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