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LWVNC
Aug 4, 20211 min read
Decarbonizing Housing
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District, in partnership with Contra Costa Health Services and San Mateo Housing Endowment and...
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LWVNC
Jul 23, 20211 min read
BAY AREA BUILDS REGIONAL DROUGHT RESILIENCE
It feels like California’s 2011-2016 drought, our worst on record, had barely ended when the next one began. This is our second dry year...
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LWVNC
Jul 6, 20211 min read
Special Election September 14, 2021
California Secretary of State certified the results of the gubernatorial recall petition and the Lt. Gov. set the date for the...
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LWVNC
May 21, 20211 min read
Rep Thompson Webinar on Drought Mitigation
Dear Friend, As you know, we are experiencing a severe drought which is placing a great strain on our agricultural community. To help...
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LWVNC
May 19, 20211 min read
The City of Napa Launches New Redistricting Website, Seeks Input from Public on Redrawing Districts
NAPA, California – As a kick-off to the 2021-2022 Redistricting process, the City of Napa has launched a new Redistricting website which...
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LWVNC
May 11, 20211 min read
Selective De-Policing: Stanford Law Policy Lab Report Proposes Alternatives to Policing to Increase
April 13, 2021 By Stephanie Ashe Stanford, CA, April 13, 2021 – The Stanford Criminal Justice Center (SCJC) and Stanford Center for...
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LWVNC
May 10, 20211 min read
Napa League Event Mentioned in Monitor!
The LWV Napa County is hosting a May 19 discussion at 5 p.m. about the documentary film, All In: The Fight for Democracy, which examines...
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LWVNC
May 10, 20211 min read
LWV US Monthly Update
Monthly Briefing from the League of Women Voters Our People Powered Day of Action last week was a great success! Thank you to the nearly...
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LWVUS
Apr 22, 20212 min read
Redistricting Watch: People Powered Day of Action
LIZZY GANSSLE 3/26/2021 This year, all 50 states and Washington, D.C. will draw new electoral districts based on the data collected...
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LWVNC
Apr 15, 20211 min read
LWV Bay Area Monitor
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, goes the old saying — and Northern California has learned that where there are wildfires, there is...
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Robyn Orsini
Apr 5, 20211 min read
Words Matter: Hate, Legally
A diverse crowd gathered recently in Atlanta to protest the killing of eight people at three massage businesses. Six of the victims were...
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LWVNC
Mar 15, 20211 min read
Bay Area League Day
Bay Area League Day was held on March 6 with a program on "Equity in Action". How do we define, measure, and put equity into practice to...
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LWVNC
Feb 25, 20212 min read
LWV Update
February has been a time for celebration! This month we celebrated our 101st birthday, reinforcing our commitment to nonpartisanship...
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LWVNC
Feb 3, 20211 min read
Our People, Our Voice
The Road to the VRA: Bloody Sunday On March 8, 1965, John Lewis and Hosea Williams, one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s aides, led the...
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LWVNC
Jan 29, 20211 min read
League of Women Voters Joins Voting Rights Supreme Court Case
WASHINGTON—This week, the League of Women Voters of the United States and League of Women Voters of Arizona filed independent amicus...
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LWVNC
Jan 20, 20211 min read
An Inauguration Unlike No Other
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Inauguration Day for President-elect Joe Biden will look unlike anything the nation...
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LWVNC
Jan 6, 20211 min read
LWVUS Supports the Return of H.R. 1 in the 117th Congress
THE FOR THE PEOPLE ACT WILL CREATE A STRONGER DEMOCRACY WITH FAIRER ELECTIONS FOR ALL AMERICANS WASHINGTON — January 5, 2021, the U.S....
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LWVNC
Nov 7, 20202 min read
“Democracy defines America, and democracy has prevailed in the 2020 elections.”
League of Women Voters board president Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase issued the following joint statement on the results of...
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LWVNC
Oct 20, 20201 min read
New Videos to Help Register and Re-register Voters
Two videos with English and Spanish versions were released on Thursday, October 1st. They were produced for the Voter’s Choice Napa...
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LWVNC
Sep 27, 20201 min read
Be Inspired
The passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is having a profound effect on many of us. We’re mourning the loss of a...
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Facts vs. Fiction
Confusing social media posts, opinions of friends or family, conversations that start out with “I heard” are taking over the information in our lives. How do you know what is true, or what part of a story is true? Several sites can help. politifact.org and factcheck.org are helpful plus, most major news outlets like AP and Reuters have fact check pages or links to help you navigate your way through
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