It’s been a while since I wrote about Grants Pass, the Supreme Court decision that essentially told cities that they don’t have to provide shelter to homeless people in order to compel them to leave illegal encampments. But it’s time to revisit this topic, because what Oakland is doing is exactly what Dr. King denounced in his I Have a Dream speech.

So Price is out there, following her recall, trying to rehabilitate her wrecked reputation by blaming Oakland’s gun violence on “pandemic-era cuts to violence prevention programs.”

I noticed that Children’s Fairyland changed their sign—not the big one by the main entrance, but the one close to the lake, at the top of the grassy slope where people sunbathe. It now reads Ohloneland.

The equity cult is alive and well at the Los Angeles Times, where the paper announced the start of their “Equity Reporting Initiative.”

One of the most remarkable news stories of 2024 is that, nationally and locally, crime is down. Almost all major cities report crime reductions, including Oakland.