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LWV Statement on ‘Lawmakers Dissent Equals Seditious Behavior’
Posted on December 8, 2025 in League News | comments
WASHINGTON, DC— “The President’s suggestion that lawmakers should face death for upholding the rule of law is not political rhetoric — it’s an authoritarian threat that shatters every democratic norm. No leader...
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Unite and Rise 8.5: An Initiative to Defend Democracy
Posted on December 8, 2025 in League News | comments
On April 17, 2025, LWV CEO Celina Stewart and President Dianna Wynn released the following statement: “From the flagrant disregard for congressional authority and governmental checks and balances to defying Supreme Cou...
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Health Literacy & High Schools
Posted on December 2, 2025 in League News | comments
Freshman year is a big deal. It is the start of high school, the year teenagehood starts to feel like teenagehood. It is also the year that students at my high school – Albany High – take health class. In addition to...
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GivingTuesday 2025
Posted on December 1, 2025 in League News | comments
On giving Tuesday this year, consider giving to your League. Donate either on our website, https://www.lwvbae.org/ or by mailing a check to our office at 2530 San Pablo Ave, Ste F, Berkeley, CA 94702. GivingTuesday is th...
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Annual Police Accountability Board Report 2024: Racial Bias and Moving Forward
Posted on December 1, 2025 in League News | comments
The Berkeley City Council held a special meeting on November 18th, 2025, with the agenda containing a single item: the annual Police Accountability Board (PAB) report. This report was comprehensive, being presented by bo...
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How Barriers to Voting Impact Native American Communities
Posted on December 1, 2025 in League News | comments
Every ballot tells a story of land, survival, and sovereignty. For many Native communities, voting is closely tied to issues of self-determination and the protection of future generations. This significance can vary sign...
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Local Food Insecurity: The reason, the result, the resources
Posted on November 24, 2025 in League News | comments
SNAP SNAPS BACK INTO PLACE, OR DOES IT? When the government shut down this October, one of the largest sources of concern was the pausing of SNAP (Calfresh in California) benefits used by 1 in 8 Americans, and 1 in 7 Cal...
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Protecting the Confidential Data of All California Voters
Posted on November 24, 2025 in League News | comments
On November 14th, the League of Women Voters of California, League of Women Voters Orange Coast, and League of Women Voters of North Orange County (together, “the League”) filed a motion to intervene on behalf of vot...
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Berekeley Police Department’s Immigration policy, Surveillance Technology Report, & Encryption of BPD’s Radio channels
Posted on November 22, 2025 in League News | comments
The Berkeley Police Accountability Board (PAB) had a regular meeting on Wednesday, November 5, where they discussed issues including Berkeley Police Department’s (BPD) immigration policy, the BPD’s Annual Surveillanc...
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New Co-Presidents of the California League of Women Voters
Posted on November 17, 2025 in League News | comments
On October 28, 2025, the LWVC appointed Kandea Mosley Gandhi and Lorrel Plimier to be co-presidents. Both of them are experienced League leaders and will be able to partner to share the work. The Board has seen that lo...
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