Overview
- Sheryl Davis appeared in San Francisco Superior Court and postponed her arraignment, with a not‑guilty plea expected on May 6.
- Davis faces 17 felony counts and two misdemeanors tied to alleged misappropriation of city money and a conflict of interest.
- James Spingola faces four felony counts and had his proceedings pushed to the same May 6 date, after he was released on a promise to return.
- Prosecutors say Davis funneled funds to Collective Impact and covered personal costs, including her son’s UCLA tuition and promotion of her book and podcast.
- City audits flagged about $4.6 million in prohibited purchases during Davis’s tenure, and the Human Rights Commission’s budget was later cut and folded into the Department on the Status of Women.