Elliot Lewis rents S.E.A. Lab for campaign HQ
by Garth Meyer Elliot Lewis and Catalyst Cannabis Co. have rented space in the S.E.A. Lab building to serve as campaign headquarters for its four initiatives on South Bay ballots. If approved, the fall votes would legalize marijuana stores in Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and El Segundo. Also in Redondo is a recall of Fourth District City Councilman Zein Obagi, Jr., for an Oct. 19 ballot. “Right guy, right spot, what can I say?” said Lewis, of renting the space owned by AES plant owner Leo Pustilnikov. The current tenant at the Harbor Drive building (across from the power plant) is Waterfront Education, a non-profit which had been granted rent-free use since 2014. They received a notice to vacate by Aug. 31. Catalyst expects to move in starting next week, to rent through Nov. 8. “Leo’s been good to us, but he’s a businessman, he’s got to go where the money is,” said Julie Coll, Waterfront Education director. “We’ll land somewhere.” CEO Lewis and Catalyst have written initiatives, and funded signature-gathering for each initiative effort. The Obagi recall is an issue which may link to the interests of AES owner Pustilnikov. Most recently, he has sent letters to the…
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