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 talk with Ami Chen Mills, host of Moment of Truth on KSQD and a candidate for mayor of Santa Cruz. We get into Mills’s platform, the issues Santa Cruz faces in terms affordability and tech, and most importantly, why Ami will make SC better when she is mayor.

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SOURCES

Ami’s campaign site:

https://www.amichenmills.com/

Ami’s profile on the City of Santa Cruz website

https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/City-Departments/City-Clerk/2026-Elections/June-2-2026/Mayoral-Candidates/Ami-Chen-Mills

Election Guide Nov. 8, 2022: Ami Chen Mills, District 3 Santa Cruz County supervisor

https://santacruzlocal.org/ami-chen-mills/

Profile of Ami on City on a Hill

https://cityonahillpress.com/2026/04/12/uc-santa-cruz-lecturer-ami-chen-mills-is-running-for-mayor/

$35 Million or Your Money Back: One Candidate’s Silicon Valley Lifeline

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/elections/california-governor-mahan-donor-silicon-valley.html