The Phoenix Project
@phoenixprojnow.bsky.social
Uncover the Bay Area’s astroturf network and dark money trail.
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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.
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GrowSF is calling for a 10% signature threshold on the justification it will keep "half baked" initatives off the ballot. All that would do is ensure only well-heeled interests can run initatives, half baked or not.
There are process reforms that will do more good than changing the threshold. 🧵
There are process reforms that will do more good than changing the threshold. 🧵
November 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
GrowSF is calling for a 10% signature threshold on the justification it will keep "half baked" initatives off the ballot. All that would do is ensure only well-heeled interests can run initatives, half baked or not.
There are process reforms that will do more good than changing the threshold. 🧵
There are process reforms that will do more good than changing the threshold. 🧵
At a packed Richmond District event, congressional hopeful Saikat Chakrabarti drew a crowd with his AOC credentials and progressive pitch. But as San Francisco tilts right, questions are mounting about whether the Stripe co-founder matches the movement he invokes.
November 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
At a packed Richmond District event, congressional hopeful Saikat Chakrabarti drew a crowd with his AOC credentials and progressive pitch. But as San Francisco tilts right, questions are mounting about whether the Stripe co-founder matches the movement he invokes.
Patrick Wolff is running for California Insurance Commissioner as a political outsider. But his campaign is supported by some of the most influential right-leaning donors in California and beyond.🧵
November 19, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Patrick Wolff is running for California Insurance Commissioner as a political outsider. But his campaign is supported by some of the most influential right-leaning donors in California and beyond.🧵
Tech investor David Sacks, now Trump’s crypto/AI czar, lives in a Pacific Heights mansion built on a former public school site—an irony given his role in funding efforts to weaken San Francisco’s public schools.🪡
November 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Tech investor David Sacks, now Trump’s crypto/AI czar, lives in a Pacific Heights mansion built on a former public school site—an irony given his role in funding efforts to weaken San Francisco’s public schools.🪡
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This is what we end up with when we elect an idiot billionaire who’s never had a real job as mayor.
Newly appointed San Francisco Supervisor Beya Alcaraz has agreed to resign at the request of Mayor Daniel Lurie following questions about her political qualifications and rocky management of a pet store.
San Francisco’s newest supervisor agrees to resign amid pet store controversies
Beya Alcaraz agreed to resign at Mayor Daniel Lurie's request. Leaked text messages showed she paid for her business by paying employees under the table and writing off personal expenses.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:11 AM
This is what we end up with when we elect an idiot billionaire who’s never had a real job as mayor.
Check it out! Our Doom Loop Report is available for free download on our website.
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Doom Loop Report
The Doom Loop report details how the Astroturf Network ratcheted up fears surrounding crime to create a false narrative that moved San Francisco dangerously to the right.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Check it out! Our Doom Loop Report is available for free download on our website.
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“Why would a prominent venture capitalist [Peter Thiel ally Marc Andreessen] bristle at a pope calling for basic ethics? Because Pope Leo XIV may be the one authority on earth that Big Tech cannot control.” 1/
A tech billionaire mocked Pope Leo XIV’s call for ethical AI.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
Tech Billionaire Mocks Pope Leo’s AI Warning — and Reveals Silicon Valley’s Original Sin
A billionaire tech guru openly mocked Leo's call for moral AI — and quickly backtracked after backlash. It’s a telling collision of Silicon Valley hubris with a pope they cannot buy, bully, or ignore.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
“Why would a prominent venture capitalist [Peter Thiel ally Marc Andreessen] bristle at a pope calling for basic ethics? Because Pope Leo XIV may be the one authority on earth that Big Tech cannot control.” 1/
When Salesforce’s Marc Benioff called for the National Guard in San Francisco, many were shocked. But it was no aberration. The city’s billionaire class has completed its evolution—from technocrats to theocrats of a new, corporate American order. 🪡
November 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
When Salesforce’s Marc Benioff called for the National Guard in San Francisco, many were shocked. But it was no aberration. The city’s billionaire class has completed its evolution—from technocrats to theocrats of a new, corporate American order. 🪡
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Police cameras track billions of license plates per month. Communities are pushing back. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
Police cameras track billions of license plates per month. Communities are pushing back.
More than 5,000 law enforcement departments across the U.S. use interconnected Flock Safety cameras to track residents’ movements.
www.nbcnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Police cameras track billions of license plates per month. Communities are pushing back. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
1/ A 450-foot statue of Prometheus has been proposed for Alcatraz by crypto executive Ross Calvin, with funding support sought from President Trump. Critics say the monument, planned on sacred Lisjan Ohlone land, reflects tech-fueled nationalism and echoes authoritarian monument-building.
November 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
1/ A 450-foot statue of Prometheus has been proposed for Alcatraz by crypto executive Ross Calvin, with funding support sought from President Trump. Critics say the monument, planned on sacred Lisjan Ohlone land, reflects tech-fueled nationalism and echoes authoritarian monument-building.
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The Phoenix Project also runs a blog that has a lot of great pieces. Here’s their piece on MAGA Marc (Benioff)
Another Tech Billionaire Goes MAGA - The Phoenix Project
The Phoenix Review offers news and commentary on the proposed right-wing takeover of San Francisco. Learn more about the billionaire agenda in short takes from the city’s savviest political observers.
www.phoenixprojectnow.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The Phoenix Project also runs a blog that has a lot of great pieces. Here’s their piece on MAGA Marc (Benioff)
Days before Salesforce’s flagship Dreamforce conference, CEO Marc Benioff ignited controversy by telling the New York Times he supports Donald Trump and wants the National Guard deployed to downtown San Francisco. The remarks drew swift political and public backlash.
October 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Days before Salesforce’s flagship Dreamforce conference, CEO Marc Benioff ignited controversy by telling the New York Times he supports Donald Trump and wants the National Guard deployed to downtown San Francisco. The remarks drew swift political and public backlash.
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Seconding Dean. @phoenixprojnow.bsky.social does such essential work for San Francisco and the Bay Area (and frankly what happens here often exports elsewhere, like say, oh, federally, because billionaires/technofascism)
If you want to keep up with what’s happening in the Bay Area and especially the Astroturf Network that now controls City Hall and the local Democratic Party, be sure to follow @phoenixprojnow.bsky.social
The Phoenix Project
We rise from the ashes of buried truth, awoken to challenge and expose the covert corruption eating away at the pillars of our society.
www.phoenixprojectnow.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Seconding Dean. @phoenixprojnow.bsky.social does such essential work for San Francisco and the Bay Area (and frankly what happens here often exports elsewhere, like say, oh, federally, because billionaires/technofascism)
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If you want to keep up with what’s happening in the Bay Area and especially the Astroturf Network that now controls City Hall and the local Democratic Party, be sure to follow @phoenixprojnow.bsky.social
The Phoenix Project
We rise from the ashes of buried truth, awoken to challenge and expose the covert corruption eating away at the pillars of our society.
www.phoenixprojectnow.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
If you want to keep up with what’s happening in the Bay Area and especially the Astroturf Network that now controls City Hall and the local Democratic Party, be sure to follow @phoenixprojnow.bsky.social
Billionaire politicking
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Trump calls off planned federal ‘surge’ in S.F., but plans for Bay Area immigration crackdown unclear
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he called off the planned federal deployment to the city after speaking with Mayor Daniel Lurie.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Billionaire politicking
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During San Francisco’s “doom loop” years (2022–2024), media and conservative voices painted the city as a crime-ridden wasteland. But for many residents—especially older progressives living their daily lives—that narrative didn’t match reality.
October 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
During San Francisco’s “doom loop” years (2022–2024), media and conservative voices painted the city as a crime-ridden wasteland. But for many residents—especially older progressives living their daily lives—that narrative didn’t match reality.
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s administration is facing mounting backlash over a $4M/year contract awarded to OpenGov, Inc. to overhaul San Francisco’s permitting system — a deal City Hall insiders are calling politically fraught. 🧵
sfstandard.com/2025/10/15/s...
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SF mayor’s lieutenant steered contract to firm with ties to Daniel Lurie
Records show the mayor’s office chose the software company OpenGov over a cheaper vendor that a majority of city staff preferred.
sfstandard.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s administration is facing mounting backlash over a $4M/year contract awarded to OpenGov, Inc. to overhaul San Francisco’s permitting system — a deal City Hall insiders are calling politically fraught. 🧵
sfstandard.com/2025/10/15/s...
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