Pro-BBB/DDD "Economic and Policy Impact Center" Campaign" Received $15,000 From Two Unions, Spent/Incurred Expenses Over $19,000 In Campaign To Link Term Limits Change To Redistricting Comm'n, Calling Them Both Voting/Civil Rights Issues

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(November 14, 2018, 1:05 p.m.) -- A political campaign committee that surfaced on Oct. 17 -- launched with a $10,000 initial contribution from a pipe trades union, received an additional $5,000 from an electrical workers union, and spent over $19,000 in a campaign to link Measure BBB (letting LB's incumbent Mayor/Councilmembers avoid LB's write-in requirement for third terms and beyond) to Measure DDD (a Redistricting reform/anti-gerrymanering measure supported by Equity for Cambodians), portraying both measures as civil rights/voting rights issues.

Filings with the LB City Clerk's office show that between Oct. 26 and November 6, the "Economic and Policy Impact Center's Committee to Support Equitable Governance Measures BBB & DDD" received $5,000 from Int'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 11 (Pasadena), adding to $10,000 initially received from "Southern California Pipe Trades, District Council #16" (Los Angeles).

The group paid HSG Campaigns (Pasadena) $12,000; Donovan Washington Bobo $2,000...and owes HSG Campaigns $4,999.90.

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As previously reported by LBREPORT.com, one of the new political committee's two Assistant Treasurers is Alyssa Gutierrez, a former aide to 9th dist. Councilman Rex Richardson and a current Long Beach Democratic Party VP who exited Richardson's office in August 2018 to become Executive Director of a non-profit advocacy group, the "Economic Policy Impact Center" (EPIC.)

On October 25 at 12:25 p.m., EPIC posted the video below on its Facebook page:

On its Facebook page, EPIC stated: "This November we have an opportunity to expand voting and civil rights in Long Beach, with Measures BBB & DDD. Lets give all of our communities a seat at the table to participate in our decision-making process."

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