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Carbon Housing and Clean Air

Future of Energy The League of Women Voters of Los Altos Mountain View’s Climate Action Team is hosting a public event to share...

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Nov 10, 20211 min read

The Meaning and History of a Controlled Burn

Article from New York Times, By Thomas Fuller The California landscape has been shaped by intentional fires for millenniums. What...

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Sep 21, 20211 min read

League Supports New Senate Voting Rights Bill, the Freedom to Vote Act

9/14/2021 WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement in...

LWVNC

Sep 16, 20211 min read

National Archives Hispanic Heritage Month Site

We celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month to recognize the achievements and contributions of Hispanic American champions who have inspired...

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Sep 16, 20211 min read

Napa Napa redistricting efforts will soon move forward

Napa Register, Edward Booth Updated Sep 10, 2021 With the 2020 Census results out, Napa’s redistricting process is ramping up with public...

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Sep 16, 20211 min read

Advocates File Amicus with Ca Supreme Court, Letter Urging Extension of Redistricting Deadline

OAKLAND—Sept 7, redistricting reform proponents, civil rights groups, and grassroots organizations from across the state filed an amicus...

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Sep 16, 20211 min read

National Women's Equality Day

Today, August 26, is Women’s Equality Day, which commemorates the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that...

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Aug 26, 20211 min read

The Newsom recall: What happens between now and election day

The stage is set. The recall election asking voters if they want to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom will take place on Sept. 14. Nearly four...

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Aug 21, 20211 min read

Decarbonizing Housing

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District, in partnership with Contra Costa Health Services and San Mateo Housing Endowment and...

LWVNC

Aug 4, 20211 min read

BAY AREA BUILDS REGIONAL DROUGHT RESILIENCE

It feels like California’s 2011-2016 drought, our worst on record, had barely ended when the next one began. This is our second dry year...

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Jul 23, 20211 min read

Special Election September 14, 2021

California Secretary of State certified the results of the gubernatorial recall petition and the Lt. Gov. set the date for the...

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Jul 6, 20211 min read

Rep Thompson Webinar on Drought Mitigation

Dear Friend, As you know, we are experiencing a severe drought which is placing a great strain on our agricultural community. To help...

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May 21, 20211 min read

The City of Napa Launches New Redistricting Website, Seeks Input from Public on Redrawing Districts

NAPA, California – As a kick-off to the 2021-2022 Redistricting process, the City of Napa has launched a new Redistricting website which...

LWVNC

May 19, 20211 min read

Selective De-Policing: Stanford Law Policy Lab Report Proposes Alternatives to Policing to Increase

April 13, 2021 By Stephanie Ashe Stanford, CA, April 13, 2021 – The Stanford Criminal Justice Center (SCJC) and Stanford Center for...

LWVNC

May 11, 20211 min read

Napa League Event Mentioned in Monitor!

The LWV Napa County is hosting a May 19 discussion at 5 p.m. about the documentary film, All In: The Fight for Democracy, which examines...

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May 10, 20211 min read

LWV US Monthly Update

Monthly Briefing from the League of Women Voters Our People Powered Day of Action last week was a great success! Thank you to the nearly...

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May 10, 20211 min read

Redistricting Watch: People Powered Day of Action

LIZZY GANSSLE 3/26/2021 This year, all 50 states and Washington, D.C. will draw new electoral districts based on the data collected...

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Apr 22, 20212 min read

LWV Bay Area Monitor

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, goes the old saying — and Northern California has learned that where there are wildfires, there is...

LWVNC

Apr 15, 20211 min read

Words Matter: Hate, Legally

A diverse crowd gathered recently in Atlanta to protest the killing of eight people at three massage businesses. Six of the victims were...

Robyn Orsini

Apr 5, 20211 min read

Bay Area League Day

Bay Area League Day was held on March 6 with a program on "Equity in Action". How do we define, measure, and put equity into practice to...

LWVNC

Mar 15, 20211 min read

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Confusing social media posts, opinions of friends or family, conversations that start out with “I heard” are taking over the information in our lives. How do you know what is true, or what part of a story is true? Several sites can help. politifact.org and factcheck.org are helpful plus, most major news outlets like AP and Reuters have fact check pages or links to help you navigate your way through