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To further prove just how little she and her colleagues understand business, especially small businesses, State Senator Jenny Oropeza (D - Long Beach) has added to her list of "important bills" one that threatens to give a huge disadvantage to small businesses throughout California! SB 933 will prohibit businesses from charging customers who use debit cards a transaction fee to offset the use of the card. This will require businesses to do one of three things: 1) Spread the cost across products for all customers, even for those who don't use debit cards; 2) Refuse the use of debit cards at their business; or 3) Offset the cost of accepting debit cards with reducing other expenses, like hired staff.

Read more from this column that appeared this morning in Fox and Hounds Daily from John Kabateck, California Executive Director, National Federation of Independent Business.

Main Street Menace of the Week: SB 933 (Oropeza) - Putting Small Business Between the Rock and the Hard Place

(Excerpt) "Nickel-and-diming small businesses with bills like [Senator Oropeza's ] SB 933 just grinds them into the ground and makes a horrible small business climate tragically worse for the owner and customer alike.  It's time for the legislature to stop adding burdens to California's job creators and start making it easier to grow and expand their businesses and get Main Street and our economy moving again."

So what does the South Bay's current state senator have on her Web site as her first issue? Cigarette butts on the beach. Another issue is an unfunded mandate to provide mammograms for low-income women. While health care is an important goal in an environment with low unemployment, proposing feel-good legislation that she knows cannot be funded amounts to more empty promises to further a political career at the expense of South Bay families who struggle on a daily basis to make ends meet. This is an elitist attitude that the South Bay can no longer tolerate.

California, (March 4, 2010) – The Independence Caucus is proud to announce their support for State Senate Candidate John Stammreich in the 28th District.

"John is passionate about unclogging the job creation engine in Sacramento to bring jobs back to California. He will work to eliminate the waste and inefficiency within our schools and the state government as a whole and will bring honorable representation back to the people of his district."

The Independence Caucus carefully chooses candidates based on an extensive vetting process including 80 written questions, a panel interview, a conference period and a state wide vote of all I-Caucus delegates.

This past Friday, California State Senate candidate John Stammreich of San Pedro completed his candidate filing package for the Republican nomination to the 28th State Senate District. As of the same date, no other Republican had pulled nomination papers, indicating strong conservative support for Stammreich to be the general election challenger to current State Senator Jenny Oropeza, Democrat from Long Beach.

As of last Friday, candidate Stammreich had raised well over $30,000, already exceeding any other Republican challenger for this seat since its creation in 2000. With early support from conservative groups throughout the district, including the South Bay Tea Party and the 9-12 West organizers, Stammreich will be the top conservative candidate for the 28th State Senate District on both the June and November ballots in 2010. Stammreich continued his strong conservative activism in 2009 as the campaign operations manager for the opposition group to Mayor Villaraigosa's Measure B last March, and as a strong opposer to the May 19th Propositions 1A-1E, including his speaking out at the California Republican Party Executive Committee meeting in April & his activism in removing proposition supporters from the party county executive board in May.

The Stammreich campaign will now shift focus from the candidate qualification phase to an aggressive operation phase throughout the South Bay. Unlike previous conservative campaigns in this district, Stammreich has significant opportunities to engage voters in the traditionally non-conservative portions of Carson, Harbor Gateway, Wilmington and San Pedro, among others. John's Filipino background is one that has already opened doors in Carson. Harbor Gateway & Wilmington were two portions of Los Angeles heavily opposed to Mayor Villaraigosa's Measure B, and John's leadership on the Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council for four years, including the Fireworks Reduction Task Force and the Land Use & Planning Committee, have build strong coalitions that will likely be a challenge for Senator Oropeza to keep in her corner as she tries to explain Sacramento's inefficiencies and her lack of support for cities & school districts keeping their local tax revenues at home.

Senator Oropeza and candidates from other parties will need to be ready in 2010 to show that they understand the fiscal crisis Californians are facing. Each has identified non-fiscal issues that have been high priorities for their decisions to run in 2010. But as Stammreich has told many audiences since his initial declaration in August 2009:

"...if Job Creation & Increasing Government Efficiency are not a South Bay candidate's highest priorities, they do not belong representing the South Bay in Sacramento! South Bay residents need a state senator who will fight to keep companies like Northrop Grumman and Toyota local! The South Bay also deserves a state senator who will defend their hard-earned incomes and local tax revenues from the involuntary taking & wasteful spending of Sacramento politicians! Other issues, while noble, will not feed families or help keep a roof over their heads!"

John Stammreich is ready to engage the voters throughout the 28th Senate District in 2010 and ask them whether they are ready to:

"Save the South Bay Dream!"

The bill to establish a $225 billion a year  single payer health insurance system in California will advance to  the full state senate Monday, January 25, 2010 in Sacramento.   The bill, if passed, will also ban all private health insurance in the state.

South Bay State Senator Jenny Oropeza (D-Long Beach) has placed her re-election hopes on being a co-author of SB 810, titled "Single-Payer Health Care Coverage", which states in the text for "Eligibility" the following:  "The bill would deem all California residents eligible for the CHS. Residency would be based on physical presence in the state with the intent to reside. This bill would also state legislative intent for the system to provide health care coverage to state residents who are temporarily out of the state."

This means every resident, citizens and non-citizens, would be eligible for this coverage. Welcome to ObamaCare for illegal immigrants!

Reaction from around the state and the country is rocking Sacramento statehouse Democrats who yesterday made the first move toward banning private health insurance in California and initiating the new, $225 billion a year “universal health care” plan, just as voters in Massachusetts sent a message to the White House, Congress and the nation that single-payer healthcare needs to be re-examined.

^{Chris McKenzie, executive director of the League of California Cities, says of the current system that it is "unsustainable, and we want to make sure that local services are not sacrificed because of the inability of state leaders to manage the state budget." McKenzie's organization does support the right of local governments to seize property from individual land-owners in the state, however.}

When representatives from the organization visited local legislators to solicit their support, their specifically asked South Bay State Senator Jenny Oropeza, who represents the cities of Carson, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, Lomita and portions of Los Angeles, including Marina Del Rey, Venice, Harbor City & San Pedro, for support of this important initiative.

Senator Oropeza denied support for this initiative.

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What's the worst state to do business in?  According to readers of Chief Executive magazine, it's California.  In the same poll, Texas won first place as the best state in which to put your headquarters. 

As reported in The Economist, the two largest states in the nation have very different philosophies and very different success rates. 

In the 1950s and '60s, California was the embodiment of the American Dream, offering great schools, roads, jobs, and communities with all the latest amenities, not to mention good weather, beaches, and quick access to the mountains and wilderness for recreation.  As home to Disneyland and the movie industry, the state represented all that was glamorous and new.

Cut to the present day.  California is $26 billion in the hole and has recently been paying its bills with IOUs.  Its once-proud schools are suffering and the prison system is releasing criminals early because the state can't afford to keep them.  Social services are being cut right and left.  Infrastructure is aging and falling apart.  Unemployment is nearing 12 percent.  State employees are forced to take unpaid furlough days and many California cities are worse off than Detroit.  Its state income tax is the second highest in the U.S., and government regulations seem perversely aligned to discourage people from doing business there. 

In fact, people are fleeing the so-called Golden State at a rate of more than 100,000 a year.  From the Great Depression on, California was a dream destination for Americans.  Now it looks more like a nightmare, taking on new debt at a rate of $25 million a day.

When voters weigh candidates for legislative office every two years, they make decisions based primarily on how they believe the candidates will vote on key issues. They review campaign brochures, position papers, websites, and talk to friends and co-workers within their networks.

However, South Bay constituents only have a 2 in 3 chance of their current state senator even casting a vote! The Sacramento Bee reported December 7^th on the California legislators’ absence & abstention records, and Senator Jenny Oropeza, D-Long Beach, topped all 120 state legislators, missing 931 votes so far this session – about one-third of possible votes.

"She's over 7.5 % higher than the number two offender, Gil Cedillo, and Cedillo ran for Congress this year! What could possibly have taken her away from her responsibilities for over 30% of the time?!" commented John Stammreich, her 2010 Republican challenger.

From the Sacramento Bee article:

“Oropeza said she missed most of those votes while caring for her mother, who lives alone in Southern California and became ill earlier this year.

“Oropeza said she herself came down with the flu at one point during the session, and she had planned a Mediterranean cruise for November, when the Senate typically is not in session. When the Senate was called backed to deal with water issues, Oropeza said she couldn't cancel without losing $6,000. And, anyway, she was already aboard her ship.”

‘"It's very important to be there for votes," Oropeza acknowledged, adding that she kept in contact with her staff and was prepared to do whatever it took to get to Sacramento if a bill hinged on her vote.”

One question that will be on South Bay voters’ minds is “What if I had experienced the same situations at my job? Would my job still pay me for basically missing a third of my work hours?”

In the entitlement world that Oropeza lives in, along with the SEIU and the CTA, excuses for “reasonable absences” are supposed to be accepted on the backs of taxpayers. Legislators like Oropeza have worked in this entitlement world for most of their adult careers, either as elected officials or government worker.

In the private sector, they don’t get such luxury. They have what’s called “Personal Time-Off (PTO)”, and are allotted a certain amount of paid hours each year, with an approved amount of carryover to the next calendar year. If they use more than allotted, the time becomes “unpaid leave”. With exceptions for bereavement & jury duty, the system encourages personal time management and personal responsibility.

The more important issue brought up by the Sacramento Bee article is the practice by legislators to “check in” at morning roll call, and then be absent for significant portions of the legislative day. The article continues:

“Oropeza was counted as present during roll call on days where she missed about half of the 931 votes, according to a Bee review of Senate daily journals. Her absences tended to come at the beginning or end of the week. In addition, her office said roll call often is taken early in the day and she would sometimes leave later to attend to her mother or official business.”

Upon reading this part of the article, Stammreich commented "The practice of going to roll call every day & then skipping out to tend to personal matters must continue to be investigated, and I applaud the Sacramento Bee for exposing this fraudulent practice. Regardleass of party membership, California taxpayers are paying legislators to be present and to give Up-or-Down votes on the issues facing California. If Jenny has a higher responsibility to her mother's health or to a mediterranean vacation, that's fine! But taxpayers should not pay for hours that legislators do not put in!"

Again, voters in the South Bay need to ask themselves in 2010 whether they would receive similar privileged treatment at their place of employment. How would most businesses run if all their employees had to do was “check in” at the beginning of the day and be paid for a full day’s work?

It appears Senator Oropeza has been living in the entitlement world of Sacramento politics and only performing as a part-time legislator. She has shown what can be accomplished by legislators only participating one-third of the time.

Could this be an indirect endorsement by Senator Oropeza for the Part-Time Legislature Amendment? Are the pundits arguing how legislators need the hours allotted to full-time status going to reconcile Senator Oropeza’s “part-time” status?

What is certain is that South Bay voters need a state senator who is truly “present”, not just marked down as such, when the State Senate is in session. Senator Oropeza has not met that need, and South Bay voters will hopefully hold her & other legislators accountable next November.

Relaunching an improved version of their career politician-feared proposition, Citizens for California Reform teamed with KFI’s John & Ken Show Thursday afternoon for a petition drive at the Ayres Hotel Anaheim that resulted in nearly 1400 signatures toward its qualification for the November 2010 ballot. The Part-Time Citizen Legislature Proposition is a constitutional amendment that returns California to a citizen legislature. Petitions can be downloaded from the website www.reformcal.com.

California State Senator candidate John Stammreich participated as the lead organizer of the signature gathering outside the hotel front entrance, and has fully endorsed the return of the California Legislature to a part-time status.

"As I have watched the proceedings of our state legislature, especially this year, it is obvious to me and many others that the root cause of most California problems stem from politicians striving to preserve their full-time careers in Sacramento", commented Stammreich. "The strong, abusive power of lobbyists and unions is directly tied to the career aspirations of our current legislators, and forcing them to make politics their second career rather than their first will subsequently make the lobbyists & unions their second priorities as well."

The Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association (HJTA) released their annual grades on November 17th, 2009, and I'm sure to no one's surprise our own South Bay State Senator, Jenny Oropeza, led the list of legislators with a perfect score of zero (0) in defending the hard-earned tax dollars of Californians, especially those here in the South Bay.

When are the taxpayers of California going to demand that their legislators protect them from literally going bankrupt to meet the demand for these increasing costs to everyday necessities? With the additional taking of local funds from cities and school boards, I hope that local leaders from all political parties understand just how self-serving Sacramento is, and that one of Sacramento's biggest enablers of that problem is our own state senator.

That can change in 2010! I have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, and reaffirm my commitment to fight against all tax increases on the hard-working residents & small businesses of California.

The HJTA press release follows:

More than half earn an "F" grade

Sacramento -- Sacramento lawmakers received their grades today, and over half the class is failing, according to the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.

HJTA annually analyzes the votes of legislators and assigns them a letter grade. Out of 120 members of the Legislature, 73 received a grade of "F" for 2009. On the other end of the spectrum, 29 received a grade of "A." Only two, Joel Anderson and Diane Harkey, received perfect scores.

Lawmakers have to work very hard to fail. Voting for taxpayers' interests just over 30 percent of the time earns a better grade.

"Sadly, many of these politicians are so dedicated to picking taxpayers' pockets that they have no shame," continued Coupal. "Some may actually regard their 'Fs' as a badge of honor."

The complete list of grades for both the State Assembly & State Senate can be found here.

With the South Bay Tea Party membership as witnesses, California State Senate Candidate John Stammreich signed his name to the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, making a commitment to both his future constituents and to the citizens of California that he will not vote for or support any tax increases by Sacramento tax-and-spenders, regardless of party membership.

"It is time for Sacramento to learn to plan and budget just like its 37 million residents", commented Stammreich. "Continuing to ask the taxpayers, both residents and small business owners, to continue bearing more of the tax burden so that the leadership in Sacramento can continue redistributing it to less-deserving special interests has to stop! This activity is killing jobs, hurting our education system, and forcing long-time tax-paying residents to seek a better quality of life in other states. I will fight this with everything I've got!"

The official pledge form was witnessed by Nathan Mintz, Founder & Chairman of the South Bay Tea Party, and Gary Aven, South Bay Tea Party President. The South Bay Tea Party (SBTP) has been an instrumental organization since its founding & rapid rise in activism. In addition to helping defeat the May Propositions with 70% of the South Bay voting against them, the SBTP was also active in key local races in the South Bay this past November. Candidates wishing to do well among conservative voters in 2010 will need to engage with this highly influential organization, as evidenced by the voting trends in New Jersey, Virgina and even New York this part election day.

From the website of the Americans for Taxpayer Reform (www.atr.org), politicians often run for office saying they won't raise taxes, but then quickly turn their backs on the taxpayer. The idea of the Pledge is simple enough: Make them put their no-new-taxes rhetoric in writing.

In the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, candidates and incumbents solemnly bind themselves to oppose any and all tax increases. While ATR has the role of promoting and monitoring the Pledge, the Taxpayer Protection Pledge is actually made to a candidate's constituents, who are entitled to know where candidates stand before sending them to the capitol. Since the Pledge is a prerequisite for many voters, it is considered binding as long as an individual holds the office for which he or she signed the Pledge.

Since its rollout with the endorsement of President Reagan in 1986, the pledge has become de rigeur for Republicans seeking office, and is a necessity for Democrats running in Republican districts.

Today the Taxpayer Protection Pledge is offered to every candidate for state office and to all incumbents. More than 1,100 state officeholders, from state representative to governor, have signed the Pledge. Statehouse tax-and-spend interests have to contend with Pledge signers in every state.

This past Tuesday, the South Bay voted against tax measures that municipalities claimed were needed to make up for funds taken by Sacramento. City council and school board members gave their endorsements for these and pleaded with constituents to replenish what Sacramento took in legislative action earlier this year. This was a fair argument, but I believe voters saw it differently. Our state legislators that voted to take these precious funds were endorsed by many of the same local leaders that asked taxpayers to make up the difference through these local measures. If our local leaders are truly upset about Sacramento taking their budget funds, they need to have the courage in 2010 to call out these Sacramento "tax bandits" and hold them accountable.

In the South Bay, Sen. Jenny Oropeza and Assemblymember Ted Lieu must be held accountable for Sacramento taking local budget funds. Both Oropeza and Lieu refused to defend our cities and school boards from that taking to balance a bloated state budget, and instead favored their special interests over the interests of their constituents. The burden was being transferred to local taxpayers though measures like Redondo Beach's Measure UU to make up for their lack of fiscal discipline.

Continuing to support legislators who refuse to trim Sacramento's bloated budget and continue to take vital local tax dollars will lead to more local measures asking taxpayers to make up for Sacramento's lack of fiscal accountability. In 2010, voters have a chance to elect new legislators to fight the Sacramento tax bandits that are killing jobs in our local economies and taking tax dollars that schools need to succeed. As the South Bay's next state senator, I pledge to fight every attempt by Sacramento to balance its budget by taking these vital funds that are much better deployed by local cities and school districts.

- John Stammreich, San Pedro

Candidate for 28th State Senate District

Please take a listen to this 2-minute "Moment of Truth" for our state Treasurer, Bill Lockyer.  In particular, listen for this part:

"It’s impossible for this legislature to reform the pension system, and if we don’t, we bankrupt the state. And I don’t think anybody can do it here, because of who elected you. … You’re just captive of the current environment — I don’t see any way out!"

Mr. Lockyer is basically conceding that the only way to fix California is for the Democrats in Sacramento to either become conservatives or get out of office.

I wonder which one Senator Oropeza will choose....

In a classic game of political chicken this morning, Governor Schwarzenegger repeated his intention to veto most of the 700+ bills sent to him in the final days of the 2009-2010 legislative session unless the legislative leaders address California’s water crisis. The Governor has until 11:59 PM on Sunday, October 11, 2009 to sign or veto bills on his desk.

This isn't a surprise move by the the Governor. He issued his first threat in August to veto bills sent to him if there was no agreement on legislation addressing the water crisis. As usual, the Democratic leaders, including our own Senator Oropeza, chose to ignore the Governor's plea on behalf of the citizens of California, especially our Central Coast friends struggling to grow crops.

Senator Oropeza continues to validate her title as one of our states worst job-killers by ramming her own Senate Bill 104 through the State Senate that would "regulate" nitrogen trifluoride, or NF3, as contributor to global warming.It has now passed the Assembly on a pure "special interest" / "party line" vote and is now on the governor's desk.

NF3 is an essential gas used to manufacture TVs, solar panels, microprocessors and other high-tech products, which are critical manufacturing jobs in both the Silicon Valley and the South Bay. But because a 2008 UC Irvine study found it far more harmful for the environment than carbon dioxide (you know, that harmful gas that all plant life on earth rely on), several environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, have been pushing for Oropeza's bill.

Even with significant special interest bullying, two Democratic senators (Correa & Wright) broke away from the Oropeza-led Democratic Caucus and voted against this harmful bill. The bill still squeaked by with the bare minimum 21 votes it needed to pass in the State Senate, and now sits on the Governor's desk. Governor Schwarzeneggar has 30 days to sign the bill or veto it.

For the benefit of the many employers of California high-tech industry, I pray the Governor will veto this bill and realize that this is exactly the kind of legislation that is sending our well-paying high-tech jobs to Texas and Colorado.

Personally, I'm surprised that the Green Jobs lobbying groups are not recognizing the blow this will be to the solar panel manufacturing industry. We can only have so many windmill jobs to go around!

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It appears that the California Central Valley is not the only part of the state where the well-being of a fish species threatens to choke a local (and a portion of the state) economy. Much news has come to light regarding the Delta Smelt issue and its impact on farmers throughout our state. The issue pits environmentalists concerned about the prosperity of a fish species against the state’s agriculture economy and the survival of hundreds of California farmers & produce workers.

But did you know that the South Bay of Southern California has its own “Delta Smelt” issue?

For the South Bay, the issue is the Calico Bass in the portion of the coast known as “Rocky Point”. Rocky Point is roughly located west of Lunada Bay along the Palos Verdes Peninsula, and is heavily relied upon by Redondo Beach, as well as San Pedro (Cabrillo) and Marina Del Rey somewhat, for the viability of the South Bay’s sportfishing industry.

A “Blue Ribbon Task Force” was set up under the California Fish and Game Commission to make specific recommendations to demarcate a network of marine protected areas – underwater parks, essentially, where fishing will be either restricted or outright banned – up and down the coast of the state. It is being drawn under the dictates of a state law called the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) that was enacted a decade ago but is only now being implemented.

According to the local press, Easy Reader, on September 3^rd, the task force is looking long and hard at Rocky Point, and the local fishermen, Redondo Beach business owners, local elected officials, and environmental activists have made Rocky Point one of the hardest-fought battlegrounds in the MLPA process.

We are kicking off an opportunity for all South Bay residents to sound off about former and current legislation in Sacramento that continues to clog the job-creation engine here in the South Bay of Southern California.

The forum is called "Saving the South Bay Dream", and is located by going to the South Bay Dream Forum link in the Menu Section. (We'll also put the website at the bottom of each topic.)

Every week our campaign will have an open fact-finding discussion about state legislative issues affecting the South Bay. Every comment will be posted, so long as it is not distasteful or slanderous. This is an activity John Stammreich will have on his regular website as your State Senator in 2010. Even if you and John disagree, you will never have to ask whether your comments or opinion were received & read.

The first topic will be one close to John personally and many of you here in the South Bay.

Why do State Democrats oppose the opportunity for California Small Businesses to implement Flexible Work Schedules?

They did so last year by rejecting AB 2127 on a straight party line vote in committee.

SOUTH BAY TEA PARTY CONVENTION - biggest event of its kind ever held in the South Bay!  You will not want to miss this!

On August 30, 2009, from 6 PM to 8 PM, in the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center (RBPAC), DontTellMeItCantBeDone is sponsoring a Celebrate Freedom America Event along with support from the South Bay Tea Party and the Beach Cities Republican Club to celebrate our American Liberties, educate your neighbors and kids, and to push back the tide of socialism that is gripping America. This event will feature Steve Amerson, “America’s Tenor” (Amazed by America), a TownHall forum about Healthcare, Flashback, Hi-def video, live music, other personalities and dynamic presentations. Speakers include U.S. Senate candidate Chuck Devore, Congressional candidate Ari David, and the “South Bay’s next State Senator”, John Stammreich.

This will be an outstanding event that you will want to invite your friends, neighbors, and children for a time of celebrating this great country of ours. This is a crucial time in history to stand up and be counted, to be involved, to reach out and stop America from being impoverished by ever growing government and irresponsible spending in Washington DC.

Steve Amerson’s Story: His voice can be heard in over 150 feature films; he has been featured at Medal of Honor events throughout the United States; a featured soloist with orchestras both here and abroad including performances with Los Angeles Philharmonic under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas and the Los Angeles Master Chorale with performances at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and the Hollywood Bowl. In 2006, He made his Carnegie Hall debut singing in the world premiere of Missa Americana by Ed Lojeski. He was also the featured singer at the Senate- House dinner in June.

Producer Gary Aven’s Story: On March 15^th Gary was sitting on his couch yelling at the TV because he was so disturbed by the spending, bailouts, borrowing, and generational theft that was happening in America. On April 15^th Gary joined with 1,800 people gathered in the first South Bay Tea Party Rally to say enough is enough.

This event will fill your heart with hope; give your mind a vision for the future and an internal fortitude for the long road ahead to overcome.

New discounts include Students 80% discount, Seniors 50% discount, and “Buy and Give to a Friend” 50% discount.  Come join us for the largest Tea Party Convention, Candidate forum, and great music ever held in South Bay.

  Buy your tickets today.... and use BCRC for a 10% discount if you do not fall in to one of the above.

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Senate Candidate John Stammreich and Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich to speak at Young Republican Federation of California Convention

THOUSAND OAKS, August 7, 2009- The Ventura County Young Republicans announce that John Stammreich, candidate for the 28^th State Senate district, and Michael Antonovich, Los Angeles County Supervisor will be addressing the YRFC convention in Simi Valley on August 15^th. John is currently chairman of the 54th Assembly District Central Committee of the Los Angeles County Republican Party and on the Executive Committee of the California Republican Party. Michael Antonovich will be speaking on behalf of Steve Poizner’s campaign for Governor of California.

Ventura County Young Republicans are thrilled to have both of these men speak to the convention attendees. We are “excited to hear more about John’s campaign for State Senate. Since young republicans from across California will be attending the convention, we know that those in his senate district will be anxious and eager to hear his plans for their area.” Additionally, with the race for governor approaching, we are “eager to hear how the what Steve Poizner is planning to do to fix the problems we have in California.”

John will be speaking at the luncheon that will be held at The Grand Vista hotel, which also features Assembly Candidate Jeff Gorell. All registered members of the convention will be able to attend. Michael will be speaking at the Saturday dinner banquet featuring Congressman Dan Lungren and Former Miss California Carrie Prejean. Tickets are still available for this event and are $55.00. More information can be found at www.yrfc2009.com

About VCYR:

The Ventura County Young Republicans is part of the Young Republican Federation of California. The Ventura County Young Republicans is the conservative voice of young Republicans in Ventura County. Membership is open to all registered Republicans from 18-40 in Ventura County. For more information, visit www.VCYR.org

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Being a city that sits within the 28^th State Senate District, Hermosa Beach is one of the cities I will spend a considerable amount of time campaigning in & building relationships with both residents and businesses to help Save the South Bay Dream. Hermosa Beach is one of the cities that sits in the heart of the South Bay, and I remember many a Saturday afternoon at the boardwalk trying to keep up with the volleyball studs that ruled the section of beach just north of the pier.

As many of you read in the local paper, the Daily Breeze, last Tuesday evening's City Council meeting agenda was highlighted by an attempt by Hermosa Beach City Council member (and city business-killer) Michael Keegan to raise the business license fees within the city he resides in order to be more comparable with the city he does business in, namely Manhattan Beach. Keegan, like many misguided far-left liberals, still hold on to the notion that raising taxes during a recession actually increases revenues, despite what the State of California is beginning to learn about the ineffective April tax hikes this year.