Bay Area Board Briefs 12-13-21

Posted on December 29, 2021 in League News | comments

Board Meeting of December 13, 2021 • The Bay Area League continues to seek a Communications Director to coordinate the Board’s communications tasks. The Nominations Committee chair, Ann Draper, would welcome sugg...

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Board Supports Updating LWVUS Healthcare Position

Posted on December 28, 2021 in League News | comments

On December 6, 2021, LWVBAE voted to support adding the LWV-NYS proposal to the agenda for the 2022 LWVUS convention. The proposal would update the LWVUS national healthcare policy position, which was adopted in 1993. Th...

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January 6 Vigil for Democracy

Posted on December 20, 2021 in League News | comments

TIME Thursday, January 6, 2022 6:30 – 7:30pm PST LOCATION Virtual event About this event It’s been nearly one year since armed right-wing militants attacked our Capitol and tried to overturn the results of the 2020 e...

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3 Videos on the Environment

Posted on December 20, 2021 in League News | comments

Three videos from our Environmental Concerns Speaker Series Biochar: Building Healthy Soils Redirecting Carbon Raymond Baltar, Sonoma Biochar Project Director, November 8, 2021. Extraction: Art on the Edge of the Abyss C...

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American Democracy in Crisis

Posted on December 13, 2021 in League News | comments

American democracy is in crisis. Barton Gellman goes in-depth in this special edition of The Atlantic that raises the alarm, describing in painstaking detail the authoritarian shift in our politics and the dismantling of...

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Alameda County Redistricting Meeting 12/2

Posted on December 13, 2021 in League News | comments

The last meeting held by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors (BOS) regarding modification of redistricting maps based on the recent Census, was Thursday December 2, 2021.  The Agenda called for a presentation of...

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ALBANY HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE: Community Conversation

Posted on December 6, 2021 in League News | comments

The City of Albany will hold a Community Conversation about the city’s Housing Element on Zoom from 7:00 to 8:30 PM on Thursday, December 16, 2021.  All Albany residents and businesses are encouraged to ...

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The Solano Avenue First Winter Stroll

Posted on December 6, 2021 in League News | comments

December 11th 2021 (Saturday) 10am – 5pm. Solano Avenue will remain open to traffic (not a closed-street festival). Event is rain or shine. Sponsored by the City of Albany and the Solano Avenue Business Improveme...

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Sheriff’s Oversight Board Alameda County District 5

Posted on December 6, 2021 in League News | comments

Alameda County invites the community to provide feedback on the establishment of civilian Sheriff’s Oversight structure Monday, December 13th 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Register with eventbrite. About this event The Alameda C...

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Bay Area Board Briefs 11-15

Posted on December 6, 2021 in League News | comments

Bay Area League of Women Voters Board Meeting of November 15, 2021 There was an extended discussion about the Bay Area Monitor, with Project Manager Michael Adamson. The Monitor has existed as an arm of the LWVBA to help...

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