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Why is Justin Fareed running for Congress?

It’s baffling that Justin Fareed is running for Congress a third time. Mr. Fareed has done nothing over the past four years to sincerely involve himself in our community As San Luis Obispo County faces a major economic challenge with the decommissioning of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, we have a representative who is committed to creating living-wage jobs for us.

At a recent town hall meeting, Congressman Salud Carbajal dialogued with the community about the future of Diablo. The congressman is working to bring federal funds for retaining jobs, including a $500,000 grant to Cal Poly to fund a startup business incubator. This is the leadership our community needs. Thank you Congressman Carbajal!

Michael Heyl, San Luis Obispo

This story was originally published October 11, 2017 at 8:07 PM with the headline "Why is Justin Fareed running for Congress?."

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