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In League news, at our National Convention this past June, delegates voted to proceed with a study on the federal judiciary. The LWVUS Federal Judiciary Study Committee will be sharing information with Leagues on the study and how members can participate. The committee will be hosting a webinar next Wednesday, November 20, for League members to learn more about the study’s scope and timeline. For more information about the Federal Judiciary Study and committee, visit the League Management Site.
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Preparing for State Legislative Sessions 2025
Join the LWVUS advocacy team for tools and resources Leagues can use ahead of
upcoming legislative sessions.
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Attend the UN Commission on the Status of Women
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LWVUS UN Observers are preparing for the Commission on the Status of Women
(CSW69), held from March 10 – 21, 2025, at the United Nations in New York.
We are looking for delegates who will attend a minimum of four days and will
participate in all varieties of sessions, including commission meetings,
side events, and parallel events. This is a self-funded opportunity.
Interested members should complete the applicationand submit it via
email to Chris Sagona (csagona@lwv.org) by Sunday, Dec. 1.
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Still Counting Some Races...
You can check your areas of interests as they stand as of today:
Santa Clara County Results
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LWVCS Coffee Hour - Third Thursdays,
11am, November 21, with LWVCS leaders and members to share your election experiences
and learn about LWV National, LWVCS and LWV activities
- Join here - or via our website calendar link
To catch up on previous Coffee Hours, check here.
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Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, 12 noon-1 p.m. on Zoom
Dave Lesher, co-founder and editor in chief of CalMatters, will discuss elections he has covered in California during the past three decades and discuss Digital Democracy, a tool his team has developed to help voters easily access in-depth information about state government and their legislators.
- LWV San Jose/Santa Clara Special Event - Lunch with League - Dave Lesher, CalMatters.
Dave Lesher, co-founder and editor in chief of CalMatters, will discuss elections he has covered in California during the past three decades and discuss Digital Democracy, a tool his team has developed to help voters easily access in-depth information about state government and their legislators.
CalMattersis a nonpartisan and nonprofit news organization dedicated to covering California politics and policy with a mission to fill the gap in state government reporting caused by the decline of traditional media outlets.
Joining Dave in the discussion will be Moryt Milo, San José Spotlight editor. Moryt is a former San Jose Business Journal editor and her commentary has been featured in the Miami Herald, Los Angeles Times and National Geographic online.
San José Spotlight is an award-winning nonprofit newsroom dedicated to changing the face of local journalism in order to ignite civic engagement, educate residents and strengthen democracy.
To register for this timely event, click here.
- From LWV Diablo Valley/LWVC:
Election 1924 and the League of Women Voters
It’s worth looking back – a week before the 2024 election -- to reflect on what the newly formed League of Women Voters was engaged in.
Voter education – LLs were working on Voter Guides, LLs were seriously concerned about the fact that some candidates were refusing to attend candidate forums, and teams were creating templates for developing questions for forums. There was a good deal of stress around the fact that questions needed to be nonpartisan in content, concise, and non-judgmental.
GOTV – the turnout in the 1922 election, especially among women and young people, had been dismal. Leagues across the country were focusing on women voters, particularly in urban areas where large numbers of working women needed to be engaged. League research had shown that young people were uncertain about the mechanics of voting and whether they could make a difference.
Barriers to voting – Leagues were tabling to engage citizens and help them navigate the voter registration process. Literacy tests, poll taxes, party pressure to register with the ‘right’ party were all challenges that members were prepared to assist hopeful voters in dealing with.
Navigating polling places – vast numbers of polling places were in saloons and bars. In 1924, a lot of women were concerned about just walking into a totally male, probably hostile, environment to stand in line and vote. A concerted move to find alternative polling places was underway.
Nonpartisanship – just major angst at all levels about how the League needed to be ‘nonpartisan’ and what kinds of language and behavior were – or were not – nonpartisan.
Move forward to 2024 and we can see that the challenges haven’t gone away. The specifics may have changed but the underlying problems remain. Through it all – a hundred years of facing those challenges – we have endured and succeeded. We’re resilient and we’re still here.
Chris Carson, President, LWV California
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- Stanford Weekly Series -As part of its free public programs, Stanford Continuing Studies is pleased to offer “Reimagining Democracy,” a seven-week faculty speaker series produced in collaboration with the Stanford Democracy Hub and Office of Community Engagement. The series, hosted by Dean Debra Satz and Professor Larry Diamond, will feature Stanford scholars whose research focuses on addressing challenges for democratic societies.
Weekly conversations will probe these challenges: How might American institutions be revitalized? How might citizens address race, polarization, inequality, and the movement of peoples across borders? What are the biggest threats to democracy within and beyond the United States? How are democratic norms and culture passed down from one generation to the next? How can “we the people” strengthen and reimagine democracy together? This lecture series is a complement to election-related Continuing Studies courses and other educational activities around voting and civic participation being offered this fall.
See the Program Schedule and Speakers HERE.
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FUHSD News here
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Planning and Practicing Civil Discourse
Join our Planning Meeting to develop Future Events - we want your ideas and your participation!
Our focus is how we can battle misinformation and biases.
Join us to continue planning civil discourse events via ZOOM on Monday, November 18, 1pm here.
We need your ideas, suggestions - and participation.
What are your burning topics for discussion?
What issues in our communities should we talk about - all sides? Elections? Immigration? Polarization? Economic inequity?
This 5-minute video with Jeffrey Rosen, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center, addresses the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in a self-governing nation:
Why Have a Civil Dialogue?
You can view previous event recordings here.
Civic Listening Corps Signup
The League of Women Voters and the Algorithmic Transparency Institute have partnered to establish a volunteer program for League members and their community to combat mis- and disinformation.
The Civic Listening Corps is a volunteer network of individuals trained to monitor for, critically evaluate, and report misinformation on diverse topics central to our civic life: including voting, elections, public health, civil rights. When you join, you will get training on how to monitor for and report examples of misinformation, and then you can sign up to participate in civic listening shifts where you commit to join fellow volunteers in actively identifying problematic content circulating in your community. You can read more about the program here: https://www.civiclistening.org/what-is-clc
| __________________________________ | Catching Up on Election Information...
Thousands of supporters tuned in to watch the LWVUS panel on the Electoral College. It featured an all-women panel of experts and was moderated by Celina Stewart, Chief Counsel for LWVUS.
Check it out to hear what panelists had to say about:
- what makes a healthy democracy;
- wow the fight for fair representation is connected to the 2024 federal election; and
- how we can take meaningful action.
The fight for fair representation is more than just a battle for a new system — it is a crucial step towards saving our democracy.
Watch the "What's Not Right With the Electoral College" Video
The One Person, One Vote fight for fair representation is more than just a battle for a new system instead of relying on the Electoral College for a presidential election outcome - it is a crucial step towards saving our democracy. Learn how the fight for fair representation is connected to the 2024 federal election and how we can take meaningful action.
Watch the LWV organized panel on the Electoral College. Moderated by Celina Stewart, LWVUS Chief Counsel, Senior Director of Advocacy & Litigation, hear the thoughts from Na’ilah Amaru, Advocacy Strategist; Carolyn Dupont, University of Kentucky; and Keesha Gaskins-Nathan, US Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
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Next City Council meeting: November 18 & 19, 5:00 & 6:45pm
Calendar
| | | - City of Cupertino November 18 & 19, 2024, City Council Meeting Agendas here.
- City News here.
Latest News on The Rise (Vallco Center Development)
More information on the project can be found at: The Rise (former Vallco Town Center) | City of Cupertino, CA
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Would You Like To Serve on a City Commission?
The City’s commissions serve as advisory bodies to the City Council by considering public input and providing recommendations to the Council. Cupertino residents are encouraged to apply for positions on City commissions that will have vacancies in January 2025. Commissions with upcoming vacancies include: Arts and Culture Commission, Audit Committee, Bicycle Pedestrian Commission, Housing Commission, Library Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission, Planning Commission, Public Safety Commission and Sustainability Commission
The application deadline is 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 3, 2025. Council will conduct interviews and make appointments in late January.
Applications can be submitted online at cupertino.org/vacancies via the new commission specific application links. For more details, please see the website or email the City Clerk's office at cityclerk@cupertino.gov.
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Sunnyvale Project to upgrade Access Sunnyvale. This is the online system you can use to submit service requests and report issues (e.g., tall weeds, litter, graffiti). Like this email service, Access Sunnyvale is an important way for you to connect with the City. We want to make sure a new system meets your needs. Even if you’ve never used Access Sunnyvale, you can let us know what matters to you in a system like this.
Visit our project website to learn more. In the next few weeks you can:
- Complete an online survey
- Attend an in-person or online community meeting (dates available from Nov. 14 through Dec. 9)
- View and share thoughts with others using the online Ideas Wall
Thank you.
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- LWV Bay Area Board Update
- Have you subscribed to the LWV Bay Area Monitor News? Get all the League regional news delivered to your email regularly here!
- LWV Bay Area will be visiting Local Leagues - look for our outreach program starting in 2025
- Did you see our latest program in the Death vs. Dollars Series: Housing – the" Impact of Housing Instability and Its Quality on Our Health" View here; Cindy Chavez, Alison Cingolani, Policy Manager, SV@Home; and Melissa Jones, Executive Director of BARHI, shared their expertise.
- Death vs. Dollars: Race and Gender Disparities Reflected in Healthcare event:
Speakers included:
• Dr. Susan Rogers, Physicians for a National Program (PNHP)
• Darci Green, Executive Director of Latinas Contra Cancer
You can view the recording here.
- Interview re Bay Area Housing - If you are interested in the local housing situation and its issues, you may find this interview with Bay Area reporters and Larry Stone (CA State Assessor) of interest: https://youtu.be/1bggjY4Aqzw
It features reporters from the Bay Area News Group, experts from local think tanks and Larry Stone. They do a great job of identifying the demographics of who chose to leave, the effects on local government and revenue and the opportunities to catch up on the jobs housing imbalance and to design the future.
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