The Cal Academy story is a reminder that mission alone isn’t enough. Even beloved institutions can drift when accountability weakens, staff trust erodes, and leadership loses touch with the people doing the work. Culture is infrastructure. Ignore it long enough and cracks become fault lines.
sfstandard.com
For years, insiders sounded the alarm about mismanagement. Now, after mass layoffs, a ballooning deficit, and a director’s resignation, one of San Francisco’s crown jewels is fighting for its life.
