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Oakland Astroturf Map

The Oakland Astroturf Network Map lays bare how an interconnected group of mostly tech venture capital and real estate billionaires spent $6.1M on a small collection of political pressure groups and conservative democratic candidates in the Oakland and Alameda County November 2024 election.

The Phoenix Papers: Volume 3

Volume I of the Phoenix Papers delivered background on the billionaire-funded network seeking to move San Francisco rightward. Volume II exposed the biggest donors behind this conservative movement as well as their pet interests. Volume III will explore the impact the “Astroturf Network” — a group that includes GrowSF, TogetherSF and