San Francisco Mayoral Candidate Mark Farrell Faces Record $108K Ethics Fine

Farrell is penalized for illegally using funds from a ballot measure committee to support his mayoral campaign.

Mark Farrell, a former mayor and current candidate, has been fined over $108,000 by the San Francisco Ethics Commission.
The fine is related to the illegal use of funds from a committee supporting Proposition D for his mayoral campaign.
This penalty is the largest in the history of the San Francisco Ethics Commission and highlights significant campaign finance violations.
Farrell has agreed to the settlement, attributing the issue to an accounting error and has fired his previous legal counsel.
The Ethics Commission's decision on the settlement is pending, with a vote scheduled for November 8.