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California Fair Elections Act
Posted on March 30, 2026 in League News | comments
Leading Democracy Reform Groups Launch Campaign for California Fair Elections Act SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Clean Money Action Fund, California Common Cause, and the League of Women Voters of California launched ...
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The Battle for Democracy
Posted on March 30, 2026 in League News | comments
THE NO KINGS PROTEST ON MARCH 28, 2026 On March 28, 2026, the League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville (LWVBAE) joined thousands of nationwide No Kings protests against rising authoritarianism under the...
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A Disappearing Healthcare Workforce
Posted on March 30, 2026 in League News | comments
The U.S Healthcare workforce is the largest employer in the United States. In California, it supplies 15% of the population with work. By 2036, physicians are expected to shrink by 86,000. By 2030, shortages of educated ...
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Time Scarcity and Health Equity
Posted on March 24, 2026 in League News | comments
Time is something that most people take for granted. In the American workforce, time is often treated as personal responsibility and people are blamed for managing it poorly or wasting it. For millions of Americans, espe...
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Women Leaders of the Civil Rights Era
Posted on March 23, 2026 in League News | comments
The Civil Rights era was a time when everyday people took action to change the trajectory of our world. People sat in at lunch counters, boycotted businesses, and marched for justice. Today, the fight for voting rights a...
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Urge your Senators to oppose the SAVE Act
Posted on March 17, 2026 in League News | comments
The Senate is taking up the SAVE Act today. The SAVE Act 2.0 (SAVE America Act) would make it harder for eligible voters to register AND to cast a ballot. This would make it harder to vote and have no calculable benefit ...
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No Kings Mobilization Saturday, March 28, 2026
Posted on March 17, 2026 in League News | comments
Join the League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, Emeryville on March 28th from 4 to 5 PM for No Kings on San Pablo and Buchanan Avenues near City Hall heading north towards El Cerrito. This local action on a nationwi...
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Ballot Restrictions in California
Posted on March 15, 2026 in League News | comments
Voting Rights Groups Launch Campaign to Defeat Voter ID Ballot Initiative that Would Restrict Access to the Ballot for Millions of Californians A growing coalition of civil rights and community organizations today announ...
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Program Planning Report 2026
Posted on March 15, 2026 in League News | comments
Sharon Goldfarb led the 2026 program planning meeting, during which the group discussed three concurrences submitted by other Leagues for the upcoming LWVUS convention and local issues to emphasize in the upcoming LWVBAE...
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The Power of Coalitions
Posted on March 13, 2026 in League News | comments
Coalitions hold the power to propel our democracy forward. In this time of chaos for our democracy, it’s imperative to focus on what brings us together instead of what divides us. Though these times feel destructive to...
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