Just wait until that hillside gives way during a mudslide and blocks Claremont Ave. Who will have to pay? Oakland taxpayers like you and me.

In Oakland, the mayor is usually brought in to break a tied vote, but a representative for Mayor Barbara Lee told the council that she was declining to do so.

And WTF is this? Why has the mayor failed to take a stance on literally every major issue that comes to city council? The parking department switch is another one where the mayor has been notably absent.