Politics Reporter

Gabe Greschler

Parks Alliance neighborhood groups revived with $2M-plus rescue fund

Politics

About 80 organizations that lost money through the nonprofit’s implosion will be made whole again through philanthropy.

Booze, a luxury hotel, and a retreat: How a city department misspent $4.6 million

A yearlong city investigation found that Sheryl Davis, the former leader of the Human Rights Commission, created an “unethical” culture.

Urban Alchemy on nonprofit watchlist after city finds ‘serious’ concerns

The city controller’s office said the group had not properly tracked employees’ output and was experiencing cash-flow problems.

Culture Intern

Ella Chakarian

Crisis hotlines are getting wiped out, leaving despondent people at the mercy of AI

Business

Desperate people are turning to chatbots in their darkest moments, even as doctors report growing issues with AI psychosis.

Ex-leader of Dream Keeper Initiative under criminal investigation, sources say 

Sheryl Davis, who ran former Mayor London Breed’s signature program for the city’s Black community, resigned last fall amid allegations of financial misconduct.

Nonprofits

Parks Alliance neighborhood groups revived with $2M-plus rescue fund

Booze, a luxury hotel, and a retreat: How a city department misspent $4.6 million

Urban Alchemy on nonprofit watchlist after city finds ‘serious’ concerns

Crisis hotlines are getting wiped out, leaving despondent people at the mercy of AI

Ex-leader of Dream Keeper Initiative under criminal investigation, sources say