Who We Are

Steering Committee

  • David Pacheco, California State President, AARP
  • Aubry Stone, President, California Black Chamber of Commerce
  • Allan Zaremberg, President/CEO, California Chamber of Commerce
  • Kathay Feng, Executive Director, California Common Cause
  • Julian Canete, Executive Director, California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce
  • Alice Huffman, President, California State Conference of the NAACP
  • Jon Coupal, President, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
  • Jason Olson, Director, IndependentVoice.org
  • Ruben Guerra, President, Latin Business Association
  • Gary Toebben, President/CEO, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
  • John Kabateck, Executive Director, National Federation of Independent Business/California (NFIB/CA)
  • Fred Keeley, Former Speaker pro Tempore, CA State Assembly; Treasurer, Santa Cruz County
  • Betty Karnette, Former California State Senator
  • Dede Alpert, Former California State Senator
  • Delaine Eastin, Former California State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Newspapers & Publications

  • Bakersfield Californian
  • Contra Costa Times
  • Daily Breeze
  • El Latino Americano
  • Fresno Bee
  • Latino Journal
  • Long Beach Press Telegram
  • Los Angeles Times
  • Los Angeles Daily News
  • Modesto Bee
  • North County Times
  • Oakland Tribune
  • Orange County Register
  • San Jose Mercury News
  • San Diego Union Tribune
  • Santa Rosa Press Democrat
  • The Press-Enterprise
  • Ventura County Star
  • Woodland Daily Democrat

Organizations

  • AARP
  • California Common Cause
  • National Federation of Independent Business/California
  • California State Conference of the NAACP
  • American Nurses Association/California
  • IndependentVoice.org
  • Valley Industry and Commerce Association
  • California Manufacturers & Technology Association
  • Citizens for California Reform
  • Latin Business Association
  • Western Electrical Contractors Association
  • North Orange County Legislative Alliance
  • Senior Advocates League
  • Progressive Democratic Club
  • Democratic Women of San Bernardino County
  • Bay Area Council
  • Contra Costa Council
  • Orange County Business Council
  • North Bay Leadership Council
  • Hispanic 100
  • California Metals Coalition
  • Agricultural Action Committee
  • American GI Forum
  • Small Business Action Committee
  • Nisei Farmers League
  • Federacion de Clubes Zacatecanos, Southern California
  • Associated Filipino Organization of San Joaquin, Inc.
  • California Council of Churches IMPACT
  • Laguna Woods Democratic Club
  • Robert F. Kennedy Democratic Club, La Mirada
  • Bonita Democratic Council
  • San Francisco Green Party

Chambers of Commerce

  • California Black Chamber of Commerce
  • California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce
  • Nicaraguan American Chamber of Commerce, Northern California
  • Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce
  • Los Angeles Metropolitan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  • Central Valley Asian-American Chamber of Commerce
  • Chambers of Commerce Alliance of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties
  • California Chamber of Commerce
  • Brawley Chamber of Commerce
  • Brentwood Chamber of Commerce
  • Corona Chamber of Commerce
  • El Centro Chamber of Commerce
  • Folsom Chamber of Commerce
  • Fullerton Chamber of Commerce
  • Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce
  • Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce
  • Greater Riverside Chamber of Commerce
  • Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce
  • Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce
  • Irwindale Chamber of Commerce
  • Lake Elsinore Valley Chamber of Commerce
  • Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
  • Modesto Chamber of Commerce
  • Murrieta Chamber of Commerce
  • Napa Chamber of Commerce
  • Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce
  • Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
  • Pasadena Chamber of Commerce
  • Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce
  • Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce
  • San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
  • Santa Barbara Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  • Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce
  • Stockton Chamber of Commerce
  • South Bay Association of Chambers of Commerce
  • South Orange County Chamber of Commerce
  • Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce
  • Wildomar Chamber of Commerce

Public Leaders

  • Chuck DeVore, California State Assembly Member
  • Anthony Adams, California State Assembly Member
  • Curt Hagman, California State Assembly Member
  • Delaine Eastin, Former California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • Fred Keeley, Former Speaker pro Tempore, California State Assembly; Treasurer, Santa Cruz County
  • Betty Karnette, Former California State Senator
  • Dede Alpert, Former California State Senator
  • Lucy Killea, Former California State Senator
  • Tricia Hunter, Former California State Assembly Member
  • Bob Pacheco, Former California State Assembly Member
  • Charlene Zettel, Former California State Assembly Member
  • Virginia Chang Kiraly, Commissioner, California Commission for Economic Development
  • William D. Gore, Sheriff, San Diego County
  • Michael Antonovich, Supervisor, Los Angeles County
  • Eric Onnen, Mayor, City of Goleta
  • Amarpreet S. Dhaliwal, Mayor, City of San Joaquin
  • James Gomez, Mayor Pro Tempore, City of La Habra
  • Gary Felien, Treasurer, City of Oceanside
  • Lucille Kring, Anaheim City Council
  • Gregory Gandrud, Carpentaria City Council, Former Councilmember
  • Tim Shaw, La Habra City Council
  • Gary DeLong, Long Beach City Council
  • Kristin Olsen, Modesto City Council
  • B. Allen Lay, Rolling Hills City Council
  • Pete Constant, San Jose City Council
  • Neal Andrews, Ventura City Council
  • Mike Rothschild, Victorville City Council
  • Owen Newcomer, Whittier City Council
  • Teresa Stanley, Board President, Folsom Cordova Unified School District
  • Bill Baber, Board Member, La Mesa Valley School District
  • Donald Terry, Board Member, Sacramento City Unified School District
  • Sharon Brown, Trustee, La Habra City School District
  • Mitz Lee, Former Trustee, Board of Education, San Diego Unified School District
  • Alex Zucco, Board Member, Monrovia Unified School District

Law Enforcement Groups

  • California Fraternal Order of Police
  • California Statewide Law Enforcement Association
  • California State Sheriffs’ Association
  • Professional Peace Officers Association
  • Association of Los Angeles Sheriffs Deputies
  • Southern California Alliance of Law Enforcement
  • Law Enforcement Association of Asian Pacifics
  • Association of Conservation Employees
  • Association of Criminalists
  • Association of Deputy Commissioners
  • Association of Motor Carrier Operations Specialists
  • Association of Special Agents
  • Los Angeles Police Protective League
  • California Association of Criminal Investigators
  • California Association of Food and Drug Investigators
  • Hospital Police Association of California
  • California Association of Fraud Investigators
  • California Association of Law Enforcement Employees
  • California Organization of Licensing Registration Examiners
  • California Highway Patrol Public Safety Dispatchers Association
  • State Employed Firefighters Association
  • Long Beach Police Officers Association

Tax Groups

  • Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
  • United Californians for Tax Reform
  • California Taxpayer Protection Committee
  • Central Solano Citizen/Taxpayer Group
  • Kern County Taxpayers Association
  • Sacramento County Taxpayers League
  • San Diego Tax Fighters
  • San Diego County Taxpayers Association
  • Silicon Valley Taxpayers’ Association
  • Sonoma County Taxpayers‘ Association
  • Pleasant Hill Taxpayers’ Association

Small Businesses

  • Steve Ficklin Ranches
  • Cloverdale Saw & Mower Center
  • The Abundance Company
  • Step One Real Estate
  • ProProse
  • GIG, International, Inc.
  • Royal Welding & Fabricating
  • Ponto Nursery
  • Altamont Strategies
  • Mrs. Nelson’s Toy and Book Shop, Inc.
  • R&D Medical Products, Inc.
  • Genesis Financial & Creative Employee Benefits, Inc.
  • Clanton Financial Group

Community Leaders & Individuals

  • Theresa Ynzunza, Founder, National Latina Business Women Association
  • Joe Jenson of Agoura Hills
  • Edward Hess of Albany
  • Tina Poulsen of Altadena
  • Raub Mathias of Arcadia
  • Roger Waters of Banning
  • Harry Smallwood of Beaumont
  • K.F. Mediate of Beverly Hills
  • Patricia Newman of Bonsall
  • Rick Montaine of Calabasas
  • Jim Keys of Camarillo
  • Barbara Baxter of Cedar Glenn
  • Matt Kauble of Cerritos
  • Pete Araldi of Citrus Heights
  • Marcia Chauvin of Clearlake
  • Don Watrick of Clovis
  • Al Fortis of Concord
  • Luis Buhler of Cupertino
  • Michael Flores of Cypress
  • Hoa Denhsem of Del Mar
  • Christine Watson of Desert Hot Springs
  • William Lin of Dublin
  • Frank Ruffino of El Cajon
  • Caroly Saunders of El Cajon
  • John M. Strong, M.D., of El Centro
  • Doug Yoakam of Elk Grove
  • Stephen Lord of Encinitas
  • Clark Johnson of Fillmore
  • Thomas MacKinney of Folsom
  • Dr. Peter G. Mehas of Fresno
  • Esiquio Uballe of Fullerton
  • Bruce Whitaker of Fullerton
  • Linda Whitaker of Fullerton
  • Fred Campbell of Galt
  • Arline Silva of Gilroy
  • Judy Neslon of Glendora
  • Fred Walter of Healdsburg
  • Kurt Hahn of Healdsburg
  • Michael Finch of Hesperia
  • Zach Bulthuis of Huntington Beach
  • Larry Andre of La Mirada
  • Jason Bezis of Lafayette
  • Susan Pollan of Laguna Niguel
  • Sara Pollan of Laguna Niguel
  • Keith Pollan of Laguna Niguel
  • Jesse Nurick of Laguna Niguel
  • Mark Wynn of Lake Elsinore
  • Peter Wolf of Lake Forest
  • Don Erwin of Lakeside
  • Larry Erickson of Live Oak
  • Stephen Claunch of Long Beach
  • William Grisolia of Long Beach
  • Jerry Thomas of Los Altos
  • Leonard Frank of Los Angeles
  • Glenn Gomez of Los Angeles
  • Paul Kovich of Los Angeles
  • William Morrison of Los Angeles
  • Jose Reines of Los Angeles
  • Galo Romero of Los Angeles
  • Becky Sieracki of Los Angeles
  • Hayward S. Robertson of Lodi
  • Myrna N. Robertson of Lodi
  • Sean Gorsline of Manhattan Beach
  • Gregory Oliver of Mi Wuk Village
  • Sashi McEntee of Mill Valley
  • Nat Childs of Miranda
  • Sandra Childs of Miranda
  • Damon Hunn of Modesto
  • Bonita Palmer-Whalen of Monrovia
  • Dan Miller of Morgan Hill
  • Lois Lowry of Mountain Ranch
  • Debbie Yousef of Norwalk
  • Birchard DeWitt of Oceanside
  • Barry Betlock of Ojai
  • Dave Whipple of Pacific Grove
  • Bill Leikam of Palo Alto
  • Michael P. Withrow of Placentia
  • Susanne Madden of Playa del Rey
  • Mitchell Friedman of Pleasant Hill
  • Russ Warner of Rancho Cucamonga
  • Claudette Pais of Rancho Mirage
  • William Hamilton of Rancho Mirage
  • Tim Gehrke of Redlands
  • Eileen Johnson of Redlands
  • Fazle Quadri of Redlands
  • Renea Wickman of Redlands
  • Melanie Zimmers of Redlands
  • Elice Moore of Reedley
  • Todd White of Rescue
  • Patricia Boughman of Roseville
  • Sheila Kolla of Sacramento
  • Jeff Macedo of Sacramento
  • Mathew Mori of Sacramento
  • Andy Nevis of Sacramento
  • James Catalano of San Diego
  • Nick Loter of San Diego
  • Jim Redhead of San Diego
  • Mathew Del Carlo of San Francisco
  • Paul Denning of San Francisco
  • Peter M. Radin, Jr., of San Francisco
  • Shane Patrick Connolly of San Jose
  • Jesus Gomez of San Jose
  • Sherel Hayes of San Jose
  • Damon Felker of San Marcos
  • Catherine E. West of San Marcos
  • Joseph P. Day of Sonora
  • Silvio Di Loreto of Santa Barbara
  • Michael Fay of Santa Barbara
  • Matthew Amacker of Santa Clara
  • Anjuli Kronheim of Santa Monica
  • Joel Fine of Saratoga
  • Steven Nelson of Simi Valley
  • Oscar Gutierrez of South Pasadena
  • Roman Tumaykin of South Pasadena
  • David Joy of Spring Valley
  • John Quintanilla of Temple City
  • Richard Rusch of Tracy
  • Carla Embertson of Truckee
  • Norma Luffy of Vallejo
  • Kathleen “Suzy” Evans of Van Nuys
  • Brian Haueter of Ventura
  • Maria Leavitt of Vista
  • Donna Marcus of Vista
  • David Padilla of Walnut
  • Kris Hunt of Walnut Creek
  • John Peterson of Walnut Creek
  • Dr. Steven I Skurow of West Covina
  • Emilia Barrosse of Woodland Hills
  • Bob Sawyer of Woodside
  • Ralph Roy Ramirez of Yucalpa

*Partial List. Titles used for identification purposes only.