89. Santa Cruz Politics with Ami Chen Mills

About this episode

Kevin and D interview Ami Chen Mills about her mayoral campaign and the challenges facing Santa Cruz.

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. 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 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Kevin L. Jones, D

Guest: Ami Chen Mills

Topics covered

• Santa Cruz politics
• mayoral election
• affordability
• technology
• local issues

Keywords

• Santa Cruz
• Ami Chen Mills
• mayor
• politics
• affordability
• technology
• Doomloop Dispatch

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Moment of Truth, KSQD, City of Santa Cruz, New York Times

Places: Santa Cruz, San Francisco Bay Area

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