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| Hello Sacramentans, My name is Dave Lynch and I would like to be your Congressional representative for 2008 in Sacramento and Washington D.C. I have a vision of Sacramento as the most desirable place to live in the United States; modern with homage to the past, energy efficient, fun, colorful, clean and affordable. With improved health care, affordable education, efficient and safe public transportation, improved roadway grid, better law enforcement, and with a healthy dose of collective inspiration the future looks bright. Together we can make Sacramento a working example of the best America has to offer in 21st Century living. As an Independent candidate, I will do my best to see all viewpoints and bring us to the same table so we may truly create the American dream. WRITE IN DAVE LYNCH FOR US CONGRESS! It's Official!!! My vote is for Obama/Biden ! |
Even though I lost this election, I would like to offer my
congratulations to Doris Matsui on her re-election, and
my respect and admiration to Republican Paul Smith
and Peace and Freedom candidate Linda Roberts for
having the patriotic passion to run for public office. I am
amazed and humbled daily by the enthusiasm and
optimism of my fellow Sacramentans. Thank you all for
your support and kindness, generosity and compassion.
At this time, I have no plans to run for 2010, but...we'll
see!
Peace, and congratulations to all of us Americans. While
the road will be rough, we now share a very
optimistically bright future with President Barack Obama!
Cheers,
Dave
Hear my interview with Harry O on "The Green Hour" !
It will download as an MP3. Thanks Harry! Click HERE
Dave is getting in the NEWS! Zirana/Sacramento
Mr. Obama and Biden are breath of fresh air for this country
and the world, however, I must say I am not a big supporter of
this finacial bailout plan. Fabricating money that doesn't exist
is not what one does when the going gets rough. Let me share
a few thoughts from a small business perspective, also
reflected by an economist broadcast on NPR from Hubbard
School of Economics: the same plan I introduced in August of
2008.
.
Dave's Mortgage Crisis Repair Plan:
Here is the summery of my financial fix, of course it needs details,
but the basics are in place. This is what I suggested to Barney
Frank's and Chris Dodd's offices way back in August of 2008.
We used to have Usury Laws http://www.usurylaw.com/ that
prevented loan sharking and dangerous lending practices.
As a Congressional rep I would like to implement a similar set of
regulations...
1. All home owners mortgage loans, in trouble or not, so long as
income can be verified, be allowed to be refinanced at 4%
(currently FED is a 1.0%)
2. The term can be for 10, 20 or 30 years, fixed rate, no Adjustable.
Time may be set for 6 months before window to refinance at this
rate closes or changes to 5.5% max.
3. In the event of the death of the purchaser, unless otherwise
prearranged by living trust or will, the State should offer the loan to
the immediate next of kin . The State is not allowed to automatically
confiscate any personal property. Also, there should be no death or
inheritance tax allowed. This is money and assets the family has
already paid taxes on, and weakens the next generation, and our
nation on the whole.
4. All credit card and lending companies: Master Card, Visa,
American Express, Joe's Financial etc, can only charge a maximum
of 8%, and may charge less to attract customers. Good customers
of course should receive better rates for paying off balances early.
5. All merchant service providers, the card readers at retail stores,
can charge no greater that 1.5%, for credit, more than .25 cents for
debit, .05 cents per swipe max, and the equipment must be
priced at a very reasonable current market value, no greater.
6. Credit Card companies my NOT change the interest rate on a
customer who has signed on at a specific rate, and neither can the
credit company change the rate on an existing purchase.
7. If a customer misses or is otherwise delinquent on a bill, but is
current on others, the other companies may NOT raise their rate in
the assumption there is a credit risk, where no risk has yet been
proven.
Potential negative result: Banks/Lenders would lose money, maybe.
Positive: there would be far fewer defaults and more loans would be
written and paid off. Banks/Lenders would actually make more
money if more people could actual qualify and manage the loan
w/no balloon payment.
Also, the consumer would be less likely to default on debt, especially
if banks had to match credit to income, and the consumer wasn't
crushed by interest or allowed access to a credit line beyond their
means.
Result: Families would not lose their homes, a neighborhood would
be saved from blight of home abandonment, the home owner would
once again make purchases of food, gas, clothing, supplies in local
shops, and make the house payment / property tax payment
injecting cash immediately into the system.
With the consumer stabilized, the small business would have
customers and be able to employ again, completing the loop.
Then, we work on building American products, the American way:
built the best and built to last!
If you think this needs some adjustment let me know. If you like it,
please pass it around. Thanks.
Thoughts; why would I want to run for Congress? Fear.
Doris Matsui, like many of our Congressional
representatives, has been missing in action for the majority of her
term. Why reelect a person who is never around or available to the
people she serves? Why reelect a person who is afraid to
speak out against those who seek to defy the law and the
Constitution?
Mortgage Meltdown: $950 billion of our money, and what do we
get? See this from the NY Times.
Attorney Vincent Bugliosi, author of Helter Skelter who has
successfully prosecuted 105 of 106 cases, has written a book
called "The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder". As
the title is so powerful, I had to purchase a copy to read. So far, I
have to say he has a very convincing case. I urge all Congressional
representatives and all Americans to read it to understand the mind
of a man who so easily lied to take us to war, and still laughs and
jokes so easily about it all >>>
See this clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=5pvWCLobIlM&feature=related
Please stop by the Guitar Workshop at 3248 J Street. Pick
up a lawn sign, bumper sticker or contribute!
I am now officially a *Write In* candidate!!!!
Yes we can! Together we can solve these problems!
Check national gas prices here!
Here are some of the local and national issues I would like to
address. See "The Issues" for more:
1. Health Care: No US citizen should have to be without it,
and it should be affordable to everyone! Expanding the
Medicare system as an alternative to overly expensive, and
evasive privatized health care can bring the cost of care
down significantly. Both Congressman Dennis Kucinich and
Michael Moore have excellent ideas on this. A single payer system
costs us all less, but it must be managed wisely. It appears the "evil
doers" at Guantanimo get health care, why not us?
2. College Education: A college education should not crush our
young citizens and families with huge debt. An educated and kind
society is a successful one.
3. Transportation: Improving national rail systems, as well
as making improvements on our local Light Rail, would aid in
reducing roadway traffic. Fulfilling the extension of the Light Rail to
Sacramento International Airport and remaining outlying areas of
Sacramento County would provide a fuel conserving alternative for
the daily commuters of this area. Pursuing electric, and other
energy source vehicle technologies, should be on our
agenda. Bicycle access improvement would be great. Not only in
Sacramento, but nationally as well. Providing bicycle lock-up racks
and having stricter penalties for bicycle theft would encourage
cycling as an alternative mode of transportation. I've been a cyclist
all my life. It promotes good health and is very economical!
4. The War: Ending this Middle East conflict is critical.
Terrorism has been around since the beginning of time,
and is a conflict of primarily religious ideals. With all the
great minds in this community and country, I am sure we
can come up with a better plan than is currently in place for
a quick and mutually beneficial outcome. Everyone on
Earth deserves a safe and warm home, a job to go to, and
a place to raise their family without fear. The core of
conflict is obvious, and the resolution possible.
Then we can use the talent of our defense contractors to
build high speed trains, more efficient aircraft, ships and
spacecraft, bridges and all our modern infrastructure
needs.
5. Our Levee System: The Katrina disaster should have
been a wake-up call for Sacramento. A lot of hard work has been
done here by current representative Matsui, and
Governor Schwarzenegger; however, the system is still in
need of work. Perhaps bringing in the levee and dam
engineers of the Netherlands to help us master our
waterways would be beneficial. There is controversy over
the taxation of home owners in the flood plain area to fund
additional levee work; however, I believe the residents were
assured at the time of purchasing their homes, that the levee
system was sufficient. This hardly seems fair. Though building in a
flood plain is a known risk regardless. See
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4847805
Envisioning Futures for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
_____________________________________________________
I had been registered as a Democrat for all of my life, though my
father is Republican, and mom, unknown. At some point both my
father and I recognized that both parties play the American citizens
like “good cop/bad cop” and occasionally switch roles so they don’t
get too much in a rut.
Personally I don’t see how that helps us as we struggle to survive
under more and more restrictive laws, a failing economy, overpriced
housing, our industries leaving for foreign shores, corporate theft,
and our Constitution being stripped of our civil rights by this
administration and their no bid contract interests.
Recently, I switched from a lifetime as a registered Democrat to
Independent; no Party affiliation. I want to be able to speak my mind
freely, to be able to bring our thoughts and suggestions to the
national table without being forced to tow the “Party” line. THAT, to
me, is what Democracy is about.
I will try to summarize here some of my thoughts on a number of
issues, tell you something about me, and why I am motivated to run
for this very public and very demanding position.
Please keep in mind, my primary reason for all of this is; I love this
country, I love the people here (except for the murderers, rapists,
bullies or otherwise “evil doers”) and I really think I can be a strong
and influential voice for positive change and growth towards a
prosperous, healthier and more enjoyable society.
A few (?) basics on my background:
I was born in Texas while my pop was in the Army and my mom
endured the heat and scorpions. Not long afterward, the new Lynch
Family moved to the New York area where my sister was born. I
spent my elementary years being a modeler, artist and budding
guitarist before moving up to New England for my Jr. and High
School years.
As a very young man, I was a futurist. I was building cities with
maple blocks and Lincoln Logs from the time I was a toddler. Walter
Cronkite’s show in the 60’s “The 21st Century” fascinated me. My
Boy Scout experience taught me a bit about survival, working as a
team, tool use and provided access to information about the world,
nature and harnessing my mechanical and communication skills.
When in the 6th grade, I entered the science fair at my school,
Pittsfield High, and won with a design of a “City Of The Future”
complete with above ground inter-skyscraper mass transit, lots of
farmland, and micro communities with many workplace's and
schools being easily accessible without the need of a car. This city
included solar and other sources of power, and a huge host of
other details. See the attached photos. My vision has stayed with
me to this day.
I became much more keenly aware of our world and it’s politics
when, at the age of 6, President John F. Kennedy, who promised to
put a man on the moon and return him home safely, was
assassinated right here in the safety of my own country, on live
television. I realized then that sometimes the bad guys looked just
like the good guys. The violence of this was a shock to me and
made me reevaluate my personal and families safety.
While going about my life, pursuing music, art and other interests, I
kept one eye on the political scene and the other on my chosen
path, which I found consoling, and soothing as well as a shield from
the emotional violence of our time.
This path was in music. Though I was mostly self taught, I was
proficient enough to play professionally by the time I was 15 years
of age. At 17, I was briefly married to my high school sweetheart
and moved to Salt Lake City, but it ended shortly as we chose
different paths. California was in my sights, and I arrived in March
of 1976, where I took work as a guitar repair apprentice under Gary
Cooper, creator of Oasis Guitars, at Lew’s Music on K Street.
Several years passed, and in need of further my musical skills, I
enrolled in City College of Sacramento where I made Presidents
Honors two of my four semesters before attending the Berklee
College of Music in Boston.
I returned to Sacramento where I have worked as a professional
musician and instrument repair technician for over 30 years.
Additionally, I was regional manager of the Central California and
Northern Nevada territory for St. Louis Music, the fifth largest
independently owned music manufacturer/distributior in the US,
showing record growth under my tenure.
I have owned and operated my own business, Guitar Workshop, for
nearly 11 of these past years, employ two instrument technicians,
provide space for 7 teachers and 200 students, and occasionally
conduct our East Sacramento Guitar Orchestra. In summery, I have
serviced the musical community in Sacramento for most of my life.
Because of our terrific fans, my group received two Sammie
Awards, 1992 and 1993, for Best Jazz Musician, with
drummer/composer Rich DeFazio and bassist/composer Gordon
Hanley, made contributions, when possible, to our local KXJZ
station, public and private area schools, as well as contributions to
The Susan G. Komen Foundation through Blues for the Cure,
where I and several of my musician friends donated our time and
recordings to raise awareness and funds for the fight against breast
cancer.
Over the years, I have had the opportunity to see much of the
United States, parts of Canada, Mexico, and briefly, Moscow, as the
Cold War and conflict, American involvement in the beginnings of
industrial trade, post Romanov, intrigued me into learning about
world politics.
I’ve been through very difficult times; endured the interracial
conflicts (kids fighting on the buses and in the schools) while
growing up in New York in the '60's, The assassinations of Robert
Kennedy and Martin Luther King, I realized that one who speaks
about justice and freedom and are truly sincere are at extremely
great risk. To stay silent is foolish. I still like New Hampshire's motto,
" Live Free or Die"...trying... I would like to believe, was supposed to
be that last word, but there wasn't enough room on the license plate.
While finding my way through life I had my bike stolen while
attending a geology class at Sacramento City College, I've been
robbed at gunpoint while working a night job in Boston while
attending Berklee College of Music, I've been trampled upon,
unintentionally, recreationally and professionally (yes, I was offered
a paid spot in the HBO Documentary Cathouse 2, episode 7, No
Sex Please, where I was indeed trampled by 5 lovely ladies...
skeletons? Oh tons...where do we start?! See HBO TVGuide for the
synopsis, scroll down). I've survived reasonably well as a
professional musician and tech, and worked honestly and tirelessly
in the difficult entertainment and service industry. I've always
managed to enjoy the ride wherever the road took me while
contributing to my neighborhood and to my community in general.
While enjoying the humble success of my small business, I traveled
to Moscow, a historically fascinating city I have longed to visit,
where I met a delightfully charming woman whom I fell in love with
and eventually married, only to have the whole thing go painfully
and terribly wrong when the plans and agreements we made with
each other became yesterday’s news after the papers were signed.
It was brutally tragic and emotionally crushing for us both but great
and valuable lessons were learned. Life is humbling.
I am not a lawyer, but respect and follow the law as it's what holds
us together, defines what trust or truth is when it seems vague. I
love history as it provides me with perspective on human behavior.
My experience as a small business owner and community member, I
believe, qualifies me to run for this office as a citizen with
perspective.
At my shop on J Street, my door is open for anyone who needs
assistance or has questions. As your representative, it will also be
open. Regular town hall meetings should and must be scheduled if
we are to have any meaningful, shared dialog between the citizens
of Sacramento’s District 5 and Washington D.C.
From my first days as a Sacramento citizen, I felt this was a place
where great dreams would be fulfilled. We are in an ideal location
between San Francisco and the Foothills as well as Lake Tahoe.
There is so much potential for our burgeoning city to become a
model of economic growth, modern green technology, in our
architecture and our public as well private transportation.
It is within our grasp to see Sacramento become the City of the
Future, a model of country, suburban and urban living that reflects
the best in both old and new world lifestyles?
We have the potential to tap into a vast geothermal system found
all over the State, as well as wind, solar and the up and coming
Hydrogen power. There is also the development of a whole new
generation of totally electric, longer distance, high performance
automobiles based on the Lithium-Ion battery as is being developed
at Tesla Motors right here in California, see www.teslamotors.com.
While still out of financial reach of the general population, the
research and development done now will help bring the cost within
reach.
Our future here in Sacramento is only limited by our dreams and
our ability to get the funding we need to become a national leader
in urban/sub-urban development.
Click the photo for a Geothermal look at California!
Magma Power, it is below us everywhere and may be the future of
all our energy needs.
congratulations to Doris Matsui on her re-election, and
my respect and admiration to Republican Paul Smith
and Peace and Freedom candidate Linda Roberts for
having the patriotic passion to run for public office. I am
amazed and humbled daily by the enthusiasm and
optimism of my fellow Sacramentans. Thank you all for
your support and kindness, generosity and compassion.
At this time, I have no plans to run for 2010, but...we'll
see!
Peace, and congratulations to all of us Americans. While
the road will be rough, we now share a very
optimistically bright future with President Barack Obama!
Cheers,
Dave
Hear my interview with Harry O on "The Green Hour" !
It will download as an MP3. Thanks Harry! Click HERE
Dave is getting in the NEWS! Zirana/Sacramento
Mr. Obama and Biden are breath of fresh air for this country
and the world, however, I must say I am not a big supporter of
this finacial bailout plan. Fabricating money that doesn't exist
is not what one does when the going gets rough. Let me share
a few thoughts from a small business perspective, also
reflected by an economist broadcast on NPR from Hubbard
School of Economics: the same plan I introduced in August of
2008.
.
Dave's Mortgage Crisis Repair Plan:
Here is the summery of my financial fix, of course it needs details,
but the basics are in place. This is what I suggested to Barney
Frank's and Chris Dodd's offices way back in August of 2008.
We used to have Usury Laws http://www.usurylaw.com/ that
prevented loan sharking and dangerous lending practices.
As a Congressional rep I would like to implement a similar set of
regulations...
1. All home owners mortgage loans, in trouble or not, so long as
income can be verified, be allowed to be refinanced at 4%
(currently FED is a 1.0%)
2. The term can be for 10, 20 or 30 years, fixed rate, no Adjustable.
Time may be set for 6 months before window to refinance at this
rate closes or changes to 5.5% max.
3. In the event of the death of the purchaser, unless otherwise
prearranged by living trust or will, the State should offer the loan to
the immediate next of kin . The State is not allowed to automatically
confiscate any personal property. Also, there should be no death or
inheritance tax allowed. This is money and assets the family has
already paid taxes on, and weakens the next generation, and our
nation on the whole.
4. All credit card and lending companies: Master Card, Visa,
American Express, Joe's Financial etc, can only charge a maximum
of 8%, and may charge less to attract customers. Good customers
of course should receive better rates for paying off balances early.
5. All merchant service providers, the card readers at retail stores,
can charge no greater that 1.5%, for credit, more than .25 cents for
debit, .05 cents per swipe max, and the equipment must be
priced at a very reasonable current market value, no greater.
6. Credit Card companies my NOT change the interest rate on a
customer who has signed on at a specific rate, and neither can the
credit company change the rate on an existing purchase.
7. If a customer misses or is otherwise delinquent on a bill, but is
current on others, the other companies may NOT raise their rate in
the assumption there is a credit risk, where no risk has yet been
proven.
Potential negative result: Banks/Lenders would lose money, maybe.
Positive: there would be far fewer defaults and more loans would be
written and paid off. Banks/Lenders would actually make more
money if more people could actual qualify and manage the loan
w/no balloon payment.
Also, the consumer would be less likely to default on debt, especially
if banks had to match credit to income, and the consumer wasn't
crushed by interest or allowed access to a credit line beyond their
means.
Result: Families would not lose their homes, a neighborhood would
be saved from blight of home abandonment, the home owner would
once again make purchases of food, gas, clothing, supplies in local
shops, and make the house payment / property tax payment
injecting cash immediately into the system.
With the consumer stabilized, the small business would have
customers and be able to employ again, completing the loop.
Then, we work on building American products, the American way:
built the best and built to last!
If you think this needs some adjustment let me know. If you like it,
please pass it around. Thanks.
Thoughts; why would I want to run for Congress? Fear.
Doris Matsui, like many of our Congressional
representatives, has been missing in action for the majority of her
term. Why reelect a person who is never around or available to the
people she serves? Why reelect a person who is afraid to
speak out against those who seek to defy the law and the
Constitution?
Mortgage Meltdown: $950 billion of our money, and what do we
get? See this from the NY Times.
Attorney Vincent Bugliosi, author of Helter Skelter who has
successfully prosecuted 105 of 106 cases, has written a book
called "The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder". As
the title is so powerful, I had to purchase a copy to read. So far, I
have to say he has a very convincing case. I urge all Congressional
representatives and all Americans to read it to understand the mind
of a man who so easily lied to take us to war, and still laughs and
jokes so easily about it all >>>
See this clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=5pvWCLobIlM&feature=related
Please stop by the Guitar Workshop at 3248 J Street. Pick
up a lawn sign, bumper sticker or contribute!
I am now officially a *Write In* candidate!!!!
Yes we can! Together we can solve these problems!
Check national gas prices here!
Here are some of the local and national issues I would like to
address. See "The Issues" for more:
1. Health Care: No US citizen should have to be without it,
and it should be affordable to everyone! Expanding the
Medicare system as an alternative to overly expensive, and
evasive privatized health care can bring the cost of care
down significantly. Both Congressman Dennis Kucinich and
Michael Moore have excellent ideas on this. A single payer system
costs us all less, but it must be managed wisely. It appears the "evil
doers" at Guantanimo get health care, why not us?
2. College Education: A college education should not crush our
young citizens and families with huge debt. An educated and kind
society is a successful one.
3. Transportation: Improving national rail systems, as well
as making improvements on our local Light Rail, would aid in
reducing roadway traffic. Fulfilling the extension of the Light Rail to
Sacramento International Airport and remaining outlying areas of
Sacramento County would provide a fuel conserving alternative for
the daily commuters of this area. Pursuing electric, and other
energy source vehicle technologies, should be on our
agenda. Bicycle access improvement would be great. Not only in
Sacramento, but nationally as well. Providing bicycle lock-up racks
and having stricter penalties for bicycle theft would encourage
cycling as an alternative mode of transportation. I've been a cyclist
all my life. It promotes good health and is very economical!
4. The War: Ending this Middle East conflict is critical.
Terrorism has been around since the beginning of time,
and is a conflict of primarily religious ideals. With all the
great minds in this community and country, I am sure we
can come up with a better plan than is currently in place for
a quick and mutually beneficial outcome. Everyone on
Earth deserves a safe and warm home, a job to go to, and
a place to raise their family without fear. The core of
conflict is obvious, and the resolution possible.
Then we can use the talent of our defense contractors to
build high speed trains, more efficient aircraft, ships and
spacecraft, bridges and all our modern infrastructure
needs.
5. Our Levee System: The Katrina disaster should have
been a wake-up call for Sacramento. A lot of hard work has been
done here by current representative Matsui, and
Governor Schwarzenegger; however, the system is still in
need of work. Perhaps bringing in the levee and dam
engineers of the Netherlands to help us master our
waterways would be beneficial. There is controversy over
the taxation of home owners in the flood plain area to fund
additional levee work; however, I believe the residents were
assured at the time of purchasing their homes, that the levee
system was sufficient. This hardly seems fair. Though building in a
flood plain is a known risk regardless. See
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4847805
Envisioning Futures for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
_____________________________________________________
I had been registered as a Democrat for all of my life, though my
father is Republican, and mom, unknown. At some point both my
father and I recognized that both parties play the American citizens
like “good cop/bad cop” and occasionally switch roles so they don’t
get too much in a rut.
Personally I don’t see how that helps us as we struggle to survive
under more and more restrictive laws, a failing economy, overpriced
housing, our industries leaving for foreign shores, corporate theft,
and our Constitution being stripped of our civil rights by this
administration and their no bid contract interests.
Recently, I switched from a lifetime as a registered Democrat to
Independent; no Party affiliation. I want to be able to speak my mind
freely, to be able to bring our thoughts and suggestions to the
national table without being forced to tow the “Party” line. THAT, to
me, is what Democracy is about.
I will try to summarize here some of my thoughts on a number of
issues, tell you something about me, and why I am motivated to run
for this very public and very demanding position.
Please keep in mind, my primary reason for all of this is; I love this
country, I love the people here (except for the murderers, rapists,
bullies or otherwise “evil doers”) and I really think I can be a strong
and influential voice for positive change and growth towards a
prosperous, healthier and more enjoyable society.
A few (?) basics on my background:
I was born in Texas while my pop was in the Army and my mom
endured the heat and scorpions. Not long afterward, the new Lynch
Family moved to the New York area where my sister was born. I
spent my elementary years being a modeler, artist and budding
guitarist before moving up to New England for my Jr. and High
School years.
As a very young man, I was a futurist. I was building cities with
maple blocks and Lincoln Logs from the time I was a toddler. Walter
Cronkite’s show in the 60’s “The 21st Century” fascinated me. My
Boy Scout experience taught me a bit about survival, working as a
team, tool use and provided access to information about the world,
nature and harnessing my mechanical and communication skills.
When in the 6th grade, I entered the science fair at my school,
Pittsfield High, and won with a design of a “City Of The Future”
complete with above ground inter-skyscraper mass transit, lots of
farmland, and micro communities with many workplace's and
schools being easily accessible without the need of a car. This city
included solar and other sources of power, and a huge host of
other details. See the attached photos. My vision has stayed with
me to this day.
I became much more keenly aware of our world and it’s politics
when, at the age of 6, President John F. Kennedy, who promised to
put a man on the moon and return him home safely, was
assassinated right here in the safety of my own country, on live
television. I realized then that sometimes the bad guys looked just
like the good guys. The violence of this was a shock to me and
made me reevaluate my personal and families safety.
While going about my life, pursuing music, art and other interests, I
kept one eye on the political scene and the other on my chosen
path, which I found consoling, and soothing as well as a shield from
the emotional violence of our time.
This path was in music. Though I was mostly self taught, I was
proficient enough to play professionally by the time I was 15 years
of age. At 17, I was briefly married to my high school sweetheart
and moved to Salt Lake City, but it ended shortly as we chose
different paths. California was in my sights, and I arrived in March
of 1976, where I took work as a guitar repair apprentice under Gary
Cooper, creator of Oasis Guitars, at Lew’s Music on K Street.
Several years passed, and in need of further my musical skills, I
enrolled in City College of Sacramento where I made Presidents
Honors two of my four semesters before attending the Berklee
College of Music in Boston.
I returned to Sacramento where I have worked as a professional
musician and instrument repair technician for over 30 years.
Additionally, I was regional manager of the Central California and
Northern Nevada territory for St. Louis Music, the fifth largest
independently owned music manufacturer/distributior in the US,
showing record growth under my tenure.
I have owned and operated my own business, Guitar Workshop, for
nearly 11 of these past years, employ two instrument technicians,
provide space for 7 teachers and 200 students, and occasionally
conduct our East Sacramento Guitar Orchestra. In summery, I have
serviced the musical community in Sacramento for most of my life.
Because of our terrific fans, my group received two Sammie
Awards, 1992 and 1993, for Best Jazz Musician, with
drummer/composer Rich DeFazio and bassist/composer Gordon
Hanley, made contributions, when possible, to our local KXJZ
station, public and private area schools, as well as contributions to
The Susan G. Komen Foundation through Blues for the Cure,
where I and several of my musician friends donated our time and
recordings to raise awareness and funds for the fight against breast
cancer.
Over the years, I have had the opportunity to see much of the
United States, parts of Canada, Mexico, and briefly, Moscow, as the
Cold War and conflict, American involvement in the beginnings of
industrial trade, post Romanov, intrigued me into learning about
world politics.
I’ve been through very difficult times; endured the interracial
conflicts (kids fighting on the buses and in the schools) while
growing up in New York in the '60's, The assassinations of Robert
Kennedy and Martin Luther King, I realized that one who speaks
about justice and freedom and are truly sincere are at extremely
great risk. To stay silent is foolish. I still like New Hampshire's motto,
" Live Free or Die"...trying... I would like to believe, was supposed to
be that last word, but there wasn't enough room on the license plate.
While finding my way through life I had my bike stolen while
attending a geology class at Sacramento City College, I've been
robbed at gunpoint while working a night job in Boston while
attending Berklee College of Music, I've been trampled upon,
unintentionally, recreationally and professionally (yes, I was offered
a paid spot in the HBO Documentary Cathouse 2, episode 7, No
Sex Please, where I was indeed trampled by 5 lovely ladies...
skeletons? Oh tons...where do we start?! See HBO TVGuide for the
synopsis, scroll down). I've survived reasonably well as a
professional musician and tech, and worked honestly and tirelessly
in the difficult entertainment and service industry. I've always
managed to enjoy the ride wherever the road took me while
contributing to my neighborhood and to my community in general.
While enjoying the humble success of my small business, I traveled
to Moscow, a historically fascinating city I have longed to visit,
where I met a delightfully charming woman whom I fell in love with
and eventually married, only to have the whole thing go painfully
and terribly wrong when the plans and agreements we made with
each other became yesterday’s news after the papers were signed.
It was brutally tragic and emotionally crushing for us both but great
and valuable lessons were learned. Life is humbling.
I am not a lawyer, but respect and follow the law as it's what holds
us together, defines what trust or truth is when it seems vague. I
love history as it provides me with perspective on human behavior.
My experience as a small business owner and community member, I
believe, qualifies me to run for this office as a citizen with
perspective.
At my shop on J Street, my door is open for anyone who needs
assistance or has questions. As your representative, it will also be
open. Regular town hall meetings should and must be scheduled if
we are to have any meaningful, shared dialog between the citizens
of Sacramento’s District 5 and Washington D.C.
From my first days as a Sacramento citizen, I felt this was a place
where great dreams would be fulfilled. We are in an ideal location
between San Francisco and the Foothills as well as Lake Tahoe.
There is so much potential for our burgeoning city to become a
model of economic growth, modern green technology, in our
architecture and our public as well private transportation.
It is within our grasp to see Sacramento become the City of the
Future, a model of country, suburban and urban living that reflects
the best in both old and new world lifestyles?
We have the potential to tap into a vast geothermal system found
all over the State, as well as wind, solar and the up and coming
Hydrogen power. There is also the development of a whole new
generation of totally electric, longer distance, high performance
automobiles based on the Lithium-Ion battery as is being developed
at Tesla Motors right here in California, see www.teslamotors.com.
While still out of financial reach of the general population, the
research and development done now will help bring the cost within
reach.
Our future here in Sacramento is only limited by our dreams and
our ability to get the funding we need to become a national leader
in urban/sub-urban development.
Click the photo for a Geothermal look at California!
Magma Power, it is below us everywhere and may be the future of
all our energy needs.
| This is me, with President of the National Association of Music Merchants - NAMM, Joe Lamond, and MENC - National Association of Music Educators director John Mahlman, while attending the January 2007 NAMM show in Anaheim, Ca discussing the future of music and the arts in our schools and the positive impact it has on improving higher learning skills in both children and adults. |
Dave Lynch, creative and
innovative, thinks outside the
blocks, and taller than in this
photo of self at 3 years old.
Yes, I may be different than
any other candidate, but
different is what we need now!
innovative, thinks outside the
blocks, and taller than in this
photo of self at 3 years old.
Yes, I may be different than
any other candidate, but
different is what we need now!
Even as a young kid, I was
dreaming of the future. In the 6th
Grade I won the Pittsfield High
School Science fair with a Model
City where I had considered high
rises to protect precious farmland,
the interiors were complete
communities, public transportation
was inter-building, above ground
and everything was powered by
sunlight and geothermal heat;
geothermal being a heat source
found in many places just under the
fractured crust sections/fault lines of
the Earth, as in areas like Mono
Lake, the Napa Valley, Arizona,
Yellowstone and more.
dreaming of the future. In the 6th
Grade I won the Pittsfield High
School Science fair with a Model
City where I had considered high
rises to protect precious farmland,
the interiors were complete
communities, public transportation
was inter-building, above ground
and everything was powered by
sunlight and geothermal heat;
geothermal being a heat source
found in many places just under the
fractured crust sections/fault lines of
the Earth, as in areas like Mono
Lake, the Napa Valley, Arizona,
Yellowstone and more.
In 1996 I opened up Guitar Workshop, a
place where local musicians, young
and old, could come to get their
instruments and gear repaired have
access to parts and study music with
some of the areas finest and best
educated talent.
Guitar Workshop
3248 J Street
Sacramento, Ca
916-441-6555
www.Guitarworkshoponline.com
www.myspace.com/thedavelynchgroup
place where local musicians, young
and old, could come to get their
instruments and gear repaired have
access to parts and study music with
some of the areas finest and best
educated talent.
Guitar Workshop
3248 J Street
Sacramento, Ca
916-441-6555
www.Guitarworkshoponline.com
www.myspace.com/thedavelynchgroup
Rich Defazio, me, Gordon Hanley
at the Crest Theater where we
received our first Sammie Award!
Music and Art are high on my list of
items to be straightened in our
schools.
at the Crest Theater where we
received our first Sammie Award!
Music and Art are high on my list of
items to be straightened in our
schools.
The East Sacramento Guitar
Orchestra is a student and teacher
collective of Guitar Workshop, that I
have had the privilege of
arranging, conducting and
performing with at various locations
throughout the area. 30 guitars and
basses is a sound you will never
forget!
Orchestra is a student and teacher
collective of Guitar Workshop, that I
have had the privilege of
arranging, conducting and
performing with at various locations
throughout the area. 30 guitars and
basses is a sound you will never
forget!
Improving our national rail
service would help reduce truck
traffic to some degree, reducing
highway accidents, while
simultaneously reducing road
repair costs and insurance
costs/claims.
Additionally, if we look to the
same high speed MagLev systems
now being deployed throughout
Japan and Germany, we could
reduce our need for fossil fuels
while decreasing our travel time,
perhaps beginning with a
Sacramento, San Francisco, LA,
Las Vegas run, with later legs
extending into other areas of the
State.
See:
Japans MagLev Train
French High Speed Train
Germany's MagLev
The Technology
service would help reduce truck
traffic to some degree, reducing
highway accidents, while
simultaneously reducing road
repair costs and insurance
costs/claims.
Additionally, if we look to the
same high speed MagLev systems
now being deployed throughout
Japan and Germany, we could
reduce our need for fossil fuels
while decreasing our travel time,
perhaps beginning with a
Sacramento, San Francisco, LA,
Las Vegas run, with later legs
extending into other areas of the
State.
See:
Japans MagLev Train
French High Speed Train
Germany's MagLev
The Technology
RT has wonderful plans for
expansion, but they need
assistance. I found this
excellent text on a recent
(2000) study on airport access
of the light rail system. PDF
Click on image.
expansion, but they need
assistance. I found this
excellent text on a recent
(2000) study on airport access
of the light rail system. PDF
Click on image.
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create links to this site!
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create links to this site!
Thanks!
The Lynch family crest
Above: Rehearsal of the East
Sacramento Guitar Orchestra
inside the Guitar Workshop.
Below: An instrument in for repair.
Click image for larger view.
Sacramento Guitar Orchestra
inside the Guitar Workshop.
Below: An instrument in for repair.
Click image for larger view.
Dave Lynch, at late night
writing session while the
shop is being painted.
writing session while the
shop is being painted.
Me, in front of St. Basils
Cathedral at Red Square.
The Kremlin is to the right, out
of view. Gum is to the left, also
out of view. Truly, an amazing
place, and a beautiful time in
my life. I actually walked
through the Kremlin!
Mrs. Palin has not been here!
Cathedral at Red Square.
The Kremlin is to the right, out
of view. Gum is to the left, also
out of view. Truly, an amazing
place, and a beautiful time in
my life. I actually walked
through the Kremlin!
Mrs. Palin has not been here!
The Dave Lynch Group,
left to right:
Me with my guitar,
Eric Crownover - drums
Kerry Kashiwagi - bass
Rob Lautz - vibes
left to right:
Me with my guitar,
Eric Crownover - drums
Kerry Kashiwagi - bass
Rob Lautz - vibes
Levees in the North Sea, Netherlands.
Perhaps we could use the experience of
these engineers to assist us on building
our water protection systems?
Perhaps we could use the experience of
these engineers to assist us on building
our water protection systems?
Here I am conducting the East
Sacramento Guitar Orchestra at
the Hard Rock Café. These kids
and adults were just terrific!
Sacramento Guitar Orchestra at
the Hard Rock Café. These kids
and adults were just terrific!
Click link above:
My current favorite album!
Sting - Brand New Day,
Song of study: Brand New
Day ~
Great groove, great
message!
Other favorites: Pat
Metheny, John Scofield.
Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky,
Aaron Copeland, Frank
Zappa, James Taylor, Jeff
Buckley, John McGlaughlin,
Hossam Ramsey, The
Beatles, Bach and
hundreds more...
My current favorite album!
Sting - Brand New Day,
Song of study: Brand New
Day ~
Great groove, great
message!
Other favorites: Pat
Metheny, John Scofield.
Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky,
Aaron Copeland, Frank
Zappa, James Taylor, Jeff
Buckley, John McGlaughlin,
Hossam Ramsey, The
Beatles, Bach and
hundreds more...
ALERT!
Legislation was just
passed to start the high
speed rail system in
California. Excellent, but
Sacramento is not in the
first plans. Click
above/below for story!
Legislation was just
passed to start the high
speed rail system in
California. Excellent, but
Sacramento is not in the
first plans. Click
above/below for story!
I still urge congress, support
H.Res. 333, and follow up!
The law requires it.
Though the sky was
radiant blue and my
spirit high, this day for
me was much too hot,
and the pack much too
heavy that summer on
humid Long Island; but
my experiences in the
Boy Scouts taught me
very valuable lessons I
carry within me to this
day. The motto and
mission still resonates
in my heart.
radiant blue and my
spirit high, this day for
me was much too hot,
and the pack much too
heavy that summer on
humid Long Island; but
my experiences in the
Boy Scouts taught me
very valuable lessons I
carry within me to this
day. The motto and
mission still resonates
in my heart.
Could this be the future of
commercial passenger
aviation? With Seattle in the
background, this has to be
Boeing's vision!
American vision and
inventiveness at it's finest!
Image found at
www.airliners.net
commercial passenger
aviation? With Seattle in the
background, this has to be
Boeing's vision!
American vision and
inventiveness at it's finest!
Image found at
www.airliners.net
Recently I flew with my bike
to Maui, a trip I planned for
two years, and rode from the
beach in Kehei to the summit
of Haleakala, 10,023' above
sea level. It took me 9.5 hours
to go up, and only 2 hours to
come back.
Remaking our roadways to
accommodate pedestrian,
bicycle and wheel chair
access is important, and
should be a top priority to
ensure public safety,
successful commerce and
promote a healthy
infrastructure..
Safe bike/walk ways through
our community is a big part of
a friendly, successful and
healthy village.
New member of SABA
to Maui, a trip I planned for
two years, and rode from the
beach in Kehei to the summit
of Haleakala, 10,023' above
sea level. It took me 9.5 hours
to go up, and only 2 hours to
come back.
Remaking our roadways to
accommodate pedestrian,
bicycle and wheel chair
access is important, and
should be a top priority to
ensure public safety,
successful commerce and
promote a healthy
infrastructure..
Safe bike/walk ways through
our community is a big part of
a friendly, successful and
healthy village.
New member of SABA
San Francisco, October 27, 12:30 pm,
as I marched on market street I was
amazed at the range of age among my
fellow protesters.
This is the America I love, those who
work for peace, not war.
Throw out the War President.
There are those that think we want to
lose the war on terror, that we don't
honor our soldiers or military, that
groups like Move On don't care about
success. They could not be more
wrong or further from the truth.
"War Crimes" have been committed by
irresponsible members of our
government and those who can not see
the bigger picture, and have been
blinded by the Bush/Cheney lies.
We will defeat terrorism, we just will not
do it with mass murder or preemptive
attacks.
It is wrong, it is immoral and it is
illegal. If those individuals elected to
defend us from harm can not do so
within the boundaries of the law,
considering the worldwide support for
ending terrorism and the technology
available to do so, then there is
another agenda at play.
Those that put down or denounce the
peace movement, or what they call the
radical left, probably have their hearts
in the "right" direction, but it is just
misguided.
Peace in the Middle East will not
come from War, only death will come
from war.
In business, it is never good to kill ones
potential customers. In life it is never
good to kill ones potential friends,
allies or family.
We must reach out and end this
conflict now.
Impeach this administration and let's
end the war in Iraq.
We have a great group of Retired
Generals in the wings who might lend
us a hand given the chance, with the
right leadership.
as I marched on market street I was
amazed at the range of age among my
fellow protesters.
This is the America I love, those who
work for peace, not war.
Throw out the War President.
There are those that think we want to
lose the war on terror, that we don't
honor our soldiers or military, that
groups like Move On don't care about
success. They could not be more
wrong or further from the truth.
"War Crimes" have been committed by
irresponsible members of our
government and those who can not see
the bigger picture, and have been
blinded by the Bush/Cheney lies.
We will defeat terrorism, we just will not
do it with mass murder or preemptive
attacks.
It is wrong, it is immoral and it is
illegal. If those individuals elected to
defend us from harm can not do so
within the boundaries of the law,
considering the worldwide support for
ending terrorism and the technology
available to do so, then there is
another agenda at play.
Those that put down or denounce the
peace movement, or what they call the
radical left, probably have their hearts
in the "right" direction, but it is just
misguided.
Peace in the Middle East will not
come from War, only death will come
from war.
In business, it is never good to kill ones
potential customers. In life it is never
good to kill ones potential friends,
allies or family.
We must reach out and end this
conflict now.
Impeach this administration and let's
end the war in Iraq.
We have a great group of Retired
Generals in the wings who might lend
us a hand given the chance, with the
right leadership.
Write In Dave
Write In
Dave
Lynch for
U.S.
Congress
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Lynch for
U.S.
Congress
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Lynch for
U.S.
Congress
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Lynch for
U.S.
Congress
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Hear my interview with Harry O on "The Green Hour" !
It will download as an MP3. Thanks Harry! Click HERE
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Thanks you all, for your tremendous
support, and congratulations to my
fellow Americans on choosing a
positive path for our country!
Now let's fix our $ problem, see me plan below!
support, and congratulations to my
fellow Americans on choosing a
positive path for our country!
Now let's fix our $ problem, see me plan below!