This is advocacy masquerading as journalism. What this lengthy feature piece does is nothing more than attempt to push readers to support a certain politician; everything in this article is framed in the context of presenting this (Oakland) district attorney as a sympathetic and positive figure. Critics of this politician are presented as ignorant dupes being funded by nefarious figures, while supporters are given space to praise her saintly virtues. This bears the malodorous scent of partisan propaganda.