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Reflecting on the UN’s 2023 Commission on the Status of Women
Posted on July 9, 2023 in League News | comments
The United Nations (UN) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. The CSW is instrument...
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Automated License Plate Readers in Berkeley
Posted on July 8, 2023 in League News | comments
On Thursday, July 7, 2023, Hansel Aguilar, Director of the Police Accountablility Board (PAB) in Berkeley, and Jose Murillo, Office of Director of Police Accountability (ODPA) Policy Analyst, hosted a community input mee...
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Legislative Interviews 2023
Posted on July 4, 2023 in League News | comments
Six Bay Area Leagues met with State Senator Nancy Skinner and Assemblymember Buffy Wicks on voter participation, funding for school facilities, and water resources, homeless and workforce housing. This and the next four...
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THANKS TO THE SPRING DONORS
Posted on July 3, 2023 in League News | comments
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of the Spring 2023 Donors who supported the hard work of the League and its Helene Lecar Civic Engagement Program. As many of you know, it’s our Next-Gen leaders who hav...
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Alameda County Election Oversight
Posted on July 2, 2023 in League News | comments
The application for the Elections Oversight Commission is now live and can be found here: https://www.acgov.org/bnc/#/board/a0U6T00000XmqABUAZ Please help publicize this opportunity for Alameda County residents to serve ...
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Fair and Just Redistricting
Posted on July 2, 2023 in League News | comments
Look for the progress of these California bills. Redistricting, the process of redrawing election district boundaries every ten years to ensure that districts have equal population, is crucial to our democracy. AB 764 (B...
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2023 Annual Meeting Report
Posted on June 26, 2023 in League News | comments
The League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville held its annual meeting on June 8th that began with a panel of local experts who spoke about how we can gear up for the 2024 general election from different ...
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The Last of Pride Month
Posted on June 23, 2023 in League News | comments
CELEBRATE LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH Berkeley Public Library Jun 24 – July 5, Starting at 12pm each open day. FLEURS de VILLES PRIDE San Francisco Mint 88 5th Street, San Francisco Join us for the U.S. premiere of Fleurs de V...
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Emeryville Advisory Committee Vacancies
Posted on June 19, 2023 in League News | comments
The city of Emeryville needs 30 commissioners for the following Advisory Committees: BICYCLE / PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE COMMISSION ON AGING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE HOUSING C...
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Juneteenth 23 Report
Posted on June 19, 2023 in League News | comments
Hundreds of local residents and dozens of community-based organizations celebrated Juneteenth on Father’s Day this year on a beautiful, breezy day that felt to be one of the loveliest so far this year. A special thank ...
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