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Public Defender Jeff Adachi. File photo by Luke Thomas.<\/p><\/div>\n

By Luke Thomas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

August 12, 2011<\/p>\n

Public Defender Jeff Adachi today filed papers with San Francisco Department of Elections officially declaring his candidacy for mayor.<\/p>\n

Adachi’s candidacy, whose pension reform initiative was certified<\/a> August 2 for the November ballot, is expected to sharpen the focus<\/a> on the issue of unsustainable city pension costs and the need for increased contributions by city employees.<\/p>\n

His candidacy his also expected to further shake up a mayor’s race which has so far been overshadowed by interim Mayor Ed Lee’s entry into the race<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Adachi could not be reached for comment at the time of publishing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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