“I am tired of burying our children,”

“Failed leadership, including the movement to defund the police, our District Attorney’s unwillingness to charge and prosecute people who murder and commit life-threatening serious crimes, and the proliferation of anti-police rhetoric have created a heyday for Oakland criminals,” asserted the progressive group in a letter.

“People are moving out of Oakland in droves. They are afraid to venture out of their homes to go to work, shop, or dine.”