Joel Umanzor

Mark Farrell touts tough-on-crime stance during Chinatown campaign stop

The mayoral hopeful met with Chinatown business owners, reiterating campaign promises focusing on public safety and homelessness.

The mayoral candidate is proposing that the scandal-plagued trash hauler be placed under the purview of the city’s Public Utilities Commission.

The former mayor, pitching himself as having the strongest private-sector and business background, proposed a 20-year plan.

The expense reported by Farrell’s ballot measure campaign caused critics to accuse him of using the separate entity to dodge contribution limits.

Tensions are heating up as candidates leverage ranked-choice voting in their favor. 