My Assessment of Jonathan Vernick After 2 Years

1. Jonathan Vernick is a world-class hypnotist. He specializes in hypnotizing individuals against their will to do his bidding. His level of expertise is at a counterintelligence level. The public should be alerted: Jonathan Vernick is extremely dangerous and evil!

2. Jonathan Vernick is some kind of non-human entity. I know this because he can control his subjects via intention when they repeat an implanted phrase. Oddly enough, Jonathan Vernick’s usual phrase is for someone to speak the words “Jonathan Vernick” aloud in his presence. If he ever were a human being, he is not today. If there is a hell for these creatures, then Vernick will be going there to burn forever.

3. From the first two claims, there follows two other lemmas or theorems:

a. Psychopath—Since Vernick is some kind of demonic being, it would follow that he has no regard for the rights of human beings.

b. Bully—Vernick loves to control people and manipulate them. He likes to hurt people.

4. Vernick has early-stage dementia—This is clear from my interactions from January 27, 2015 to February 24, 2015 and on June 15, 2016. He forgets what he said or did a few days earlier. When you try to correct what he is saying, he becomes a bully and denies saying it. It looks like the demonic host will be leaving his body in due course as it is my understanding this condition is progressive and will become worse with each passing year. Note: Dementia affects both memory and judgment. If my claim is true, then he will continue to use poor judgment in his actions.

5. Jonathan Vernick is a party guy. I think he likes nothing more than going to a party, interacting with various players, getting drunk or high. Although his orientation is primarily homosexual, even nearing 80-years of age he can charm the ladies.

6. Vernick’s core intelligence or IQ is around 120---which is the IQ level of attorneys'. Before he develop dementia a few years ago, I have been told by people who saw him in action that no one in the world could outplay him!

Conclusion: Jonathan Vernick is not a human being. He is a world-class hypnotist who controls people against their will. To repeat the warning above: Jonathan Vernick is extremely dangerous and evil!

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Mayor Lee: Fire Barbara Garcia!

Readers: Please contact Mayor Lee at: Contact Mayor Edwin M. Lee | Office of the Mayor and request that he fire Barbara Garcia.

June 8, 2017

Dear Mayor Lee:



I am writing to you to request that you fire one of your employees, Barbara Garcia, the Director of Public Health. According to a request for a criminal indictment with the district attorney’s office (see: Criminal Indictments Against Jonathan Vernick, Judith Stevenson, and Barbara Garcia ), Ms. Garcia has allowed the taxpayer’s funds to be mismanaged.



According to the criminal indictment, in 2014 the CFO at Baker Places, Judith Stevenson, had embezzled an estimated $3.4 million over a ten-year period. When Jonathan Vernick, the executive director of Baker Places, was notified of this theft of public funds (Baker Places receives nearly all of its annual allotment of $12 million from DPH) he covered it up and did not duly notify either the police or the public. By late 2014, Ms. Garcia had been notified of the theft of public funds and she also covered it up. An attorney stated that this act combined with subsequent acts constitutes grounds for Barbara Garcia to be criminally charged with the violation of public corruption statures.


In addition, in an interview on April 7, 2016 with Tom Mesa, (see: Financial Documents and Information Prepared for Tom Mesa, a Representative of the Department of Public Health ), an employee of DPH, Mr. Mesa acknowledged that there has been mismanagement of taxpayer’s funds at Baker Places. Mr. Mesa indicated that there was a long-standing “cat-and-mouse” game between Jonathan Vernick and DPH such that Vernick would be caught mismanaging public funds and then be put on a “payback” installment plan to cover his theft. Then shortly after this, Vernick would be caught again mismanaging public funds, only to be put on new “payback” installment plan to cover the latest theft.

Please note that during the 7 years of Barbara Garcia’s tenure, from 2010-2017, Baker Places has lost over $2 million per IRS 999s, which nonprofits file each year. Staff at your office can verify this claim by going to www.citizenaudit.org. Clearly, Ms. Garcia has shown she has poor oversight of the taxpayer’s money. [Readers: See: Baker Places Inc - GuideStar Profile].


The last time Baker Places was audited by the Controller’s Office was in 2008. Ben Rosenfield, the Controller, directed the audit which you can view at:

Department of Public Health: The Nonprofit Organization Baker Places, Inc, and DPH Need to Improve Contract Invoicing Practices

 

His findings included that Baker Places had mismanage funds. For example, in the "Highlight" section on page 2, he states  Baker Places "miscategorized expenditures in more than half of the cost reimbursement invoices we selected for review."
Sadly, things at Baker have not improved in the past 9 years; in fact, I believe the mismanagement of public funds have gotten worse.

Because the mismanage of public funds at Baker Places has been going on for many years and because it appears to involve all officials in upper management such as Nick Lederer, the CEO of Baker Places, I am recommending that you: 1) Request in your upcoming budget due June 30, 2017 that Baker Places be defunded and 2) You contact your City Attorney, Dennis Herrara, and ask him for legal advice on how to proceed. [ Readers: See: Home - City Attorney of San Francisco.]

Based upon the foregoing evidence, I respectfully request that you fire Barbara Garcia. I will be posing this letter on www.defundbakerplaces.blogspot.com and asking my readers to contact you. While I realize that you are presently working with the Supervisors on a $10.1 billion budget and that the theft of $3.4 million is only a small fraction of this sum, as public servants one is required to make sure every penny counts. Thank you for your kind attention to this matter. In passing, I want to praise you for your insightful observations at the “Walk to Work” Day, conducted this past April 6, 2017 which I attended (See: Celebrate Walk to Work Day This Thursday | SFMTA - San Francisco ... ) in which you encouraged all City employees to walk to work. Please contact me at safeway7354@gmail.com if I can be of further service.

Sincerely Yours, 

Harry Petersen

 

Supervisors: For the love of humanity, I implore you to defund Baker Places…

Note to Readers: This is a copy of a letter that I am sending to members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Please contact them and demand Baker Places be defunded: www.sfbos.org.  Thank you for your assistance.

June 7, 2017

Dear Supervisors: 

Jonathan Vernick as of June 7, 2017 is in the process of illegally selling a building donated by the City several decades ago to house various populations. In recent years, 120 Page Street has been converted into apartments which are rented out and also doubles as the office space for the employees of Baker Places. Apparently, Vernick  is being forced to sell this building to pay off the embezzlement of Baker’s former CFO, Judith Stevenson in 2014, estimated at $3.4 million over a ten-year period. When Vernick was alerted to this theft he covered it up; also, late in 2014 Barbara Garcia was notified of Ms. Stevenson’s theft and in response allowed Jonathan Vernick to remain in his position.


An attorney has recommended the following charges: Barbara Garcia should be criminally charged with public corruption; both Jonathan Vernick and Judith Stevenson should be criminally charged with embezzlement; also, Jonathan Vernick should be charged for what appears to be theft of public funds. Please see my previous post, Criminal Indictments Against Jonathan Vernick, Judith Stevenson, and Barbara Garcia .  

Jonathan Vernick is out of control:

* Vernick has release two press releases announcing his retirement: On October 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017. See:

  1) Press Release | Baker Places - San Francisco --In this press release, dated June 20, 2016 Jonathan Vernick agrees to step down by October 31, 2016.

2) [PDF]Jonathan Vernick Steps Down as Executive Director ... - San Francisco--In this press release, dated March 29, 2017 Jonathan Vernick agrees to step down by March 31, 2017.

Note that these press releases are all lies as Vernick remains as the executive of Baker Places. 

* Vernick has corrupted Barbara Garcia to such an extent that he thinks he can publicly disrespect her and get away with it. It appears as though some kind of blackmail or other “offer” has kept Garcia from firing Vernick. In any case, Garcia has no control over him and thus Barbara Garcia needs to be dismissed immediately. 

* Vernick has disrespected the gay community in San Francisco by informing the gay press that Brett Andrews would be the new CEO of Baker Places. Sadly, it appears as though Mr. Andrews has been used as a pawn in one of Mr. Vernick’s ploys.

* Vernick has further disrespected the gay community in San Francisco by withdrawing Baker Places’ funding for the “Castro Country Club,” one of the nation’s first clean and sober communities. Note that historically, this 12-step community, presently located at 18^th and Castro, was the crown jewel of Baker Places. [Side note: Castro Country Club was recently funded by another nonprofit.] 

The list goes on. This man needs to be stopped! For the love of humanity, I implore you to defund Baker Places…

Criminal Indictments Against Jonathan Vernick, Judith Stevenson, and Barbara Garcia

Update on August 28, 2017: I have sent a new criminal indictment to the District Attorney's office. See: Criminal Indictments Against Jonathan Vernick and Barbara Garcia . After conferring with a second attorney, we agreed that based upon the documents provided that there are insufficient grounds to charge Judith Stevenson with criminal offenses. However, we both agree that it is likely that investigators will find supporting evidence to bring charges against her if they look.


June 5, 2017

Dear District Attorney George Gascón:

I am requesting that you bring criminal charges against: Jonathan Vernick, Judith Stevenson, and Barbara Garcia. In a recent interview with a Baker Places employee, I was given the following information supported with documents:

 
*In 2014 Judith Stevenson, then the chief Financial Officer at Baker Places, Incorporated (hereafter “Baker Places” or “Baker”) was caught embezzling funds from Baker Places. It is estimated that over the more than 10 years she acted as the CFO she stole $3.4 million. This is based on the 990s nonprofits file with the IRS. A source for these public record is www.guidestar.com.

*When Jonathan Vernick, the executive director of Baker Places, was notified of the embezzlement at Baker, he along with others such as Nick Lederer, the CEO of Baker Places, covered it up. They did not notified the police or the public. However, officials at the Department of Public Health, including Barbara Garcia and Tom Mesa were informed of the theft of public funds. This is public funds since nearly all of Baker’s $12 Million annual allotment comes from DPH. 

 * Nick Lederer, the CEO was notified of the situation via registered mail in April 2015 and did nothing.

 * Barbara Garcia was informed of Ms. Stevenson’s theft by late 2014. In addition, Tom Mesa was informed by 2015.

 *To pay the IRS $825,000 in back taxes, Jonathan Vernick had 10 clients illegally evicted from 54-56 Francis Street. Then he sold the property on February 15, 2015 and paid nearly $800,000 to the IRS on the same day (See IRS 990 form for 2013-2014 fiscal years). This was theft of public funds since this property had been donated by the Mayor’s Office on Housing and Development to house populations such as those who are HIV +.

 * This employee was unsure if Barbara Garcia had approved of the sale of the property at 54-56 Francis Street, but provided evidence that she did know about the embezzlement by Ms. Stevenson.

 * As of today, June 5, 2017, Jonathan Vernick is illegally selling the Baker Places’ office building to pay off the $3.4 million which was stolen by Ms. Stevenson. This building at 120 Page Street has been home to Baker for decades. Please note this building was donated to Baker Places to house various populations such as those who are HIV+. Employees will now have to be relocated to a woodshed-like structure on third street.

* To understand the real estate transactions, it was recommended that Pablo Tisker of Bernstein Realty be contacted. Apparently, he has ties to Baker Places property. See:

Bernstein Realty - 43 Reviews - Property Management - 4248 23rd St ...

 I will be posting this letter on my blog, www.defundbakerplaces.blogspot. [note: all links in this letter can be found in the June 5, 2017 post] and asking readers to contact you. While I am not a legal scholar, I spoke with an attorney on a pro bono basis and he advised me that there are grounds to charge  both Judith Stevenson and Jonathan Vernick with embezzlement; also, there appears to be grounds to charge Mr. Vernick with theft of public funds. Also, the attorney indicated that Barbara Garcia should be charged with public corruption offenses with your office.

It will be a pleasure to speak with one of your investigators and provide him or her with additional information. Please contact me at safeway7354@gmail.com to set up an interview. Also, an investigator might visit Financial Documents and Information Prepared for Tom Mesa, a Representative of the Department of Public Health and note that at the end of this document I provide 9 contact numbers which might be able to provide leads.  Thank you for your kind attention to this matter.

 Sincerely Yours,

 
Harry Petersen

Note to readers: Please contact the District Attorney's office at San Francisco District Attorney's.

Warning To Readers: Save any posts you like--NOW

Warning to readers:


I would strongly advise you to save or archive any posts on this blog which may have value for you. In the case of a crash I have set up a mirror site on word press. com and in addition I am archiving the posts. Thank you for your kind attention.

Editorial: It’s Time To Defund Baker Places!

In the upcoming weeks, I will be visiting the members of the San Francisco Supervisors and asking them to defund Baker Places. In over two years, I have tried to rid Baker of Jonathan Vernick and have been met with one lie after another. Please note that Vernick has lied to the public in two press releases about retiring from Baker when, in fact, he remains there. See:

1) Press Release | Baker Places - San Francisco --In this press release, dated June 20, 2016 Jonathan Vernick agrees to step down by October 31, 2016.

2) [PDF]Jonathan Vernick Steps Down as Executive Director ... - San Francisco--In this press release, dated March 29, 2017 Jonathan Vernick agrees to step down by March 31, 2017.

 

The concern is the mismanagement of public funds with estimates of $100 million stolen from the taxpayers of San Francisco over the past 25 years. See “The Criminal Case Against Jonathan Vernick” posted on this blog this past March 13, 2017: The Criminal Case Against Jonathan Vernick . 

Theft of public funds at Baker Places occurred in 2014 when Judith Stevenson, Baker's CFO , allegedly embezzled $3.4 million . To make for the loss, there has been talk that Baker’s building at 120 Page Street will have to be sold and employees will be forced to work out of a woodshed-like structure on 3^rd street.  Clearly, this is unacceptable. [Editior's note posted on June 5, 2017: In the original post I misstated the fact that I was informed about this theft at Baker in the past few weeks; in fact, Ms. Stevenson was fired in 2014.]

Thus, I will request the Supervisors (www.sfbos.org) to defund Baker Places. To implement this plan I propose:

1. The 20 apartments Baker Places oversees can be given to “Community Housing Partnership." This nonprofit already has proved it can house various populations. See: Home - Community Housing PartnershipCommunity Housing ...

2. The employees who are under contract with local 1021 SEIU will continue to keep their jobs. The existing contract will remain in force with the only change being that they will work for Community Housing Partnership. 

3. Baker Places will lose its entire $12 million allotment for the Department of Public Health as their contract with the City is eliminated. 

4. The Department of Public Health will give new contracts to various nonprofits to oversee such programs as the “Joe Healy Detox” Center.

Last year there was a plan to merge Baker Places with Positive Resource Center--a merger which appears to be ill-conceived. While I like Brett Andrews, the executive director of Positive Resource Center, he appears to lack the specialized skill set necessary to run a vast multidimensional organization such as Baker Places. Mr. Andrews is a prolific fundraiser for gay causes and is well respected in the queer community where he has been a strong advocate for HIV+ individuals. I hope he continues to be successful in this role.

I invite readers to contact their various members at www.sfbos.org and request them to defund Baker Places. Sadly, this is necessary as the corruption at Baker Places is too vast and has been going for too long for just one individual to depart. In particular, I invite readers to contact Supervisors Jeff Sheehy, Aaron Peskin, and Jane Kim as these three have a proven track record of supporting housing programs funded by the City.

Finally, I invite the news media to investigate Baker Places. In the post, Financial Documents and Information Prepared for Tom Mesa, a Representative of the Department of Public Health,  I give a list of 9 contact numbers at the end which might be a way for investigators to find some leads.

I wish to thank the readers of this blog for the support I have received in the past two years. We need to end this bad nightmare by June 30, 2017—the date in which the Supervisors are required to approve the new fiscal year’s budget. Please do what you can as the programs at Baker are designed to help protect the most vulnerable among us.

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Who Would You Like as the New Executive Director of Baker Places?” Vote Now!

Welcome to the third “Who would you like as the new executive director of Baker Places?” contest . The last election ended March 31, 2017 with no qualified candidates selected. So the election is being held anew. The rules are the same as last time:

1. List three traits you think are important for the CEO of a nonprofit to have and list these in your reply to the director of Public Health, Barbara Garcia :barbara.garcia@sfdph.org. 

 Example: 

A. Trustworthy—This is someone who is honest and follows through with his commitments.

B. Experienced—This is someone who knows how a nonprofit operates and works well with others.

C. Wisdom—This quality will allow one to see the higher values which are at stake and allow one to act with honor.

2. Only 1 vote per person.

3. The deadline for all votes is June 2, 2017, 5:00 P.M.


4. The announcement of the new Executive Director of Baker Places will be made by the Department of Public Health by June 5, 2017.   

Last year, I voted for Masami Endo, a long-term case manager for Baker Places. This year, however, I am voting for Jesse Ponce as he builds rapport with a diverse population. There have been many excellent reports about the extra help he gives clients. Who would you like to be the new Director of Baker? If you are qualified, why not send in your resume to Barbara Garcia?

Please cast your vote NOW by emailing Barbara Garcia at

barbara.garcia@sfdph.org.

 

Open Letter To the Members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors

Readers: Please share this letter with others and your Supervisor. See: www.sfbos.org for each Supervisor’s contact information.

 May 22, 2017

Dear Supervisor:

 Jonathan Vernick, the executive director of Baker Places, lied to you as he agreed to resign from Baker Places, Inc. by March 31, 2017 according to the following press release issue: PDF]Jonathan Vernick Steps Down as Executive Director ... - San Francisco

 
Vernick retirement plans were reported in the local press such as the Castro Courier in its April 2017 new briefs with the title, “Former executive director leaves post after 34 years.” See: News Briefs - Castro Courier.

Also, in an April issue of Bay Area Reporter it was reported that Brett Andrews would be taking over both Baker Places and Positive Resource Center, thereby earning a pay increase. See: Nonprofit execs say results weigh more than pay - Bay Area Reporter.

Please note that Jonathan Vernick has not left Baker Places as his site clearly indicates he is the Executive Director under the "Our Leadership" column. Also, note that he has refused to remove his name from the site after being requested to do so. Moreover, there have been reports that he remains at Baker Places. See: Baker Places: Residential Treatment Centers .       

According to a Private Investigator, Jonathan Vernick has stolen $100 million from the taxpayers of San Francisco over the past 25 years. What is the basis for this investigator’s claim?

 * Baker Places gets buildings donated to it via the Mayor’s Department of Housing and Development free of charge. These are buildings which are intended to house clients such as those who are HIV+.  After a few years the clients are evicted (usually under the pretext that the building is in need of repair) and then sold. This is what happened at 54-56 Francis Street in which 10 clients were evicted so that Jonathan Vernick could pay the IRS over $800,000 in back taxes. This misused of public funds, according to the investigator, has been going on for over 25 years. 

* According to the IRS 990s (forms nonprofits file), Baker Places has lost $3.4 million of the taxpayer’s money over the past 10 years.

 * There are ongoing concerns about how the Ryan White Act funds are being used. There have been several reports that these funds have been used in an unlawful manner.

The investigator examined the above data points and extrapolated them over 25 years to reach the total of $100 million as the amount Jonathan Vernick has stolen from the taxpayers of San Francisco.  Please see the post on my blog, www.defundbakerplaces.blogspot.com : The Criminal Case Against Jonathan Vernick. 

The theft of public funds can have deadly consequences as out of the several dozen reports I have received about Jonathan Vernick, none have been more chilling than the following which was reported on April 11, 2016. I quote the letter verbatim and without commentary: 

Hello Mr. Petersen.

I just wanted to say that I think what you are doing is great and I hope you are successful. Jonathan Vernick is trying to cover up something terrible that has happened at a Baker Places site. On Thursday the 31st of March at the San Jose Place site, a client named Scott McGreevy died after he hung himself in his room. He didn't get medical attention in time because Baker Places deliberately under-staffs the sites so they can keep the extra money. Please tell people about this. Don't let them cover it up like they tried to cover up what they did to you.

Sincerely,

Michelle Lott

Recommendation: Jesse Ponce is a well-respected case manager at Baker Places. He achieves rapport with a diverse population. Mr. Ponce will make an excellent new executive director of Baker Places.  Thus, I recommend that you communicate with Mr. Vernick that he needs to step down and allow Mr. Ponce to step up. If Vernick refuses to leave, then defund Baker Places.

Thank you for your kind attention to the above matter. If I can be of further assistance, please email me at safeway7354@gmail.com.

 Sincerely Yours,

Harry Petersen

Jonathan Vernick--Go Fuck Yourself!

Readers: Google “Defund Baker Places” or “Jonathan Vernick” or visit www.defundbakerplaces.blogspot.com.

Also, readers are invited to visit Historic Jonathan Vernick Post: Resources for Action! .

 

* According to a private investigator, Jonathan Vernick has stolen $100 million from the taxpayers of San Francisco. What is the basis of this investigator’s claim? Baker Places receives houses donated free of charge via the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Development and then turns around and sells the donated property. This is what happened when 10 clients were evicted from 54-56 Francis Street so that Jonathan Vernick could pay the IRS over $800,000 in back taxes. This is theft of public funds and has been going on for over 25 years. See the post: The Criminal Case Against Jonathan Vernick .

 * According to the IRS 990s forms (which nonprofits file) Baker Places has lost over $3.4 million of the taxpayer’s money in the past 10 years. See the post:  Financial Documents and Information Prepared for Tom Mesa, a Representative of the Department of Public Health.

* Criminal charges have been filed with the San Francisco Police Department against Jonathan Vernick. These charges include embezzlement, theft of public funds, and fraud.

 

If we unite in the “Jonathan Vernick—Go Fuck Yourself” Movement we can achieve together what we cannot do alone. So be part of a worthy cause and do a good deed today by telling Jonathan Vernick to go fuck himself!

Jonathan Vernick Is Still At Baker Places!

Background: Jonathan Vernick was to resign from Baker Places, Inc. by March 31, 2017 according to the following press release issue: PDF]Jonathan Vernick Steps Down as Executive Director ... - San Francisco

Vernick retirement plans were reported in the local press such as the Castro Courier in its April 2017 new briefs with the title, “Former executive director leaves post after 34 years.” See: News Briefs - Castro Courier.

Also, in an April issue of Bay Area Reporter it was reported that Brett Andrews would be taking over both Baker Places and Positive Resources Center, thereby earning a pay increase. See: Nonprofit execs say results weigh more than pay - Bay Area Reporter.

Present: Jonathan Vernick has not left Baker Places as his site clearly indicates he is the Executive Director under the "Our Leadership" column. Please note that he has refused to remove his name from the site after being requested to do so. Moreover, there have been reports that he remains at Baker Places. See: Baker Places: Residential Treatment Centers .       

What You Can Do:

1) Please contact your member of the Board of Supervisors at: www.sfbos.org and demand that Jonathan Vernick be removed from Baker Places.

2) Contact Barbara Garcia, the Director of Public Health, and tell her that Jonathan Vernick has refused to leave as he agreed to: barbara.garcia@sfdph.org.

 

3) Let the local press know that Jonathan Vernick lied to them and to the public. In particular, please let the reporters at Castro Courier and Bay Area Reporter know that they have falsely reported that Vernick would leave at the end of March 2017.

4) Please visit my previous post of April 25, 2017: Can A Reader Please Verify that Jonathan Vernick Has Left Baker Places--Thank You!

5) For more background info on this case, please see:  Historic Jonathan Vernick Post: Resources for Action!

Thanks to all readers who support the most vulnerable among us by having Jonathan Vernick removed from Baker Places. Please email me at safeway7354@gmail.com if I can be of further help. Thank you!