Doomloop Dispatch
Welcome to the Doomloop Dispatch, the podcast about the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. Journalists Kevin L. Jones and D. Scot Miller take every episode to tell you about what’s going on in the Bay, including the facts the media conveniently leaves out.
97. Fighting for Oakland with Nate Adams
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and D talk with Nate Adams, who is running against incumbent Charlene Wang to be on the Oakland City Council. We get into his history with union organizing and how he plans to help Oakland if he wins.
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96. Taking back our power with Gary Lucks
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin interviews Gary Lucks, the founder of Progressive Action East Bay (PAEB) and Resistance Action East Bay (RAEB) Indivisible Group. A longtime Democratic activist and author, Gary just published “We Are The Power,” a guide for Democrats who want to win back the government by 2028. Gary taps into his decades of election experience to explain what regular folks need to do to help produce the Blue Wave that’s needed to kick out the fascists once a...
95. Spoiled brats try to take over Oakland
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and D talk about recent headlines, such as the little brat from Piedmont getting paid to run right wing political campaigns in Oakland and the weird car thefts from Alameda County.
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94. June 2 election breakdown
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and D talk about the results from the most recent election, a mid-year election that saw a low turnout and a lot of disappointment. We get into it and what the left needs to do in the future.
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93. Meme-ing and politicking with Abe Woodliff
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin interviews Abe Woodliff of Bay Area Memes. We get into his history in the Bay Area, how his politics have evolved and using social media as a platform for content. We had a good time!
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<...92. Voter Guide for June 2, 2026
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and D. Scot run through the candidates and ballot measures up for vote on June 2, giving their thoughts along the way. Tune in and take notes!
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91. Taking on rich congressional candidates with Connie Chan
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin interviews San Francisco supervisor and candidate to replace Nancy Pelosi in congress, Connie Chan. We get into the vicious campaign for Pelosi’s seat and all the issues in San Francisco you care about. Tune in!
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...90. Talking Tech Fascism and Crooked Orgs
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and D discuss the many stories of the week, including Palantir’s truncated tech manifesto, upheaval at organizations like Neighbors for a Better San Francisco, and whistleblowers in the Alameda County DA’s office.
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89. Santa Cruz Politics with Ami Chen Mills
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and D talk with Ami Chen Mills, host of Moment of Truth on KSQD and a candidate for mayor of Santa Cruz. We get into Mills’s platform, the issues Santa Cruz faces in terms affordability and tech, and most importantly, why Ami will make SC better when she is mayor.
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88. ICE attacks and the growing surveillance state
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and D discuss recent headlines in the Bay Area, starting with the explosive story about Cesar Chavez. We then get into cities trying to reform their charters, ICE attacking folks and Flock continuing its blitzkrieg into Bay Area cities.
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87. Berkeley gentrification with Kate Harrison
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin speaks to former Berkeley City Council member Kate Harrison about Berkeley politics, mainly the forces gentrifying the famously liberal city. We get into the fights over roads and sidewalks, the treatment of the homeless and why she quit the council.
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86. Denim Dan stumbles as techie fascists prepare for 2026
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and D discuss the headlines of the day, starting with San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s bodyguard getting bodychecked and Lurie’s bullshit claims of anti-semitism at his anti-Prop I presser. We also dive into Garry Tan’s fight against the billionaire tax and the debate over Flock surveillance.
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85. Oakland Police and federal oversight with Ali Winston
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and D talk to journalist Ali Winston, journalist and author of one of our favorite books, The Riders Come Out At Night. We get into the Oakland Police Department’s struggles to come out from under federal oversight. We also get into the threat of ICE and the decline of legacy media.
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84. San Francisco Teacher Strike with Brandee Marckmann
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin interviews Brandee Marckmann from the San Francisco Education Alliance about the SFUSD teacher strike. As the strike reaches its fifth day and the district keeps away from the bargaining table, Brandee breaks down why it’s so important the teachers win. Also, she announces her run for San Francisco school board! Make sure to support her.
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83. Can the Oakland Police fix their culture?
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, D and Kevin talk about how the Oakland Police Department is trying to get out from under federal oversight but keeps running into scandals. We also get deep into the non-profit system handling the homeless in San Francisco. Tune in!
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82. Pushing Back Against Corruption in Oakland
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, D and Kevin discuss all the stories coming out of Oakland involving city council member Ken Houston and all the shenanigans surrounding Oakland’s Police Commission.
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81. The Return of Pamela Price
The return of Pamela Price
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, former Alameda County DA Pamela Price joins us once again! One of our favorite guests came on to tell us about why she decided to run again for district attorney, how she hopes to protect the Bay from ICE and what she can fix after her replacement has done so much damage,
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80. Doomloop review of 2025
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and D Scot go over the big stories of 2025, focusing on moments that had long-reaching impacts. We get into recalls, the tech billionaire takeover of San Francisco and what the battle over Oakland has taught us.
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79. Big Brother comes to Oakland
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and D Scot talk about the shady way the Oakland City Council pushed through an awful $2.2 million-contract with Flock Surveillance. We get into how council member Ken Houston is shady and why the technology is bad.
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78. Failed encampment policies and the right pushing back
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and D Scot go over recent headlines, such as Oakland pushing back on Ken Houston’s terrible homeless encampment policy, KRON bringing back Stanley Roberts and San Francisco’s new supervisor killing his chances for re-election.
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77. Talking to San Francisco Supervisor Candidate Natalie Gee
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and D Scot interview Natalie Gee, a staffer for San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton who is running for the District 4 supervisor seat. She talks about not being appointed to the D4 seat, why she got into politics and how she plans to help the district if she wins.
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76. Oakland is winning against the surveillance state
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and D Scot discuss how Oaklanders fought against a $2.25 million-deal between Oakland and Flock Surveillance. We also get into the chaos of upcoming political races and the continuing creep of the Network State.
*One of the reasons Saikat Chakrabarti was pushed out of AOC’s staff was that the finances surrounding Justice Democrats. Federal Election Commission saw complaints filed by conservative groups because of an odd setup in which money from the PAC...
75. Dems roar back, S.F sees more shenanigans
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and D Scot discuss the Dems winning across the nation on election night. We also get into the recent controversies in San Francisco, like the appointment of a political novice to represent district 4, the retirement of Nancy Pelosi and the BS removal of Jennifer Friedenbach from Prop C oversight commission.
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74. The right keeps creeping into the San Francisco Bay Area
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and D Scott discuss the right wing continuing to make its way into the Bay Area. President Donald Trump might’ve pulled back on sending the national guard to San Francisco (thanks to tech CEOs and Mayor Daniel Lurie’s groveling) but they’re still showing up in Alameda. Also, the Oakland City Council is doing the Oakland Police Department favors, despite the recent, suspicious death of Doug Martin.
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73. Fighting for housing with Dean Preston
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and D Scott talk to Dean Preston, a tenants rights attorney and former San Francisco supervisor. We get into the damage done by the “Doomloop” narrative and Dean’s constant battles to create more affordable housing in San Francisco. So much good stuff in this one!
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72. Keeping up the fight with Cat Brooks
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and D Scott talk to Cat Brooks, the co-founder of the Anti-Police Terror Project and the host of Law and Disorder on KPFA. We get into all things she and others are doing to keep the right from taking over Oakland.
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71. Fascism is Ramping Up in the Bay Area
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and D Scott talk about recent headlines, including ICE raids in Oakland, homeless children in Vallejo and professors being harassed by UC Berkeley. Do it up!
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70. Fighting San Francisco's Manhattanization with Tim Redmond
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and D Scott talk to Tim Redmond, editor of the 48 Hills and former executive editor of the Bay Guardian. We get into Tim’s reporting on the recall of San Francisco supervisor Joel Engardio and his thoughts on Engardio’s replacement. We also talk about how real estate speculation destroyed the city and the state of local legacy media. Really good stuff!
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69. Fighting Prop 13 with Evolve California's Ben Grieff
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin speaks to Ben Grieff, the co-founder of Evolve California, a Bay Area non-profit dedicated to undoing the damage done by Howard Jarvis and Prop 13. As our education system comes under fire in a time of growing fascism both locally and federally, it’s a good time to talk about what’s already been lost and what’s still at stake.
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68. Recalling Joel Engardio with Otto Pippenger
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and D speak with Otto Pippenger of the Recall Engardio campaign, which seeks to recall San Francisco Supervisor Joel Engardio. We get into why he joined the campaign, what folks are missing about the impact of the Great Highway closing and the real character of District 4.
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67. Joking about dystopia with Kate Willett
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. On this episode, Kevin speaks with Kate Willett, the comedian and host of the Dystopia Now podcast. We get into the big topics of the day, like Peter Thiel’s AntiChrist lectures and the Wired story about Chorus, before her show at the Lost Church on September 12. Just try and count all the laughs, I dare you.
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66. Fighting for progressive policies with Jen Snyder
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. On this episode, Kevin and Scot talk with Jen Snyder, former chief of staff for Dean Preston and the founder of Red Bridge Strategies. We talk about her Jacobin article about how billionaires stopped progressive policies in San Francisco. We also get into her past and what progressives need to do to win in the future.
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65. Who's fighting for us in the Bay Area?
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. On this episode, Kevin and Scot discuss recent headlines, such as the failures of Prop 36, the expansion of the surveillance state in San Francisco, and the spread of fascism all over the Nation. Are we stuck in a duopoly? Is anyone fighting on the left? We discuss it all.
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64. Surviving Oakland politics with Brandon Harami
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. On this episode, Kevin and Scot talk with Brandon Harami, a former staffer for the city of Oakland who worked for both Mayor Sheng Thao and Kevin Jenkins before being fired for BS reasons. Brandon talks to us about how he was treated by his political foes, the FBI case against Thao and the forces working against progress in the city.
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63. Fighting for political gains with Tom Ammiano
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. On this episode, Kevin and Scot interview Tom Ammiano, a legend in San Francisco politics. We discuss Tom’s political battles and what he’s accomplished, and how the powers that be are trying to take that all back. Don’t let Republicans pink wash the death of San Francisco!
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62. San Francisco is now Republican; has it always been?
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. On this episode, Kevin and Scot discuss the budget drawn up by San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and passed by the board of supervisors this week. It’s basically a Republican budget, full of cuts to the social safety net but increased funding for police. Does this make San Francisco a Republican city? Or wasn’t it always one?
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61. Rightwing Attacks on Schools with Alison Collins
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. On this episode, Kevin and Scot talk with Alison Collins, the former SFUSD board member and one of the school district’s smartest critics. We get into how “parental rights” are once again being used to attack San Francisco schools and what’s really happening in the debate over ethnic studies.
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60. San Francisco Harm Reduction with Lydia Bransten
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. On this episode, Kevin talks with Lydia Bransten, the executive director of the Gubbio Project. Using the strategy of harm reduction to help drug addicts in San Francisco’s Mission District, her org provides a safe space and other necessities like clothes and healthcare. On the podcast we get into her history, her views on drug rehabilitation and what it’s been like to run the Gubbio Project as it faces intense scrutiny from right wingers in the city...
59. Network State looking to build.. In Alameda?
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. On this episode, Scot and I talk about a few headlines, such as the Network State-related project to take over a former Naval base in Alameda and some possible Garry Tan L’s. Also, those that supported Lowell’s merit-based admissions were proved wrong.
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58. Alameda County's turn on resentencing with Kate Hallinan
Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode we speak to Kate Hallinan, an appellate attorney at Beales and Beales. Kate is working on a few resentencing cases in Alameda County – cases that the new district attorney attempted to withdraw from this week. We get into why these cases are so important and the questionable tactics being used to undo decades of progressive work in our justice system.
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