In their Program Planning responses, Local Leagues listed many specific different concerns and issues, some of which overlap, or can be grouped together.  Here are the issues identified — under those broad umbrella topics.  

Healthcare & Mental Health including: advocacy for healthcare for all, and/or improved affordability and access to MediCal. Ensuring that all communities in California have access to health and wellness services. Advocacy to improve community-based services to meet the needs of both community members and providers, especially vulnerable populations.

Update study on Mental Health. A new or updated position to allow for broader community advocacy – and its intersection with other positions.

Meeting Basic Needs including:  food security; high quality and comprehensive health care under a single payer system; housing; the right to privacy; equal rights for all, including the ERA; security for immigrants; environmental justice and greater income equality.

PreK-12 Education. Address solutions to improve student outcomes impacted by pandemic, disasters, homelessness, and other social conditions.

Identity Equity: opposition to racist hate speech and actions; intimidation of voters, especially of minorities; reproductive rights; transgender care, especially for youth and safety for all 2 Spirit/LGBTQIA+ people.

Foster Youth and other young adults with challenges. 

Insurance, including diminishing availability in fire prone areas and increases in premiums that surpass ability to pay

Responding to Changing Federal Policies 

Threats to Constitutional Law

Educate/Empower New Civic Leaders 

Protecting Free Speech, Access to Accurate Information

Combating Disinformation and MisCommunication

Civics Education, Training for Effective Communication

Social Justice Education

Issue	1st choice	2nd choice	3rd choice	Weighted total
Shaded items are included in the Recommended Program
Making Democracy Work (includes: redistricting, civic education, response to changing federal policies & budget action/federal response, misinformation, voter participation/voting rights, money in politics, threats to the Constitution, informed information access, reproductive rights/justice, citizen right to know/participate, free speech, equal rights, government/open government)	16	10	13	81
climate change (includes: water, climate change(water focus), natural disaster response/wildfires, climate smart infrastructure, air quality)	11	13	10	69
housing (includes disaster relief reform)	9	10	4	51
immigration	3	6	6	27
criminal justice/juvenile justice	1	7	4	21
healthcare	1		1	4
education	1		1	4
insurance	1		1	4
meeting basic needs	1			3
mental health	1			3
Federal Judiciary & Ethics Study		1		2
update criminal justice phrasing			1	1
social policy issue education			1	1
public libraries			1	1

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