A San Franciscan’s weekend stroll through the Clement Street farmers market could score them fresh fruits and vegetables, homemade baked goods — and, these days, face-to-face conversations with some of The City’s political candidates.
“There’s that very fine line between inside and outside of the market that some of our other markets don’t have when we rent a parking lot or something like that,” Vaughan said. “We have a little bit more control over the space because we’re paying for it.” In recent weeks, District 1 supervisorial candidates have been the most common campaigners. Candidates — including incumbent Supervisor Connie Chan — have been eager to meet voters well in advance of anyone casting ballots.
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Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin, the most recent mayoral candidate to enter the race after formally launching his campaign earlier this month, has already gotten in on the action. Kaitlyn Conway, the communications director for Peskin’s campaign, said that the markets are great ways of meeting voters where they’re at while also mingling with the residents who make up San Francisco’s neighborhoods.