Cerritos Republican Club 2009 Events

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CRC Annual Christmas Party December 8, 2009
Ken and Barbara checked in members and guests.	Lew sold fifty/fifty tickets.	Fern with Irma and Ken.
John, Matt, and Naresh	Members donated toys for the 1st CEB families.	Teresa, Grace, and Janice.
Chuck DeVore joking with Los Altos HS students.	Los Altos HS students came to our party.	Los Altos HS students from an AP Government class.
1st CEB Marines were guests.	24 Marines enjoyed our party.	We are so honored to have the Marines as our guests.
Hugh makes a point with RPLAC Chair Jane Barnett.	L.B and Pino discuss L.B.'s poem while Jyoti listens in.	Mary, Grace, and L.B.
Joanne, Chuck, and Randy.	Councilman Jim Edwards and wife Connie.	Hugh is eyeing the pineapple chicken and rice pilaf.
Candied carrots and beans for veggies.	A green salad salad.	And an apple salad. The caterer was Marilyn Christianson.
Lew gets around to Allen and Mary Ann	Naresh is discussing something important with Grace, Pino, and Jyoti.	Willy and Norman.
Bill	Chuck DeVore with 1st CEB 1st Sgt. Jon Catalini and friend Nicole.	Chuck DeVore was the Master of Ceremonies.
The Women's Ensemble of the New Life Community church sang carols.	Thank you, carolers!	The toys are distributed to the 1st CEB Marines.
More toys for their children.	No one gets left out.	Chuck with Cerritos City Council Members.
Lew and Joan were pleased with the toys donated to the families of the Marines.	Chuck DeVore with future leaders from Los Altos High School in Hacienda Heights.
CRC General Meeting November 10, 2009
Chuck Sutter spoke about the 1st Combat Engineer Batallion (CEB) which was adopted by the City of Cerritos.	Matt Robbins, Political Director of the California Republican Party gave some insights into the party's progress and strategies.

CRC Candidates Forum September 8, 2009
The Cerritos Republican Club sponsored a Forum for the candidates for the ABC School Board and the Cerritos College Board. It was held in the Skyline Room of the Cerritos Library on September 8, 2009. David Shaffer and Bob Epple had called prior to the event that they could not make it. No word was received from Tom Chavez. The event was videorecorded and the recordings are available for you to view on YouTube. To see the videos, click on the appropriate thumbnail. Note that you must allow the running of scripts.	ABC School Board candidates Olympia Chen James Kang David Montgomery Mark Pulido David Shaffer	Cerritos College Board candidates Carmen Avalos Tom Chavez Bob Epple Dr. Bob Hughlett Shin Liu
OPENING STATEMENTS
Q1: Due to the state budget crisis, our district is facing severe cuts in revenue, which will likely continue. How will you address this problem in the near and long term as a board member?
Q2: LA City Councilwoman Janice Hahn and other elected leaders throughout southern California have complained about state and federal laws handcuffing the local governments and school districts with regards to what they can and cannot do, thereby restricting their ability to do the job for which they were elected. If elected, what would you propose the district do to address this challenge?
Q3: Even though ABC has not opened classes as of today, what is your position on providing President Obama’s speech to ABC students when they start back to school?		Not addressed to Cerritos College Board candidates.
Q4: How is the increase of unit fees affecting returning and new (Cerritos College) students to obtain the classes that are required for graduation and how do you intend to deal with it?	Not addressed to ABC School Board candidates.
Q5: Many individuals elected to local boards have used their office in the past as a stepping stone to higher office. Do you have higher political aspirations?
Q6: Do you accept contributions from Teacher and School Worker Unions? How will this affect how you vote on issues related to their members?
Q7: In the past 7+ years ABC has consistently lost student enrollment. To account for the loss of money generated by students, will you consider closing a school(s) to reduce costs of operating 29 schools?		Not addressed to Cerritos College Board candidates.
Q8: The partnership with the Auto Square and the Auto College has helped expand opportunities for students. What other public/private partnerships do you see helping students at Cerritos College?	Not addressed to ABC School Board candidates.
Q9: What is your opinion concerning mandated politically correct curriculum by the state legislature and Congress? How would you address the extra costs associated with this new curriculum?		Not addressed to Cerritos College Board candidates.
Q10: What is your solution to stop skyrocketing lifetime pensions for tenured Cerritos College teachers?	Not addressed to ABC School Board candidates.
Q11: Tell us what you believe needs changing or fixing at ABC or Cerritos College.
Q12: What will you do as a board member to reduce the ABC school “dropout” rate?		Not addressed to Cerritos College Board candidates.
CLOSING STATEMENTS Some of the end of Bob Hughlett's and beginning of Carmen Avalos' closing statements were not recorded due to a change in memory card.

Cerritos Republican Club BBQ July 14, 2009
John Dawson was head chef	Dixie greets Councilmember Carol Chen	Allen and Mary Ann
Van and Phil	Curt Pedersen briefs us on how the County is doing	Beautiful patriotic cake!
Let Freedom Ring Cerritos Republican Club Booth July 4, 2009
We're back!	Joan says you can take one of those	Hmmmm... what do I want?
Election night: Carol Chen and Jim Edwards are running for re-election to Cerritos City Council March 3, 2009
Looks like another victory!	Thank you, Arnold!	Congratulations Carol Chen and Jim Edwards!