In brief

-- Mathis Winkler

A committee formed to elect Gary L. Proctor for the District 2 seat on

the Newport Beach City Council has spent $10,038 on a campaign mailer,

according to a late independent expenditure report filed Wednesday.

“Newport Beach Tomorrow” was formed Oct. 17 and has raised $29,500 so

far. Contributors to the committee include Brad Freeman of Los Angeles

and Thomas Tucker of Corona del Mar, who each gave $5,000. Bryon

Allumbaugh of Newport Beach and Huntington Beach-based Coatings Resource

Corporation each gave $2,500.

The committee also received $5,000 loans from Costa Mesa-based GLA

Financial Corporation and Newport Beach-based Harry S. Rinker

Investments.

Proctor himself has raised $47,180 and spent $29,449. His opponents

are Dennis Lahey, who raised $2,449 and spent $1,592, and Steven

Rosansky, who has spent less than $1,000.

The Newport Beach Police Assn. voter awareness committee also reported

late independent expenditure reports for mailers and advertisements in

the amount of $5,061 to support the election of Proctor, as well as

District 5 candidate Steve Bromberg and District 7 candidate and

incumbent Tom Thomson.

While campaign committees and City Council candidates filed their

final preelection disclosure statements last Thursday, committees still

have to disclose contributions within 24 hours, according to city

officials.