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Florence Kong, the construction exec who bribed Mohammed Nuru with a gold watch, will pay a whopping ethics fine and reimburse the city for contracts, for a total of $750,000. Kong went to prison in 2021 and also paid a federal fine; see where she is in the Web of Corruption.

Jeffrey Pailet, a former investigator fired by former DA Chesa Boudin, is on track to receive a $835,000 settlement for wrongful termination related to his work on a police-shooting case.ย Pailet accused Boudin of having a โ€œpolitical objective to target officers with criminal investigations.

Planned Parenthood employees voted to unionize at 18 locations in Northern California, including San Francisco. Exhausted employees say they need more staffing, after out-of-state patients drove a 38% spike in abortion demand.

More soon,

Sara


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Florence Kong and the Rolex she used to bribe Mohammed Nuru.

Florence Kong, who bribed Nuru with gold watch, to be fined $750K

“To her credit, Ms. Kong cooperated with our investigation.โ€

SF investigator fired by Chesa Boudin set to win $835K settlement

Alleged prosecutorial misconduct in investigation of police shooting.

A group of nurses from Planned Parenthood in purple scrubs posing for a photo.

NorCal Planned Parenthood workers move to unionize

Nurses, clinicians, and admin staff would join SEIU.


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