http://www.ibabuzz.com/hayword/2008/01/16/the-numbers-dont-lieor-do-they/ Sat, 18 May 2013 18:14:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.ibabuzz.com/hayword/2008/01/16/the-numbers-dont-lieor-do-they/comment-page-1/#comment-1595 craig Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:51:19 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/hayword/2008/01/16/the-numbers-dont-lieor-do-they/#comment-1595 Stephens may be onto something or he’s planning on running for mayor. With a recession looming nearer and nearer, crime should go up. So the future might favor the law and order advocates.
Mke Katz had it right, we need to stengthen our community bonds, people need to have a stronger sense of neighborhood.
Keep in mind the local tv news is all about crime. A person may have little interest in a political issue in the South Bay living in the San Leandro area but a crime story will keep their attention and their hands off the remote control clicker.
Oakland’s move toward three local headquarters has merit. E mailing all residents with info about their local police officers might be a way to humanize the connection between the community and the police. Also , pot luck block parties on the weekends (when the weather gets better) might be good for local morale , especially with a member of the local force showing up at the event.
Mayor Santos is right about not becoming an alarmist. We should ultimate be weary of people benefiting from scare tactics and profiting from fear.
Stephens seems unusually bored at many city council meetngs. Some one once quipped he should be called “Bill Board Stephens” Maybe crime will be that issue that will get him fired up!

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