By Joe Eskenazi : missionlocal – excerpt
Mayor, Aaron Peskin organize alternate Monday forum
Shades of confusion as money and suspicion flow through the 2024 election.
Mayor London Breed this morning announced she will not participate in the scheduled May 20 TogetherSF mayoral debate, citing unease with the political action group’s ties to the Mark Farrell mayoral campaign — as well as organizational “chaos.”…
Breed’s camp on May 6 had told Politico that they “have real concerns with the debate and are reevaluating our participation.”…
The mayor this week reached out to Board President Aaron Peskin, her most progressive fellow major mayoral contender, who last month pulled out of the TogetherSF debate. The two agreed to appear together at a moderated discussion. It will take place on Monday, May 20 from 6 to 7 p.m. at Manny’s at 16th and Valencia.
After agreeing to appear at a joint event, the Breed and Peskin campaigns reached out to the venue Manny’s, and then invited this reporter to moderate it.
“San Francisco needs debates free from the influence of partisan political action committees,” wrote Peskin. “I’m excited for the opportunity to have a discussion about the future in a non-partisan setting conducive to a mature debate. There’s too much at stake for anything less.”