The San Francisco mayoral race is experiencing a surge in campaign contributions with significant funds coming from family members and notable individuals. Daniel Lurie, a candidate and heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, has seen his campaign bolstered by a $1 million donation from his mother, Mimi Haas, and an additional $250,000 from WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum. Meanwhile, former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has contributed $200,000 in support of incumbent Mayor London Breed. The political action committee (PAC) supporting Lurie has reported a total of $3,283,000 in funds raised. In a separate political development, the GrowSF initiative has raised $300,000, with substantial donations from tech figures like Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan, who donated $50K, to oppose the re-election of democratic socialist Supervisor Dean Preston. Tan has come under scrutiny for a controversial tweet that led to threats against city supervisors. The campaign for another mayoral candidate, Ahsha Safai, has reported raising $333,176.
UPDATE: Two more supervisors have received mailed threats to their homes referencing Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan’s online rant this weekend. That brings to five the number who’ve been mailed the identical threats. via @jrivanob https://t.co/JAwMfdB5Wr
SF DA has asked the state to take any cases that emerge from tech CEO Garry Tan’s threatening tweet about SF politicos. https://t.co/HuNN9fAtOK
In the days after Garry Tan joked that seven supervisors should “die slow”—prompting real-world hate mail—many in the tech community collectively groaned. “Shameful,” “very stupid,” “really dumb,” several tech founders said. via @jrivanob @Yujie_ZZ https://t.co/5qOXO3gfaZ
NEW: Ahsha Safai for SF Mayor campaign just reported year end financials thru 12/2023 , a fundraising tally of $333,176 . https://t.co/wwcgUN4tET
Breaking: The committee supporting the election of Daniel Lurie for SF mayor just released its year-end report, indicating $3,283,000 raised. https://t.co/0eGlnt4ZEx
NEW: Campaign records show GrowSF tapped into San Francisco’s influential tech scene to raise $300,000 to oust democratic socialist Supervisor Dean Preston. Top donors include Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan ($50K), who's under fire for a threatening tweet. https://t.co/6oWagjjgFl
NEW REPORT: The coalition opposing embattled SF Supervisor Dean Preston’s re-election reported they have raised nearly $290,000 thru 12/31/2023. https://t.co/lOlec3XEat
NEW: Coalition to defeat SF embattled Supervisor Dean Preston’s re-election reports thru 12/31/2023, have nearly $290,000 funds raised. https://t.co/S9WYU9tieC
SF Supervisors Aaron Peskin and Connie Chan have filed police reports against influential tech CEO Garry Tan after he mimicked 2Pac’s famous diss track “Hit ’Em Up” on X and suggested that they could "die slow." https://t.co/lkZMqk6Koi
Some BIG money is starting to pour into San Francisco’s mayoral race: 2020 presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg just donated $200K in support of London Breed. https://t.co/bb2s7gIAvB
$1 million of the money raised by Daniel Lurie’s super PAC came from his mom. Plus, $250,000 from Jan Koum. Good @Josh_Koehn scoop. https://t.co/5M59bDddIK
Daniel Lurie's own mother has spent $1 million to help him win this year's mayor's race. Here's where the money is going. https://t.co/oBls5WVyRp
New billboards going up around San Francisco in support of Daniel Lurie’s run for mayor note that an independent committee backing the nonprofit founder—an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune—received $1 million from Mimi Haas, his mom. https://t.co/ayYUoOHA4c