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Uncover the Bay Area’s astroturf network and dark money trail.
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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.
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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.
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A Growing Divide in Silicon Valley - The Phoenix Project
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February 6, 2026 at 1:01 AM
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Trump’s alliance with tech billionaires has been lucrative: the richest 15 gained $1T in wealth in his first year. Firms like Palantir won major ICE contracts. Critics say the muted response to Pretti’s death shows profits still trump morality.
February 6, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Trump’s alliance with tech billionaires has been lucrative: the richest 15 gained $1T in wealth in his first year. Firms like Palantir won major ICE contracts. Critics say the muted response to Pretti’s death shows profits still trump morality.
Other tech figures doubled down. Elon Musk publicly backed ICE and mass deportations. VC Keith Rabois denied ICE wrongdoing, drawing condemnation from Khosla Ventures founder Vinod Khosla, who called ICE “vigilantes.”
February 6, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Other tech figures doubled down. Elon Musk publicly backed ICE and mass deportations. VC Keith Rabois denied ICE wrongdoing, drawing condemnation from Khosla Ventures founder Vinod Khosla, who called ICE “vigilantes.”
Cook drew criticism for attending a Melania Trump documentary screening the night of Pretti’s killing and for donating $1M to Trump’s inaugural fund. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said ICE went “too far,” but praised Trump’s leadership—and also donated $1M.
February 6, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Cook drew criticism for attending a Melania Trump documentary screening the night of Pretti’s killing and for donating $1M to Trump’s inaugural fund. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said ICE went “too far,” but praised Trump’s leadership—and also donated $1M.
LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman urged tech leaders to speak out, accusing ICE of brutal violence and the Trump administration of lying. But many billionaire Trump allies stayed silent. Apple CEO Tim Cook issued only a cautious call for “de-escalation.”
February 6, 2026 at 1:01 AM
LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman urged tech leaders to speak out, accusing ICE of brutal violence and the Trump administration of lying. But many billionaire Trump allies stayed silent. Apple CEO Tim Cook issued only a cautious call for “de-escalation.”
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.
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Mayor Daniel Lurie’s Dangerous Silence - The Phoenix Project
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January 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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While Lurie emphasizes “public safety” and courts affordability rhetoric, critics say he has pursued appeasement with Trump and tech elites. Compared to leaders openly condemning ICE, his promises fall short of protecting immigrants and protesters.
January 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM
While Lurie emphasizes “public safety” and courts affordability rhetoric, critics say he has pursued appeasement with Trump and tech elites. Compared to leaders openly condemning ICE, his promises fall short of protecting immigrants and protesters.
Over the past year, ICE agents in SF have threatened protesters with guns, used pepper spray, and driven vehicles into crowds—seriously injuring demonstrators. Neither Lurie, the DA, nor SFPD leadership have publicly condemned these acts.
January 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Over the past year, ICE agents in SF have threatened protesters with guns, used pepper spray, and driven vehicles into crowds—seriously injuring demonstrators. Neither Lurie, the DA, nor SFPD leadership have publicly condemned these acts.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie issued a delayed, carefully worded response to Pretti’s killing, avoiding terms like “brutal” or “unlawful.” His statement contrasts with his broader silence on ICE violence in San Francisco itself.
January 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie issued a delayed, carefully worded response to Pretti’s killing, avoiding terms like “brutal” or “unlawful.” His statement contrasts with his broader silence on ICE violence in San Francisco itself.
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.”
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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.
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The Unaffordability Mayor - The Phoenix Project
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January 22, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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Meanwhile, rents jumped 12% in a year, evictions hit a decade high, transit service was cut, and essential stores closed in poor neighborhoods. Childcare help is welcome, critics argue—but real affordability requires taxing the wealth that SF helped create.
January 22, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Meanwhile, rents jumped 12% in a year, evictions hit a decade high, transit service was cut, and essential stores closed in poor neighborhoods. Childcare help is welcome, critics argue—but real affordability requires taxing the wealth that SF helped create.
Lurie has opposed a proposed Billionaire’s Tax and stayed quiet on new local taxes to offset looming federal cuts under Trump’s budget, which could cost SF up to $310M annually. Critics say the mayor avoids policies that might alienate the city’s wealthy elite.
January 22, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Lurie has opposed a proposed Billionaire’s Tax and stayed quiet on new local taxes to offset looming federal cuts under Trump’s budget, which could cost SF up to $310M annually. Critics say the mayor avoids policies that might alienate the city’s wealthy elite.
Many of Lurie’s allies oppose taxing corporations and back upzoning plans that benefit developers more than renters. While Lurie unveiled expanded childcare subsidies funded by Prop C, the plan largely aids middle-class families and leaves core affordability issues intact.
January 22, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Many of Lurie’s allies oppose taxing corporations and back upzoning plans that benefit developers more than renters. While Lurie unveiled expanded childcare subsidies funded by Prop C, the plan largely aids middle-class families and leaves core affordability issues intact.
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.)
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Mayor Daniel Lurie’s So-Called Charter Reform - The Phoenix Project
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January 15, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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Critics warn the effort echoes failed attempts to expand mayoral power by weakening commissions and ballot access. Framed as efficiency, opponents argue the push risks eroding democratic participation in a city where power is already heavily centralized.
January 15, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Critics warn the effort echoes failed attempts to expand mayoral power by weakening commissions and ballot access. Framed as efficiency, opponents argue the push risks eroding democratic participation in a city where power is already heavily centralized.