Oakland's mayor has, sadly, assimilated the spirit of Donald Trump-- willing to use the Big Lie to get a political advantage.   

          But then Libby Schaaf is the two- faced person who while she was publicly firing former Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick said both that she did it because the Police Commission, which she said she respected, wanted her to and that Kirkpatrick was an outstanding and admirable chief.  Public confusion about the firing was not surprising.

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