by Josh Koehn : sfstandard – excerpt
San Francisco is giving $1.4 billion to more than 600 nonprofits this year to help tackle some of its biggest crises, from housing and homelessness to helping people find jobs.
But a new report released Tuesday by city officials suggests quite a few organizations getting city funding were not complying with the terms set out in their contracts, and two bad actors, in particular, were tagged with “red flag status.”
The Controller’s Office released its annual report detailing the financial and operational health of 192 organizations that were tabbed for monitoring. Of this group, 21 were found to not be “in conformance with all standards.” After a period where organizations were able to resolve their issues, a total of nine were found to still be out of compliance, according to the Controller’s Office.
The two contractors placed on “red flag status,” which indicates severe challenges that not only need to be more closely monitored but also rectified, are PRC/Baker Places and the United Council of Human Services…(more)