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City of Albany Housing Goals
Posted on July 17, 2023 in League News | comments
The City of Albany Racial Inclusivity & Social Equity Commission gathered together on July 5th 2023 to discuss the 2023-2031 City of Albany housing goals and items to include in the 2023-2024 work plan. Some Alba...
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The Medical Impact of Anti-Abortion Laws
Posted on July 17, 2023 in League News | comments
One year ago, the US Supreme Court took away our right to bodily autonomy. The ruling in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization will go down in history as one of the most impactful decisions in our nation’s hi...
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Police Accountability Board Votes on Use of License Plate Reader
Posted on July 16, 2023 in League News | comments
The Police Accountability Board (PAB) hosted a regular meeting on Wednesday, July 12th, 2023, where they took two votes on the Berkeley Police Department’s (BPD) use of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR). The meeti...
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PLASTIC FREE JULY 2023
Posted on July 9, 2023 in League News | comments
ALBANY HAS ITS OWN RECYCLING 101 PRESENTATION August 3, 2023 from 1-1:45 PM, Albany Senior Center, 846 Masonic Ave. Albany. The Ecology Center’S PLASTIC FREE JULY, a series of events for community members to lear...
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Reflecting on the UN’s 2023 Commission on the Status of Women
Posted on July 9, 2023 in League News | comments
The United Nations (UN) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. The CSW is instrument...
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Automated License Plate Readers in Berkeley
Posted on July 8, 2023 in League News | comments
On Thursday, July 7, 2023, Hansel Aguilar, Director of the Police Accountablility Board (PAB) in Berkeley, and Jose Murillo, Office of Director of Police Accountability (ODPA) Policy Analyst, hosted a community input mee...
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Legislative Interviews 2023
Posted on July 4, 2023 in League News | comments
Six Bay Area Leagues met with State Senator Nancy Skinner and Assemblymember Buffy Wicks on voter participation, funding for school facilities, and water resources, homeless and workforce housing. This and the next four...
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THANKS TO THE SPRING DONORS
Posted on July 3, 2023 in League News | comments
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of the Spring 2023 Donors who supported the hard work of the League and its Helene Lecar Civic Engagement Program. As many of you know, it’s our Next-Gen leaders who hav...
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Alameda County Election Oversight
Posted on July 2, 2023 in League News | comments
The application for the Elections Oversight Commission is now live and can be found here: https://www.acgov.org/bnc/#/board/a0U6T00000XmqABUAZ Please help publicize this opportunity for Alameda County residents to serve ...
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Fair and Just Redistricting
Posted on July 2, 2023 in League News | comments
Look for the progress of these California bills. Redistricting, the process of redrawing election district boundaries every ten years to ensure that districts have equal population, is crucial to our democracy. AB 764 (B...
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