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“I am choosing to put my family first: I will not be running for office in 2022,” Boudin tweeted Thursday morning.

The candidates cited no shortage of stats on crime, housing and overdose deaths, but there were also moments of levity and some genuine zingers.

Allowing thousands of people to live on the streets in deplorable conditions has hurt its reputation, perhaps permanently. 

The District 8 candidate said his past life of addiction and petty crime prepared him to handle the city’s most pressing crises.