Past SVARW Meetings | Silicon Valley Association of Republican Women

2023 Programs

How Deep is the Swamp? Adam Andrzejewski, CEO/Founder, OpenTheBooks.com – April 26, 2023

OpenTheBooks.com is the largest private repository of U.S. public-sector spending. CEO/Founder Adam Andrzejewski’s talk, “Making America Accountable Again” was a wake-up call as he gave a birdseye view of the corruption taking place in our state (CA), from LA County lifeguards making up to $510K per year along with perks like automobiles and pie in the sky pensions, to the current governor’s “first partner” running her nonprofit (which has become quite profitable) instilling her “woke based” curriculum in the state school system using for-profit loopholes to enrich their empire. If that wasn’t enough to get everyone’s attention, since 2006, the IRS spent $35.2 million buying guns, ammunition, and military-style equipment. Seems they’re serious about making sure you turn your tax return in on time. Also seems it’s time for us to “Keep the Second Amendment Great Again!”

Who’s Really in Charge of Your Kid’s Education? Lance Christensen – March 22, 2023

Lance Christensen has spent two decades in public policy and politics, most recently with the California Policy Center (CPC) where he serves as VP of Education Policy and Government Affairs. Christensen was candidate for California Superintendent of Public Instruction on the November 2022 statewide ballot. His message, “Who is Really in Charge of Your Education System?” was about the importance of getting involved at the local level to bring change to the public school system through The School Choice Initiative that would harness California’s tax dollars to create Education Savings Accounts so that the money follows the child. Clearly, it’s time to get involved with our school boards!

Enviromental Mafia in California? Katy Grimes – February 22, 2023

Katy Grimes, Editor of the California Globe, is a long-time Investigative Journalist covering the California State Capitol. She provided an in-depth review of the current propaganda that is being pushed by Sacramento under the cover of “Climate Change.” California has an infrastructure crisis, a more than $1.5 trillion of unfunded public employee pension debt, 1/3 of the entire country’s welfare recipients, more than half of the nation’s homeless drug addicts are living on California streets, government-created droughts and wildfires, rolling blackouts and more. Her talk was fact driven with multiple examples of how extreme activists are driving the state legislation on every front and the trillions of dollars that are being wasted and re-directed for political gain. Her full speech can be read at: https://katygrimes.substack.com/p/my-speech-to-the-silicon-valley-association.

Hormone Therapy Almost Killed Me – David Bacon -January 25, 2023

David Bacon brought a message of hope, though mixed with pain, as he spoke about his path of transition to becoming a woman and how he found his way back. This was the first time David had spoken publically before a group and, though not a polished speaker, SVARW was given insight into how this young man was mentally influenced to enter into the journey and he shared in detail the anguish he experienced because of that decision. His openness during the time of Q&A was a life story everyone present will never forget.