Doomloop Dispatch

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 Scott talk to Tim Redmond, editor of the 48 Hills and former executive editor of the Bay Guardian. We get into Tim’s reporting on the recall of San Francisco supervisor Joel Engardio and his thoughts on Engardio’s replacement. We also talk about ho...

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 Ben Grieff, the co-founder of Evolve California, a Bay Area non-profit dedicated to undoing the damage done by Howard Jarvis and Prop 13. As our education system comes under fire in a time of growing fascism both locally and federally, it’s a g...

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 speak with Otto Pippenger of the Recall Engardio campaign, which seeks to recall San Francisco Supervisor Joel Engardio. We get into why he joined the campaign, what folks are missing about the impact of the Great Highway closing and the real chara...

Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. On this episode, Kevin speaks with Kate Willett, the comedian and host of the Dystopia Now podcast. We get into the big topics of the day, like Peter Thiel’s AntiChrist lectures and the Wired story about Chorus, before her show at the Lost Church on September 12. Just try and...

Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. On this episode, Kevin and Scot talk with Jen Snyder, former chief of staff for Dean Preston and the founder of Red Bridge Strategies. We talk about her Jacobin article about how billionaires stopped progressive policies in San Francisco. We also get into her past and what pro...

Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. On this episode, Kevin and Scot discuss recent headlines, such as the failures of Prop 36, the expansion of the surveillance state in San Francisco, and the spread of fascism all over the Nation. Are we stuck in a duopoly? Is anyone fighting on the left? We discuss it all. Fol...

Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. On this episode, Kevin and Scot talk with Brandon Harami, a former staffer for the city of Oakland who worked for both Mayor Sheng Thao and Kevin Jenkins before being fired for BS reasons. Brandon talks to us about how he was treated by his political foes, the FBI case against...

Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. On this episode, Kevin and Scot interview Tom Ammiano, a legend in San Francisco politics. We discuss Tom’s political battles and what he’s accomplished, and how the powers that be are trying to take that all back. Don’t let Republicans pink wash the death of San Francisco! Fo...

Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. On this episode, Kevin and Scot discuss the budget drawn up by San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and passed by the board of supervisors this week. It’s basically a Republican budget, full of cuts to the social safety net but increased funding for police. Does this make San Fran...

Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. On this episode, Kevin and Scot talk with Alison Collins, the former SFUSD board member and one of the school district’s smartest critics. We get into how “parental rights” are once again being used to attack San Francisco schools and what’s really happening in the debate over...

Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. On this episode, Kevin talks with Lydia Bransten, the executive director of the Gubbio Project. Using the strategy of harm reduction to help drug addicts in San Francisco’s Mission District, her org provides a safe space and other necessities like clothes and healthcare. On th...

Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. On this episode, Scot and I talk about a few headlines, such as the Network State-related project to take over a former Naval base in Alameda and some possible Garry Tan L’s. Also, those that supported Lowell’s merit-based admissions were proved wrong. Follow Doomloop Dispatch...

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 speak to Kate Hallinan, an appellate attorney at Beales and Beales. Kate is working on a few resentencing cases in Alameda County – cases that the new district attorney attempted to withdraw from this week. We get into why these cases are so important and th...

Welcome to another episode of the Doomloop Dispatch, the news show covering the worst parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode I interview Brandee Marckmann from the San Francisco Education Alliance. As the old players from the 2022 recalls show their faces again, whining about “equity grading” and ethnic studies, Brandee and I discuss why they’re making such a stink and what the real...

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 new developments in the SF Bay Area, such as Brooke Jenkins being a scumbag prosecutor and the Salvation Army being an untrustworthy source for drug rehabilitation. Lots of info you don’t want to miss! Follow Doomloop Dispatch on X: http://x....

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 speak with Nicole Deane and Viviana Nance of Care 4 Community, a non-profit that campaigns for a people’s agenda in Oakland. C4C’s door-knocking was instrumental to Barbara Lee’s mayoral win and they’ve successfully pushed  measures to expand affordable...

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 ove...

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...

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 so...

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 th...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 an...