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LWV Los Altos Mountain View
PO Box 3492
Los Altos, CA 94024
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Date: 12/1/2023
Subject: The Voter - News, Events, and Action December 1
From: LWV Los Altos Mountain View



Helping Make Democracy Work!

The Voter
Newsletter for
LWV Los Altos-Mountain View
December 1, 2023
In this Issue:
  • League News 
  • Take Action
  • Ongoing Events

League News

From LWVC…

Legislation sponsored by LWVC that was signed into law:

 Voting rights:

AB 1037 (Berman) and SB 77 (Umberg) are wins that will modernize the way that voters are notified of and correct errors on ballot envelopes so that every eligible vote is counted in California, and every voter is heard.

AB 292 (Pellerin) provides information directly on No Party Preference presidential primary ballots regarding how to request a partisan ballot and makes it easier to replace the original ballot.

Climate:

SB 253 (Wiener), the Climate Accountability Act is a groundbreaking advance that will require companies doing business in California to publicly disclose annual greenhouse gas emissions.

Affordable Housing:

 SB 423 (Wiener) will extend SB 35’s streamlined building permitting process (which sunsets in 2026) to 2036 for cities that are behind on meeting state-mandated housing goals.

To learn more about these new laws and other state legislation, visit: https://lwvc.org/bill-status-report.


From LWVUS ...

Vote411 and Prepare for 2024 

Dec 13, 2023, 3:00PM PT  411 – Getting More Candidates to Respond - Join the VOTE411 Team as they share tips to get more candidate responses to your voter guide.

Dec 14, 2023, 12:00PM PT  Preparing for State Legislative Session 2024 -  LWVUS advocacy team will be sharing tools and resources for their upcoming legislative sessions and doing a refresher on effective advocacy strategies.

*Note: LWVC no longer uses Voters Edge. VOTE411 is the new voter's guide.

Take Action

Climate Solutions

Make the Leap to a Lawn Free Yard

and say goodbye to your lawn mower forever!

 

During one of the droughts here in the ‘90s, I took out all the grass in our front yard and replaced it with drought tolerant California natives and spread wood chip mulch all around them. I planted lots of ceanothus, a toyon, and a butterfly bush among other smaller perennials. I watered them carefully those first couple of years while they literally put down roots. Read what happened next. 


Ongoing Events

 

Housing Committee Meeting
  • Monday, December 11, 2023, 7:00 pm - 9 pm
  • Tom Myers, Community Services Agency, will speak on CSA’s housing services, especially emergency housing and homelessness.
  • Contact Sue Russell, Housing Committeefor instructions to join Zoom meetings.
  • To learn about our housing-related activities:  Housing Committee 
 
Voter Services
 
Book Group
  • Saturday, December 16, 2023, 2:00 -  3:30 pm
  • Book: Mr. Dickens and His Carol: A Novel by Samantha Silva
  • Contact Sue Graham to confirm interest and get the meeting location.
  • To learn about our reading group: Book Club
 
Board Meeting
  • Monday, December 4, 2023, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Contact president@lwvlamv.org for information about meetings.



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