San Francisco ex-human rights chief pleads not guilty to bilking taxpayers

Source: New York Post

Former head of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission Sheryl Davis pleaded not guilty to 19 counts of self-dealing and misusing taxpayer funds — as her attorney launched a fiery defense, saying his client had begged for help from the city. Davis, clad in a black blazer and pink shoes, was surrounded by supporters and defense attorney Tony Brass at San Francisco Superior Court Thursday as she entered the courtroom in silence to enter pleas of not guilty to a battery of charges stemming from her time leading the Dream Keeper Initiative, a $120 million program to aid the city’s black community that imploded in scandal in 2024. “She’s not a crook, she’s not hiding anything,” Brass told reporters.