Former San Francisco Nonprofit Chief Charged With Misuse of $700,000

Published on August 2, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO—The former executive director of a San Francisco nonprofit was arrested July 30 and faces 34 felony charges related to alleged misuse of more than $700,000, according to a press release from the District Attorney’s Office. Kyra Worthy, 49, of Richmond, California, who led the crime-prevention group San Francisco SAFE from 2018 to 2024, is accused of misappropriation of public money, submitting fraudulent invoices to a city department, theft from SF SAFE, and wage theft from its employees, during her tenure as executive director. “Despite SF SAFE receiving millions of dollars in public and private funds over the next five years, Worthy’s theft and mismanagement resulted in the 48-year-old charity having no assets and ceasing operations in January of 2024,” a court document said....

Continue reading on website
Other news

Possible Thunderstorms Over Southern California Prompt More Fire Warnings

August 2, 2024
A weather system moving into Southern California is expected to bring another lengthy heat wave and dry lightning to the region, increasing fire danger and prompting the National Weather Service to issue fire-danger warnings in several counties Aug. 1.The weather service issued a red-flag warning, specifically for increased risk of fire, Thursday for Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties, and the

California Man Pleads Guilty to Role in $2.7 Million Jewelry Store Heist in Beverly Hills

August 2, 2024
LOS ANGELES—A Long Beach man pleaded guilty Aug. 1 to participating in the daytime smash-and-grab robbery of a Beverly Hills jewelry store in which nearly $2.7 million worth of merchandise was stolen—and he dropped his cell phone at the scene.Jimmy Lee Vernon III, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of interference with commerce by robbery—a federal Hobbs Act crime, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Of