Emailing - League of Women Voters of Piedmont

Date: 11/1/2020
Subject: LWV of Piedmont - The Voter 11/1/2020
From: League of Women Voters of Piedmont

Political Responsibility through Informed and
Active Participation

The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

Vote by Tuesday 11/3!

Please vote!
Drop your ballot off in a 24-hour ballot drop box. You can drop off through 8pm on November 3rd.
- There is a drop box in Piedmont on the corner of Highland Way and Mountain Ave., near the Wells Fargo bank.
Do NOT mail your ballot! It will not arrive in time to be counted.
If you plan to vote in person or drop your vote by mail ballot at a polling place:
- There are 100 voting locations in Alameda County; you may vote or drop off your vote by mail ballot at any of them.
- Piedmont Veterans Memorial Building is one of the voting locations.
Voting locations are open from 9am to 5pm TODAY 11/1 through Monday 11/2 and from 7am to 8pm on Tuesday 11/3.
See map of polling places near Piedmont below (click for larger image)

If You Need More Information to Fill Out Your Ballot

LWVP Forums Available on YouTube: The League of Women Voters of Piedmont (LWVP) hosted two forums that are available to watch on our YouTube channel. The Candidate Forum held on October 8, 2020 is available here, and the forum on Piedmont Ballot Measure UU can be found here. You can subscribe to the channel to have easy access to all our virtual events.
Additional Resources for Information: The LWVP website has information about your ballot and what's different about voting in the November 2020 election. For in-depth information about your ballot, go to Voter's Edge and the Easy Voter Guide.

LWVP Coffee Hour Wednesday, 11/11 10:00 a.m.

You're invited! Please join us on Zoom for an informal conversation about the results of the November 2020 election and where we stand.
The Zoom room will be open from 10am to 11am. You don't have to be a League member to join. Come for five minutes, the whole hour or anywhere in between. We hope to see you there!

December Event! California's New Normal: Drought or Deluge

Join us to hear Ashley Boren, Executive Director of Sustainable Conservation, on Sunday, December 6th: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. via Zoom. Ashley Boren is executive director of Sustainable Conservation, a nonprofit dedicated to helping California thrive by uniting people to solve the toughest challenges facing our land, air and water. Sustainable Conservation brings together business, landowners, government and other non-profit organizations to steward the resources that we all depend on in ways that are just and make economic sense. The organization is currently focused on initiatives to increase California’s water supply reliability, water quality and the pace and scale of habitat restoration. Ashley serves on the California State Board of Food and Agriculture and the UC California President's Advisory Commission for the Division Agriculture and Natural Resources. She earned a BA in human biology, MA in applied economics and MBA from Stanford University.

Piedmont Climate Challenge Is Back!

The Piedmont Climate Challenge is returning for a second year. From November until Earth Day 2021 (April 22), the Challenge goal to sign up 250 new households and reduce our collective emissions by 500 tons. Log on so you can start tallying up actions and earn points for your household, your neighborhood and the League. New actions are continually being added to the website. So check in to see what you can be doing to make your household greener.

Residential energy and transportation use are the primary causes of GHG emissions in Piedmont.Taking some actions can make a difference, and every small action counts.

Talk to your friends and other groups you are a part of about the Challenge. It's a great way to remind all of us ahow we can reduce our impact.

If you have questions, contact Nate Redinbo, Piedmont’s new climate fellow. He is here to help. To receive more Climate Action updates from the City, sign up for the Climate Action Newsletter here

Next LWVP Board Meeting November 4, 2020

The next Board Meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be virtual. Please contact LWVPiedmont@gmail.com for details, or check our calendar. All members are invited to attend.

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