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Tech money should be flexed in politics more. We’re paying taxes too, right?

Way more than fucking Dede Wilsey is paying.

There has literally never been a time in the history of capitalistm when capitalist wealth from any industry wasn’t being flexed in politics for the interests of the particular capitalists (and, as a natural collateral effect, the industry) involved.

These parties are labor parties.

Because of SF's structure with its board of supervisors, I don't think tech had much influence in SF outside FiDi/SoMa/Mission Bay.

After this (SFUSD's delay of algebra 1 has created a nightmare of workarounds)

https://www.sfexaminer.com/forum/put-algebra-1-back-in-eight...

It's pretty clear tech isn't making the rules.

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