Annie Gaus

3 weeks ago | sfstandard.com | Annie Gaus

The San Francisco Parks Alliance, a politically connected nonprofit caught up in allegations of financial misconduct, is in the process of winding down, The Standard has learned. A source with direct knowledge confirmed that the embattled organization plans to let go staff and terminate operations within days, throwing dozens of partner organizations into uncertainty. The Parks Alliance board of directors is expected to dissolve.

4 weeks ago | sfstandard.com | Annie Gaus

Two San Francisco agencies that were marred by allegations of misconduct will be consolidated under Mayor Daniel Lurie’s budget proposal for the coming fiscal year. The Human Rights Commission and the Department on the Status of Women, both of which faced allegations of misspending and favoritism by leadership, will be merged into a single Agency on Human Rights, according to a document released by the mayor’s office Friday afternoon.

2 months ago | sfstandard.com | Annie Gaus |Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez |Gabe Greschler

Drew Becher, who led the Parks Alliance for eight years, left the job in February as revenues faltered. Drew Becher, longtime CEO of the San Francisco-based nonprofit Parks Alliance, quietly left the job earlier this year after an eight-year tenure, The Standard has learned. The nonprofit confirmed Becher’s departure Wednesday. Robert Ogilvie, who formerly worked with Lighthouse Public Affairs and at SPUR’s Oakland office, has been serving as interim CEO since February.

2 months ago | sfstandard.com | Gabe Greschler |Annie Gaus

KImberly Ellis is under investigation over allegations of impropriety at her department. The city attorney called her claims "baseless."A San Francisco department head who was recently put on paid leave over questions about her agency’s spending alleged in a new lawsuit that she was pushed out after raising concerns about sexual misconduct at a foster care program.

2 months ago | sfstandard.com | Josh Koehn |Annie Gaus

Kimberly Ellis, head of the Department on the Status of Women, overruled staff to push excess funds to a friendly political group, a source said. San Francisco’s Department on the Status of Women appears to have violated local laws by approving a $30,000 overpayment to a political nonprofit with close ties to a city official who is currently suspended, an investigation by The Standard has found.