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San Francisco mayoral candidate hit with biggest fine in Ethics Commission history
A formerly formidable San Francisco mayoral candidate who has been floundering in recent weeks was hit with more bad news Monday. Mark Farrell, the former interim mayor who was leading in the polls through much of the summer,
San Francisco mayoral candidate Mark Farrell agrees to historic campaign ethics fine
On the eve of Election Day, one of the candidates in the crowded race for San Francisco mayor was just hit with a record ethics fine.
Ethics commission fines San Francisco mayoral candidate more than $108K before election
Venture capitalist and ex-San Francisco mayor Mark Farrell funded his candidacy with a committee he created for another purpose, investigators say..
SF mayoral candidate Mark Farrell to pay ethics penalty for alleged campaign finance violations
San Francisco mayoral candidate Mark Farrell has agreed to pay a $108,179 settlement to the city's Ethics Commission after it alleged Farrell violated campaign finance rules. It's the largest settlement in the commission's history.
Mark Farrell slapped with $108K ethics fine one day before election
San Francisco mayoral candidate Mark Farrell has agreed to a $108,000 fine for campaign law violations, according to a settlement with the city's Ethics Commission.
Three former SF mayors call for criminal investigation into Mark Farrell's campaign finances
San Francisco mayoral candidate Mark Farrell dismissed accusations that his office is using funds from the Proposition D campaign to pay for his mayoral campaign expenses.
SF Mayoral Candidate Mark Farrell to Pay Largest Ethics Fine in City’s History
The San Francisco Ethics Commission alleges that Farrell’s mayoral campaign took $93,000 in contributions from a political action committee he created to back Proposition D.
The venture capitalist and Levi’s heir. Meet two top candidates for San Francisco mayor
In San Francisco, venture capitalist Mark Farrell and Daniel Lurie, heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, are running formidable campaigns to replace Mayor London Breed.
Mark Farrell agrees to $108K ethics penalty, largest campaign finance finein S.F. history
The fine would be largest campaign penalty issued by San Francisco Ethics Commission. Farrell is accused of commingling campaign funds.
Mark Farrell hit with largest campaign ethics fine in SF history
Mayoral candidate Mark Farrell has agreed to pay a $108,179 settlement after the San Francisco Ethics Commission found that he violated election laws in his campaign. Why it matters: If approved, it'd be the largest campaign finance penalty in the Ethics Commission's 31-year history,
SF mayoral candidate Mark Farrell agrees to a record ethics fine
Ryan Yamamoto interviews San Francisco Examiner reporter Patrick Hoge about the record ethics fine mayoral candidate Mark Farrell is facing.
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