San Francisco's drone wars

Welcome to your holiday episode of The Drone--er, Drain. We've got plenty for you to enjoy as you hide from your family this holiday, starting with drone wars in San Francisco! The Bay Area's strongest lefty on the SF Board of Supervisors, Jackie Fielder, is coming out strong for workers in her city. And the billionaires can't stand it. Fielder has ruffled the feathers of the DoorDash folks with a new city policy demanding that they get a permit to operate delivery drones outside their test facilities. The new law passed the board unanimously, with labor standing strong behind Fielder. But that doesn't mean the tech oligarchs are going to take it sitting down--they're already trying to turn the people of San Francisco against their strongest advocate on the dais. We also touch on California Republicans' efforts to stop Prop 50--a law that would offset President Trump's gerrymandering throughout the country. Finally, we discuss crypto billionaire Chris Larsen hedging his bet for Katie Porter's governor run with a maximum contribution to a Republican in the race, Steve Hilton, and take a look at Elon Musk's latest dopey remarks on a "universal high income." Don't forget to like, rate and subscribe to The Drain on your favorite podcast platforms. Questions? Comments? Pitches? Email us at [email protected]. We're still hanging about on Twitter: @sweetxpalma and @youknowkempa We're also on Bluesky: @thedrain.bsky.social, @palma.ltd, @yeshelloitskempa.bsky.social