| Helping Make Democracy Work! | | The Voter
Newsletter for
LWV Los Altos-Mountain View
September 1, 2024 | | In this Issue:
- League News
- Take Action
- Ongoing Events
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Decline of Local News Affects Democracy
Watch the Embarcadero Media Company’s film, “Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink”
- Wednesday, September 11, 7:00pm.
- Mitchell Park Community Center
- To join this free event, register here.
The film details why the League of Women Voters of the United States adopted a position in support of local news at its National Convention in June in Washington, D.C. An overwhelming majority of delegates from Leagues across the country agreed that the decline of local news affects democracy. They voted to adopt the following position: The LWVUS defines local news as accurate, in-depth coverage of government entities, including but not limited to, city councils, county councils, county boards of commissioners, health departments, schools, and school boards. | From LWVC …
Judicial Review to Prioritize Justice and Rehabilitation
The League’s legislative focus on Senate Bill 94 (Cortese SD15) states that life without parole (LWOP) sentences imposed decades ago are no longer consistent with modern sentencing. Judicial discretion is allowed, taking into account mitigating factors.
SB 94 would allow people sentenced for events that occurred before 1990 and who have served at least 25 years of their LWOP sentence to have one chance for a judge to review their sentence. As California works to make our criminal legal system more just, effective, equitable, and transparent, we must incentivize rehabilitation.
Click here to learn more about how you can support a more equitable and redemptive criminal justice system. | From LWV LAMV…
Los Altos City Council to Draft District Maps
The California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) is intended to minimize racially polarized voting in City Council elections by moving agencies from at-large elections to voting districts. On April 18, 2024, the City of Los Altos received a Notice of Violation of the CVRA. The notice demands that the city immediately transitions from the current at-large elections system to a district-based one. Your input is needed on possible district maps. Los Altos residents can provide feedback to the Los Altos City Council at
Community workshops -
- Saturday, September 14, 11:30 am at the Los Altos Community Center
- Monday, September 16, 6:30 pm at the Grant Park Multipurpose room
City Council hearing -
- Tuesday, September 24, 4 p.m. at the Los Altos City Council Chambers
| Elections Are Coming Soon!
Attend the Candidate Forums!
Learn about the candidates for local, state, and Congressional seats as well as the many propositions on the November ballot. The League will present candidate forums and ballot measure presentations. Click to find the date, time and place for each forum. |
Encourage Voters in States That Make Voting Harder
Remember, we’re not asking for money. We’re asking for a little of your time. We work with the non-partisan organization, Reclaim Our Vote. The organization has a 70% turnout of people contacted for the 2020 election and they follow up on the cards with calls and visits.
You can write to:
- North Carolina – to mail between September 15-30
- Texas – to mail between October 1-15
Write with Others
- Marie Young will host a postcard party
- Saturday, September 28, 4-6 p.m.
- Write to infrequent voters in Texas.
- RSVP to receive Marie Young’s address.
Write at Home
- To sign up to write from home, complete the following form: Write Postcards
- After we receive your completed form, you will be contacted about where to pick them up.
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Housing Committee Meeting
- Monday, September 16, 7p.m.
- A speaker from SV@Home will present.
- Contact Sue Russell, Housing Committee, for instructions to join Zoom meetings.
- To learn about our housing-related activities: Housing Committee
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