So Much Initiative So Misplaced

10/10/25 SFGATE:

A relative of San Francisco Sheriff Paul Miyamoto was caught growing cannabis at a county jail, according to an investigation by the San Francisco Chronicle. 

Juel Perez De Leon, the brother-in-law of Miyamoto, was working as a plumber at a county jail in San Bruno in 2022 when a coworker found him smoking marijuana in a maintenance area, according to an incident report recently obtained by the Chronicle. (The Chronicle and SFGATE are both owned by Hearst but have separate newsrooms.)

That first incident led to a larger investigation by then-Sheriff’s Capt. John Ramirez, who uncovered allegations of “grow lights and starter plants being transplanted in other areas of the facility.” The investigation also revealed “rumors that De Leon may be cultivating marijuana in a locker on jail grounds,” the Chronicle reported. "