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This is #Salinas' new mayor @kimbleycraig. Craig was endorsed by the so-called "left" @mcweekly in #MontereyCounty. Craig's biggest backers are Trump supporters or non-voters who still give $1,000s.

Craig received 95% of fmr. Salinas Mayor Joe Gunter and @SalinasPD's

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.@SalinasPolice's money.

Ricky Cabrera not only endorsed Craig but he gave her 💰.

Ricky Cabrera's brother, Victor Cabrera, murdered a single mom for insurance money to fund a stolen car ring in Monterey & San Benito County, Mexico. #BelieveWomen

Ricky's other bro

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is a doctor, gives money to Salinas Police and was a named Executive Director of #MontereyDowns - a failed @PotterForMayor pushed horse park, betting and residential real estate project.

County Supervisor @PhillipsForSup (John Phillips) has a special interest in Craig.

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So does concrete construction guy Don Chapin.

Don Chapin co-founded a PAC named @SVLGroup. It has been reported by multiple credentialed press (locally) that SVLG and others are under @CA_FPPC AND @FBI investigation for money laundering and bribery.

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So while Kimbley Craig received 95% of Joe Gunter and Salinas PD's union money - it's important to remember - no matter what @bradleyzeve tells you ... Craig did NOT receive 63.8% of the popular vote.

But she will be the @CityofSalinas' next Mayor.

SO, it's probably

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more than safe to have #DefundThePolice discussions no matter what 95% of the PAC money would like to claim otherwise.

Ya heard, @MontereyPolice? Politics and policing is dangerous. Policing and corrupt public officials and their donors? It's worse.

@DarwinBondGraha @KSBW

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