Overview
- This week campaign finance filings show Google co‑founder Sergey Brin donated $500,000 to the “Yes on C, No on D” committee that supports Measure C and opposes Measure D.
- Brin’s gift is one of the largest individual contributions to the Measure C campaign, which has raised more than $5.6 million and already spent roughly $1.5 million on advertising and outreach.
- San Francisco’s Controller estimated Measure D would raise about $250–$300 million a year but could be associated with roughly 944 job losses and about $210 million in GDP losses over 20 years, while projecting only modest gains from Measure C.
- Measure D is backed by labor unions and progressive groups as a way to tax companies with high CEO‑to‑worker pay gaps, and Measure C is backed by business groups such as the Chamber of Commerce and Advance SF; Brin’s donation follows his larger, earlier spending to oppose statewide wealth taxes.
- The outcome now rests with voters on June 2 and observers say the late influx of big money could intensify outside spending, trigger matching donations to the opposing side, and shape post‑vote debate over city revenue and jobs.