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1. Better Representation: By-district elections can ensure that every part of the district is represented.
2. Increased Diversity: At-large elections can sometimes favor a dominant community, ethnic group, or socioeconomic class. By-district elections can increase the chances of minority communities or underrepresented groups having a voice in governance.
3. Reduced Campaign Costs: Running a campaign in a smaller district can be less expensive than running a citywide or jurisdiction-wide campaign. This can lower the financial barriers to entry and allow more candidates to participate in the electoral process.
4. More Direct Accountability: With by-district elections, representatives are accountable to a specific set of constituents. This can make it easier for voters to voice concerns and hold their elected officials responsible.

The Community Trustee Area District Committee, aka CTAD is in the process of being created. Applications have been submitted and the nominating committee is reviewing them to appoint the committee members.  The CTAD is a community advisory committee that will work with the residents on designing the maps. CTAD will have access to the expertise of the attorney and demographers to create maps that conform with all the legal requirements. Ultimately the CTAD will make a recommendation on how the FUSHD Districts should be drawn.

How do you get involved? Mapping Tool coming soon!  FUHSD has invested in a mapping tool the community members and CTAD committee can use to draw maps.  FUHSD has also provided some maps as a starting point for the community to use as they begin drawing maps. There will be live and recorded training so groups can start working on and submitting the maps. Keep an eye on their website at FUHSD.org/CTAD.

So, if you would like to get involved, once the mapping tool is available, please learn how to use the mapping tools and start drawing and submitting your proposed maps. Please contact us if you know any groups that need assistance with drawing the maps and providing their input. We can be reached at fuhsd_districting@lvvcs.org.

Election Day 

Election day is Nov 7, 2023. While Sunnyvale and Cupertino do not have any elections, you may want to check out the ROV (Registrar of Voters) website at https://sccvote.sccgov.org/elections/november-7-2023-special-election for more information.

Fun Fact

On November 1, 1848, the first medical school for women opened in Boston. The Boston Female Medical School was founded by Samuel Gregory with just twelve students. In 1874, the school merged with the Boston University School of Medicine, becoming one of the first co-ed medical schools.

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• Health Equity Series

  • Legislating Health - Should We Demand Healthcare as a Basic Human Right? Dec 5, 2023, 12 – 1:30 via ZOOM. Register Here

     

    Our Expert Speakers:

    ·       CA State Legislator representative

    ·       California Nurses Association Member Ryan Skolnick.

    A discussion on AB 1690 (Calcare) which seeks to establish a single-payer healthcare coverage system in California for all residents regardless of their citizenship status. 

    Discussion will include 

    • the description of the legislation, 
    • why it is important for the health of our community, and 
    • why it has been such a long struggle. 

    Other related legislation will be included   

     

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• LWVP (LWV Piedmont) Book Club
  
  American Identity in Crisis: Notes from an Accidental Activist
  by Kat Calvin

  Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 5pm
  
  A trailblazing activist’s passionate and incisive look at why she started a movement to ensure that 26 million Americans have access to the IDs they need to escape poverty and live healthy and productive lives.

   

  This short, engaging book will change your perspective on something that most of us take for granted: IDs. What started as an effort to help people vote, turned into so much more! Register

   

• NEJA (National Equal Justice Association) Event  November 9, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. at Stanford University, History 207 (Building 200, Lane History Center), 287 Alvarado Road, Stanford, CA

      

  Gracie award- winning Cuban journalist and speaker Liz Oliva Fernandez "Liz" is on a U.S. national tour of major universities and other event sites.  She is presenting two of her newest films, Uphill on the Hill and Hardliner on the Hudson in collaboration with Belly of the Beast, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) U.S. media company. In Uphill on the Hill, Liz exposes the political interests driving the U.S. government's Cold War-era policy toward Cuba.

  In Hardliner on the Hudson, Liz goes to Union City, New Jersey, where she looks into the murky past of Senator Bob Menendez and reveals how he became the de facto powerbroker for Biden's Cuba policy.

  In 2020, internationally renowned filmmaker Oliver Stone and progressive actor Danny Glover worked with Liz on the film, "War on Cuba" about the adverse effect(s) of the 63 year-old U.S. Blockade on the Cuban people, and the U.S. population, and that, despite that,, during the Covid-19 pandemic, Cuba developed five Covid-19 vaccines and vaccinated their entire population, continued to send volunteer medical teams such as the Henry Reeve Brigade, which was nominated for the Nobel Prize throughout the world, for example, to Italy, to provide medical care, and maintained its leadership in implementing environmental sustainability through its Tarea Vida program. (For example, Cuba has the cleanest coral reefs in the world and has worked with the Environmental Defense Fund in this.)

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• From the Santa Clara County Library:

  Have you checked out your library programs lately – lots going on!

  Programs for youth, teens, and even adults. Just like LWVCS, they are looking for volunteers – for tutoring who are willing to provide homework help to students in grades K-6 in the topics of Math, Science, and English. 

  Take a peek here

• Neighbor to Neighbor Pilot Kickoff on November 4, 2-4pm Cupertino Senior Center

• Morning Chat with Cupertino Mayor - Tuesday, November 7 from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

  This month’s Morning Chat will be rescheduled and take place on Tuesday, October 10 from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at Holder’s Country In, 10088 North Wolfe Road.

  Grab your mug and a free coffee or tea on Mayor Hung Wei, and get ready to talk about the issues that matter most to you. Residents, business owners, and community members are invited to these casual meetings where they can discuss any topic they want with one of Cupertino’s decision-makers.

• Cupertino Releases Housing Element Draft

  The City of Cupertino released a draft of its 6^th Cycle Housing Element and is inviting public comment through December 23.. After the comment period closes, the City will review and consider all comments received and will revise the element for consideration and final adoption.Learn more from the revised version here.

• Cupertino Chamber of Commerce - check out their activities here

LWV Cupertino-Sunnyvale Board Meeting Notes - October, 2023

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