Memo to Liberals: McCain Will Beat Obama
It’s no secret that conservatives have spent most of their energy since McCain wrapped up the nomination attacking Hillary Clinton. There’s a simple, if somewhat ugly, logic to this: They know Obama can’t win.
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Berkeley Daily Planet: Crazy Dirty Men Good For Business
I’m sure the Berkeley Daily Planet’s Becky O’Malley means well in her recent editorial suggesting that the homeless are not at the root of downtown Berkeley’s troubles. While she provides a nice recounting of recent history, her conclusions are flat wrong.
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Oh How I Love Seeing Measure Y ‘Raided’
In case you hadn’t heard, Oakland’s City Council voted to spend $7.7M of Measure Y funds for recruiting and training as many as 75 new police officers this year.
There’s a lot of hullabaloo out there about how this is a violation of the public trust because Measure Y funds were supposed to pay for “problem solving officers,” not training new officers. Frankly, I have trouble understanding these complaints, and I find them a bit hypocritical.
Oakland Magazine Joins the Anti-Poor-People Parade
Just got my monthly (?) copy of Oakland Magazine in the mail. A strange sort of magazine, it continually suggests that I should subscribe, yet I’ve received it for more than two years without paying a dime.