Public Integrity

Controller's Office

Public Integrity

Controller's Office

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Public Integrity

The Controller’s Office, in consultation with the City Attorney’s Office, conducts public integrity reviews to assess misconduct or criminal conduct by city employees, officials, and vendors, and to transparently describe the City’s efforts to root out and prevent corruption in all its forms.Learn more about the Public Integrity series

Establishing San Francisco’s Inspector General

Proposition C, passed by San Francisco voters in November 2024, creates the role of Inspector General within the Controller’s Office. The Inspector General will lead investigations into fraud, waste, and abuse, report on public integrity, and make policy recommendations. Informed by best practices, the Inspector General will contribute to the effectiveness, accountability, and transparency of city government. The Controller is accepting applications for the role of Inspector General, to be filled by the end of 2025. Find out more about establishing San Francisco’s Inspector General.

Whistleblower Program

The Whistleblower Program helps ensure integrity and accountability in our government. Anyone can report fraud, waste, or abuse by city employees or city contractors. The Program's staff will investigate your confidential report, which can be filed anonymously. Find out more about the Whistleblower Program.

Suspended and Debarred Contractors

Debarment procedures are used to disqualify contractors from the City’s bidding process. View the City's list of suspended or debarred contractors.

Public Integrity Assessments and Audits

Public Integrity Updates

Published in 2025

Status of City Contracts and Grants With Rudolph Dwayne Jones and Related Entities After Criminal Charges and Suspension Published March 11, 2025.

Published in 2024

Preliminary Assessment: Criminal Conduct by Former San Francisco Public Utilities Commission General Manager Harlan Kelly Undermined the Integrity of City Procurements Despite Existing Rules Governing Gifts, Disclosures, and Sole Source Waivers Published March 28, 2024.

Published in 2023

The Community Challenge Grant Program’s 2023 Solicitation Process Was Deeply Flawed and Needs to be Redone Properly Published October 17, 2023

Field Follow-up of the 2021 Public Integrity Audit: Significant Changes Are Needed to the Design, Monitoring, and Control of the SFPUC’s Social Impact Partnership Program Published December 7, 2023

Published in 2022

San Francisco Department of the Environment’s Relationship with Recology and Lack of Compliance with Ethics Rules Published April 8, 2022.

Refuse Rate-Setting Process – Update Based on Additional Reviews and Meetings with Recology Published May 16, 2022.

Published in 2021

Ethical Standards for Contract Award Processes of the Airport Commission and Other Commissions and Boards Published January 11, 2021.

Refuse Rate-Setting Process Lacks Transparency and Timely Safeguards Published April 14, 2021.

Department of Building Inspection’s Permitting and Inspections Processes Published September 16, 2021.

SFPUC’s Social Impact Partnership Program Published December 9, 2021

Published in 2020

San Francisco Public Works Contracting Published June 29, 2020.

Gifts to Departments Through Non-City Organizations Lack Transparency and Create “Pay-to-Play” Risk Published September 24, 2020.

San Francisco’s Debarment Process Published November 5, 2020.

Resources

How to file a whistleblower report

Report fraud, waste, and abuse by City employees and people who do business with the City.

Whistleblower Summary Reports

Learn more about the City's efforts to review and improve the Whistleblower Program.

Whistleblower Program Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently asked questions about the City's Whistleblower Program.

Citywide Nonprofit Monitoring and Capacity Building Program

We coordinate a process to ensure that nonprofits that have contracts with the City meet performance and financial standards and offer training opportunities to support sustainable operations.

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