attorney’s office.

While we’re all thrilled that Gov. Newsom is sending lawyers, guns and money to help Oakland fight crime, I find somewhat puzzling his depiction of this as “a partnership” between the California Department of Justice and D.A. Pamela Price, which is what it says in the Governor’s official press release.

We hear all the time how London Breed is working to pump some new life into downtown San Francisco. Pop-up stores, a new U.C. campus, an HBCU, switching offices to housing, maybe even a soccer stadium—you’ve got to hand it to Breed and her team for using their imaginations to do something that’s never been done before: reimagine downtown.