San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie ordered a pause in grant funding to the nonprofit organization San Francisco Parks Alliance on Friday, the same day an investigation into the organization’s finances was announced by the City Attorney’s Office.
City Attorney David Chiu said in a statement that his office and Controller Greg Wagner would conduct a joint “public integrity assessment” at the request of the mayor, the city’s Recreation and Park Department, and the Port of San Francisco.
Chiu referenced recent media reports that alleged that the organization has mismanaged donor money that was meant for specific projects…