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Controller Finds Major Documentation Gaps in SFPD’s SF SAFE Grant; SFPD, OEWD to Pursue Follow-up
Summary
A controller assessment found roughly $3.8 million of $5.3 million in reimbursements to nonprofit SF SAFE lacked supporting documentation; the SFPD and OEWD say they will pursue further review, monitoring and, if needed, contract termination while the District Attorney investigates.
A controller's office assessment released this month found widespread documentation gaps in invoices submitted by the nonprofit SF SAFE under a grant with the San Francisco Police Department, and the committee agreed to pause further questioning until ongoing criminal inquiries proceed.
The audit team, led by Mark Dela Rosa of the controller's office, said the assessment reviewed a nine-month sample (July 2022–March 2023) and also conducted a higher-level review of 2018–2023 records. The report says the grant term ran from July 2018 through March 2023 with a not-to-exceed amount of about $5.3 million. The controller’s team reported that approximately $3.8 million — about 72% of the total reimbursements in that period — lacked adequate supporting documentation in city records and vendor files available to auditors.
Selena Wong, senior auditor who worked on the memo, told the committee the sampled $910,000 included roughly $79,000 of expenditures she characterized as ineligible or excessive. She gave…
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