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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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Kate Harrison for Mayor of Berkeley

https://www.facebook.com/kate4berkeley/

Councilmember Kate Harrison abruptly resigns, saying ‘Berkeley’s processes are broken’

https://www.berkeleyside.org/2024/01/31/berkeley-kate-harrison-council-mayor

Profile: Kate Harrison, Berkeley Mayor candidate

https://berkeleyspeaks.org/profile-kate-harrison/

Empty empires: A few Berkeley landlords are sitting on several vacant buildings

https://www.berkeleyside.org/2025/12/30/empty-empires-a-few-berkeley-landlords-are-sitting-on-several-vacant-buildings

Letters: Here’s what’s wrong with Berkeley and why a City Council member resigned

https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/letterstotheeditor/article/berkeley-farming-water-oakland-crime-18645459.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, 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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Lurie’s body guard is attacked:

https://x.com/MLNow/status/2029798049510477885?s=20

Flock on the way out?

https://x.com/hyphy_republic/status/2029389706748936334?s=20

https://x.com/hyphy_republic/status/2029287910562836562?s=20

https://oakland-observer.ghost.io/in-the-details-happenings-findings-discoveries-and-observations-at-city-hall-week-ending-3-1-2026-3/

MOuntain view ends Flock contract:

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/mountain-view-flock-safety/4042817/

Richmond debates bringing Flock back

https://richmondside.org/2026/03/04/richmond-residents-debate-flock-license-plate-readers/

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/richmond-council-vote-flock-contract/4045892

https://x.com/Trevor4SF/status/2028996023599939989?s=20

Right wing candidates being pushed

Republican-Turned-Democrat Marie Hurabiell Joins Race for Nancy Pelosi's House Seat

https://sfist.com/2026/02/25/republican-turned-democrat/

https://x.com/PhoenixProjNow/status/2029099636364067299?s=20

Chris Larsen goes after Porter

https://x.com/eli_kamisher/status/2029400622571896923?s=20

Garry Tan supporting Ro Khanna’s opponent

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/03/the-candidate-that-silicon-valley-built-is-now-the-one-they-want-to-tear-down/

https://x.com/garrytan/status/2028851911252996535

GRow SF throwing money at “moderates”

https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/politics/two-sf-groups-promise-big-spending-to-keep-moderates-in-the-majority/article_5093532f-aa76-457f-8253-56830cadad3a.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_sfexaminer

Billionaire tax is “illegal

https://garryslist.org/posts/asset-seizure-a-one-act-play

https://x.com/kscottz/status/2029425968537022671?s=20

Lurie’s cutting the budget, giving tax breaks

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie Looks to Eliminate 500 City Jobs

https://www.kqed.org/news/12075213/san-francisco-mayor-daniel-lurie-looks-to-eliminate-500-city-jobs

Lurie wants to end Prop I

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/housing-transfer-tax-cut-21940739.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, 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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SOURCES

The Paramilitary ICE and CBP Units at the Center of Minnesota's Killings

https://www.wired.com/story/ice-cbp-srt-bortac-units-immigration-operations/?_sp=89056ad2-22f7-47e3-8bdb-03abd0e6fd75.1771231781879

What Oakland, Calif., Tells Us About Why Police Reform Is So Hard

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/books/review/the-riders-come-out-at-night-ali-winston-darwin-bondgraham.html

Remote Wyoming vacation lodge emerges as haven for US ‘dissident’ right

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/24/wyoming-vacation-lodge-rightwing

Online Predators. Targeting Kids On Discord, Minecraft & Roblox. Ali Winston, Investigative Reporter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDOOwHsuQLk

The Violent Rise of ‘No Lives Matter’

https://www.wired.com/story/no-lives-matter-764-violence/

One Oakland police officer made $490,000 in overtime. The city can’t find records detailing much of what he did

https://oaklandside.org/2026/01/29/oakland-police-overtime/

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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Brandee Marckmann for school board

https://www.brandee4schools.com/

Teachers, others shocked to get SFUSD ‘assignments’ for strike day

https://missionlocal.org/2026/02/teachers-others-shocked-to-get-sfusd-assignments-for-strike-day/

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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California Post starts

https://x.com/californiapost

Newsom zeroes out California’s landmark deal to save local news

https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/01/28/newsom-boasted-google-deal-rebuild-news-industry-killed-funding

OPD possibly getting out of oversight:

https://oaklandside.org/2026/01/26/opd-federal-oversight-hearing-preview/

One Oakland police officer made $490,000 in overtime.

https://oaklandside.org/2026/01/29/oakland-police-overtime/

Supes move forward a term-limits bill that’s a ‘solution in search of a problem’

https://48hills.org/2026/01/supes-move-forward-a-term-limits-bill-thats-a-solution-in-search-of-a-problem/

Urban Alchemy will walk away from major S.F. homeless shelter

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/urban-alchemy-walk-away-sf-homeless-shelter-21316341.php

S.F. supervisor says mayor’s housing office ‘lost’ $5M for affordable housing

https://missionlocal.org/2026/01/sf-tenderloin-bilal-mahmood-affordable-housing-funds/

Ken Houston nominates himself for vice chair of public safety committee

https://x.com/hyphy_republic/status/2016633887456133486?s=20

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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We are in a weird moment:

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/fbi-activity-in-oakland-not-related-to-ice-enforcement-officials-say/

Kaiser, PG&E to pay for new Oakland police recruits amid staffing shortage

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2026/01/21/oakland-police-cadet-kaiser-pge/

San Jose officer injured, armed carjacking suspect dead following shootout, chase: authorities

https://abc7news.com/post/large-police-presence-downtown-san-jose-reported-chase/18445356

Ken Houston lies about HHAP funds

https://x.com/hyphy_republic/status/2014056104473329897?s=20

OPD was going to arrest an illegal dumper. Then they got a call from Ken Houston

https://oaklandside.org/2026/01/21/oakland-police-illegal-dumping-ken-houston-arrest/

Did Oakland’s police union convince the City Council to block OPD oversight picks?

https://oaklandside.org/2026/01/21/police-commission-appointments-oakland-union/

The California Post is coming!

https://x.com/jrivanob/status/2014072112403578904?s=20

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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Pamela Price’s campaign site

https://www.pamelaprice4da.com/

Pamela Price unfiltered

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdNFCSOsZBt7MUBBMYqiVkA

Pamela Price, recalled by voters in 2024, says she’ll run again for DA

https://oaklandside.org/2025/12/04/pamela-price-announces-run-for-alameda-county-district-attorney/

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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1. Joel Engardio recall

Otto Pippenger interview: https://youtu.be/WV0wetZYlpE

Natalie Gee interview: https://youtu.be/WgHikd1zVDE

Mayor Lurie taps Alan Wong as District 4 supervisor — 3rd of 2025

https://missionlocal.org/2025/11/alan-wong-to-be-named-third-district-4-supervisor-of-2025/

1. DAniel Lurie AI deal

https://sfstandard.com/2025/10/29/san-francisco-daniel-lurie-investments-opengov/

S.F. supervisor calls for probe of mayor’s ‘eyebrow-raising’ $5.9M permitting deal

https://missionlocal.org/2025/10/s-f-supervisor-calls-probe-mayor-5-9m-permitting-deal/

1. Jones Dixon moving on from death penalty cases

Kate Hallinan interview: https://youtu.be/qLQ3vjLUXXE

Pamela Price interview: https://youtu.be/NHzYL0_oWy8

Pamela Price, recalled by voters in 2024, says she’ll run again for DA

https://www.berkeleyside.org/2025/12/04/pamela-price-announces-run-for-alameda-county-district-attorney

Stephen Taylor case:

https://www.kqed.org/news/12066935/alameda-county-da-drops-charges-against-san-leandro-officer-in-fatal-2020-shooting

https://davisvanguard.org/2025/12/alameda-county-police-accountability/

Flock Surveillance deal

Flock deal passes: https://youtu.be/8R14APN-ujk

Barbara Lee winning

Barbara Lee winning episode: https://youtu.be/y052kmT20cE

Barbara Lee won:

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

AI-powered surveillance company will continue to monitor Oakland’s streets

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/12/16/oakland-flock-cameras-new-contract/

https://x.com/awinston/status/2001311622808117279?s=20

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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Oakland delays decision on EAP

https://x.com/hyphy_republic/status/1996001855298822586?s=20

https://oaklandside.org/2025/12/03/encampment-abatement-ken-houston-oakland-tabled/

Pamela Price, recalled by voters in 2024, says she’ll run again for DA

https://www.berkeleyside.org/2025/12/04/pamela-price-announces-run-for-alameda-county-district-attorney

The FBI’s Oakland corruption case relies heavily on the word of one man with a ‘checkered past’

https://oaklandside.org/2025/12/01/mario-juarez-oakland-fbi-corruption-sheng-thao-david-duong/

Stanley Roberts returning to KRON

https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/bay-area-tv-segment-making-comeback-21222008.php

Rich Family Zoning Plan passes 7-4

https://48hills.org/2025/12/rich-family-zoning-plan-passes-7-4/

Board of Supervisors passes plan to upzone San Francisco

https://missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-upzoning-passes-board/

Rich Family Zoning Plan faces CEQA suit

https://48hills.org/2025/12/rich-family-zoning-plan-faces-ceqa-suit/

SF’s plan for crime and unhoused people looks more and more like Trump’s every day’

https://48hills.org/2025/12/sfs-plan-for-crime-and-unhoused-people-looks-more-and-more-like-trumps-every-day/

SFUSD teachers vote 99.34% to authorize strike

https://missionlocal.org/2025/12/sfusd-teacher-union-strike-vote-walkout/

WCCUSD strike: District-unions will hold negotiating meetings Saturday

https://richmondside.org/2025/12/05/wccusd-strike-day-2-school-board-emergency-meeting/

Disappearance of Sam Kirchner

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/12/sam-kirchner-missing-stop-ai/685144/