A 2,000-name dossier obtained by investigative reporter Daniel Boguslaw alleges that Conan O’Brien, Michael Bloomberg, Eric Schmidt, the late Jimmy Buffett and five San Francisco Giants owners all bunked at California’s cloak-and-dagger Bohemian Grove retreat in 2023—blowing the club’s century-old vow of silence wide open.
The Bohemian Club’s 152-year spell of omertà may have cracked. An unapologetic investigative duo—reporter Daniel Boguslaw and labor-focused outlet More Perfect Union—published what they call the complete 2023 attendee roll for the Grove’s fabled two-week encampment, listing approximately 2,000 names from politics, tech, entertainment, sports and big-money donor circles.
Who’s on the List?
- Conan O’Brien – late-night icon turned podcast mogul
- Michael Bloomberg – media billionaire and former NYC mayor
- Eric Schmidt – ex-Google CEO and Pentagon adviser
- Paul Pelosi – venture-capital spouse of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
- Charles B. Johnson & Greg Johnson – principal owner and chairman, San Francisco Giants
- Jim Belushi, Ken Burns, Jimmy Buffett (posthumous)
- James A. Baker III, Edwin Meese III, Bobby Inman – former cabinet and intelligence brass
Publication of the names lands amid fresh court battles accusing the all-male club of workplace harassment, including a former employee’s claim that he was ridiculed for hand-washing a billionaire member’s underwear.
The Grove’s Mythic Playbook
Founded by San Francisco artists in 1872, the private campground spans 2,700 acres of old-growth redwoods along the Russian River. The ritual centerpiece—“Cremation of Care”—features hooded figures setting a human effigy ablaze before a 40-foot concrete owl, a spectacle intended to purge worldly worries. Club bylaws paraphrase Shakespeare: “Weaving spiders come not here,” a warning against networking. Yet history says otherwise; Richard Nixon reportedly launched his 1968 presidential run from a Grove lectern, and every Republican president since Taft has been a member.
How the Roster Surfaced
Boguslaw told the San Francisco Standard he “pestered” a member until the document slipped out. Released via his Substack newsletter and YouTube documentary collaboration with More Perfect Union, the spreadsheet is offered as evidence of overlapping power structures linking Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and Washington.
What the Leak Actually Breaks Open
- Secrecy vs. reputation risk: A publicly traded executive like Schmidt or a media favorite like O’Brien now faces ESG-style questions about fraternity with fossil-fuel billionaires and defense hawks.
- Political ammunition: With November mid-terms looming, progressives and MAGA populists alike can weaponize the list to amplify narratives about shadow elites.
- Legal exposure: In San Francisco, attorneys for aggrieved staff could subpoena membership logs to prove a culture of impunity.
- Pop-culture gold: The leak feeds Hollywood script mills and conspiracy TikTok channels, reviving tropes popularized by Tales of the City, Eyes Wide Shut and Illuminati Reddit threads.
Why Members Won’t Just Laugh It Off
Previous breaches triggered security overhauls: in 2000 infiltrator Alex Jones smuggled a camera inside; post-9/11, the Grove built steel checkpoints and hired ex-Secret Service. The club, which still claims it “does not compile nor confirm member lists,” must now decide whether to acknowledge the leak—because silence emboldens data brokers planning next year’s drop.
What Happens Next
Expect at least three flashpoints before July’s encampment:
- shareholder calls for Schmidt and other tech directors to disclose affiliations;
- a push by California lawmakers to revoke the club’s 1919 tax-exempt hold on 1,000 acres of coastal forest;
- a fresh round of lawsuits citing the published roll as evidence of systemic exclusion—no women, few minorities—at an event that quietly shapes policy.
Boguslaw isn’t blinking. “I’m confident in my reporting,” he told the Standard. “I’d like to see them try to fuck with me.” His bravado signals a new era: if one spreadsheet can rattle veterans of the national-security state, 2024’s summer retreat may require more than robes and bonfires—it may need NDAs and burner phones.
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