Vice President Kamala Harris’ ex-boyfriend and former Democratic San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown joined other Democratic mayors on Monday in urging an investigation into Mark Farrell, one of the party’s mayoral candidates.
Voters in the heavily Democratic city will cast their ballots for mayor in November, and Mr. Farrell will face off against four other Democratic candidates. in letter Brown has filed a lawsuit against Democratic California Attorney General Rob Bonta and District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, along with former San Francisco mayors Frank Jordan and Art Agnos, in a criminal investigation against Farrell’s campaign on money laundering charges. called for an investigation. (Related: Kamala Harris supports total handgun ban as San Francisco district attorney)
“We are writing to you regarding outstanding circumstances in which we believe Mark Farrell has knowingly violated election law,” the letter reads. “Mr. Farrell poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into voting initiatives to cover expenses incurred solely on his mayoral campaign.”
Joe Lacob (left) and Willie Brown at Haute Living & Hublot Celebrating Joe Lacob at EPIC Steak on November 16, 2015 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for Haute Living)
The letter also includes former city attorney Louise Rennes, former Democratic state senator Mark Leno, former 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 also signed the petition.
The former mayor and six other state and city officials who signed the letter used the state’s Ballot Measure D to circumvent the $500 cap on individual contributions to help Farrell’s campaign cover campaign costs. claims to have done so.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the letter alleges that Farrell’s campaign committee “subsidized 40 percent of his salary and approximately half of his rent” for his mayoral campaign in the name of “shared” expenses. Mr. Farrell’s committee raised an estimated $2.4 million, and his campaign received about $1.8 million. According to Go mission local.
According to a September 10 poll, Farrell had a slight lead at 20.6%, followed closely by current Democratic Mayor London Breed at 20.3% and fellow Democratic candidate Daniel Lurie at 17.5%. According to Go to Chron 4.
“We urge you to investigate and take action now before the election,” the letter concludes. “The prima facie case against Mr. Farrell is based solely on public records. If you don’t act quickly, Mark Farrell will take advantage of the inaction of ethics and law enforcement agencies to illegally commit hundreds of thousands of You put dollars, thousands of dollars into a mayoral campaign and you’re probably going to win.”
San Francisco has struggled with homelessness, drugs, and crime for years, but the problem has escalated under Mayor London Breed’s leadership since 2018. In January, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing reported a 7% increase in homelessness since 2022, despite a $676 budget. $1 million will be allocated to address this issue in fiscal year 2022-23. In August, the city of Breed issued an executive order requiring city officials to provide bus tickets to the homeless before other services because shelters and housing options were at capacity.
In 2023, San Francisco will record a record 806 drug overdose deaths, 80% of which were caused by fentanyl, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Mr. Farrell’s office did not respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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