Redondo Beach Councilman Obagi lampooned in mailer from cannabis initiative backer
by Garth Meyer The men behind the successful retail cannabis signature-gathering initiative fired another salvo in the city on Christmas Eve, with the delivery of 7,000 mailers to North Redondo residents. The subject was city councilman Zein Obagi, Jr. , whose District 4 is in North Redondo Beach The mailer is headlined “Lawyer and councilmember Zein Obagi. The Grinch that allegedly stole his client’s money.” Beneath the headline is an illustration depicting the councilman’s face. The mailer included other headlines from Spectrum News 1 and Easy Reader about allegations of Obagi being investigated by the State Bar last July. “We’re just letting the citizens know of the hypocrisy that exists in the political class,” said Elliott Lewis, co-founder of the Economic Development Reform Coalition of Southern California (EDRCSC), which paid for the mailing. The EDRCSC is funded by Lewis’ Catalyst Cannabis Co. and Barry Walker’s Dub Brothers Management, another cannabis operation. Lewis and Walker are backers of the Redondo cannabis initiative. During a Nov. 2 city council meeting, Obagi questioned EDRSCS co-founder and attorney Damian A. Martin, suggesting he and Lewis planned to sue the…
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