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Connect With your League Observers on Saturday, May 10 from 9:30 to 11:30Effective League activity in a community relies on an understanding of how local government works.  Our League Observers watch and learn how government operates, following and then reporting issues that are, or may become, items for local study, action, advocacy, or education.This meeting of LWVBC members will be held at Chico First Baptist Church, 850 Palmetto, with light refreshments served.  Please RSVP via email reply so we might plan effectively for the number of attendees.:   [email the League]

The Breakthrough Project was created in Lodi in 1998 in response to a burning cross andracial epithets found spray-painted at Tokay High School. Come and learn how in the yearssince, Breakthrough has worked to spread the message of peace and unity and anappreciation of Lodi’s diversity. Our speaker will be Breakthrough President and long-timeLodi resident Maria Elena Serna, the first Latina to be elected to public oIice in SanJoaquin County, in 1990, and the first Latina to serve on the Delta College Board of Trustees.An organizer for the United Farmworkers in the 1960s and 1970s, Ms.

 League of Women Voters of Butte CountyThe League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages  informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.  5:30 PM ON ZOOM To Join the Board Meeting on Zoom, please email to receive the zoom link:   [email the League] League of Women Voters of Butte CountyBoard Agenda: May 13, 2025   Agenda Item PurposeActionPresenterMaterialsTime1Approve MinutesReviewApprovePresEmailed2 min2Treasurer's Report   Sa

The League of Women Voters of Monterey County will present a free talk titled:  "Is the Supreme Court the Cause of the Constitutional Crisis or the Solution?". Our speaker will be our own League member, attorney and professor emerita Michelle Welsh. The "Lunch and Learn" Meeting will be held at at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 490 Aguajito Road  Carmel CA 93923 The presentation is open to the public, is free, and does not require reservations.  The Annual Meeting will be held prior to the talk. Registration opens at 11:00.  The Annual Meeting will start at 11:30.

The next book the Club is reading is Good Reasonable People: The Psychology Behind America's Dangerous Divide by Keith Payne. We will meet on May 15 at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. If you are interested in joining the discussion, please email Victoria Zhang at zhlihui [at] yahoo.com.

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In these times of uncertainty over federal funding, local governments face tough decisions preparing budgets for the upcoming fiscal year. Please join the Mendocino County League of Women Voters at our next general meeting, May 20 at 6pm on Zoom, as we discuss the budget issues facing our local governments.  Dorine Real, Peter McNamee, Jary Stavely, and Charlene McAllister will presentdetails about budget decisions which the state, the county, and our four cities are facing.Mendocino County cities and county government rely heavily on Federal and State funding to balance their budgets.

This meeting is being called to vote on the proposal to change our IRS tax classification from 501(c)(4) to 501(c)(3).

Our May Lunch Speaker is ​Jill Replogle. Jill Replogle is an experienced journalist and the Orange County correspondent for LAist, part of Southern California Public Radio. She focuses on helping residents understand and navigate the region’s rapid cultural, political, and environmental changes. Before joining LAist, Replogle worked as a Fronteras reporter in San Diego, covering stories across California, Mexico, and Central America. Her work has appeared in outlets such as PRI’s The World, KALW, Current TV, The Miami Herald, Time.com, and The Christian Science Monitor.

Speaker - Sharon Weaver, Executive Director, San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust