The capital class and environmentalist / preservationalist camps have heavy overlap in the Bay Area and use the latter brand to further their interests in the f

The capital class and environmentalist / preservationalist camps have heavy overlap in the Bay Area and use the latter brand to further their interests in the former. If not furthering their capital, they will use their environmentalism clout to further their world view. It's a less visible but analogous dynamic to the Koch brothers using capital to shape the world after their vision.