A whirlwind of activist energy was unleashed in June as the Prop. 13 Reform Team gathered the most signatures of all local Leagues in the state on behalf of the ballot measure “Schools and Communities First!” Besides...
The League joined nearly 300 organizations calling on members of Congress to reduce funding for detentions and deportations and provide zero funding for an unnecessary border wall. Read all about it on the League’s...
Local energy is finally here! Thursday June 14 at 6pm at the South Berkeley Senior Center, 2939 Ellis Street, Berkeley, near Ashby BART. View Map Come to our next Berkeley Climate Action Convening event focused on E...
The June 30th deadline to collect signatures to put the Prop. 13 reform measure “Schools and Communities First” on the ballot is a few weeks away! Please mail your completed petitions to the LWVBAE office (2530 San P...
Our recommendations on the propositions: Prop68 – YES Water and parks for all Prop69 – YES Car fees and taxes Prop70 – NO Greenhouse gas reduction fund Prop71 – YES Date of Initiative Prop72 ̵...
Ohlone Campaign to Save West Berkeley Historic Shellmound Site Ohlone Indian leader Corrina Gould and author-publisher Malcolm Margolin discussed preservation of the West Berkeley Shellmound for Environmental Concerns...
At our Spring meeting, May 2018, Garrick Smalley and Garrett Bowers-Dodd introduced the League’s new Podcast. You can find Episodes 1 – 5 here. The link is also under ‘League News’ and ‘Get ...
Candidates for State Assembly District 15, Alameda County District Attorney, and A Discussion of Measure 3. The April 5th Forum for State Assembly District 15 Candidates. Forum for Alameda County District Attorney May 9,...
Preston Jordan, a member of our Board of Directors and Coordinator of our Action Team, has an OpEd published currently on Berkeleyside, a great example of local media. His OpEd discusses the difference in pollution bet...
Climate Protection enthusiasts filled the 4th floor auditorium of the Scottish Rite Center in Oakland Monday, May 14, to hear a panel of Climate leaders organized with the help of renowned climate pioneer Bill McKibben o...