Posted on August 3, 2021 in League News | comments
At the 2021 League of Women Voters California Convention, Dr. Susan Rogers, president of Physicians for a National Health Program, gave an eye-opening talk on inequities in health care. According to Dr. Rogers, historica...
Be sure to vote in the upcoming gubernatorial recall election on September 14th and encourage those around you, as well as friends and family, to participate! Ballots will be mailed to registered voters beginning A...
In June the League welcomed two summer interns Anna Rocha and Isla Cope. In contrast to the college interns that served last summer, they are both going into their senior year of high school with Isla at Berkeley High Sc...
NEW PROGRAMMING FOCUS WILL COVER COUNTERING MIS- AND DISINFORMATION, INCREASING ELECTION PARTICIPATION, ADVANCING VOTER ACCESS, AND REFORMING REDISTRICTING WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters is launch...
Albany’s Community Task Force on Policing met on June 15th, 2021, to discuss police oversight in the city of Albany. Current best practices are now being implemented in smaller jurisdictions such as Albany, as the stat...
League leaders and volunteers turned out Sunday July 25th to engage prospective members in the community at the first ever Albany Sip, Shop and Celebrate. The gathering was the first event of its kind in Albany and Berke...
On May 18th the city of Albany held a panel on energy efficiency for renters. It was an excellent talk and provided many tips and resources. The panelists were from the organizations Energy Upgrade California (EUC)...
Have you been concerned about how to determine if your local community is doing all it should to implement equity? How we can create a more equitable economy? Watch The Bay Area League’s annual educational day for 2021...
Dr. Deborah Turner, LWVUS President, spoke to the delegates Sunday morning June 13th at the final session of the bi-annual League of Women Voteres of California Convention 2021. Her words communicated strong, forward thi...
One of the huge issues we’re dealing with coming out of the pandemic is housing instability. Those who were unable to work throughout various stretches of the past year are experiencing drastically increased stress rel...