Episode 197 - Who is Scott Wiener? And Why You Should Know
On this episode, we go in depth on State Senator Scott Wiener from San Francisco. He has become controversial in California for bills targeted at minors, vaccines, and generous hand outs to his real estate campaign contributors. We discuss his rise to State Senator and the controversy and hypocrisy he has created along the way.
Links Mentioned in the Show
Senator Scott Wiener Demands Monkeypox State of Emergency But Defends Weekend Kink/Fetish Street Festival
https://californiaglobe.com/articles/sf-sen-scott-wiener-demands-monkeypox-state-of-emergency-but-defends-weekend-kink-fetish-street-festival/
Tweets Pushing for More Funds for Bay Area Public Transit
https://twitter.com/scott_wiener/status/1628062756774764545?s=61&t=VQhRLB_JSAD2l6n-d_O0qA
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/these-bay-area-transit-agencies-could-be-raising-ridership-fares-heres-why/ar-AA17BXJB
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/bart-paid-350-000-for-a-2-year-homeless-program-it-served-one-person/ar-AA17kuBD
Real Estate Contributions to Scott Wiener
https://www.housinghumanright.org/state-senator-scott-wiener-keeps-rolling-in-real-estate-campaign-cash
“Housing crisis” Bills in 2017 That Solved Nothing
https://www.ocregister.com/2017/09/24/housing-crisis-see-how-state-lawmakers-are-putting-more-teeth-and-more-money-into-reform/
Affordable Housing SF SB 593
https://sfstandard.com/housing-development/bill-aims-to-replenish-low-income-housing-destroyed-in-sfs-urban-renewal-period/?taid=63f02838d0a563000151dfb1&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
“Good government” “complies”
https://twitter.com/Scott_Wiener/status/1625185832889122816
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