Alcaraz's Scandal Rocks San Francisco Politics as Resignation Becomes Official
The appointment of 29-year-old Beya Alcaraz to the office of San Francisco supervisor has been marred by controversy, with questions surrounding her business practices and potential tax evasion. A week after being appointed, Alcaraz tendered her resignation on Thursday night amid public scrutiny over her conduct as a small business owner.
According to sources within City Hall, this is unprecedented in the city's history of supervisory appointments. Critics are now questioning how the mayor's office could have overlooked these red flags during the vetting process.
Alcaraz owned and operated an animal supply store called The Animal Connection before taking up her post as supervisor. The store has been shut down due to allegations that it was kept in poor condition, with hundreds of dead mice discovered by its new owner, Julia Baran.
It is now reported that Alcaraz had been falsifying the financial statements for her former business, claiming profits when the truth was much more dire. Profit and loss statements show that she was losing tens of thousands every year between 2020 to 2023. In an exchange of text messages with Baran in March this year, Alcaraz also claimed to have avoided paying taxes on what would have been a lucrative business.
According to Pon, a certified financial planner, "You can't use your business account to pay for personal expenses and deduct them on your tax return." Moreover, "you have to report all your income that you received in your business. And you have employees. You have to put them on payroll. You can't pay them, 'under the table.'"
The mayor stated he had spoken with Alcaraz late Thursday night about her intention to resign from her post as supervisor. Lurie agreed that new information regarding her conduct while running her small business would be a significant distraction to his work.
He also said he takes full responsibility for this situation and vowed to learn from it, promising the city "I'm going to grow."
The appointment of 29-year-old Beya Alcaraz to the office of San Francisco supervisor has been marred by controversy, with questions surrounding her business practices and potential tax evasion. A week after being appointed, Alcaraz tendered her resignation on Thursday night amid public scrutiny over her conduct as a small business owner.
According to sources within City Hall, this is unprecedented in the city's history of supervisory appointments. Critics are now questioning how the mayor's office could have overlooked these red flags during the vetting process.
Alcaraz owned and operated an animal supply store called The Animal Connection before taking up her post as supervisor. The store has been shut down due to allegations that it was kept in poor condition, with hundreds of dead mice discovered by its new owner, Julia Baran.
It is now reported that Alcaraz had been falsifying the financial statements for her former business, claiming profits when the truth was much more dire. Profit and loss statements show that she was losing tens of thousands every year between 2020 to 2023. In an exchange of text messages with Baran in March this year, Alcaraz also claimed to have avoided paying taxes on what would have been a lucrative business.
According to Pon, a certified financial planner, "You can't use your business account to pay for personal expenses and deduct them on your tax return." Moreover, "you have to report all your income that you received in your business. And you have employees. You have to put them on payroll. You can't pay them, 'under the table.'"
The mayor stated he had spoken with Alcaraz late Thursday night about her intention to resign from her post as supervisor. Lurie agreed that new information regarding her conduct while running her small business would be a significant distraction to his work.
He also said he takes full responsibility for this situation and vowed to learn from it, promising the city "I'm going to grow."
OMG what's going on with Beya Alcaraz?? I mean, I get that we all make mistakes, but come on! Falsifying financial statements and tax evasion? That's not just a business mistake, that's a huge red flag 
. And the fact that she was able to keep it going for so long without getting caught is pretty concerning.
It's not just Alcaraz who's to blame here, it's also those in charge of supervising their vetting process.
. Let this be a lesson to all of us: if you're going to run a business or hold public office, you need to have your finances in order and be transparent about them 
. Anything less can lead to some serious consequences 
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And it's not just that, it's the whole "keeping a business in poor condition" thing... I don't get why people do that. Anyway, I'm glad this is coming out now so maybe something can be done to prevent this kind of thing from happening again. Maybe the mayor's office needs to go back and look at all their vetting processes or whatever. 
. Like, how could her financial team not catch that she was falsifying everything? It's just basic accounting, you know? 
And poor Julia Baran, findin' hundreds of dead mice in the store... it's like a real-life horror movie 
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. But hey, at least he's takin' responsibility for this whole mess and vowin' to learn from it 
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Let's just hope that the city can move forward from this scandal without too much drama 
.
And what's up with the dead mice, dude? You'd think they'd want to focus on animal welfare rather than just getting ahead. Anyways, gotta wonder how many other skeletons are hiding under this guy's desk...
that's not just dishonest, that's also potentially illegal. I mean, the certified financial planner dude said it all - you can't use your business account to pay personal expenses and deduct them on tax returns. come on, Beya! 
. I mean, falsifying financial statements and claiming profits she didn't actually have? That's just basic accounting 101, right? 
. Not exactly what you'd want to associate with someone who's supposed to be representing the city. 
. Fingers crossed she learns from this and does some actual good for the community 
how could they not see these red flags during the vetting process? 
and now she's trying to spin this whole thing by saying she didn't do anything wrong 
about how this happened on his watch 
the mayor's all talk now too, sayin he's gonna grow but i think he should be focusin on gettin rid of people who got in office like that first 
And now we find out she was faking her business profits and avoiding taxes? It's like she was playing a whole other game of cat and mouse with the law. 
And now she's resigning... like, what could have happened during the vetting process that no one noticed these red flags? 
The mayor seems to be taking it hard though, and I get why - you don't want a distraction from your work like this 
. this whole thing is just a mess and i'm worried about the city's reputation now 
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, but unfortunately, it ends in shame 
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she was appointed 2 b San Francisco supervisor but theres all these allegations against her like her old biz was in poor condishn & shes falsifying her financial statements 
its pretty wild dat the mayor's office didnt catch on sooner 
and now the mayor's office is all like "oops" 
.