Uncover the Bay Area's dark money trail
Since 2020, a network of political pressure groups have emerged from the shadows, secretly funded by a handful of conservative tech and real estate oligarchs worth over $21 billion. The Phoenix Project is uncovering their dark money trail.
Uncover the Bay Area's dark money trail
Since 2020, a network of political pressure groups have emerged from the shadows, secretly funded by a handful of conservative tech and real estate oligarchs worth over $21 billion. The Phoenix Project is uncovering their dark money trail.
Uncover
San Francisco's
dark money trail
Since 2020, a network of political pressure groups have emerged from the shadows, secretly funded by a handful of conservative tech and real estate oligarchs worth over $21 billion. The Phoenix Project is uncovering their dark money trail.
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Join our movement to shine a light on this dark money takeover attempt of the Bay Area.
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Join our movement to shine a light on this dark money takeover attempt of the Bay Area.
Stay updated, shine the light
Join our movement to shine a light on this dark money takeover attempt of the Bay Area.
Our mission
A network of political pressure groups, secretly funded by a handful of conservative tech and real estate billionaires, are spending millions to move San Francisco to the extreme right. The Phoenix Project’s mission is to uncover this dark money trail.
In the media
Here are recent stories created by local investigative journalists that are beginning to connect the dots to a broad conspiracy to take over our city.
Sunset progressives organize to ‘stop billionaire takeover’ of S.F.
Junyao Yang @ Mission Local
Scott Wiener Opposes a California Billionaire Tax. So Do His Tech Backers.
Jonah Valdez @ The Intercept
Tech giants are spending more than ever to shape California politics. See how much
Jeremia Kimelman @ CalMatters
SF billionaires march draws mass attention if not support
Troy Wolverton @ The San Francisco Examiner
Strange bedfellows
Joel Rosenblatt @ The San Francisco Gazetteer
Inside SF’s private surveillance state
Ian Firstenberg @ 48 Hills
How Google organized opposition to a California privacy proposal
Khari Johnson, Yue Stella Yu @ CalMatters
Dark Money is Flooding SF Politics. These People are Exposing It.
Bunny McFadden @ Broke-Ass Stuart
In the media
Here are recent stories created by local investigative journalists that are beginning to connect the dots to a broad conspiracy to take over our city.
Sunset progressives organize to ‘stop billionaire takeover’ of S.F.
Junyao Yang @ Mission Local
Scott Wiener Opposes a California Billionaire Tax. So Do His Tech Backers.
Jonah Valdez @ The Intercept
Tech giants are spending more than ever to shape California politics. See how much
Jeremia Kimelman @ CalMatters
SF billionaires march draws mass attention if not support
Troy Wolverton @ The San Francisco Examiner
Strange bedfellows
Joel Rosenblatt @ The San Francisco Gazetteer
Inside SF’s private surveillance state
Ian Firstenberg @ 48 Hills
How Google organized opposition to a California privacy proposal
Khari Johnson, Yue Stella Yu @ CalMatters
Dark Money is Flooding SF Politics. These People are Exposing It.
Bunny McFadden @ Broke-Ass Stuart
In the media
Here are recent stories created by local investigative journalists that are beginning to connect the dots to a broad conspiracy to take over our city.
Sunset progressives organize to ‘stop billionaire takeover’ of S.F.
Junyao Yang @ Mission Local
Scott Wiener Opposes a California Billionaire Tax. So Do His Tech Backers.
Jonah Valdez @ The Intercept
Tech giants are spending more than ever to shape California politics. See how much
Jeremia Kimelman @ CalMatters
SF billionaires march draws mass attention if not support
Troy Wolverton @ The San Francisco Examiner
Strange bedfellows
Joel Rosenblatt @ The San Francisco Gazetteer
Inside SF’s private surveillance state
Ian Firstenberg @ 48 Hills
How Google organized opposition to a California privacy proposal
Khari Johnson, Yue Stella Yu @ CalMatters
Dark Money is Flooding SF Politics. These People are Exposing It.
Bunny McFadden @ Broke-Ass Stuart
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