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Bettering and rebuilding
Ex-San Diego mayor
Kevin Faulconer already relies on three statewide political committees to fund his hopes of becoming governor, either through this year’s recall of incumbent
Gavin Newsom or 2022’s regular race against Newsom or whoever else may have the job by then. Now some political fat cats have set up yet another. Dubbed the Fund for a Better California, primarily formed to support Kevin Faulconer for Governor 2022, the committee has received “major funding” from
Gerald Marcil and Brawley El Centro Group, LLC, per a June 8 online disclosure filing.
Kevin Faulconer’s idea of a Better California involves Kevin Faulconer.
Man pleads not guilty to torching historic California church
May 20, 2021
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FILE - In this July 11, 2020, file photo, the interior of the San Gabriel Mission is damaged following a morning fire in San Gabriel, Calif. A man accused of setting a fire that gutted the 250-year-old mission has pleaded not guilty to arson. John Corey entered pleas Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Los Angeles.Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP
SAN GABRIEL, Calif. (AP) A man pleaded not guilty Thursday to setting a fire that caused millions of dollars in damage to a historic Southern California Roman Catholic mission.
John David Corey, 57, is charged with breaking in and setting a July 11 pre-dawn blaze that engulfed the rooftop and most of the interior of the San Gabriel Mission, east of Los Angeles, as it was undergoing renovations to mark its upcoming 250th anniversary celebration.