LWVO Redistricting Recommendations to City Council
September 17, 2023 City Council President Bas City Council Members Ramachandran, Reid, Gallo, Kaplan, Fife, Jenkins and Kalb RE: Task...
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deborahshefler
- Aug 14
- 2 min
OUSD District 5 Special Election Explained
When is the election? November 7, 2023 Why is the seat vacant? The Oakland Unified School District 5 seat has been open since March,...
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deborahshefler
- Aug 1
- 2 min
LWVO's Recommendations to Improve Public Confidence in Commissions Overseeing Public Expenditures
By Viola Gonzales, Past President, LWVO Voter support for revenue raising ballot measures relies on confidence that the revenues will be...
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deborahshefler
- Jul 17
- 2 min
SETTING THE MAYOR’S SALARY: HOW COMPLEX CAN IT BE?
By Gail Wallace, LWVO President Oakland’s City Charter is the City’s primary governing document. Among many other directives, the Charter...
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deborahshefler
- Jul 16
- 3 min
What the LWV State Convention Meant to Me
Reflections of Our Delegates The League of Women Voters of California held its 2023 state-wide convention in May. Oakland, as one of the...
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deborahshefler
- Jul 2
- 3 min
Democracy Dollars Update
VOTERS ADOPT NEW LAWS – BUT THE BUDGET SETS THE PACE OF IMPLEMENTATION By Gail Wallace, President/Action Committee Chair In November...
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deborahshefler
- Jul 1
- 2 min
Observe Democracy in Action: Oakland Style
Join Our Observer Corps By Liz Hartka Most of the time when we read the news about what’s going on in City Hall, the issue in question...
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gailmkong
- May 16
- 2 min
Be an Advocate for Democracy Dollars
from Gail Wallace, VP Action Last November over 74% of Oakland voters approved the Fair Elections Act, which would enable more voters to...
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deborahshefler
- Apr 9
- 3 min
Legislative Interviews - Personal Priorities
February 2023 Skinner: Budget Committee perspective Not going to speak for whole legislature; CA is about to be 4th largest economy in...
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deborahshefler
- Mar 28
- 2 min
Comments by LWVO President Viola Gonzales re Filling of Board of Education Vacancy for District 5
AT OUSD BOARD MEETING WEDNESDAY, 3/22/2023 [Background: The District 5 seat became vacant after Mike Hutchinson resigned to be sworn into...
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deborahshefler
- Mar 26
- 2 min
Legislative Interviews: Sustainable and Equitable Water Resource Management - February 2023
Q: How would you propose to transform management of California’s water resources in response to changing conditions to minimize impact on...
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gailmkong
- Mar 14
- 1 min
Recruiting Volunteers for Observer Corp
Volunteer Need: Seeking League members to attend public meetings including those of Oakland’s City Council, its committees, and...
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deborahshefler
- Mar 14
- 4 min
Legislative Interviews - Housing and Homelessness
February 2023 State Senator Nancy Skinner The problem is not necessarily lack of housing, but lack of affordable housing Another...
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gailmkong
- Feb 28
- 1 min
Nominating Committee Wants to Hear From You
Each year the terms of about ½ of the members of the League’s Board of Directors expire. This year the terms that are expiring are...
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gailmkong
- Feb 14
- 3 min
OUSD Ballot Review
Update on Registrar of Voters Review of OUSD District 4 Suspended Ballots 2/15/2023 After the Alameda County Registrar of Voters (RoV)...
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gailmkong
- Jan 17
- 1 min
Election Re-count
November 2022 Election Re-Count Questions and concerns have been raised about the tally by the Alameda County Registrar of Voters of some...
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gailmkong
- Jan 2
- 2 min
Notes from High School and College Campuses
Notes from High School and College Campuses from YOUth Decide Committee Chair Carmen Murray Our expanded team of volunteers--many of us...
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gailmkong
- Dec 8, 2022
- 1 min
Help wanted: Lead of Social Media Team
Tasks: o Gather and create ideas for posts on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn o Determine schedule for posts and drive each...
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gailmkong
- Nov 21, 2022
- 1 min
Honor Roll of Election Volunteers
Thank you to all those who volunteered with the League of Women Voters Oakland for the November 2022 election. Cheryl Ajirotutu Louise...
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gailmkong
- Nov 11, 2022
- 1 min
Roe v. Wade and Beyond
On November 3rd the six Alameda County Leagues of Women Voters (Alameda, Berkeley-Albany-Emeryville, Eden Area, Fremont-Union...
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