BayAreaGOP April 2024 Newsletter

April 2024 Newsletter

Luis Buhler, Publisher

Reform Prop 47 Campaign Approaches Deadline for Qualification

The campaign to reform proposition 47 is approaching the deadline to qualify the measure for the November ballot. Launched in mid-February, the campaign must gather 550,000 signatures by the end of April in order to qualify.

The measure seeks to reform Prop 47 in several areas:

It restores the felony penalties for repeat offenders engaged in retail theft. In addition, it aggregates the value of thefts committed by repeat offenders. It also provides for additional penalties for individuals working together where the value of the damages exceeds $50,000.

The measure allows judges to sentence drug dealers who traffic in large quantities of hard drugs to state prison and adds non-prescription fentanyl to the list of hard drugs. . . . read more

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SPARC Dinner featuring Richard Levine: Pillars for Freedom

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 / 6:00 pm

Fremont Hills Country Club, 12889 Viscaino Place, Los Altos Hills

The South Peninsula Area Republican Coalition invites you to join them for their April Speaker Series Dinner with Richard Levine, author of Pillars for Freedom, and Senior Advisor to Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The first 50 members who register for this event will receive a complimentary copy of Richard Levine’s book Pillars for Freedom.

RSVP: Please click here to learn more and to register for this event.

Business Adviser Chris Coulombe Reaches Congressional Runoff

by Roger Riffenburgh

As a technology solutions architect and a former systems Sonoma County business owner Chris Coulombe has reached the top two in the primary election results and will advance to the runoff in the North Coast's Second Congressional District. His distinctive sixteen year military career and his experience in business have prepared him well to serve in Congress.

In contrast with his opponent, Chris Coulombe brings a deep understanding of defense policy and strategy and international relations. While in college ROTC, he worked at an internship at the Pentagon’s Strategic Studies Group, studying military policy and strategy. He then attended the select Washington Semester program in International Law and Organizations and studied organizations such as NATO, the European Union, and the International Criminal Court. After he was commissioned as a U.S. Army officer, . . . read more

April Events

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Tue 2 - Southern Monterey County RWF: April Luncheon featuring James Hunt

Thu 4 - Association of a Monterey Bay Conservatives: April Meeting featuring Buzz Patterson

Mon 8 - Hoover Institution: Markets vs. Mandates - Promoting Environmental Quality and Economic Prosperity

Tue 9 - Novato Republican Women: April Luncheon featuring Ann Hsu

Tue 9 - PARWF: April Meeting featuring Linda Paine

Tue 9 - Liberty Forum of Silicon Valley: Exposing the Billionaire Class featuring Seamus Bruner

Fri 12 - Southern Monterey County RWF: Scholarship Fundraiser

Sat 13 - Silicon Valley Braver Angels Alliance: In-Person Depolarizing Within Workshop

Mon 15 - Hoover Institution: The Policy Challenge of AI Safety Conference

Mon 15 - Mt Diablo Republican Club: 2024 Tips for Change Fundraiser and Social Event

Wed 17 - East Bay Republican Club: Spring Luncheon featuring Steve Hilton

Wed 17 - SPARC: Pillars for Freedom featuring Richard Levine

Thu 18 - Lamorinda RWF: Luncheon with Supervisor Candace Andersen discussing Election Integrity

Thu 18 - West Valley RWF: April Luncheon featuring Mary Ervin

Sat 20 - Santa Clara County School Board Candidate Workshop

Wed 24 - SVACR: Gender – A Bit Of This, A Dash Of That featuring Erin Friday

Wed 24 - Marin Republican Women Federated: Current Policing Issues in Marin – What You Want and Need to Know!

Thu 25 - SF Log Cabin Republicans: April Meeting featuring Deborah Allen

Thu 25 - Marin County Republican Central Committee: April Meeting

Sun 28 - Marin GOP: Film & Live Speaker Panel on "Killing America"

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Save the Date

Wed May 1 - National Review Institute: 2024 Silicon Valley Regional Seminar

Wed May 8 - Mt Diablo Republican Club: Youth as the Proxy War for the Republic featuring Kevin Snider

Tue May 14 - Pacific Research Institute: Woke to Unwoke featuring Batya Ungar-Sargon

Fri-Sun May 17-19 - California Republican Party 2024 Convention in Burlingame

Sat Jun 22 - Marin GOP: Sunset Cruise

Mon-Thu Jul 15-18 - Republican National Convention - Milwaukee

Wed Sep 4 - Foundation for American Innovation: The New Reality - Gala Dinner

Thu Sep 5 - Foundation for American Innovation: The New Reality - Conference

View the Complete BayAreaGOP Upcoming Events List

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