The Bay Area

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Diverse group of women in discussion

Listening to each other -- a great way to share and learn about the issues!

Participants at League Day 2019 engage in a small breakout group.

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Presentations and panels are informative and thought-provoking

Audience members at League Day 2018 find regional government fascinating!

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Interesting topics spur satisfying discussions

League Day 2019 participants share thoughts on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

League Day 2019 Attendees seated in audience

Annual League Day conferences draw a good audience.

Transportation, housing, water, climate change, equity and empowerment -- always an interesting day!

The Bay Area

LWV Bay Area BannerLWVBA Regional Study: Regional Government and Planning

Recognizing the outstanding League work that went into previous studies of regional government and planning, the 2022-24 study has been voted necessary in light of changes in scope and structure of regional agencies, new regional planning legislations, and the critical importance of regional impact on Bay Area’s equity and economy. Underlying outcome for regional study: strengthening our regional League Voice, maximizing positions and policy to better define our advocacy, and providing regional policy and position support for Bay Area Leagues. 

Study Guidelines: Studies (whether national, state, regional, or local) are a defined process lasting one to two to three years, during which the League undertakes a thorough pursuit of facts and details, both positive and negative. As part of the process, Study committee members will fashion consensus questions, based on the research and committee decision-making, that are then asked of the membership as part of a study kit which is distributed to Bay Area League members in preparation for their decision-making during LWVBA biennial convention in 2024.
Consensus is the overall decision-making process by which substantial agreement among members (in this case Bay Area League members) is reached on an issue. If the members reach consensus, the LWVBA board finalizes the positions based on that consensus. It is the consensus statement - the statement resulting from the consensus questions  -- that is adopted by delegates at biennial convention and becomes a "position". With that position, firm action can then be taken on the particular issue addressed by the position. Without a position, action cannot be taken on that issue.

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Event Date: 
Mar 09 2024 10:30 am to 01:00 pm

League Day 2024 focuses on creating healthy communities and the inter-connections of health and policy.

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Event Date: 
Feb 12 2024 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm
Event location: 

Via Zoom

Death vs. Dollars: How Can We Deal with Chronic Disease – Like Long COVID, Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases Recorded February 12, 2024.

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Event Date: 
Oct 19 2023 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm

Recorded Event! League members from around the Bay Area participated in a training webinar for the Observer Program for Governmental Agencies/Boards serving the 9 Bay Area counties.

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Event Date: 
Oct 10 2023 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm

Join us Oct 10, 2023, 12 to 1:00 PM via Zoom.

How Important Is Our Community Health?

Bay Area Housing Finance Authority
Event Date: 
Nov 13 2023 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm
Event location: 

Recorded on YouTube

Watch the recorded town hall on the proposed affordable housing bond measure from Kate Hartley, Bay Area Regional Housing Finance Authority Director. Recorded November 13, 2023.

Bay Area Housing Finance Authority Event
News

In 2019 the California legislature established the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) via AB 1487. BAHFA has regional revenue generating authority that enables it to work collaboratively with all Bay Area jurisdictions.

State Senator Becker
Event Date: 
Feb 17 2023 11:30 am to 12:30 pm

In these days of cynicism about politics, voters need to hear about how our legislators overcome political constraints to make policies for the common good.