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 discuss the many stories of the week, including Palantir’s truncated tech manifesto, upheaval at organizations like Neighbors for a Better San Francisco, and whistleblowers in the Alameda County DA’s office.

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SOURCES

Palantir releases fascist tech manifesto

https://x.com/PalantirTech/status/2045574398573453312?s=20

Can AI judge journalism? A Thiel-backed startup says yes, even if it risks chilling whistleblowers

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/15/can-ai-judge-journalism-a-thiel-backed-startup-says-yes-even-if-it-risks-chilling-whistleblowers/

Henry Lee shares image of guns that was made with AI

https://x.com/Dscot510/status/2046754410081161326?s=20

S.F. supe candidate says GrowSF tried talking him out of race, offered to ‘look into’ commission seat

https://missionlocal.org/2026/04/sf-sunset-district-4-growsf-albert-chow/

Jay Cheng resigns as head of wealthy S.F. political pressure group

https://missionlocal.org/2026/04/sf-jay-cheng-neighbors-for-a-better-san-francisco/

https://sfstandard.com/2026/04/20/power-play-jay-cheng-lurie/

Ethics complaint alleges pro-Matt Mahan PAC, campaign illegally coordinated

https://missionlocal.org/2026/04/matt-mahan-fppc-complaint-moritz-caruso/

Bay Area Council hires former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf as new leader

https://oaklandside.org/2026/04/13/bay-area-council-hires-oakland-mayor-libby-schaaf/

Lurie wants to undermine mandate for big institutions to tell neighborhoods what they are doing

https://48hills.org/2026/04/lurie-wants-to-undermine-mandate-for-big-institutions-to-tell-neighborhoods-what-they-are-doing/

SF backs away from harm reduction and Housing First

https://48hills.org/2026/04/sf-backs-away-from-harm-reduction-and-housing-first/

Deputy district attorney says she was retaliated against for whistleblowing

https://oaklandside.org/2026/04/21/alameda-county-district-attorney-whistleblower-complaint-ursula-jones-dickson-alexandra-grayner/

Oakland police illegally keep information from those who request it, says attorney

https://oaklandside.org/2026/04/21/oakland-police-department-violating-california-public-records-act/