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Date: 3/3/2024
Subject: LWVCS VOTER March 2024
From: LWVCS - Cupertino-Sunnyvale League of Women Voters



March 2024  Volume 51 No. 8

           Empowering Voters.  Defending Democracy. 
IN THIS VOTER
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CO-PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Ready, Get Set, Vote!

 

March 5th Primary

 

The primary election will be on March 5, 2024.  If you’ve voted, thank you.  If you haven’t voted yet, please continue to get informed and cast your ballot and help others do the same.

 

Your Vote Matters

 

We frequently bring up the importance of voting and we are going to do it again, 😊.

Some of the reasons your vote in the March 5th primary is important include:

·       It gives you a say in choosing the candidates you feel best represent your values and priorities.

·       The impact on Local and State Elections: primary elections often include local and state positions where the outcome can be more competitive. Your vote can significantly impact the election of state legislators, mayors, school board members, and other local officials who directly affect your community.

 

Just a few votes can make a big difference.

·       Voting is a fundamental part of democratic engagement. By participating in primary elections, you're exercising your right and fulfilling your responsibility as a citizen to contribute to the democratic process. It's a way to voice your opinion and be part of the decision-making that shapes your government and society.

·       It's an opportunity to lead by example, showing the importance of being involved in every step of the electoral process, not just the general elections.

·       Engaging in the primaries keeps you informed about the candidates and issues, preparing you for the general election. It's a chance to research candidates, understand their platforms, and make informed decisions in both the primary and general elections.

·       High voter turnout in primaries signals a healthy democracy. It shows that the electorate is engaged, informed, and ready to participate in the democratic process. This can lead to more attention from candidates and parties to voter concerns and potentially higher quality candidates who feel compelled to address these issues.

Voting in primary elections is a critical component of democratic participation. It influences the direction of political parties, affects local and state elections, and demonstrates your commitment to the democratic process. Even in a state that leans heavily toward one party, your vote in the primaries can make a significant difference in various ways.

 

Candidate Forums

We hosted two candidate forums: Congressional District 17 and State Assembly District 26. You can find the videos on our website at Election Forums

Please share this link with your email lists to help others get informed.

As a reminder, we do not have any local city council or school board races.  There is a Sunnyvale School Bond Measure which our League has endorsed

 

And Prop 1 at the state level. Please study Prop 1 closely – while it includes several provisions designed to help alleviate the mental health challenges in our state, it has an involuntary commitment element that may take away too much of an individual’s rights. LWV California opposes Prop 1. We have sent an eblast with more details on this and other election information.

 

Vote411 has replaced VotersEdge. 

As Vote411 does not include information on the money behind the candidates and measures, we encourage you to also review the following websites:

PowerSearch.sos.ca.gov – has the money behind the state candidates and ballot measures.

Federal Elections Commissionhas the money behind federal candidates.

 

Also check out Santa Clara County ROV Services – which has all your voter service needs:

·       Check your voter registration

·       Find a ballot drop box

·       Track your ballot

·       View a sample ballot

·       And much, much more

 

Elected Officials Event

On March 10 from 2:30 to 4pm, we will host our “Meet the Elected Officials” event at BJ’s in Cupertino. We had a wonderful time last year and expect this year to be another great event. Please join us and be sure to RSVP as space is limited. Please RSVP now on our website under events – go to www.LWVCS.org to register today!

Elaine & Tracey, Co-Presidents

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LWV Cupertino-Sunnyvale Annual Community Appeal

Every year at this time our League conducts its Community Appeal. This is when we ask League members and members of the community to help us financially as we continue our work empowering voters and defending democracy. Now more than ever this work is important. We need to inform voters about the issues, help them learn about candidates, and make sure that people are able to register to vote and get to the polls.

To do these things, in addition to the thousands of hours that our members volunteer, it takes money to cover our costs. That’s why we are asking you to donate today. 

To donate electronically, go to our website, www.lwvcs.org and click the Donate box or you can mail your donation.

For a tax-deductible donation you can mail a check payable to LWVC Ed Fund. You can also send a check if you prefer to support the vital and important efforts of running our League that is a non-deductible donation. That check would be payable to LWVCS.

Mail all checks to:

League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale
PO Box 2923
Sunnyvale, CA 94087

 

The need to empower voters and defend democracy is critically important and your financial support allows us to deliver on our mission. Donating to the League is an investment in democracy.

Thank you!

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Meet Your Elected Officials

 

We have an amazing opportunity to meet many of our elected officials who represent Cupertino and Sunnyvale Saturday, Mar 10 from 2:30 to 4:00pm at BJ’s in Cupertino. Be sure to RSVP now as the space is limited. Register at this link

 

This will be your opportunity to casually mix and mingle with these officials.  Hors d'oeuvres and soft drinks will be provided.

 

This promises to be a great event please do attend.

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Join Us!

 

The League of Women Voters (founded over 100 years ago) is a non-profit and non-partisan national organization whose mission is to empower voters and defend democracy.  We envision a democracy where every citizen has the desire, the right, the knowledge, and the confidence to participate in our democracy.  

 

We accomplish this by ensuring voter access and voter protection (try to remove all barriers to participation and protect voters' right to vote), mobilize all voters (getting out the vote), provide voter education (candidate forums and informational presentations on propositions to help voters make informed choices), and promote transparency and accountability in government.  

 

When you become a member of the League of Women Voters, your membership dues help fund these efforts.  Your volunteering makes our events (voter registration, candidate forums, etc) possible.  There are one-time volunteering opportunities as well as long-term tasks in various areas from which you can choose that fits your passion and interests.  

 

Please contact membership@lwvcs.org for more information.  To join, go to our website www.lwvcs.org

 

Nina Wong-Dobkin, Membership Director

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Catching Up On Events
 
 
 
- Multiple Candidate Forums and Election Events - see below and on our website.
LWVCS OAT Meeting, Mar 20, 2024 at 3pm
- LWVCS April Board Meeting - Apr 1, 7pm
- LWVCS Coffee Hour - Mar 21, 11-12, join here
- LWVCS Communications Committee Meeting - Mar 21, 3pm  
- LWV Santa Clara County Civil Discourse Committee - Mar 18, 1pm, join here
- LWV Bay Area League Day: Connecting the Dots, March 9, 10:30 -1pm via ZOOM.  Register here
  
                                              You Can Do It - Get involved in your League - Get on a Committee - check here and/or contact communications@lwvcs.org.
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LWVCS Election Events

TIME TO VOTE! 

 

Election Day is March 5, but ballots will be mailed to all registered voters in California during the first week of February. If you need to check the status of your voter registration go to https://rovservices.sccgov.org.

 

In addition to the presidential primary, voters in Cupertino and Sunnyvale will be voting for candidates for the US Senate, US Congress, CA Senate (Cupertino-only), CA Assembly and more. All voters will also be voting Proposition 1 and those who live in the boundaries of the Sunnyvale Elementary School district will be voting on Measure C.

 

The League of Women Voters, in partnership with the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, has a variety of tools and resources to help. 

 

·      For General Election Information go to:  www.lwvcs.org/election-info

·      For Information Candidate Forums recordings, go to: www.lwvcs.org/candidate-forums

·      For Information about Ballot Measures, go to: www.lwvcs.org/ballot-measures

·      For Information about Voter Registration, Ballot Tracking, and Drop-Box and Vote Center locations go to:  https://rovservices.sccgov.org

·      For Information about the candidates and measures on your ballot, go to Vote411.org and type in your address.

·      You can also refer to this list of non-partisan election resources:

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California Primary – March 5, 2024 – Get the Ballot You Want

 

2024 is the first time that California will participate in Super Tuesday. Do you know which presidential candidates will appear on your ballot?

 

In 2011, California adopted the “Top Two Candidates Open Primary Act”.  As a result, in elections for U.S. congressional offices, state constitutional offices and state legislative offices all candidates are listed on one ballot and only the top two vote-getters– regardless of party preference - move on to the general election. 

 

The only elections where the list of candidates will be specific to a political party are the offices of U.S. President and county central committee.  So, how can you be sure to get the ballot that you want?

 

·      Go to sccvote.sccgov.org to check that you are registered to vote and to see if you are registered with a political party.

·      If you are registered with a party, the presidential candidates for that party will be on your ballot.

·      If you are registered NPP (No Party Preference) your default ballot will not have presidential candidates.  If you want to vote for a presidential candidate, you can take one of the steps below.

·      To vote for a candidate from the American Independent, Democratic, or Libertarian Party, you need to request a crossover ballot. The ROV will send NPP voters a Cross-Over Ballot Notice and Application with instructions about how to do this.

·      To vote for a candidate from the Green, Peace & Freedom, or Republican Party, go to sccvote.sccgov.org and re-register as a member of that party.

 

The deadline to register to vote is February 19, 2024 and the deadline to request a crossover ballot is February 20, 2024.  If you miss these deadlines, you can still request a conditional ballot on or before March 5 at the Registrar of Voters or at any vote center.

 

For more information go to the SCC ROV website: https://sccvote.sccgov.org/elections/march-5-2024-presidential-primary-election or the CA Secretary of State website: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-info/how-vote-president

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Candidate Forums All Over the Bay Area

 

Listed below are all the Candidate Forums recorded by all five Leagues in Santa Clara County. Forums are listed by date and candidates are listed alphabetically. You can access all the Forum Recordings on our website here.

 
They include: 

 

US Congressional District 16

Candidates: Joby B. Bernstein, Peter Dixon, Rishi Kumar, Sam Liccardo, Evan Low, Julie Lythcott-Haims, Ahmed Mostafa, Peter Ohtaki, Karl Ryan,Joe Simitian, Greg Lin Tanaka

Hosted by: LWV Palo Alto 

 

SCC: Judge of the Superior Court, Office 5

Candidates: Jay Boyarsky, Nicole M. Ford, Johnene Linda Stebbins

Hosted by: LWV SWSCV

  

CA State Assembly District 23

Candidates: Marc Berman, Lydia Kou, Allan K. Marson, Gus Mattammal

Hosted by: LWV Los Altos/Mountain View

              

US Congressional District 17

Candidates: Anita Chen, Joe Dehn, Ro Khanna, Mario Art Ramirez, Ritesh Tandon

Hosted by: LWV Cup/Sunnyvale

              

CA State Senate District 13

Candidates: Josh Becker, Alexander Glew, Christina Laskowski

Hosted by: LWV SWSCV

              

CA State Assembly District 26

Candidates: Patrick Ahrens, Omar Din, Ashish Garg, Bob Goodwyn, Tara Screekrishnan

Hosted by: LWV Cupertino/Sunnyvale

 

Our Leagues did not host a Primary Candidate Forum for CA State Assembly District 28, which covers Los Gatos and Monte Sereno, because there are only two candidates. Thus, current Assemblyperson Gail Pellerin and Candidate Liz Lawler will appear on the November ballot.

 

 

PROS and CONS

There is only one state measure on the primary ballot, Prop 1, which actually proposes two items: reallocation of some of the current funds counties receive as part of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) passed in 2004, and a bond measure to build more facilities for mental health needs and housing for the homeless. You can find much more detailed and unbiased, neutral information in the links below.

  • Pros & Cons - The shareable PDF version is available and has excellent information on Prop 1.
  • Pros & Cons video - The video explainer is available on YouTube. You can also find the slide deck.
  • Easy Voter Guide - Our Easy Voter Guide helps the election make sense. English, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese language versions are currently available at easyvoterguide.org. The Easy Voter Guide also has an excellent analysis of Prop 1.

LWV Cupertino-Sunnyvale Supports LWVC ADVOCACY: VOTE WITH THE LEAGUE

 

VOTE NO ON PROP 1: Mental Health Care and Addiction Treatment Reform & Bonds to Build Places for Treatment and Supportive Housing.

Although California has a critical need to resource better mental health and addiction services and to address our crisis of homelessness, the League of Women Voters of California opposes Proposition 1 for a number of important reasons. While the additional housing resources offered through Prop 1 are sorely needed, they do not outweigh its flaws.

The bond portion of the measure was rushed through the legislature with last-minute amendments that opened the door to funding involuntary treatment in locked facilities. The rushed nature of these amendments precluded substantive debate and ignored arguments from diverse community-based organizations and health care and civil rights advocates. These groups contend that community-based care is more effective than institutionalization and that incentivizing institutionalization will both lead to worse health outcomes and curtail individual liberties.

 

Furthermore, Prop 1 does not increase the overall funding for mental health services for counties – the bond money is to build treatment units and supportive housing. Under the changes this measure makes to the Mental Health Services Act, more of the money received by counties must be used for housing of a certain group of patients and for intensive, personalized support services like assistance finding employment and accessing educational opportunities. This reallocation reduces the funds available for other mental health services that counties currently offer to patients, like treatment, crisis response, and outreach. It has the overall effect of reducing counties’ ability to set priorities based on local needs for mental health services.Any variances that may allow counties to spend more or less on specific categories would increase their administrative costs and do not erase the lack of flexibility they would have to meet specific needs.

 

Finally, budgetary decisions should be made by the legislature, not by earmarking funds through ballot initiatives. Earmarking restricts the counties and the state from redirecting funds to alternative models of care that may arise in the future, or to other emerging and essential needs.

 

VOTE NO ON PROP 1

Download Vote with the League Flyer

 

From one of our members, Casilda de Benito - her Spanish translation of our voter info

Below is the result of Google Translate and I confirm it is good translation for the E-blastevent section: 

 

Pros y contras

Sólo hay una medida estatal en la boleta primaria, la Proposición 1, que en realidad propone dos elementos: la reasignación de algunos de los fondos actuales que reciben los condados como parte de la Ley de Servicios de Salud Mental (MHSA) aprobada en 2004, y una medida de bonos para construir más instalaciones para las necesidades de salud mental y viviendas para las personas sin hogar. Puede encontrar información mucho más detallada, imparcial y neutral en los enlaces a continuación.

 

Pros y contras: la versión en PDF que se puede compartir está disponible y tiene excelente información sobre la Proposición 1.

Vídeo de ventajas y desventajas: el vídeo explicativo está disponible en YouTube. También puede encontrar las diapositivas.

Guía sencilla para el votante: nuestra Guía sencilla para el votante ayuda a que las elecciones tengan sentido. Las versiones en inglés, español, chino y vietnamita están disponibles actualmente en easyvoterguide.org. La Guía Fácil para el Votante también tiene un excelente análisis de la Proposición 1.

 

Medida C para el Distrito Escolar Primario Sunnyvale

La Medida C permitirá al Distrito Escolar de Sunnyvale crear y mejorar instalaciones esenciales para una educación sobresaliente para todos los estudiantes desde el jardín de infantes de transición hasta las escuelas intermedias galardonadas. El distrito ha demostrado que es un buen administrador del dinero de los contribuyentes, como lo demuestra su alta calificación crediticia y su gestión exitosa de programas de bonos anteriores. La aprobación de la Medida C ayudará a garantizar que Sunnyvale siga teniendo excelentes escuelas que beneficien a toda la comunidad.

Pro-Con próximamente (fin de mes)

Por estas razones, la Junta de la Liga de Mujeres Votantes de Cupertino-Sunnyvale respalda la Medida de Bonos C del Distrito Escolar de Sunnyvale en la boleta electoral del 5 de marzo de 2024.

 

SOTC 24 Update

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 LWVCS Coffee Hour - Q & A with League Board Members
 
Join us at our regular third Thursday, March 21st Coffee Hour at 11am here
 
Questions?
 
Opportunities to volunteer?
 
You can view recordings from all our Coffee Hours here.
 
If you missed our January speaker event with Iryna from UNWLA, Ukraine, you can catch up via the video here.
 

 UNWLA will be finalizing shortly the location for March 15th event, but this most likely be close to Mountain View and it will be one day event that will feature some of the artists that participated in our winter fundraiser. Here is short video https://youtu.be/5DmDv_W9bg8?si=2jyrNzU_0TnpH-pW

 
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AROUND THE LEAGUES
- LWV National -  LWVUS
YOUR VOTE MATTERS - WHY???
 It ensures that we're all represented in our government, not just those of us with greater wealth or systemic advantages

 

It lifts up the voices of those most impacted by climate change


  • It promotes immigration reform, including family reunification and political asylum
    • Framing the Future ZOOMS - Register to attend monthly LWV US Framing the Future Office Hours hosted by LWVUS - third Wednesday of the month at 1pm. 
       
      - Leagues' News
       

      Mis/Disinformation: How to Recognize and Respond To It

      Community Conversations are a joint project of the Contra Costa County Library, LWV Diablo Valley and LWV West Contra Costa County, and CCTV.

      Previous Community Conversation on this topic,
       

      - The League of Women Voters of Sonoma County is pleased to offer a virtual series on how our government works:

      Quickly and easily improve your "government IQ". If you know a lot about government, this series will be a good refresher. If you have been thinking you should learn more about government but never seem to find the time – you’ll love this series!

      Register for each event separately at the links above or go to lwvsonoma.org
       

      - LWVPA Virtual Speaker Event, Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
      Featuring our Guest Speaker  - Rachael Myrow, Senior Editor of KQED’s Silicon Valley News Desk on 
      Free Speech in the Digital Age & The Mass Extinction of American Journalism


      American journalism, like the other pillars of our democracy developed 250 or so years ago now, is struggling to keep up. Worse, struggling to stay alive. You might be thinking, “I’ve got more news coming at me on my phone, 24/7, than I can handle!” KQED's Rachael Myrow is not discounting your experience. She's warning that what many of us observe about the state of journalism right now is like a wet year late into a mega drought; the larger trend lines point to the challenges in the digital age.   
      Register Now

       
       
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      LWV Santa Clara County

       

      Civil Discourse Committee

       
       

      Our regular monthly meetings to update events and plan our 2023 program have begun!

       
      Our upcoming program series is titled "BS and the Brain - Mis- and Dis-information & AI - What's Real?
      Help us with future event planning!
       
      View the recordings of prior events here.

      Join our next meeting March 18, 1pm here
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      LWC Bay Area - LWVBA

      • Bay Area League Day - "Connecting the Dots: Building Healthy Communities" March 9, 2024, Register now!

      League Day 2024 focuses on creating healthy communities and the inter connections of health and policy. Experts will define the interrelationship of social, economic, education and healthy living, and discuss solutions to Bay Area health equity and inequities. Speakers will discuss the right to a clean and healthy environment where communities can live, work, learn, play and thrive. They will explore the impact of housing affordability and stability on health, and the environmental impact on health, exposure to toxins, and location exposure impacting communities of color.  They will examine the learning environment, the physical and mental health well-being of students from cyber bullying to suicide and counselors.
       
      Guest speakers include State Senator Aisha Wahab (District 10), state Chair of Public Safety and Health Committees, committed to advocacy work and legislation addressing housing affordability, civic engagement, education and economic inequality. She is joined by Dr. Mary Ann Dewan, Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools, and representatives from housing, health, and environment problem solvers.

       Register here for the March 9th webinar

      • Health Equity Series will continue in May

        You can view prior event recordings here and

        Death vs Dollars Chronic Disease - here

      •  Debrief on BAHFA  program - LWVBA Video BAHFA with Kate Hartley: BAHFA
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      LOCAL HAPPENINGS
      Important Organization Events:
      • Join Your Community - We're going to do it again - mingle & meet with the Electeds at our Mar 10 Meet & Greet at BJ's in Cupertino, 2:30-4pm. Register here.

      • Applications are open for the 2024-2025 term of the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury.
        The Civil Grand Jury, an independent body convened annually, acts as the county's civil watchdog agency, empowered to investigate all facets of county and city government, special districts, and school districts. Under the direction of the Superior Court, the Grand Jury is authorized to scrutinize books, records, and financial expenditures, ensuring the responsible use of public funds. Additionally, the Civil Grand Jury is tasked with evaluating the conditions of jails and juvenile detention facilities.

        To be eligible, applicants must be 18 years of age or older, United States citizens, and residents of Santa Clara County. Persons selected for Civil Grand Jury service must make a time commitment of an average of 25 hours per week for a period of one fiscal year. The term of the 2024-25 Civil Grand Jury will commence on July 1, 2024 and end on June 30, 2025.

        You can find more information about the Civil Grand Jury and the application form here. For inquiries or additional information, please contact Britney Huelbig, Deputy Manager for the Civil Grand Jury, at 408-882-2721 or CGJ@scscourt.org. The deadline to submit applications is March 29, 2024.

      •  Youth Voter Toolkit link here

      • 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. 

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      Districting in the Fremont Union High School District (FUHSD)

       

      The school district is moving from electing Trustees at-large to electing them by districts. Cortney Jansen from SEE (Sunnyvale for Equity in Education) wrote an excellent article on why this is important. Here is a section that was particularly important at this point of the process:

       

      The concentration of trustees from certain zip codes means that parts of the district have never had a trustee who lived in their area. While SEE's focus has been on the lack of representation in North Sunnyvale, where the highest concentration of vulnerable, underserved students resides, the lack of representation extends beyond North Sunnyvale. Other unrepresented/underrepresented areas include Saratoga zip code 95070, Los Altos zip code 94024, and San Jose zip code 95129 (home of Lynbrook HS). Additional details on zip codes can be found on Slide 7 of the Superintendent Update from the January 30 FUHSD board meeting here.      (Editor Note: this is an excellent presentation detailing steps and timeline for the process.)

      All board members represent the entire district, regardless of how they are elected or where they live. However, each community within the district is unique. By moving to trustee-area elections, the district is ensuring that ALL communities have representation on the board.

      Moving to trustee-area elections also reduces the cost of running for school board, since candidates can focus their campaign on one trustee area instead of the entire district. So more people can run, increasing the representation and inclusion on the board.

      By moving to trustee-area elections now (instead of waiting until the district receives a "demand" (or legal) letter or lawsuit), the district has more time for community input and the district avoids fines for being non-compliant with the CVRA (California Voting Rights Act).

      As the move to trustee-area elections continues in preparation for the November 2024 elections, there has been concern among some communities within the district that moving to trustee-area elections will reduce their representation and lead to closing of high schools in the southern part of the district. Interestingly, at-large trustee elections were in place when the board decided to close a high school (Sunnyvale High School) in 1981. When Cupertino Union School District closed elementary schools recently, those board members were also elected at-large. While school closure is separate from how trustees are elected, the evidence does NOT suggest that staying with at-large elections correlates with keeping schools open.

      The next CTAD meetings will be held at the FUHSD district office boardroom tentatively on March 11 and April 11. 

      Finally, the remaining map hearings will occur at these FUHSD board meetings:

      1.       Wednesday, March 20 – Map Hearing 3 (Present maps and sequencing recommendations)

      2.       Wednesday, April 24 – Map Hearing 4 (Board approves final map and sequencing)

      As we approach the end of this year-long process, it's a good time to remember that when we foster greater inclusion, we all benefit. Everyone in the district wants their students to have a great education, the ability to participate in extracurricular activities, and reasonable transportation options to get to school. The district as a whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

       

      SEE could use more help with the FUHSD Districting process.  If you live in the district, please attend meetings and be sure to give your suggestions for the district map into Map Input Form

      For more information, please contact Peggy Shen Brewster at  sunnyvaleequityineducation@gmail.com
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       LOCAL GOVERNMENT UPDATES
       
       
      CUPERTINO
       
      City Meeting Agenda

       

      City Council Meetings for March 5, 6:45pm

      Agenda link here.   Contact Phone: 408.777.3223
       
      Cupertino City Updates
      • Updated City Council status here
      • Cupertino News & Events here.
      • Cupertino State of the City

        Recently chosen as Mayor of Cupertino by her City Council colleagues, Sheila Mohan delivered the State of the City Address on February 15, 2024 at Quinlan Community Center to about 200 attendees. A few key notes from the address includes the “Stronger Together” emphasis that Mayor Mohan underscored in her remarks. After introductory remarks from the Cupertino Rotary President and Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Mayor Mohan emphasized partnerships with these organizations plus city Commissioners, the library staff, school Districts  and City Staff. Her remarks were interspersed with videos of the many projects the city has implemented. Multiple innovations such as Vision 2000, the SV Hopper service expansion, Stevens Creekk Trail and Regnart Creek Trail completions were highlighted.

        If you  missed the event you can view the celebration on the city’s YouTube channel. The San Jose Spotlight highlighted her speech in this article entitled, Cupertino mayor optimistic about city’s future. This link has the  full transcript of the mayor’s speech.

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      • Cupertino Chamber of Commerce - check out their activities here

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      SUNNYVALE

       

      Sunnyvale City Events Calendar - and More... here
       
        Sunnyvale City Governance
      • City Council Welcomes In-person Public Participation
      • City of Sunnyvale Top 30 Project Summaries Project Summary List  Has Valuable Updates On Priority Projects For Sunnyvale.

      Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce Events

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      LWVCS BOARD NOTES
       
      LWV Cupertino-Sunnyvale
      Board of Directors
       
       
       
      Co-Presidents: Elaine Manley & Tracey Edwards
      Secretary: acting: Debbie Timmers
      Treasurer: Beth Claywell
      Voter Service Director: Pam Anderson 
      Membership Director: Nina Wong-Dobkin
      Online Access Team Director: Marilyn Sherry 
      Technical Services Director: Bruce Kendall
      Online Events Coordinator: Debbie Timmers
      Director at Large: Polly Bove 
      Director at Large: Bill Wilson
       
       Nominations Chair: Marieann Shovlin
       
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      LWV Cupertino-Sunnyvale Board Meeting Notes - February, 2024

      -       Vote by March 5!

      -       Welcome to our newest Board member Polly Bove, former FUHSD Superintendent!

      -     Save the Date for our LWVCS Annual Meeting June 8, 1-4
      -     Legislative Interviews in process

      -       Community Trustee Area Districting (CTAD) Committee for FUHSD will start community outreach with maps available for school boards in early March

      -       Electeds Meet & Greet March 10, 2:30-4pm – register via website link.

      -       Next Board meeting is April 1, 7pm, join via website link.

       
      March, 2024   Quote: 
       

      “Let the voices of all the people be heard." Nelson Mandela.

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      Elected Officials Representing Cupertino & Sunnyvale 
        

      For contact information and  more detail visit:

       
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      Join the League of Women Voters

      Voting membership in the League of Women Voters is open to men and women 16 years of age and beyond.
       
      Annual Membership:
       
      $100 Individual member
      $50 for each additional member in the same household: 

      Free for full-time students at this time
       
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      The Cupertino-Sunnyvale VOTER

      Published 10 times a year by the
      League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale.
       
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