In 2012, while her investigation was ongoing, Hoeper's claim alleges that Herrera demoted her, closed the investigation and then fired her earlier that year. She claims that her demotion and firing were in retaliation for her own efforts to expose financial improprieties in the prosecutor's office – including her suspicions that someone was receiving kickbacks.

Herrera is out of town and cannot be reached for comment. In an email, his spokesman Matt Dorsey said the claim reflected “baseless allegations of misconduct by a disgruntled former employee.”

“Although we generally cannot discuss personnel matters, the circumstances of Ms. Hoeper's separation were thoroughly reviewed by outside counsel,” he continued, “and we are confident that the San Francisco District Attorney's Office will prevail over the case will be decided.”

Haase declined to comment and Rothschild did not respond to a request for comment.

Tree roots and sewer pipes

Hoeper's allegations involve several small plumbing companies whose activities have led to a flood of complaints from homeowners to police, city officials and even the FBI, according to documents and interviews. For years, salespeople from the companies went door-to-door in neighborhoods, claiming that the roots of city street trees were damaging homeowners' sewer lines and offering to replace them for free.

To get the job done, homeowners were asked to file legal claims with the state attorney general's office for up to $10,000. After the claims were settled, the homeowners were supposed to pay the money to the plumbing companies that replaced the sewer lines.

Some people who encountered the sellers suspected a scam.

Michael Zack and Odilon Vasconcelos, former operators of a hair salon on Guerrero Street, said in interviews that in 2011, a salesman for a plumbing company called Drainbusters Plumbing obtained their signatures under false pretenses, creating a $10,000 claim for one New hair salon submitted sewer line for her salon.

The claim was “ridiculous,” Zack said, because there was nothing wrong with the salon's plumbing and the nearest street tree was a sapling so far down the block that its roots couldn't possibly have reached the salon. Additionally, the men do not own the building and therefore cannot legally claim the repairs, he said. Still, prosecutors approved the lawsuit, court records show.

Zack was suspicious, emailed Mayor Ed Lee and other officials and eventually called Haase at the DA's claims office. Zack said the officer told him that the salesman's behavior was “unethical, but not illegal” and he asked Zack to turn over the $10,000 damages settlement that the city had paid him and Vasconcelos to the plumbing salesman .

A review of public records shows that from 2009 to 2011, San Francisco paid $8.9 million on about 1,100 claims in these cases.

At first, Zack and Vasconcelos were reluctant, but they ultimately paid the plumbing company the damage money after a small claims court judge ordered them to do so, records show.

In another case, the owner of a Mission District restaurant called police on a Drainbusters vendor in 2012 after he allegedly trespassed on a sewer cleanout, according to a police report. Apparently the seller wanted to convince the property owners that tree roots were damaging their sewers.

Riad Khano, owner of Drainbusters, said his company only performed necessary, city-approved repairs to sewer lines. The city saved significant costs by paying private sanitation companies to do the work, he claimed, calling Department of Public Works crews notoriously inefficient. The city has stopped paying for repairs to private sewer lines because of budget problems, he said.

A few people have complained about his vendors, Khano said, but the complaints are unfounded.

Claim the FBI tipped her off

In her lawsuit, Hoeper says the FBI alerted her to the alleged billing fraud in 2011 after agents received a series of complaints from homeowners. Hoeper hired two investigators to investigate.

She concluded that the city had no legal obligation to pay the claims. No city in California routinely pays for tree root damage to private sewer lines, she said in her lawsuit, and neither has San Francisco for most of its history. But beginning in 2002, prosecutors began approving these claims, sometimes within days of their filing.

She claimed that her investigation found case after case where sewer lines were replaced even though there was no sign of damage or the bills were clearly padded.

In 2012, six months after it began, Hoeper said she told Herrera about her investigation. Herrera asked her for a written report, she said. Shortly after reviewing the matter, he dismissed her as the main trial representative and transferred her to the public prosecutor's office, according to her statements. She said she was fired last January, the day Herrera was sworn in for his fourth term.

A review of public records shows that from 2009 to 2011, San Francisco paid $8.9 million on about 1,100 claims for damage to sewer property or tree care problems that the city described as sewer line damage, which included root damage to private sewer lines could belong. The average payout was about $8,000. Around 140 applications were rejected. In a few cases, the payments went to plumbing companies. Normally the payment went to the property owners.

Public records also show the city stopped paying for private sewer repairs shortly after Hoeper said she reported to Herrera.

City records show that on June 20, 2012, Edward Harrington, then general manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, issued a memo stating that no “tree root intrusion” claims should be paid, it said unless he or the city's construction manager personally approved them in advance.

Since then, court records show prosecutors have successfully defeated several small claims lawsuits from homeowners seeking damages for tree root damage to their sewer lines. In court, the city's lawyers contend that the city was never responsible for the cost of such repairs.

Herrera, the city's top law official since 2001, has built an image as a champion of good government and consumer protection. Hoeper was one of Herrera's closest collaborators for years.

In 2003, when a legal newspaper named Hoeper one of the “Top 50 Women Trial Lawyers” in California, Herrera issued a press release praising Hoeper for her efforts to combat public corruption.

Hoeper's claim states that Rothschild, the head of the claims office, was outraged by her investigation into his unit.

According to her account, Rothschild confronted her and angrily declared, “I will not tolerate this.” In another encounter before her demotion, Hoeper claimed that Rothschild accused her of “picking up” his assistant and threatened a “hunger strike, if she continues with the investigation.”

In her lawsuit, Hoeper is demanding reinstatement and back pay and other damages.

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In 2012, while her probe was underway, Hoeper says in her claim that Herrera demoted her and shut down the investigation, and then fired her earlier this year. She contends that her demotion and firing were in retaliation for what she said were her efforts to expose financial improprieties — including her suspicion that someone was receiving kickbacks — in the city attorney’s office.

Herrera is out of town and unavailable for comment. In an email, his spokesman, Matt Dorsey, said the claim reflected “baseless allegations of wrongdoing from a disgruntled former employee.”

“While we generally cannot discuss personnel issues, the circumstances of Ms. Hoeper’s separation were thoroughly reviewed by outside counsel,” he continued, “and we’re confident that the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office will be vindicated when the case is adjudicated.”

Haase declined to comment, and Rothschild didn’t respond to a request for comment.

Tree Roots and Sewer Lines

Hoeper’s allegations concern several small plumbing companies whose activities have prompted a flurry of homeowners’ complaints to police, city officials and even the FBI, according to documents and interviews. For years, salesmen for the companies went door to door in residential districts, claiming the roots of city street trees were damaging homeowners’ sewer lines and offering to replace them for free.

To get the work done, homeowners were told to file legal claims for as much as $10,000 with the city attorney’s office. After the claims were paid, the homeowners were supposed to pay the money to the plumbing contractors, who replaced the sewer lines.

Some people who encountered the salesmen suspected a scam.

Michael Zack and Odilon Vasconcelos, former operators of a hair salon on Guerrero Street, said in interviews that in 2011, a salesman for a plumbing company called Drainbusters Plumbing had obtained their signatures under false pretenses and used them to file a $10,000 claim for a new sewer line for their salon.

The claim was “ridiculous,” Zack said, because nothing was wrong with the salon’s plumbing, and the nearest street tree was a sapling so far down the block that its roots couldn’t possibly have extended to the salon. Besides, the men didn’t own the building and thus legally couldn’t file a claim for the repair, he said. Nevertheless, the city attorney’s office approved the claim, court records show.

Suspicious, Zack emailed Mayor Ed Lee and other officials and ultimately called Haase in the city attorney’s claims bureau. Zack said the official told him that the salesman’s conduct was “unethical but not illegal” and told Zack to turn over to the plumbing salesman the $10,000 claim settlement the city had issued to him and Vasconcelos.

A review of public records shows that from 2009 to 2011, San Francisco paid $8.9 million on about 1,100 claims in these cases.

At first, Zack and Vasconcelos balked, but ultimately they paid the claim money to the plumbing company after being ordered to do so by a judge in small claims court, records show.

In another case, the owner of a Mission District restaurant called police on a Drainbusters salesman in 2012, after he allegedly pried open a sewer cleanout without permission, according to a police report. The salesman apparently was hoping to convince property owners that tree roots were damaging their sewers.

Riad Khano, owner of Drainbusters, said his company did only necessary, city-authorized sewer line repairs. The city saved significant money by paying private plumbing companies for the work, he claimed, calling Department of Public Works crews notoriously inefficient. The city stopped paying for repairs to private sewer lines because of budget problems, he said.

A few people had complained about his salesmen, Khano said, but the complaints were unfounded.

Claim That FBI Tipped Her Off

In her claim, Hoeper says the FBI tipped her to the suspected billing scam in 2011, after agents received a series of complaints from homeowners. Hoeper assigned two investigators to the probe.

She concluded that the city had no legal responsibility to pay any of the claims. No city in California routinely pays for tree root damage to private sewer lines, she said in her claim, and for most of its history, San Francisco didn’t either. But starting in 2002, the city attorney’s office began approving those claims, sometimes within days after they were submitted.

She contended that her probe found case after case in which sewer lines were being replaced, even though there was no evidence of damage or bills obviously were padded.

In 2012, six months after it began, Hoeper said she told Herrera of her investigation. Herrera asked her for a written report, she said. Soon after reviewing it, by her account, he removed her as chief trial deputy and transferred her to the district attorney’s office. She said she was fired last January, on the day Herrera was sworn in for his fourth term.

A review of public records shows that from 2009 to 2011, San Francisco paid $8.9 million on about 1,100 claims for what the city described as sewer property damage or tree maintenance issues, categories that could include root damage to private sewer lines. The average payout was about $8,000. About 140 claims were rejected. In a handful of cases, payments went to plumbing companies. Usually, payment went to property owners.

Public records also show the city stopped paying for private sewer repairs soon after Hoeper says she made her report to Herrera.

On June 20, 2012, city records show that Edward Harrington, then the general manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, issued a memo saying no claims for “tree root intrusion” should be paid unless he or the city’s public works director personally approved them in advance.

Since then, court records show the city attorney’s office has successfully defended several small claims lawsuits brought by homeowners seeking compensation for tree root damage to their sewer lines. In court, the city’s lawyers contend that the city never has been responsible for paying for such repairs.

Herrera, the city’s top legal officer since 2001, has cultivated an image as a champion of good government and consumer protection. For years, Hoeper was one of Herrera’s closest aides.

In 2003, when a legal newspaper named Hoeper one of the “top 50 women litigators”in California, Herrera issued a news release praising Hoeper for her efforts to stamp out public corruption.

Hoeper’s claim says Rothschild, the claims bureau chief, was outraged by her investigation of his unit.

By her account, Rothschild confronted her, angrily declaring, “I will not stand for this.” In another encounter before she was demoted, Hoeper asserted that Rothschild accused her of “picking on” his assistant and threatened a “hunger strike if she persisted with the investigation.”

In her claim, Hoeper asks to be reinstated and awarded back pay and other damages.

This story was edited by Amy Pyle and copy edited by Christine Lee and Nikki Frick.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco officials are investigating Twitter after six former employees allege that owner Elon Musk’s leadership…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco officials are investigating Twitter after six former employees allege that owner Elon Musk’s management team broke laws by turning the company’s headquarters into a “Twitter hotel” for workers who would be pushed to stay up late to transform the social media platform.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that city officials are launching their latest investigation into the company Musk acquired late last year.

This comes after the former employees, including a former vice president of real estate, claimed in a lawsuit filed in a Delaware federal court that Twitter failed to pay them the promised severance package. Twitter wants to dismiss the case.

They also allege that Musk’s team ordered numerous changes to the company’s headquarters in a 1930s Art Deco building in downtown San Francisco that violated building codes. According to the lawsuit, those changes included disabling lights and adding locks that would not open in an emergency.

One of the plaintiffs is Tracy Hawkins, a former vice president of real estate and employment at Twitter, who was responsible for managing the company’s physical offices and leases. The lawsuit states that Hawkins initially did not oppose Musk’s acquisition but was “forced to resign when Elon Musk and his transition team insisted that she violated her professional ethics by inducing Twitter to intentionally violate his leases and other contracts.” The lawsuit alleges that Musk refused to pay rent on the building.

This isn’t the first time San Francisco officials have fallen out with Musk, who bought Twitter for $44 billion in October and laid off much of its workforce by converting part of the company’s headquarters into bedrooms.

Earlier this year, San Francisco building inspectors gave Twitter’s contractor two weeks to file a revised zoning permit if the company wanted to continue using two conference rooms as bedrooms.

The city launched an investigation in December after Forbes reported on the beds, prompting owner Musk to take action against San Francisco Mayor London Breed, despite there being no evidence she was involved in the inspection.

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When Earl Witron landed a job as a waiter at the Thompson, a new luxury hotel from World of Hyatt, in the summer of 2021, he was “excited,” he said, “to be a part of something big in Hollywood.”

He made just $17.50 an hour at the hotel’s rooftop restaurant, the Terrace, which offers its well-heeled guests stunning views of the Hollywood Hills. But, he said, managers promised that he and his colleagues would contribute a 5% service fee that would be applied to each check “in support of the health benefits to our employees,” according to the bill’s statement is called.

Still, the 40-year-old said he’s never seen that money reflected in his compensation. When he questioned management about how the 5% service fee was allocated, he received confusing answers or was simply dismissed.

“I lived paycheck to paycheck,” said Witron, 40, who now works as a runner at the Beverly Hilton. “I’m financially behind. I still haven’t recovered.”

This 5 percent service charge associated with customers’ restaurant bills is the focus of an investigation by the City of Los Angeles Attorney’s Office and affects some of the city’s most famous restaurants in the adjacent Thompson Hotel, Tommie Hotel and Citizen News building: Mother Wolf, Ka ‘teen, mes amis, bar lis and the terrace.

The city attorney is looking into whether Ten Five Hospitality – the group that operated the five restaurants at the time of the allegations – violated an ordinance that allegedly withheld the entire 5% service fee charged by customers instead of redistributing it to workers a letter from the Deputy City Attorney dated April 6. Joshua L Crowell.

City officials asked Ten Five Hospitality, the hotels and restaurants, for a response and numerous documents, including any evidence that would show the workers were benefiting from the fee. City prosecutors are also investigating allegations that at least two workers at the Terrace were fired after speaking out about the service charge.

Ten Five Hospitality executives were not available for comment. A spokesman issued a prepared statement that read: “The wellness fee, which is clearly explained on all customer invoices, allows the company to offer a better-than-market employee package, including a robust health, dental and vision insurance program, 401 (k) Benefits and better working conditions for all employees.”

The spokesman did not want to answer any further questions about the allegations in the letter from the city.

The dining room at Mother Wolf, one of the liveliest restaurants in Los Angeles. Mother Wolf is in the Citizen News building next to the Thompson Hotel.

(Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)

Please investigate

Tipping and service charges are becoming a focal point in the food service and hospitality industry. Fees for health-related services began to appear on guest bills over the past decade, but became ubiquitous after the COVID-19 lockdowns. The additional fees came amid an outpouring of empathy and gratitude toward service staff at a time when the restaurants’ future seemed in doubt.

But for guests, the fees have become a source of confusion, leading some to tip less, feeling like the extra fee goes straight to their waiters. Workers who prepare and serve food and beverages at bus tables typically rely on tips as part of their net pay.

Where these service fees actually end up is unclear.

In California, courts have long held that compulsory dues do not qualify as benefits under labor law. That changed in 2019 when the law on service fees in the San Francisco case of O’Grady vs. Merchant Exchange Productions Inc. became clearer. In that case, a state appeals court ruled that under California law, service fees are due to employees if customers could reasonably believe the allegations were tips. The verdict applies to all catering establishments.

That ruling was not reviewed until April 19, when a San Francisco judge ruled in a trial without a jury that a Marriott hotel in downtown San Francisco must pay approximately $9 million in withheld service fees to staff serving served food and drinks at banquets.

The case revolved around the question of whether such fees are reasonably considered tips by customers. In April 2017, the San Francisco hotel began specifically notifying banquet guests that the fees incurred are not tips, thereby freeing itself from future liability.

Shannon Liss-Riordan, the plaintiff’s attorney in the Marriott case, said the ruling was the first on the matter in California. “I expect this will now lead to extensive enforcement action and employees are now acknowledging their rights,” she said.

Liss-Riordan, also the plaintiff’s attorney in the 2019 San Francisco case that set a precedent in California, has won similar cases in Hawaii and Massachusetts. Lawsuits are pending against other hotels in San Francisco and elsewhere in California.

In LA, city prosecutors appear to be focusing their investigations on additional service fees for restaurants at hotels, where current tipping laws are clearer. The definition of “hotel” in the LA Regulations includes restaurants that are contracted or leased premises affiliated with or operated by hotels, such as: B. the Terrace or Mother Wolf.

LA regulation states that service fees cannot be withheld by a hotel employer, but must be paid in full to the hotel employee who provides services to the customers from whom the service fees are collected. The regulation also stipulates that no part of these amounts may be paid to supervisors or officers and that the service charge must be paid fairly to hotel employees.

Steve Garrett, Jae Redlich and Jazelle Merritt, all former waiters at the Terrace, said that when they brought up the disagreements and asked questions about the 5% service charge in staff meetings, management gave them answers that didn’t make sense. A human resources representative told them it would offset the cost of the health insurance premium for full-time employees, the workers said. Dan Daley, director of Ten Five Hospitality, told them the service fee is intended to offset losses at the restaurants due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Daley did not respond to requests for comment.

Garrett, Redlich and Merritt subsequently filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, alleging that management either fired them or forced them to resign after raising questions about the application of service fees. An indictment is a request for the government agency to investigate and decide whether the evidence is sufficient to institute proceedings against the employer.

At this time, no lawsuits or charges have been filed; The allegations are still being investigated. Unite Here Local 11 is helping Hollywood workers pursue their case.

It’s unclear if the celebrity chefs most associated with the restaurants named in the city’s letter — including Evan Funke at Mother Wolf, Wes Avila at Ka’teen, and Lincoln Carson, formerly at Mes Amis — understand workers’ concerns were aware of this or were trying to clarify their questions. Funke and Avila, two of LA’s most well-known and admired chefs, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

Even before the allegations, the restaurants were locked in a chaotic tug-of-war between Ten Five Hospitality and Relevant, the hotels’ project developer, and the Citizen News building next door, which houses Mother Wolf, known for its Roman-style pasta, one of the most coveted reserves in the city. Both companies once claimed control of the properties, according to a report by Eater LA.

Chef Carson, who left Mes Amis in December, said he was aware of the restaurant’s service charge but believed “the money was properly allocated”.

Carson contracted with Ten Five Hospitality to develop the acclaimed French restaurant and also worked at The Terrace before Mes Amis opened. He said he works as a consultant and isn’t responsible for day-to-day financial accounting for the restaurants.

“I’m disappointed in all the people who put in so much hard work to create something that should be very special,” he told the Times. “It’s disappointing that this is coming out.”

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Prosecutors declined to discuss Crowell’s letter. The bureau also declined to disclose whether it sent letters to other restaurant groups in the city about the service charges.

The Thompson Hollywood (seen on the left) is next to the Citizen News building where Mother Wolf is located.

(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

In interviews, several former and current Ten Five Hospitality employees said they were in a difficult financial situation. Many workers were not eligible for the company’s medical program because they were not working full-time. And they said that if they qualified, the program would be financially unattainable for them.

Witron, Redlich, Merritt and Garrett said they are still dealing with the aftermath of working at the Terrace. They all described psychological anxiety and financial loss – arrears on bills and rent. Three of the four said they were unlikely to return to the hospitality industry.

“It’s awful. It’s so dehumanizing,” Redlich said. “On the surface, everything has been reduced to a certain appearance. It’s like putting all the dirt in the house, all this clutter, just under the rug. And yes, it looks clean but don’t look under the rug, that’s what it was like working there.”

Ten Five Hospitality faced a May 12 deadline to respond to inquiries in the April letter from the assistant city attorney. Both companies said Monday they were in contact but declined to explain further.

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The San Francisco Police Department said Sunday it’s investigating the death of a 16-year-old girl on the 600 block of Minna Street.

Paramedics responded to the location Friday at about 6:33 am for a possible overdose.

The San Francisco County Medical Examiner responded and declared the death suspicious. Police said the department’s homicide unit is investigating.

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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – City Attorney David Chiu announced Tuesday his office began investigating a local COVID testing operator that could be working without a license.

Chiu recently sent a letter to testing company Community Wellness America, Inc. asking for proof that it obtained the proper licenses to operate within the city.

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In a press release, Chiu said the letter was part of a new operation with the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to track down unlicensed testing operators in the city.

“During this Omicron surge, ensuring the integrity of our COVID testing operations is of the utmost importance,” said Chiu. “Our testing capacity is stretched to the maximum right now, and there is understandable anxiety about finding a test. It is unconscionable that rogue actors would exploit that situation and set up unlicensed testing facilities to turn a quick profit. “

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Chiu’s office said that it received reports from Community Wellness America, Inc. possibly operating without a license starting Jan. 5. The company hosted testing sites near Golden Gate Park and Dolores Park among other areas, and when asked, those pop-up testing operations were unable to produce valid, up-to-date Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) licenses, according to reports.

San Francisco requires all testing operators to have a valid CLIA license issued by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which they can receive by demonstrating they use only FDA-approved COVID tests.

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“Private testing operators do not need to obtain a license from the San Francisco Department of Public Health in order to perform COVID tests in San Francisco,” Chiu’s office said. “However, if an operator intends to conduct testing on city property or block a public right-of-way, the operator must have a permit issued by the San Francisco Department of Public Works.”

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Police are investigating an intermittent home burglary that occurred in South San Francisco on Thursday.

At 9:15 p.m. Thursday, officers from the South San Francisco Police Department responded to a report of an interrupted home break-in on the 10th block of Idlewood Drive.

Police said two suspects entered the back yard of an apartment building by jumping over the fence and then smashing a sliding glass door to gain access to the apartment building.

The victim was at home at the time of the break-in, confronted one of the suspects at the home, and the suspects fled the home.

The suspects fled the scene in a silver two-door sports car, the police said. The victim was not injured in the incident.

Police said the suspects are described as young men of average stature wearing hoodies that cover their heads.

Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the South San Francisco Police Department at (650) 877-8900.

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