2025: Year in Review

About this episode

The episode analyzes the year in East Bay politics, including President Trump's impact and key investigations.

Dan Mendoza is back, along with Steve Tavares and Trishala Vinnakota , and the timing couldn't be better. —We analyze the year in East Bay politics: President Trump's impact on the county and its cities; a look back at Oakland's special election; and the FBI investigations involving the Bryan Azevedo and Sheng Thao cases—and what to expect in 2026.

People in this episode

Host: Steve Tavares

Guests: Dan Mendoza, Trishala Vinnakota

Topics covered

• East Bay politics
• President Trump's impact
• Oakland special election
• FBI investigations
• 2026 predictions

Keywords

• East Bay
• politics
• FBI investigations
• Oakland election
• Trump impact
• 2026 predictions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FBI

Places: East Bay, Oakland

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