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 talks to James “Jim” McGrath, a Berkeley activist with decades of experience in dealing with the city’s political landscape. Like Emeryville, real estate interests took over the city and now rule it with an iron hand. We get into how real estate took over, how bike lanes are a part of the gentrification and what Jim has seen over the years.

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Sources:

Mayoral appointment:

https://patch.com/california/berkeley/berkeley-man-receives-gubernatorial-appointment

Jim’s Opinion pieces:

https://www.berkeleyside.org/author/jim-mcgrath

Ben Gould being a scumbag

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/02/01/berkeley-student-group-accuses-council-candidate-gould-of-campaign-violations/

Jim’s sources on YIMBYs

https://www.housingisahumanright.org/why-is-california-yimby-hiding-the-names-of-big-money-contributors/

https://www.transparencyusa.org/ca/committee/jesse-arreguin-for-state-senate-2024-1458186-ctl

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/oct/02/rise-of-the-yimbys-angry-millennials-radical-housing-solution

What Is a YIMBY? (Hint: It’s Not Good)

Inside Game: California YIMBY, Scott Wiener, and Big Tech’s Troubling Housing Push

Why Is California YIMBY Hiding the Names of Big-Money Contributors?

Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Scot and I talk with Brian Donahue, editor of the Emeryville Tattler. Brian’s been reporting on Emeryville politics on his blog the Tattler since 2010. We get into the history of Emeryville and what he’s seen over the years, and how the city’s DA is trying to censor him for being too critical. Special guest appearance from Kalimah Priforce!

From Kalimah: Send your statements of support to [email protected] and attend Mr. Donahue’s court hearing on May 22, 2025, at 1:30 PM at the Wiley Manuel Courthouse at 661 Washington St in Oakland."

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Sources:

Tattler Editor Named As Felony Arson Suspect

https://emeryvilletattler.blogspot.com/2017/06/tattler-editor-named-as-felony-arson.html

Punch to the Face Heralds New Era of Political Violence in Emeryville

https://emeryvilletattler.blogspot.com/2024/10/punch-to-face-heralds-new-era-of.html

FPPC Reports: Emeryville Mayor Guilty of FPPC Violations

https://emeryvilletattler.blogspot.com/2025/04/fppc-reports-emeryville-mayor-guilty-of.html

Priforce: Protect Press Freedom in Emeryville - Stand With Local Journalism

https://emeryvilletattler.blogspot.com/2025/04/my-turn-council-member-kalimah-priforce.html

Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Scot and I discuss Barbara Lee beating Loren Taylor to become Oakland’s next mayor, despite the rich fascists behind Taylor using all kinds of tricks to help him out. We talk about foundational Oakland doing their part, Seneca Scott possibly moving, and how some lobbyists were just busted paying people to pretend to be supporters of their cause.  

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Sources:

Barbara Lee won:

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/barbara-lee-wins-oakland-mayoral-race-20281838.php

Commenters thinking she lost

https://x.com/VanceUlrich/status/1912344561998823742

Moore and Company getting ready to challenge results

https://x.com/NikkofromtheBay/status/1913250044549144674

https://x.com/Realestateron22/status/1913382493467873682

Seneca on the hills selling their houses

https://x.com/Realestateron22/status/1913404690299232424

John Arthur Jones tweet

https://x.com/Dscot510/status/1912921983253430341

Concord paid for supporters:

https://sfstandard.com/2025/04/16/landlords-paid-activists-concord-rent-control/

Betty Galbadon on DL Dispatch

https://youtu.be/Oi_Lg0BIKpI?si=mQQfjcEShh_-oFO-

Trevor Chandler is now a surveillance lobbyist:

https://x.com/loomdoop/status/1913133466360926287

Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. For this episode, we speak to three representatives of StopAI, a growing movement towards stopping the development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). We get into all the issues with Artificial Intelligence, like “hallucinations,” the potential loss of jobs as well as the end-of-the-world scenarios that come up with the development of AGI. And guess what, white supremacists love it!

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Sources:

StopAI’s website:

https://www.stopai.info/

StopAI on X

https://x.com/StopAI_Info

StopAI proposal

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IgTaTMTZuY3kRLZ5JDFhwqQLATWVVGLOHVulbBY5O6g/edit?tab=t.0

Three arrested in S.F. after protesting AI technology outside OpenAI headquarters

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/three-arrested-s-f-protesting-ai-technology-20181600.php

Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Scot and Kevin interview Eric Arnold, Oakland’s influential arts and culture journalist, and Scot’s longtime friend. We get into Eric’s history with hip hop and journalism, as well as what is going on in Oakland. There’s also a mad debate about whether or not Digable Planets’ Blowout Comb is a gangsta rap record. It gets heated! Tune in if you love Oakland and hip hop.

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Sources:

Eric K Arnold on Oaklandside

https://oaklandside.org/author/eric-k-arnold/

Eric K Arnold on East Bay Express

https://eastbayexpress.com/tag/eric-k-arnold/

Eric Arnold on Oakland Voices

https://oaklandvoices.us/author/erickarnold/

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 talk with Jeremy Mack and Julie Pitta of the Phoenix Project. Julie gives us all the details from her interview with Emilio Garcia-Ruiz, the editor-in-chief at the San Francisco Chronicle. They also provide us updates on the growing astroturf network in the Bay Area and how it’s starting to show cracks…

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Sources:

Phoenix Project’s Astroturf Map:

https://www.phoenixprojectnow.com/oakland-astroturf-map

The San Francisco Chronicle and the Astroturf Network

https://www.phoenixprojectnow.com/phoenix-review/blog/the-san-francisco-chronicle-and-the-astroturf-network

JJ Smith and the Astroturf Network

https://www.phoenixprojectnow.com/phoenix-review/blog/jj-smith-and-the-astroturf-network

Mayor Daniel Lurie and the Astroturf Network

https://www.phoenixprojectnow.com/phoenix-review/blog/mayor-daniel-lurie-and-the-astroturf-network

UCSF doctors warn: Abstinence-only approach to drug use can kill

https://missionlocal.org/2025/03/ucsf-doctors-harm-reducation-abstinence-recovery-drug-use-sf/

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 Scot talk about some big stories happening in the Bay Area, like a new astroturf organization in Oakland being exposed and a poverty porn filmmaker being busted for child porn. How will these stories affect those paying for the doom loop narrative in the SF Bay Area? We’re hoping this is the beginning of the end for them.

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Sources:

Loren Taylor’s campaign and Black Action Alliance

Newly formed Black Action Alliance sparks outcry in Oakland after co-sponsoring mayoral debate

https://sf.gazetteer.co/newly-formed-black-action-alliance-sparks-outcry-in-oakland-after-co-sponsoring-mayoral-debate

Omar tweets:

https://x.com/hyphy_republic/status/1899240370749522006

https://x.com/hyphy_republic/status/1899601475648827547

Ricci Wynne busted for child porno; right wing harassment

Feds: Bay Area influencer Ricci Wynne has ‘track record’ of sexually abusing girls as young as 13

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/20/feds-influencer-ricci-wynne-has-track-record-of-sexually-abusing-girls-as-young-as-13/

Video from Crooke Jenkins showing all of Wynne’s friends

https://x.com/CrookeJenkins/status/1862576998075572396

Ricci Wynne charged with producing child pornography

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/ricci-wynne-charged-with-producing-child-pornography/amp/

Ricci Wynne has ‘track record’ of abusing, filming girls as young as 13, feds say

https://sfstandard.com/2025/03/21/ricci-wynne-sexually-abusing-girls/?utm_campaign=SF+Standard+Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_source=SF+Standard&utm_content=most-popular-list

Man accused of posing as ICE at Mission taqueria identified as local GOP leader

https://sfstandard.com/2025/02/07/daniel-goodwyn-ice-impersonator-mission-taqueria/

Ousted official used city cash for son’s UCLA tuition, probe finds

https://sfstandard.com/2025/03/20/san-francisco-nonprofit-scandal-human-rights-commission-sheryl-davis-collective-impact/

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 Scot talk about how Kevin is dealing with a stalker. Noted “poverty porn” filmer and social media commentator Omar “JJ Smith” Ward came over from SF to Oakland to record Kevin outside a music venue that he was going to play at. After Omar posted the video on X, Kevin returned to his vehicle to find his tires slashed, a burnt sock in the gas tank and a note talking about cheetahs. We get into all the details, how Omar’s supporters are freaking out and attacking Kevin, and how this is a sign that they’re in trouble.

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Sources:

 Twitter Troll hunts critic in real-life rampage

https://archive.ph/549et

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 interview former Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price. She’s starting her own podcast after the horrendous recall and she is on a mission to get the truth out there. She describes what it was like trying to be DA in a hostile environment both in and outside the office, her determination to accomplish as much as she could with the recall looming over her, and how her years of experience have prepared her for the Trump administration. This could become your favorite episode. It will definitely change how you think about Price.

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Pamela Price Unfiltered: https://pamelaprice.mindblaze.net/podcast/

Sources:

Judge tosses sentence enhancement in murder case that lawyer called a revenge move by Pamela Price

https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/pamela-price-sentence-enhancement-retaliation-20185532.php?utm_content=hed&sid=5d0df0ee05e94e01ab76c3ed&ss=A&st_rid=5cf790a1-171d-4d93-98cd-b435ae28fc42&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=headlines&utm_campaign=sfc_morningfix

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 Scot discuss the books that contributed to their radicalization. It’s an evergreen episode because these books will always be important. Also, sorry about Kevin’s brainfart when he discussed The Fire Next Time – he couldn’t remember what the second essay was about. 

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Books:

Black Against Empire 

https://www.ucpress.edu/books/black-against-empire/paper

The Many-Headed Hydra

https://www.versobooks.com/products/1711-the-many-headed-hydra?srsltid=AfmBOoqFAkjebcZ0X1ywm5x-rss_hsW5qjzftdhVRNQDZmYt8Yahs-yF

Black Skin, White Mask

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Skin,_White_Masks

If He Hollers, Let Him Go

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_He_Hollers_Let_Him_Go

Revolution of Everyday Life

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Revolution_of_Everyday_Life

Dispatches

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispatches_(book)

Memory of Fire

https://glassmountainmag.com/eduardo-galeanos-memory-of-fire-trilogy-1985/

Paradise Lost 

https://thenewpress.com/books/paradise-lost

The Riders Come Out At Night

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Riders-Come-Out-at-Night/Ali-Winston/9781982168605

The Fire Next Time

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fire_Next_Time