Cannabis wasn’t the only gig of corrupt players; it was just the new gig. I had a reputation for turning corruption around and cleaning up local agencies. As I became known for doing so, my council, under the thumb of the mayor, vice mayor, and the corrupt supervisor...
The vice mayor had even more Dark Money donations than the mayor. Black represented several of the dispensary applicants, but only one listed Black as an agent. Black donated $100 in his own name to the vice mayor. Another eight donations totaling $1,350 came from...
No doubt about it, our county supervisor colluded with the cannabis mogul who admitted to bribing him to get favorable decisions from the board of supervisors. Collusion is a secret agreement between parties to commit actions to deceive or defraud. The supervisor’s...