It’s a question of priorities. 911 doesn’t excite voters as much as a bike line or zoning. Government gets many fundamentals wrong: pothole repair and 911 are g

It’s a question of priorities. 911 doesn’t excite voters as much as a bike line or zoning. Government gets many fundamentals wrong: pothole repair and 911 are good examples. Instead the Oakland mayor (and mayors everywhere) prefer to grandstand on hot button issues rather than doing the actual hard work of running a city. This is why I am suspicious when people call for more government regulation; it isn’t because I disagree with the idea, but I am not confident when it comes to actual execution. It isn’t even about money — it’s about how that money is managed and allocated.