San Francisco mayor pushes to fire progressive holdover accused of having side hustle

SF women’s department chief ousted amid financial probe

A city oversight body has removed Kimberly Ellis, director of the Department on the Status of Women, after a wave of questionable spending at the agency.

San Francisco mayor pushes to fire progressive holdover accused of having side hustle

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is pushing to oust a progressive holdover from the previous administration after allegations arose that she secretly worked a side job for a political group and steered city money towards friends. Kimberly Ellis, the director…

San Francisco mayor pushes to oust progressive holdover

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is pushing to oust a progressive holdover from the previous administration after allegations arose that she secretly worked a side job for a political group and steered city money towards friends.  Kimberly Ellis, the director of the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women, was put on leave in March and is scheduled to face a vote Wednesday night that could result in her dismissal, the San Francisco Chron…

Exclusive: Mayor Lurie asks panel to remove embattled S.F. official

Exclusive: Mayor Daniel Lurie wants to remove beleaguered S.F. official Kimberly Ellis, who is under investigation, from her post

The budget battle begins as labor and CBOs push back against brutal Lurie cuts

The city’s labor unions and community-based organizations are mounting a full-scale challenge to Mayor Daniel Lurie’s proposed budget cuts, demanding that the mayor push back against big tech companies that are asking for big tax refunds. Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb are suing the city, asking for a total more than $320 million in refunds. They say city officials put their companies in the wrong classification for tax purposes. That’s a classic Big Te…

San Francisco Mayor Lurie Seeks Downtown Financing District

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and Board of Supervisors President Rafael Mandelman have introduced legislation to create a downtown revitalization financing district. Establishing the district would support the conversion of vacant and underutilized offices and commercial buildings into housing. The financing district would incentivize conversion of underutilized office space into residential units by reinvesting the increased property tax rev…