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5 Dec, 4 tweets, 3 min read
"The federal government has lagged behind as states like California continue to modernize how we regulate and decriminalize cannabis," said Congressman Panetta.

| Congressman Panetta Cosponsors #MOREAct to Decriminalize Marijuana on the Federal Level | panetta.house.gov/media/press-re…
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Jimmy Panetta's consultant, Plasha Will, is written into a sub-lease agreement that her firm, PFW Consulting and Dave Potter's, Potter Consulting, must be retained for marijuana advising when anyone sub-leases from Mike Bitar.

The guy on the far left is Bitar:
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Does that seem like clean, ethical conduct, closely linked to a United States Congressman who has also taken things of value from Bitar's associated group, Grupo Flor.? Who rents office space in #Salinas from Mike Bitar.

@CREWcrew @OfficeGovEthics
@FBI
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R E Q U I R E D

"At one point, according to Agha, while Grupo Flor was the leasing agent for his property, the firm required each tenant to hire the Potter-Will team as consultants. (Grupo Flor and Agha have been involved in protracted litigation.)"

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... State Senator, and corrupt politician, @CASenCaballero was hand delivered a non-profit when she was Mayor of Salinas. Caballero needed to make a little bread so other, more powerful politicians hooked up "Partners for Peace" to pay her $100,000 per year for three years using
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a pass through million dollar grant from the @juliepackard family foundation. $1,000,000. For Violence and Injury Prevention after an Oakland study of the same name was ordered up and paid for by?

The @CityofSalinas - where Caballero was Mayor.

The "fiscal agent" was
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That was 20 years ago.

It's gotten worse.

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5 Dec
.@BernieSanders won the primary in Monterey County. @JoeBiden a close second.

@RepJimmyPanetta is the Congressman here, he's corrupted and would never work toward a real realignment within local law enforcement.

The second woman to ever win a #Salinas' mayoral seat is
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64% of the vote. She revived a 1,500
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4 Dec
... she is flying in a different atmosphere. she knows politics well and she is about image, mainly for others not for herself (ice cream)

I was at dinner and retiring Sam Farr and another member happened to be next to me and their entire convo, after about four bottles of wine
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was about how Nancy was mad at certain members for taking a free flight aboard a mil transport jet to hang out in Paris (on business). Farr and his guest thought it was HILARIOUS that Nancy was pissed off about the "optics".

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* ignored

"Schneider has filed a series of complaints with the Sheriff’s Office, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office, the state Fair Political Practices Commission. For the most part, the Sheriff’s Office and the DA’s Office have ignored him" voicesofmontereybay.org/2020/06/14/on-…
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Why would your managing editor do that @bradleyzeve?
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The guy on the far right is Dave Drew a retired cocaine trafficker who ⁦@JerryBrownGov⁩ #pardoned in 2018.

The two to Dave’s left are now deceased #Salinas Mayor Joe Gunter and Gary Edwards. Both retired @SalinasPD, both continued performing background checks for the dept. Image
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Now, see that guy circled in red? That is Mike Bitar a “founder” of Grupo Flor and payer to @RepJimmyPanetta’s political consultant Plasha Will, as well as donor to Jimmy Panetta himself.

Bitar is living in Carmel but his house in Salinas is in foreclosure.
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Bitar’s prior claim to fame was his ownership of a local fast food hot dog joint where he defrauded the workers compensation system and was charged by then DA Dean Flippo for his crimes. Bitar lost his real estate license over that issue, and many others, because he was also
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Haha, this is @SpeakerPelosi's answer to #corruption.

Move Jimmy up.

"there is a sucker born every minute"

This isn't hard to figure out.

cc @sfpelosi , documentary waiting to happen.

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lighten the 420 load:

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