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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. |  | 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.
| Upcoming Programs
Save the date for the following programs. See our calendar for more information and join us on Zoom.
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January 13, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.: "COVID-19 Update: Are We Any Closer to the End?" with Dr. George Rutherford, UCSF
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March 2, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.: "Homelessness and COVID-19" with Dr. Margot Kushel, Director of UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations
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May 6, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.: "Perspectives on Women's Issues" with Nancy O'Malley, Alameda County District Attorney
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Join the Community Dialogue on Regional Decisions
The League of Women Voters of the Bay Area invites you to participate in a forum on Saturday, November 21 at 10:00 a.m. The forum welcomes your insights and participation and is designed to provide information on regional decisions about planning, housing, transportation and climate change. Find out more here. | League of Women Voters Bay Area in Search of New Secretary
The League of Women Voters of the Bay Area (LWVBA) is in search of a new secretary. The work of its Board embraces some of the most interesting and important challenges facing the nine counties comprising the Bay Area. Our very own Mary Ann Benson is the current Secretary for LWVBA and we would love for her successor to also come from within the ranks of LWVP. Mary Ann is willing to stay on until her successor is appointed and she will also help with the transition. The LWVBA Board meets monthly, currently via Zoom, and there is no travel entailed. The meetings are recorded, so the Secretary has the opportunity to check on proceedings after meetings, to assist with accuracy. For more information or if you are interested in filling this position, please reach out to Ann Draper, Chair of the LWVBA Nominating Committee at adtp@comcast.net. | Courthouse in Orange County Named After Father of LWVP Past President, Sue Kawaichi
Judge Stephen Tamura, father of longtime LWVP member and past President, Sue Kawaichi, was honored recently when the Judicial Council of California announced that it would rename the Orange County Superior Court's West Justice Center the Stephen K. Tamura Justice Center. Judge Tamura, who died in 1982, was a "man of many 'firsts'" in Orange County and the U.S., as the first Asian-American attorney in Orange County, the first Asian-American to serve as County Counsel in Orange County, the first Asian-American Superior Court Judge and Presiding Judge in Orange County, and the first Asian-American justice on the appellate court in the continental United States. Read more about Judge Tamura here. | Next LWVP Board Meeting December 2, 2020
The next Board Meeting will take place on Wednesday, December 2, 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. | |