BayAreaGOP July 2023 Newsletter

July 2023 Newsletter

Luis Buhler, Publisher

In the July edition of the BayAreaGOP Newsletter we have highlighted some insightful commentary by three important California organizations: Stanford University’s Hoover Institution; Opportunity Now, a Silicon Valley news and commentary website; and Cal Matters, a non-profit California news organization. Each one plays an important role in our Bay Area community.

On A Quest To Impose Moral Authority, Gavin Newsom Loses His Way

by Lee Ohanian, Hoover Institution

California governor Gavin Newsom was described as “angry” in an interview this week with the New York Times. But Newsom wasn’t angry about any of California’s glaring problems, such as a K–12 education system in which only about one out of four students is proficient in math, reading, and science; or that 35% of Californians—more than 13 million people—live in or near poverty; or that the state auditor cites several major state government departments, ranging from the prison system to the Department of Public Health, as being at high risk for waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement; or the fact that only 17% of Californians can afford the state’s median-priced home, as home building in the state remains 87 percent below goal for Newsom’s 2018 campaign pledge of creating a “Marshall Plan” for housing.

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Santa Cruz Republican Party Annual Family BBQ

Saturday, August 19, 2023 / 12:00 Noon - 4:00 pm

Estrada Deer Camp, 140 Hazel Dell Rd, Watsonville

Join the Santa Cruz Republican Party for a gathering under the beautiful redwoods for their Annual Family BBQ! This year's guest speaker will be Steve Hilton, Host of The Next Revolution on Fox News. There will be delicious food, live music from The Gravity Band, who specialize in covers of danceable popular music, and a whole lot of fun with like-minded people!

To hear Chairman Peter Coe Verbica's audio message, click here for audio.

RSVP: $60 per person; sponsorships available. Please click here to learn more and for registration information.

Paid for by the Santa Cruz County Republican Party

Despite California’s Immense Wealth, Millions Remain Mired in Poverty

by Dan Walters, CalMatters, June 7, 2023

As if it needed one, California received a new reminder Tuesday that, despite its trappings of sybaritic wealth, it’s home to millions of families that struggle each day to put roofs over their heads and food in their bellies.

United Ways of California issued updated calculations of real world poverty, revealing that 34% of the state’s families lack enough income to meet basic living costs, primarily because those costs – particularly for housing – are extraordinarily high.

The estimate is based on 2021 data, but there’s no reason to believe the situation has improved significantly, if at all, since then.

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Opinion: CA shouldn't strengthen its public housing bureaucracy

from Opportunity Now

Assemblymembers Alex Lee and Ash Kalra (D-SJ) coauthored AB 309, which would establish a CA'n agency over “social housing”—publicly funded affordable units in mixed-income neighborhoods. However, the Atlantic questions if gov't should even be in the property management business, pointing to rampant red tape issues in developments across the U.S.

Government can do many things well. But there is little evidence that property management is one of them. Anyone who doubts that should read Bart Schwartz’s report on the state of the New York City Housing Authority, owner of 324 housing projects and home to as many as 600,000 residents. The authority, he writes, is “bogged down in layers of bureaucracy or a ‘check the box mentality.’ Among the management challenges we see is the tendency to avoid personal responsibility and accountability … It is no surprise to find that there are many obstacles to the successful completion of projects and work orders.”

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July Events

See Details on BayAreaGOP Home Page

Sat 1 - Sonoma County Republican Party: Independence Day BBQ

Mon 3 - Freedom Music Festival with Live Music from Miss Jackie Turner and The Marshall Law Band

Tue 4 - San Mateo Republican Party: Independence Day Picnic Party

Sun 9 – Peter Hernandez for Congress Campaign Kickoff

Sun 9 - SVARW: Patriot Party - Wine Tasting

Sun 9 - Association of Monterey Bay Conservatives: Kimberly Fletcher

Tue 11 - Palo Alto RWF Speaker Series featuring Kimberly Fletcher

Tue 11 - Liberty Forum of Silicon Valley: Riley Gaines

Thu 13 - Republican Club of San Francisco Dinner with Former Congressman Louie Gohmert

Fri 14 - SMGOP: Luncheon with Former Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert

Sat 15 - John Coffee Hays Club: Annual Round Up! Featuring David Goodwin

Thu 20 - West Valley RWF: Roundtable Discussion of Pete Hegseth's Book: Battle for the American Mind

Wed 26 - Pacific Research Institute: Webinar with NYT bestselling author Carol Roth

Wed 26 - Lamorinda Republican Women Federated: Wednesday Wine Social

Wed 26 - SF Log Cabin Republicans: Former Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye

View the Complete BayAreaGOP Upcoming Events List

Save the Date

Sat Aug 5 - Lamorinda RWF Summer Fling Annual Boutique and Fashion show

Sat Aug 5 - SVARW: Patriot Party Wine Tasting Gilroy

Thu Aug 17 - Alameda County Republican Party, Tri-Valley Republicans and East Bay Republican Club: Congressman Kevin Kiley

Sat Aug 19 - Santa Cruz Republican Party Family BBQ featuring Steve Hilton

Sat Aug 20 - SVGOP and SPARC: Annual Summer Picnic featuring Congressman John Duarte

Sat Sep 9 - East Bay Republican Club: Michael Shellenberger

Sat Sep 16 - SVARW: Stars and Stripes Celebration

Fri Sep 29 - Sun Oct 1 - CAGOP Convention - Anaheim

View the Complete BayAreaGOP Upcoming Events List

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