Michael Barba
Reporter on the City Hall desk at the San Francisco Chronicle. I cover government accountability and public safety. Find me on Signal: michaelbarba.42
- NEW: We obtained surveillance footage of the alleged hit-and-run by SF Sheriff Miyamoto’s then-chief of staff, Rich Jue. It revealed far more than we expected. @meganrcassidy.bsky.social and I dug in. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...
- An SF city worker who got put on leave by his boss after he filed a whistleblower complaint against her is now facing a new challenge: Mayor Lurie wants to eliminate his job. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/m...
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- Kimberly Ellis, who bills herself as the “most powerful unelected person in California Democratic politics,” routinely mixed her political interests with her role as a city official, raising questions about her spending of city funds. She is now on leave www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/t...
- the Sheryl Davis portrait saga continues: a city report finds the gift from nonprofit Urban Ed cost $5,500, created "at least the appearance of a bribe." w/ @stjbs.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
- Ex-SF official Sheryl Davis got a portrait of herself from a nonprofit that was seeking a $270K contract from her. She called it a “beautiful gift” in an Instagram post showing the art hanging in her city office. Now Davis is saying she never accepted the gift. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
- Davis isn’t the only official who got a portrait of themselves from the nonprofit. Supervisor Shamann Walton has one hanging in his office. He says he didn’t disclose it as a gift because it’s up for sale. “It does not belong to Shamann,” Walton told me. Story w/ @stjbs.bsky.social
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