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Supervisor Walton requests hearing into Parks Alliance over alleged misuse of restricted funds
Summary
Supervisor Walton asked the Board to use its powers—including possible subpoenas—to investigate the San Francisco Parks Alliance after press reports and conflicting statements about whether restricted funds held for neighborhood 'friends' groups were used to cover the Alliance’s operating costs.
Supervisor Shamone Walton introduced a request on May 13 for a board hearing into the San Francisco Parks Alliance following news reports that the nonprofit may have misused restricted funds held as fiscal sponsor for neighborhood "friends of" park organizations.
Walton said reports indicate the Parks Alliance, which has acted as fiscal sponsor for roughly 80 neighborhood park groups, has delayed or failed to reimburse…
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