Gavin Newsom’s California: Over 200 Oakland Businesses to Strike on Tuesday Over Crime as City Reports Over 10,000 Stolen Cars So Far This Year
As California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) continues to maneuver for a presidential bid in case Joe Biden is not able to run in 2024, the eighth most populated city in the Golden State is the midst of a devastating crime wave so bad that over 200 businesses are planning to strike on Tuesday to protest the out of control crime and failed government response.
How bad is crime in Oakland? So far this year according to Oakland police 10,547 vehicles have been reported stolen from January 1 through September 17, a 51 percent increase over last year and more than double from 2019. Reported car break-ins are lower than thefts at 10,335 because most victims don’t bother to report the break-ins anymore,
