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TAKING A CLEAR LOOK AT 2065
Posted on April 19, 2020 in League News | comments
Our Climate Change Team Leader, Eric Arens, is featured in the March – April issue of the League of Women Voters of the Bay Area newsletter called “The Bay Area Monitor.” This article is by Leslie Stewart who c...
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Cameron Amianda’s COVID19 Public Service Announcement
Posted on April 15, 2020 in League News | comments
Check out our short COVID-19 Public Service Announcement filmed by LWVBAE Schools & Communities First! Intern, Cameron Amianda. Aside from her year-long project to produce an educational video about Prop.13 Reform, s...
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City of Berkeley & Its Unhoused Population during the Pandemic
Posted on April 15, 2020 in League News | comments
On April 10th, City of Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin held a virtual town hall meeting during which City staff discussed measures they were taking to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 among vulnerable community members...
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Keeping up with The League Interns!
Posted on April 14, 2020 in League News | comments
The interns convened with League leaders on Saturday, April 4 virtually via Google Meet. Attending the training were Nonprofit Administrative Intern Cynthia Deng, Action Intern Kai Kai Spencer, Communications Intern Lasz...
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Climate Change and the Virtual Meeting
Posted on April 8, 2020 in League News | comments
The Climate Change Team did its part to support social distancing by hosting its first virtual meeting on Tuesday, March 31. It was hosted by the team leader, Eric Arens. Among the attendees was City of Albany Fellow Bia...
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Dealing with the Virus
Posted on April 6, 2020 in League News | comments
With the rapidly developing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on daily life, it’s important that each and every person does their part to protect themselves and their community members. Remember to begin by choosing cre...
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BREAKING NEWS!
Posted on April 6, 2020 in League News | comments
Kudos to everyone who gathered signatures for Schools & Communities First! On Apr. 2, the Schools & Communities First! massive coalition of civic organizations, community activists, faith-based groups and labor u...
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The State League Cosponsors The Racial Justice Act
Posted on March 31, 2020 in League News | comments
The League of Women Voters of California recently cosponsored Assembly Bill 2200, or the California Racial Justice Act, which aims to eliminate racial and ethnic discrimination in California’s justice system. The bill ...
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The Latest Action Team Updates
Posted on March 31, 2020 in League News | comments
Homelessness & Affordable Housing: Volunteer Charlotte Wheeler and Action Team Intern Kai Kai Spencer are tracking the implementation of Measures O & P, which were passed in Berkeley two years ago. There are comm...
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Climate Justice for Future Generations
Posted on March 24, 2020 in League News | comments
On Thursday, March 12, the National League, represented in this case by Crag Law Center, filed an amicus brief in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the case of Juliana v. US. The case was originally filed ...
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