Gabe Greschler

2 weeks ago | sfstandard.com | Josh Koehn |Gabe Greschler

As the president attacks DEI initiatives, San Francisco officials are hunkering down in fear of lawsuits and federal funding cuts. The president’s attacks on DEI could leave San Francisco vulnerable to massive cuts in federal dollars. | Source: Photo illustration by Jim CookeAs the president attacks DEI initiatives, San Francisco officials are hunkering down in fear of lawsuits and federal funding cuts.

3 weeks 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.

1 month 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.

1 month ago | sfstandard.com | Josh Koehn |Gabe Greschler |Annie Gaus

The Department on the Status of Women spared no expense on plane tickets, a DJ, and fees for speakers — including one tasked with agency oversight. San Francisco is famous for burning taxpayer cash in weird ways, but a policy summit held by the Department on the Status of Women last spring may have set a new standard by lighting more than $600,000 ablaze while also potentially violating city rules, according to documents obtained by The Standard.

1 month ago | sfstandard.com | Josh Koehn |Gabe Greschler

As director of the Department on the Status of Women, Kimberly Ellis used taxpayer money for extravagances that include a fancy Tahoe retreat — with her close pal at her side. Back in October 2023, employees in San Francisco’s Department on the Status of Women made a nearly four-hour trek to Gravity Haus, a resort in Truckee that bills itself as a “storied California playland” due to its amenities and proximity to Tahoe’s ski slopes.