VC feels san francisco is too lefty for him so he's leaving for....Austin? (also, tax shelter)https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/06/palantir-co-founder-joe-lonsdale-leaving-silicon-valley.html …
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Replying to @MikeIsaac
I really don't want to get cancelled by Austin twitter again but... it might be more left than SF?
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Replying to @kateconger
it's an island in Texas for sure, this move is hilarious
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Replying to @MikeIsaac @kateconger
austin is of course left, though looking at these local voting graphs i can't imagine further left than sf, and anyway it's in a right-wing state. no one's moving to austin looking for republicans, they're looking for balance.
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Replying to @micsolana @kateconger
what's balance mean though? I would argue that driving an hour or two outside of SF would achieve a similar result as driving outside of Austin in p much any direction just thinking this guy is in for something of a surprise
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Replying to @MikeIsaac @kateconger
i mean political balance. in sf anti-business, anti-housing, and very left-leaning approaches to things like crime are exacerbated by the state rather than moderated (ex. AB5, prop 13 or more recently shooting down wiener’s rezoning, reclassifying car break-ins etc.)
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Replying to @micsolana @kateconger
well, to that point, i think a lot of folks were surprised on the number of propositions shot down in this election, so things might be turning for people looking for this type of balance!
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Replying to @MikeIsaac @kateconger
yes, i’m sure california’s great red wave is coming any moment now
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Replying to @micsolana @MikeIsaac
not saying anything about a wave! but if I was an R strategist, I would be looking at those prop results and trying to figure out how to pitch my candidates as in alignment with those policies
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i think a victory in 22 is somewhat discounted by the cost, and the property tax stuff is just super nebulous, and maybe even slightly apolitical in the traditional sense given the state's peculiar history. shooting down rent control and prop 16 did surprise me though.
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Replying to @micsolana @MikeIsaac
this summary feels relevant (and genuinely worrisome from a progressive policy perspective) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/05/us/california-ballot-propositions.html …pic.twitter.com/5H5bZW2c5G
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Replying to @kateconger @micsolana
thats so funny to me "i want good infrastructure and public services and i do not want to pay for it"
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