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    In Fall of 2000, I was invited by the Young America's Foundation, a conservative non-partisan organization, to attend their conservative students conference in Santa Barbara, CA.  They sent a team of staff members up from their Reagan Ranch office to meet with me in Davis to help promote the conference to conservatives in Northern California since I was respected as a conservative leader up here.  In fact, they said that everyone at UC Berkeley knew me as the conservative student leader for Northern California.  After all, I was the Executive Vice Chairman for California College Republicans, which was the 2nd highest position on the board.  Young America's Foundation paid all off the costs for attending the conference including registration, hotel, and food.  Our hotel was Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort, which was right across the beach.  Ben Stein was our keynote speaker.

    In this picture, my good friend, Allan, and Ivan (our mascot) are shown with me prior to the Luncheon with Ward Connerly, which was served in the beautiful outdoor setting at the hotel.