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Oakland hasn't seen a commensurate drop in homicides in modern history. When we wrote RIDERS, Darwin and I pored over decades of Oakland crime statistics. This is a huge drop, way beyond the standard deviation

All on one block of paint-protected cycle track

Horrifying: a cyclist crashed and died on his way down Panoramic. No car involved, just a tight turn at high speed on bad pavement. Police were bagging the body when I walked through.

Birth certificate. Eyeglasses. Cell phone. Teddy bear. Sewing machine. Hep C medication. Breast pump. Bible. Urns of ashes. ProPublica spoke with people across the US about what they lost during encampment sweeps. Please spend time with this. projects.propublica.org/homeless-encam…

If you add very recent filings, Richmond Police Officer Association has now raised about a quarter million dollars trying to defeat a ranked choice voting measure and support a primary / general voting measure. That's more than all candidates have raised combined.

Oaklandside was interested in reporting on the Oakland Metro Chamber of Commerce poll — the poll supposedly measures residents' feelings ahead of the election, likely voting decisions — but the Chamber declined to provide us with a copy.

An initiative that requires landlords to spend 98% of the rents they collect on actually providing housing.

Check out this Berkeley Measure GG Debate hosted by Brian EdwardsTiekert from KPFA Radio youtube.com/watch?v=zJ9-ro…

In 2022, Loren Taylor claimed there was such an overwhelming population of small landlords barely scraping by they also required Rent board legal assistance that tenants get from City contractor in housing disputes. EBRHA, a landlord org directed by Chris Moore, got the contract:

Past Oakland elections have seen big money expenditures by people and groups seeking to influence voters. This time, 1 person has put up $1.7M supporting the mayor and DA recalls, and now a whole slate of candidates hoping to sweep down-ballot races. oaklandside.org/2024/11/01/may…

BREAKING: Mayoral candidate Mark Farrell is set to pay the largest penalty in ethics commission history: $108,179. The commission called Farrell's use of two campaigns finances a “significant” violation of law. Farrell called it "an accounting error." sfstandard.com/2024/11/04/far…

The sexism/racism vs. economy debate misses the point. Right-wing populism clasically capitalizes on economic insecurity by blaming cultural elites and attacking otherized minorities. It's part of the same thing.

I for one think these picks are remarkably well-suited to staff the guy whose first administration proved a fast track to ruin/humiliation/disbarment/bankruptcy/prison

A new report dispels a persistent myth that homeless people flock to the East Bay, seeking laissez-faire policies and warmer weather. Instead, 80% of Oakland homeless residents said they had a permanent residence here before becoming homeless. oaklandside.org/2024/12/13/hom…

Since people seem to be wondering, I can report that the bars in Damascus seem to be doing just fine.

Breaking: Amazon tried to dampen the resolve of its striking workers. But the Queens picket line is denser than it was yesterday. Workers remain unbossed and fearless. Hearing reports of an alleged record number of Amazon drivers calling out!

What if the Trump administration accidentally strikes a blow against climate change by just making everyone too scared to fly

CHP got a hit on the driver's plate for "felony evasion." That's CA Vehicle Code 2800.2, fleeing police with "willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property." Then they *decided* to chase him.

Scary: if he can post this he has the power to travel far enough back in time to keep Trump from breaking up with Ivana, to keep Gorbachev from breaking up the USSR, and to keep Lauren Boebert from ever being born