Those poor Catholics, I really feel sorry for them. They were all-in for Donald Trump and MAGA, until he started deporting Latin American immigrant Catholics. Now, they’re not so sure.

I’m sick and tired of people complaining about OPD’s overtime. Look: the department currently has about 667 full-time cops. That is hundreds less than a city the size of Oakland, with our horrible crime rate, requires, according to LeRonne Armstrong, the former OPD chief whom recalled mayor Sheng Thao fired. Therefore, OPD depends on overtime in order to keep cops on the beat. If the City Council really wants to reduce overtime, then let it act responsibly and fund another 500 cops. Then we’ll see police overtime fall dramatically.

Is it right for San Francisco to provide free housing for homeless people who do illegal drugs in their taxpayer-subsidized homes?

Here in Oakland, we have less than a week before Barbara Lee is sworn in. We have a little more than six weeks—June 30, to be exact—before the City Council is required to approve the city’s budget for the next two years. As we all know, the current proposal—crafted by Kevin Jenkins—calls for huge cuts to OPD’s budget. Since Barbara Lee has stated that she fully supports those draconian cuts, and there’s no opposition to them on the City Council, we have to assume that OPD is facing a future where it will be impossible for them to keep us safe.

I wasn’t surprised when news outlets around the country yesterday reported that Gov. Newsom has urged California cities and counties to take “immediate action” to get rid of “dangerous and unhealthy [homeless] encampments.”