Thomas had mailed thousands of packets of information to members of the Rainbow. No one ever asked to be dropped from his list. Many asked to be added. Thomas' first hint anything was amiss came in a telephone call from Carla in May, 1993.

Thomas included information about Proposition One in the same envelope containing regulation material, which he sent to hundreds of Rainbow people. Carla explained she was concerned Thomas might "give the impression" that the Rainbow Family was officially supporting the

Proposition One "political/spiritual social (or whatever) cause".