Albany joins a variety of communities across the globe as they all prepare to celebrate the Lunar New Year this Tuesday, February 17th. Lunar New Year is the holiday that marks the beginning of a new year on lunisolar ca...
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WASHINGTON, DC — The League of Women Voters issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s call to “Nationalize” elections: “President Trump’s continued rhetoric is a calculated effort to dis...
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In recognition of Black History Month this year, we have chosen to spotlight the Museum of the African Diaspora, a San Francisco institution that supports contemporary art and culture from across the African diaspora. Mo...
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The City of Albany held a Climate Action Committee (CAC) meeting on January 21. The meeting commenced with a Lisjan land acknowledgment and transitioned to public comment. The first comment was delivered by Nick Peterson...
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The recent abrupt resignations of Kitty Calavita and Julie Leftwich from Berkeley’s Police Accountability Board (PAB) should alarm every resident who believes democracy is more than a ballot box moment. These were not ...
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A group of nine interns from the Helene Lecar Civic Engagement Program at LWVBAE gathered for a virtual orientation last month. The meeting was led by LWVBAE President and LWVC Co-President Kandea Mosley Gandhi, and Web ...
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DEI & Criminal Justice Teams To Discuss the Future of Berkeley’s Police Accountability Board: Strategic Planning, Public Safety, and Resignations. Two senior members of the Berkeley Police Accountability Board (PAB...
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Get the Tools you need to Exercise your Rights. A virtual event, Thursday, February 5th, 2026 at 5pm PST. Go to https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/892452/ to RSVP and get the Link. On 1/24/26, federal agents horrifica...
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Tell Congress Federal Immigration Enforcement Has Gone Too Far! For months, communities across the country, in Minnesota and beyond, have lived in terror as federal immigration enforcement agents have patrolled, surveill...
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Dr. Robin Tokmakian, of the League Observer Corps to the UN on Climate, held a presentation concerning the events of Conference of the Parties (COP)30 on Jan. 12, 2026. COP30 is an annual climate conference. It was hoste...
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