The Same Homophobic, Anti-Cannabis Owner of Coachella Is Behind SF’s Newest Music Festival

Philip Anschutz has donated well over a million dollars to anti-LGBTQIA+ organizations and conservative academic institutions since 2014

General view of the crowd during Hayden James’ performance on the Gobi stage during the 2022 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 24, 2022 in Indio, California. (Photo by Timothy Norris/Getty Images for Coachella)

When I first glanced at the lineup for Portola — a new music festival slated to…