Oakland’s recent round of protests didn’t just cost police officers Thanksgiving with their families — it also meant a night of cold cuts for the cops after the turkey dinners the police brass promised never arrived.

Assistant Police Chief Paul Figueroa says the department ordered 100 hot turkey dinners from Boston Market for the officers keeping an eye on demonstrators angered by a grand jury’s refusal to indict white police Officer Darren Wilson for killing an unarmed black man, 18-year-old Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Mo., in August.

It turned out, however, that an additional 300 officers were activated Thanksgiving Day after three straight nights of protests in the city.

“We called around and tried to order more food from Boston Market, but they were maxed out,” Figueroa said. So the holiday meal for most of the troops consisted of grocery-store cold cuts and chips — and that’s what they were fed the next day as well.

“Having to give up holidays, especially with families, is tough on everyone, and we recognize that and wish there was an ability to have ordered food,” Figueroa said. “We tried, and we just couldn’t get it done.”

Oakland’s interim assistant city administrator, Arturo Sanchez, tells us his office authorized the Police Department to spend “whatever they needed” to make sure all the officers called in were properly fed.

“It breaks my heart that on the day they gave up their holiday to keep us safe, we were unable to quickly provide them with the meals I know they should have had,” Sanchez said. “And for that I’m deeply sorry.”

Barry Donelan, president of the Oakland Police Officers Association, was not in a mood to hear apologies, especially after a second week of canceled days off for the rank and file.

“There is zero value placed on the work of these overworked, undermanned police officers,” Donelan said. “You would expect nothing less from the (Mayor Jean) Quan administration.”

Goal line stance: The Oakland Raiders are sending mixed signals about whether they intend to extend their lease at the Coliseum next year.

According to Chris Dobbins, a member of the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Authority, which oversees the stadium, the team isn’t accepting season ticket renewals for next year — with just two home games left this season, including Sunday’s stand against the 49ers.

Dobbins, who also belongs to Save Oakland Sports — a booster group dedicated to keeping both the Raiders and Oakland A’s playing in town — said two of their members showed up at the Raiders box office this past week hoping to renew their season tickets. Instead, they were turned away.

Another member of the group then contacted Raiders executive Marc Badain, according to Dobbins, “who confirmed they were not accepting season tickets deposits because there is no stadium deal in place.’’

The Raiders did not immediately respond to our calls seeking comment.

The Raiders have let it be known they are in talks with San Antonio officials about a possible move to the 65,000-seat Alamodome, and they are also reported to be eying a possible move back to L.A. if a new stadium is built there.

The city of Oakland, meanwhile, has given a group planning a Coliseum City development, possibly with new homes for both the Raiders and A’s, until the end of the month to come up with an agreement to finance the project. But neither team has officially gotten behind the effort.

Dobbins says Coliseum Authority President Nate Miley informed him late Friday that the Raiders have made overtures about a lease extension, but he intends to ask for a full briefing when the commission meets Monday.

Bridge holes: It turns out that the “pothole” that opened up on the $6.4 billion new eastern span of the Bay Bridge, snarling traffic during the recent rains, was actually an “access hole” deliberately cut into the roadway.

Initially, Caltrans officials said the hole that appeared during the morning commute Wednesday was the result of “wear and tear” on the bridge — an eyebrow-raiser, given that the span is barely a year old.

Further investigation, however, found that the square hole was one of 20 that had been cut into the bridge to give workers better access to the hollow support structure during construction.

All 20 of the holes were later filled in — but one of the fillings “came loose with the weather,” said Caltrans spokeswoman Leah Robinson-Leach.

By the numbers: San Francisco residents are not happy about the direction the city is taking — and they appear to be laying the blame on Mayor Ed Lee.

A KPIX-SurveyUSA poll of 500 residents taken last week found 47 percent of respondents saying the quality of life in the city is getting worse — a 13-point jump over an identical poll taken in March. What’s more, 42 percent of respondents said the city is headed in the wrong direction.

No surprise: Asked what their biggest concern was, most respondents cited “the cost of owning a home.”

Given the mood, it should come as no surprise that Lee — who has been a chief cheerleader for the tech and building boom — has seen his approval rating drop 16 points to 47 percent since last year, and his negatives go up 11 points to 35 percent. The new poll’s margin of error was 4.5 percentage points.

“People feel as though City Hall and the mayor in particular are not listening to them,” said former Mayor Art Agnos. “They feel that he is only paying attention to the billionaire developers, and they don’t reflect what San Francisco needs.”

Lee defends the growth boom, saying that if he put the brakes on the new business and new high-rises, “then you will have another survey that says, 'What about the jobs you promised, Mr. Mayor?’”

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