Oakland’s Democratic Mayor Barbara Lee just got a brutal wake-up call about the crime crisis she’s helped create. This week, thieves broke directly into her City Hall office, swiped her keys, and made off with her city-owned Ford Expedition. Talk about poetic justice. When your own office isn’t safe from the criminals running wild in your streets, maybe it’s time to admit your soft-on-crime policies aren’t working.
The brazen theft happened on Presidents’ Day when crooks tampered with Lee’s office door and grabbed the vehicle keys. By the next day, her SUV was gone, later recovered hours later in nearby Vallejo. The Oakland Police Officers Association confirmed what everyone already suspected: even City Hall isn’t immune to the lawlessness that’s consumed this once-great American city under Democratic leadership.
Here’s the kicker: Lee had the audacity to release a statement saying “no one in Oakland should have to worry about their car being stolen.” Really? Tell that to the 9,914 Oakland residents who had their vehicles stolen in 2024 alone. That’s one of the highest motor vehicle theft rates in the entire nation, with Oakland’s overall crime rate sitting at four times the national average. Maybe if Lee spent less time pushing failed liberal policies and more time backing her police officers, her own car would still be parked outside City Hall.
Social media erupted with Americans calling out the obvious irony. Citizens are fed up with Democrats who preach about public safety while their cities burn and their residents flee. This isn’t just about one stolen car. This is about the complete failure of progressive governance that puts criminals first and law-abiding Americans last. When even the mayor’s office becomes a target, you know the inmates are running the asylum in Oakland.
Source: bizpacreview.com
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