Rewarding their friends

When you're a friend of the IBEW _ and its Measure B solar initiative _ they stand by you.
In addition to their support for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the IBEW Local 18 has poured more than $150,000 into the race for City Controller on behalf of Councilwoman Wendy Greuel, who supports the solar measure and voted to place it on the ballot.
The union also spent nearly $25,000 in a mailer critical of Greuel's main opponent, businessman Nick Patsaouras.