Letters to the editor

Monterey County Herald
Posted on May 30, 2007

Local money

Why are some supporters of Measure A maligning Realtors? Instead of advocating for their initiative, they've resorted to name-calling, mudslinging, and nasty cartoons. These are desperate actions normally used when campaigns are losing.

The Monterey County Association of Realtors has more than 1,800 members and a large majority contribute voluntarily to the Issues Mobilization Political
Action Committee (IMPAC). The donation made by Monterey County Realtors to the No on Measure A campaign is not from L.A. Realtors and the critics
know it. All IMPAC donations from more than 130 local Realtor associations statewide are sent to a central bank account in Los Angeles, where the state
association is headquartered. Funds in that PAC account are available to local Realtor associations for issues such as Measure A. When requested, checks
are cut from that bank account. Monterey County Realtors have made voluntary contributions to the IMPAC for decades, and those contributions total
several times the amount contributed to this campaign.

Local Realtors care deeply about their communities. They contribute in many ways to help make Monterey County a better place to live and work and raise
families. That's why the Monterey County Association of Realtors opposes Measure A.

Sheryl McKenzie
Monterey