SUMMARY:

The LWVC Board Recommended Program for 2025-2027 is:

1- The Board recommends all of the current LWVC positions for retention.

2- No new study or update study is recommended

3- Adopt the following as Issues for Emphasis for 2025-2027:

• Making Democracy Work in California, including: redistricting, civic education, response to changing federal policies, 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
• Climate Change, including: a focus on water, natural disaster response/wildfires, climate smart infrastructure, air quality
• Housing and Homelessness, including: disaster relief reform.
• Secondary priorities:
  • Immigration
  • Criminal Justice

Issue	1st choice	2nd choice	3rd choice	Weighted total
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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