Nobody should be surprised by this or think that these are the only bribes at DBI. It's a system designed to make bribes necessary, https://thefrisc.com/how-long-it-really-takes-to-get-a-build...
The city invested in a building permit software system used by other cities in 2011, but that would make it easier to identify graft. From 5 years ago about the system that has still not been adopted, https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Building-inspect...
Yet another way San Francisco snatches failure from the jaws of success.