Annie Dawid

So yeah, he heals people, supposedly, he brings people back from the dead, supposedly. And, and I guess he's very, very convincing. You know, I mean, as a As a natural born skeptic, I never would have believed it, but he manages to make it believable. And of course, he has this little inner core of workers who make these possible and do all kinds of nefarious things to make the healings look real.

You know, like I would suppose it's more like a magic show.

You know, like I would suppose it's more like a magic show.

You know, like I would suppose it's more like a magic show.

Yes. I mean, so they get a They have their headquarters in San Francisco, and they also have a church in Los Angeles, and they go back and forth a lot.

Yes. I mean, so they get a They have their headquarters in San Francisco, and they also have a church in Los Angeles, and they go back and forth a lot.

Yes. I mean, so they get a They have their headquarters in San Francisco, and they also have a church in Los Angeles, and they go back and forth a lot.

I guess I don't know about that language. I don't know if I'd use that language. I mean, he... I mean, Jones is a really shrewd guy, and he understands that his style of preaching is very attractive to African-Americans and that he can get lots more human beings where there are Black neighborhoods. And, you know, Ukiah doesn't have any, and San Francisco has plenty, and Los Angeles has plenty.

I guess I don't know about that language. I don't know if I'd use that language. I mean, he... I mean, Jones is a really shrewd guy, and he understands that his style of preaching is very attractive to African-Americans and that he can get lots more human beings where there are Black neighborhoods. And, you know, Ukiah doesn't have any, and San Francisco has plenty, and Los Angeles has plenty.

I guess I don't know about that language. I don't know if I'd use that language. I mean, he... I mean, Jones is a really shrewd guy, and he understands that his style of preaching is very attractive to African-Americans and that he can get lots more human beings where there are Black neighborhoods. And, you know, Ukiah doesn't have any, and San Francisco has plenty, and Los Angeles has plenty.

So that's another reason for the move out of Ukiah. And in San Francisco still, Kind of in exchange for offering the support of the People's Temple to the candidate, Mayor Moscone, who wins and Harvey Mill gets his spot on the Board of Supervisors, Jones is rewarded with a political position of being head of the Housing Board in San Francisco.

So that's another reason for the move out of Ukiah. And in San Francisco still, Kind of in exchange for offering the support of the People's Temple to the candidate, Mayor Moscone, who wins and Harvey Mill gets his spot on the Board of Supervisors, Jones is rewarded with a political position of being head of the Housing Board in San Francisco.

So that's another reason for the move out of Ukiah. And in San Francisco still, Kind of in exchange for offering the support of the People's Temple to the candidate, Mayor Moscone, who wins and Harvey Mill gets his spot on the Board of Supervisors, Jones is rewarded with a political position of being head of the Housing Board in San Francisco.

Housing is a super important part of the political landscape.

Housing is a super important part of the political landscape.

Housing is a super important part of the political landscape.

Yes. I mean, he called himself a socialist, and I guess the technical term is apostolic socialism that he was preaching. So he got to keep the God part for the God-fearing, but he started moving away from that.

Yes. I mean, he called himself a socialist, and I guess the technical term is apostolic socialism that he was preaching. So he got to keep the God part for the God-fearing, but he started moving away from that.

Yes. I mean, he called himself a socialist, and I guess the technical term is apostolic socialism that he was preaching. So he got to keep the God part for the God-fearing, but he started moving away from that.

And if you've read some of the anecdotes from that time, you probably remember that he at one point holds up this Bible to his huge congregation and says, there's no sky God who cares about you. And he throws the Bible on the ground and stamps on it. And he says, if there's a sky God, let him come get me for doing this. And that's pretty scandalous for especially the old people.