Editorial: Jonathan Vernick Needs To Be Dismissed—Now!

Since the beginning of 2016 Defund Baker Places, Inc. Blog has been part of a “Ping Pong diploymacy” in which a reporter from this blog has maintained communication with members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and officials at the Department of Public Health (DPH). This has been going for the last two months; the time for games is over…Now is the time for action. Jonathan Vernick needs to  be dismissed by June 30, 2016.

While we have offered to give the Board of Supervisors and officials at DPH documents and statements verifying Vernick’s disrespect towards employees and clients, there has been only silence in response. This is unacceptable! A Resolution needs to be implemented which is why a reporter will once again return to the Board of Supervisors by March 14, 2016.

The financial mismanagement has been documented to the Board, to DPH and the Mayor’s office. We have shown that Baker Places lost a total of $825,000 for the fiscal year 2013-2014. This is the taxpayer’s money; yet, even Mayor Lee has failed to show any interested in wisely managing funds.

Because former employees have written to this blog, sharing information about corruption and abuse under the 25-years of terror by Vernick, we consider this to be a human rights issue: All human beings have the right to be treated with dignity and respect. One would think that Barbara A. Garcia, the executive director of the Department of Health of all people would know this; yet by her inaction she is showing otherwise. It is time for Ms. Garcia to do the right thing and dismiss Vernick.

Readers of this blog have supported its efforts for nearly six months. We are grateful and call upon dedicated readers again to rise to the occasion: Please contact your member of the Board of Supervisors at www.sfbos.org and let him or her know that it’s time for action: Vernick must not be supported by the taxpayers of San Francisco as he must be dismissed—Now!

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