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Police Accountability Board – Director Search
Posted on February 3, 2022 in League News | comments
A year ago it was determined that the Police Review Commission should be replaced with the stronger more effective Police Accountability Board with a paid director. The new board would be formed by July 1st 2021 and the ...
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Bay Area Board Briefs 1-17-22
Posted on February 2, 2022 in League News | comments
• Bay Area League Day will be held February 19, fully remotely via Zoom, from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm. The theme is “Solving for Housing”. The event will take a holistic look at land-use planning involved in pl...
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Police Accountability Board: Policies For Use of Injections
Posted on January 31, 2022 in League News | comments
Among the range of topics covered at Berkeley’s Police Accountability Board meeting January 26, 2022, was the issue of police conduct during an arrest, including the use of injections without the suspect’s consent. B...
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Bay Area League Day 2022 – Solving for Housing
Posted on January 30, 2022 in League News | comments
February 19, 10:00 am – 2:30 pm. Register here. The Nexus of Housing Policy and Climate Policy: Creating a More Resilient Bay Area Recognizing that Bay Area is in the midst of a severe housing shortage and climate cris...
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Program Planning for 2022-23
Posted on January 30, 2022 in League News | comments
The annual program planning meeting will take place on Sunday, February 13, 2-3:30 PM. Each year the League gathers to decide which three issues will be emphasized in the coming League year July 1, 2022 to June 30, 202...
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Spring Interns 2022
Posted on January 24, 2022 in League News | comments
The League’s spring internship program has officially begun! Eight new additions were added to the team this time. President Kandea Mosley, Communications Director Linda Carothers, and Housing Team Leader Greg Magofña...
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Albany Climate Committee Chooses 2022 Focus
Posted on January 24, 2022 in League News | comments
The Albany City Council Climate Action Committee met on January 19th 2022 to review their work plan and agree on priorities for 2022. The Climate Action Committee is a technical advisory committee that advises the ...
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US Senate Fails to Advance Voting Rights Bill
Posted on January 22, 2022 in League News | comments
WASHINGTON—The League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement on the Senate vote on voting rights: “It is shameful the US Senate was unable to move forward...
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Prospects for Police Reform in Bay Area Cities
Posted on January 17, 2022 in League News | comments
Monday, January 24, 2022, 10:30 AM New Perspectives from the Cities of Richmond, Oakland and BerkeleyAn Ashby Village Elder Action Event Co-Sponsored by Berkeley Friends Meeting Zoom Webina rhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/896...
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Racial Resentment in the Political Mind
Posted on January 17, 2022 in League News | comments
Thursday, January 27, 2022 • 4:00pm–5:00pm Watch here at the time of the event. “I’m not a racist, but…” In their new book, Racial Resentment in the Political Mind (University of Chi...
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