September 2000 News

Secretary Cheney Visits the AV 9/20
LANCASTER - Vice presidential nominee Dick Cheney strode onto a stage adorned with images of the hottest high-flying hardware in America's aerospace inventory, telling a cheering Antelope Valley throng that helped build much of the arsenal that the GOP offers the best chance to keep the nation safe.
[click here for Antelope Valley Press Article]

AVRA holds Candidate Forum in Palmdale 9/18
The Palmdale GOP Headquarters was the venue for this years Candidates Forum for the Antelope Valley Republican Assembly. The event was attended by AVRA members and other Republicans. Richard Loa and Rick Norris were the only city council candidates to show up and present themselves to the group. According to AVRA president Wayne Woodhall, all other GOP candidates were invited and he did not know why they were absent from the event. An endorsing meeting was scheduled for Monday, September 25th, 2000. Call 940-9475 for info.

Palmdale Headquarters Opening a Smashing Success
The Palmdale Headquarters held its Grand Opening Ceremony on September 12th, at 10am. The Headquarters is a property owned by the Tom Selleck Family located at 1713 E. Palmdale Blvd., Ste A. [click for Antelope Valley Press Article]

AVCCR/CCR Holds Candidate Forum, Endorses
The AV Chapter of California Congress of Republicans (AV-CCR) held a candidates forum on 9/13 for all Republican Candidates slated for the November ballot. The forum was spirited and informative. Although CCR's state charter prohibits the forum to include non-Republicans to be considered for endorsement, all political groups were invited to pose questions to the GOP candidates. This format puts GOP candidates in a vulnerable position but the scrutiny of adversarial groups is welcomed. According to Larry Hales, President of AVCCR, "We welcome the hard questions. We feel that whoever wins the ticket in November should expect an onslaught of hard question, so we like to subject the candidates early to see how they hold up to the pressure."

The forum was followed by a closed session meeting of all members of AVCCR. After much discussion the group voted unanimously to endorse only two of the candidates present at the forum, Richard Loa and Rick Norris. Loa, an attorney for the County of Los Angeles, is a candidate for the one year seat of the Palmdale City Council and Norris, a local businessman, is running for the three year seat on the Council. [Antelope Valley Press Article]

College Republican Club comes to the AV
The 1990's brought significant expansion to Antelope Valley College. A new Administration building, Library, and University of California extension facilities to name a few. Now, in honor the new millennium, Melea Bork is taking steps to make sure AVC is placed on the Right track for the expansion of future GOP activism by establishing a local chapter of the California College Republicans. If you are a student at AVC call Melea at 718-0784 for more info. [more]

Council tempers flare over hospital plans
PALMDALE - A compromise proposed Tuesday by Councilman Rod Penner paved the way for the unanimous vote required to allow the city to continue working with Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. toward a new hospital. [click for entire Antelope Valley Press Article]

Congresswoman helps kick off Lee campaign
PALMDALE - While the upcoming Palmdale City Council elections are supposed to be nonpartisan races, candidates are trying to build momentum and draw support from elected officials in their respective political parties as Election Day nears. [click for full article]

Council race takes strong partisan tone
PALMDALE - City Council races are nonpartisan, but you wouldn't know it by examining the early stages of the Palmdale campaign. [click for full article]