Two things that happened on July 4 make me wonder if Oakland is already so lost that it can never recover.

Happy Independence Day everyone! I’m not sure how meaningful the Glorious Fourth is to anyone anymore, except for kids to explode fireworks, but maybe we should take a minute to ponder what actually happened on July 4, 1776.

Anytime the Oakland City Council talks about “civilianizing” OPD’s Internal Affairs Division (IAD), what they really mean is finding cop-hating leftists who will be biased against OPD in every case they investigate.

Let’s give a shoutout to the Oakland Police Department for the fine job they’re doing in fighting against that common enemy of all of us, crime.

As a Democrat, I’m concerned about the divide between moderates and progressives, but I’m also fascinated by it. I “get” both sides. Both have legitimate reasons for taking their positions. So do Republicans, in some instances, but I’ve explained here before why I’m not a Republican, so I won’t repeat that today.