In a beige strip mall in Southern California, Sausalido Cafe offers a window into what could be the political center of the state.
It serves a little bit of everything: acai bowls, pancakes, Thai noodles, smoothies. A Japanese waving cat sits on the fridge alongside hand-drawn portraits from neighborhood kids. Owner Julius Obembe, who is from Nigeria and whose wife is Thai, said he doesn’t want his restaurant to be just one thing.
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