BREAKING: 209 Times Drops Bombshell Investigation Uncovering Proof That Councilman Michael Blower... Has a Functional Email Inbox!

STOCKTON, CA – ​That's right, folks: the 209 Times has caught Stockton City Councilman Michael Blower red-handed in the act of, well, receiving an email.

​For those who haven't read the story (likely because you’ve been blocked) we here at the Cabal are here to fill you in on one of the most significant examples of "journalisming" in San Joaquin history.

The investigative team at the 209 Times broke the story last night, providing irrefutable proof that the head of the Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) sent an email directly into Councilman Blower's inbox. While sources confirmed that Blower never opened the email, never replied, and in fact, did not even realize the email was sitting in his "unread" folder, experts say it is "too late" for the Councilman.

"We have seen enough," said lead "journalismist" Frank Gayaldo. "It doesn’t matter if he didn’t read it, didn’t respond, or was asleep when it arrived. By virtue of the email existing on a server he has access to, Councilman Blower is now inextricably linked to every past, present, and future action of the OVP. It is evidence enough of a deep-seated conspiracy to support a ‘cash for criminals’ agenda."

The email, which reportedly contains a standard, benign scheduling request, has been rebranded by the publication as "The Smoking Gun of Cash for Criminals."

Some are suggesting this is a desperate attempt by the 209 Times to manufacture false allegations against Blower to deflect from the failures of their "Ghost Candidate," Jessica Toccoli—who, coincidentally, was also recently caught doctoring Record headlines to manufacture false allegations against Blower.

"If Blower didn’t want to be associated with every single policy initiative of the OVP, he should have simply not existed in a digital space where he could be reached," Gayaldo further explained.

Legal experts noted that the logic employed by the 209 Times would, if applied broadly, render the entire City Council guilty of every email they have ever received—including those from a Nigerian prince, extended vehicle warranty solicitor, and a Stocktonian asking for a pothole to be filled.

At press time, Councilman Blower was reportedly seen “Liking” a photo of a kosher hot dog on an Instagram post, a move that the 209 Times is already preparing to categorize as an irrefutable "Smoking Bun" that links the Councilman directly to a disturbing, covert dog-whistle to his shadowy connection Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Local Official Found Guilty of Receiving Digital Communication; Community Left Shaken