Politics Reporter

Gabe Greschler

Assistant U.S. attorney Alexandra Shepard, who helped send Mohammed Nuru to prison, has been selected as the city’s first inspector general.

San Francisco’s chief assistant treasurer allegedly let personal relationships influence a contract to help manage $2.6 billion in business taxes.

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

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

The Parks Alliance was cut off from funds Friday. But signs of financial disarray were blinking red last year. 