Calaveras Taxpayers Host 5th Annual BBQ
Moaning Caverns
Resort, Vallecito
Wednesday, September 19th, 5 to 8 PM.
Food will be catered by the Historic Murphys Hotel,
featuring delicious BBQ Tri-Tip
Speaking: David Wolfe, Legislative Director
Howard
Jarvis Taxpayers Association
David Wolfe has worked for five years with the
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers' Association. In this capacity, he monitors the
Legislature closely, writing position letters and testifying on hundreds of
bills. Dozens of these would have severely undercut Propositions 13 and 218,
the main priorities of the Association. His other responsibilities include
putting together an annual Report Card for all 120 legislators, and
contributing to the HJTA quarterly publication "Taxing Times." He has
also worked on a variety of initiative campaigns to defeat unreasonable
taxation and advocate for property rights. He will be providing information on
protesting the Fire Tax. Prior to joining HJTA, Wolfe spent a year in the State
Capitol. He graduated from Sonoma State University in 2005 with a B.A. in
History and a minor in Political Science.
Paul Zeek Chief of Staff
for Assemblymember Kristin Olsen will be giving an update on the Fire Tax.
Speaking: Mark Meckler, Co-Founder, Tea Party Patriots
Mark Meckler, since the organization’s
founding, has shared the role of national coordinator with co-founder Jenny
Beth Martin. Tea Party Patriots is an American political
organization that promotes "fiscally responsible" activism as part of
the Tea Party movement. Its mission is "to attract, educate,
organize, and mobilize our fellow citizens to secure public policy consistent
with our three core values of Fiscal Responsibility, Constitutionally Limited
Government and Free Markets." The group is a strong opponent of
excessive government spending and debt. Although Mark has resigned his position
due to differences of opinion on policy, he and Jenny Beth Martin wrote the
book “Tea Party Patriots: the Second American Revolution.” Mark continues to
work for the cause with many TV appearances and travel around the country.
Speaking: Rebecca Callen, Calaveras County Auditor - Controller
Speaking: Rebecca Callen, Calaveras County Auditor - Controller
Rebecca was elected in December 2010 and previously
was a business annalist managing our County's financial and administration
system since December 2006. She attended California State University-Chico where she received her Bachelor of Science
degree in Strategic Management. Rebecca will give a report on
current County finances and answer questions from the attendees.
Tonja Dausend,
CCTA Director, will introduce her book “Undermining Freedom in Calaveras
County plus entertain the gathering with her cello, accompanied by Jay Grimstead, famous local musician
and patriot.
There
will be a happy fund raising raffle with great prizes!
Seating
is limited. $25 in Advance, or $30 at the door. On-line reservations are
available until September 17, 2012 at the CCTA website: CalaverasTaxpayers.org.
Or, call Al Segalla at 785-1491.
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