The San Francisco Parks Alliance, a private group that raises private money (allegedly) for improvements to city parks, is in something akin to financial free fall, as allegations emerge that the group badly mismanaged its money and used funds earmarked for other organizations to cover its own budget problems.

The Lurie Administration has cut the alliance off from city funding, and a lot of small community groups that are owed money are scrambling. The city attorney and the controller are investigating.

This should surprise nobody: The Parks Alliance for years has been linked to some very shady dealings, including with convicted felon Mohammed Nuru—and has worked with Recreation and Parks Director Phil Ginsburg on some very sleazy political operations, including an attempt to take reveng

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