Redondo special election denies cannabis initiative, recall
by Garth Meyer The Oct. 19 Redondo Beach special election ended with a three-quarters majority saying no to both Measure E – the public initiative for three retail cannabis stores in town – and a recall attempt of City Councilman Zein Obagi, Jr. The results, with final votes not counted until Thursday, show an initial 75 percent to 24 percent margin to deny Measure E and 73-26 percent to keep Obagi in office, representing District Four. “It was an absolute knockdown of a special interest trying to take over our community,” said Mayor Pro-Tem Nils Nehrenheim. “I knew it from the very beginning, our community would see through this.” The recall effort was spurred, and largely funded, by South Cord Management, the parent company of Catalyst Cannabis Co. of Long Beach and its CEO Elliot Lewis. Obagi found out the first vote totals at an election night event at Georgia’s Lounge in District Four. “I had the feeling out there when I was going door-to-door there was no chance the recall would succeed,” said Obagi, Jr. “(The vote) was a strong message to outside interests that we were not going to fall for their lies.” While Measure E’s three retail cannabis stores got voted down, Redondo…
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