Newman called the idea that the governor is being swayed by donors beyond absurd, pointing to other Newsom backers, including Ron Conway and Lyft itself, who are funding the Yes campaign. I assume the accusation would come if he supported it as well, Newman said. He argues that Lyfts attempt to
particularly popular target for donations, bringing in more than $1 million from 138 contributions. Most of the donations were repeats by Reid Hoffman and his wife, Michelle Yee, but the group also attracted money from angel investor Ron Conway and from Chris Saccheri, LinkedIns original web developer.
