39. So Much News

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