San Francisco’s Human Rights Commission abused millions in public funds, report finds

by Audrey Tomlin, Bay City News September 19, 2025September 18, 2025

Executive Director of San Francisco's Human Rights Commission, Sheryl Evans Davis, speaks to a Juneteenth crowd gathered at the former site of Golden Gate Park's Francis Scott Key memorial, which became the ‘Monumental Reckoning’ art installation in San Francisco, Calif., on June 19, 2024. (Anna Leah/Bay City News)

San Francisco’s Human Rights Commission abused millions of dollars in public funds between 2020 and 2024, according to an audit by the city controller’s office and city attorney’s office Tuesday.

The report follows allegations of former HRC executive director Sheryl Davis misusing department funding. Davis resigned from the position following the allegations in 2024.

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