FWD: Why Silicon Valley "Tech Bros" are coming after me

 

Hi, it's Chesa Boudin.  The right-wing "tech bros" funding the recall effort have been lying about crime in San Francisco for two years -- and it's time we fought back.  Here’s the truth: They are spending millions of dollars to send our city back to a time before we ended cash bail, reduced youth incarceration, and held police accountable.  If they are successful, we'll go back to a time when innocents languished behind bars, workers were exploited, and police acted with impunity. So I need your help:  Can you donate to our campaign and help me keep our reform movement on track? Chesa BoudinThank you, ----Begin forwarded message---- From: Team Chesa Boudin Subject: Why Silicon Valley "Tech Bros" are coming after Chesa Sent on Monday, January 24, 2022 at 12:45 p.m. In 2019, Chesa Boudin won his election with support from communities of color who wanted to make the criminal justice system less racist, and improve public safety through means other than mass incarceration. Since taking office in January 2020, he’s built a reputation as one of the most impactful progressive prosecutors in the country -- by ending cash bail, reducing mass incarceration and holding police accountable. But some tech investors aren't happy. They've claimed that Chesa is "coddling" criminals in San Francisco. These are lies, plain and simple. The level of dishonesty and misinformation coming from the recall effort is staggering.  His billionaire friends have been spending lavishly to help fund the recall, including Tucker Carlson fan-boy David Sacks, and Facebook exec Chamath Palihapitiya. Last year, Jason Calacanis, an angel investor for Robinhood and uber, launched a GoFundMe to hire an "investigative reporter" to "hold the DA of SF accountable." Here’s the problem: These right-wing tech venture capitalists are lying about crime in San Francisco. And the proof is in the pudding: ✅ Violent crime in San Francisco has dropped to levels below comparable cities since Chesa's term began.    ✅ Property crime in San Francisco has decreased dramatically.   ✅ Charging rates across all crime types in San Francisco have increased.   ✅ Homicides in San Francisco remain near record lows despite surging in other Bay Area cities.    ✅ Robberies, rapes, and assaults have decreased during Chesa's tenure These tech investors and right-wing Trump supporters are spending millions to reverse our movement and take us back to a time when innocent people languished behind bars and police acted with impunity. And most importantly, their policies will make our city less safe. So please, consider donating whatever amount is meaningful to you to help Chesa fight back and keep our city, and our movement on track. Chesa Boudin was elected District Attorney of San Francisco in 2019 to reform our criminal justice system. Now, right-wingers  want to reverse our progress and return our city to a time when innocent people were locked away and police acted with impunity. Please chip in today to keep up the fight to reform San Francisco's criminal justice system. Thank you for your support,  Team Chesa Boudin 20 Galli Drive Ste A Novato, CA 94949   Ad paid for by Friends of Chesa Boudin Opposing the Recall, FPPC #1437058, Financial Disclosures available at SFethics.org Committee major funding from: 1. Christian Larsen ($100,000) 2. Service Employees International Union Local 1021 Candidate PAC ($65,000) 3. Jessica McKellar ($50,000)

FWD: The GOP-endorsed recall is violating campaign laws

Did you see the email we sent you yesterday?  A new report shows the GOP-backed recall working to overturn the will of the voters and stop our criminal justice reform movement in its tracks has violated campaign laws. I take great care to follow campaign rules and ethics. By brazenly breaking the rules and misrepresenting who they are and where their money comes from, the recall effort is showing they have no respect for elections or voters. The recall committee is trying to pretend to be a home-grown Democratic movement, but they’re actually paid shills for the GOP. And voters deserve to know who is behind this effort. We are doing everything we can to expose the recall for what it is, but we have a massive fundraising disadvantage, and I need your help. Can I count on you to make a contribution of whatever amount is meaningful to you to help us defeat the recall and keep our movement on track? Use this secure link to donate: secure.actblue/ChesaJan22x14 Thanks for your support, Chesa Boudin District Attorney, San Francisco ----Begin forwarded message---- From: Honey Mahogany <zaki@chesaboudin.com>  Subject: The GOP-endorsed recall is violating campaign laws Sent on Friday, January 21, 2022 at 12:30 p.m. Hi, it’s Honey Mahogany, chair of the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee, writing to you on behalf of Chesa Boudin, the progressive prosecutor fighting to reform our criminal justice system.   A new report shows the committee working to overturn the will of the voters and throw Chesa out of office has violated campaign laws by misrepresenting its paid spokesperson as an independent critic. Put simply, the recall committee is trying to pretend to be a home-grown Democratic movement, but they’re actually paid shills for the GOP.  As the chair of the San Francisco Democratic Party, I stand with Chesa. And I want to make clear that you should not be fooled by illegal, GOP-funded ads trying to stop our criminal justice reform movement in its tracks. The recall committee is trying to pretend it isn’t funded by the GOP, but we know the truth. And voters deserve to know who is behind this effort. Chesa’s campaign is fighting tooth and nail to expose the Republican recall for what it is, but they have a massive fundraising advantage, and we need your help. Can we count on you to donate $20 or more to help us defeat the recall and keep our movement on track? By design, California has very strong rules for transparency and campaign advertising. Chesa’s team takes great care to follow these rules to the letter. By brazenly breaking the rules and misrepresenting who they are and where their money comes from, they’re showing they have little respect for fair elections or for the votes. It's time the recall effort was held accountable for their actions. Thanks for helping us fight back, Honey Mahogany Chair, San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee   Chesa Boudin was elected District Attorney of San Francisco in 2019 to reform our criminal justice system. Now, right-wingers  want to reverse our progress and return our city to a time when innocent people were locked away and police acted with impunity. Please chip in today to keep up the fight to reform San Francisco's criminal justice system.

 

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Thank you

 

Thanks to you, December was our strongest month ever in terms of individual contributions to our campaign to defeat the recall. Thanks to you, we received thousands of signatures rejecting the recall. Thanks to you, our grassroots campaign for criminal justice reform is strong and growing stronger. I can’t thank you enough for the support you’ve shown me in the last year. Thank you. In 2022, with your help, we’re going to defeat the recall effort and show the world that the best way to keep our city safe is by focusing on prevention within our communities, centering victims, and applying the law equally to all -- including corporations and police. With your help, we’re going to keep our movement to reform the criminal justice system going full steam ahead. I’m going to lean on your support quite a bit in 2022. But for now, I just want to say: Thank you. Chesa Boudin Chesa Boudin was elected District Attorney of San Francisco in 2019 to reform our criminal justice system. Now, right-wingers  want to reverse our progress and return our city to a time when innocent people were locked away and police acted with impunity.

20 Galli Drive
Ste A
Novato, CA 94949
Friend of Chesa Boudin Opposing the Recall
20 Galli Drive
Ste A
Novato, CA 94949-5731
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Ad paid for by Friends of Chesa Boudin Opposing the Recall, FPPC #1437058, Financial Disclosures available at SFethics.org Committee major funding from: 1. Christian Larsen ($100,000) 2. Jessica McKellar ($50,000) 3. Laura Skelton ($50,000)