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February 4, 2019: Santa Barbara News-Press — Carbajal invites county Foodbank CEO as guest for State of the Union

Posted on February 4, 2019 (February 4, 2019) by Judith Smith-Meyer

Congressmember Salud Carbajal (CA-24) invited Erik Talkin, CEO of Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, to attend President Trump’s State of thee Union Address 2019 as his sole guest.

Read Mitchell White’s article here.

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