Barstow revives pitch for 29-acre pot mall amid political, legal fears
Pot-industry players have marketed, invested in, and done months of construction without approval in the abandoned Factory Merchants Outlet Plaze.
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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 O'Brien 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.