John Barned-Smith

4 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | J.D. Morris |John Barned-Smith

Mayor Daniel Lurie wants to fold the Department on the Status of Women into the Human Rights Commission. Both departments lost their leaders amid scandals over the past year. Gabrielle Lurie/S.F. ChronicleWhat once were two scandal-ridden San Francisco city departments will be one, if Mayor Daniel Lurie has his way. Included in Lurie’s $15.9 billion annual budget plan he introduced Friday is a proposal to fold the Department on the Status of Women into the Human Rights Commission.

1 month ago | sfchronicle.com | John Barned-Smith |Julie Johnson

Sonoma developer Kenneth Mattson, seen in a 2019 photo, was arrested last week after prosecutors accused him of orchestrating a protracted Ponzi scheme in which he allegedly siphoned millions of dollars from investors in his real estate companies. Robbi Pengelly/Sonoma Index-TribuneA federal judge in San Francisco allowed a prominent Sonoma developer facing fraud charges to be released from custody after setting his bail at $4 million Wednesday.

1 month ago | sfchronicle.com | John Barned-Smith |Julie Johnson

Ken Mattson in a 2019 photo. Mattson, who was arrested by federal officials on suspicion of orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded dozens of people of millions of dollars, made his first court appearance. Robbi Pengelly/Index-TribuneKenneth Mattson stood impassive Friday as prosecutors urged a federal judge to keep the real estate developer behind bars at least through the Memorial Day weekend. He was on the 15th floor of the U.S. District Court in San Francisco, but he’d fallen far.

1 month ago | sfchronicle.com | John Barned-Smith |Michael Barba

A San Francisco police officer has been arrested on suspicion of causing a car crash just two days after graduating from the police academy. Getty ImagesRyan Kwong, 28, was booked into San Francisco County jail early Saturday after a major crash in the Sunset District crash. San Francisco Police DepartmentA San Francisco police officer was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of causing a car crash just two days after graduating from the police academy.