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Ed Roberts Day 2023
Posted on January 16, 2023 in League News | comments
There will be an Ed Roberts Day Celebration Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm at the Ed Roberts Campus, 3075 Adeline, Berkeley, CA 94703, 510.225.6300. Info@edrobertscampus.org Ed Roberts was born on January 2...
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LWVC Series on Housing & Homelessness
Posted on January 16, 2023 in League News | comments
The League of Women Voters of California has produced a series of six webinar videos on housing and homelessness. The first Video is a 3 second title for the series. In the second you find a simple explanation of the met...
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TIMOTHY BURROUGHS ON STOPWASTE AND SB 1383
Posted on January 16, 2023 in League News | comments
Timothy Burroughs, the Executive Director of StopWaste, introduced the public agency to Environmental Concerns Speaker Series attendees on November 14th, 2022. He discussed the Organics Reduction and Recycling Ordinance ...
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Berkeley Municipal Code for Biased Discrimination Calls to Police
Posted on January 16, 2023 in League News | comments
Berkeley City Council passed an Ordinance on November 3, 2022 which prohibits discriminatory reports to law enforcement. Quote from Chapter 13.09.020 (a) and (b): a. It shall be unlawful to knowingly make a false or fr...
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11 Ways the League Protected Democracy in 2022
Posted on January 8, 2023 in League News | comments
1. Protected 17.7 Million Voters with Legal Action. 2. Shared Voting Resources with 23+ Million People. 3. Demanded Sex and Gender Equity. 4. Implemented Fair Congressional Map. 5. Wrote Our Representatives . 6. Register...
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Rain, Wind, and Safety
Posted on January 8, 2023 in League News | comments
After a long absence, the rains are back! And we welcome them and the water saving snow pack. But precautions are needed with the violence of these returns. Read an excellent notice from the City of Berkeley. The highlig...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Annual Breakfast 2023
Posted on January 2, 2023 in League News | comments
Monday, January 16, 2023, 9 am – 10:30 am Click here to register for the virtual event. United for Gender Equality is the theme for this year’s Annual Breakfast. Please join us for our 12th annual community (virtual)...
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Environmental Concerns Speaker Series 2022
Posted on December 27, 2022 in League News | comments
Here are all episodes of this year’s series. February 14 March 14 April 11 May 9 September 12 October 10 November 14...
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Language Access is Key to Voting Rights
Posted on December 19, 2022 in League News | comments
The midterm election has come and gone, but voting rights are still top of mind, especially for pro-democracy groups like the League. Even though not everyone thinks about voting rights in the same terms, it’s safe to ...
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Allegations Against Downtown Task Force and Bike Patrol
Posted on December 19, 2022 in League News | comments
Berkeley’s Police Accountability Board PAB will be one of two groups working to fact find and resolve the recent allegations against the Berkeley Downtown Task Force and Bike Patrol. Its newly formed subcommittee is ca...
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