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“For the first time in the 40 years that I’ve lived in the City,” Podell continued, “there is a large coordinated centrist/moderate movement to take on Progressive power.”The nonprofit has used its deep pockets to fund redistricting advocacy, to help secure results like the Chesa Boudin and school board recalls, and to support media organizations sympathetic to its political aims.
“The larger the coalition you can put together who agree on a collection of items, the higher probability of success,” he said. “And there is a lot of alignment on candidates and ballot measures we are supporting.” The list goes on: Y Combinator founder Jessica Livingston was a major donor to the recalls and to GrowSF, and— Michael Moritz was a major Neighbors donor in 2020 and has this year given over a million dollars to upcoming ballot measure campaigns. Tech founder Zack Rosen is the main backer of Abundant SF, and tech investor Emmett Shear has poured hundreds of thousands into propositions and races over the past several years.
But the Board of Supervisors still firmly leans progressive. One of the main goals of the new PACs and nonprofits this year will be to establish a majority of allies on the board. PACs tohave been raising funds since 2022, and challengers like Danny Sauter in District 3 and Trevor Chandler in District 9 could bolster the city’s less progressive faction.
Of course, the progressive faction of the city has its own base of donors, most notably organized labor. But they are already being“Things ebb and flow in San Francisco,” said David, the co-founder of Abundant SF. “At the moment, there is really good organizing on this side of the street.”Data was sourced from state and local campaign filings alongside disclosures such as 990s. Donation amounts should reflect current disclosures, but will miss payments that have not yet been declared.
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