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Draft Plan Bay Area Call to Action: Deadline for Comment May 16

Posted on May 11, 2013 in

On May 10, 2013, LWVBAE responded to the Call to Action on Plan Bay Area sent out by the League of Women Voters of the Bay Area, which deals with regional issues on behalf of Leagues in the 9 bay area counties.  We urge...

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Big Impact, Big Attendance, at State League Convention May 17-19

Posted on May 10, 2013 in

LWVBAE members anticipate making a big impact at the upcoming state convention May 17-19.  Two of our teams--Climate Change and Health Care--will be leading workshops and caucuses on urgent issues in their areas. Th...

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Dr. Lisa Garcia Bedolla Will Speak June 6 at Annual Meeting

Posted on May 11, 2013 in

Dr Lisa Garcia Bedolla of the University of California Berkeley, will speak at 6:30 pm on June 6 at Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda Berkeley. In her talk on Civic Engagement and Voting in Our Latina/o and O...

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Money in Politics: Follow the $11-Million Money Trail

Posted on Apr 11, 2013 in

Shortly before Election Day last November, an out-of-state nonprofit organization made an $11 million contribution to a California ballot measure committee that clearly violated California law. This is what happenedâ€...

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Senate Gun Control Vote Failed: New Efforts by Senators

Posted on Apr 26, 2013 in

The Senate vote on S. 649 on Thursday, April 11 failed, even though a majority favored it. Some senators are working to revive  gun control. See New York Times story Fri, April 26. The League continues to lobby for ...

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