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===Bay Area Democrats===

===Bay Area Democrats===

 

''[[The New York Times]]'' describes Harris as "rooted in the Bay Area Democratic establishment."<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/us/politics/kamala-harris-2020-president.html Kamala Harris Declares Candidacy, Evoking King and Joining Diverse Field], By Astead W. Herndon, ''The New York Times'', Jan. 21, 2019.</ref> CalWatchdog.com<ref>[https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/calwatchdog-com/ MediaBias Factcheck: CalWatchdog.com].</ref> which describes itself as "an independent, [[Sacramento]]-based journalism venture providing original investigative reports and news stories" that "adheres to traditional journalistic standards and focuses on improving government transparency,"<ref>[https://calwatchdog.com/about-calwatchdog/ About CalWatchdog]</ref> reports ''"Actually, Jim Jones cult was Bay Area Democrats."''<ref>''[https://calwatchdog.com/2013/12/18/actually-jim-jones-cult-was-bay-area-democrats/ Actually, Jim Jones cult was Bay Area Democrats]'', by John Seiler, 18 Dec, 2013. https://calwatchdog.com/</ref> According to a 2012 article on ''[[Salon]]'', a [[liberal]] website:

''[[The New York Times]]'' describes Harris as "rooted in the Bay Area Democratic establishment."<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/us/politics/kamala-harris-2020-president.html Kamala Harris Declares Candidacy, Evoking King and Joining Diverse Field], By Astead W. Herndon, ''The New York Times'', Jan. 21, 2019.</ref> CalWatchdog.com<ref>[https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/calwatchdog-com/ MediaBias Factcheck: CalWatchdog.com].</ref> which describes itself as "an independent, [[Sacramento]]-based journalism venture providing original investigative reports and news stories" that "adheres to traditional journalistic standards and focuses on improving government transparency,"<ref>[https://calwatchdog.com/about-calwatchdog/ About CalWatchdog]</ref> reports ''"Actually, Jim Jones cult was Bay Area Democrats."''<ref>''[https://calwatchdog.com/2013/12/18/actually-jim-jones-cult-was-bay-area-democrats/ Actually, Jim Jones cult was Bay Area Democrats]'', by John Seiler, 18 Dec, 2013. https://calwatchdog.com/</ref> According to a 2012 article on ''[[Salon]]'', a [[liberal]] website:

{{quotebox|"Jones could be counted on to deliver busloads of obedient, well-dressed disciples to demonstrations, campaign rallies, and political precincts. The city’s liberal Burton machine — run by congressional powerhouse Phil Burton — quickly identified the Peoples Temple juggernaut as a potentially game-changing ally in its long battle to take over city hall.<br>“It was Burton ally Willie Brown – a rising force in California’s state capital — who first recognized that Jones’s organization could play a pivotal role in his friend [[George Moscone]]’s run for mayor….<br>“In the December runoff between Moscone and [conservative Republican John] Barbagelata, [[Peoples Temple]] went even further to secure victory for its candidate. On the eve of the election, Jones filled buses with temple members in Redwood Valley and [[Los Angeles]] and shuttled them to San Francisco. Security at polling places was lax on Election Day, and many nonresidents were able to cast their ballots for Moscone, some more than once. ‘You could have run around to 1200 precincts and voted 1200 times,’ said a bitter Barbagelata later, after losing by a whisper of a margin. But he was not the only one who claimed that the Peoples Temple stole the election for George Moscone. Temple leaders also claimed credit.<br>“Moscone at first tried to appease him with a harmless post on the human rights commission. But the temple leader insisted on a position that had more clout, and the mayor decided he was in no position to alienate Jones. In October 1976 Moscone announced that he was naming Jones to the San Francisco Housing Authority, which oversees the operation of the city’s public housing. The agency, the largest landlord in the city, was a notorious maze of corruption, and it provided Jones’s organization with ample opportunity for shady self-dealing."<ref>''[https://www.salon.com/2012/05/01/jim_jones_sinister_grip_on_san_francisco/ Jim Jones' sinister grip on San Francisco:] How the Peoples Temple cult leader ensnared Harvey Milk and other progressive icons, David Talbot, ''[[Slate]]'', May 1, 2012.</ref>}} And [[Harvey Milk]], later assassinated with Moscone:

{{quotebox|"Jones could be counted on to deliver busloads of obedient, well-dressed disciples to demonstrations, campaign rallies, and political precincts. The city’s liberal Burton machine — run by congressional powerhouse Phil Burton — quickly identified the Peoples Temple juggernaut as a potentially game-changing ally in its long battle to take over city hall.<br>“It was Burton ally Willie Brown – a rising force in California’s state capital — who first recognized that Jones’s organization could play a pivotal role in his friend [[George Moscone]]’s run for mayor….<br>“In the December runoff between Moscone and [conservative Republican John] Barbagelata, [[Peoples Temple]] went even further to secure victory for its candidate. On the eve of the election, Jones filled buses with temple members in Redwood Valley and [[Los Angeles]] and shuttled them to San Francisco. Security at polling places was lax on Election Day, and many nonresidents were able to cast their ballots for Moscone, some more than once. ‘You could have run around to 1200 precincts and voted 1200 times,’ said a bitter Barbagelata later, after losing by a whisper of a margin. But he was not the only one who claimed that the Peoples Temple stole the election for George Moscone. Temple leaders also claimed credit.<br>“Moscone at first tried to appease him with a harmless post on the human rights commission. But the temple leader insisted on a position that had more clout, and the mayor decided he was in no position to alienate Jones. In October 1976 Moscone announced that he was naming Jones to the San Francisco Housing Authority, which oversees the operation of the city’s public housing. The agency, the largest landlord in the city, was a notorious maze of corruption, and it provided Jones’s organization with ample opportunity for shady self-dealing."<ref>''[https://www.salon.com/2012/05/01/jim_jones_sinister_grip_on_san_francisco/ Jim Jones' sinister grip on San Francisco:] How the Peoples Temple cult leader ensnared Harvey Milk and other progressive icons, David Talbot, ''[[Slate]]'', May 1, 2012.</ref>}} And [[Harvey Milk]], later assassinated with Moscone: