Pinole Mayor Maria Alegria (left) and Councilman Stephen Tilton (right), with Pear Street Bistro owner Gary Wong, who owes the City of Pinole more than $400,000 and has not made payments on his Redevelopment Agency loan for more than 2 years. If you owed more than $400,000 to a creditor — and didn’t make payments for more than 2 years — would you still be in business? Or still own your home?
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