Another Hunter friend rabbit hole...
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-gov-newsom-wont-share-details-on-1b-mask-deal-with-china
Newsom won’t share details on $1B mask deal with China
https://sf.eater.com/2020/7/7/21316235/gavin-newsom-ppp-loan-tacolicious-china-live-balboa-cafe
Gavin Newsom’s Restaurant Group Nabbed a Six-Figure Federal Stimulus Loan
...California Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose Plumpjack group of restaurants, bars, wineries, hotels, and event spaces borrowed as much as $350,000 from the federal government.
Gavin Newsom’s $3.7 Million Estate Was Gifted to Him in 2019; 3 Months Later He Got a $2.7 Million Tax Free Cash-Out
Gavin Newsom’s $3.7 million, 12,000 square foot mansion, on 8+ acres along the American River in Sacramento, was the area’s most expensive home sale in 2018
The gated estate consists of a 6 bedroom/10 bath home, a guest house, a pool, a tennis court, and a wine cave
An LLC registered to Newsom’s cousin, long-time business partner, and Co-President of PlumpJack, Jeremy Scherer, paid cash for the estate in December 2018
Newsom’s spox, though, claimed in Jan 2019 that it was Newsom who’d paid cash for the home – puzzling, since Newsom still carried a $3.2 million mortgage on his prior home
In Oct 2019 the LLC gifted the home to the Newsoms free and clear, claiming Newsom was a member of the LLC to avoid a $4,000 Transfer Tax
In January 2020 the Newsoms received $2.7 million tax-free when they obtained a cash-out refinance
Newsom’s financial disclosure forms don’t mention the LLC or the gifts, which far exceed the $500 limit
In 2003, Newsom was cited for failing to disclose $11 million in real estate and business loans
https://www.plumpjack.com/team
GAVIN NEWSOM
Founder
HILARY NEWSOM
President / Partner
JEREMY SCHERER (cousin)
Co-President / Partner
An initial investment by (Gordon) Getty in Mt. Eden Winery, located on 53 acres of vineyard land in Oakville, soured quickly, so he bought out the other investors and brought in his lifelong friend, entrepreneur Gavin Newsom (later mayor of San Francisco, two-term Lieutenant Governor of California and now Governor). Together they founded The PlumpJack Group in 1992 and opened the PlumpJack wine store, then expanding to include a boutique hotel, three restaurants and, in 1997, PlumpJack Winery (replacing Mt. Eden).
At least eight more billionaires or spouses of billionaires recently donated to the Lincoln Project, a super-PAC led by former Republican consultants trying to defeat Donald Trump in November.
The largest billionaire contribution came from oil heir Gordon Getty, who gave $1 million to the super-PAC last month, according to committee records filed with the Federal Election Commission Wednesday.
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/a34252538/kamala-harris-san-francisco-politics/
Kamala Harris Is the Latest Product of San Francisco’s Long-Running Political Machine
The secret sauce of the city’s political success? A mix of big money, high society, and socially progressive ideas.
OCT 6, 2020