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Dear
Gary,
The next meeting of the
San Fernando Valley Republican Club
will be on
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
at
7:00pm
at
Galpin Ford, 2nd Floor Meeting Room
15555 Roscoe Blvd(just east of the 405)
North Hills.
There
is a
$5.00
event
fee,
except
for
first
time
visitors,
students
and
guest
speakers
who
may
attend
at
no
cost.
Our
featured
speaker
will
be
Dr.
Martin
Sherman,
a
visiting
USC
professor
who
will
talk
on
the
relationship
between
Israel
and
the
Palestinian
Arabs.
See
our
June
8
Ballot recommendations below. Also, check out the upcoming events
notices
below.
RPLAC
will
have
Newt
Gingrich
at a
dinner
in
July
-
see
below.
There
is
about
ten
days
remaining
until
the
primary
election.
Please
vote.
Either
by
Mail-in
ballot,
or
at
the
polls
on
election
day.
Please
get
your
friends
and
neighbors
to
vote.
We
need
your
assistance
in
getting
a
good
turnout
at
the
polls.
Find
a
favorite
candidate
and
volunteer
to
work
the
Get
Out
The
Vote
(GOTV)
program
for
that
candidate.
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Featured
Speaker:
Martin
Sherman,
Ph.D.
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Martin Sherman, Ph.D.
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Addressing
the
Divide
Israel
is a
nation
of
many
conflicting
views
and
contrasting
hues-radical
secularism
alongside
religious
orthodoxy;
stern
eastern
traditionalism
adjacent
to
indulgent
western
hedonism;
socialist
egalitarianism
juxtaposed
to
free
wheeling
market
enterprise;
the
customs
of
the
Baltic
abutting
the
norms
of
the
Mughrab...
In
general,
these
are
lines
of
dissension
that
infuse
a
vibrancy
and
vitality
into
Israeli
society
and
imbue
it
with
a
remarkable
resilience.
There
is,
however,
one
divide
that
has
had-and
is
having-a
devastating
effect
on
the
country.
It a
divide
that
threatens
to
undermine
the
very
fabric
of
its
society
and
hopelessly
distort
the
conduct
of
its
national
policy.
This
is
the
divide
over
the
issues
of
land
and
of
borders.
It
is
the
divide
between:
- those who believe Israel should offer territorial concessions in the quest for regional peace-and those who do not;
- those who believe in the two-state solution-and those who do not.
Dr.
Sherman
is a
visiting
professor
at
USC
and
Hebrew
Union
College
in
Los
Angeles.
He
is
the
academic
director
of
the
Jerusalem
Summit
and
research
fellow
in
Security
Studies
Program
at
Tel
Aviv
University.
He
is
also
a
research
fellow
at
the
International
Policy
Institute
for
Counter-Terrorism
(ICT).
He
served
for
seven
years
in
operational
capacities
in
the
Israeli
intelligence
community.
Find
out
more
about
Dr.
Sherman
on
his
website.
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June
8,
2010
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Ballot
Propositions
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Ballot
Propositions
SFVRC has taken positions on the Ballot Propositions which will be on the June 8th Ballot. The CRP, CRA, Tom McClintock and other conservative leaders are in agreement with these positions on the Statewide Measures:
STATEWIDE MEASURES:
Prop. 13. Seismic Retrofits. YES: Earthquake proofing your house shouldn't trigger a tax increase until you're ready to sell. Any questions?
Prop. 14. Distorted Primary. NO: (Note: Beware of the deceptive language in the title of this Proposition) Instead of voters of each party putting their best candidate forward, this jerry-rigged system is designed to disguise the difference between the parties and force those pesky third parties off the general election ballot entirely. It could result in run-off elections between two Democrats rather than a Republican, a Democrat and other third parties. Political parties should have the right to choose who their candidate is. This is a bad proposition for the possibility of electing Republican (or third party) candidates in the future.
Prop. 15. Taxpayer Funded Elections. NO: The real purpose of this measure is to allow the legislature to tap taxpayers to finance political campaigns. Jefferson said it best: "To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical."
Prop. 16. Utility Elections. YES: Cash-guzzling city governments have been taking over the territory of utilities through eminent domain and PG&E wants to put it to a vote. This measure gives you the choice upon whose mercy your future electricity bills will depend: the monopoly of city hall or the monopoly of your utility. Here's a better idea: restore the freedom of individual consumers to choose among competing providers who actually have to earn their business. Alas, that part was left out by the suits at PG&E.
Prop. 17. Insurance Rates. YES: A simple question: should drivers be able to take their "continuous coverage" discount with them when they change insurance companies? A simpler question: why are our laws such a micro managing mess that we have to vote on something as self-evident as this in the first place?
LOCAL MEASURES:
Prop. E. LAUSD Parcel Tax. NO: The LAUSD is proposing a parcel tax of $100.00 per household for additional school funding. LAUSD has been unable to manage its funds efficiently, has made no efforts to significantly decrease its wasteful spending. We believe that no parcel tax should be imposed on already over-burdened homeowners. Let LAUSD do the work of reducing spending before it asks homeowners to bail it out.
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June
8,
2010
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Judicial
Recommendations |
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The
following
are
our
recommendations
for
Los
Angeles
County
Superior
Court
Judges.
This
is
based,
for
the
most
part,
on
the
recommendations
of
Craig
Huey
on
his
site,
Judge
Voter
Guide.
Judge-Superior
Court;
County
of
Los
Angeles;
Office
28
Kim
Smith
Judge-Superior
Court;
County
of
Los
Angeles;
Office
35
Soussan
G.
Bruguera
Judge-Superior
Court;
County
of
Los
Angeles;
Office
73
Laura
A.
Matz
Judge-Superior
Court;
County
of
Los
Angeles;
Office
107
Tony
De
Los
Reyes
Judge-Superior
Court;
County
of
Los
Angeles;
Office
117
Pattricia
M.
Vienna
Judge-Superior
Court;
County
of
Los
Angeles;
Office
131
Maren
Elizabeth
Nelson |
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Messages
from
the
Chuck
DeVore
Campaign |
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Chuck DeVore
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How
you
can
help
I have been asked by the Chuck DeVore for Senate campaign to make an announcement.
PHONE CALLS
For those of you willing to make phone calls from the comfort of your home, please send an email to: Call4Devore@anystreet.orgJust let them know you would like to make some phone calls for Chuck and they will set you up and show you how.
YARD SIGNS
You can go to this web site to sign up to receive a free yard sign. You can also contact Linda Payne Sheffield. Her email address is: sheff6@gmail.com She has signs, bumper stickers and flyers.
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JULY
22 -
NEWT
GINGRICH
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Newt Gingrich
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Hold
the
Date!
July
22,
2010
The Republican Party of Los Angeles County is having a dinner
honoring
former
Speaker
of
the
House,
Newt
Gingrich.
The
date
is
July
22,
2010
at
6:30pm.
The
location
will
be
announced
soon.
Please
hold
the
date.
This
will
be
an
important
talk
by
Newt
Gingrich.
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SFVRC
Calendar
of
Events
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New
Active
Calendar
of
Republican
and
Club
Events
 We
have
now
set
up a
Google
Calendar
on
our
club
web
site.
The
calendar
is
regularly
maintained
and
includes
not
only
events
of
SFVRC
but
many
other
Republican
events
in
the
area.
Organizations
wanting
their
information
included,
please
send
the
info
to
me
by
email.
To
access
the
calendar,
go
to
http://www.sfvrc.org
and
click
on
"Calendar"
on
the
menu,
or
go
to:
http://www.sfvrc.org/calendar.html
The
calendar
is
in
monthly
mode
by
default,
but
you
can
click
on
"week"
to
see
the
calendar
by
the
week.
If
you
click
on
any
event
it
will
open
up
and
give
you
details.
The
calendar
can
also
be
printed.
There are several events occurring during the next few weeks. Be sure and check the calendar to find out when and where.
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Looking
for
Work? |
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San
Fernando
Valley
Job
Board
Gary Starr has formed a job board. Those looking for work can post their resumes and information on the job board for free. Employers posting jobs will pay a nominal fee. We are providing this job board as a service to the community and especially our members to assist you in finding a job.
To post your information go to the San Fernando Valley Job Board.
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SFVRC
Business
Roster |
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Do
Business
with
fellow
Republicans
In
these
tough
economic
times
we
have
decided
to
help
each
other
out
economically.
We
are
preparing
a
business
roster
of
Republicans
for
SFVRC
members.
This
will
be
merged
with
a
county-wide
business
directory
that
is
being
prepared
by
LA
County
Republican
Clubs.
We
are
encouraging
all
of
our
members
to
patronize
the
businesses
of
our
fellow
members
and
Republicans.
If
you
need
goods
and
services,
why
not
have
them
provided
by
your
fellow
Republicans?
For
those
of
you
who
would
like
to
have
your
business
listed
in
our
business
directory,
please
send
an
email
to:
BUSINESS@SFVRC.ORG
.
Provide
your
name,
the
name
and
street
address
of
your
business,
your
business
phone
number,
your
business
web
site
address,
and
your
email
address.
Also
provide
a
description
of
the
services
you
provide
or
the
type
of
goods
you
sell.
We
would
like
to
publish
this
directory
by
May,
so
please
send
in
your
information.
Send
an
email
to
business@sfvrc.org
with
the
above
information.
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