Mission Local is publishing a daily campaign dispatch for each of the major contenders in the mayor’s race, alternating among candidates weekly until November. This week: Mark Farrell. Read earlier dispatches
“I’m a dad first,” said Farrell, walking, coffee in hand, when asked how he has the time to run for mayor and also coach a football team. They are “taking a temperature check,” said Marie, by visiting different markets in different neighborhoods, to get a sense of how voters are aligned. “Right now the goal is to lock down our base,” she said.
Some friends and acquaintances stopped by to say hello and grab some Mark Farrell stickers, colored in a “Golden Gate” orange. Meanwhile, his campaign volunteers manned the stall and took the hard questions from strangers. “Public safety,” said Nick, a volunteer. There was just enough time for Farrell to do a lap through the market, shake some hands, stop to say hello a couple of times, before leaving for the next event. He failed to find the time to to speak to his opponent Daniel Lurie, talking to constituents just outside the market alongside Farrell’s staff.
“With a park like this,” he said, he could not help but be “inspired by what the future of San Francisco can really be.”