California City Puts Alternative Growth and Marijuana Measures on Costa Mesa Ballot
The November ballot in Costa Mesa will get a bit longer after City Council members decided Tuesday night to put city-authored initiatives on medical marijuana and growth up for a public vote this fall.
Council members voted 3-2 to approve the proposed growth initiative, which was pitched as a competing measure against one sponsored by Costa Mesa First, a political action committee.
Mayor Pro Tem Jim Righeimer has characterized the Costa Mesa First initiative as overly strict and said he thinks residents should have the option to vote on an alternative.
"I'll be fine with the vote, whatever it is in the end," Righeimer said Tuesday.
Council members Katrina Foley and Sandy Genis voted against the city measure. Genis called it "baloney intended to confuse the public." Both she and Foley criticized its wording as misleading.
"Everything about this situation just reeks of a lack of trust and respect for...
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