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 Dean Preston, a tenants rights attorney and former San Francisco supervisor. We get into the damage done by the “Doomloop” narrative and Dean’s constant battles to create more affordable housing in San Francisco. So much good stuff in this one!

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SOURCES

Dean’s Blog:

https://www.deanprestonsf.com/blog

Dean’s piece on the Doomloop in Current Affairs

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/democrats-new-abundance-platform-isnt-playing-out-well-in-san-francisco

New report raises hopes for ‘social housing’ in San Francisco

https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/urban-development/new-report-raises-hopes-for-social-housing-in-san-francisco/article_8716fdc6-cd52-11ef-a6ea-7b2f830abcd6.html

Exit interview: Dean Preston reflects on successes, disinformation, election loss

https://missionlocal.org/2025/01/dean-preston-reflects-successes-disinformation-election-loss/

Silicon Valley vs. San Francisco Socialists

https://jacobin.com/2025/03/silicon-valley-vs-san-francisco-socialists

Dean Preston, now out of office, wants to launch a progressive media outlet to push his politics

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/dean-preston-now-office-wants-launch-lefty-20040661.php

GrowSF on Dean 

https://growsf.org/people/dean-preston/

SF keeps trying to tax away vacancies — but just can’t get it right

https://sfstandard.com/2025/01/15/san-franciscos-vacancy-tax-measures-fall-flat/