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Conversation on Housing
Posted on April 5, 2021 in League News | comments
Rapt attention focused on dynamic Senator Scott Wiener (D, District 11), keynote speaker at the LWVBAE “Conversation on Housing” webinar on the evening of Mar. 29, as he gave a quick history of how the Housing situat...
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Democracy Town Hall: Reimagining Policing
Posted on March 29, 2021 in League News | comments
In response to the murder of George Floyd, the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley held a webinar on February 23rd to discuss police reform and funding. This was one of many “Reimagining Democracy” town ha...
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Food, Soils, and Agriculture
Posted on March 28, 2021 in League News | comments
Hear From a Panel of Experts about California’s Climate Smart Agriculture Programs & how you can support these efforts. Wednesday, April 21, 2021 – 12:00pm. REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT Our panelists, Nicole Leder...
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Information into Action
Posted on March 22, 2021 in League News | comments
A DISCUSSION ABOUT NEWS MEDIA, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE BAY AREA MONITOR Monday, April 12th, 2021, 7:30-9:00 p.m. Join Here with evenbrite. All are Welcome Alec MacDonald, editor of LWVBA’s Bay Area Monito...
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Stop Asian Hate
Posted on March 19, 2021 in League News | comments
The League of Women Voters of California condemns all xenophobic and hateful acts targeting Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. We stand in solidarity with, and in support of AAPI communities in calli...
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Update on Berkeley’s Police Oversight Efforts
Posted on March 15, 2021 in League News | comments
Berkeley’s Police Review Commission (PRC) held a special meeting on Saturday, March 13th to highlight the need to apply now for positions on the new Police Accountability Board (PAB). The League of Women Vo...
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The Bay Area League Requests Help
Posted on March 15, 2021 in League News | comments
The League of Women Voters of the Bay Area (LWVBA) needs volunteers!Three areas of technology need to be met. Website Tasks / Social Media Tasks / Mailchimp Tasks Please contact lwvbayarea@gmail.com...
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Conversation on the Housing Crisis
Posted on March 11, 2021 in League News | comments
Everyone concerned about the dire Housing Crisis should sign up on eventbrite to attend the free “Face the Future” event titled “Conversation on Housing” on Monday, March 29, 7 – 9 pm, by ZOOM with keynote spea...
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Community Oversight of Policing in Berkeley Webinar this Saturday, March 13th
Posted on March 11, 2021 in League News | comments
On Saturday, March 13th from 4:00 to 5:00pm, the city of Berkeley will hold a webinar to clarify the role and process for applying to the Police Accountability Board (PAB). Speakers will include Mayor Arreguin, Councilme...
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Zucked: Facebook & Destruction of Democracy
Posted on March 8, 2021 in League News | comments
Roger McNamee: Facebook, Privacy, and Creating Better Tech Policy In recent years, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms have come under increasing scrutiny for their role in spreading harmful disinfo...
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