"Dave Potter

The Good: He’s a political animal able to get things done.

The Bad: He’s a political animal who’s able to get things done – sometimes at a cost to integrity." montereycountyweekly.com/news/cover/mon…
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"The Ugly: Potter has made some questionable financial decisions in his private life, and the supervisors are responsible for a $1.2 billion budget."

Sort of a skimp on what Dave Potter has done.

He lives in a multi-million dollar house in the beautiful Carmel-by-the-Sea.
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Potter's house prior to that was a home owned by Land Use Attorney Tony Lombardo -who acted as the bank on the loan. We don't know if Potter paid anything to be fair. The attorney was the bank.
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and this:

"Eyebrow-raising Funders: Pot money ($500 from Harborside chief Steve DeAngelo, $1,000 from Harborside’s local boss Jeff Brothers), and $1,000 from DRO police reservist/MRAP donor and railroad fortune heir James Hill and his El Sur Ranch."
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"THE WEEKLY’S EDITORIAL BOARD comprises Founder & CEO Bradley Zeve, Publisher Erik Cushman, Editor Mary Duan, Managing Editor Mark C. Anderson and Assistant Editor Sara Rubin."

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