"In 2021, billionaire tech executive Chamath Palahapitiya briefly considered running for California governor on a moderate-sounding platform of low taxes and school reform. This week, the former Democratic Party megadonor will co-host a fundraiser for convicted felon Donald Trump in Pacific Heights.
In reality, Palahapitiya was neither moderate nor a believer in Democratic Party values. He was a zealot clothed in vaguely centrist branding that obscured a politics so extreme that he’s all-in for Trump 2024. And he’s not the only Silicon Valley plutocrat masking himself with bland labeling.
The term “moderate” has become a buzzword in San Francisco politics as venture capitalists bankroll a campaign to win control of City Hall. The conflict typically gets framed as a struggle between progressives and moderates, with tech interests funding the latter."
what these b-list candidates said in this first round informs why they're b-list. but given what the a-listers say and how they behave, we could do worse than to encourage more ideas. #sfpol
Mahmood supports TogetherSF's cynical #MayorDictator measure, which claims to be about reforming commissions but really gives the mayor 2/3 appointing power with no confirmation to the powerful commissions it retains, making them a puppet show.
Probably a good idea to vote for @deanpreston instead, who correctly points out: "We have many problems in SF — lack of mayoral power isn’t one of them."
A business tax "reform" (cut?) backed by business groups, London Breed, and Aaron Peskin contains a gratuitous poison pill that would kill the @sftransitact (boo!).
But we're soldiering on, as we can still win if the ComMUNIty Transit Act gets more votes. Come to an event, sign it and get involved!
This is probably not how SF politics works, but I long to live in a world where every progressive group in the city would tell Aaron Peskin putting a charter amendment on the ballot to hire hundreds of cops is utterly disqualifying for a progressive candidate, and to either pull it or fuck off. #sfPol
if I could make my SF neighbors understand two things about politics:
there's a direct line from the defunding of social programs (SF food bank, etc) to the crime (car break-ins) you're worried about. it sucks i'm sorry if it happened to you but people are trying to survive
more police & surveillance won't do much for that but WILL 100% be used to repress protest when Trump/SCOTUS make abortion, same-sex marriage, and being trans illegal #sfPol