| Helping Make Democracy Work! | | The Voter
Newsletter for
LWV Los Altos-Mountain View
February 1, 2024 | | In this Issue:
- League News
- Take Action
- Ongoing Events
| | | From LWV Los Altos Mountain View…
Join Us for Program Planning
League of Women Voters is a grassroots organization. At the Program Planning meeting members come together to discuss local priorities for 2024-25.
Members, please attend and offer your thoughts on community issues on which to focus. We will discuss national priority recommendations for LWVUS to present at the June 2024 convention. Doors open at 9:00am for coffee and time to chat with friends. Program begins at 9:30. | Primary Elections 2024 Education
Watch for VBM (Vote by Mail ballot)
Dear League Members:
February is shaping up to be a busy month!
February 20 is the last day to register to vote in the March 5, 2024 presidential primary. Vote By Mail ballots will be sent February 5. Return your VBM ballot by mail, at a drop-off location, or at the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voter’s office in San Jose. Ballot drop-off locations open on February 6. Vote Centers will open February 24. Find the closest Vote Center here.
The League has rolled out the new site VOTE 411 for voter information to replace Voters Edge. Click here and enter your address to see information about who is on your ballot.
Last, please join us at Program Planning.
I look forward to seeing you this month,
Katie Zoglin, President LWVLAMV
| From LWV Santa Clara County chapters...
Candidate Forums for Primary Election March 5
Candidate Forum for Congressional District #16
- Saturday, February 3, 2024, 4:00 – 6:00pm
- Registration not required.
- Click here for link to event.
Hosted by LWV Palo Alto.
Candidate Forum for California Assembly District # 23
- Wednesday, February 7, 2024, 7:00 -8:00pm
- Registration not required.
- Click here for link to event.
Hosted by LWV Los Altos-Mountain View Area.
Click here for other Forum dates and times. The forums will be recorded so that you can watch them at your leisure. They will be posted to LWVLAMV website.
| | Yard Signs
Spread the word about League election events and resources
Host a yard sign in your front yard and help your neighbors know about our candidate forums and unbiased ballot analysis.
Sign up for a League Yard Sign
You will be asked to login to your League account or complete a contact information form before you can sign up. Once we receive your registration, we will contact you to pick up the sign.
If you already have a sign contact Lisa McLain to obtain sticker to cover up Voters Edge logo. | | | From LWVC...
LWVC recommends 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.”
You can find the details on Prop 1 beginning on p.10 in your S.O.S. Official Voter Information Guide. To learn LWVC’s reasons for a NO vote click here.
| | Climate Solutions
About seven years ago, a neighbor showed me, Donna Davies, her home remodel which included an all-electric heat pump by Mitsubishi. The clean design of the HVAC was nice, and she reassured me it was very quiet.
I was also impressed that she and her husband were such early pioneers in making the shift to clean energy, to a healthier environment, and to leading the way to a fossil free future. Here's how I followed her a couple years later.
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Housing Committee Meeting
- Monday, February 12, 2024, 7:00 pm - 9 pm
- Contact Sue Russell, Housing Committee, for instructions to join Zoom meetings.
- Hear from Phil Marcoux of Hope's Corner and from Shari Kipp of United Effort Organization.
- To learn about our housing-related activities: Housing Committee
Voter Services
Book Group
- Saturday, March 23, 2024, 2:00 - 3:30 pm
- Book: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
- Contact Sue Graham to confirm interest and get the meeting location.
- To learn about our reading group: Book Club
Board Meeting
- Tuesday, February 5, 2024, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Contact president@lwvlamv.org for information about meetings.
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