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‘We will challenge the status quo on every level,’ says venture capitalist Farrell, who launched his campaign on Tuesday, criticizing Breed.

Former San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell is running for his old job. This week, Farrell filed paperwork with the Department of Elections to challenge Mayor London Breed. He says Mayor Breed has failed San Francisco. 

Mark Farrell, a venture capitalist who served as the interim mayor of San Francisco for six months in 2018, threw his hat into the ring Tuesday as the latest challenger to Mayor London Breed, who is up for reelection in November. Farrell had been interim mayor when Breed was elected to finish Mayor Ed Lee's

London Breed, the first Black woman to lead San Francisco, was reelected in 2019 to a full term that has lasted five years since voters changed the election calendar to line up with presidential contests. There is no traditional March primary. Instead, all the contenders will appear on the November ballot and voters will rank them by preference.

Former San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell running to be mayor again and vows to fire Police Chief Bill Scott if elected