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Peek inside for-profit Republican Values Center in Simi Valley

Ventura County Star
The for-profit Republican Values Center opened in Simi Valley in November. The business offers a gathering place for conservatives and leases space to vendors ranging from sellers of Trump memorabilia to a political action committee.
The for-profit Republican Values Center opened in Simi Valley in November. The business offers a gathering place for conservatives and leases space to vendors ranging from sellers of Trump memorabilia to a political action committee.
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Joan Lopez, co-founder of the Republican Values Center in Simi Valley, shows a voter registration form. The new for-profit center is designed as way to build grassroots support for conservative values.
Joan Lopez, co-founder of the Republican Values Center in Simi Valley, shows a voter registration form. The new for-profit center is designed as way to build grassroots support for conservative values.
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Cutouts of Donald and Melania Trump are positioned at the Republican Values Center in Simi Valley next to recall petitions for Simi Valley City Councilwoman Ruth Luevanos and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Cutouts of Donald and Melania Trump are positioned at the Republican Values Center in Simi Valley next to recall petitions for Simi Valley City Councilwoman Ruth Luevanos and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Patricia Saraceno, from left, Jeanne Llewellyn, Joan Lopez and Deborah Baber Savalla have launched the Republican Values Center in Simi Valley and plan to expand.
Patricia Saraceno, from left, Jeanne Llewellyn, Joan Lopez and Deborah Baber Savalla have launched the Republican Values Center in Simi Valley and plan to expand.
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Trump watches and patriotic jewelry are among the items sold by a vendor at the new for-profit Republican Values Center in Simi Valley.
Trump watches and patriotic jewelry are among the items sold by a vendor at the new for-profit Republican Values Center in Simi Valley.
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Deborah Baber Savalla is one of four conservative women who have launched the Republican Values Center in Simi Valley.
Deborah Baber Savalla is one of four conservative women who have launched the Republican Values Center in Simi Valley.
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Cutouts of Abraham Lincoln, Donald Trump and Ronald Reagan occupy a corner of the new Republican Values Center in Simi Valley.
Cutouts of Abraham Lincoln, Donald Trump and Ronald Reagan occupy a corner of the new Republican Values Center in Simi Valley.
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