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Carquinez Patriotic Resistance, Progressive Democrats of Benicia, Rep. Mike Thompson, Vallejo-Benicia Indivisible

Rep. Mike Thompson – Benicia Town Hall

March 24, 2019 Roger Straw

As it appeared in today’s Benicia Herald print edition.  (See also Constance Beutel’s video coverage.)

Congressman Thompson attends Benicia Town Hall at a packed Senior Center

March 24, 2019 (Download PDF version here.)

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