Mr.Dellums Please Find The Nearest Exit

So last night I caught the news segment on Mayor Ron Dellums, and the possibility of him running for a second term. I think that would be huge mistake for him and the city of Oakland. He's been in office for the last five years and the city has suffered greatly. Crime and employment remain two of the cities biggest problems, along with the yearly school closures and various other issues. His answer for crime is putting more police on the streets, but we saw from last year's horrfic shooting of four OPD officers that solution only created a bigger problem. It also showed a lack of respect for those who are supposed to "protect and serve". Though Oakland's homicide rate in 2009 was only 100, 40 less than in 2008. Dellums has failed in my opinion to do more regarding getting guns off the streets, and creating policies that keep guns out of the hands of these indivduals that seem to have a "black market" on speed dial.


I've noticed and other citizens probably have as well, that our mayor doesn't make a lot of public appearances. Now that may be due to his health, but when compared to his mayorial counterpart cross the water Gavin Newsom its kind of disturbing that Dellums doesn't make more of any effort to show his face more. I think it creates a huge disconnected with the citizens of Oakland. He's sort of a "Phantom Menace", the borrow a term from George Lucas. How can he expect the people of this city to re-elect him, if he doesn't do the things a mayor should be doing.

Dellums and Oakland Raiders' owner Al Davis have a lot in common and can learn valuable lessons from each. Both are bad for business. Their two indivduals that are hurting the city of Oakland and its citizens, both should be escorted to the nearest exit. Imagine if Davis were mayor, this city would "Just Lose Baby". Kind of what its doing right now.