John, we wanted to make sure you saw this news, because we sent it out late last night: the campaign against DA Chesa Boudin is now official. The recall is on the ballot for June.
The backers of this dangerous, disingenuous recall effort are going to be spending HUGE amounts of money to try and remove Chesa from office.
And John, it's not just about how much money this recall effort is attracting — it’s about the funders behind it.
Most of the funders come from a dark money group called “Neighbors For A Better San Francisco."
There are shady rules that allow them to keep their fundraising sources a total secret until next year.
And what little information we DO have about their donors is deeply troubling: like William Oberndorf, a hedge fund manager who donated more than $1 million to Republican candidates. Or other out-of-touch millionaires like Daniel O’Keefe (a Chicago investor) and William Fisher (heir to the GAP company fortune).
Needless to say, the stakes could not be ANY higher.
People are seeing this as a referendum on our entire movement. If these dark money groups win, that means they will be even more emboldened to go after our other progressive DAs.
Thank you for fighting back,
Real Justice