![A semi-truck turns into an Amazon Fulfillment center in Eastvale, Calif. on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. An internal Amazon memo has provided a stark look at the company’s carefully laid out plans to grow its influence in Southern California through a plethora of efforts that include burnishing its reputation through charity work and pushing back against “labor agitation” from the Teamsters and other groups. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP, File)](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2023/12/07/AP23340642668087_t1170.jpg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
A semi-truck turns into an Amazon Fulfillment center in Eastvale, Calif. on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. An internal Amazon memo has provided a stark look at the company’s carefully laid out plans to grow its influence in Southern California through a plethora of efforts that include burnishing its reputation through charity work and pushing back against “labor agitation” from the Teamsters and other groups. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP, File)
December 7, 2023
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December 7, 2023 11:40 a.m.
Amazon's internal plans to advance its interests in California are laid bare in leaked memo
In the memo, Amazon says its top public-policy priority in Southern California is addressing “labor agitation that uses false narratives and incorrect information to affect public opinion and impact public policy.”