Yesterday I had the great privilege of attending the opening of the Wendell Cutting Center at Cuyamaca College.  Wendell was an amazing man and great friend and supporter.  We miss him.

Yesterday I attended a breakfast put on by the San Diego Military Advisory Council. The guest of honor is the 34th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps -- General Conawy.  SDMAC events are always good, but for a Marine to meet the Commandant is a special treat.  I had a great conversation with General Conway and really enjoyed his talk.  To learn more about SDMAC visit their website. For a bio on General Conway click here.

This morning I sat on a panel discussing the California budget and technology related issues with two of my future colleagues in the Assembly.  The technology sector of our economy is one of vital importance to our long term and sustainable economic growth.  They provide a broad range of jobs across the tech spectrum—biotech, high-tech, clean tech, energy technology, etc.  And these industries also provide a variety of jobs:  executive, research, manufacturing, support.  Despite our tremendous base of industry, California is not a tech friendly plane to expand a business.  I talked at length in the campaign about things like reforming our tax code, increasing the research and development tax credit and other items to attract and retain these quality jobs.  I look forward to working on them next year.

This morning, Nathan went precinct walking with a group of College Republicans.  KGTV Channel 10 News decided to tag along to shoot a story on Republican turnout efforts and excitement over the upcoming election.  They helped show that Barack Obama is not the only candidate that young voters are excited for -- the Republican ticket is full of strong candidates from top to bottom that have young voters energized and getting involved for the first time. 

This morning, Nathan and staff went out to Rancho Bernardo to walk precincts with the Republican Party of San Diego County, in an effort to maximize voter turnout this Tuesday.  This election looks to be close across the board, and will likely come down to which side is more effective at turning out out their voters.  Please join us on election day and help ensure that the GOP is victorious this cycle! 

Tonight I attended a great event -- Governor Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone in support of Proposition 11 -- the redistricting initiative.

Tonight marks the wrap up of our community coffee program -- it has been a very successful program and we are thankful for all who opened up their homes to our campaign!

Nathan spoke at a press conference today with leaders from law enforcement, the district attorney's office, victims, and Assemblyman Plescia in support of Proposition 9:  The Crime Victims Bill of Rights. 

We continued our community coffee program tonight in Rancho Penasquitos.  This program has been very successful and a great way for Nathan to meet tons of new voters. 

Tonight we had a great community coffee event in La Jolla with one of our strongest supoprters -- Karen Brailean.  Karen is a democrat and everyone got a laugh out of the prospects of an Obama/Biden sign next to a Fletcher for Assembly sign.  The event tonight was a great success