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Pot-industry players have marketed, invested in, and done months of construction without approval in the abandoned Factory Merchants Outlet Plaze.

The first official disclosure of details from a nearly nine-month probe by private investigator Jeffrey Love came at the latest City Council meeting.

Votes from Tuesday’s election showed High Desert council incumbents taking insurmountable leads and political newcomers raising a few eyebrows.

Carmen Hernandez pitches transparency and accountability while OBrien pitches a Fire-funding boost and “pro-business,” “fiscal conservative” policy.

Mayor Pro Tem James Noble, who won his seat in 2018, faces Terri Peralta, who was a longtime Barstow Parks and Rec superintendent until 2019.

Hernandez is pitching transparency and accountability while OBrien pitches a Fire-funding boost and “pro-business,” “fiscal conservative” policy.

Said Barstow acting Fire Chief Nick DiNapoli of the stall in pay negotiations with the city: “Don’t let go of what we got. I’m ashamed of this town.”

Barstow Mayor Paul Courtney faces what he calls a “biased” investigation fueled by “stinkin’ thinkin’,” but the confidential findings may be grim.

Mayor Paul Courtney pushed back against his ban from City Hall, calling it “a political hit job.”

Police closed off Lloyd Road for a few hours Monday after receiving a report of an...