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Feds charge ex-PUC boss Harlan Kelly, real estate broker and politico Victor Makras in bank fraud conspiracy

by Joe Eskenazi October 19, 2021October 20, 2021

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

by Joe Eskenazi November 30, 2020April 30, 2021

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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Victor Makras: Feds’ arrest of connected politico could unravel ‘City Family’ — or unravel corruption probe

by Joe Eskenazi October 25, 2021October 26, 2021

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

by Will Jarrett and Joe Eskenazi November 3, 2021January 10, 2022

Last updated: January 10, 2022 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 […]

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Mohammed Nuru booked for attempted robbery: accused of demanding man’s chips at knifepoint

by Clara-Sophia Daly and Joe Eskenazi June 2, 2021June 4, 2021

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

by Joe Eskenazi November 1, 2021November 1, 2021

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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SF voters may nix crooked workers’ pensions. Judges may not be thrilled.

by Joe Eskenazi May 30, 2022May 31, 2022

San Francisco isn’t exactly a frontier justice sort of place. Unless, of course, you’re a lucratively compensated city employee who’s been cold-busted for taking advantage of his job and using […]

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The state of San Francisco corruption

by Joe Eskenazi March 15, 2021March 15, 2021

It’s the Ides of March, 2021, and this is the state of corruption in San Francisco

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Union sues SF, claims retaliation for exposing corruption

by Joe Eskenazi February 9, 2022February 11, 2022

The Laborers Local 261 and named plaintiffs Juan Rivera and Theresa Foglio-Ramierez today filed suit against the city of San Francisco, alleging that its workers were retaliated against after union members […]

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Sources: Naomi Kelly comped for $865 NYC hotel bill by Recology, along with Mohammed Nuru

by Joe Eskenazi September 9, 2021September 14, 2021

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

by Joe Eskenazi September 21, 2021September 22, 2021

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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San Francisco’s business-as-usual is costlier and worse than corruption exposed by the feds

by Joe Eskenazi December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

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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Mayor London Breed taps David Chiu for City Attorney, to the surprise of no one

by Annika Hom September 29, 2021October 20, 2021

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.

by Joe Eskenazi May 3, 2021May 3, 2021

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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How did Amazon rent city property to park delivery vans, illegally?

by Chris Roberts March 23, 2022March 25, 2022

Tony DeLorio was driving south on Interstate-280 late last month when something out of the ordinary caught his eye: Amazon vans, a whole fleet of them, parked out in the […]

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