All you had to do was drive by this shelter for homeless people, and it was clear that San Francisco had been duped, officials say.
There was no new paint job brightening the Oasis Hotel, which houses some of the city’s most vulnerable residents. That was just some of the work for which the city was brazenly charged but was never actually completed, the city attorney says.
A nonprofit that operates shelters and other housing programs across San Francisco has been suspended from bidding on new contracts and grants after an investigation revealed it falsified invoices to receive more than $100,000, according to the San Francisco city attorney’s office.
In a written statement, City Atty. David Chiu said he also started debarment proceedings against the nonprofit, Providence Foundation of San Francisco. The proceedings would elevate the suspension to a ban that could last up to five years.
Vernon C. Goins, attorney for the nonprofit, said in an email response to The Times that the Providence Foundation was aware of the allegations and “fully cooperating with the city and county of San Francisco investigation” and would take remedial action where it was appropriate.