85. Oakland Police and federal oversight with Ali Winston
From Doomloop Dispatch by Kevin L. Jones
February 18, 2026 · 59 min · Season 1 · Episode 85
About this episode
In this episode, Kevin and D talk to journalist Ali Winston about the Oakland Police Department's struggles with federal oversight and the challenges facing legacy media.
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 to journalist Ali Winston, journalist and author of one of our favorite books, The Riders Come Out At Night. We get into the Oakland Police Department’s struggles to come out from under federal oversight. We also get into the threat of ICE and the decline of legacy media. Follow Doomloop Dispatch on X: http://x.com/doomloopdisp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doomloopdispatch BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/doomloopdispatch.bsky.social Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@doomloopdispatch YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DoomloopDispatch Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/DoomloopDispatch SOURCES The Paramilitary ICE and CBP Units at the Center of Minnesota's Killings https://www.wired.com/story/ice-cbp-srt-bortac-units-immigration-operations/?_sp=89056ad2-22f7-47e3-8bdb-03abd0e6fd75.1771231781879 What Oakland, Calif., Tells Us About Why Police Reform Is So Hard https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/books/review/the-riders-come-out-at-night-ali-winston-darwin-bondgraham.html Remote Wyoming vacation lodge emerges as haven for…
People in this episode
Host: Kevin L. Jones
Guest: Ali Winston
Topics covered
- Oakland Police
- federal oversight
- ICE
- legacy media
- journalism
Keywords
- Oakland Police
- federal oversight
- ICE
- legacy media
- Ali Winston
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ICE, Oakland Police Department, Doomloop Dispatch
Books & works: The Riders Come Out At Night
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