Grassroots LB Reform Coalition PAC Receives Over $20,000 In Contribs, Nearly All From LB Residents, In Effort To Defeat Measure BBB (Mayor/Council-Sought 3 Terms Instead of Current 2 Terms + Write-Ins)

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(October 9, 2018. 12:32 p.m.) -- For the first time in recent Long Beach political history, a coalition of sometimes fractious grassroots residents and groups has united to collect a sizable sum -- as of late September over $20,000 -- to defeat a Mayor/Council-attempt to change the City's constitution -- Measure BBB -- that would allow the incumbent Mayor/Council three terms instead of the current two terms + write ins.

Financial forms filed with the City Clerk's office show that in a just over a month from its formation, the Long Beach Reform Coalition PAC received contributions of $20,294 in cash and in-kind services, nearly all from individuals listing Long Beach addresses. The group reported $12,085 cash on hand as of Sept. 30 with a minimal debt of $220 and has a fundraiser scheduled later this week to grow its contributions further.

Among the Reform Coalition's salient contributors to date:

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Date	Contributor	Amount
Aug 16	Rae Gabelich [Retired 8th dist. Councilwoman, co-founder LBHUSH2]	$1,000
Aug. 16	Joe Mello Mr. Mello founded the Los Altos Center Adjacent Neighborhoods group	$500
Aug. 23	Fox Enterprises [Robert Fox is Exec. Dir of the LB Council Neighborhood Organizations]	$1,500
Aug . 23	Joe Sopo, Ltd. [Mr. Sopo founded Neighborhoods First]	$1,000
Aug 23	Corliss Lee [Ms. Lee was a 5th dist. Council candidate, April 2018]	$500
Aug 23	Joe Weinstein [Dr. Weinstein heads Citizens About Responsible Planning]	$575
Aug 24	Richard Treece	$300
Aug 30	Citizens About Responsible Planning	$2,000
Sep 6	Fox Enterprises	$242.94 [in-kind, rented equipment for Town Hall meeting
Sep 11	Christine Dosland	$300
Sep 16	Jane Nadeau	$500
Sep 22	Kevin Kayse	$500
Sep 22	David Osborn	$500
Sep 22	Jeffrey Patterson	$500
Sep 22	Karey Sharp	$250
Sep 14	L&L Mortgage	$700
Sep 20	Christian Ovalle	$250
Sep 20	John Deats	$600 [in-kind contribution to host bar tab for Reform Coalition's Sept. fundraiser
Sep 27	LBHUSH2, Inc	$2,000
Sep 27	Linda Tomita	$1,000

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In addition, the Reform Coalition received over two dozen individual contributions of $100 each from LB residents including: Richard Dines [5th dist. runoff candidate, June 2018], Melinda Cotton [shoreline/environmental issues], Kerrie Aley [neighborhood issues], Elizabeth Guzman, Gordana Kajer [shoreline/environmental issues], Charles Nicholas, Kristie Manelli [active in "No Kill Long Beach"] and Tom Stout [co-founder LB Taxpayers Ass'n]

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A pro-Measure BBB committee (the Mayor Garcia/Auditor Doud pro-Measures AAA-DDD "Good Gov't" Committee, renamed from the Garcia-run pro-Measure M committee renamed from Garcia's Pro-Measure A committee) received contributions from interests and entities reported here. (The Garcia/Doud committee's updated financial disclosure form is expected shortly.) As of Sept. 15, it reported a cash balance of $46,543 with $20,306 in outstanding debts before receiving two $5,000 contributions in late September.

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