San Francisco mayoral hopeful Daniel Lurie fends off attacks he ‘bought’ the race

SAN FRANCISCO Daniel Lurie is rich. Really rich. But you wouldn’t know that from looking at him.

At a recent Halloween block party in the Castro neighborhood in San Francisco , the billionaire heir to the Levi Strauss fortune and Democratic mayoral candidate showed up in a wrinkled, white button-down shirt, some dark blue slacks, and well-worn shoes. It was his eighth stop of the day. If he was exhausted, he didn’t show it.

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The day before, Lurie, 47, went to 12 events across the city, and the day before that, he hit all 11 supervisory districts.

“I’ve been doing this for 13 months, and I’m getting stronger every day,” he told the Washington Examiner in an exclusive interview. “I’m honestly energized by it and by seeing the people all over the city.”

Lurie made his way through the eclectic crowd gathered at the Castro Merchants party on the corner of 16th and Noe Street. It was largely made up of members from the LGBT community . There were also children from the neighborhood and a beefy bulldog dressed up as a taco that wobbled away with a win in the costume contest.

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