Editorial: The Jonathan Vernick Team Still Controls the Department of Public Health in San Francisco

Jonathan Vernick and his team of enablers continue to control the Department of Public Health (DPH) in San Francisco. In his latest iteration, his team is having 41 permanent treatment beds closed for mental health patients at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH). Then he is transferring the funds saved to his own group, PRC (formerly Positive Resource Center) for two-week respite services at SFGH for psych patients.


Last week dozens of protestors gathered at SFGH to demand that the 41 beds remain open to those with various mental health challenges. Under the proposed plan, the patients will be transferred the Hummingbird center for two-week stays. After this period, one assumes they will roam the streets of San Francisco causing distress to all who come in contact with them. Please see last Sunday’s San Francisco Examiner’s article, “Cuts to mental health beds prompt protest,” by Laura Waxmann and
See: Protestors Rally Against City Plan to Close Mental Health Beds .

Analysis: There are several problems here: First why is 120 Page Street, historically known as West Side Lodge, not being used as it had been from about 1980 to 2005: Accepting psych patients from SFGH for 90-day periods before they are referred to other resources? This would cost the taxpayers of San Francisco nothing as the building, worth an estimated value of $3.4 million, was donated to Baker Places, Inc. Then medical and/or medicare would be billed for the services they received. Instead, the taxpayers are paying millions of dollars to house patients for two-week stays. This appears to be theft of public funds.

The second problem is it appears as though the Vernick team is going to sell the building at 120 Page Street. While the building was emptied as of April 4, 2019 as the Baker Places new building is at 170 9^th Street, and accepted clients from SFGH psych ward for a few weeks, it now appears that 120 Page will be sold for $3.4 million. This appears to be theft of public funds.

Readers are invited to see my previous post on West Side Lodge: Good News: West Side Lodge Is Reborn!

A third problem concerns the dishonesty of Brett Andrews, the CEO of PRC. Please note that while to the media Mr. Andrews claims to be in charge of Baker Places, Inc. and PRC, insiders have informed me that, in fact, Jonathan Vernick is in complete charge. There are two disturbing issues of lying:
1) On PRC website there is a press release, issued by Jonathan Vernick on March 30, 2017, claiming that he was stepping down as the Executive Director of Baker Places, Inc. as of March 31, 2017. Please see: PDF] Jonathan Vernick Steps Down as Executive Director ... - San Fra
Mr. Andrews must know that this is a lie since both he and Vernick work in the same building, 170 9^th Street, and thus he would know Vernick has not retired or otherwise left.

Why would Mr. Andrews lie for Vernick? It impossible to say for sure, but one assumes that this has to do with their friendship for the past 20 years and the fact that Vernick has served as a mentor to Mr. Andrews. In my view, to be mentored by Vernick is to be guided by darkness. Please note that there have been several reports that both Vernick and Mr. Andrews have misused the funds from the Ryan White Act (this is to help those with HIV) as they recently received grants totaling over $3 million. This appears to be theft of public funds.

2) In his fortnightly column in the San Francisco Bay Times, “From the Frontlines,” Mr. Andrews now claims to have an MA in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from George Washington University. Yet, in the same paper, in the February 25-March 9, 2016 issue, Mr. Andrews claims to gone to college at Pennsylvania State University. It is my understanding that he has a degree in English.


Please see: Brett Andrews Exemplifies Compassionate Leadership - San ...

Also, please note that Vernick has claimed to have the same degree, a M.A. from George Washington University! While it is possible that they might have earned a degree via on-line, I am skeptical and thus would invite investigators to validate their claims.

Summary: It appears as though the Jonathan Vernick Team continues to be in complete control of DPH in San Francisco. Also, it appears as though the Director of Public Health, Dr. Grant Colfax, is doing what his predecessor, Barbara Garcia did: close down beds at SFGH psych ward and then shifting the funds to the Vernick team. This appears to be theft of public funds.

Note to Dr. Grant Colfax: I invite you to reverse your course with the closing down of psych beds at SFGH and what appears support of theft of public funds. Also, I invite you to see that 120 Page Street is used for its intended purpose—housing psych patients for 90-days—and not allow it to be sold for $3.4 million. Finally, I invite you to get rid of both Jonathan Vernick and Brett Andrews as they appear to be actively involved in the theft of tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer’s money. I wish to remind Dr. Colfax that his predecessor was forced to resign amid a corruption probe of her theft of a public funds.

Note to Readers: Please contact Dr. Colfax, the members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, and Mayor London Breed’s office regarding the theft of public funds. Also, demand that both Jonathan Vernick and Brett Andrews be removed. I would recommend Masami Endo, a long-term case manager for Baker Places, Inc. who now works for PRC as the new director of the combined nonprofits.




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Good News: West Side Lodge Is Reborn!

Update on June 25, 2019: Since May 23, 2019 there have been weekly meetings at 120 Page every Thursday where clients use computers and attend classes. Apparently, the clients are being escorted from San Francisco General Hospital’s Psych ward. Thus, while West Side Lodge is being born, it is not a done deal as clients are not living there. Hopefully, as the apartments are cleaned out clients will be admitted for 90-day periods before they are referred to other resources in the mental health system. I invite my readers to contact your public officials to ensure that 120 Page Street is used for its intended purpose and not to be sold for an estimated $3.4 million.  




West Side Lodge, located at 120 Page Street, existed from about 1980 to 2005 and served about 30 clients for 90-day periods. These clients generally were escorted from San Francisco General psych ward to a residential program so they could be referred to other resources in the mental health system.

After 2005 West Side Lodge closed down as Jonathan Vernick turned it into an office space for employees and rented the apartments above. According to Baker Places insiders, Vernick had been attempting to sell the building, worth an estimated $3.4 million, as of 2017. 

As of May 23, 2019, West Side Lodge has been reborn! I received a document showing that 120 Page Street is now opening its apartments to clients from SFGH psych ward. This is great news as this donated building will not be sold after all!  And the taxpayers of San Francisco will see that their investment is used for its intended purpose: To house those who need referrals in the mental health system.

I wish to thank the readers of the blog , the  Director of Public Health, Dr. Grant Colfax, and Mayor London Breed for their assistance in making this happen.

Co-Exisiting Peacefully with Baker Places: A letter to Luisa Francisco

Readers: This is a draft copy of a letter which I am presently sending to Lusia Francisco, a financial manager at Baker Places.


April 9, 2019


Dear Luisa Francisco:


Thank you for meeting with me this past April 3, 2019 at Baker Places' office, 120 Page Street, between about 9:30 A.M. to10 A.M. During our meeting you accepted April's rent and gave me Baker Places new address in which to send May's rent:


"Baker Places, Inc.
170 9th Street
94103"


Also, you gave Bakers' new telephone number as: 415-777-0333.


During the meeting you requested that I send both February's rent check and May's rent check the in May. Per agreement the checks will be sent certified mail early in May. Please instruct anyone working at the front desk that he needs to sign the return receipt so I have proof of payment.


Based upon your agreement to accept all future rent checks at the address above, an attorney has advised me to not engage in any public campaign. My two conditions for peaceful co-existence:
1) The rent checks are accepted and everything is okay with the rent.
2) The "Defund Baker Places" Blog remains in place.


Should Jonathan Vernick wish to honor his agreement on January  27, 2015 and send me a contract that is approved by the Baker Board, then I will consider taking the blog from public view.
 
Again, thanks for meeting with me as I hope we can continue to co-exist peacefully.




Sincerely Yours,


 


(Harry Petersen)

A Private Investigator’s Report: Jonathan Vernick Has Stolen $100 From the Taxpayers of San Francisco

Below is a brief sketch from a report I received from a private investigator in 2017. Investigators in this case may be able to use the references to access possible leads.


1. According to IRS 990s (these are forms non-profits file) as of 2015 Baker Places owns $47 million in property and buildings. Note that all properties own by Baker Places are donated from the City and County of San Francisco. 


2. One source of the donated properties Baker Places owns are the 15 (or so) apartments which serve as co-ops for clients. Except for a few long-term co-ops, these apartments are recycled with the apartments being sold when a new apartment becomes available. In general, the apartments, houses, or buildings are donated by the Mayor’s Office on Housing and Development. The Investigator was unclear if there are other departments in the City which donates buildings or if other outside sources have donated to Baker Places. If one values these buildings at $1 million each this accounts for a present value of $15 million. Of course, since the co-ops are recycled Baker Places has owned on the order of 40 co-ops over the past 30 years (this is the period of Jonathan Vernick’s tenure as Executive Director of Baker Places) which places the total value at $40 million in today’s terms.


3. A second source of buildings are part of the mental health system in which clients are placed in a 90-day treatment program before being referred to other resources. These include Grove Street House, Baker Street House, Robertson House, San Jose Place, Jo Ruffin. Since these are large building complexes holding 20-30 clients they are worth several million dollars each. The total value of these treatment centers is valued at $20 million.


4. A fourth source of buildings include:  Joe Haley Detox Program, which treats those with acute drug addiction;  Fergunson House, which treats those who are HIV+ and have drug addictions; Acceptance Place which house gay and bisexual men. These 3 buildings have an estimated value of $10 million.  


5. Baker Places also owns its own office at 120 Page Street. Previously, this space had been known as West Side Lodge and housed 20-30 clients for 90 day periods. Today the apartments have been rented out; however, I have been informed by Baker Places insiders that Vernick has been trying to sell this building. As of 2015, it had an estimated value of $3.4 million. Please note again: This building was donated to Baker Places and now it appears as though Vernick is trying to sell it. 


6. Baker Places first donated building was the Castro County Club located at 18^th street and Castro. It serves as a 12-step clean and sober meeting places for those who are struggling with various drug addictions. From what I can gather from the Investigator, it appears that Vernick sold the building a few years back, then rented the building from the new owner. Then the building was sold a second time and this time the new owner demanded rent on the order of $600,000 per year. Vernick was unwilling to pay this rent and thus Baker Places lost its historical legacy which began circa 1969. In today’s terms, the building is worth on the order of $6 million. 


7. Investigators looking into this case will want to look at the real estate holdings of Pablo Tisker of Bernstein Realty. It appears as though Vernick and Tisker have had a tangled history for the past 20 years (or so)  in which Vernick sells or exchanges property with Mr. Tisker. It appears as though there are 20 buildings which are owned by Mr. Tisker but were bought or exchanged with Baker Places. The estimated worth of these buildings are between $20 million to $50. Because the Private Investigator was unable to piece together all the various holdings, I am using the lower estimate of $20 million of properties which were donated to Baker Places, but which are subsequently are owned by Mr. Tisker. See: Home - Bernstein Realty Property Management.

8. Investigators into this case might look at Jonathan Vernick’s company Ljv Holding Llc.  For additional insights, please see Jonathan Vernick Et Al v. Mynette Boykin :: Superior Court of California ...


Summary: Baker Places has acquired property and buildings worth an estimated $100 million over the nearly 30 years of Jonathan Vernick’s tenure as Executive Director of Baker Places. Many of the buildings have been sold or traded while others are subject to being sold at Vernick’s whim. The term “stolen” is used in a moral sense, not a legal one, since it is unclear what the legal status of donated buildings which are to be used to house clients which are then subsequently sold. Should the San Francisco Board of Supervisors wish to defund Baker Places, they will need to ask the City’s Attorney to place a lien on donated buildings so that Vernick cannot sell them. Investigators of this case will need to look at the real estate holdings of Pablo Tisker of Bernstein as they relate to the holdings of Baker Places. An unknown is whether Vernick has comingled Baker Places funds with his private company Ljv Holding Llc. Also, it is unknown if Vernick has other ties to other companies or has made real estate exchanges with various real estate brokers other than Mr. Tisker.
 

Jonathan Vernick--Go Fuck Yourself!

Note to readers: Because February’s rent check was returned by the post office with a return receipt required, I assume that the Vernick team is refusing to accept my monthly rent. If this is a misunderstanding, then I invite Vernick to clear this up by April 3, 2019. Otherwise, I will proceed with a new campaign to have Vernick removed from Baker Places. This campaign will include the public posting of flyers, contacting the police department to re-file fraud charges, contacting Brett Andrews who is the CEO of PRC and Baker Places, the local media, and various public officials such Dr. Grant Colfax, the director of Public Health in San Francisco.
 

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 misuse 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 indictments have been filed against Jonathan Vernick and Barbara Garcia for public corruption. See: Criminal Indictments Against Jonathan Vernick and Barbara Garcia .

 

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!

 

 

Editorial: My Assessment of Jonathan Vernick After 3 years

Note To Investigators: Jonathan Vernick has taken Baker Places web site down, has formed a new group “PRC Baker Places,” and has no public face on the PRC website. The best way to find out about the situation is to contact Baker Places at 120 Page at 415-255-6544.

Note to Readers: This editorial is an update of a previous post on this blog:  My Assessment of Jonathan Vernick After 2 Years .

1. One important insight about Baker Places is that it is part of a group of 30 or so nonprofits which network together. They form a powerful political bloc such that they can control appointments to various government positions, can call upon the supervisors and mayor to do their bidding and so forth. The godfather of this consortium is Nick Lederer, CEO of Haight Ashbury Free Clinic and Golden Gate Senior Services. 

2. Another insight which might be helpful is to see how unethical nonprofits operate in San Francisco:

* They offer free services to the 11 supervisors in their various districts. Indeed, it is common for a supervisor’s aide to call up a nonprofit and tell them what needs to be done in their district.

* They will support the supervisors and mayor in their campaigns. This might be done via “dark money” which is funneled through private groups or by doing services in kind or in some kind of quid pro quo.


* In return for supporting the supervisors, each July a budget is passed for nonprofits. Recently, it was over $300 million for the several hundred nonprofits in San Francisco. Rarely is a nonprofit defunded since they support the supervisors and the mayor.


* The unethical nonprofits will then steal as most of their yearly allotment as possible. Since there is almost no oversight over the expenditures of nonprofits such as yearly audit by the Controller’s Office, there is no data on how the government’s money was spent.


* The unethical nonprofits will have high administrative costs such as paying their CEO’s $200,000 per year. In addition, these nonprofits will apply and receive various grants such as those from the Mayor’s Department on Housing and Development. Note: Baker Places would fit my definition of an “unethical nonprofit” and thus this is how Vernick operates.

 3. As noted in the post below, Jonathan Vernick is a world-class hypnotist who practices black magic. I understand those of a rational mind set will believe there is no such thing as magic. Thus, I would invite those readers to see Real Magic By Dean Radin. See: Amazon.com: Real Magic: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Science, and a ... Note that  Dr. Radin has been a leading researcher into the paranormal and his latest text is a capstone of a career in which he has researched this subject, both on a personal level and in an academic level. He conclude this text with " Magic is real. Deal with it." 

4. Those who would like insight into how world-class hypnotist work may want to see an older text, The Great Psychological Crime, by Florence Huntley, published in 1903. See: [PDF]The Great Psychological Crime - The Great School of Natural Science  to download this text. Note this text lays out the various techniques Vernick uses including hypnotizing someone without them being aware of it, placing post-hypnotic commands in the subject's mind, and otherwise controlling other people. 

5. I wish to reiterate what is said below: Jonathan Vernick is not a human being. He is a world-class hypnotist who can control people to do his bidding. Public warning: Jonathan Vernick is extremely dangerous and evil!

My Assessment of Jonathan Vernick After 2 Years

Note to readers: I originally published this essay on June 12, 2017 on this blog. Please see: 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!

Editorial: Barbara Garcia Resigns Amid Corruption Probe

Call For Action:

As of today, August 27, 2018 Jonathan Vernick remains the executive director of Baker Places. I call upon the public to contact Mayor London Breed’s office and demand that Jonathan Vernick be removed immeditately. Please contact the Honorable Mayor at Contact Mayor London N. Breed | Office of the Mayor - SF Mayor's Office.


On August 22, 2018 Barbara Garcia, the head of the Department of Public Health (DPH) in San Francisco, was forced to resign amid a possible criminal investigation into violating the state’s conflict-of-interest laws. Here is what happened:

In 2009 the California Institute of Integral studies (IIS) was awarded a $1 million sole-source 7-year contract from the DPH. Garcia's wife-to-be, Dorotea Reyna, worked for the school in professional development. The source of the money was from Proposition 63 which put a 1% tax on millionaires. In 2011 Garcia became the head of DPH. In 2014 Barbara Garcia and Dorotea Reyna were married.


From 2014 to 2016 Ms. Reyna received about $100,000 from the school, IIS. The contract was a no-bid, single source contact. The problem: When Garcia and Reyna became married in 2014 the contract had to be open to other bidders in order to avoid California’s conflict-of-interest-laws. 

On Tuesday August 21, 2018 Garcia was given an ultimatum: Immediately resign or face being fired and face a criminal investigation by the City Attorney’s office. She choose to resign. Garcia announced her resignation to the public on August 22, 2018. For additional insights see: SF health director Garcia forced to resign over conflict-of-interest ...

Analysis:


The above corruption probe parallels the criminal corruption charges I made with the District Attorney George Gascón: See: Criminal Indictments Against Jonathan Vernick and Barbara Garcia.  Some observations:


* Barbara Garcia is an expert in using various sources of funding such as: The Proposition 63 funds, obtaining grants from the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Development (in San Francisco), the Ryan White Act (to support those with HIV), federal grants for HIV education, and private grants. Indeed, in her nearly 20 years in DPH she had acquired literally dozens of funding sources.


* An example of her expertise is in the funding of HealthRight 360, an arm of Waldens’ House at Mission and Van Ness. Garcia was able to obtain funds of $3.2 million for a new building. See: HealthRIGHT 360 Announces Location of New SF Healthcare Center ...


* Note to Investigators: There is evidence that HealthRight 360 at 1563 Mission is engaged in massive medi-cal and medicare fraud.




* Barbara Garcia’s modus operandi is to engage in lying, deception, and evasion. For example, in an email her department agreed to publicly announce Jonathan Vernick, the executive director of Baker Places,  retirement by Febraury 15, 2016. When I went to her office to confirm this announcement on Febraury 12, 2016 a spokeswoman from her office lied a second time, claiming the announcement would occur in early in March of 2016. Needless to say, such an announcement was not forthcoming. See Reply To Reader: Why Are You Seeking Barbara Garcia's Resignation? a post on this blog on May 10, 2016


* Jonathan Vernick has announced two retirement dates: 


1. October 31, 2016 in which he told the gay press in San Francisco that Brett Andrews the CEO of Positive Resources would be the new executive director of Baker Places. This did not happen.


2. March 31, 2017 Jonathan Vernick release a press announcement of his impending retirement. See: [PDF]Jonathan Vernick Steps Down as Executive Director of Baker Places  This did not happen.

* When I confronted Barbara Garcia about her not keeping her word and also allowing Vernick to lie to the public (note: Baker Places is funded by DPH) she choose to ignore me. This forced me to post flyers exposing the matter to larger public.

* July 2017 I spoke with an insider in DPH who provided me with documents showing that Barbara Garcia had known and approved of the sale of a building which had been donated by the Mayor’s Office on Housing and Development. This building at 54-56 Francis Street housed ten clients such as those who were HIV+. The building was sold for nearly $800,000 in order for Jonathan Vernick to pay the IRS back taxes. This was misuse of public funds.

* Attorneys informed me that Barbara Garcia had been publicly corrupted for allowing Vernick to misuse public funds.  Hence, I filed criminal indictments against Barbara Garcia and Jonathan Vernick for public corruption.  See:  Criminal Indictments Against Jonathan Vernick and Barbara Garcia .

* Note that Baker Places have two long-term case managers who would do a great job as the new Executive Director of Baker Places:

1. Masami Endo—A leader in the Asian-American community. Contact number: 415-255-6544, extension, 257.
2. Jesse Ponce—A leader in the Hispanic community who builds rapport with a diverse population. Contact number: 415-255-6544.

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Criminal Indictments Against Jonathan Vernick and Barbara Garcia

Update on April 17, 2018: Perhaps a reader might forward this post to various candidates for mayor such as Mr. Mark Leno, Ms. Jane Kim, and Ms. London Breed and ask them if they are going to clean City Hall when they are elected. In particular, encourage them to replace Barbara Garcia with a professional with a doctorate degree in medicine.

Note to readers: Please contact the District Attorney's office at San Francisco District Attorney's and the FBI at Welcome to FBI.gov — FBI. to have Jonathan Vernick and Barbara Garcia arrested for public corruption.

August 28, 2017

Dear District Attorney George Gascón:

I am requesting that you bring criminal charges against: Jonathan Vernick and Barbara Garcia for public corruption. For leads in this case I invite an investigator at your office to visit my link on my blog, www.defundbakerplaces.blogspot.com: Some Leads For Investigators. Please note that 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”) mismanaged funds from Baker Places. It is estimated that over the more than 10 years she acted as the CFO she mismanaged $3.4 million. This is based on the 990s nonprofits file with the IRS. A source for these public records is Baker Places Inc.

*When Jonathan Vernick, the executive director of Baker Places, was notified of the financial mismanagement 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 mismanagement of funds 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 12, 2015 and paid nearly $700,000 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 provided evidence that Barbara Garcia had approved of the sale of the property at 54-56 Francis Street. Also, the employee stated Barbara Garcia knew about the mismanagement of funds at Baker Places.  

 * As of today, August 28, 2017, Jonathan Vernick is selling the Baker Places’ office building  valued at $3 million. This building at 120 Page Street, known as West Side Lodge 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.com. and asking readers to contact you. While I am not a legal scholar, I spoke with two attorneys on a pro bono basis and they both advised me that there are grounds to charge Jonathan Vernick with public corruption of Barbara Garcia; 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, for additional insights an investigator might visit Financial Documents and Information Prepared for Tom Mesa, a Representative of the Department of Public Health.  Thank you for your kind attention to this matter.

Sincerely Yours,

 

Harry Petersen 

Some Leads For Investigators

Below are some leads which investigators might find helpful.  All information given such as telephone numbers and emails are public information.

1.  The reader can go to: Baker Places Inc , 2014-2015 where a net loss of $615,749 was recorded at the near bottom of the post under "Fund Balance; also, note that in the 2013-2014 IRS records there was a $825,577 lost posted for this fiscal year.  



2.  Michelle Lott—Reported the suicide of Scott McGreevy at San Jose Place. See link:
Jonathan Vernick Covering Up Death at San Jose Place, Reader Alleges

 
3. Press Release: Jonathan Vernick, executive director of Baker Places, Inc today announced he will be stepping down from the organization as of March 31, 2017. See: [PDF]Jonathan Vernick Steps Down as Executive Director of Baker Places ....  Note: This press release is a falsehood since Mr. Vernick has not step down from Baker Places.

 
4. Judith E. Stevenson—Telephone: 415-586-2843; 415-928-7905; email: juditheileen@msn.com .  This is the CFO of Baker Places who left in 2014 for mismanaging public funds.

5.  Pablo Tisker—This is a realtor who rents apartments to Baker Places and has other financial ties to Baker:
Bernstein Realty - 43 Reviews - Property Management - 4248 23rd St ...

6.  This is an audit of Baker Places by the Controller’s Office 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

7. This is my assessment of Jonathan Vernick after two years. While I realize many people will think my claim are crazy, I nonetheless report them because I have sufficient grounds to verify them: My Assessment of Jonathan Vernick After 2 Years .

 
8.  Harry Petersen—telephone: 415-865-0734; email: safeway7354@gmail.com. This is my contact info.

9. Fancher Larson—Telephone: 415-552-8100; Address: 1663 Mission Street, suite 310. This is a paralegal who defends clients in Baker Places; she has been involved in the case since January 27, 2015.

10. James H. Smithson—Telephone: 415-452-9980; Address: 303 Seneca Avenue. This was a tenant who was illegally evicted from 54 Franics Street in Nov. 2014

11. Masami Endo—Telephone: 415-255-6544, ext. 257. Address: 120 Page Street. This is a long-term case manager at Baker Places.

12. Lusia Francisco—Telephone: 415-255-6544; Address: 120 Page Street. This is a financial coordinator at Baker Places.

13. Jesse Ponce—Telephone: 415-255-6544; Address: 120 Page Street. This is a long-term case manager at Baker Places and would make a great new executive director.

14. Nick Lederer—Telephone: 415-752-6444; email: nick@ggsenior.org . This is the CEO of Baker Places.

15. This is a link to the criminal charges filed against Jonathan Vernick, Judith Stevenson, and Barbara Garcia with the District Attorney's office:

Criminal Indictments Against Jonathan Vernick and Barbara Garcia

16. Two public officials at the Department of Public Health:


a. Barbara Garcia—She is the director of Public Health: barbara.garcia@sfdph.org

b. Tom Mesa— Oversees the implementing of programs approved by DPH: Tom.Mesa@sfdph.org. 
 
Also, here is a link to a report I gave him during an interview on April 7, 2016: Financial Documents and Information Prepared for Tom Mesa, a Representative of the Department of Public Health .

17. This is an historic link which covers posts starting from September 19, 2015, the date when this blog began: Historic Jonathan Vernick Post: Resources for Action!

  

18. Investigators might want to look into Mr. Vernick's private Corporation.  See : Jonathan Vernick Et Al v. Mynette Boykin :: Superior Court of ...