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as they interviewed oakland s director of violence prevention. you can t make it up. unfortunately, the suspects got away before they could be taken in for nurturing. even though this is what some residents asked for as they marched to defund the police last summer, not everyone is on board. even in neighboring liberal mecca san francisco where new survey shows 70% of residents feel that the quality of life is on the decline. now, it s not clear if it s the crime surge, homeless encampments or high taxes that s making them feel that way, but clearly california is doing something wrong. joining me now exclusively oakland police chief laron armstrong. all right, chief, so four murders in 48 hours there. they are trying to slash your budget for, i think, 18 mil. it s going to cause slower 911 response times. less cops on the street. that s a criminal s dream. do you think the political leadership in oakland is dumb?

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