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drop everything you’re doing there is a Chesa Boudin vs Recall Chesa Boudin Clubhouse happening
I legitimately have hours and hours of work and I will still be live tweeting this as a service to the public
Balaji Srinivasan is reading a Chron news story of a woman being stalked and assaulted and using it as an example of “addicts” and degenerates on the streets. Chesa is trying to speak but being interrupted by VCs arguing over misdemeanors over felonies as if they are the arbiters
Nancy Tung is now saying “we have very little discretion over what the DA does as the public” that’s because she lost the DA race and now feels it’s her position to acknowledge something we all know, which is that **elected officials act at their own discretion**
Nancy popping off about how “the police are demoralized” the same SFPD who were caught boosting Capitol insurrectionists. “We are at a crisis point for public safety” even tho crime is at 50 year lows.
can’t believe some urbanists supported her for police commission shame on you
can’t believe some urbanists supported her for police commission shame on you
Chesa left in frustration. Nancy Tung is saying “we can’t recruit the best and brightest and we’ve never hit our police staffing maximum”
Balaji suggests Heather Knight is excellent but more journos need to be holding people responsible and Chesa is “bringing Venezuela to SF”
Balaji suggests Heather Knight is excellent but more journos need to be holding people responsible and Chesa is “bringing Venezuela to SF”
this shit is absolutely fucking deranged. Nancy Tung is saying dropping crime statistics is only because of the pandemic and people aren’t outside (that’s just not true) she’s going on about burglary increases during the pandemic to scare the other folks in the chat
Founders Fund guy Brian Singerman lamenting how “even if we recall Chesa, San Francisco can’t be fixed.” Balaji responds that SF is “unfixable” and calling for the recall of the entire Board of Supervisors
Tung is calling for “leadership from the tech community” on behalf of this ex tech worker, sit your ass down
in an odd defense of Chesa, Michelle Tandler lamenting “so many stakeholders” and then talking about how its judges and juries... so we can’t just pin it on Chesa
in an odd defense of Chesa, Michelle Tandler lamenting “so many stakeholders” and then talking about how its judges and juries... so we can’t just pin it on Chesa
Balaji is comparing this to “business mistakes can be the CEO’s fault, the CTO’s fault, the product VP’s fault,” says “everyone in this chat is being too nice” and “we need more aggressive journalism.” departs the chat
Nancy Tung is going off now about how George Gascón (now the Los Angeles DA) is responsible for a mass flight of prosecutors, including her
idk how competent these people are at campaigns. they think they know everything, but they don’t. regardless, these people are a cancer on the body politic that must be excised, and they have more money than God. they are fanatics. and they are begging Nancy to primary Chesa rn https://twitter.com/weallhaveclout/status/1349929929329283072
Annie Gaus talking about the budget deficit and how we must protect the SFPD budget from COVID impacts.
I am truly, genuinely feeling physically ill listening to this
I am truly, genuinely feeling physically ill listening to this
Sam Altman and Mike Solana are also in here lamenting the state of SF. Brian Singerman saying “we’re here because we all care about this place” oh word? the city you just claimed was irredeemable? the one you want to leave in droves because we didn’t cater to your every whim?
Cyan saying it’s about technologists who “want to help and are shunned. tech has to roll up our sleeves and fight for the city”
THIS is why people despise the tech community and tech workers. you’re not the victim of “anti tech sentiment.” you are the CAUSE of it
THIS is why people despise the tech community and tech workers. you’re not the victim of “anti tech sentiment.” you are the CAUSE of it
I tried to raise my hand on Clubhouse but apparently listeners are blocked, which should tell you a lot about how much these clowns value the Marketplace of Ideas
they’re currently arguing whether to stan SF mods and Mayor Breed or to demonize them as part of the problem — “what will it take to get rid of the Board of Supervisors?” and someone is explaining the rudimentary basics of how BoS elections work
ok I’m tapping out. they’re explaining really basic shit they should know, like charter amendments, odd versus even BoS district elections, “strong mayor” bills, that you have to gather signatures, and that SF is a combined city county lol
TL;DR: these people are dumb AND venal
TL;DR: these people are dumb AND venal
joining the extremely less white chat where Jane Kim is patiently and diplomatically explaining why putting cops in charge of society isn’t justice
can you tell the difference between the two different groups of “Bay Area people trying to build a better city?” because I can
Black & brown SF people talking about the white supremacy in the VCs chat, the MAGA connotations “disguised as liberalism.” an organizer pointed out the SF carceral opposition is mobilizing, and we must organize against them in turn. and with that, I’ll stop this thread
I hope this lets the ppl who saw this thread know what we all have to do. in the words of an SF Close Juvie organizer: “public safety is not about people’s fucking cars. it’s about public health, and human rights not being met, and the response to that being pushing people out.”
