Posted on January 16, 2019 in League News | comments
“Fight Truth Decay!” on one sign was the overall message in many forms at the 3rd Oakland Women’s March Saturday, Jan. 19, beginning at Lake Merritt and ending at Ogawa Plaza. Though not close to the 60 to 70,000 w...
Posted on January 6, 2019 in League News | comments
The clearest way to mitigate global warming is to stop burning fossil fuels. California’s increasingly clean electrical grid puts us in a unique position to reduce the use of gas in transportation and buildings throu...
Posted on December 8, 2018 in League News | comments
Not Yet! If you have read your Election booklet carefully you will have seen this: “Beginning on November 8 through December 6, 2018, the Election results website https://vote.sos.ca.gov/ will update every day by 5...
Posted on November 26, 2018 in League News | comments
It’s easy, Join our League or Renew your membership electronically! CLICK HERE and visit our new online member portal. This #GivingTuesday, we thank you for your trust and support, decade after decade, as we work ...
Posted on November 26, 2018 in League News | comments
League members and friends: Join us on Friday, December 7, 2018 from 6 to 9 pm for our annual holiday party! You can look forward to a night of delicious food & treats, music, a free raffle, & updates on what o...
Martin Luther King Jr Community Breakfast Jan 21, 2019; Sign Up Available
Posted on November 12, 2018 in League News | comments
Would you like to join the Community Breakfast and celebration of Martin Luther King Jr Jan 21, 2019? You can sign up now. It’s always exhilarating to see this great cross-section of our community coming togeth...
Posted on November 8, 2018 in League News | comments
The League office at 2535 San Pablo Ave stayed open and staffed on the day before and the day of the Election. Here are some reports of questions we tried to handle. Kandea reported that a few people dropped by or called...
Posted on November 8, 2018 in League News | comments
League of Women Voters BAE Environmental Concerns Speaker Series Monday, November 12 7:30-9:00 pm, Belmont Village, 1100 San Pablo Ave, Albany. Soil Health for Carbon Drawdown in the Face of Climate Change – Elizabeth ...
Posted on November 7, 2018 in League News | comments
The CivilTalk Team demonstrated “Living Room Conversations” on Nov. 15 in the League office. For about 2.5 hours participants conversed on a topic under the guidance of a trained moderator. There were two s...
League Scored Successes this 2018 Election Season Reports LWVUS President
Posted on November 7, 2018 in League News | comments
Yesterday [Election Day] was a historic day. More women elected to office than ever before. The first Muslim and Native American women, the first black woman from New England, the first Latina women from Texas—all elec...