"While we haven't spoken directly about this topic yet, it has now come to my attention through several outside parties that the San Francisco Parks Alliance is experiencing a cash flow shortage that may be challenging its capacity to operate. I am writing to ensure funds held at the Parks Alliance for the benefit of the Recreation and Park Department are secure and to request a formal update on Parks Alliance finances."
"In fact, Ginsburg spent almost six months, between June 2024 and December, 2024, trying to find out why the Parks Alliance wasn't paying its bills. But over the course of the fall, 2024, and early spring, 2025, Ginsberg never told the mayor, the supes, the city attorney, or other agencies impacted by the Parks Alliance meltdown that the crisis was happening. He didn't take that step until April, 2025-at which point some of the money owed to community groups was gone."
Senior Recreation and Parks Department staff, including Director Phil Ginsburg, identified cash-flow problems at the San Francisco Parks Alliance by June 2024 and spent months seeking financial information. Ginsburg formally requested updates on funds for partnership projects such as LetsPlaySF!, India Basin, and the Commemorative Bench Program and asked staff to confirm invoices and remaining balances. Despite repeated concerns through late 2024 and early 2025, department leadership did not notify the mayor, board supervisors, city attorney, or other affected agencies until April 2025. By the time officials were informed, some funds owed to community groups were already missing.
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