NEW: The San Francisco nonprofit aquarium that ousted its CEO this week has lost its accreditation from an internationally respected animal welfare org. 'This is really the face of what I believe to be gross mismanagement.' w/ Tara Duggan sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

Breaking: The Aquarium of the Bay recently lost its accreditation from the prestigious Assoc. of Zoos and Aquariums. It was one of the factors behind George Jacob's ouster as CEO. With Michael Barba
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The CEO of a local nonprofit spent almost $300K on travel and even more on a concert in Dubai last year, employees reveal. Scoop from me and Michael Barba

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'The aviary at International Bird Rescue in Fairfield is stuffed with Brown Pelicans. The gangly brown birds are spending their time preening, splashing in the pool and most of all, gulping down buckets of desperately needed fish.' San Francisco Chronicle Report by Tara Duggan

Scoop: The CEO of a San Francisco aquarium nonprofit resigned under pressure today after staffers raised concerns about him spending lavishly on travel and events, including a rock concert he hosted in Dubai. My latest with Tara Duggan sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

The theory is that a late spring storm made water visibility, and therefore fishing, extremely difficult for the birds. trib.al/MQ4u9WB

NEW: more staff upheavals at a Bay Area nonprofit, this time at the 43-year-old The Bay Institute.

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Tara and Barba have been killing it on this story. Give it a read

“I wanted my kids to be proud of me, and I wanted my grandkids to be proud of me,” said Amy Appelhans Gubser. Also, she said, she was determined not to have to go through the ordeal again. --Sam Jackson Whiting

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EXCLUSIVE:

The organization that runs the S.F. Zoo has opened an investigation — following a Chronicle report detailing allegations of mismanagement, safety lapses & animal welfare concerns...and a union vote of no confidence in the CEO.

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Previous story from San Francisco Chronicle reporter Tara Duggan

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There are many steps to go through before San Francisco gets its prized pandas, but Bay Area politicians, including those who have tried it before, remain hopeful. New story from me and Michael Barba

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It may seem like Mayor Breed’s plans to bring pandas to San Francisco are a done deal. But past efforts to get the beloved bears show she’s likely at the start of a long—and costly—journey that could ultimately come up short. My latest with Tara Duggan

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Mayor London Breed is eager to start the next phase of bringing giant pandas to the San Francisco Zoo: fundraising for the enclosure she hopes will host the iconic bears by next year. J.D. Morris

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Interesting background to San Francisco's efforts to bring giant pandas from China to the zoo, from Megan Fan Munce

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The chair of an S.F. Zoo advisory committee called for an investigation into issues of worker safety and animal welfare raised in our San Francisco Chronicle report. sfchronicle.com/sf/article/san…