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Apr 114 min read

LWVO Celebrates One Hundred Years of Community Service

By Abby Cohn Oakland was booming in 1924. The copper-crowned Tribune Tower had opened downtown just as car and truck assembly plants were...

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Judicial Elections: How California Judges are (Most often) Appointed and (Sometimes) Elected

Mary Gandesbery

Apr 72 min read

Judicial Elections: How California Judges are (Most often) Appointed and (Sometimes) Elected

By Mary Gandesbery California courts exist at three levels: local superior courts in each of California’s 58 counties, appellate courts...

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Fiona Jackson

Mar 282 min read

Observe Democracy in Action: Oakland Style (2024)

Join Our Observer Corps Updated March 2024 By Liz Hartka Most of the time when we read the news about what’s going on in City Hall, the...

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deborahshefler

Mar 243 min read

2020: OAKLAND VOTERS APPROVE YOUTH VOTE. 2024: IMPLEMENTATION STILL PENDING.

Revised March 2024 by Debra Weinstein and Gail Wallace In 2020 Oakland Measure QQ proposing a “youth vote” passed. The measure empowered...

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deborahshefler

Mar 224 min read

Update: Urge Your County Supervisor to Take Effective Action on Sheriff Office Oversight!

In 2021, AB 1185 took effect in California, giving county Boards of Supervisors (BOS) the authority to establish civilian oversight for...

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deborahshefler

Mar 101 min read

LWVO Endorses Making Democracy Work Priorities

Thanks to all who recently participated in the LWVUS biennial Program Planning. The League chooses issues for study, education and...

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Fiona Jackson

Mar 13 min read

Democracy Dollars Update

VOTERS ADOPT NEW LAWS – BUT THE BUDGET SETS THE PACE OF IMPLEMENTATION By Gail Wallace, President/Action Committee Chair November 2022: ...

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deborahshefler

Jan 131 min read

Meet Our Communications Intern

By Anna Mathai We are excited to announce that Gladis Pablo-Cruz, a senior at Fremont High School, has joined us as a communications...

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deborahshefler

Jan 21 min read

Nominating Committee Wants to Hear From You

Each year the terms of about half of the members of the League’s Board of Directors expire. People elected to fill these positions would...

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deborahshefler

Dec 11, 20232 min read

In Memory of Mary Bergan

By Gail Wallace We at the League in Oakland join Mary’s family, friends and colleagues in mourning her passing on November 30. We are...

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deborahshefler

Nov 27, 20231 min read

Honor Roll of LWVO Volunteers 2023

Aleece Tkachuk* Allene Warren Anna Mathai* Anne Symonds Annmarie Hallin Beth Hodess Bonnie Hamlin Brooke Levin Carmen Murray Cheryl...

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deborahshefler

Nov 26, 20231 min read

Nominations Open for Making Democracy Work Awards

Each year, the League of Women Voters of Oakland presents Making Democracy Work Awards to exceptional individuals and/or organizations...

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deborahshefler

Nov 26, 20233 min read

Community Service Opportunity

Apply for Open League Position on the Independent Watchdog Committee of the Alameda County Transportation Commission By Lenore Gunst The...

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You Can Help the PEC Ensure Our Government Operates Ethically, Transparently, and Accountably

deborahshefler

Oct 18, 20236 min read

You Can Help the PEC Ensure Our Government Operates Ethically, Transparently, and Accountably

One of Oakland’s most important oversight bodies is the Public Ethics Commission (PEC). The Commission does critical work to promote...

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deborahshefler

Sep 24, 20235 min read

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, 20232 min read

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, 20232 min read

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, 20232 min read

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, 20233 min read

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, 20233 min read

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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