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Dear Gary,
The next meeting of
the
San Fernando Valley
Republican Club
will be on
Tuesday, November 9,
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
Republican National
Committeeman Shawn Steel
who will give us
an analysis of the
results of the election
held the week before.
PLEASE NOTE ON YOUR
CALENDARS THAT FOR
NOVEMBER 2010 ONLY, OUR
MEETING WILL BE ON THE
SECOND TUESDAY OF
THE MONTH,
NOVEMBER 9th
INSTEAD OF THE FIRST
TUESDAY, WHICH IS
ELECTION DAY.
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Featured Speaker:
Shawn Steel |
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November Election
Results Analysis
Shawn S. Steel is
the Republican
National
Committeeman from
California. He is a
past Chairman of the
California
Republican Party and
the Founding
Director of the
California chapter
of the influential
pro-taxpayer group,
the Club for Growth.
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Shawn Steel |
Mr. Steel was also
an early supporter
and key driving
force in the 2009
historic election of
Michael Steele to
the position of
Chairman of the
Republican National
Committee.
A long time fixture
in the California
Republican Party,
Mr. Steel was
elected National
Committeeman in
February 2008.
Mr. Steel defeated
incumbent Tim Morgan
in what was viewed
as a major triumph
for Steel's message
of reshaping the
Republican National
Committee into a
more effective and
open party
organization.
In 2001, Mr. Steel
was elected as
Chairman of the
California
Republican Party,
where during his
four year tenure, he
organized and pushed
the historic recall
campaign against
then incumbent
Democrat Governor
Gray Davis.
Mr. Steel also
served as California
Republican Party
Vice Chairman from
1999 to 2001 and
Treasurer from 1995
to 1999.
An attorney from
Palos Verdes, Mr.
Steel has written
articles published
in every major
newspaper in his
state.
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Deceptive Slate
Mailers and Voter Guides
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What about those
mailers?
I have heard from many
of you that you have
received mailers that
appear to be Republican,
such as the one to the
right, but that are
taking opposite
positions on the
propositions and
candidates than
Republican party
official voter guides.
This comes up every
election cycle.
You should understand
that these flyers, no
matter what they say,
are not official
Republican Party
literature. If you look
for the fine print, it
will say that. These
are paid
advertisements. Anyone
can buy space on a flyer
called "Continuing the
Republican Revolution"
no matter what party he
is in and no matter what
political point of view
he has.
The publishers of these
flyers are simply
selling advertising
space, just as your
local newspaper does.
Best way to deal with
flyers that come in the
mail?
Trash them.
If you want to know
official Republican
positions on the issues,
go to the state party
website:
http://www.cagop.org,
the LA county website:
http://www.lagop.org,
and, here in the Valley,
to the SFVRC website:
http://www.sfvrc.org
That is where you will
get official Republican
Party recommendations.
Don't assume that any
flyer you get, no matter
what its title is, is a
Republican party
recommendation.
It will usually not be.
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Club Elections
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Nominations
Our By-Laws provide
that we elect new
officers every two
years. The process
is that the
Nominating
Committee, which is
appointed by the
President, presents
a recommended slate
of officers to the
body at the November
meeting. Elections
are held at the
December meeting.
At the December
meeting, nominations
can come from the
floor, so long as
the person being
nominated is present
or has given his
consent in writing
to the nomination.
Elections are then
conducted.
Written secret ballots
will be provided for any
office where there is
more than one candidate.
If you have someone you
would like to nominate
to an office of the
SFVRC, I recommend that
you send an email to
Rick Schilf at
rschilf@pacbell.net
with your
recommendation. The
nominating committee
will take all of the
recommendations from
members and use it to
present their slate to
the membership.
By-Laws:
Article VII.
Elections
Section A. Elections
shall be held at the
December general meeting
of each even numbered
year. Officers shall be
elected by majority vote
of members present. A
written ballot shall
be prepared if there is
more than one candidate
for any office.
Section B.
Additional nominations
from the floor at the
December general meeting
of each even-numbered
year are in order
provided the nominees
are present or have
given their
consent in writing.
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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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