The City of Oakland has become ungovernable. Thieves routinely commit brazen crimes in broad daylight, such as hitching an ATM to a van and dragging it down the street. Ramming cars through storefronts is now a common burglary method; burglars hit one liquor store that way three times since November. Recently, an Oakland police officer was murdered while responding to a burglary of a cannabis dispensary. Robberies rose last year by 38% over 2022, burglaries by 23%, and car thefts by 44%. 

The lawlessness has taken a toll on local businesses and their employees. ...

All of this is an embarrassment to California Governor Gavin Newsom, and, worse, a threat to his presidential aspirations. So today, he dispatched 120 highway patrol officers to Oakland to bolster the city’s flailing police force.