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Once seen as a 'model' for the nation, S.F. housing nonprofit HomeRise announced it was shutting down today, following months of reporting into neglects, deaths and mismanagement by @sfchronicle @UCBerkeleyIRP
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Just in: SF's new Inspector General finds William Palmer, president of the SF Sheriff's Department Oversight Board, "committed multiple instances of official misconduct," laying the groundwork for his removal. sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s…
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NEW: More details in 49ers owner Jed York arrest. Called himself “Joe” in text messages with undercover cop. Showed up in rental car, per report obtained by @sfchronicle
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An SF official already accused of violence by 4 women is now facing allegations he picked up a young woman off the street, gave her drugs and coerced her into sex.
Palmer says he was the woman's "life coach."
Stellar reporting by colleague @mdbarba
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Great work by @sfchronicle’s @mdbarba
“After she detoxed, I gave her this green juice that is made out of cucumber, celery, green apples, cayenne pepper and ginger root,” Palmer said, describing the drink as part of his life-coaching.
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NEW: A young woman says William Palmer, the president of a San Francisco law enforcement oversight panel, coerced her into sex and gave her drugs. He says he was her “life coach.” sfchronicle.com/sf/article/w…
Scoop: The production company behind what was advertised as a history-making boxing event outside SF City Hall has pulled out of the plans. Mayor Lurie, an early supporter, is now calling for fans to be reimbursed sfchronicle.com/sf/article/m…
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An S.F. commissioner appointed to bring the voice of an ex-prison lifer keeps ending up back in the jail he oversees. Women allege abuse, and he openly flouts some laws.
Can William Palmer reform the sheriff without reforming himself?
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He once dressed up as a “Styrofoam monster” to back London Breed. He later held a sign to bash Daniel Lurie that read “my cat is more qualified than Dan.” Now, an SF political provocateur is linked to another stunt. Scoop from @thejdmorris sfchronicle.com/sf/article/m…
Just in: SF Supervisor Jackie Fielder, absent from City Hall over a "mental health condition," requests leave through the end of June. If she doesn't come back sooner, she would be out for 3.5 months @thejdmorris @alyce_mcf sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s…
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The codefendant in a major San Francisco corruption case showed up to court disguised, then flipped off a photographer after the Chronicle recognized him
Story: @mdbarba
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Quite a day at the courthouse for Sheryl Davis' first appearance. James Spingola showed up disguised in a balaclava and surgical mask and flipped off our photographer after we spotted him sfchronicle.com/sf/article/j…
JUST IN: Sheryl Davis, former chief of SF Dream Keeper Initiative, was booked into jail this morning on suspicion of a raft of felonies including misappropriation of public funds and perjury. She was under criminal investigation by @BrookeJenkinsSF sfchronicle.com/crime/articl…
As SFPD embraced new surveillance tech, its CIO asked the department's vendors to sponsor a puff piece about his work. Now he's under investigation and on leave sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s…
Here's the request he fired off from his city email to SFPD vendors and a link to the ensuing sponsored content, which featured ads from Axon, Oracle, Thomson Reuters and others interface.media/blog/magazin…
Mayor Lurie backed a plan for SF to host the biggest boxing event ever. Critics say it's unrealistic. "How in the world did City Hall get duped into this?" sfchronicle.com/sf/article/b…
I sat down with San Francisco’s new anti-corruption czar, a former fed who knows a bit about prosecuting bad actors. We discussed why she thinks the city is so often mired in scandal. sfchronicle.com/sf/article/f…
One of Mayor Daniel Lurie’s possible choices for SFPD chief, Derrick Lew, was nearly killed in a shootout years ago. The gunman? A cousin of ex-Mayor London Breed. MORE: sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti…
"The information Baran brought to light probably catalyzed Alcaraz’s resignation, which political experts have called a major embarrassment for Lurie’s administration." @kolyn_cheang
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BREAKING: SF's newest supervisor Beya Alcaraz agrees to resign at Mayor Lurie's request one week into office amid mounting controversies sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s…
