The Rise and Fall of the San Francisco Doom Loop

An Astroturf Network channeled anxiety created by the COVID-19 pandemic to ratchet up fears surrounding crime. The narrative was a ruse: San Francisco crime had been on a downward trajectory for decades. What the Astroturf Network wanted were candidates sympathetic to their narrow and selfish interests. They spent vast amounts of money to further this false narrative, blaming progressives for the city’s “deteriorating condition.” Download the report to learn how this narrative was used to move San Francisco dangerously to the right.