The Phoenix Project
@phoenixprojnow.bsky.social
Uncover the Bay Area’s astroturf network and dark money trail.
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Oh look, just another “moderate” project, not a techno-fascist billionaire thing, nope
Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan launches dark-money group to influence California politics
The Y Combinator CEO announced "Garry's List," a new big-money group spending and operating in races across the state.
missionlocal.org
February 12, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Oh look, just another “moderate” project, not a techno-fascist billionaire thing, nope
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February 12, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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This astroturf org has been writing op-eds in the chronicle and making comments everywhere that absolutely undermine the current teacher strike. Real parents who aren’t backed by billionaires + obscene generational wealth understand labor struggles and solidarity.
The San Francisco Parent Coalition, led by Meredith Dodson (connected to the wealthy Parnassus Investments family), presents itself as a "grassroots" organization but is funded by billionaires including Michael Moritz and Mimi Haas.
February 10, 2026 at 4:19 AM
This astroturf org has been writing op-eds in the chronicle and making comments everywhere that absolutely undermine the current teacher strike. Real parents who aren’t backed by billionaires + obscene generational wealth understand labor struggles and solidarity.
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San Francisco City Hall could take action to bring rents down. Instead, the Mayor and majority of the Board of Supervisors are trying to divert attention to deregulation efforts that they know won’t help.
Our city urgently needs policies designed to bring rents down not prop up industry profits.
Our city urgently needs policies designed to bring rents down not prop up industry profits.
San Francisco rents surge at fastest pace in the nation
San Francisco appears to be back — and the rent shows it.
www.sfgate.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:53 PM
San Francisco City Hall could take action to bring rents down. Instead, the Mayor and majority of the Board of Supervisors are trying to divert attention to deregulation efforts that they know won’t help.
Our city urgently needs policies designed to bring rents down not prop up industry profits.
Our city urgently needs policies designed to bring rents down not prop up industry profits.
The killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti by ICE in Minneapolis has fractured Silicon Valley. More than 500 tech workers and executives signed a petition demanding ICE be removed from U.S. cities, marking a rare, public rebuke of Trump from parts of tech.
February 6, 2026 at 1:01 AM
The killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti by ICE in Minneapolis has fractured Silicon Valley. More than 500 tech workers and executives signed a petition demanding ICE be removed from U.S. cities, marking a rare, public rebuke of Trump from parts of tech.
Two Americans—Alex Jeffrey Pretti and Renee Nicole Good—were killed by ICE agents during protests in Minneapolis this month. Both were exercising First Amendment rights amid nationwide demonstrations against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
January 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Two Americans—Alex Jeffrey Pretti and Renee Nicole Good—were killed by ICE agents during protests in Minneapolis this month. Both were exercising First Amendment rights amid nationwide demonstrations against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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A new study by four leading scholars obliterates the Abundance/YIMBY narrative. The study entitled “Inequality, Not Regulation, Drives America's Housing Affordability Crisis” finds that “For cost-burdened households, trickle-down benefits from deregulation will be insufficient and too slow.”
OSF
osf.io
January 23, 2026 at 7:26 PM
A new study by four leading scholars obliterates the Abundance/YIMBY narrative. The study entitled “Inequality, Not Regulation, Drives America's Housing Affordability Crisis” finds that “For cost-burdened households, trickle-down benefits from deregulation will be insufficient and too slow.”
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The bloc of tech fascist VCs are funding a major weapons company / Anduril clone in Nigeria called Terra Industries. The CDC, led by Jim O'Neill of PayPal Mafia lineage, is funding a vaccine study on infants in Guinea-Bissau, where colonies are also planned or underway.
January 21, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The bloc of tech fascist VCs are funding a major weapons company / Anduril clone in Nigeria called Terra Industries. The CDC, led by Jim O'Neill of PayPal Mafia lineage, is funding a vaccine study on infants in Guinea-Bissau, where colonies are also planned or underway.
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s first State of the City briefly pivoted from crime rhetoric to affordability, echoing national calls to help working families. But the message was undercut by the billionaire donors, real estate interests, and business lobbyists seated behind him.
January 22, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s first State of the City briefly pivoted from crime rhetoric to affordability, echoing national calls to help working families. But the message was undercut by the billionaire donors, real estate interests, and business lobbyists seated behind him.
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URGENT:
The Manhattan Institute was the first “think tank” to actively attack Oakland/SF using anti-Blackness and tech fascist support to recall Black school board members, Chesa Boudin and the first Black woman DA of Alameda county. They’re coming for CA and independent media needs your support!
The Manhattan Institute was the first “think tank” to actively attack Oakland/SF using anti-Blackness and tech fascist support to recall Black school board members, Chesa Boudin and the first Black woman DA of Alameda county. They’re coming for CA and independent media needs your support!
January 20, 2026 at 2:07 AM
URGENT:
The Manhattan Institute was the first “think tank” to actively attack Oakland/SF using anti-Blackness and tech fascist support to recall Black school board members, Chesa Boudin and the first Black woman DA of Alameda county. They’re coming for CA and independent media needs your support!
The Manhattan Institute was the first “think tank” to actively attack Oakland/SF using anti-Blackness and tech fascist support to recall Black school board members, Chesa Boudin and the first Black woman DA of Alameda county. They’re coming for CA and independent media needs your support!
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It’s 2026 and people at well-resourced organizations on the Left continue to underestimate the value of messaging. Jeremy Mack of phoenixprojectnow.com on the new podcast ep.
January 13, 2026 at 4:17 AM
It’s 2026 and people at well-resourced organizations on the Left continue to underestimate the value of messaging. Jeremy Mack of phoenixprojectnow.com on the new podcast ep.
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The Heritage Foundation and Manhattan Institute were among the rightwing forces pushing the narrative that leftwing politics created a “doom loop” in San Francisco. (w/ Jeremy Mack of phoenixprojectnow.com on the new podcast ep.)
January 15, 2026 at 11:37 PM
The Heritage Foundation and Manhattan Institute were among the rightwing forces pushing the narrative that leftwing politics created a “doom loop” in San Francisco. (w/ Jeremy Mack of phoenixprojectnow.com on the new podcast ep.)
San Francisco’s 548-page City Charter—the city’s constitution—is set for review at the request of Mayor Daniel Lurie. A 31-member working group will propose changes, which supervisors may place before voters in November 2026.
January 15, 2026 at 10:24 PM
San Francisco’s 548-page City Charter—the city’s constitution—is set for review at the request of Mayor Daniel Lurie. A 31-member working group will propose changes, which supervisors may place before voters in November 2026.
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Reporting on Greenland takeover attempt by the Network State and involvement of VC-backed company Kobold Metals, discussed on vcinfodocs:
www.forbes.com/sites/martin...
www.vcinfodocs.com/what-is-the-...
www.forbes.com/sites/martin...
www.vcinfodocs.com/what-is-the-...
January 11, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Reporting on Greenland takeover attempt by the Network State and involvement of VC-backed company Kobold Metals, discussed on vcinfodocs:
www.forbes.com/sites/martin...
www.vcinfodocs.com/what-is-the-...
www.forbes.com/sites/martin...
www.vcinfodocs.com/what-is-the-...
@jacobsilverman.com’s Gilded Rage tracks Silicon Valley’s sharp rightward turn—from liberal hub to Trump-aligned power center. Tech elites like Elon Musk now openly reject regulation, democracy, and the state they say “held them back.”
January 8, 2026 at 11:08 PM
@jacobsilverman.com’s Gilded Rage tracks Silicon Valley’s sharp rightward turn—from liberal hub to Trump-aligned power center. Tech elites like Elon Musk now openly reject regulation, democracy, and the state they say “held them back.”
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Meet your SF Unitary Executive Consent Manufactory. Only one representative of labor. Four spots for right wing pressure groups and four for representatives of rich people (philanthropy). This is a setup
missionlocal.org/2026/01/sf-c...
missionlocal.org/2026/01/sf-c...
Meet the 28 people tasked to reshape San Francisco's constitution
To reform S.F.’s 548-page city charter, Mayor Daniel Lurie and Board President Rafael Mandelman formed a 28-member working group.
missionlocal.org
January 5, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Meet your SF Unitary Executive Consent Manufactory. Only one representative of labor. Four spots for right wing pressure groups and four for representatives of rich people (philanthropy). This is a setup
missionlocal.org/2026/01/sf-c...
missionlocal.org/2026/01/sf-c...
2025 reshaped SF politics: billionaire heir Daniel Lurie became mayor, the Board tilted conservative, and Supervisor Joel Engardio was recalled after backing wealthy donors over Sunset residents. A warning sign for the new “moderate” power bloc.
January 4, 2026 at 9:30 PM
2025 reshaped SF politics: billionaire heir Daniel Lurie became mayor, the Board tilted conservative, and Supervisor Joel Engardio was recalled after backing wealthy donors over Sunset residents. A warning sign for the new “moderate” power bloc.
The Marina isn’t progressive SF’s darling—often seen as affluent & conservative—but author @lincolnmitchell.bsky.social feels nostalgia for its small businesses and youth. The proposed 800-unit Safeway project looks slick, yet would add wealth, not affordability.
December 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The Marina isn’t progressive SF’s darling—often seen as affluent & conservative—but author @lincolnmitchell.bsky.social feels nostalgia for its small businesses and youth. The proposed 800-unit Safeway project looks slick, yet would add wealth, not affordability.
From cameras and GPS to spending data and phones, Americans are already deeply surveilled. With political leaders aligned with startups promising to “eliminate all crime,” unrestricted mass surveillance has become a multi-billion dollar Silicon Valley-backed industry.
December 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
From cameras and GPS to spending data and phones, Americans are already deeply surveilled. With political leaders aligned with startups promising to “eliminate all crime,” unrestricted mass surveillance has become a multi-billion dollar Silicon Valley-backed industry.
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The influential progressive third party announced Thursday that it was putting out a recruitment call for candidates specifically opposed to data centers. www.wired.com/story/oppose...
Opposed to Data Centers? The Working Families Party Wants You to Run for Office
The influential progressive third party announced Thursday that it was putting out a recruitment call for candidates specifically opposed to data centers.
www.wired.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The influential progressive third party announced Thursday that it was putting out a recruitment call for candidates specifically opposed to data centers. www.wired.com/story/oppose...
A new proposal to rewrite San Francisco’s charter is raising alarms among democracy advocates. Critics say the SPUR-backed “Charter for Change” masks an agenda that strips away long-standing checks on executive power under the guise of efficiency.
December 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A new proposal to rewrite San Francisco’s charter is raising alarms among democracy advocates. Critics say the SPUR-backed “Charter for Change” masks an agenda that strips away long-standing checks on executive power under the guise of efficiency.
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Eugene joins the growing list of cities that are parting ways with ICE-collaborating Flock Safety at the same time that San Francisco is doubling down.
December 6, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Eugene joins the growing list of cities that are parting ways with ICE-collaborating Flock Safety at the same time that San Francisco is doubling down.
Amid rising authoritarianism, a grassroots movement is defending San Francisco while elites claim credit. As billionaires applauded Trump’s threat to deploy the military, everyday residents were already on the front lines resisting an escalating crisis.
December 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Amid rising authoritarianism, a grassroots movement is defending San Francisco while elites claim credit. As billionaires applauded Trump’s threat to deploy the military, everyday residents were already on the front lines resisting an escalating crisis.
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Wait so there are Peter Thiel-backed landlocked seasteading libertarian cities that the current Honduras govt wants to get rid of that Roger Stone has been advocating for that JOH also supports? And Stone has also been advocating for JOH 's pardon?
www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/m...
www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/m...
The For-Profit City That Might Come Crashing Down (Published 2024)
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Wait so there are Peter Thiel-backed landlocked seasteading libertarian cities that the current Honduras govt wants to get rid of that Roger Stone has been advocating for that JOH also supports? And Stone has also been advocating for JOH 's pardon?
www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/m...
www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/m...
SF Mayor Daniel Lurie’s fast-unraveling appointment of political newcomer Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz to the Board of Supervisors exposed major cracks in his promise of competence. Reports of tax improprieties and a poorly run pet store quickly engulfed his pick.
November 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
SF Mayor Daniel Lurie’s fast-unraveling appointment of political newcomer Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz to the Board of Supervisors exposed major cracks in his promise of competence. Reports of tax improprieties and a poorly run pet store quickly engulfed his pick.