▁decre ased ▁inc idence ▁of ▁both ▁male ▁rect al ▁g on orr he a ▁and ▁new ▁A ID S ▁cases ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁Activ ists ▁collected ▁only ▁four ▁thousand ▁sign atures ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁than ▁ten ▁thousand ▁needed ▁to ▁qual ify ▁the ▁measure ▁for ▁the ▁ball ot ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁A ID S ▁Account ability ▁Project ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Pet rel is ▁and ▁other ▁activ ists ▁grew ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁A ID S ▁Foundation ▁( S FA F ), ▁a ▁non pro fit ▁A ID S ▁service ▁organization ▁( AS O ), ▁and ▁its ▁executive ▁director , ▁Pat ▁Christ en . ▁Pet rel is ▁said ▁people ▁with ▁A ID S ▁were ▁going ▁without ▁needed ▁assistance ▁because ▁S FA F ▁was ▁sp ending ▁" to o ▁much ▁on ▁itself " ▁and ▁demanded ▁that ▁S FA F ▁disc lose ▁the ▁sal aries ▁of ▁its ▁execut ives . ▁He ▁encourag ed ▁activ ists ▁in ▁other ▁cities ▁to ▁ask ▁similar ▁questions ▁about ▁how ▁A ID S ▁dollars ▁were ▁being ▁spent ▁where ▁they ▁live . ▁When ▁S FA F ' s ▁inform ational ▁tax ▁return , ▁or ▁Form ▁ 9 9 0 , ▁revealed ▁that ▁Christ en ▁was ▁paid ▁more ▁than ▁$ 1 6 2 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Pet rel is ▁and ▁other ▁activ ists ▁were ▁inf uri ated . ▁The ▁activ ists ' ▁compla ints ▁about ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁trans par ency ▁at ▁S FA