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20: Dolly Fine Pt. 2: The Lady In Red—Collateral Damage

20: Dolly Fine Pt. 2: The Lady In Red—Collateral Damage

by kbronson | Feb 4, 2026 | Episodes

In this episode, I continue the story of Dolly Fine as San Francisco’s long-standing system of tolerated vice begins to unravel in the wake of the Atherton Report of 1937. Police shakeups, grand jury investigations, and rising public pressure tightened the noose the...

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