Ex-SF city official, former nonprofit head charged in financial conflict-of-interest case

The Brief

  • Sheryl Davis, former head of SF Human Rights Commission, charged in financial conflict-of-interest case.
  • Man with whom DA says she’s had personal relationship charged with aiding and abetting.
  • Both surrendered at County Jail.

SAN FRANCISCO The former executive director of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission and a man with whom she’s had a personal relationship were arrested and charged Monday in a financial conflict-of-interest case.

The case involves Sheryl Davis, 57, the former human rights official, and James Spingola, 65, the former executive director of Collective Impact, a nonprofit that Davis once led.

“We did find that a portion of this money was spent in a manner that was self-dealing and was for her benefit,” San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said at a news conference.

Two charged have ‘personal relationship,’ DA says

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