Doomloop Dispatch

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 pes...

Welcome to the Doomloop Dispatch, the show about the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode I talk to former San Francisco District Attorney candidate Joh Hamasaki. We delve into his experience on the San Francisco Police Oversight Commission, on the influence of the SF Police union and related topics. Follow the show on X: @doomloopdisp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doo...

Welcome to the Doomloop Dispatch! On this episode host D. Scot Miller dives into what he loves about Oakland and the truth behind some of its issues. Tune in if you love Oakland and hate seeing it's name being dragged in the mud.

Welcome to the Doomloop Dispatch, the show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. This is a solo show where I, Kevin L. Jones, discuss recent headlines such as the Dolores Park Hill Bomb happening without police interference, how the lack of new buildings are the fault of developers and why I knew about Jay Johnston being a Jan. 6th rioter before most people. Follow the show on X:...

Welcome to the Doomloop Dispatch, the show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. For this episode, Kevin and Scot talk to Isaiah Toney, deputy director of the East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE). We discuss the budget in Oakland and our concerns, such as the sale of Oakland Coliseum's impact on the budget and what "centrists" are pushing. Follow the show on X: @do...

Welcome to the Doomloop Dispatch, the show about the worst things happening in the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode,, hosts D. Scot Miller and Kevin L. Jones discuss the FBI raid on Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, which happened that morning. We get into what little facts we know, the news coverage, the possible right wing motivations behind it and all the other stuff going in Oakland that's rela...

Welcome to Doomloop Dispatch, the show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, Kevin goes solo -- Scot had an appointment -- and talks with Toshio Meronek, host of the Sad Francisco podcast. We discuss Toshio's journalism experience, follow ups with some of his best episodes, and all the issues we have with San Francisco politics. Follow the show on X: @doomloopdis...

Welcome to Doomloop Dispatch, the show about the worst things happening in the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, hosts Kevin and Scot talk about the 2013 Sum Ting Wong incident on KTVU. Kevin worked at KTVU at the time and he describes what lead to the disaster, and the terrible aftermath. Note: the veteran KTVU news producer that was pushed out of KTVU was Leslie Donaldson. Follow the show...

Welcome to Doomloop Dispatch, the show about the worst things going on in the San Francisco Bay Area. This week, hosts D. Scot Miller and Kevin L. Jones speak with Refilwe Gqajela from the Anti-Police Terror Project about the Cop City project planned for San Pablo. She discusses how the city is already dedicated to policing, with the majority of its budget going to the force, and how the training...

Welcome to the Doomloop Dispatch, the show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. For this episode, hosts D. Scot Miller and Kevin L. Jones discuss the future of the podcast, why they're doing the show and the issues that need to be addressed in local news media. For more links and past episodes, visit our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@DoomloopDispatch .

Hello and welcome to the Doomloop Dispatch, the show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. I’m your host, Kevin L.Jones, and I’m just doing a short one this week where I’m shooting from the hip! No really, I’m improvising. I didn’t have time to work on a full episode this week and I might not have one next week either because I’m promoting a hip hop show next Saturday and it’s ta...

Welcome to the Doomloop Dispatch, the show about the worst things in the San Francisco Bay Area. This week I talked to the former managing editor of the East Bay Express, D. Scot Miller, about his work and the state of local news media. If you want to know what happened to that once revered publication and hear some real wisdom from a man who has seen it all, then you’ll want to tune in. Follow th...

Welcome to the Doomloop Dispatch, the show about the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode, I talk with State Senate candidate Jovanka Beckles. In short, Beckles is a real hero for the progressive left in the Bay Area. She’s taken on Chevron, the Obama political machine, and every other corporate villain or institutional enemy trying to hurt the people. It’s a great talk that...

This episode I discuss the Doom Loop narrative with three notable San Francisco activists: Christin Evans, Noah Sloss and Sara Shortt. We talk about the narrative, who's pushing it and why.

Hello and welcome to the Doomloop Dispatch, the show that covers the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. For this episode, I talk with Betty Gabaldon of the East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy. We discuss the fight for rent control and just cause eviction in Concord, where the city council passed a measure that other forces tried to stop. Betty also tells her own story and why she f...

Welcome to the Doomloop Dispatch, the show that covers the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. For this episode I speak with playwright, former Oakland mayoral candidate and radio show host Cat Brooks about Oakland's troubles, from recalls to the carceral system to the massive debt left by former mayor Libby Schaaf. If you care about Oakland, you don't want to miss this enlightening convers...

Welcome to the Doomloop Dispatch, the show that covers the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. This episode I follow up on Bilal Mahmood's scandal over claiming he was a neuroscientist, as well as cover a mayoral candidate's plans to use the National Guard to stop the fentanyl crisis and how a surveillance company is using the police to spread its technology. But the best part of this inter...

Hello and welcome to the Doomloop Dispatch, the show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. For this episode I speak with Mark Misoshnik, a journalist in the East Bay who recently published a profile in Left Coast Right Watch about Oakland "activist" Seneca Scott. We get into Scott's background and his issues with saying horrible things, including sending threats. We also get deep...

Hello and welcome back to the Doomloop Dispatch, the show covering the worst part of the San Francisco Bay Area. This episode I speak with local activist Brandee Marckmann of the San Francisco Education Alliance. We discuss all the recent issues that hinder the school district and have inspired parents to fight for change, both good and bad. Follow the show on Twitter (I refuse to call it X): @doo...

Welcome to Doomloop Dispatch, the podcast about the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. I’m Kevin L. Jones, and I’m here to tell you about what’s going on in the Bay, including the facts the media conveniently leaves out. On this episode I talk with Julie Pitta and Jeremy Mack of the Phoenix Project, which documents all the funding going into right wing -- excuse me, "moderate" -- causes in...