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We would like to formally invite you to the California Association of Student Councils (CASC) Region 4 August Youth Public Forum, held via Zoom, 4:00–7:00 PM, on August 30th. The primary purpose of this student-led ...
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A MUSICAL ABOUT WOMEN AND THE VOTE When: Saturday, October 25, the 7:30 pm performance only. Where: The Orpheum Theater in San Francisco. Visit their website: https://suffsmusical.com Thanks to the work of LWV San...
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The corrupt and discriminatory redistricting in Texas affects each and every one of us. Let’s start with the truth: politicians afraid of losing power are rewriting the rules so they can hold onto it. What’s happe...
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WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters CEO Celina Stewart, Esq., issued the following statement in response to the Department of Justice’s actions to gather data on voters ahead of next year’s midterm elections: ...
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Fiscal Year 2026 On July 22, 2025, the City of Berkeley shared its Audit Plan for 2026. This plan was developed by City Auditor Jenny Wong. It explains what parts of the city the auditor’s office will look into this...
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The League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, Emeryville’s Helene Lecar Civic Engagement Program is designed to give high school and community college students experience with voter education, civic engagement, and c...
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Good Trouble Lives On, on July 17, 2025, the anniversary of the legendary John Lewis’s passing five years ago, drew upwards of 600 local residents, and by some estimates 1,000, in peaceful protest of the erosion of...
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Washington, DC — July 4th, President Trump signed into law a budget reconciliation package, officially titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” that will drastically cut health care for millions of Americans. In re...
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June 12, 2025, the League of Women Voters issued the following statement in support of the right to protest across the country. “There is nothing more fundamentally American than protesting injustice. Protest is...
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American writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin said, “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” What those of us who care about the state of our d...
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On March 24, 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case called Louisiana v. Callais. The case carries massive implications for voting rights and democracy, as it involves two related but distinct conc...
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Washington, DC — Today, the Supreme Court paused a lower court order that prevented the Trump administration from deporting migrants to countries other than their country of origin without affording the...
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