Tech titan Sergey Brin pours 500K into revolt against SF ‘Overpaid CEO Tax’
Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, has invested $500,000 in opposition to San Francisco's 'Overpaid CEO Tax'. This tax, part of Measure D, aims to increase taxes on CEOs based on their entire workforce and has garnered support from labor unions. Brin's involvement reflects his broader campaign against wealth taxes in California, as he has relocated to Nevada to avoid such taxes.
- ▪Sergey Brin has contributed $500,000 to oppose San Francisco's 'Overpaid CEO Tax'.
- ▪Measure D would significantly raise taxes on CEOs and require voter approval to reduce rates.
- ▪Brin has been actively fighting against wealth tax proposals in California, having moved to Nevada to escape them.
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Business Tech titan Sergey Brin pours 500K into revolt against SF ‘Overpaid CEO Tax’ By Titus Wu Published May 20, 2026, 5:50 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google Google co-founder Sergey Brin — who has been leading the campaign against California’s billionaire’s tax — has turned his vast fortune to to San Francisco politics. Brin has already shifted himself from Silicon Valley’s liberal bubble for a sprawling Nevada hideaway perched on the edge of Lake Tahoe, just beyond the reach of the tax. But that hasn’t stopped the billionaire, who’s worth a staggering $260 billion, from dropping $500,000 into a committee opposing the city’s so-called “Overpaid CEO Tax”, while supporting a competing, more business-friendly tax measure.
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