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Oakland voters just rejected Mayor Barbara Lee’s parcel tax by a clear margin. They were told it was necessary for public safety. The data tells a different story… Under Measure NN, voters approved roughly $47 million per year with a specific commitment: maintain 700 sworn Oakland police officers. As of early 2026, OPD has approximately 618 sworn officers — roughly 90 below the legal mandate and more than 250 below the independent recommendation of 877. Attrition continues, with dozens more officers on extended leave. Despite multiple tax measures and repeated assurances, the department remains critically understaffed for the workload the city faces. Voters just declined to write another blank check. This is not an isolated funding issue. Mayor Lee accepted significant contributions from the Duong family, owners of California Waste Solutions, who were later tied to the federal corruption case involving her predecessor. The family ranked among her largest donors. Some contributions were returned only after indictments and public scrutiny intensified. The pattern is consistent: proximity to the previous administration’s problems, reliance on new revenue measures, and outcomes that have not matched the promises made to voters. Oakland residents are experiencing the results in real time — on the streets, in response times, and in basic service delivery. The structural budget deficit remains severe. Executive priorities have included significant staff compensation increases even as the city grapples with vacancies and service gaps. Voters appear to have noticed the disconnect. Accountability is not partisan. It is the basic requirement of effective local government. Mayor Lee’s first year has revealed the same challenges that led to the previous recall — now with new leadership at the helm. Do you believe Mayor Barbara Lee should run for re-election in November? Yes No Undecided Follow @FireBarbaraLee for ongoing, evidence-based analysis of the mayor’s record and administration. The full picture matters.

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While Oakland is drowning in crime, homelessness, open drug markets, and facing BANKRUPTCY, Mayor Barbara Lee is busy trying to rewrite the city charter to give herself more power. Tonight she broke a tie vote to put her “strong mayor” power grab on the November ballot — expanding her control over day-to-day operations and giving herself VETO power over the council. She claims it’s about “accountability,” but the truth is clear: the buck stops with her, and she’s FAILED. Now she wants to change the rules so she has even more control while the city burns. We’re building the official coalition right now to kill this power grab and stop this failed mayor from rewriting the rules to protect herself while Oakland suffers. More information coming soon. mercurynews.com/2026/06/16/oak…

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Barbara Lee wants a $50 federal minimum wage. When asked how small businesses could possibly survive paying that, she said she once ran a small business and “just do the math” on the Bay Area’s high cost of living. She didn’t explain how a mom-and-pop shop, restaurant, or startup could afford to pay $50 an hour without slashing jobs, raising prices, or shutting down. She just demanded it anyway. This is who keeps hurting our city.

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San Francisco man fatally shot while driving through Oakland sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl… via @sfchronicle

Another man from the Bay Area was just murdered in Oakland. While bodies keep dropping and businesses flee, Mayor Barbara Lee has spent years fighting against tougher criminal penalties. She opposed Prop 6, which would have increased sentences for gang crimes and funded more police. She was a vocal opponent of Three Strikes. She REFUSED to take a position on Prop 36 or Prop 47. And when asked if progressive reforms had gone too far, she said “enhanced sentences don’t reduce crime.” This is who has been leading Oakland.

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While Oakland’s streets are overrun with dangerous encampments, open drug use, and residents afraid to walk outside, Mayor Barbara Lee has spent years fighting to protect the right to camp on public property. She signed a Supreme Court brief arguing that cities should not be allowed to enforce camping regulations against homeless people, claiming it “serves no legitimate penological purpose.” She also said we need social workers and mental health workers to make sure we “don’t criminalize people who need a place to live.” Even Governor Newsom supported the Supreme Court’s decision to let cities clear unsafe encampments. Lee did not. This is who has been leading Oakland.

Catherine Lew is Barbara Lee’s puppet master. For decades, Lew and her firm The Lew Edwards Group have quietly engineered nearly $50 BILLION in new taxes across California, using a two-phase scam: First, they get cities to pay them with taxpayer money to run “educational” campaigns that scare residents into believing their fire stations, libraries, and schools will collapse without new taxes. Then they seamlessly transition into running the union-funded “Yes” campaigns that actually pass the measures. Her firm’s own strategy memos openly advise threatening to close fire stations and slash library hours if voters don’t approve the tax. And when one of her clients got caught sending ILLEGAL campaign mailers with public funds, the state hit them with an FPPC violation that directly named Lew’s firm. Lew has trained the very politicians who later hire her, creating a closed-loop machine that keeps extracting more money from working people while she pulls the strings behind the scenes. Barbara Lee has been part of that machine for years. This is the corrupt system running Oakland.

When Oakland elected leaders and Mayor Barbara Lee see a crime they wanna hold a meeting. Perhaps @BarbaraLee_CA should try hiring more police officers to make the city safer. It would be a new approach for them.

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