Welcome to the Doomloop Dispatch, the show that covers the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin L. Jones and D. Scot Miller discuss the new version of Empower Oakland, a group of "Moderate" (really Republican) elites who will be trying to influence elections a la GrowSF. We also discuss how some techies are calling out right wing VC David Sacks, but not for being a pest to San Franciscans.

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SOURCES:

OPD Bribery case

https://oaklandside.org/2023/06/13/oakland-police-phong-tran-perjury-witness-intimidation-internal-affairs-investigation/

Introducing Empower Oakland 2.0

https://empoweroakland.substack.com/p/introducing-empower-oakland-20

GrowSF counts its "common sense" midterm successes

https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2022/11/16/growsf-midterm-election-voter-guide

Big-Money SF Tech Groups Hoping To Steer Friendlier Policy Toward Big Money and Tech

https://sfist.com/2023/04/28/big-money-sf-tech-groups-hoping-to-steer-friendlier-policy-toward-big-money-and-tech/

Gagan Biyani tweet

https://x.com/gaganbiyani/status/1816157777267679487

BigMoneySF: Explore the major players paying out to remake San Francisco

https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/explore-big-money-san-francisco-growsf-togethersf-neighbors-larsen-moritz-tan-web/

Betty Yu piece

https://x.com/bett_yu/status/1816641059352641678

DCCC candidates trying to oust progressives outraising them almost 4-1 

https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/dccc-candidates-trying-to-oust-progressives-outraising-them-almost-4-1/

Moderates take control of S.F.’s powerful DCCC political organization

https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joegarofoli/article/sf-politics-dccc-moderates-control-18972451.php

S.F. Democratic Party gives sole election endorsement to Mayor Breed. Here’s why that’s a big deal

https://www.sfchronicle.com/election/article/s-f-democratic-party-make-key-endorsement-19593954.php

David Sacks’s dirty laundry

https://x.com/bcmerchant/status/1816454830103155035

David Sacks original Response

https://x.com/DavidSacks/status/1816261305239757092