Measure T gets more cash from Irvine Co.

Mathis Winkler & Jennifer Kho

NEWPORT BEACH -- The Irvine Co. has contributed $147,000 to the

Measure T campaign, bringing the initiative’s total contributions to

$327,061, according to campaign disclosure statements filed Thursday.

The campaign has spent $378,324.

Measure T’s only other contributor since Sept. 30 was Santa

Monica-based Hillside Investment, with $10,000. Previous contributors

include the California Assn. of Realtors, which gave $52,000, and the

Building Industry of Southern California, which gave $24,500.

The Measure S campaign has raised $61,562 and spent $38,012.

Traffic.com, another group opposing Measure T, has raised $3,548 and

spent $2,866.

Measure T would add parts of the city’s traffic phasing ordinance to

the City Charter and nullify Measure S, should voters approve both

measures.

Measure S proposes to put before a citywide vote any development that

allows an increase of more than 100 peak-hour car trips or dwelling units

or 40,000 square feet over the general plan allowance.

In the race for City Council, District 7 candidate Bob Wynn leads the

fund-raising list with $62,222. He has spent $40,629. District 7

incumbent Tom Thomson has collected $43,577 and spent $29,229. John

Heffernan, the third District 7 candidate, has put up $10,500 of his own

money and spent $9,357, as of Oct. 21. Heffernan has said publicly that

he will not accept any contributions.

In District 5, Steve Bromberg has collected $44,878 and spent $35,747,

followed by Pat Beek, who has raised $21,997 and spent $11,321. Bob

Schoonmaker, who also does not accept contributions, did not file papers

because he has spent less than $1,000.

District 2 candidate Gary Proctor has raised $47,180 and spent

$29,184. His opponents are far behind, with Dennis Lahey raising $2,449

and spending $1,592. Steven Rosansky spent less than $1,000.

In Costa Mesa, incumbent Libby Cowan has raised the most money, with

$16,099, followed closely by Chris Steel with $15,599 and Tom Sutro with

$14,494.

Cowan’s biggest contributor was the Elections Committee of the county

of Orange, which gave $3,500 this period for a total of $3,625 this year.

Councilwoman Heather Somers, who collected just $150 last period, has

now raised a total of $4,425.

Sutro’s biggest contribution came from the Orange County Auto Dealers

Assn. Political Action Committee, which contributed $1,000. The committee

also contributed to Cowan’s and Somers’ campaigns.

Karen Robinson raised an additional $8,743, including $6,000 in loans

to herself, bringing her total $9,228. William Perkins has raised $990

and spent $350. Dan Worthington listed $3,000 in loans, though he did not

name the source in his statements. However, like Steel, he has said he is

funding his own campaign.

Joel Faris, Rick Rodgers, Ron Channels and Michael Clifford did not

file financial statements. All have said they are not accepting money.

Candidates and measure campaigns must file additional statements if

they receive late contributions during the next 11 days.