When Democrats and Independents impeached Trump twice due to his criminal acts, they were jubilant—and rightfully so. But now that we East Bay voters are recalling Thao and Price, those same progressives are outraged. Our former mayor Jean Quan—yes, the one who led a Defund the Police march down Broadway—was out there supporting Thao. “Please defend democracy!” she urged voters, as if democracy itself were at stake. Another Thao minion, a pastor named Ray Lankford, went even further, alleging that “Every elected official that is democratically elected [is] at risk…recalls are actually a threat to our democracy.”

I have some very good friends, including here at the Coalition for a Better Oakland, who are prepared to endorse Warren Logan for City Council in District 3. It’s not because they particularly like him, but because he possesses the number one quality they demand in a candidate: his name isn’t Carroll Fife.

Anytime some anarchist nut job anywhere in the U.S. calls for violence for “social justice,” you can count on the Black Bloc in Oakland to act accordingly.

The soon-to-be-recalled D.A.’s first surprise was Eric Swalwell’s announcement that he now supports her recall. The second surprise was the unanimous vote by all thirteen Bay Area police unions to also support the recall. The election isn’t for another 3-1/2 weeks, but it’s looking more and more like a done deal, which leads to the question: What will Price do when we kick her out?

Steven Tavares, whose East Bay Insiders daily newsletter is must-reading for politics, headlined his article “DA Pamela Price: Rep. Eric Swalwell is critical of me because I’m a Black woman.” Not even Chesa Boudin, when he was recalled in San Francisco, resorted to a race card or gender defense. Chesa’s politics were all wrong, but at least he was a gentleman and defended himself on policy grounds.