Cordially invite you to a reception & dinner benefiting the
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
with
President Barack Obama
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Reception | 5:00 PM
Home of Marci & Mike McCue
Palo Alto, California
*Address provided upon RSVP
Dinner and Discussion | 6:30 PM
Home of Neeru & Vinod Khosla
Portola Valley, California
*Address provided upon RSVP
*Due to timing restrictions all guests may only attend one event.
Paid for by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, www.dscc.org
and not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.
Thursday, June 6, 2013 | Palo Alto, CA
Dinner Guest: $32,400 per person ($64,800 per couple) Ticket to dinner at the Khosla home & discussion and photo opportunity
Reception Chair: $12,000 per person ($15,000 per couple) Ticket to VIP Chairs’ reception at the McCue home and photo opportunity
Reception Sponsor: $5,000 per person ($7,500 per couple) Ticket to reception at the McCue home and photo opportunity
Reception Guest: $2,500 per person Ticket to reception at the McCue home
I cannot attend the reception or dinner, but I would like to make a contribution of $__________. *Due to timing restrictions all guests may only attend one event.
The maximum amount each individual may contribute to the DSCC in a calendar year is $32,400 ($64,800 per couple).
The DSCC will not accept contributions from currently registered federal lobbyists, registered foreign agents, political action committees, or minors under the age of 16 for this event. Contributions from corporations, labor unions, and foreign nationals are prohibited under federal law.
Please make checks payable to “DSCC” and mail with completed form to: DSCC c/o Emily Sullivan 120 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, D.C. 20002 For PERSONAL credit card contributions please fax this completed form to: (202) 314-3231. Federal regulations require that all contributions drawn on joint accounts be personally signed by each contributor.
*A contribution of $32,400 enrolls an individual as a DSCC “Majority Trust” member and, along with other benefits, allows for attendance at the DSCC’s signature retreats.
Contributions or gifts to the DSCC are not tax deductible.
“Paramount Group is going on the offensive on the waterfront, trying to build early community support for a planned 350-foot-tall condominium tower at 75 Howard St. in San Francisco.”
Wow, a war metaphor plus the word “offensive” in the same sentence as the “350-foot-tall condominium” that’s to be on the waterfront. Let’s call that a two-fer.
Oh, and who’s the spokesmodel for 75 Howard? Well, if Hitler came back from the dead and wanted to make money erecting tall buildings right near The Embarcadero, he’d dump Goebbels and hire … former Willie Brown spokesmodel PJ Johnston:
“On Jan. 10, Paramount held a community meeting to gather comments from neighbors. ‘This is a voluntary step on our part,”’ said project spokesman P.J. Johnston. ‘It’s not required, but it seems like the right thing to do.”*
So it all comes together.
Enjoy your new building, SoMA!
And people, if you have the luxury of walking to work every day, then sure, why not do it?
“Specialties: Policy advocacy, strategic communications, campaign planning, nonprofit management, communications coaching and spokesperson training, media outreach, writing, editing, research, and yoga teaching too”
* On Jan. 10, 1939, the Third Reich held a community meeting to gather comments from non-German speaking neighbors of the Sudetenland. ’This is a voluntary step on our part,’ said project spokesman Joseph “PJ” Goebbels. ’It’s not required by the Munich Agreement, but it seemed like the right thing to do.’
Anyway, this is becoming an annual tradition for Lynne and Marc Benioff – deets below.
Standing in front of the half-billion UCSF Mission Bay children’s hospital with their name on the front:
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All the deets, released this AM:
“Marc and Lynne Benioff are making the following donations:
· $250,000 to Catholic Charities CYO’s Star Community Home to provide temporary housing and assistance to families in need. This will be executed as a challenge grant, whereby contributions by the public to support Star Community Home will be matched dollar for dollar by the Benioffs, up to the amount of their gift.
· $230,000 to Hamilton Family Center’s First Avenues program to provide temporary rental subsidies to help at-risk families from becoming homeless.
· $70,000 to the San Francisco Chronicle’s Season of Sharing Fund to provide one-time temporary assistance to families experiencing unexpected crisis.
“Marc and I want to further our partnership with the City to break the cycle of homelessness for children and families in San Francisco,” said Lynne Benioff. “We hope that others will join us this holiday season to ensure the health and safety of every child in the City.”
For more information about the Catholic Charities CYO’s Star Community Home, go to: www.cccyo.org.
For more information about the Hamilton Family Services’ First Avenues program, go to:www.hamiltonfamilycenter.org.
Here’s the notorious video. (Man that planning commish hearing about a certain place in Noe Valley just went on and on, huh? And hey, I wonder who ratted out that long-time Asian American dude* who lost his rental in NV owing to the lack of an Occupancy Permit? Mmmm… Anyway, Mr. Fowler is still reviled in Noe Valley.)
And before that, there wasthis one. Whew, good times.
And now there’s this, a new allegation that Stephen Fowler had something to do with these Marin County trees getting hacked (to death?) up in Mill Valley.
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As always, We Report, You Decide.
I mean, maybe this tale is completely made up, you know, the way people would make up stories about Mussolini having a devil’s tail, you know, sometimes people decide to not like you and then they’ll just start making stuff up.
Here they are, the allegations:
“Just wanted to pass along another example of Wife-Swapping Stephen Fowler’s example of hypocrisy. He purchased a home this spring in Mill Valley, 317 Hillside for $800,000, tore it down and is now building a 3.5 million $$ spec house to flip. When the bank foreclosed on his neighbor at 300 Hillside across the street this spring, Stephen approached the owner, a general contractor at the time, a few days before the bank took the house away and paid the home owner to have a few of his employees illegally climb 10 Heritage Redwood trees, cut 20-30 feet off the tops of them thus freeing up the view of San Francisco for Stephens new house project. For a self proclaimed tree hugger, he has balls. See the photo’s of just a few of the trees…”
Now, didn’t S. Fowler go on the TV to promote environmental awareness? I think so.
And didn’t he have all these kinds of shirts on – who made them, one wonders. Who forced poor Mr. Fowler into doing things he didn’t want to and saying things he didn’t want to say?
Anyway, somebody up Marin way might want to look into these tree allegations.
[UPDATE: So is Zendesk the only San Francisco company that hasn't threatened to move out of San Francisco lately? Apparently, see the Comments. BTW, did you know that:
Oh, and here’s your chance to get in on the land rush:
“Central Market Street and Tenderloin Area Payroll Expense Tax Exclusion is now publicly available and can be found on the Office of Economic and Workforce Development website, www.oewd.org, as well as on the new Central Market Partnership website, www.centralmarketpartnership.org. Applications are being accepted now, and the deadline to apply for the 2011 tax year is November 1, 2011. Please contact the Office of Economic and Workforce Development at 415-554-6969 with any questions regarding the application for the Payroll Expense Tax Exclusion.”]
I don’t really get this one here. Zendesk needed corporate welfare to move into the Mid-Market and it wasn’t going to do so anyway, do I have that right?
Now, is it possible that ZenDesk didn’t need that subsidy to move into the Twitterloin? Sure seems that way. Mmmm…
And let me assure you that nothing has substantively changed betwixt Dot Com Era I of the late 90′s and our current Dot Com Era II as far as stock options are concerned. Obviously, a San Francisco company going public might not want to deal with the 2004 tax signed into law by Gavin Newsom. Obviously. So what’s changed the past seven years?
So why did Gavin Newsom sign his tax into law back in aught-four? Did he do it to “punish companies?” Did he do it to “kill jobs?” Was Gavin Newsom a “job killer?”
Apparently.
Hey, how about this? Why not treat all companies the same? Why not get rid subsidies for biotech? Why not address concerns about Mid Market without corporate welfare?
“SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31, 2011 — Zendesk, the leading provider of proven, cloud-based help desk software, today announced a $1 million pledge to the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.
“Zendesk was founded in Denmark and moved to San Francisco in 2009,” said Mikkel Svane, Zendesk’s CEO. “We have been humbled by the wonderful way we have been welcomed to this city and its vital high-tech community. As Zendesk continues its rapid growth, we want to share our good fortune with the city and people that helped make it possible. As a father and client of the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, this charity is especially meaningful to me.”
Zendesk is kicking off this year-long effort with a sponsorship of the Salesforce Foundation’s Concert to Benefit the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital to be held on Thursday, September 1, 2011. Zendesk will host its customers, partners and employees to attend this charity event. Throughout the next year, Zendesk will donate a portion of its sales, as well as hold other fund-raising events, to deliver on its $1 million pledge. In addition, its employees will participate in volunteer programs for the hospital.
“The Salesforce Foundation has been an inspiration to us on how to integrate philanthropy into a company’s culture,” Svane added. “Today’s announcement is just the first of many demonstrating Zendesk’s gratitude to the city of San Francisco. Having just moved into new headquarters in the Central Market, we also look forward to making our new neighborhood a better place to work.”
“It’s great to see Zendesk, one of San Francisco’s rapidly growing tech companies, already giving back to the citizens of San Francisco,” said Mayor Edwin M. Lee. “We are grateful to them for their generous pledge to the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.”
About Zendesk
Zendesk is the leading provider of proven, cloud-based help desk software. For growing organizations, Zendesk is the fastest way to enable great customer service. More than 10,000 Zendesk customers, including Adobe, MSNBC, Sony, OpenTable and Groupon, trust Zendesk with their most valuable assets, their customers, partners, and employees. Founded in 2007, Zendesk is funded by Charles River Ventures, Benchmark Capital and Matrix Partners. Learn more at www.zendesk.com.”
(I won’t bother telling about how Marc Benioff is the Best Billionaire in the Bay Area and how he saved San Francisco’s bacon with that whole Mission Bay thing, which, you know, was supposed to be for biotech. And I won’t ask why San Francisco is subsidizing the biotechnology industry and/or Twitter. Don’t get me started.)
Anyway, all the deets:
Thursday, September 1, 2011 Doors Open at 6:30 p.m. Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco Sponsorship Levels
Hall of Fame $250,000
Billboard $150,000 Platinum $100,000 Grammy Winner $50,000 Rock Star $30,000 Box Set $20,000 I’m With the Band $10,000 Agent $5,000
Individual Tickets
Orchestra/Loge Ticket (Fan $1,000) One (1) ticket to The Concert for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital (including cocktail reception & concert) Orchestra or loge level seating for concert Limited number available
Balcony Ticket ($500) One (1) ticket to The Concert for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital (including cocktail reception & concert) Balcony seating for concert Limited number available
Rear Balcony Ticket ($250) One (1) ticket to The Concert for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital (including cocktail reception & concert) Rear balcony seating for concert Limited number available
Wheelchair or ADA Ticket ($250) One (1) wheelchair or ADA ticket to The Concert for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital (including cocktail reception & concert) Rear balcony seating for concert Limited number available
Donation Amount Tickets will be mailed to the purchaser’s credit card mailing address until August 19, 2011. Tickets purchased after that date will be available for pickup at will call at Davies Symphony Hall the night of the event.
Sponsorships, ticket purchases, and donations are non-refundable.
For any questions, or if you prefer to purchase by phone, please call (415) 476-6400 or email specialevents@ucsfmedctr.org.
[UPDATE: I seriously doubt I'll be going to lunch, you know, despite the invitation, with anybody anytime soon to discuss this government-subsidized boondoggle. It's possible I know all about how it and similar events work and yet, still, I don't approve. Educating me about the details isn't going to change my mind. Similarly, I don't approve of the CHP 11-99 Foundation and the negative aspects of that organization. See? It's not just you. But that's OK, right? Enjoy the helicopter photography of yourselves in your grand caravan on the Golden Gate Bridge. "Look at me and my Ferrari! And I'm such a Good Person too!" I won't stop you. Let's hope you all give away more than 3.6%. ]
"What do you have against raising money for underprivileged children?
Tax deductibility, primarily. Plus, I hate kids, all of them. Except David after Dentist kid - he's pretty cool. And he, unlike the members of your crew, has never cracked up a Ferrari. And he doesn't drive drunk. You know, I'd love to see the DMV printouts of all your drivers. Those docs would most likely prove interesting to some. Do you take all comers or do you have any standards? I don't know.
Did you even investigate it before you slammed it?
Well, are you saying people aren't taking deductions on this look-at-me joyride? That would be worthy of investigation, certainly.
What kind of hit and run journalism is this?
My kind, but I wouldn't call it journalism necessarily.
Tell us what’s bad about this charity.
Tax deductibility, primarily.
I’m sure that some of us would like to know, especially the parents of the children who participate.
I'm sure that the parents involved can tolerate a WordPress blog post. Better than you, anyway...
Most of the kids are African-American.
Uhhhhhhhh....
I have to think that 50 Ferrari owners could easily write checks to this charity, but the attention that 50 Ferraris draw will raise double that.
Really? Random people say, "Oh you have a Ferrari so let me donate money to your charity and then let the Treasury match my donation come tax time!" Do people really say that? Do they really do that? Hey, I know - why not sell all 50 Ferraris and then take the millions raised and give it to the beneficiaries of the charity, and here's the key part, and then don't take any tax deductions? If all you mofos got together and did that, well, that would impress the hell out of me. And I'm sure your beneficiaries would greatly prefer that.
If Ferraris don’t have front plates, then they can be ticketed.
I agree that they can be ticketed, but it doesn't really happen IRL, right? I mean, not enough anyway. Most Ferraris in California don't have FLPs and most non-Ferraris do have FLPs. Why is that?
And where are your statistics on Lamborghini registrations?
I don't know, experience? I'm talking about Lambos in San Francisco. Most that you'll see don't have California plates with current decals. Just take a look. And compare that with Ferraris - most of them do have CA plates. See? That's a good thing, that's a compliment for your marque 'n stuff. You all could be worse - I'm acknowledging that.
This comment confirms that you have no idea what you are talking about and just make stuff up."
Isn't that funny? The CHP 11-99 Foundation has stopped issuing these licence plate holders but they're still all over the place.
And, since I'm making things up, why don't I make up a story about this guy, whose F355 Spyder lifestyle gets him in all sorts of trouble, dealing with multiple LEAs in multiple counties, and judges and lawyers. And he just happens to be the dude who got into trouble for hanging out in a bar and messing with police radios down in the Peninsula - it made the papers and everything:
That's your image, that's the kind of baggage that you carry, whether you realize that or not.
That's something to think about as you leave the GGB at 9:30 AM attempting to make the five hour trip to Morro Bay in time for lunch, you know, taking the PCH.]
Oh, it’s associated with non-profits? And it’s for charity? OK, so it’s just like the Silver State ClassicNevada has, right? Is that good?
I don’t know man, on September 23rd, 2011, we’re going to have scores of piloti del Ferrari trying to “make time” to get to Morro Bay for lunch and Santa Barbara by 5:00 PM come Hell or high water, you know, after they leave the CHiPpies in San Fran* at 9:30 AM near the GGB toll plaza.
So, if you’re driving a Winnebago RV or something south through Big Sur around lunchtime, you can look forward to being passed over and over and over and over on narrow Highway One.
5200. (a) When two license plates are issued by the department for use upon a vehicle, they shall be attached to the vehicle for which they were issued, one in the front and the other in the rear.”
All right, Vaya con Gaia, but try not to kill yourselves, Ferraristi.
And oh, don’t look for the upcoming party at “Ferrari of San Francisco” in, you know, San Francisco, ’cause it’s not here. En realidad, it’s up in the Great White North, up in Mill Valley, the drunk driving capital of the Bay Area.** Shouldn’t they call it Ferrari of Mill Valley instead? Seems they should…
All the deets, after the jump.
*Oh, I’m sorry. How about “Frisco” instead?
**Look out. The local yokels know all about your little soiree and they’ve got nothing better to do than to lie in wait for you to weave your way past the In & Out on your boozy ride home…
Do you know about craigconnects from craigslist Founder Craig Newmark? It’s his:
“…personal, Web-based initiative aimed at helping people work together for the common good using the Internet. In addition to veterans’ organizations, the initiative spotlights many other organizations and agencies working in the areas of community building, connectivity, journalism integrity, open government, service and volunteering, and technology for social good.”
“craigslist and craigconnects Founder Craig Newmark Announce Campaign to Support Veterans and Military Families
SAN FRANCISCO, June 28, 2011 — craigslist and craigconnects founder Craig Newmark today launched a month-long campaign to support non-profit and government organizations that successfully work with veterans and military families. The campaign is part of his craigconnects initiative launched in March, and includes a $100,000 grant challenge for four highly respected non-profit veterans’ organizations, as well as extensive social media outreach by Newmark and the organizations involved.
“A lot of people do a lot of good work to help military families and vets, and I’d like to bring attention to them and to provide some direct support,” said Newmark.
The non-profit organizations selected for the campaign are Blue Star Families, the Bob Woodruff Foundation, the Intrepid Foundation, and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. The four will participate in a grant challenge to raise funds from their existing and new supporters.
“These guys really get the job done, effectively providing services and advocacy where they’re needed,” said Newmark.
Newmark said he will donate a total of $100,000 to the four organizations based on the number of donations they receive during the challenge, rather than the amount of money they raise. “What I want to do with craigconnects is help build involvement, not just raise money. All non-profits need money, but what they really need are supporters who will be there long-term. I hope everybody will come to our site, check out these groups, and decide which they want to support.”
He added that he is also using social and traditional media to support government agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs and local VA medical centers. “They’re starting to use social media to provide better customer service and outreach to our veterans,” he said. “I want people to know about the good stuff they’re getting done.”
Additionally, the non-profit organizations will participate in craigconnects’ extensive social media effort through Twitter, Facebook, and the craigconnects website. Guest authors on the site will include several individuals prominent in the field of veterans support, including NASCAR CEO Brian France and entertainer Eddie Money. Newmark said guest authors will write about the organizations and issues they support.
craigconnects is Newmark’s personal, Web-based initiative aimed at helping people work together for the common good using the Internet. In addition to veterans’ organizations, the initiative spotlights many other organizations and agencies working in the areas of community building, connectivity, journalism integrity, open government, service and volunteering, and technology for social good.
I don’t know, seems as if PG&E’s cozy relationship with the CA PUC would be the focus of any protest out in front of Clint Reilly’s building at 465 California Street last night, but the anti-SmartMeter people seemed to dominate.
Oh well.
Anyway, take it away, ABC7 KGO-TV’s Heather Ishimaru:
