East Bay Citizen Podcast

Eric Swalwell's political career has come to an abrupt and stunning end—but for some, the warning signs were there all along. In this episode, former Pete Stark staffer Jason Teramoto revisits the 2012 congressional campaign that launched Swalwell's rise, sharing behind-the-scenes insights and allegations that, he says, were known at the time but largely ignored. From documented concerns during the campaign to a bizarre MTV Spring Break prank, Teramoto argues the recent, shocking allegations didn't come out of nowhere. Instead, he points to a deeper, more troubling pattern: a political ecosystem where insiders "knew," but power, ambition, and expediency allowed Swalwell's ascent to continue unchecked.