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Michael Barba

Michael Barba

Accountability & Public Safety Reporter at San Francisco Chronicle

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Recent Articles

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Ex-S.F. human rights chief directed nonprofit to hire sister, organization tells auditors

San Francisco’s former Human Rights Commission executive director may have coordinated the hiring of her sister to run a city-funded youth program that her department failed to properly oversee.
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Homeless man in critical condition after getting hit by SFPD recrui...

Sources identified the officer as Michael Petuya, a third-generation San Francisco police officer who is featured in department campaigns seeking new recruits.
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Upscale S.F. oyster bar closes as owner files for bankruptcy

Owner Anna Weinberg confirmed the closure of Leo’s Oyster Bar, whose lease ended July 1, after a decade in the Financial District.
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Man fatally shot near Oakland’s Lake Merritt

Officers chased a vehicle speeding away from the shooting early Sunday but were unable to catch the driver, police sources said.
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Second victim recovered in Volare sinking

Officers have recovered the body of a passenger from the vessel that sank Tuesday in San Francisco Bay with 20 people aboard.
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S.F. supe who accepted pricey portrait of himself gets $4,500 ethic...

The proposed settlement, made public Monday, was reached more than a year after the Chronicle first reported the receipt of a painting worth $5,500.
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S.F. supervisor calls for probe into whether city official misused ...

The move follows a Chronicle investigation into William Palmer, president of the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board, that raised questions about his ethics.
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One dead in triple shooting in downtown San Jose

The shooting occurred around South First and East Reed streets, several blocks from San Jose McEnery Convention Center, police said.
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Lurie backs deal for nonprofit tied to Dream Keeper scandal to take...

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s office and other city agencies said the contract is a temporary, emergency solution to ensure that children have a place to learn and stay safe this summer.
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S.F. official faces string of criminal allegations — and keeps land...

Formerly incarcerated, William Palmer was supposed to bring a unique voice to a panel overseeing the sheriff’s office. But several women have accused him of abuse during a chaotic tenure.
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Former S.F. official pleads not guilty to corruption. Her co-defend...

James Spingola, the former director of the San Francisco nonprofit Collective Impact, wore a mask and balaclava as ex-Human Rights Commission Executive Director Sheryl Davis pleaded not guilty.
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SFPD faces call to rebid $10M tech contract over integrity concerns

A public safety giant wants the SFPD to undo a nearly $10 million contract won by its competitor after it was revealed that both companies had received ethically questionable financial requests.
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Man who tussled with Mayor Lurie’s police bodyguard charged with as...

An alleyway fight between a man and Lurie’s police security detail has spawned multiple investigations as well as criminal charges against the suspect.
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Exclusive: S.F. police director asked tech vendors to sponsor puff ...

The San Francisco Police Department placed William Sanson-Mosier on leave Thursday as the Chronicle probed his emails to tech companies that did business with the department.
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Former S.F. nonprofit CEO misspent $1.2 million, collected hidden ‘...

Former San Francisco nonprofit CEO Gwendolyn Westbrook was charged with stealing $91,000 and misusing $1.2 million in public funds meant for homeless services, prosecutors said.
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California leaders say state would fight to investigate shootings b...

If Trump tried to block outside investigators from probing a killing by a federal agent in California, the state would be ready to fight. That was the message issued by the state’s attorney...
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She prosecuted S.F. corruption for the feds. Now she’s taking on Ci...

For the first time in its history, San Francisco has hired an inspector general to root out waste, fraud and abuse.
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Three killed in wrong-way collision on Fairfield highway

The crash on Interstate 80 was first reported at 2:01 a.m. Sunday and closed all westbound lanes for hours, the California Highway Patrol said.
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S.F. accused a nonprofit of corruption and lost. Now the city is ap...

The city attorney’s office asked a judge to set aside a decision by a hearing officer and cut Collective Impact off from city funding for the remainder of a previously imposed five-year term.
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Former S.F. nonprofit workers charged in alleged kickback scheme

Two former employees of a nonprofit that runs a San Francisco homeless shelter are charged with allegedly carrying out a fraudulent scheme that cost the city more than $115,000 in taxpayer funds.
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‘Nightmare of noise’: S.F. residents say a PG&E fix to restore powe...

After an outage took out power to a third of the city, PG&E set up huge generators in the Richmond. Residents say the noise keeps them up at night — with no answers about when it will end.