San Francisco raises spending limits for mayoral candidates
The City gave two mayoral candidates the OK to spend more money late last month.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission issued a notice Monday that on June 27 it raised the expenditure ceiling for Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Ahsha Safai from $1.7 million to $2.2 million, an increase of nearly 30%.
The increase, which is required by city law, is a reflection of the money amassed behind mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie, the Levi Strauss heir and founder of an antipoverty nonprofit.
The Examiner reported earlier this week on the role San Francisco’s public-financing program will play in the mayoral race, given how much outside money is expected to flow into and around it.
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