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The Racist Frame-up at Dennis Herrera's SF PUC
Laborer's Local 261 members out and protested at the Dennis Herrera's San Francisco Public Utility Commission. They are protesting the racist political frame-up at the agency. They spoke at a meeting of the San Francisco Public Utility Commission
The Racist Frame-up At Dennis Herrera's SF PUC
The systemic racism in the workplace continues in the City and County of San Francisco PUC according to workers who are members of Laborers Local 261.
Joseph King who was promoted to a lead position at the SF PUC was targeted by other managers and workers at the agency and according to him, his son and another worker were framed up. King was accused by being a racist and also bring guns to the job although there was never a police report made about such an incident. Herrera and the commission also denied their right to re-apply for any other job with the City and County of San Francisco.
They spoke out at a meeting of the San Francisco PUC on 10/28/25 about the harassment, terrorism and terminations that took place and the role of the former San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera who is now director of the PUC to have a proper investigation about the actual events at this department. There has been a massive corruption crisis at the agency with top officials taking payoffs and endemic corrupt practices.
Workers also charged that part of the reasons for their frame-up was the cronyism and racism against Samoans at the agency.
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The systemic racism in the workplace continues in the City and County of San Francisco PUC according to workers who are members of Laborers Local 261.
Joseph King who was promoted to a lead position at the SF PUC was targeted by other managers and workers at the agency and according to him, his son and another worker were framed up. King was accused by being a racist and also bring guns to the job although there was never a police report made about such an incident. Herrera and the commission also denied their right to re-apply for any other job with the City and County of San Francisco.
They spoke out at a meeting of the San Francisco PUC on 10/28/25 about the harassment, terrorism and terminations that took place and the role of the former San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera who is now director of the PUC to have a proper investigation about the actual events at this department. There has been a massive corruption crisis at the agency with top officials taking payoffs and endemic corrupt practices.
Workers also charged that part of the reasons for their frame-up was the cronyism and racism against Samoans at the agency.
Production of Labor Video Project
http://www.labormedia.net
For more information:
https://youtu.be/ci9OWBDLhTo
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Corrupt Dennis Hererra Cost SF Taxpayers $2.4 Million For Illegal Firing Of City Attorney
Taxpayers on the hook: Judge says San Francisco must pay $2.4 million in fees to whistleblower's lawyersKGO logoTuesday
July 18 2017kgo
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) —
For San Francisco taxpayers the cost of an alleged sewer repair scam keeps getting more and more expensive.A judge says the city meaning taxpayers should pay more than $2.4 million in legal fees to attorneys for a whistleblower who won her wrongful termination lawsuit in March.Joanne Hoeper was a 20-year veteran lawyer in the San Francisco City Attorney's Office.She says after getting tipped off by an FBI agent she discovered staffers were approving payments to plumbing contractors for unnecessary sewer repair work.She estimates it cost taxpayers $10 million or more between 2002 and 2012.
More In 2012 soon after providing City Attorney Dennis Herrera with a confidential report on her preliminary investigation he fired her.
Hoeper filed a lawsuit alleging she was a victim of retaliation and was terminated because she blew the whistle on what she believed was a scam.
Click here to read her report known as Exhibit 23 included as evidence at her trial.Herrera's defense argued she was fired for incompetence and there was no proof of a scam.But in March a jury unanimously found in Hoeper's favor. The jury found the defendants believed Hoeper had disclosed to her superiors information about the commission of unlawful acts and she
acted to stop a false claim.The jury also found her acts were a substantial motivating reason for the decision to terminate her and they did not believe she would have been fired at that time for legitimate independent reasons.Click here to read more on what the
jury found in their verdict form. As a result of the verdict Hoeper was awarded more than $2.63 million by Superior Court Judge Lynn O'Malley Taylor.
Click here to read Judge O'Malley Taylor's court order on the award to Joanne Hoeper. The video player is currently playing an ad.Now the judge says the city should also pay Hoeper's attorneys more than $2.4 million dollars in legal fees.
Click here to read the judge's order awarding legal fees.
As for City Attorney Herrera he paid an outside legal team millions of dollars to defend against the whistleblower's lawsuit.The team included one of his campaign contributors.Documents from the SF Controller’s office show taxpayers have already ponied up $2516017.75 for Herrera's defense.
That amount only includes payments made prior to January 2017 but not payments made for the last six months or the cost of lawyers for the 3-week trial.
Documents filed by Hoeper's lawyers during pretrial hearings estimate the total cost of Herrera's defense will exceed $5 million.
Herrera is appealing the jury verdict but pending that appeal this case may end up costing taxpayers millions more.
Taxpayers on the hook: Judge says San Francisco must pay $2.4 million in fees to whistleblower's lawyersKGO logoTuesday
July 18 2017kgo
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) —
For San Francisco taxpayers the cost of an alleged sewer repair scam keeps getting more and more expensive.A judge says the city meaning taxpayers should pay more than $2.4 million in legal fees to attorneys for a whistleblower who won her wrongful termination lawsuit in March.Joanne Hoeper was a 20-year veteran lawyer in the San Francisco City Attorney's Office.She says after getting tipped off by an FBI agent she discovered staffers were approving payments to plumbing contractors for unnecessary sewer repair work.She estimates it cost taxpayers $10 million or more between 2002 and 2012.
More In 2012 soon after providing City Attorney Dennis Herrera with a confidential report on her preliminary investigation he fired her.
Hoeper filed a lawsuit alleging she was a victim of retaliation and was terminated because she blew the whistle on what she believed was a scam.
Click here to read her report known as Exhibit 23 included as evidence at her trial.Herrera's defense argued she was fired for incompetence and there was no proof of a scam.But in March a jury unanimously found in Hoeper's favor. The jury found the defendants believed Hoeper had disclosed to her superiors information about the commission of unlawful acts and she
acted to stop a false claim.The jury also found her acts were a substantial motivating reason for the decision to terminate her and they did not believe she would have been fired at that time for legitimate independent reasons.Click here to read more on what the
jury found in their verdict form. As a result of the verdict Hoeper was awarded more than $2.63 million by Superior Court Judge Lynn O'Malley Taylor.
Click here to read Judge O'Malley Taylor's court order on the award to Joanne Hoeper. The video player is currently playing an ad.Now the judge says the city should also pay Hoeper's attorneys more than $2.4 million dollars in legal fees.
Click here to read the judge's order awarding legal fees.
As for City Attorney Herrera he paid an outside legal team millions of dollars to defend against the whistleblower's lawsuit.The team included one of his campaign contributors.Documents from the SF Controller’s office show taxpayers have already ponied up $2516017.75 for Herrera's defense.
That amount only includes payments made prior to January 2017 but not payments made for the last six months or the cost of lawyers for the 3-week trial.
Documents filed by Hoeper's lawyers during pretrial hearings estimate the total cost of Herrera's defense will exceed $5 million.
Herrera is appealing the jury verdict but pending that appeal this case may end up costing taxpayers millions more.
For more information:
https://abc7news.com/post/judge-says-sf-mu...
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