"We're a charter city. We have self-rule," said Brian Hofer, chair of Oakland's Privacy Advisory Commission. "We certainly need financial help, but we do not need this hostile takeover from Sacramento."
As California's political pendulum swings back toward tough-on-crime policies, the governor has tasked highway patrol officers with cracking down on auto, retail and cargo theft in Bakersfield, and fentanyl dealing in San Francisco. Oakland, however, has drawn the bulk of the state attention.
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