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Past President Ora Huth Dies at 100
Posted on July 18, 2022 in League News | comments
Ora Huth, a past president of both the League of Women Voters of Berkeley in 1965-66 and one of the founders and a past president of the League of Women Voters of the Bay Area, died in Woodland Hills, CA on June 22, 2022...
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Privatization of Medicare is a Looming Danger
Posted on July 18, 2022 in League News | comments
All League members are invited to attend the LWVC Healthcare Interest Group Zoom meeting on Tuesday, July 26 from 7:00 to 7:45 PM when Dr. Ana Malinow will explain how Medicare is being privatized and how it must be prot...
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Berkeley and Emeryville Food Pantry Service
Posted on July 17, 2022 in League News | comments
The Berkeley Mobile Food Pantry is a service to feed community members and seniors in Emeryville and around the Bay Area. This service is organized by City Team, a religious organization that works in cities across the n...
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The Status of LGBTQIA+ Rights in the US
Posted on July 11, 2022 in League News | comments
This is a blog written by Meghan Browder for the national League of Women Voters celebrating Pride Month in June. It covers Recent Anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation, Legal Efforts to Protect LGBTQIA+ Rights, and How You Can Stan...
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Bay Area Board Briefs June 20, 2022 Meeting
Posted on July 10, 2022 in League News | comments
• Melissa Breach, member of the LWVUS Board, and Co-Chair of the LWVUS League Structure Task Force, was a guest presenter at the meeting. She spoke broadly about the direction of the League and how most of the changes ...
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LWVUS Convention 22, A Call to Action
Posted on July 6, 2022 in League News | comments
Sunday, June 26th concluded the 55th League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS) National Convention. This was the League’s first hybrid Convention, with 1000+ members from all 50 states joining both virtua...
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URGENT: Notice re vacancy on AC Transit Watch-Dog Committee
Posted on July 4, 2022 in League News | comments
A Message from Jelena Harada of AC Transit: Applications are currently being accepted to fill one vacancy on the AC Transit’s Parcel Tax Fiscal Oversight Committee. This is a non-paid, volunteer positio...
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Take A Look at Albany Project Hope
Posted on July 4, 2022 in League News | comments
The Albany City Council meeting on June 21st featured a presentation about the Berkeley Food and Housing Project (BF&HP) and Albany Project Hope. Albany Project Hope is staffed by BF&HP that has a vision that eve...
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Juneteenth in Berkeley and Albany!
Posted on June 28, 2022 in League News | comments
It was a perfect day to celebrate with street festivals in Albany and Berkeley. In Berkeley it was very warm but under the League tent it was cool and breezy. We were surrounded by the marvelous smells from the food boot...
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The Annual Meeting Report 2022
Posted on June 28, 2022 in League News | comments
The Forum The topic at the LWV Berkeley Albany Emeryville 2022 Annual Meeting was “Addressing Public Safety in Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville”. Nancy O’Malley, District Attorney of Alameda County, opened the me...
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