@elonmusk Dude my dead model Y with 25k miles still in the shop and you are focused on this? Not good
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Woman surrounded, pulled to ground & dragged at 28th & Broadway in Oakland, the latest resident of nearby senior housing complex to be targeted by robbers. Residents, @AsianJusticeMvt, advocates speak out. Some suspects busted by @oaklandpoliceca. 5,6 p.m. @KTVU
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@nettermike Give the $$ back and expect us to "unsee" the relationship. Investigate him
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State Attorney General Rob Bonta, a potential contender for governor in 2026, will return more than $155,100 in campaign contributions that he has received from the Duong family, the politically-connected owners of a Bay Area-based recycling company who are embroiled in an FBI investigation. The total includes money Bonta also received from business entities of the Duongs and their associates, throughout his political career.
There should be and Federal investigation into Bonta
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@IamKeishaKeisha @MayorShengThao Well said! Judge signed the warrant for the FBI which meant they showed the judge enough evidence to suggest a raid. No courtesy call required for suspected criminals
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@MayorShengThao, You really had the audacity to make this whole speech strictly about you. You didn't apologize to the citizens of Oakland at all. You think it's ALL about you, but it's not completely all about you. You are the mayor of Oakland. You were supposed to address the citizens of Oakland about the juneteenth event, whereas 15 people were shot. Then, you were supposed to address the public about the FBI raid that occurred at your home.
You spent about 15 seconds each on those two subjects. Yet, you spent several minutes addressing the Sheng Thao Recall committee, led by Seneca Scott and former Judge Brenda Forte. You are INDIRECTLY addressing Chris Moore and Edward, who ARE NOT BILLIONAIRES! The NAACP and former Mayor Libby Schaff's ethical violations. You didn't say their names directly, but you indirectly spoke to them.
You had the audacity to get yourself on tv with a tantrum attitude, arrogance, and anger. You are the one who got yourself in this mess.
Instead of you holding yourself accountable and being empathetic to the city of oakland, you decided to play the blame game, turn into activist for a split second, and then end it with crocodile tears, playing the poverty victim card. The right wing maga card is getting old. Everyone is maga if they do not agree with Marxist progressive policies and ideologies. Girl, bye!
You blaming everyone else except your former chief of staff Renia Webb. You should ask your attorney how FBI raids work. According to webb, the FBI has been during interviews since 2023. But, who actually knows how long they have really been looking into things.
Whoever your publicist is should've told you not to show anger in this press conference and only tears. They should've made sure your speech wasn't focused on everyone else aka your enemies. You should've stay on task and focused on the FBI raid and the Juneteenth event.
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@Kaplan4Oakland Well if we add FBI raids not sure I support what you say. Are you involved with the FBI investigation Councilor? Looks like the Mayor might be part of the FBI investigation. Leadership of a city typically avoids becoming entangled with FBI investigations.
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If someone attacks the current Oakland mayor, but was fine with the previous mayor, then whatever their reasons may be, it is NOT because of crime. Crime has gone down since the change in leadership:
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@SusanDReynolds We have to change how Oakland is run. Qualifications first ie have you done this before, highlight the key priorities with a suggested solution to each and finally honest civic minded people only vs shady politicians. Root out all corruption Oakland deserves better.
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From 2020: “The Public Ethics Commission named five current councilmembers who accepted some of the allegedly laundered money: Lynette Gibson McElhaney, Sheng Thao, Rebecca Kaplan, Larry Reid, and Dan Kalb.” oaklandside.org/2020/09/15/acc…
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@samdavis510 @MayorShengThao Yup she's definitely working at something... You can resign now
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Say what you will about @MayorShengThao but there is no doubt she is a hard-working mayor.
I see her everywhere hustling across the town, last week at a groundbreaking for senior housing in W Oakland & last night at a Skyline HS parent meeting to give the latest on…
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@SenecaSpeaks21 Wow! Lets ask the Oakland Mayor exactly what she would do to fix this. If she cannot answer with a specific plan ( I have never heard a plan come from her just political statements) then the Recall is completely justified. The replacement for the Mayor should outline the solution
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Check out this brief video featuring Duane, a dedicated volunteer supporting the #RecallShengThao campaign.
Dwayne sheds light on the concerning state of our neglected parks and the overlooked needs of our children and elders in Oakland.
To bring about positive change, we must unite and remove this dangerous administration. Oakland's healing starts with us. Let's make it happen TOGETHER. #RecallShengThao #OUST
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@SenecaSpeaks21 @Nikkiforallofus Honestly we can do better for District 2. Lets start@ nikkifornobody
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Don’t let @Nikkiforallofus set Alameda County on fire🔥 with her dangerous ideology.
Bas’s failed attempt to defund the police by 50% in 2020 led to a systemic demoralization of OPD, and skyrocketing crime and homeless max.
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@GavinNewsom Can you help us here in Oakland or are you too busy worrying about your next gig? Crime is up here that I know.
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Homicide rates across the nation are DOWN.
The US just saw its biggest annual drop on record.
Bets on if Fox News runs this graphic?
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@tripledouble Well every TV and Film production knows you routinely get robbed in Oakland so good luck with that Mayor Clueless
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We should probably tackle the crime first…sfstandard.com/2023/09/15/fil…
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This is why we have a nationwide bus driver shortage.
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There’s people in Oakland that believe Armstrong should be mayor.
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Who would you rather have running the City of Oakland? Sheng Thao, a feckless, bumbling inexperienced elected official? Or Chief LeRonne Armstrong, a responsible Oakland native and leader who climbed to success in OPD to become Chief, respected and beloved by residents?
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@SenecaSpeaks21 Thank you Seneca. The progressive agenda got elected and they are struggling to defend themselves now that they are in power. Crime will be the main issue in the next election cycle. They need to live with the results you fairly call out. Good job
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It’s very encouraging watching Oakland neighbors respond to recent attempts by Alameda County Progressives to assassinate my character.
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@IamKeishaKeisha The @Oaklandside was too busy typing Seneca Scott hate pieces to cover this it appears.
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Oakland lost out on millions of dollars in crime prevention funding after missing the grant deadline. This is NOT what we Oaklanders mean when we yell TOWN BUSINESS! You can't play politics with public safety! No matter how you feel about the 🚔. You should never fumble the bag‼️
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(un)Believable. Oakland loses out on millions in crime-prevention funding after missing grant deadline Rachel Swan , Sarah Ravani Sep. 14, 2023 Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 4:56 p.m. Comments Oakland officials missed out on potentially millions of dollars in state funding to confront retail crimes after failing to apply for a grant on time. Oakland officials missed out on potentially millions of dollars in state funding to confront retail crimes after failing to apply for a grant on time. Santiago Mejia/The Chronicle Oakland has missed out on an opportunity to collect millions in state funding to help police combat organized retail theft, a crime that has felled stores and restaurants and put business leaders on edge. When the Board of State Community Corrections approved awards for dozens of cities and counties Tuesday — divvying up $267 million that Gov. Gavin Newsom touted as “the largest-ever single investment” to combat retail theft — Oakland’s Police Department was conspicuously absent from the list of grantees. Merchants who had implored City Hall for help were left perplexed and frustrated as neighboring cities reaped millions for prevention measures, including extra patrols, squad cars and automated license plate readers to track down suspected perpetrators. San Francisco received $17.3 million from the state and the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office received $2 million. San Jose Police Department secured nearly $8.5 million. A spokesperson for the state board said Oakland officials failed to submit an application on time. “They have communicated with us about their issues, but their application was not timely (or) successfully submitted,” spokesperson Tracie Cone said. Sofia Navarro, the interim director of Oakland’s Economic and Workforce Development Department, said that city staff had worked with the Chamber of Commerce and other groups on a grant application. Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas was also “very actively involved in the process, and was participating in the meetings” along with members of the Police Department. “Unfortunately we weren’t able to successfully submit (it) in time,” she said in an interview Thursday at Latham Square. “We’ve taken measures internally to ensure that doesn’t happen again, and taken some corrective actions around that.” She acknowledged that Oakland’s proposal for the retail theft prevention grant was missing some documents when the deadline passed. The city administrator has launched an investigation — a standard protocol for such oversights and a decision that Mayor Sheng Thao supported, according to city spokespeople. Initially, staff in the Economic and Workforce Development Department blamed a glitch in the grant application system, saying they had uploaded attachments “a few days prior” to submission, which had then disappeared from the platform, according to an e-mail from deputy director Cristy Johnston Limón that was reviewed by the Chronicle. Limón asked to speak with a technician. She referred questions about the matter to city spokespeople. But the Board of State and Community Corrections' legal counsel ruled that Oakland “did not meet the necessary requirements for a successful application submission and will therefore not be eligible for funding consideration.” Now, the city is trying to hire a grant writer to streamline the process and prevent future errors, Navarro said. “At the end of the day I think that responsibility falls on me as director, making sure that staff is well-resourced, and that I check in ... making sure that if we are saying we are going to help support in writing this grant, that we are going to execute and accomplish that,” she said. “I take ownership in making sure that is done appropriately.” Promises to do better in the future meant little to public safety advocates who felt let down by City Hall. Among them is Carl Chan, a merchant leader in Oakland Chinatown who has long called for more law enforcement. He said Oakland has not made it a priority. “They are elected by the people, and the people are crying out and saying, ‘We need this,’” Chan said. “And I don’t think they are listening.” Savlan Hauser, the executive director of the Jack London Square Business Improvement District, said she sent the city a letter of support for the grant and took part in discussions with city staff as they prepared the application. She worked with them to address privacy concerns and suggest different programs that should be included in their request. “It was a really collaborative process and I really don’t know why, at the last minute, I was informed that somehow the application wasn’t uploaded and we had missed out,” Hauser said. “This is just so fundamental to Oakland’s economy, keeping Oakland safe,” she added. Representatives of the Oakland Police Department deferred requests for comment to the city administrator. Reach Rachel Swan: rswan@sfchronicle.com. Reach Sarah Ravani: sravani@sfchronicle.com; Twitter: @SarRavani Fifth & Mission The Chronicle’s flagship news podcast. Listen and subscribe on your favorite app. Click the player below for the latest episode. Photo of Rachel Swan Written By Rachel Swan Reach Rachel on Rachel Swan is a breaking news and enterprise reporter. She joined the Chronicle in 2015 after stints at several alt weekly newspapers. Born in Berkeley, she graduated from Cal with a degree in rhetoric and is now raising two daughters in El Cerrito. Photo of Sarah Ravani Written By Sarah Ravani Reach Sarah on Sarah Ravani covers Oakland and the East Bay at The San Francisco Chronicle. She joined The Chronicle in 2016 after graduating from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Previously, she covered breaking news and crime for The Chronicle. She has provided coverage on wildfires, mass shootings, the fatal shooting of police officers and massive floods in the North Bay. sfchronicle.com/crime/article/…
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Rockets working to trade Kevin Porter Jr. along with draft compensation in wake of charges of felony assault and strangulation due to alleged attack on girlfriend, per sources.
Details at @TheAthletic: theathletic.com/4861233/2023/0…
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@MayorShengThao I do not see a plan. Every part of Oakland who vote is discussing crime/safety. Pls send the link to your exact plan and we will be able to measure the results and confirm it’s your top priority.
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Community safety is my top priority and since day 1 my administration has been working with local, state, and federal partners to scale up our ability to respond to and investigate crimes as well as prevent them from happening. #OneOakland #OaklandLoveLife
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@GavinNewsom How about you help CA get better. Unbelievable your getting hard to root for. Please do your job that will be what people want in a President.
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We just raised over $50,000 to create scholarships for students at Arkansas' Little Rock Central High School who still want to learn REAL history.
Almost 70 years ago, 9 African American students endured threats as they entered Little Rock Central High for the first time.
Now--for students at that same school--@SarahHuckabee has decided African American studies classes will not count toward graduation.
What a disgrace.
When I went to Little Rock I met with students at that school. They told me about the legacy they hope to carry on. Let's help them do it. Pitch in with the link below. secure.actblue.com/donate/cdf-c-e…
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