During the campaign, he criticized another council candidate (in a different ward) for proposing to jail panhandlers.
There are reports of panhandlers like elsewhere in the city.
Despite the stereotype, not all homeless people panhandle, and not all panhandlers are homeless.
Among his other roles he played a panhandler and a private detective.
In 2007, a coalition of businesses, social service providers, downtown residents and police launched a campaign urging people to refrain from giving money to panhandlers.
Many panhandlers passively ask for money or hold a sign.
The government is concerned over increasing numbers of young panhandlers.
