Hermosa Measure M spending tops $100,000
by Elka Worner The Economic Development Reform Coalition of Southern California has spent $93,949 on the Yes on Measure M campaign, according to campaign financial reports submitted to the Hermosa Beach City Clerk this week. If approved by voters on November 8, Measure M would lift Hermosa’s ban on the retail sale of cannabis, and require the city to issue two retail cannabis business licenses. “Talk about David and Goliath,” said Carolyn Petty, principal officer of Hermosa Beach Residents Against Measure M. “Ours is a grassroots campaign versus big industry.” The local group has received $10,734 in campaign contributions this year, and spent $6,613 on items such as mailers. “It’s astounding how much money they’re willing to throw at it,” Petty said. The former city council member said she donated $1,951 of her own money to launch Hermosa Beach Residents Against Measure M. The group has received individual donations — between $100 and $500 each — and a $3,000 contribution from Americans Against Legalizing Marijuana, a national volunteer non-profit “dedicated to providing the latest information on the harms of marijuana.” The Yes on Measure M committee received $79,667 in…
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