California Treasurer Fiona Ma, a former San Francisco supervisor and assemblywoman, has been sued by a former employee alleging sexual harassment, race and disability discrimination, wrongful termination, and intentional affliction of emotional distress.
Waukeen McCoy, a San Francisco attorney, is representing Judith Blackwell in her suit against Ma. McCoy told the Bay Area Reporter on July 20 that Ma made a private resolution impossible. "We tried to resolve this matter informally," McCoy said. "There was no response.
She never responded to us. We had no choice but to file a lawsuit." Blackwell, who is Black, was the executive director of the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee from September 2019 to January 2021, having been