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Sep 16, 2026

Michael MoritzGUEST
63:31
In recent years, I spent more time on trying to help San Francisco, which is where I've lived pushing fifty years, not quite, but to turn around and flourish.
Michael MoritzGUEST
63:43
Along with a wonderful co-founder, Griff Daphne, I started a media business there as well, which is fun and I hope contributes to the life of the city called The San Francisco Standard.
Michael MoritzGUEST
63:56
And then I'm involved with what used to be called Sequoia Heritage in a sort of advisory capacity.
Michael MoritzGUEST
64:02
So there's plenty of stuff to do, which is fulfilling and unfulfilling at the same time because while there are a whole variety of things, it's not the obsessive monomaniacal focus on one thing.
Brian PeacockHOST
30:07
Um, and even John Lynch, and he gets some, some grief for stuff sometimes.
Brian PeacockHOST
30:12
But I wanna go back in the way back machine, and Scott Ostler for the, uh, SF Standard wrote an article here, uh, and here's a, an excerpt from it, uh, that was related by, uh, David Lombardi.
Brian PeacockHOST
30:22
And it says Uh, this is Kaepernick talking about the, the Trent Baalke era, and he said, "I don't think Trent was a fan of mine before I walked in the door, in part because from my understanding, Harbaugh stood on the table and was like, 'We need to draft him.' I think there was a power struggle or a sense of toes being stepped on.
Brian PeacockHOST
30:40
I know Trent didn't agree with me playing over Alex.
Doug DiamondHOST
71:58
If you guys didn't see that, you really should watch it.
Doug DiamondHOST
72:02
It report last week, in the San Francisco Standard Revealed, there is already at least one example of Anthropic taking this kind of predictive approach to policing.
Doug DiamondHOST
72:12
Specifically, Anthropic called police last year and informed them that one of its users told the company's Claude AI chatbot that he had purchased a rifle and had CEO Dario Amodi in his sights.
Doug DiamondHOST
72:26
Wow.
John CooganHOST
27:49
Interesting.
Jordi HaysHOST
27:50
San Francisco Standard, China Talk.
John CooganHOST
27:52
Yeah.
Jordi HaysHOST
27:53
Platformer.
Randy WangHOST
24:23
Yes, which means that it is a way to get people who would like to do business with the governor, like, I don't know, a, a utility that has caused wildfires, to get some favor with the governor by contributing to his travel nonprofit.
Ashley ZavalaCORRESPONDENT
24:39
So the San Francisco Standard reported over the weekend that they reviewed subpoenas issued earlier this month related to this.
Ashley ZavalaCORRESPONDENT
24:46
Those subpoenas reportedly show that federal investigators want six years of records involving the California State Protocol Foundation.
Ashley ZavalaCORRESPONDENT
24:54
The subpoenas show they want testimony and communications with Governor Newsom, plus current and former Newsom aides and advisors.
John PhillipsHOST
25:09
[laughs] Well, I'm sure there's a bar open somewhere in Sacramento.
Ashley ZavalaCORRESPONDENT
25:15
S- don't cite any specific alleged crime.
Ashley ZavalaCORRESPONDENT
25:18
Their contents potentially suggest an investigation into the possibility of improper gifts or influence peddling, according to the San Francisco Standard.
Randy WangHOST
25:27
And of course, we know that this has kinda been the dog and pony show, the game the Newsoms have been playing, the Bontes play it too, with the behested payment scams, where, "Okay, well, you can't give me any more money directly because we have campaign finance limits, but what you can do is you can donate to my wife's charity." Hell, PG&E, we can have you...
Philip TeresiHOST
12:38
Federal investigators are examining the governor's international travel and the California State Protocol Foundation.
Philip TeresiHOST
12:49
San Francisco Standard says the subpoenas reportedly request six years of records from the foundation, testimony, and communications involving Governor Newsom, as well as current former aides and advisors.
Philip TeresiHOST
13:04
The subpoenas do not cite any specific alleged crime, but their contents suggest a potential investigation into influence peddling or possibly improper gifts.
Philip TeresiHOST
13:18
Now, the California State Protocol Foundation was established during Gray Davis' administration in 2002.
Kerry CrowleyHOST
18:26
Our show art is by Jess Hutchison, and our theme music is by Hannes Brown.
Kerry CrowleyHOST
18:31
To support the San Francisco Standard Sports coverage, sign up and become a subscriber today at sfstandard.com slash sign up.
Kerry CrowleyHOST
18:38
I'm your host, Kerry Crowley.
Kerry CrowleyHOST
18:39
Thanks so much for listening to Section 415.
Randy WangHOST
24:23
Yes, which means that it is a way to get people who would like to do business with the governor, like, I don't know, a utility that has caused wildfires, to get some favor with the governor by contributing to his travel nonprofit.
Ashley ZavalaCORRESPONDENT
24:39
So the San Francisco Standard reported over the weekend that they reviewed subpoenas issued earlier this month related to this.
Ashley ZavalaCORRESPONDENT
24:46
Those subpoenas reportedly show that federal investigators want six years of records involving the California State Protocol Foundation.
Ashley ZavalaCORRESPONDENT
24:54
The subpoenas show they want testimony and communications with Governor Newsom plus current and former Newsom aides and advisors.
Randy WangHOST
25:03
they're not going to be able to get any testimony from Dana Williamson because I think she's still in surgery.
John PhillipsHOST
25:11
Well, I'm sure there's a bar open somewhere in Sacramento.
Ashley ZavalaCORRESPONDENT
25:15
don't cite any specific alleged crime, their contents potentially suggest an investigation into the possibility of improper gifts or influence peddling according to the San Francisco standard.
Randy WangHOST
25:27
And of course, we know that this has kind of been the dog and pony show, the game the Newsoms have been playing, the Bontas play it too, with the behested payment scams where, okay, well, you can't give me any more money directly because we have campaign finance limits, but what you can do... is you can donate to my wife's charity.
Rich ZeoliHOST
14:23
This is the New York Post reporting this.
Rich ZeoliHOST
14:25
The US Attorney's office issued subpoenas in September requesting about six years of communications around the California State Protocol Foundation, a non-profit that has paid for Newsom's travel expenses with privately donated funds instead of taxpayer money, according to a report by the San Francisco Standard.
Rich ZeoliHOST
14:46
Federal investigators reportedly requested information about the Protocol's foundation donors and fundraisers, the governor's international travel and events, and any money used for the governor's living and personal expenses.
Rich ZeoliHOST
15:00
The feds also targeted information from multiple aides of the governor, including Becca Prouta, Newsom's chief protocol officer who helps oversee his international trips.

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