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Actions Taken by LWV Palo Alto

The League uses its positions to take action on issues. 

The League of Women Voters advocates for its positions in many ways: gathering signatures for a needed ballot measure, showing up and speaking up for voting rights and other issues we support, giving testimony before government bodies, and demonstrating for or against possible legislation or ballot measures pertaining to our positions. 
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Local Advocacy: 2020-21
December 14: LWVPA wrote the City Council in strong support of a city ordinance requiring safe storage of firearms in the home. Read the letter here.

September 2: Randy Tsuda, President and CEO of Alta Housing, discussed Housing in the Bay Area – How We Got Here and What Will Bring About Change.
 
August 31: Both AB 2541 and AB 3070, which you asked Assemblymember Marc Berman to support, passed the California Assembly and are now headed to Gov. Newsom for his signature. Both bills address the persistent problem of racial discrimination in our criminal legal system. Thank you!

August 18: LWVPA's Advocacy Chair, Lisa Ratner, represented the League at Congresswoman Anna Eshoo's press conference, held "to call on the Trump Administration to immediately end its campaign of sabotage against the U.S. Postal Service."  Read Lisa's remarks are here.
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August 12: LWVPA co-sponsored an Acterra Virtual Lecture on The Role of Agriculture in Climate Change, where Professor Pete Smith of Scotland's ClimateXChange presented his findings on livestock, diet and soil carbon sequestration. 

May 13: LWVPA co-sponsored with Palo Alto Forward a panel during Affordable Housing Month on Missing Middle Housing. Presenters made a strong case for rewriting our current R-1 zoning, showing that different types of housing make a neighborhood and contribute to a low-carbon environment.

Local Action Letters: 2019-20
  • January 2 letter to San Jose Mercury News denouncing vandalism of AME Zion Church building
  • January 2 letter to Palo Alto Weekly denouncing vandalism of AME Zion Church building
  • January 2 letter to Palo Alto Daily POST denouncing vandalism of AME Zion Church building
  • September 22 letter to City Council in support of the North Ventura Comprehensive Area Plan (NVCAP) 
    
Local Action Letters: 2018-19
  • ​March 28 letter to Supervisor Joe Simitian in support of the California Voter's Choice Act
  • January 14 letter to City Council in support of the Wilton Court Project
  • November 26 letter to City Council in support of an ordinance amending Title 18 sections related to housing
  • September 26 letter to Planning & Transportation Commission in support of zoning-code modifications to encourage a diversity of housing types 
  • September 26 letter to Planning & Transportation Commission in support of the Wilton project 
  • August 29 letter to P&TC in support of 11 zoning-code modifications to encourage a diversity of housing types 
  • June 4 letter to City Council urging adoption of a Workforce Housing Combining District ordinance and 2755 El Camino Real housing project
  • May 18 letter recommending the Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan 2030 for the Hard Won Victories award ​

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