Former SF human rights director, nonprofit leader charged in public corruption case

A former San Francisco Human Rights Commission director and a nonprofit executive surrendered Monday and were charged with multiple felony counts following an 18-month investigation into alleged misuse of public funds tied to millions of dollars in city contracts.

Former Human Rights Commission Executive Director Sheryl Davis, 57, and James Spingola, 65, the former head of the nonprofit Collective Impact, were charged after investigators executed more than 50 search warrants as part of the probe into alleged conflicts of interest involving the city’s Dream Keeper Initiative, the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office said in a statement Monday.