Episode 8: From Compton's to Cop City: London Breed's War on the Tenderloin

Gay Shame

The Marys are begging to know why SF mayor London Breed is so obsessed with killing houseless people, especially in the Tenderloin district (also known as the TL). In late December 2021, Breed declared a "State of Emergency" in the TL: her Xmas gift to her funders in the Real Estate and Tech industries. Joining us is a special investigator and longtime organizer against the city’s escalating killing spree in the TL. She helps us unravel the Mayor's bloodlust, as we dive deep into Breed's unquenchable thirst to please her wealthy donors, and create a safe haven for billionaires who collect luxury condos just to leave them empty. Along the way, you’ll hear about Breed’s bootlicking operation and its sordid details.

Thousands of hours in overtime for cops guarding a beloved Louis Vuitton store!

The reopening of a decrepit jail!

Her ex-boyfriend's legion of private cops who work for the shadow agency "Urban Alchemy"!

And who can forget the super-spreader premiere at the soon-to-be-history Castro Theater, to celebrate Breed’s no-line cameo in the locally shot, long forgotten film “Matrix 4Ever: The Revenge of Lana’s Cornrows”?

Related: "Tents and Cash Not Cops that Bash" Gay Shame declares more CASH NOT CONSERVATORSHIP https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/01/26/18847606.php

"I am a mother in the Tenderloin. I fear and oppose the mayor’s plan: More police will make life less safe and secure for my daughter and me." By Tracey Mixon in 48Hills. https://48hills.org/2021/12/i-am-a-mother-in-the-tenderloin-i-fear-and-oppose-the-mayors-plan/

Recorded January 2022. Transcripts and resources at gayshame.net/index.php/gay-shame-the-podcast/.