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Rec & Park leaders say Parks Alliance breached trust; investigations underway
Summary
At a public Recreation and Park Commission meeting, General Manager Phil Ginsberg and commissioners described alleged misuse of donor funds by the San Francisco Parks Alliance, said investigations are underway, and pledged to help community groups recover where possible.
At a public meeting of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission in City Hall Room 400, General Manager Phil Ginsberg and several commissioners addressed allegations that the San Francisco Parks Alliance (SFPA) mishandled donor funds and violated fiduciary responsibilities.
The department said it is cooperating with multiple inquiries. Ginsberg said city investigators — including the controller and the city attorney — are reviewing the matter and that the district attorney’s office is conducting a criminal investigation. “I am furious and, really disappointed and, you know, my heart breaks,” Ginsberg told the commission, adding that the Parks Alliance “broke community trust” and “violated in my view their fiduciary responsibilities.”
The matter matters because the Parks Alliance had acted as a fiscal sponsor for dozens of small “friends of” park groups…
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