Tech titans vow to 'take back' California
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- #Tech activism
- #Wealth tax
- #California politics
- Tech leaders and 'radical centrists' are organizing to counter left-leaning policies in California.
- An event in Mountain View, attended by moderates like San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins, aimed to 'take back' California from unions and special interests.
- Chris Larsen criticized billionaires leaving California over wealth taxes, calling it 'surrender'.
- Garry Tan, Y Combinator CEO, launched 'Garry’s List', a nonprofit to support centrist candidates focused on schools, housing, and public safety.
- The group opposes policies like the San Francisco CEO tax, which they view as job-killing.
- New political groups, including Grow California and Building a Better California, are raising millions to support pragmatic candidates and tax reform.
- Garry’s List is using AI to produce content critical of teachers' strikes, wealth taxes, and NIMBYism.