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 *The California Underground Podcast is dedicated to discussing California politics from a place of sanity and rationality.* Support California Underground on Patreon at www.patreon.com/CaliforniaUnderground Follow California Underground on Social Media  Instagram: www.instagram.com/californiaunderground YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj8SabIcF4AKqEVFsLmo1jA Substack: https://substack.com/profile/72986149-ca_underground Shop California Underground Merchandise: https://california-underground.creator-spring.com Review the Anchor.Fm Privacy Policy: Anchor - The easiest way to make a podcast