SF News Former SF Parks Alliance CEO Faces the Music Over Misused Millions at Angry City Hall Committee Hearing This very uncomfortable-looking man is SF Parks Alliance CEO Drew Becher, who had to squirm Thursday as angry SF supervisors' committee grilled him over how $4 million was misspent, and he claimed he just didn’t know it was happening.
SF News Port of SF Trying to Figure Out How to Complete Crane Cove Park Improvements Without Parks Alliance Funds Following the implosion of the SF Parks Alliance last month, the Port of San Francisco is now on the hook for $1.9 million in construction costs at Dogpatch's Crane Cove Park that were supposed to be covered by money in the nonprofit's coffers.
SF News Jilted Neighborhood Groups Vent Over How Much of Their Money the SF Parks Alliance Made Disappear We heard from several small organizations Thursday about how much of their money the SF Parks Alliance blew through before that group dissolved this week, but it sure looks like there will be subpoenas issued, and audits to autopsy what all went wrong.
SF News SF Parks Alliance Shutting Down, As Millions of Dollars In Other Groups’ Money They Were Holding Has Disappeared The show’s over for that nonprofit that organized free movie screenings in SF parks, as the SF Parks Alliance has reportedly decided to dissolve amidst a criminal investigation and the allegation that they’d mismanaged millions of dollars.
SF News Mayor Lurie Yanks Funding for SF Parks Alliance, Amidst Multiple City Probes Into Agency's Finances The nonprofit that throws those free movie nights in SF parks is now in a blockbuster financial scandal, so Mayor Lurie has put a pause on their funding, and three city departments are now conducting audits and investigations.
SF News SF Parks Alliance Scandal Explodes, District Attorney’s Office Opens Criminal Investigation There may be nefarious or even criminal reasons why the Sunset Cinema outdoor movies in the park are not happening this summer, as the SF Parks Alliance that runs those movie nights is now facing a criminal probe over millions of disappearing dollars.
SF News Supervisor Calls For Hearings Into Whatever’s Going On at Beleaguered SF Parks Alliance The cancellation of the free movies in the park series may just be the tip of the iceberg of the financial problems of the SF Parks Alliance, and Sup. Shamann Walton is calling for hearings into why the group doesn’t seem to have money it should have.
