In a Grand Jury indictment, the United States Department of Justice today accused ousted Public Utilities Commission general manager Harlan Kelly and longtime San Francisco political fixture Victor Makras of […]
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PUC boss Harlan Kelly arrested by Feds, charged in bribery scheme, resigns
The clouds swirling around Harlan Kelly finally let loose today as FBI agents raided his home before the U.S. Attorney’s office charged the Public Utilities Commission general manager in an […]
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Corruption, surges and more
Good afternoon: News happened late today so I held off on sending a morning daily. But, lots happened. We’ve got charges in a bribery scheme, a surging positivity among Latinx […]
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Victor Makras: Feds’ arrest of connected politico could unravel ‘City Family’ — or unravel corruption probe
Alas. Los Angeles has bested San Francisco not only in baseball, but also in municipal corruption. Despite San Francisco’s promising start — the January, 2020, federal arrest and charging of ex-Public […]
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Web of corruption: Explore the cronyism, lies, and federal crimes at the heart of San Francisco’s government
In January, 2020, the first domino fell. Mohammad Nuru, then the director of the San Francisco Department of Public Works, was hit with a raft of federal corruption charges and […]
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Mohammed Nuru booked for attempted robbery: accused of demanding man’s chips at knifepoint
Mohammed Nuru, the former Public Works director ousted in early 2020 and charged in a federal corruption scandal, was booked into County Jail No. 1 at 4:44 p.m. this afternoon […]
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The strange and terrible saga of Harlan and Naomi Kelly’s home
The feds: They’re not a subtle bunch. They’re even unsubtle when attempting to be subtle. Take this offhand mention on page four of the Oct. 19 indictment of connected real-estate […]
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The state of San Francisco corruption
It’s the Ides of March, 2021, and this is the state of corruption in San Francisco
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San Francisco’s business-as-usual is costlier and worse than corruption exposed by the feds
There is a cinematic element to the last few rounds of federally uncovered and prosecuted San Francisco corruption; the affidavits ought to be smeared with popcorn grease stains. The latest […]
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Sources: Naomi Kelly comped for $865 NYC hotel bill by Recology, along with Mohammed Nuru
Multiple sources have informed Mission Local that the “very senior San Francisco city official” comped along with ex-Public Works boss Mohammed Nuru for two New York City hotel rooms, each […]
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City of San Francisco’s settlement with Walter Wong includes $387K worth of garbage can parts
In an indicator of just how many fingers disgraced permit expediter, contractor and confessed federal criminal Walter Wong had in how many San Francisco pies, a settlement with him ratified […]
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Mayor London Breed taps David Chiu for City Attorney, to the surprise of no one
Chiu’s appointment is the latest development amid a severe political shakeup.
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Putting Dennis Herrera atop the PUC is weird. But San Francisco is a weird town.
It would be weird if the mayor transferred a hypothetical general manager of the Public Utilities Commission — with a background touching on engineering and water and wastewater and sewage treatment and hydroelectric power generation and distribution — into leading the City Attorney’s office. The reverse is weird, too.
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Walter Wong, notorious permit expediter and central figure in city’s corruption scandal, reaches settlement
Walter Wong has agreed to pay the city $1.7M based on 10 tainted contracts he received. But, more significantly, the city’s most notorious permit expediter has agreed to get out of the game — under penalty of law.
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City Attorney Dennis Herrera tabbed to take over PUC — setting up high-stakes game of political musical chairs
Over the past several months, City Attorney Dennis Herrera and Mayor London Breed have apparently devised a chocolate-and-peanut butter solution that solved both of their problems. She had a persistent […]
