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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 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

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 speak with Betty Galbadon from East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE). She breaks down how a new Concord City Council member is trying to undo the rent control ordinance that started last year. After being on the council for a month, he wants to turnover a life-saving measure that took 8 years to pass. It’s clear this is just landlords, both local and statewide, sending a message. We get into the impact of losing the measure and how we can fight for it.

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Sources:

EBASE: https://workingeastbay.org/staff-board/

Concord Mayor Carlyn Obringer website:

https://www.cityofconcord.org/directory.aspx?EID=71

Pablo Benavente:

https://www.pablobenavente.com/

Previous episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP7FyuGkZ0g

Relevant articles:

Concord approves rent control ordinance amid long-standing opposition from CAA

https://caanet.org/concord-approves-rent-control-ordinance-amid-long-standing-opposition-from-caa/ (this is the opposition)

Concord Tenants Claim Victory With Council Approval of New Renter Protections

https://www.kqed.org/news/11975969/concord-tenants-claim-victory-with-passage-of-new-renter-protections

Tenants rally in Concord, opposing referendum on new rent stabilization, just cause ordinance

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/making-it-in-the-bay/tenants-rally-concord-referendum-rent-stabilization/3503416/

Concord rent stabilization ordinance put on hold, may soon go to voters

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/concord-rent-stabilization-ordinance-on-hold-may-soon-go-to-voters-referendum/

Local Landlords lose major rent control battle in Bay Area city

https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/concord-rent-control-ordinance-enacted-19412400.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 Scot interview former San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos. If you wanna know about what San Francisco politics are like at the highest levels, this is the episode for you. John does not hold back! We heard about the beginnings of the techie takeover (the Twitter tax break), why he doesn’t believe Governor Gavin Newsom will do anything to stop Trump, and how he faced a recall himself back when he was cutting the police budget. It’s a good time!

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Sources:

Biden Crime Bill

https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-bill/1241

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 recent headlines, such as the air traffic controller dispute in San Carlos, the interim Alameda County District Attorney and how white supremacy is what’s really ruining this country.

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Sources:

San Carlos Airport losing air traffic controllers

https://sfstandard.com/2025/01/30/airport-on-sfo-approach-to-lose-all-air-traffic-controllers-in-pay-dispute/

DC airport was short-staffed in AirTraffc tower:

https://sfstandard.com/2025/01/30/airport-on-sfo-approach-to-lose-all-air-traffic-controllers-in-pay-dispute/

FAA director walks off job

https://x.com/atrupar/status/1884969075865993409

Plane Crash That Killed at Least 7 Leaves Philadelphia Neighborhood Shaken

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/us/philadelphia-plane-crash.html

San Carlos Airport control tower will continue to be staffed by Serco

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/01/31/san-carlos-airport-control-tower-will-continue-to-be-staffed-by-serco/?utm_medium=social&utm_content=tw-EastBayTimes&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialflow

“San Carlos Airport is the only general aviation airport in the Bay Area with a contracted tower staff, said Alessandro Franco, owner of the San Carlos Flight Center flight school.

The FAA announced Thursday that their contract with Serco was ending on Friday and they had awarded a new contract to Robinson Aviation, a company that specializes in air traffic control. However, their controllers rejected their job offers after the company refused to adjust their pay to account for higher living costs in the Bay Area.

“To maintain the continuity of air traffic control services at San Carlos Airport, we are extending the prior service provider, Serco, for 60 days,” the FAA said in a statement to the Bay Area News Group.

Ursula Jones Dickson now interim AlCo DA

https://oaklandside.org/2025/01/29/alameda-county-district-attorney-candidate-board-of-supervisors/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Oaklandside+newsletters&utm_campaign=87e09cfa30-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_01_30_12_54&utm_term=0_-87e09cfa30-333414110

Omar weighs in on new DA

https://x.com/hyphy_republic/status/1885021132459548996

Former San Jose Police union employee gets probation for drug conviction

https://www.ktvu.com/news/former-san-jose-police-union-employee-gets-probation-drug-conviction

Legal assistance for Oakland renters facing eviction is in jeopardy

https://oaklandside.org/2025/01/30/centro-legal-eviction-defense-grant-oakland/

The Pathetic Billionaires’ Club

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-pathetic-billionaires-club

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 with homeless advocate Jaz Colibri about life in Oakland's encampments. Kevin recently reported on a sweep in Oakland and that's where he met Jaz, a former encampment resident who was there to help remove a trailer. In our discussion, Jaz let's us know about how the city's sweeps aren't helping and how the encampments create community, which is a good thing.

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Sources:

Kevin’s report on Oakland Homeless Sweep

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2_XemDnWX4

Oakland Revealed Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/oakland.revealed/

Wood Street Commons

https://woodstreetcommons.org/

Homefulness Project

https://www.poormagazine.org/homefulness-project

Operation Dignity 2020 tax return:

https://operationdignity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020-990_Operation-Dignity.pdf

Operation Dignity

https://operationdignity.org/about-us/financials/

Oakland closed 537 homeless camps in 3 years. 1,500 remain

https://oaklandside.org/2024/06/03/oakland-encampment-management-policy-report/#:~:text=The%20number%20of%20requests%20increased,camp%20is%20scheduled%20for%20closure.

Why Has the US Homeless Population Been Rising?

https://econofact.org/why-has-the-us-homeless-population-been-rising

Welcome to the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and Scot look back on past episodes and highlight moments that stuck with us. (Sorry my audio is fried! It’s fixed now.)

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Sources:

Episode 12: Fighting San Pablo's Cop City with Refilwe Gqajela

https://youtu.be/L3mavrCI1W0?si=bFbiudM5W3xgfOie&t=359 

Discussing the $44-million cop campus project in San Pablo with Refilwe Gqajela from the Anti-Police Terror Project. The project costs more than 60% percent of the city’s budget

Episode 23: Who's supporting the Oakland Police's violent culture? With Ali Winston

https://youtu.be/houqWxCf0wQ?si=vhZWxkkFeEhGjHg4&t=845

The co-author of the Riders Come Out At Night and reporter on some seriously important stories talked to us about the Oakland Police Department, its culture problems, and how politicians like Jerry Brown support it.

Episode 32: Life After Recalls with Alison Collins

https://youtu.be/feryyOt7Vfs?si=ZxY7qTw4Z-32e34U&t=277

Former SFUSD board member Allison Collins discussed her recall with us and how it was tied to a bigger right wing strategy.

Episode 36: Pamela Price's Recall with Ryan LaLonde

https://youtu.be/K_4V_pubx8Q?si=_BEG0KvzkcY-Z7ad&t=1305

Ryan, the Alameda School Board member who worked with Pamela Price during, told us a ton about what she faced during her short tenure. This clip is about how the media worked against her.

Episode 37: The Fight Over Progressive Prosecution with Chesa Boudin

https://youtu.be/x_nw2JEEgBA?si=k41Ic9YBUZDkdzOI&t=1525

The former SF DA talked to us about police politics and what he faced trying to be a reform prosecutor. 

Grand Nationxl

https://www.grandnationxl.com/

Jay Stone  -  Stone Stu

https://enotsyaj.bandcamp.com/album/stone-stu

Welcome to the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and Scot discuss all the crazy local news stories that broke over the week, from reports showing why folks want to defund the police to restraining orders against Oakland psychos. We even talk about pirates! It’s a good time.

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Sources:

Hotel strike ends!

https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/business/sf-hotel-strike-spreads-with-500-more-workers-walking-off-the-job-downtown/article_3b6502fc-ab6e-11ef-a4ff-638a4e379719.html

Restraining Order against Seneca

https://oaklandside.org/2024/12/13/restraining-order-sought-by-city-of-oakland-against-political-organizer-seneca-scott/

Police overtime audit

https://48hills.org/2024/12/scathing-audit-shows-progressives-who-questioned-sfpd-budget-were-right/#

Social Housing can work in S.F.

https://48hills.org/2024/12/social-housing-can-work-in-sf-a-groundbreaking-new-report-shows/

Murders down in Oakland

https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/oakland-homicide-drop-shootings-data-19984716.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

Oakland budget cuts

https://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/interim-mayor-take-oakland-amid-fiscal-crisis-19964264.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

Pushing Barbara Lee to run for Mayor

https://x.com/NikkofromtheBay/status/1869810298066219305

Breed appoints Bloomberg lackey to Supervisor seat

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/london-breed-taps-stephen-sherill-as-sf-supervisor-19959960.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 the Doomloop Dispatch, the show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin and Scot speak with W. Kamau Bell, stand-up comedian, director, and former host of CNN’s United Shades of America. We cover the recent election, how people are getting dumber and how the media is at fault.

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Sources:

Bell’s take on Elmwood Cafe incident

https://www.wkamaubell.com/blog/2015/01/happy-birthday-have-some-racism-from-elmwood-cafe

Who’s With Me? W. Kamau Bell’s Substack

https://wkamaubell.substack.com/