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Call for Farrell to be criminally investigated precedes Farrell presser

Some 45 minutes prior to mayoral candidate Mark Farrell’s press conference announcing his preferred ranked-choice voting strategy, a consortium including three former San Francisco mayors made public a letter calling for Farrell to be criminally investigated. The letter was sent to Attorney General Rob Bonta and DA Brooke Jenkins and signed by former mayors Art Agnos, Willie Brown and Frank Jordan. It was also signed by former City Attorney Louise Renne; former state senator Mark Leno; former supervisor and retired judge Quentin Kopp; former supervisor Angela Alioto; former assistant district attorney and current criminal defense attorney Randy Knox; and veteran Bay Area attorney John Keker. The letter follows reporting by the San Francisco Chronicle and Mission Local regarding the commingling of funds between Farrell’s mayoral campaign committee and a ballot measure committee supporting Proposition D. The arrangement has enabled Farrell to effectively […]

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Breed’s ‘Chinese grandma’ says Farrell backers coerced her

Mayor London Breed’s “Chinese grandmother,” Mrs. Wong, said that at a Chinatown banquet on Wednesday, she was coerced into wearing a Mark Farrell hat and tricked into posing with Breed’s opponent in a bid to make it appear she had switched sides.Tow Kuk Wong, more widely known as “Mrs. Wong” is president of the California Friends of Tenants Caucus, which has over 500 members, according to the 86-year-old. A well-connected community leader, Wong has also mobilized large groups of Chinese volunteers for Breed’s events. Wong is frequently pictured alongside Breed at campaign events.Her well-known image as a staunch Breed supporter makes any betrayal of the mayor a coveted win for other campaigns in a race in which Chinese votes hold significant importance.On Wednesday, she prepared herself for a mid-autumn festival lunch at the Far East Cafe. Instead, she found herself […]

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What Mark Farrell would do in his first 100 days as mayor

Mission Local is publishing campaign dispatches for each of the major contenders in the mayor’s race, alternating among candidates weekly until November. This week: Mark Farrell. Read earlier dispatches here.With less than two months to go until Election Day, Mark Farrell is putting the jigsaw pieces of his plan for San Francisco together. The mayoral candidate revealed on Wednesday he would not open up Market Street to all cars (just to ride-shares like Lyft and Uber), but would upzone downtown, remove members of the police commission, and declare a fentanyl state of emergency. He said he would fire the police chief and the head of the transit agency, put together a “stop the spread” tent removal team, and make use of expanded mayoral powers he is bankrolling via ballot measure.  “My 100-day agenda articulates a clear plan: A vision for a safer, […]

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Vea cómo se postulan: Los demócratas de SF acusan a Mark Farrell de utilizar indebidamente el logotipo de apoyo del partido

Read in EnglishMission Local está publicando artículos de campaña para cada una/uno de los principales contendientes en la carrera por la alcaldía, alternando entre los candidatos semanalmente hasta noviembre. Esta semana: Mark Farrell. Lea los artículos anteriores aquí.El Partido Demócrata de San Francisco ha acusado al candidato a la alcaldía, Mark Farrell, de utilizar indebidamente su logotipo en un folleto sobre la Propuesta D enviado a los votantes la semana pasada. El correo en cuestión, de 20 por 30 centímetros, muestra de forma destacada una foto de Farrell y una cita de su apoyo a la Propuesta D, la medida para limitar las comisiones municipales, junto al logotipo del SF Dems en un círculo azul oscuro, muy similar al sello de apoyo del partido.Aunque el partido ha respaldado la Proposición D, no ha respaldado a Farrell – ese honor fue para […]

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