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.
- The measure would create a new class of crime called a “treatment-mandated felony” in which offenders could be given a choice between treatment programs and jail time in certain cases. In those cases, if offenders complete the treatment program the charges would be expunged.
Proposition 47 was passed in 2014 as one of three measures to reduce California’s jail population. Along with AB 109 and Proposition 57, it succeeded in reducing California’s prison population. Supporters of reform claim that the unintended consequences include increased property crimes, homelessness and drug addiction. By increasing penalties and restoring incentives for treatment, the proponents hope to reverse these unintended consequences.
The measure has received bipartisan support that has included Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley and Democratic Mayors London Breed in San Francisco and Matt Mahan in San Jose. The California District Attorneys Association, the California Police Chiefs Association and Crime Victims United have all backed the measure.
Major funding for the signature gathering effort has come from three large national retailers: Walmart, Home Depot and Target.
CAGOP Bay Area Regional Vice Chair Jason Clark, the San Francisco GOP, and the Contra Costa County Republican Party are actively leading the signature gathering effort among Bay Area Republicans.
You can also contact Jason Clark at bayareavc@cagop.org to find out who is circulating petitions in your area. You can ask for a petition to be sent to you by clicking End47.com. Be sure you return your petitions by April 5 in order to make sure your signatures are counted by the deadline.
You can find out more about the measure by visiting the Californians for Safer Communities casafecommunities.com.
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.
- The measure would create a new class of crime called a “treatment-mandated felony” in which offenders could be given a choice between treatment programs and jail time in certain cases. In those cases, if offenders complete the treatment program the charges would be expunged.
Proposition 47 was passed in 2014 as one of three measures to reduce California’s jail population. Along with AB 109 and Proposition 57, it succeeded in reducing California’s prison population. Supporters of reform claim that the unintended consequences include increased property crimes, homelessness and drug addiction. By increasing penalties and restoring incentives for treatment, the proponents hope to reverse these unintended consequences.
The measure has received bipartisan support that has included Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley and Democratic Mayors London Breed in San Francisco and Matt Mahan in San Jose. The California District Attorneys Association, the California Police Chiefs Association and Crime Victims United have all backed the measure.
Major funding for the signature gathering effort has come from three large national retailers: Walmart, Home Depot and Target.
CAGOP Bay Area Regional Vice Chair Jason Clark, the San Francisco GOP, and the Contra Costa County Republican Party are actively leading the signature gathering effort among Bay Area Republicans.
You can also contact Jason Clark at bayareavc@cagop.org to find out who is circulating petitions in your area. You can ask for a petition to be sent to you by clicking End47.com. Be sure you return your petitions by April 5 in order to make sure your signatures are counted by the deadline.
You can find out more about the measure by visiting the Californians for Safer Communities casafecommunities.com.
LIST OF UPCOMING GOP EVENTS
- Lamorinda RWF: Luncheon with Supervisor Candace Andersen discussing Election Integrity
Thursday, April 18, 2024 / 11:30 am – Zio Fraedos, 611 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill
- West Valley RWF: April Luncheon featuring Mary Ervin
Thursday, April 18, 2024 / 11:30 am – Blue Pheasant Restaurant, 22100 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino
- Santa Clara County School Board Candidate Workshop
Saturday, April 20, 2024 / 9:00 am – ERC Conference Room – Santa Clara County Office of Education , 1290 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose
- Monterey County Republican Party: Mastering Conservative Victory and Mobilizing the Youth Vote
Saturday, April 20, 2024 / 10:00 am – Mariott in Marina, , Marina
- Contra Costa Republican Party: Meet The New Contra Costa Republican Party Leadership
Sunday, April 21, 2024 / 2:00 pm – Heather Farms Park , 301 N San Carlos Dr., Walnut Creek
- San Ramon Valley RWF: Climate Cult – Exposing and Defeating Their War on Life, Liberty, and Property featuring Brian Sussman
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 / 6:00 pm – Crow Canyon Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Drive, Danville
- SVACR: Gender – A Bit Of This, A Dash Of That featuring Erin Friday
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 / 8:30 am – Three Flames, 1547 Meridian Ave, San Jose
- Marin Republican Women Federated: Current Policing Issues in Marin – What You Want and Need to Know!
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 / 11:30 am – The Club at McInnis, , San Rafael
- SF Log Cabin Republicans: April Meeting featuring Deborah Allen
Thursday, April 25, 2024 / 6:30 pm – Sausage Factory, , San Francisco
- Marin County Republican Central Committee: April Meeting
Thursday, April 25, 2024 / 7:00 pm – Drake Community Room, 300 Drake’s Landing Rd. , Greenbrae
- Marin GOP: Film & Live Speaker Panel on “Killing America”
Sunday, April 28, 2024 / N/A – Location Provided Upon RSVP, , Central Marin
- National Review Institute: 2024 Silicon Valley Regional Seminar
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 / 2:30 am – The Westin San Jose, 302 S Market St., San Jose
- Association of Monterey Bay Conservatives: May Meeting featuring Dr. Mark Mcdonald
Thursday, May 2, 2024 / 6:00 pm – Bayonet & Black Horse, 1 McClure Way, Seaside
- JW Paine for Assembly 2024: Red, White and Blue Dinner featuring Corrin Rankin
Saturday, May 4, 2024 / 6:00 pm – Paine’s Restaurant, 421 East St., Hollister
- Hoover Institution: Strengthening Trust With India – Implications of the 2008 US-India Civil Nuclear Agreement featuring Condoleezza Rice
Monday, May 6, 2024 / 6:30 pm – Hauck Auditorium, David & Joan Traitel Building , Stanford University
- Mt Diablo Republican Club: Youth as the Proxy War for the Republic featuring Kevin Snider
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 / 6:00 pm – Alamo Womens Club , 1401 Danville Blvd, Danville
- Mt Diablo Republican Club: Youth as the Proxy War for the Republic featuring Kevin Snider
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 / 6:00 pm – Alamo Womens Club , 1401 Danville Blvd, Danville
- South County Biz Alliance: Founders and Board Members Lunch featuring Morgan Hill City Council Candidates
Thursday, May 9, 2024 / 12:00 pm – Rocca’s Market, 13335 Monterey Highway, San Martin
- Hoover Institution: What China Remembers About the Cultural Revolution, and What it Wants to Forget
Friday, May 10, 2024 / 4:00 pm – Hoover Institution , George P. Shultz Building, Annenberg Conference Room, Stanford
- Hoover History Lab: To Run the World – the Kremlin’s Foreign Policy from the Cold War to the post-Cold War featuring Sergey Radchenko
Monday, May 13, 2024 / 4:00 pm – Annenberg Conference Room, George P. Shultz Building, Hoover Institution
- Palo Alto RWF: May Luncheon Speaker Series featuring L. Brent Bozell III
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 / 11:30 am – Baylands Golf Course, 1875 Embarcadero Rd., Palo Alto
- Pacific Research Institute: Woke to Unwoke featuring Batya Ungar-Sargon
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 / 12:00 pm – Palio Trattoria Italiana , 640 Sacramento Street, San Francisco
- Mid-Peninsula RWF: May Meeting featuring Dan Torunian
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 / 11:30 am – Divino Ristorante, 968 Ralston Ave., Belmont
- Leadership Institute: ElecTech Summit
Thursday, May 16, 2024 / N/A – Grand Hyatt At San Francisco International Airport (SFO) , 55 South McDonnell Road , San Francisco
- CAGOP 2024 Convention
Friday, May 17, 2024 / N/A – Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, , Burlingame
- Palo Alto RWF: May Evening Speaker Series featuring Dr. Russell Berman
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 / 6:00 pm – Baylands Golf Course, 1875 Embarcadero Rd., Palo Alto
- Marin GOP: Sunset Cruise
Saturday, June 22, 2024 / 7:00 pm – Tiburon, , Tiburon
- 2024 Republican National Convention – Milwaukee
Thursday, July 18, 2024 / N/A – Fiserv Forum, , Milwaukee
- Foundation for American Innovation: The New Reality – Gala Dinner
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 / 5:00 pm – Fort Mason , Gallery 308, San Francisco
- Foundation for American Innovation: The New Reality – Conference
Thursday, September 5, 2024 / 9:00 am – Fort Mason, Cowell Theater, San Francisco
Business Adviser Chris Coulombe Reaches Congressional Runoff
By Roger Riffenburgh
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, he led a reconnaissance platoon and then ran the Army’s air assault school in Hawaii, training thousands in helicopter assault operations. He subsequently worked at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, a defense think tank. He also earned a master’s degree in diplomacy with a thesis on challenges in the South China Sea and solutions to avoid war.
In 2016, Chris returned home to Sonoma County and began working as a business and political consultant. Later he started a state-wide cannabis distribution company and co-founded a trade association which worked with regulators, legislators, and the governor’s office to address regulation and taxation issues. He left the industry a few years ago and now runs his own small business, which advises companies on business plans, strategy, and process improvement.
Coulombe says he is running to protect our Republic, because it protects our rights as individuals and businesses. He says, “It is time to vote out the political class, and choose leaders who will prioritize the people. It is time to choose a better future.”
Coulombe identifies three high priority issues. The first is the economy, where he says we could be living in a golden age but instead find our currency and manufacturing base threatened. He proposes a middle class tax cut. The second issue is education, where he will work to give parents options and schools needed resources. The third is the environment, where he says, “We could be energy independent… We could power our cars, homes, and buildings with renewable energy that does not damage our water or air,” but we lack the leadership to do it. He says hydrogen, micro nuclear plants, and fission could contribute to our power needs.
The Second Congressional District runs north up the coast from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border and includes Marin, Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, and Del Norte Counties and part of Sonoma County. Over two thirds of the district population is in the Bay Area – in Marin and Sonoma Counties.
Born and raised in Sonoma County, Chris Coulombe loved hiking and camping and earned the rank of Eagle Scout. He joined the military at age 18 and served an enlisted stint. Then he was sent to college to prepare to be an officer. He attended Santa Rosa Junior College, transferred to the University of San Francisco to earn his bachelor’s in politics, and went to Washington, D.C.
Chris enjoys supporting scouting and has served in several positions, from assistant scout master to president of the Redwood Empire Council. He is an avid runner and likes to hike across California with his dog Xorro. You can learn more about Chris Coulombe on his campaign website, ChrisToCongress.com .
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Business Adviser Chris Coulombe Reaches Congressional Runoff
By Roger Riffenburgh
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, he led a reconnaissance platoon and then ran the Army’s air assault school in Hawaii, training thousands in helicopter assault operations. He subsequently worked at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, a defense think tank. He also earned a master’s degree in diplomacy with a thesis on challenges in the South China Sea and solutions to avoid war.
In 2016, Chris returned home to Sonoma County and began working as a business and political consultant. Later he started a state-wide cannabis distribution company and co-founded a trade association which worked with regulators, legislators, and the governor’s office to address regulation and taxation issues. He left the industry a few years ago and now runs his own small business, which advises companies on business plans, strategy, and process improvement.
Coulombe says he is running to protect our Republic, because it protects our rights as individuals and businesses. He says, “It is time to vote out the political class, and choose leaders who will prioritize the people. It is time to choose a better future.”
Coulombe identifies three high priority issues. The first is the economy, where he says we could be living in a golden age but instead find our currency and manufacturing base threatened. He proposes a middle class tax cut. The second issue is education, where he will work to give parents options and schools needed resources. The third is the environment, where he says, “We could be energy independent… We could power our cars, homes, and buildings with renewable energy that does not damage our water or air,” but we lack the leadership to do it. He says hydrogen, micro nuclear plants, and fission could contribute to our power needs.
The Second Congressional District runs north up the coast from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border and includes Marin, Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, and Del Norte Counties and part of Sonoma County. Over two thirds of the district population is in the Bay Area – in Marin and Sonoma Counties.
Born and raised in Sonoma County, Chris Coulombe loved hiking and camping and earned the rank of Eagle Scout. He joined the military at age 18 and served an enlisted stint. Then he was sent to college to prepare to be an officer. He attended Santa Rosa Junior College, transferred to the University of San Francisco to earn his bachelor’s in politics, and went to Washington, D.C.
Chris enjoys supporting scouting and has served in several positions, from assistant scout master to president of the Redwood Empire Council. He is an avid runner and likes to hike across California with his dog Xorro. You can learn more about Chris Coulombe on his campaign website, ChrisToCongress.com .
California Citizens Redistricting Commission – District Viewer
The Commission has developed a district viewer that allows you to more easily navigate visualizations and zoom in and out of geographic areas while layering congressional, State Senate and Assembly boundaries.
LIST OF UPCOMING GOP EVENTS
- Lamorinda RWF: Luncheon with Supervisor Candace Andersen discussing Election Integrity
Thursday, April 18, 2024 / 11:30 am – Zio Fraedos, 611 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill
- West Valley RWF: April Luncheon featuring Mary Ervin
Thursday, April 18, 2024 / 11:30 am – Blue Pheasant Restaurant, 22100 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino
- Santa Clara County School Board Candidate Workshop
Saturday, April 20, 2024 / 9:00 am – ERC Conference Room – Santa Clara County Office of Education , 1290 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose
- Monterey County Republican Party: Mastering Conservative Victory and Mobilizing the Youth Vote
Saturday, April 20, 2024 / 10:00 am – Mariott in Marina, , Marina
- Contra Costa Republican Party: Meet The New Contra Costa Republican Party Leadership
Sunday, April 21, 2024 / 2:00 pm – Heather Farms Park , 301 N San Carlos Dr., Walnut Creek
- San Ramon Valley RWF: Climate Cult – Exposing and Defeating Their War on Life, Liberty, and Property featuring Brian Sussman
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 / 6:00 pm – Crow Canyon Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Drive, Danville
- SVACR: Gender – A Bit Of This, A Dash Of That featuring Erin Friday
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 / 8:30 am – Three Flames, 1547 Meridian Ave, San Jose
- Marin Republican Women Federated: Current Policing Issues in Marin – What You Want and Need to Know!
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 / 11:30 am – The Club at McInnis, , San Rafael
- SF Log Cabin Republicans: April Meeting featuring Deborah Allen
Thursday, April 25, 2024 / 6:30 pm – Sausage Factory, , San Francisco
- Marin County Republican Central Committee: April Meeting
Thursday, April 25, 2024 / 7:00 pm – Drake Community Room, 300 Drake’s Landing Rd. , Greenbrae
- Marin GOP: Film & Live Speaker Panel on “Killing America”
Sunday, April 28, 2024 / N/A – Location Provided Upon RSVP, , Central Marin
- National Review Institute: 2024 Silicon Valley Regional Seminar
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 / 2:30 am – The Westin San Jose, 302 S Market St., San Jose
- Association of Monterey Bay Conservatives: May Meeting featuring Dr. Mark Mcdonald
Thursday, May 2, 2024 / 6:00 pm – Bayonet & Black Horse, 1 McClure Way, Seaside
- JW Paine for Assembly 2024: Red, White and Blue Dinner featuring Corrin Rankin
Saturday, May 4, 2024 / 6:00 pm – Paine’s Restaurant, 421 East St., Hollister
- Hoover Institution: Strengthening Trust With India – Implications of the 2008 US-India Civil Nuclear Agreement featuring Condoleezza Rice
Monday, May 6, 2024 / 6:30 pm – Hauck Auditorium, David & Joan Traitel Building , Stanford University
- Mt Diablo Republican Club: Youth as the Proxy War for the Republic featuring Kevin Snider
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 / 6:00 pm – Alamo Womens Club , 1401 Danville Blvd, Danville
- Mt Diablo Republican Club: Youth as the Proxy War for the Republic featuring Kevin Snider
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 / 6:00 pm – Alamo Womens Club , 1401 Danville Blvd, Danville
- South County Biz Alliance: Founders and Board Members Lunch featuring Morgan Hill City Council Candidates
Thursday, May 9, 2024 / 12:00 pm – Rocca’s Market, 13335 Monterey Highway, San Martin
- Hoover Institution: What China Remembers About the Cultural Revolution, and What it Wants to Forget
Friday, May 10, 2024 / 4:00 pm – Hoover Institution , George P. Shultz Building, Annenberg Conference Room, Stanford
- Hoover History Lab: To Run the World – the Kremlin’s Foreign Policy from the Cold War to the post-Cold War featuring Sergey Radchenko
Monday, May 13, 2024 / 4:00 pm – Annenberg Conference Room, George P. Shultz Building, Hoover Institution
- Palo Alto RWF: May Luncheon Speaker Series featuring L. Brent Bozell III
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 / 11:30 am – Baylands Golf Course, 1875 Embarcadero Rd., Palo Alto
- Pacific Research Institute: Woke to Unwoke featuring Batya Ungar-Sargon
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 / 12:00 pm – Palio Trattoria Italiana , 640 Sacramento Street, San Francisco
- Mid-Peninsula RWF: May Meeting featuring Dan Torunian
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 / 11:30 am – Divino Ristorante, 968 Ralston Ave., Belmont
- Leadership Institute: ElecTech Summit
Thursday, May 16, 2024 / N/A – Grand Hyatt At San Francisco International Airport (SFO) , 55 South McDonnell Road , San Francisco
- CAGOP 2024 Convention
Friday, May 17, 2024 / N/A – Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, , Burlingame
- Palo Alto RWF: May Evening Speaker Series featuring Dr. Russell Berman
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 / 6:00 pm – Baylands Golf Course, 1875 Embarcadero Rd., Palo Alto
- Marin GOP: Sunset Cruise
Saturday, June 22, 2024 / 7:00 pm – Tiburon, , Tiburon
- 2024 Republican National Convention – Milwaukee
Thursday, July 18, 2024 / N/A – Fiserv Forum, , Milwaukee
- Foundation for American Innovation: The New Reality – Gala Dinner
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 / 5:00 pm – Fort Mason , Gallery 308, San Francisco
- Foundation for American Innovation: The New Reality – Conference
Thursday, September 5, 2024 / 9:00 am – Fort Mason, Cowell Theater, San Francisco