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As many of you know, we’re entering the annual membership renewal and giving season. Your ongoing commitment with the League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, Emeryville (LWVBAE) allows us to be an inspiring force f...
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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 de...
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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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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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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 b...
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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 va...
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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 ...
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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 behal...
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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 ...
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League Night at Broadway SF Celebrates the Spirit of Suffs The historic struggle for women's suffrage was brought to life in spirit at the Broadway SF's League Night, where members of the League of Women Voters assemb...
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Albany No Kings, coordinated by the League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, Emeryville, on October 18, 2025, drew up to two thousand Albany and other local residents. They lined the streets of San Pablo and Solan...
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