A city audit says former chief assistant treasurer Tajel Shah improperly steered a $10 million business-tax contract toward a friend’s firm, confirming last year’s whistleblower allegations and exposing weak procurement controls in a mission-critical office.

Mayor Daniel Lurie and Board President Rafael Mandelman are proposing three major Charter reform buckets—contracting, ballot rules, and executive accountability—in a March 5, 2026 letter to Controller Greg Wagner. GrowSF strongly supports the package; Steven Bacio and Sachin Agarwal participated in the working group discussions and we’re encouraged by where the reforms are headed.