Current Priority Issues (Program)

In League, Program means the issues that we choose for concerted study, education and action at local, state and national levels. Program can include both education and action.

The Program Planning process is part of what makes the League a grassroots organization; each League member has the opportunity to influence the selection of issues where the local, state, and national League will focus time, talent and money.

What IS Program Planning? Learn about it here!​
Here are the results from the local, state and national planning sessions for all levels:
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LWVPA Local Program: 2018-19
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-Education and Advocacy Priorities:

NATURAL RESOURCES/CLIMATE
Engage in local sustainability action.

HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION
Review Stanford GUP; grade-level crossings; affordable housing study/county).

EDUCATION
​Support for "Our Schools and Communities First" campaign, reform of Prop. 13 through LWV California's petition campaign.

-Voter Services/Citizen Education Priorities:

VOTER REGISTRATIONS - Continue at high schools
ELECTIONS - Increase focus on election year activities
VOTER EDUCATION - Civic Education & Information Integrity

-Board/Organizational Priorities: 

MEMBER ENGAGEMENT - Develop engagement plans
COMMUNICATIONS - Improve communications to promote our work
ACTIVATE OBSERVER CORPS - Re-institute program to observe public board and council meetings

View our 2018-19 Local Program sheet  for further details.

View our Current Issue Team Chairs or Join a Team if you would like to participate in our action, advocacy and education on these issues.

LWVUS National Program 2016-18

The National Program for the League of Women Voters of the United States. Work is managed by the League of Women Voters of the US Board of Directors and national staff. ​

THESE ARE THE LWVUS' CURRENT PRIORITIES: CAMPAIGN FOR MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK®

  • Voting Rights (protecting the right to vote, opposing voter suppression and voter mobilization)
  • Improving Elections (election reform, increase voters’ access to the polls, expanding early voting, online/automatic voter registration)
  • Campaign Finance Reform/Money in Politics (limit SuperPACs and secret donors to protect representative democracy, voters’ right to know) and
  • Redistricting (oppose partisan and racial gerrymandering that strips rights away from voters, promote fair districting)

Read more at the League of Women Voters at www.lwv.org.
LWV California's Legislative Priorities

The Issues for Emphasis adopted by Convention 2017 delegates for 2017-2019 are:
  • Making Democracy Work in California (election reform, redistricting, money in politics, voting rights and expanding the electorate)
  • Natural Resources (climate change, water, and land use)
  • Response to Changing Federal Policies and Budget Actions (tax reform, healthcare, protecting the environment, and immigration)

Read more at the League of Women Voters of California at www.lwvc.org
Meet our Current Priority Issue Team Chairs
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​The LWVPA educates and advocates on many local, state and national issues of interest.

If you would like to join any of our Issue Teams, please contact the relevant chair(s) using our CONTACT FORM. You can also learn more about our teams and when they meet HERE.

EDUCATION TEAM
Diane Rolfe
Sigrid Pinsky

HOUSING & TRANSPORTATION TEAM
Steve Levy

NATURAL RESOURCES/CLIMATE TEAM
Maureen O'Kicki

RESPONSIBLE GUN SAFETY TEAM
Hilary Glann & Katie Causey
Email: lwvpa-responsible-gun-ownership-team@googlegroups.com

IMMIGRATION TEAM
Lisa Ratner

VOTER SERVICES TEAM
Jean Lythcott 
Kathy Miller 

​NEW VOICES FOR YOUTH (NV4Y) - A LWVPA and LWVSSMC Program
Veronica Tincher 

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