52. Barbara Lee is Oakland’s new mayor

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 some lobbyists were just busted paying people to pretend to be supporters of their cause.

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Sources:

Barbara Lee won:

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/barbara-lee-wins-oakland-mayoral-race-20281838.php

Commenters thinking she lost

https://x.com/VanceUlrich/status/1912344561998823742

Moore and Company getting ready to challenge results

https://x.com/NikkofromtheBay/status/1913250044549144674

https://x.com/Realestateron22/status/1913382493467873682

Seneca on the hills selling their houses

https://x.com/Realestateron22/status/1913404690299232424

John Arthur Jones tweet

https://x.com/Dscot510/status/1912921983253430341

Concord paid for supporters:

https://sfstandard.com/2025/04/16/landlords-paid-activists-concord-rent-control/

Betty Galbadon on DL Dispatch

https://youtu.be/Oi_Lg0BIKpI?si=mQQfjcEShh_-oFO-

Trevor Chandler is now a surveillance lobbyist:

https://x.com/loomdoop/status/1913133466360926287

52. Barbara Lee is Oakland’s new mayor

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