By Jane Dempsey Santa Monica
Thanks to the Daily Press for printing Bill Bauer’s story about who is behind each side of the traffic measure Proposition T on the November ballot (“Following the money, page 4, Sept. 8). It’s the first time I’ve seen any local paper reveal who is pulling the strings behind the campaign. I suspected developers would be seeing red over anything that limits development, but I was surprised at just how much money developers are spending and how almost none of the donations come from every day residents. No on T isn’t a grassroots campaign. It’s another AstroTurf campaign by developers who want to hoodwink residents. Thanks Daily Press for pulling aside the curtain on this charade.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 10, 2008. Read the original PDF.