Ben Swig, @JerryBrownGov's Dad's buddy and business partner on Cannery Row. The Orradre's who financed a huge chunk of @SheriffBernal's deputy - sheriff campaign in 2014 in Monterey County.
Deep state is alive and well and exists among the super-rich.
And CA is ok with Newsom?
See the problem with California corruption @cmarinucci?
According to well placed law enforcement sources - this is not how the Cannery Row development began - with Ted Balestreri going to Ben Swig and asking him to "carry the paper" on the purchase of Cannery Row property in the 60's.
.@Kelly_McMillin was the Chief of Police of @SalinasPD for four short years. He did untold damage to SPD through his terrible example. Everything he did from CASP to "carrot vs. stick" gang talk was all bullshit. Kelly rented property from a long term convicted narco and we
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have all learned, you can learn a lot about a person by the company they keep. Kelly not only endorsed @kimbleycraig for Mayor of the @CityofSalinas - he campaigned for her, @SalinasPolice gave her over $50,000 for her Mayoral run (via the POA and Joe Gunter's funds).
While
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Kelly was chief he protected narco-traffickers who are white and "cracked down" on brown people. Those are facts borne out by the data - data which none of our paid media has analyzed, ever.
I know. I helped clean up the @MCoSheriff's department from 2011 - 2015.
State Senator Anna Caballero started out in politics as a sideways Mayor for the @CityofSalinas. Nothing she touches turns out good and @GavinNewsom had her on a short list for AG of CA, but chose @RobBonta instead.
@CASenCaballero did nothing about corruption in Salinas CA. In fact, Caballero's political influence made it worse. Sal Jimenez is part owner of the one card room in all of Salinas - he and his partner rec. special treatment. SJ had been on the planning commish.
2019 - 2021, two year later, there remains an active money laundering case involving public officials and political consultants. (like @RepJimmyPanetta and Plasha Will)
Fickas, mentioned below, was a political consultant who worked with Panetta's people until a rape conviction.
.@GavinNewsom gave Fickas' attorney a promotion to Superior Court Judge two months after Jennifer Davenport got Fickas a 28 year deal (14 years state time) for multiple rapes of campaign workers he reportedly drugged and then violated.
This is about marijuana, licensing, the @CityofSalinas and @wendyrootaskew's County of Monterey. Public officials who have been receiving cash (and drugs) for legislative favors.
The paid press talking about @RobBonta buddy @SupervisorAlejo or former Salinas Mayor @CASenCaballero being a subject of interest in an ongoing @FBI probe into bribery and corruption, involving marijuana interests.
Fast forward a couple months after this message and it was learned that it was ALSO @SupervisorAlejo "allegedly" taking bribes from marijuana interests in Monterey County.
@GavinNewsom's new Attorney General @RobBonta is particularly good friends with Louie Alejo.
.@SalinasPD's benefactors - the politically active Cabrera clan.
It's a good look.
Murdered a single mother for profit and his lawyer claimed the @MCoSheriff detective Martinez was persecuting the family.
Nonsense.
"The jury reached the verdict, which included a guilty finding on the special circumstance allegation of murder for financial gain, Wednesday following a three-week trial. According to the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office, Cabrera strangled Singh in their Marina home"