Episode Details

In the final 2024 edition of The Game, Mark and Bob interview three local news editors and get their lists of the biggest stories of the year in San Mateo County. Spoiler alert — a certain sheriff is on the list, but so are a number of other stories that reflect a year unlike any other in recent memory.

Guests:

• Jon Mays, Editor in Chief, San Mateo Daily Journal, (SMDailyJournal.com)
• Angela Swartz, Editor, The Almanac, (AlmanacNews.com)
• Peter Tokofsky, Editor in Chief, Coastside News Group, (CoastsideNews.com)

Chapters

• (00:00) - Intro & Jon Mays and Angela Swartz join the show
• (01:06) - Jon Mays's top stories of 2024
• (04:10) - Angela Swartz on Las Lomitas spending and housing
• (08:21) - The Millbrae hotel conversion and council recall
• (12:25) - Peter Tokofsky joins with top Coastside stories
• (14:36) - What the sheriff scandal says about the county
• (19:06) - The sheriff story on the coast and reader interest
• (23:59) - Bullpen: Mark and Bob on the sheriff and the March 4 vote
• (33:40) - Trump's second term and Congress
• (39:00) - How Democrats should respond to Trump
• (41:52) - Newsom and the 2028 Democratic field
• (43:47) - Progressive candidates and a pragmatic county
• (47:54) - The hunger for local news
• (50:56) - Closing thoughts

The Game is hosted by Mark Simon and Bob Marks and produced by Frank Bravo, BravoITC.com and YourTechMakeover.com. Watch or listen to every episode at TheGamePeninsula.com.