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Throughout the year, the Palo Alto League of Women Voters hosts a speaker series on topics that are of interest to our members and community. Programs are recorded and available on our YouTube Channel - speaker series. Scroll down to view our speaker events. Sometimes the League sponsors events with other allied organizations. This happens when the goals/mission/values of the organizations are aligned with League positions (US, California, regional and local) and support or opposition of political parties or candidates is not the organization's primary mission.

Annual Meeting: Guest Speaker Randy Tsuda, CEO Alta Housing Why Housing Is More Important Than Ever

Sunday, May 18th 1 - 3 PM

We were excited to invite members to our 2025 Annual Membership Meeting!

Members heard from our guest speaker, Randy Tsuda, CEO, Alta Housing, on the importance of housing.

Members then:

Approved the 2025-2026 budget
Approved updated bylaws
Adopted our top program emphases for 2025-2026 (Palo Alto) and for 2025-2027 (California)
Elected new officers, directors, and a nominating committee

In our 2025 LWVPA Annual Meeting Kit you will find the following pertinent information:
Treasurer's Report and Proposed Budget for 2025-2026
Proposed Bylaws Changes
2025-2026 Program Adoption
Report of the Election Committee

The Annual Membership meeting is the most important gathering of the League year. Your participation is critical to help shape the important work that we do for the coming year. It's also a great opportunity to connect with fellow League members in-person.

About our Guest Speaker

Randy Tsuda has been the CEO of Alta Housing (formerly Palo Alto Housing) since 2018. Under Randy’s leadership, Alta Housing has expanded to over 1,000 units, housing more than 2,500 residents, with a reach stretching from San Jose to San Mateo. In addition to providing its residents with well-maintained, safe housing, Alta also offers supportive services to its residents.

Before joining Alta, Randy was the Mountain View Community Development Director for over 10 years. His career spans experience in the non-profit, private, and public sectors, including real estate, city planning, affordable housing, and economic development. He has worked on projects that received awards from the American Planning Association, American Society of Landscape Architects, and in May 2018 received the “Bringing It Home” award from SV@Home, a policy and advocacy organization focused on increasing affordable housing. Randy frequently speaks about housing and has been a lecturer at Stanford University and San Jose State University.

Quicklink: www.lwvpaloalto.org/speaker-series