I bet you think the Wood Street homeless slum went away. Physically it did, but the people who used to squat there are still around. They’re now actively lobbying the City Council to provide them with free everything. Carroll Fife is their de facto leader. They have their own website, under the moniker Wood Street Commons, where they list their demands as:
Why Black people don’t like Oakland being a sanctuary city
Chain of Fools
I know there will always be people who believe the homeless have a right to live anywhere they want. I am not one of those people. The homeless have no such right, as the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 28 ruling in Grants Pass makes clear.
Hooyah to the OPOA!
I was so pleased yesterday to see Huy Nguyen, the president of the Oakland Police Officers Association (OPOA), call on Sheng Thao to resign “immediately.” Sgt. Nguyen correctly cited the crime wave that Thao has shown no inclination or ability to fight because she fundamentally does not believe in policing. (Here’s a video from KTVU.)