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Countdown to Election with Voter Services!
Posted on July 13, 2020 in League News | comments
Check our calendar to join the next Voter Services meeting. The week of July 6, the Voter Services Team, led by Board Director, Adena Ishii, met to discuss efforts to engage voters in the lead up to the election. The gro...
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YES on 15!
Posted on July 13, 2020 in League News | comments
“YES on Prop. 15!” is now the cheer energizing supporters of the Schools and Communities First! state ballot proposition for VICTORY on Nov. 3! The heroic SCF! campaign to close the loophole exploited by owners of la...
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Police Review Commission And Use of Force Policy – 2nd in a series
Posted on July 7, 2020 in League News | comments
Since the Berkeley City Council’s June 9th Special Meeting, the Police Review Commission (PRC) has been working tirelessly to finish its new Use of Force policy by the end of June in hope of submitting it to Berkeley C...
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ACA 5 passes the State Senate
Posted on July 7, 2020 in League News | comments
On June 24, affirmative action bill ACA 5 passed the senate vote. The bill, authored by Assemblymembers Weber, Gipson, and Santiago and co-authored by Assemblymembers Burke, Cooper, Gonzalez, Holden, Jones-Sawyer, Kamlag...
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The New Board 2020-2021
Posted on July 5, 2020 in League News | comments
Welcome the New Board. Elected at the Annual Meeting June 4, 2020, our first virtual Annual Meeting. We have two new directors this year Eric Arens for Climate Change and Christine Wenrich for Criminal Justice. President...
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Stop Redirection of Homeless funds
Posted on June 29, 2020 in League News | comments
Mayor Arreguín and City Council By email and hand Re: Use of Measure P funds Dear Mayor and Members of the City Council, On June 10, 2020, at a Special Meeting of the Homeless Services Panel of Experts (HSPE), Deputy Ci...
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National League Convention Report
Posted on June 29, 2020 in League News | comments
The resounding slogan “Women Power the Vote for 100 Years” of the 54th Biennial and first virtual LWVUS Convention energized Leaguers present at a peak attendance of 1,749 at the Plenary Session June 25 – 27, 2020!...
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League Action Overview
Posted on June 22, 2020 in League News | comments
Homelessness and Affordable Housing: Charlotte Wheeler and intern Kai Kai Spencer continue to track the implementation of Berkeley Measures O & P. City of Berkeley commissions have started to meet again online. On Ma...
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Police Review Commission And Use of Force Policy – 1st of a Series
Posted on June 20, 2020 in League News | comments
Police Review Commission gets the go ahead from Berkeley City Councilmembers for the Use of Force Policy. LWVBAE members have been attending Berkeley’s Police Review Commission (PRC) meetings since before the Winter Ho...
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Virtual convention caucuses free to observers
Posted on June 16, 2020 in League News | comments
Convention Observer registration closed June 17 but you can still register for most Convention Caucuses and Information Sessions that occur Monday June 22 through Wednesday June 24. The National League has recently opene...
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