Program Planning: Grass Roots Priority-Setting for LWVPA and LWVC
Saturday, February 6, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Calling all MEMBERS: We need to hear YOUR VOICE as we set our priorities for next year!

Upcoming Events

Feb. 6 - Program Planning:
Grassroots Priority-setting for LWVPA and LWVC 

​Feb. 18 - LWVUS Webinar: Event Planning through a DEI Lens
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LWVUS Calls for Immediate Removal of President Donald Trump
​League Condemns Domestic Terrorist Attack on the U.S. Capitol
​LWVUS Supports the Return of H.R. 1 in the 117th Congress

Join our new Local Election Financing Task Force 

A new Local Election Financing Task Force has been formed to look into the question of what form, if any, local election financing reform should take. The issue arises because of the large amount of money raised by a small number of donors in our city council elections. When only wealthy people, or those supported by a wealthy few, can run for local elections, democracy is threatened.

If you are interested in joining the discussion, please contact the League with the subject line: 'Election Financing.'

Student perspective: Voting is the backbone of our democracy—and in the 21st century, it’s barely a right.

What did the 2020 election mean to you? We’d like to share the perspective of Jessica Wang, a junior at Gunn High School and the Forum Editor of Oracle, Gunn’s student newspaper. Jessica takes us back to the history of suffrage in America and features Jeannie Lythcott, a veteran LWV Palo Alto Director in her interview. Read the full article here.

Post-Election 2020: Reaching Across Divides and relearning how to solve the nation's problems together

LWVPA Focus on Racial Justice: extensive resources available ​

On June 23, 2020, the board of the League of Women Voters of Palo Alto declared that addressing systemic racism would be a 2020-2021 priority for our League. See the full statement here. In this context, we offer a set of resource lists, categorized by the medium in which they appear: article/blog, book, podcast, film, video, Zoom, etc, plus offerings from several organizations with yet more sources of racial justice information. We hope this tool will help you find whatever resources you seek on this topic.

2020 Virtual Luncheon Speaker Series 

The purpose of the League is to Make Democracy Work®.  We:

  • Register and educate voters through our work in VOTER SERVICES
  • Take Action based on our positions through ADVOCACY
  • Inform and educate the community on issues by League PROGRAMS

LWV News: United States, California and Bay Area

City Council, School Board, Human Relations Commission, and Board of Supervisors Meetings

Because the COVID-19 global pandemic makes it unsafe for the public to gather, all regular meetings of the Palo Alto City Council, PAUSD Board of Education and Human Relations Commission will be live-streamed until further notice. No physical meeting place will be provided. Also, certain meetings of the Board of Supervisors and Board Policy Committees will be held by teleconference only. 
See this article for how to live-stream and participate in meetings of these public bodies.