Backers of Brown's Proposition K donated over $250,000,according to campaign finance reports. In addition, through Sept.30, the official Yes on K Committee had spent only $13,270 of its$226,750, giving the cause even more last minute firepower.

Prop. L, meanwhile, has raised less than $100,000, including a$49,990 non-monetary donation from Clint Reilly, a real estateinvestor and former political consultant, who paid for signaturegathering on the initiative drive. Reilly last year waged anunsuccessful run for mayor against Brown.

Prop. L would impose new limits on live-work lofts and be morerestrictive on where development can take place. The mayor'smeasure allows for millions more sf of office to be built duringthe next couple of years. As a result, developers see the mayor'sproposal as the kindest evil of two lessers.

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