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Councilmember Moore criticizes tech billionaires during personal privilege remarks
Summary
Councilmember Teresa Moore used a personal-privilege statement to criticize prominent tech billionaires and call for public leaders to oppose their influence, citing statements by Peter Thiel, David Sacks and Elon Musk.
Councilmember Teresa Moore, during a personal-privilege statement at the March 4 meeting, criticized several tech billionaires and urged public leaders to be vigilant about the social effects of their influence.
Moore called attention to public statements by venture capitalist Peter Thiel and entrepreneur David Sacks, and she singled out Elon Musk for criticism. As part of her remarks she quoted a recent Sacks tweet about billionaires in government and characterized Musk’s public conduct as harmful to public welfare.
"We are going to see more people get ill, more children die of measles and other preventable easily preventable diseases," Moore said during the remarks, describing consequences she attributes to the public influence of certain tech figures. Moore also framed the comments as a call for leaders to act locally, statewide and federally.
The comments were delivered as a point of personal privilege; the council did not take formal action in response during the meeting.
