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On Friday, August 7, 2026, Pastor Rob McCoy, met with President Donald J. Trump in the Oval Office, and shared this photo with Golden State Republican Women. Known to the nation as “Charlie Kirk’s Pastor”, Pastor Rob shared some of his views at the GSRW Spring Conference’s Prayer Breakfast on Sunday, May 31, concerning the importance of the U.S.A.’s alliance with Israel, the position of American Jewry today, and the strength of religious conviction throughout our nation.
Topic: Zoom Speaker Series - Sage Steele
Time: Aug 19, 2026 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Photos from the 2026 GSRW CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ SPRING CONFERENCE IN VENTURA COUNTY CA
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NOVEMBER BALLOT PROPOSITIONS
PROPOSITION 1: Veteran and Housing Assistance Programs Bond Measure (2026)
PROPOSITION 37: Prohibit New Taxes on Retirement Holdings, Personal Assets, and Savings and Limit Retroactive Taxes Initiative
PROPOSITION 39: Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Local Special Tax Initiatives and Property Tax Initiative Prohibition Amendment
California Proposition 1, the Veteran and Income-Qualified Housing Bond Measure, is on the ballot in California as a legislatively referred bond question on November 3, 2026.
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NOVEMBER BALLOT PROPOSITIONS
PROPOSITION 41: Prohibit Excluding New State Taxes from Spending Limit and Require Special Tax Audits Initiative
PROPOSITION 42: Prohibit New Taxes on Retirement Holdings, Personal Assets, and Savings and Limit Retroactive Taxes Initiative
PROPOSITION 43: Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Local Special Tax Initiatives and Property Tax Initiative Prohibition Amendment
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The “Woke” Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Unless you are a frequent visitor to the East Coast and Washington D.C., you probably haven’t visited the Smithsonian Museums in ages. The transformation of the National Museum of American History has sparked President Trump’s Federal oversight and led to an executive order in March 2025 to audit the museum. The report is dated July 4, 2026 and is 162 pages in length.
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This bill, known as the Preemptive Self Defense Act of 2026, clarifies and expands the rights of individuals to use lawful resistance against public offenses, which are crimes against the public. It specifies that a person who reasonably believes they are facing an imminent threat of bodily harm, meaning an action that suggests a physical attack is about to happen, can use resistance to prevent the offense. This resistance must be proportional to the perceived threat and stop once the threat is gone. Importantly, the bill states that a person's background, training, or professional fighting skills cannot be considered when determining if their defensive actions were reasonable, and they are not required to wait for an attack to begin before acting. Furthermore, the bill provides that a person who lawfully resists a public offense under these conditions will not face civil liability, meaning they cannot be sued for damages.
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AB 181 strips authority from the state’s Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Assembly Bill 181, passed as a budget trailer bill for the 2026–27 fiscal year, shifts day-to-day managerial power from the state superintendent to a newly created position: the Education Commissioner. Unlike the independently elected superintendent, the new commissioner will be appointed by and report directly to the governor. The structural overhaul was finalized as part of budget negotiations between legislative leaders and Newsom. The measure was fast-tracked alongside California’s 2026-27 state budget, allowing it to move through the Legislature as part of the budget process rather than the traditional committee hearing process used for most standalone bills.
GSRW Newsletter
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The past three months have been both productive and rewarding, as Golden State Republican Women has grown to 1,200 members. I am deeply appreciative of our Republican Women’s clubs and their continued commitment to strengthening California.
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California Voter ID that needs YOUR signature, Initiative petition. But did you know there are equally vital petitions being circulated with very short deadlines?