Bringing CHP in to police city streets in state

Oakland is just the eighth most populous city in California, but for both good and bad reasons, it often punches above its weight in its influence in the state.

And it’s currently in the national spotlight as the ostensible hometown of Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president.

It’s true that the vice president happened to be born in an Oakland hospital. But she grew up in neighboring Berkeley, where her parents lived. Problem is, no one who aspires to the White House can afford to claim to be a Berkeleyite ...