Kamala Harris’s birthplace, Oakland, shows the wrong way for American cities

Kamala Harris’s birthplace shows the wrong way for American cities, writes John Avlon .

Avlon: The city's most pressing problem is criminality, criminality.

The Oakland Police Department is chronically understaffed and takes almost 20 minutes to respond to priority calls, Avlon says.

The city, which commemorated Juneteenth with a mass shooting, recently clocked in eight murders in nine days .

Oakland approved the budget reliant on the projected $105 million sale of the Oakland Coliseum .

The entertainment venue became vacant after both the Raiders and the Athletics departed the California city for Las Vegas .

Drafting a U.S. president out of Oakland would be nothing short of pathetic.