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11 Feb, 4 tweets, 1 min read
It's almost the Lunar New Year here in California - Wishing everyone a happy Year of the @DevinCow!

A blue wave is coming to Tulare County. CA Dems had planned a conference in Visalia in 2020. It was postponed, but we'll be back.🌊 2021 Year of the Cow - pict...
although most of California's members of Congress are Democrats, the remainder include far-right Republicans that we need to vote out in 2022.
California's 22nd congressional deserves better than a congressman who never bothers holding town halls, yet has time to file lawsuits against imaginary cows

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Been doing some gaming on the holidays. There's a lot of differences between different city building games, and it reflects the places where they're designed. Here's a thread on SimCity, Cities Skylines, Transport Tycoon, A-Train, and Soviet Republic. 1/ A look at 5 Different City ...
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2020 California Housing Legislation Part 2: Relief & Recovery. A look at state bills that to strengthen tenant & homeowner protections, and get small construction projects shovel-ready to create jobs. medium.com/@firstcultural… 1/ ImageImage
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