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New CA Law Requires Full Record Keeping by Officers Making Stops
Posted on February 26, 2018 in League News | comments
Though the LWVBAE is not conducting a study of community policing at this time, the Board has approved a web report which will report on-going and new issues. The goal is to inform citizens about policing issues that w...
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Full Steam Ahead on Schools and Communities First Initiative
Posted on February 22, 2018 in League News | comments
It’s full steam ahead on LWVBAE Signature Gathering for the Nov. 2018 ballot measure, “Schools and Communities First!” Completed petitions have been chugging in to the Office at 2530 San Pablo Ave. in return envelo...
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Support Students For Gun Control: March for Our Lives March 24
Posted on February 20, 2018 in League News | comments
On March 24, the students and families of March For Our Lives will take to the streets of Washington DC to demand that their lives and safety become a priority and that we end gun violence and mass shootings in our schoo...
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Richard Rothstein on How Our Government Segregated America
Posted on February 19, 2018 in League News | comments
If you missed Richard Rothstein, the author of The Color Of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, speaking at the NAACP Housing Forum, Saturday, March 10, you might like to hear the intervi...
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This Wed 21 Feb 1 pm Join Voter Services Ramping Up for Primary Election
Posted on February 19, 2018 in League News | comments
Registering young and under-represented voters is urgent. Agree? Then come to our Pink Tea to meet the team. The Voter Services Planning Meeting follows the tea this Wed, Feb. 21, at 1. Meeting starts at 1:30. We w...
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LWVBAE Priorities Proposed for 2018-19
Posted on February 16, 2018 in League News | comments
Climate change, reform prop 13 campaign, and active campaigning on League supported and opposed ballot measures for the June primary and the November general election were the three action and education priorities for ...
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Tell Your Reps: Pass the Dream Act
Posted on February 15, 2018 in League News | comments
The Senate failed to pass legislation that will affect hundreds of thousands of immigrants. Tell them to try again. Take action: contact Congress and tell them to pass the Dream Act now! The Congress may be about to ag...
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Register High School Students in March and April
Posted on February 13, 2018 in League News | comments
Voter Registration Volunteers Needed! The LWV, in partnership with Vote16, has registered and pre-registered more than 300 students to vote at Berkeley High School! The League of Women Voters of Berkeley, A...
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Changing How We Communicate — More Pix, Few Words
Posted on February 13, 2018 in League News | comments
We Leaguers love words. We’re not so good at pictures that tell stories–but we’ll have to learn. We have to get our stories to young people, to the digital generations, who do instagram–stories ...
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Regional Government is Evolving in 2018: Housing & Transportation Fixes Proposed
Posted on February 12, 2018 in League News | comments
Hopeful optimism about Regional Government in the 9 county Bay Area diffused through 2018 Bay Area League Day hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Bay Area at Laney College on Feb. 3. The theme “Winds of Change...
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