Business Editor

Kevin Truong

A BART audit committee clashed over whether to more forcefully crack down on conflict-of-interest violations found by a watchdog.


The commission grilled Chief Scott for pulling out of an agreement that is widely believed to be a key piece of police reform in San Francisco.

Bird blamed a tangle of fines and regulations on its departure from San Francisco, while Lime said it’s committed to the market. 


An investigation found the group misreported how it spent huge sums of money to influence elections for Breed and her allies.

But it might take more than a few bakeries and creameries to sweeten up the city’s hollowed-out downtown.