I suppose we should have expected Price to fight to keep her cushy job. She might have done so in a dignified, truthful way, by convincing voters that her approach to criminal justice is right. But she couldn’t, because her approach isn’t right, it’s wrong and dangerous, and most of us know it. So she’s resorted to the dirtiest, most untruthful and vulgar campaign we’ve seen in a long time.

A psychological condition known as “normalcy bias” leads people to disbelieve or minimize threat warnings, according to Wikipedia.

It’s bad news that Bas holds a significant lead over her opponent, John Bauters, going into the runoff for Alameda County Board of Supervisors in District 5.

Oakland city officials always say they’re serious about stopping sideshows. But the evidence is to the contrary: the City Council has put so many restrictions on cops that sideshows largely continue unabated—even as other cities in the region really are cracking down on these dangerous and illegal activities.

I don’t know exactly what went down in that confrontation between Vincent Williams III and Tu-Ha Ak last year. Neither do you or anyone else. The only ones who know whether or not Ak “pushed, choked and punched” Vincent, as Vincent alleges, are Ak and Vincent.