SAN FRANCISCO – The former director of a San Francisco nonprofit is set to be arraigned on Tuesday, according to the San Francisco District Attorney.

On Monday, the DA charged Jonathan Jacobo with one count of rape, one count of oral copulation by force, one count of sexual battery by restraint and one count of domestic violence. 

The 35-year-old is accused of assaulting a former girlfriend in 2021 after she had communicated to him that she did not want any sexual contact.

The DA’s office said Jacobo raped a woman he was previously in a relationship with. The woman “ended the intimate relationship and made it clear to Mr. Jacobo that she was only interested in a platonic friendship,” prosecutors said in a statement.

Jacobo sexually assaulted the woman in his home after she had “explicitly communicated to him that she did not want any sexual contact, which he stated he understood,” prosecutors said. 

Jacobo resigned from his position with an affordable housing nonprofit in April. 

SAN FRANCISCO — Jen Hall has owned The Beer Hall off Polk Street in San Francisco for 11 years.

“We opened 11 years ago today. We opened in 2013 and so, yeah, we’re just trying to be a cornerstone for this neighborhood,” Hall said.

The Beer Hall is right across from X’s headquarters and, back in 2013 when the company was called Twitter, Jen says this area was the place to be.

“It was definitely the heyday. When we opened, Twitter was here, it was sort of a tech hub. There were other tech offices, residential buildings were going up and there were just a lot more people,” Hall said.

Jen says they used to partner with Twitter, providing beverage services for the building and hosting happy hours for their employees.

Things were going great, then the pandemic hit.

“The streets, it’s just not the same. People aren’t going out anymore,” Hall said.

Jen says the work-from-home mandates gutted the neighborhood and their business.

When Elon Musk bought Twitter and started moving things around Jen says that only added to the issues. Now that Musk has announced X is officially leaving the city, Jen says the worst of the impact is probably already behind them.

“He’s been pretty vocal about his disdain for San Francisco and its current state. Honestly, it’s been bad news for this neighborhood for the past four years,” Hall said.

Now Jen says she just wants to focus on the future. Her business continues to chug along and they’re hoping other businesses in the area can do the same.

“I certainly hope that people will come back. I think that small businesses are the heart of San Francisco. That’s why people want to live here and stay here,” Hall said.

Jen says it’ll certainly be sad to see what once was such an iconic building sit vacant but she’s hopeful it’ll find a new tenant and this neighborhood will find a new energy.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The former housing director at a San Francisco nonprofit has been charged with several felonies including rape, sexual battery and domestic violence, according to the district attorney’s office.

Jon Jacobo, 35, surrendered to police and was arrested and booked on Monday.

Jacobo was the director of a powerful housing nonprofit but resigned last year after our media partner the San Francisco Standard’s investigation revealed several assault claims against him.

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At least three women say they filed police reports over alleged abuse and harassment.

According to court documents, one of the victims met Jacobo in 2019 while they were working in the field of affordable housing. The relationship turned into a friendship and then into an intimate relationship. However, court documents say in February 2021 the victim ended that relationship and told Jacobo she was only interested in a platonic friendship.

On April 3 and April 4, prosecutors claim Jacobo sexually assaulted the victim after she said she did not want any sexual contact with the suspect which he stated he understood.

Jacobo has been charged with four counts including rape, sexual battery and domestic violence.

The district attorney’s office moved to have him detained until the trial due to the public safety risk he poses.

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“I would like to thank the survivor for her courage to come forward and cooperation with law enforcement’s investigation,” said District Attorney Brooke Jenkins. “I would also like to thank the San Francisco Police Department’s Special Victims Unit for their thorough and careful investigation. My office will now do everything in our power to ensure that there is accountability in this case.”

Authorities say although charges have been filled this remains an active investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call the San Francisco Police Department Tip Line at 1-415-575-4444 or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD. You may remain anonymous.